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Editor’s note: Get a free Sneak Peek” at Bushnell Sta-tion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5.

To show the public the progress on the model rail-roading complex, Bushnell Station is opening a limited viewing area for the muse-um and exhibit areas, seven G-scale trains will be run-ning at the same time and the gift shop will be open. The big, outdoor train will be on display, but there will be no rides for this event.

For more information, visit https://bushnellstation.com/.

The train is about to leave the station and you may have an oppor-tunity to get on board.

The Gulf Coast and Central Florida Rail-road Museum, Inc., with its 1:8-scale out-door train will soon be welcoming folks for a tour and a ride at its new Bushnell Station headquarters.

The museum and train will soon be open-ing for visitors, said Craig Hurst, museum founder and president

of the non-profit or-ganization. In recent weeks, he and other

volunteers have been putting the finishing touches on displays,

the outdoor train tracks and other fea-

BY BRENDA

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EDITOR

Candice Humphrey wanted to be a vet for “…as long as I could re-member,” she said, not-ing she had a love for an-imals and never swayed from her plans for a fu-ture career.

“I grew up with an-imals,” including her favorite dog, Shadow, a Labrador and rottweiler mix that went every-where with her during her middle and high school years.

While daily life with animals were enough to spark that desire to be-come a vet, it was a trip to Lowery Park Zoo that really ignited the desire to go into animal medi-cine, according to Hum-phrey.

She said she can “... distinctly remember see-ing the manatees that were in rehabilitation at Lowery Park Zoo and thinking that saving an-

imals lives would be the best job ever.”

She originally want-

ed to become a marine animal veterinarian, but said it was very hard to

get into and as she got more experience, it turned out to be an easy transition to smaller animal medicine. The transition was also easy because she knew there was a need for veterinary medicine.The road to becoming a veterinarian is not an easy one,” she said, noting that the irst thing she did was shad-ow a veterinarian.

“Then. I got a job as a kennel technician. I volunteered in differ-ent areas to gain expe-rience.:

She spent a summer with a dairy cattle vet and a month in Mon-tana with a small ani-mal vet.

“I also spent four months as an intern, taking care of sea tur-tles at Mote Marine Laboratories in Sara-sota,” she said.

A South Sumter High School graduate, she spent

STAFF REPORT

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Ofice (SCSO) investigators arrested a 76-year-old resident of The Villages for 10 counts re-lated to child pornography.

Following an almost two-month investigation of a “cyber” tip, investigators served a search warrant at

a Villages residence and ar-rested John Thomas Nolan, according to a SCSO state-ment.

He was booked into the Sumter County Detention Center on three counts of distribution of child por-nography and seven counts of possession of child por-nography, according to the SCSO statement.

Nolan’s bond was re-

portedly set at $20,000.In September, the SC-

SO’s Criminal Investiga-tions Division received the tip in reference to distribu-tion of child pornography.

It came from the Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

Several Sumter Coun-ty investigators are assigned to the case and led to the development of

probable cause to obtain the search warrant.

School Band is working toward purchasing an Ap-ple MacBook Air laptop and digital mixer. The pur-chase total is $2,050.88, in-cluding a repair plan.

The funds are being processed through Do-norschoice. The items are to provide sound for the woodwind and brass sec-tions from the ield, to the bleachers at the games, as well as sound at other games.

In the past, the school has used borrowed equipment.

Interested in making a donation?

The site is linked to the Sumter County Times web page at:www.sumtercoun-tytimes.com

Find the link under the Raider band needs equip-ment story ... just above the slide shows.

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They currently have $871.88.

“Serve the people with honor,” said William (Bill) Lamb of his philosophy as deputy and school resource oficer for the Sum-ter County Sheriff’s Of-ice.

C u r -rently as-signed to f l o a t i n g the entire county as a resource oficer, Lamb said he travels to all the schools from, Webster Elementary to The Villages High School with his K9 RIO

Of things he has done in life, Lamb said he is most proud of “Being a Christian and a law enforcement ofi-cer. Being a Christian makes me make better decisions in my life and in my law enforcement career. I like to treat people like I would want to be treated if I had made the decision that they did to be in contact with law enforcement,” he said.

He became a resource

Volunteers are looking for more signatures on the Reverse One Sumter on the ballot.

The total is just over 10,000 signatures right now.

Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, signatures can be collected via email.

About Reverse One Sum-ter - the effort to reverse One Sumter:

Prior to 2004, each Sum-ter County commissioner was elected by the residents of the district that candidate was to represent.In 2004, One Sumter was put on the ballot and voted in, which al-lows all county residents to cast their vote for all candi-dates, even those represent-ing other districts.

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Candice Humphrey is a vet at the Jumper Creek Clinic, where she has been for the last several years. She�s s hown here during a typical work day.

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CalendarThursday, Dec. 3

Hot Chocolate with Santa

Wildwood will host a photo session and San-ta visit with traditional hot chocolate. The free event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wildwood Community

Center.Social distancing will be observed. Call 352-461-0134 for more information..

Friday Dec. 4

Wildwood WinterfestWinterfest Light up

the Courtyard – Wild-wood’s annual Christ-mas celebration, down-town on the lawn of Wildwood City Hall.

There’s be caroling, vendor and a D.J. spin-ning the tunes.

The fun begins at 6 p.m. and those attend-ing can bring along their lawn chairs or blankets.

Saturday, Dec. 5

Lake Panasoffkee Christmas Parade

Line-up is at 10 a.m., the parade starts at 11 a.m.

Entry forms are available at Panaso-ffkee Hardware, Catish Johnny’s or [email protected].

Webster’s Lighted Night Parade

Line-up: Starts at 6 p.m. and the parade starts at 7 p.m.

Anyone who would like to add an entry to the parade, con-tact Webster City Hall. Deadline is Monday, Nov. 30.

Saturday, Dec. 12

Wildwood Christmas Parade

Line-up is 8:30 a.m. and the parade begins at 10 a.m.

To submit an entry call Wildwood Parks and Recreation at 461-0134 or check on the Please see ChristmasPage 5

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Bushnell Station offers plenty of train fun for the enthusiasts and those with even a mild interest. in model trains. Get a free Sneak Peek� at Bushnell Sta-tion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5.

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two years at Lake Sumter Community/Lake-Sumter State College, two and half years at the University of Florida for her bachelor’s in an-imal science and the additional years at Louisiana State University, where she ob-tained her doctor-ate in veterinary medicine. It took about eight years in all, she said.

She notes the most challenging part of the job is dealing with cases that aren’t cut and dry.

“You try every-thing that you can and sometimes you can’t pinpoint,” she said of fi nding a di-agnosis.

As a veterinar-ian, “I am an in-ternal medicine doctor, a dermatologist, a radiologist, a surgeon, an an-esthesiologist and so much more. Being able to perform all of these aspects is what keeps my job exciting,” she said.

While her love of animals is what led her to become a veterinarian, it’s also what can make her job challeng-ing in dealing with animal patients that have a negative outcome. Especially those that have been long-term pa-tients.

As the vet, she also forms an attachment to her pet pa-tients.

“It’s very hard when that time comes,” she said, not-ing that for her, it’s usual-ly during quiet time, after work, perhaps on her way home, that she may become emotional.

But even then, she knows it helps the pet, by ending suffering that might have gone on for days or weeks.

Aside from her love of an-

imals, Humphrey enjoys her job because, “I really enjoy it because I get to educate peo-ple on better ways,” to take care of their pets.

She notes she loves being there for pets in need and watching the animal recov-er to enjoy a happy life with their owner.

And, she loves having the opportunity to help guide pet owners, she said, noting it is her favorite part of the job.

“Just being able to educate people on some of the better ways to take care of their pets,” she said.

As for surprises, she said it is in watching “how far own-ers are willing to go for their pets - doing anything and everything for them,” which might be taking them to spe-cialists and more.

“It always leaves you with a good feeling,” she said.

She’s been at Jumper Creek Veterinary Clinic since 2013 and currently works

about four days each week.

These days, life is “good” and “busy” – “es-pecially balancing be-tween work and home,” she said with humor. She and her husband Chad enjoy the outdoors – from biking the trails in Citrus County to kayaking on the water. They are also parents of a four-month-old baby boy, Luke.

They also have family pet Layla, a Labrador.

Originally from Bush-nell, Humphrey was also big in billiards for a while. Back in college, she joined a team with her college roommate who was also from Sum-ter County.

When she completed her schooling and got back to Bushnell, she eventually rejoined a team with some of those same friends and they played out of Ocala.

Last year, they made it to the national level of compe-tition in Las Vegas, although family life and work are keeping her busy right now.

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2.WhenwastheirstMacy’sThanksgivingDayParade?

a. 1904 b. 1871 c. 1989 d. 1924

3. Under which president did the turkey pardon become an annual tradition?

a. George H. Bush b. Abraham Lincoln c. Jimmy Carter d. Dwight Eisenhower

4. How long had the Wampanoag been living in the Cape Cod area when the English settlers arrived?

a. 100 years b. 1,000 years c. 10,000 years d. 100,000 years

5. Which classic Christmas song was original-ly meant to be sung on Thanksgiving?

a. Silent Night b. Jingle Bells c. Winter Wonderland d. Deck the Halls

6. Why did President Franklin Roosevelt move up Thanksgiving by one week in 1939?

a.Tocoincidewiththelaunchoftheinalphase of the New Deal

b. To allow soldiers to spend time with their families before deployment

c. To appease businesses that wanted a lon-ger Christmas shopping season

d. To make sure the annual football game wouldn’tbeheldinthesnow

7.WhenwastheirstTurkeyTrot?

a. 1831 b. 1643 c. 1919 d. 1896

8. What types of protein were likely eaten at the irstThanksgivingcelebrationin1621?

a. Venison and seafood b. Turkey and buffalo c. Quail and ham d. Chicken and lamb

Happy Thanksgiving!

Answers: 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B, 6-C, 7-D, 8-A

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3. THANKSGIVING CHARADESOn individual pieces of paper, write down holiday-themed phrases such as marching in a parade, carving the turkey, setting the table, baking pumpkin pie and playing football. Take turns picking a phrase and silently acting it out while other players try to guess.

4. GRATITUDE PICK-UP STICKSUse a multi-color set or make your own by painting wooden skewers. Assign a category (person, place, food, thing) to each color. When a player picks up that color stick, they have to say some-thingthey’re thankfulfor in thatcategory.

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MATERIALS• 3 or 4 branches (white birch works well)• A vase or other vessel to hold your

gratitude tree• Sand or small stones • Construction paper• Scissors• Hole punch• String

DIRECTIONS1. In a vase, arrange the branches

in a pleasing way. Fill the bottom with stones or sand to help keep them in place.

2. Using the scissors, cut the construction paper into leaf-shaped pieces. How many you make will depend on the number you want on your tree.

3. With the hole punch, make a hole in each leaf.

4. Thread a piece of string through each hole.

5. Encourage your family members to draw or write down one thing they’re grateful for on each leaf.

6. Hang the leaves on the tree.

Afterwards, display your tree in your home or use it as a centerpiece during Thanks-giving dinner. Making a gratitude tree is a great way for families to come together and reflect on the meaning of the holiday.

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whether you are traveling across the state, down the street, or having a socially distanced drive-by cele-bration this Thanksgiving.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehi-cles (FLHSMV) and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) urge all mo-torists and their passengers to buck-le up and eliminate distractions. According to AAA – The Auto Club Group, 2.6 million Floridians are forecast to be driving during the Thanksgiving holiday. While Flo-ridians are expected to travel less this Thanksgiving holiday, the vast majority who do travel will drive, accounting for almost 95% of holi-day travelers.

“As we begin to relect on all

that we are grateful for, our loved ones’ safety and well-being is often top of the list,” said FLHSMV Ex-ecutive Director, Terry L. Rhodes. “This Thanksgiving, please Give the gift of safety to your loved ones by always buckling up, never driv-ing impaired, and putting down the distractions when driving.”

In 2019, preliminary, there were 10,183 crashes in Florida during the Thanksgiving holiday period – occurring from the Friday before Thanksgiving until the Sunday af-ter Thanksgiving. Of those crashes, 392 resulted in serious bodily inju-ries and 98 fatalities.

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We will be hosting a fair on Sat 12/5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the front lawn of Grace Tabernacle. If you would like to have a table to set up and sell your crafts or products please contact taisha.brunner@

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cle Member is $10 per table. You are welcome to share a table with someone as well so you can split the cost.

A six-foot table will be provided under a tent covered area.

We are also looking for altar workers to be available at a prayer area. Contact Taisha Brunner at [email protected]

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Cra�ers, consultants invitedto participate in local event

Our first annual 2020 Bass Fish in the Pan fishing tournament was a great success due to our sponsors, participants and volunteers, according to the Sumter Scenic Heritage Byway organi-zation. Some who participated and/or attended the event are shown above.

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thanks supporters of fishing event

Attorney general warns

residents of new COVID scamAs long as COVID-19 remains

a threat, scammers will attempt every trick in the book to exploit taxpayers and coerce them into disclosing personal information.

Now, there is another emerging COVID-19 text scam that deceives recipients into disclosing personal banking information in order to receive a $1,200 stimulus check.

This latest scam imperson-ates the Internal Revenue Ser-vice.

The scam text message states the re-cipient received a $1,200 direct deposit from C O V I D - 1 9 TREAS FUND and requires further action for the payment to be deposited into the account. The text then di-rects the recipient to follow a fake phishing link.

The bogus phishing URL ap-pears to be a state agency or relief organization’s website.

However, when clicked, the URL directs recipients to a web-site fraudulently impersonating the IRS.

Remember, the federal govern-ment and state agencies will never require personal banking informa-tion to be disclosed via text mes-

sage to receive stimulus payments. They also will never send unso-

licited texts or emails requesting personal information, call with threats of jail, lawsuits or demand tax payments.

Those who receive this text should immediately report it to the IRS by sending a screenshot of the

message to [email protected] with the following infor-mation:

• Date, time and time zone the text message was re-ceived;

• The 10-digit phone number that sent the text; and

• The recipient’s mobile phone num-ber.

I encourage all Floridians to famil-iarize themselves

with emerging COVID-19 scams, available on our COVID-19 re-source webpage at MyFloridaLe-gal.com/COVID19.

If you receive any correspon-dence you believe to be fraudulent, report it to the Attorney General’s Ofice by visiting MyFloridaLegal.com, calling 1(866) 9NO-SCAM or downloading the No Scam app, available in English and Spanish, on all Apple and Android devices.

Ofice of Ashley MoodyFlorida Attorney General

SCAM!

Community EventsShirley Bradner in Concert

Shirley Bradner Ministries at 11:00 am at Indian Hill Baptist Church. Shirley is a country gospel singer and recording artist.

She will be performing some fa-vorites from her many CDs. Every-one is welcome to attend and bring a friend. Lunch will be provided in the Fellowship Hall after the ser-vice.

Indian Hill is located at 7819 CR 633, Bushnell, FL (just off west C.R 476, between C.R. 476B and C.R. 575). Admission is free, a love offer-ing will be accepted.

Griefshare at GraceGrace Tabernacle offers Grief-

share sessions,After the death of a loved one life,

can be difficult.

Grace Tabernacle offers Grief-Share sessions, with suggestions on how to make it through these emo-tionally challenging days. All are welcome.

GriefShare is a friendly, car-ing group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.

You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.

At GriefShare gatherings you’ll gain access to valuable resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life.

GriefShare Support Ministry is on Sundays at 6 p.m.

For more information contact Lee Steedley at [email protected] or you can call at (352) 561-2047.

Grace Tabernacle is located at 7279 E. C.R. 468, Wildwood.

features waiting for train enthusiasts of all ages.

The train displays are about 90% complete, Hurst said earlier in No-vember. But, a deinite opening date is still dependent upon what happens with the Covid-19 situation in the state.

The group’s Bushnell Station is sit-uated on County Road 476, about ive miles west of Bushnell – or about a half west of the County Road 478-B intersection.

While the museum’s train room is set up to exhibit eight trains, all run-ning at the same time through volun-teer-created model communities and landscapes, the outside train has been meticulous

ly created with about a half mile of track looping among oak trees and over two bridges on an almost ive-acre site. That 1:8 scale means there is one foot of model for every eight feet of the real thing.

The little train provides a gentle motion and a little of the “click-ety-clack” sensation to feel much like real trail ride, complete with a train horn and bell. The sparkling, new en-gine, cars and caboose will appeal to kids and grownups.

Hurst has a few little person-al touches on the train. Each car is marked with a small ACR logo for American Car & Foundry Company and Berwick, Pa., the historic rail-car manufacturer’s headquarters and Hurst’s home town. The engine num-ber 2750 is derived from the intersec-tion of U.S. 27 and State Road 50 in Clermont, Hurst’s current home.

There’s an admission fee for the museum and exhibits, but rides on the big outdoor train will be free, Hurst said. “We don’t want any child de-prived because they don’t have a few dollars.”

Donations will be appreciated, he said, noting that the outdoor train is the organization’s biggest expense.

Bushnell Station also includes ex-hibits of railroad memorabilia, much of it donated, Hurst said. There’s also a stocked gift shop and a concession area.

Most is housed in a former church building on the site. There’s also a 30-ft. by 80-ft. room that’s “wide open” and suitable for “train meets” or other events, Hurst said.

It’s still under renovation, but the former church sanctuary came with plentiful tables and chairs for future events.

There’s also a new building that

stores the outside train. The track loops through the building and along-side a new concrete passenger load-ing platform.

“There are a lot of the population that are into this (trains) Hurst said, noting that the museum’s array of trains may be among the largest pri-vate collections in the United States.

While there are a couple of other large, outdoor trains in central Flori-da, there is likely no other facility in the state that has the museum, the op-erating models, the outdoor train and event space all in one location, Hurst said.

Like many other American kids, Hurst’s early exposure to model trains involved an HO-scale train setup up in the basement of his fam-ily’s home. Years later, he would see a LBG “G-scale” train for the irst time. It’s a bigger scale often found in Europe.

The hundreds of LGB trains he’s collected over the years are now on display in the museum. It’s a model railroader’s dream. There are im-maculately-detailed trains of all most every era and region: a circus train, a Disney World train replica, a ire-man’s train, modern trains with rail-cars that are identical replicas to what you would see passing through a Sumter County rail crossing. There’s a replica of the Orient Express and models of rail trucks from the early 1900s.

Hurst doesn’t have an exact count, but he estimates that there are about 750 cars and engines along the multi-ple display walls in the museum. The trains are bigger than the mod

els with which most people are familiar. The G-scale (1:25) is three times larger than the “HO” scale.

The G-scale trains are mostly in-door/outdoor models, Hurst said. “Garden railroads are a big, big thing.”

And, if you happen to be smitten by the intrigue of model railroading, the station’s gift shop can help.

Along with numerous railroad themed items, the shop has a broad assortment of model trains for sale – from the big G-scale models to the much, much smaller “N” scale.

The museum also welcomes do-nations if you have railroad memo-rabilia that you’d like to contribute. To learn more about Bushnell station, visit online at https://bushnellstation.com/ or Bushnell Station on Face-book.

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safe while in our care.” “With these uncertain

times it takes everyone to keep our children and staff safe.”

To parents, he said they should know that when they drop their children off at the school, their School Protec-tion Deputies (SPD) will be there to keep them safe.

Of the students, he said “They are our next genera-tion and need protection and guidance from everyone that they are in contact with.”

He said seeing the students is his favorite part of the job.

He also sees the impact be-ing a resource oficer has on connecting with the students and said the thing he would like for students to know is “That I am approachable. Don’t be afraid to approach me with anything. I will try to help and if I can’t I will ind someone who can.”

He sees the impact his job has in connecting with the children.

“When I am off duty, some children come up to me with their parents and speak to me because they recognize me from being at their school,” he said.

His goal to be there to “stop violence in the schools before it happens,” and to be a part of a show of force at the schools, he said.

Originally from Conneaut, Ohio, Lamb moved to Flori-da in 1985 to get away from the cold weather.


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Editor’s note: This is the 22nd year of Nan-cy Kennedy’s annual Thanksgiving psalm. Even in 2020, she is still thankful.

Dear God,Are there even words

to describe this year?How can one give

thanks for a year domi-nated by disease, death and destruction, panic and chaos and hatred?

It feels like the gates of hell opened up and dumped its evil on our lives.

Yet.With you, there’s al-

ways a “yet.”“Though an army

encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident” (Psalm 27:3).

“You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance” (Psalm 66:12).

“My heart and my flesh may fail, yet God remains my hope and my strength forever” (Psalm 73:26, my trans-

lation).The year 2020 may go

down in history as one of the worst years ever, yet there is still much to be thankful for.

Thank you, Lord, for being a shelter and a hiding place, “a bul-wark never failing,” a fortress, a rock and solid foundation when the world around me shakes and crumbles.

Thank you that lament and laughter can coexist.

We lament over the state of the world, the state of our communi-ties and our homes, but we can laugh because the joy of the Lord is our strength.

Thank you, Lord, for your very words of comfort and strength: “Nothing is impossible with God” (Luke 1:37).

“Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged” (Deuteronomy 31:6). “The Lord is a...strong-hold in times of trou-ble” (Psalm 9:9).

“He restores my soul” (Psalm 23:3).

Thank you, too, for the small things that make me smile: baked steelhead trout, bars of Beekman 1802 goat milk soap, crisp white sheets on my comfy bed, moonlight that peeks through the slats of the window blinds that lulls me to sleep.

Thank you, Lord, that the moon is always round, that you are al-ways with me and that Jesus never fails.

When I think of this past year, of murder-ing hornets, wildfires, COVID and hurricanes and red versus blue,

it’s tempting to crawl inside myself in fear and depression -- and I’ve done that.

But you have res-cued me from myself, reached down into the pit and pulled me out, “led me to a spa-cious place” because “you delighted in me” (Psalm 18:19).

You delighted in me!That gives me great

comfort -- and hope.Thank you, Lord, for

hope, for its light that shines in this dark world and points to the brightness of eternity.

Thank you, Lord, for your peace that passes all human understand-ing and for truth, for being truth itself. When I don’t know what to be-lieve, I know I can be-lieve in you. Your word never leads me astray.

Thank you for coffee fudge frozen yogurt and cranberry apple crisp, for reuben egg rolls, fried eggs sunny side up and cats that use their scratching post and not my furni-ture to manicure their claws.

Lord, this has been a terrible and difficult year for us all, and our world is broken.

Thank you that you restore broken things, that you take the shat-tered pieces and the mess of our lives and use them for your greater purposes, mak-ing all things beautiful in your time.

That is my hope, that one day, as J.R.R. Tolk-ien wrote, “Everything sad is going to come untrue,” and that New York pastor Tim Keller

has added, “and it will somehow be greater for having once been bro-ken and lost.”

In 2020, you have been faithful. You al-ways have been and al-ways will be.

Even in 2020, I have much to be thankful for, because you are my God

As 2020 nears its end, I remember the words of an old hymn: “Thanks for pain and thanks for pleasure, thanks for comfort in despair; thanks for grace that none can measure, thanks for love beyond compare.”

Thank you, Lord.Amen.

Nancy Kennedy is the author of “Move Over, Vic-toria — I Know the Real Secret,” “Girl on a Swing” and “Lipstick Grace.” She can be reached at 352-564-2927 or via email at nkennedy@chronicle online.com.

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Churches offering services online in Sum-ter

Regular church ser-vices and events are on hold.

As a courtesy to the community and in place of our regular church calendar, with events on hold, the Times is including a list of churches that have shared their streaming or drive-in events. That list is below.

Pleasant Hill Baptist6 p.m. on Wednesdays

and 11 a.m. on Sunday mornings.

They are streamed lived, through Face-book.

Their website is www.pleasanthillbap-tistchurch.net

Questions? Call Pas-tor Isaiah del Pilar at 352-346-6103.

Sumterville Assem-bly of God

Short sermons of hope, worship videos and homeschool tips.

Bible study at 10 a.m., sermon at 11 a.m. on Sundays.

They also offer Kid’s Culture videos, with their children’s leader sharing a message and craft for children.

They can be found at Sumterville Assembly of God, Facebook.

First Baptist Church Webster

11 a.m. on Sundaywww.fbcwebster.com

or FBC Webster Face-book

Lake Panasoffkee United Methodist Church

9:30 a.m. on Sundayswww.facebook.com/

LkPanUMCEncounter Church505 Mulberry St.

ColemanFresh Encounter

drive-in services at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday nights.

First Baptist Church of Oxford

Online services avail-able Sunday mornings on YouTube and Face-book.

Drive-up services at 9 a.m. on Sunday morn-ings.

Check the website for updates.

www.fbcoxfordfl.org/ Facebook: www.face-

book.com/FirstBapti-stOxfordFL

Questions? Contact FBCO at [email protected]

Grace Tabernacle - Wildwood

Online services Wednesday 6:30 p.m.Sunday 10:30 a.m.Join us on Facebook

or at gracetab.orgContact 352-748-3255

or [email protected]

SouthPoint Church Bushnell

Sunday worship ser-vice 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday bible study 7:00 p.m.

Both services are live streamed on Facebook At SouthPoint Church Bushnell

First Baptist Church Sumterville

Drive-in service or watch online.

www.facebook.com/383394659168929Regu-lar church services and events are on hold.

As a courtesy to the com-munity and in place of our regular church calendar, with events on hold, the Times is including a list of churches that have shared their streaming or drive-in events. That list is below.

Pleasant Hill Baptist

6 p.m. on Wednesdays and 11 a.m. on Sunday mornings.

They are streamed lived, through Facebook.

Their website is www.pleasanthillbaptistchurch.net

Questions? Call Pastor Isaiah del Pilar at 352-346-6103.

Sumterville Assembly of GodShort sermons of hope,

worship videos and homes-chool tips.

Bible study at 10 a.m., ser-mon at 11 a.m. on Sundays.

They also offer Kid’s Cul-ture videos, with their chil-dren’s leader sharing a message and craft for children.

They can be found at Sumterville Assembly of God, Facebook.

First Baptist Church Webster11 a.m. on Sundaywww.fbcwebster.com or

FBC Webster Facebook

Lake Panasoffkee United Methodist

Church9:30 a.m. on Sundayswww.facebook.com/

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First Baptist Church of OxfordOnline services available

Sunday mornings on You-Tube and Facebook.

Drive-up services at 9 a.m. on Sunday mornings.

Check the website for updates.

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Grace Tabernacle - Wildwood

Online services Wednesday 6:30 p.m.Sunday 10:30 a.m.Join us on Facebook or at

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[email protected] Church

BushnellSunday worship service

10:45 a.m.Wednesday bible study

7:00 p.m.Both services are live

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SouthPoint Church Bushnell

Encounter Church505 Mulberry St. ColemanFresh Encounter drive-in

services at 7:45 p.m. on Sat-urday nights.

First Baptist Church

SumtervilleDrive-in service or watch

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First Baptist Church of Webster

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Stagecoach Junction

10 a.m. on Sundays, 6 p.m. on Wednesdays

https://www.facebook.com/sjfchurch/

Croom-A-Coochee Baptist

You can sit in the comfort of your own vehicle, or bring yourself a lawn chair! Every-one is welcome to come worship.

Streaming live from Facebook

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Room ChurchLiving Room Church is a

simple concept. Our ap-proach with worship has been not to do the stage pro-duction in an empty sanctu-ary bit, but to sit face to face with our people and give them an opportunity to be heard and connect. The fu-ture came in the night and we have now returned to the Church we see in the Book of Acts who met primarily in their homes, said Rev. Mi-chael Beck.

Each week, they offer six different living rooms con-nected on the stream.

They have interviewed or-dinary heroes - lay pioneers, who share how they are pro-cessing living through the

Coronavirus quarantine.They pray, sing and offer a

sermon, conversation, end-ing with the Lord’s Supper, Beck said.

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Primary worship services or Living Room Church can be joined on Sunday morn-ings by livestream at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the WUMC YouTube channel or Face-book Live.

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Neglecting to care for your gardening tools (shovels, hoes, trowels, garden shears, etc.) be-fore the colder season sets in is a surefire way to ensure their poor condition come spring. This fall, don’t forget to follow these three essential steps to make sure your gardening tools are ready for duty once the war-mer weather rolls around:

1. CLEAN

Wash your gardening tools with soapy water (if necessary, use a brush to scrub away dirt and grime), rinse and dry with a clean towel or cloth. For your cutting tools, you can scrub the blades with a rag soaked in alcohol to eliminate stubborn ilth.

2. SHARPEN

Carefully sharpen all of your cutting tools with the help of a whetstone, metal ile or grind stone. Pro tip: place

your tool in a vice to ensure a steady hold while sharpening to reduce the risk of damage and personal injury.

3. PROTECT

Apply a protective layer of lubricant, oil or grease on your tools’ springs and me tal surfaces to keep them from rus-ting over the winter.

After the last of the season’s harvest and before the irst frost, there are still many ways you can use plants of all kinds to enhance the beauty of your outdoor space. On that note, get your trowels ready!

BULBS

Make sure to plant autumn bulbs (cro-cuses, tulips, lilies, hyacinths, snowdrops, etc.) in a rich and well-drained soil. Dig holes three times the height of your bulbs (with the exception of tulip bulbs that prefer to spend the winter one foot below the ground). For optimal results, make sure to leave a space three times as large as each individual bulb between each plant.

TREES

Dig a hole deep enough to accommo-date for the tree’s root ball with a dia-

meter that’s twice as large as the latter. Next, cut and remove the protective layer of burlap on the top half of the root clump. Place the tree in the hole, ill the cavity with quality soil and com-pact the earth. Psst! Did you know that garden centres offer worthwhile dis-counts on trees and shrubs in the fall? Take advantage before it’s too late!

PERENNIALS

Autumn is the perfect season for plan-ting potted perennials sold in store. You can also take advantage of a beau-tiful cool day to divide your existing perennials. To do so, use a round metal shovel and follow these three simple steps:

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2. Loosen the roots on all sides using repeated movements with your shovel.

3. Separate the roots with a gardening tool or spreading knife.

Once you’ve separated and transplanted your perennials, you’ll obtain new plants that will lourish in all their splen-dour come the warmer season!

Once the temperature borders 10 degrees Celsius at night, you should seriously start thinking about bringing your favourite plants indoors. But be careful: sim-ply grabbing them by the pot and repositioning them in their usual spot within the home is a risky bet!

A sudden change in tempera-ture can shock your plants and make them lose their leaves just days after they’ve been transferred back into the home. Therefore, it’s impor-tant to remain prudent when bringing your precious house-plants back indoors.

The solution? Acclimation! For one week, bring your plants in at night and take them back out during the day. After this period of ad-justment, they’ll be more readily capable of surviving the winter inside your warm and cozy home.

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Before bringing in your plants, clean them with lukewarm water to get rid of stubborn debris (pollen, dirt, animal hair, etc.) and eliminate un welcomed pests. Next, inspect them carefully, paying particular attention to each individual leaf. Cut and throw away any leaves that look infested, or manually remove visible bugs, larvae and eggs to ensure they don’t spread to neighbouring healthy plants.

The harvest season is over, the lowers have wilted, the leaves have fallen — it’s time to close up the garden and prepare for winter! Not sure where to start? Here’s what you need to do:

• Remove pesky weeds and mix them in with your compost.

• Plow the earth to aerate the soil and expose harmful insect eggs, which will die with the cold.

• Fertilize your vegetables to bet-ter protect them against frigid weather and other harsh winter conditions.

• Cover the ground around your plants with good quality mulch.

• Protect your shrubs with burlap or white geotextile (avoid dark-coloured material).

• Rake the dead leaves around your property and mix them in with your compost or use them as an eco-friendly (and free!) al-ternative to store-boughtmulch.

• Prune your trees, trim your hedges, and don’t forget to re-move the dead branches!

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6514-1126 SCT John J. Scott2020-CA-000503 Notice To Show Cause & Notice of Suit

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITIN AND FOR SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2020-CA-000503Parcel No.: 119/804

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,Petitioner,

vs.JOHN J. SCOTT;YAHYA KIWAN, a married man;SHAHEED HASSAN;SUMTER COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR., et al.

Respondents

NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE ANDNOTICE OF SUIT

STATE OF FLORIDA TO:

John J. ScottServe: John J. Scott5010 Junedale Drive Cocoa, FL 32926

Parcel No.: 119 Parts A/B/C/D and 804

To all said respondents who are living, and if any or all re-spondents are deceased, the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, lienors, or other parties claiming by, through, under, or against any such deceased respondent or respondents, if alive, and, if dead, their unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, legatees, grantees, creditors, lienors, or other parties claiming by, through, under, or against any such deceased re-spondent or respondents, and all other parties having or claim-ing to have any right, title, or interest in and to the property de-scribed in the Petition, to-wit::

PARCEL 119A, B SECTION 18030FEE SIMPLE F.P. NO. 435859-3

THAT PART OF:

“The SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 23, Township 22 South, Range 22 East, Less road right of way:

ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT:

The SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 23, Township 22 South, Range 22 East, lying South and East of New SR 50, Sumter County, Florida., Less road right of way.”

(BEING the lands described in Official Records Book 1250, Page 440, of the Public Records of Sumter County, Florida.)

PART A:

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

Commence at a nail and disk stamping illegible, marking the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23, Township 22 South, Range 22 East, Sumter County, Florida, as shown on the Florida Department of Transportation Right of Way Map for State Road 50, Section 18030, Financial Project Number 435859-3; thence South 00°06’45” East, along the West line of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 1333.30 feet to the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23; thence departing said West line, run South 89°16’05” East along the North line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 67.28 feet to the intersection with the existing Easterly Right of Way Line of County Road 755 as shown on said map and the POINT OF BE-GINNING; thence continue South 89°16’05” East along said North line, a distance of 129.44 feet to a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southeasterly, having a radius of 90.00 feet; thence departing said North line from a tangent bearing of South 55°48’12” West, run Southwesterly 3.68 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 02°20’28” to a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southwesterly and having a ra-dius of 874.00 feet; thence from a tangent bearing of South 48°36’52” East, run Southeasterly 92.83 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 06°05’07”; thence South 45°24’49” East, a distance of 56.71 feet; thence South 41°46’30” East, a distance of 52.95 feet; thence South 39°07’50” East, a distance of 51.00 feet; thence South 38°44’34” East, a distance of 74.65 feet to the intersection with the existing Northerly Right of Way Line of State Road 50 as shown on said map and a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southeasterly and having a radius of 1484.27 feet; thence from a tangent bearing of South 58°08’34” West, run Southwesterly 118.67 feet along the arc of said curve and along said Northerly Right of Way Line, through a central angle of 04°34’51”; thence departing said Northerly Right of Way Line, run North 06°40’26” East, a distance of 22.27 feet to a point of curvature of a curve concave Westerly and having a radius of 26.80 feet; thence run Northerly 16.31 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 34°52’47”; thence North 28°33’39” West, a distance of 93.35 feet; thence North 31°57’29” West, a distance of 47.46 feet; thence North 35°20’22” West, a distance of 52.84 feet to a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southwesterly, having a radius of 814.00 feet; thence from a tangent bearing of South 42°32’33” East, run Southeasterly 51.52 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 03°37’35”; thence North 83°50’11” West, a distance of 70.47 feet; thence South 54°04’24” West, a distance of 40.77 feet to a point of curvature of a curve con-cave Southeasterly and having a radius of 90.00 feet; thence run Southwesterly 84.22 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 53°37’08” to a point of tangency; thence South 00°27’16” West, a distance of 78.94 feet to a point of curvature of a curve concave Northeasterly and having a radius of 25.00 feet; thence run Southeasterly 34.83 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 79°50’09” to a point of reverse curvature of a curve concave Westerly and having a radius of 60.00 feet; thence run Southeasterly and Southwesterly 177.26 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 169°16’08” to a point of tangency; thence South 89°53’15” West, a distance of 26.77 feet to the intersection with the aforesaid Easterly Right of Way Line; thence the follow-ing two courses along said Easterly Right of Way Line; run North 00°29’24” East, a distance of 288.30 feet to a point of curvature of a curve concave Southeasterly and having a radius of 128.71 feet; thence run Northeasterly 107.83 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 48°00’07” to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

CONTAINING 1.068 acres, more or less.

AND

PART B:


Commence at a nail and disk stamping illegible, marking the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23, Township 22 South, Range 22 East, Sumter County, Florida, as shown on the Florida Department of Transportation Right of Way Map for

State Road 50, Section 18030, Financial Project Number 435859-3; thence South 00°06’45” East, along the West line of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 1333.30 feet to the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23; thence departing said West line, run South 89°16’05” East along the North line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 328.35 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continue South 89°16’05” East along said North line, a distance of 121.38 feet to a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Northerly and having a ra-dius of 60.00 feet; thence departing said North line from a tan-gent bearing of South 03°03’32” West, run Southwesterly and Northwesterly 175.59 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 167°40’33” to a point of reverse curvature of a curve concave Southwesterly and having a radius of 40.00 feet; thence run Northwesterly 5.54 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 07°56’03” to a point of compound curvature of a curve concave Southwesterly and having a ra-dius of 25.00 feet; thence run Northwesterly 2.80 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 06°24’47” to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

CONTAINING 5,367 square feet, more or less.

PARCEL 119C, D SECTION 18030FEE SIMPLE F.P. NO. 435859-3

THAT PART OF:




(BEING the lands described in Official Records Book 1250, Page 440, of the Public Records of Sumter County, Florida.)

PART C:


Commence at a nail and disk stamping illegible, marking the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23, Township 22 South, Range 22 East, Sumter County, Florida, as shown on the Florida Department of Transportation Right of Way Map for State Road 50, Section 18030, Financial Project Number 435859-3; thence South 00°06’45” East, along the West line of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 1333.30 feet to the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23; thence departing said West line, run South 89°16’05” East along the North line of the Southwest 1/4o fthe Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 972.77 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continue South 89°16’05” East along said North line, a distance of 240.89 feet to the inter-section with the existing Southwesterly Right of Way Line of County Road 478A as shown on said map and a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southwesterly and having a ra-dius of 60.00 feet; thence the following two courses along said Southwesterly Right of Way Line; departing said North line from a tangent bearing of South 58°28’01” East, run Southeasterly 12.45 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 11°53’25” to the intersection with the existing Northerly Right of Way Line of State Road 50 as shown on said map; thence the following two courses along said Northerly Right of Way Line; thence departing said Southwesterly Right of Way Line, run South 89°57’07” West, a distance of 26.75 feet to a point of cur-vature of a curve concave Southeasterly and having a radius of 1484.27 feet; thence run Southwesterly 347.71 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 13°25’20”; thence departing said Northerly Right of Way Line, run North 21°04’38” West, a distance of 8.30 feet to a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southeasterly and having a radius of 2391.83 feet; thence from a tangent bearing of North 68°55’22” East, run Northeasterly 131.04 feet along the arc of said curve, througha central angle of 03°08’21” to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

CONTAINING 5,721 square feet, more or less.

AND

PART D:


Commence at a nail and disk stamping illegible, marking the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23, Township 22 South, Range 22 East, Sumter County, Florida, as shown on the Florida Department of Transportation Right of Way Map for State Road 50, Section 18030, Financial Project Number 435859-3; thence South 00°06’45” East, along the West line of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 1333.30 feet to the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23; thence departing said West line, run South 89°16’05” East along the North line of the Southwest 1/4o fthe Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 1274.63 feet to the intersection with the existing Northeasterly Right of Way Line of County Road 478A as shown on said map and theP O I N TOF BEGINNING; thence continue South 89°16’05” East along said North line, a distance of 56.30 feet to the Northeast corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23; thence departing said North line, run South 00°16’55” Easta l o n gthe East line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 5.97 feet to the intersection with the existing North Right of Way Line of State Road 50 as shown on said map; thence departing said East line, run South 89°57’07” West along said North Right of Way Line, a distance of 49.19 feet to the intersection with the aforesaid Northeasterly Right of Way Line; thence departing said North Right of Way Line, run North 46°38’53” West along said Northeasterly Right of WayL i n e ,a distance of 9.81 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

CONTAINING 334 square feet, more or less.

A perpetual and exclusive easement for the limited purpose of constructing and performing necessary maintenance of af l o o dplain compensation pond within this easement with the con-struction proposed under the above-referenced project over, upon, under and across the following described lands situatei nSumter County, Florida;

PARCEL 804 SECTION 18020F.P.C. EASEMENT F.P. NO. 435859-3

THAT PART OF:




(BEING the lands described in Official Records Book 1250,P a g e440, of the Public Records of Sumter County, Florida.)

PART A:


Commence at a nail and disk stamping illegible, marking the Northeast corner of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 22, Township 22 South, Range 22 East, Sumter County, Florida, as shown on the Florida Department of Transportation Right of Way Map for State Road 50, Section 18030, Financial Project Number 435859-3; thence South 00°06’45” East, along the East line oft h eSoutheast 1/4 of said Section 22, a distance of 1717.78 feet; thence departing said East line, run North 89°53’15” East, a dis-tance of 20.65 feet to the intersection with the existing East Right of Way Line of County Road 755 as shown on said map and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continue North8 9 ° 5 3 ’ 1 5 ”East, a distance of 26.77 feet to a point of curvature of a curve concave Westerly and having a radius of 60.00 feet; thencer u nNortheasterly and Northwesterly 177.26 feet along the arc of

said curve, through a central angle of 169°16’08” to a point of reverse curvature of a curve concave Northeasterly and hav-ing a radius of 25.00 feet; thence run Northwesterly 34.83 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 79°50’09” to a point a point of tangency; thence North0 0 ° 2 7 ’ 1 6 ”East, a distance of 78.94 feet to a point of curvature of a curve concave Southeasterly and having a radius of 90.00 feet; thence run Northeasterly 84.22 feet along the arc of saidc u r v e ,through a central angle of 53°37’08” to a point of tangency; thence North 54°04’24” East, a distance of 40.77 feet; thence South 83°50’11” East, a distance of 70.47 feet to a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southwesterly and having a ra-dius of 814.00 feet; thence from a tangent bearing of South 46°10’08” East, run Southeasterly 51.52 feet along the arc ofs a i dcurve, through a central angle of 03°37’35”; thence South 35°20’22” East, a distance of 52.84 feet; thence South 31°57’29” East, a distance of 47.46 feet; thence South 28°33’39” East, a distance of 93.35 feet to a point on a non-tangent curve, con-cave Westerly and having a radius of 26.80 feet; thence froma tangent bearing of South 28°12’21” East, run Southerly 16.31f e e talong the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 34°52’47” to a point of tangency; thence South 06°40’26” West, a distance of 22.27 feet to the intersection with the existing Northerly Right of Way Line of State Road 50 as shown on said map and a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southeast-erly and having a radius of 1484.27 feet; thence from a tangent bearing of South 53°33’43” West, run Southwesterly 417.52 feet along the arc of said curve and along said Northerly Right of Way Line, through a central angle of 16°07’01” to the intersec-tion with the aforesaid East Right of Way Line; thence depart-i n gsaid Northerly Right of Way Line, run North 00°29’24” East along said East Right of Way Line, a distance of 220.50 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.


PART B:


Commence at a nail and disk stamping illegible, marking the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23, Township 22 South, Range 22 East, Sumter County, Florida, as shown on the Florida Department of Transportation Right of Way Map for State Road 50, Section 18030, Financial Project Number 435859-3; thence South 00°06’45” East, along the West line of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 1333.30 feet to the Northwest corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23; thence departing said West line, run South 89°16’05” East along the North line of the Southwest 1/4o fthe Southwest 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 196.72 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continue South 89°16’05” East along said North line, a distance of 131.63 feet to a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southwesterly and having a radius of 25.00 feet; thence departing said North line from a tangent bearing of South 23°36’45” East, run Southeasterly 2.80 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 06°24’47” to a point of compound curvature of a curve con-cave Southwesterly and having a radius of 40.00 feet; thence run Southeasterly 5.54 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 07°56’03” to a point of reverse curvature ofa curve concave Northerly and having a radius of 60.00 feet; thence run Southeasterly and Northeasterly 175.59 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 167°40’33” to the intersection with the aforesaid North line, thence South 89°16’05” East along said South line, a distance of 523.04 feett oa point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southeasterly and having a radius of 2391.83 feet; thence departing said North line, from a tangent bearing of South 72°03’43” West, run South-westerly 131.04 feet along the arc of said curve, through ac e n -tral angle of 03°08’21”; thence South 21°04’38” East, a distance of 8.30 feet to the intersection with the existing Northerly Right of Way Line of State Road 50 as shown on said map and ap o i n ton a non-tangent curve, concave Southeasterly and having a radius of 1484.27 feet; thence from a tangent bearing of South 76°31’46” West, run Southwesterly 476.32 feet along the arc of said curve and along said Northerly Right of Way Line, through a central angle of 18°23’13”; thence departing said Northerly Right of Way Line, run North 38°44’34” West, a distance of 74.65 feet; thence North 39°07’50” West, a distance of 51.00 feet; thence North 41°46’30” West, a distance of 52.95 feet; thence North 45°24’49” West, a distance of 56.71 feet to a point on a non-tangent curve, concave Southwesterly and having a ra-dius of 874.00 feet; thence from a tangent bearing of North 42°31’45” West, run Northwesterly 92.83 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 06°05’07” to a point ona non-tangent curve, concave Southeasterly and having ar a d i u sof 90.00 feet; thence from a tangent bearing of North 53°27’44” East, run Northeasterly 3.68 feet along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 02°20’28” to the POINT OF BEGINN-ING.


PARTS A AND B CONTAINING IN THE AGGREGATE 3.782 acres, more or less.

You are each notified that the Petitioner filed its sworn Petition and its Declaration of Taking in this Court against you as re-spondents, seeking to condemn by eminent domain pro-c e e d -ings the above described property located in the State of Flor-ida, County of Sumter.

You are further notified that the Petitioner will apply to theH o n -orable Mary P. Hatcher, one of the Judges of this Court on the 28th day of December, 2020 at 1:30 p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse. This hearing will be held via ZOOM VIDEO CONFEENCING on Petitioner’s Petition for Order of Taking int h i scause. The ZOOM hearing information is attached to the No-tice of Hearing in this case. All respondents to this suit may re-quest a hearing at the time and place designated and be heard. Any respondent failing to file a request for hearing shall waive any right to object to the Order of Taking.

ANDEach respondent is hereby required to serve written defenses,i fany, and request a hearing, if desired, to said Petition on:

STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION719 South Woodland Boulevard DeLand, Florida 32720c/o Joseph Bracken, Senior Attorney (386) 943-5490

You have 30 calendar days after this summons is served on you to file your written defenses and request for hearing with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Petitioner’s Attorney or immediately thereafter, to show what right, title, interest or lien you or any of you have in and to the property describedi nthe Petition and to show cause, if any you have, why the prop-erty should not be condemned for the uses and purposes as set forth in the Petition. If you fail to answer a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. If you fail to request a hearing on the Petition for Order of Taking you shall waive any right to object to said Order of Taking.

WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court on the 12 day of November, 2020.

Gloria R. HaywardCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

(COURT SEAL)By: Winona Mitchell, Deputy Clerk

NOTICEIn accordance with the American With Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to partici-pate in this proceeding should contact the CourtA d m i n i s t r a t o rat 209 North Florida Street, Bushnell, Florida 33513, telephone (904) 793-0215, not later than seven (7) days prior to the pro-ceeding. If hearing Impaired, (TDD) 1-800-955-8771, or Voice( v )1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.

Published November 26, 2020.

6515-1126 SCT 12/8 & 12/11 sale(s)Notice is hereby given by Lynch Recyclers, Inc. that a public sale under Florida Statute 713.78 will be conducted at LYNCH RECYCLERS INC, 1616 W. C 48 Bushnell, FL. ALL SALES @ 9AM.

Sale: 12/08/2020 1997 TOYT, VIN 1NXBB02E4VZ532830Sale: 12/11/2020 1997 TOYT, VIN 4T1BG22KXVU820855

for recovery of towing and storage accrued. Seller reserves the right to refuse any & all bids and Seller reserves the right to bid.Published November 26, 2020.

6518-1126 SCT12/08/2020 Meetings Sumter County School Board

PUBLIC NOTICEThe Sumter County School Board will meet on Tuesday, De-cember 8, 2020 at 3:00 PM for Closed Student Expulsion Hear-ings and at 5:30 PM for the Regular Sumter County School Board Public Meeting, and at the end of the regular meeting for Closed Session if needed for expulsion hearings. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Sumter County School Board Leasing Corporation for the year 2020-2021, will be held at 5:30 PM during the regularly scheduled meeting and the public is encouraged and invited to attend. Meeting will be held at 2680 West County Road 476, Bushnell, FL 33513.


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6520-1203 SCT 12/12 AuctionPUBLIC NOTICE

A public auction of stored personal property, from Burns Self Storage, to be conducted at 1514 W C48, Bushnell, FL and 5796 CR 313, Bushnell, FL will be held to pay for unpaid storage fees and charges (pursuant to Section 83.806, FL Statutes). Pub-lic Auction to be held on December 12, 2020 beginning at 11:00 a.m. The personal property in the following units will be auctioned. In addition, miscellaneous abandoned items will be sold. All payments must be made in full, CASH ONLY, by the conclusion of the auction.

Amanda Meetze # 23 (1514 W. C48, Bushnell, FL)Jonathan Elkins # 69 (1514 W. C48, Bushnell, FL)Stephen Harris # A36 (5796 CR 313, Bushnell, FL)Corey Vansyckel # A77 (5796 CR 313, Bushnell, FL)

Published November 26 & December 3, 2020.

6510-1126 SCT Irmgard S. Porter2020-CP-104 Notice to Creditors


Case No.: 2020-CP-104IN RE: THE ESTATE OFIRMGARD S. PORTER

Deceased.NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of IRMGARD S. PORTER, de-ceased, File Number 2020-CP-104 is pending in the Circuit Court for Sumter County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 215 E McCollum Ave, Bushnell, FL 33513. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unma-tured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unma-tured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.The date of first publication of this Notice is November 19,2020

Personal Representative:Sandra L. Porter

20005 Hwy 27 N, No. 59Clermont, FL 34715

Attorney for Personal Representative:Tyler S. Van Voorhees, Esq. Florida Bar No.: 64502Tyler S. Van Voorhees Law, LLCPost Office Box 120280, Clermont, FL 34712-0280Phone: (352) 394-1194 Fax: (813) 436-8046Email: [email protected]

Published November 19 & 26, 2020.

6516-1203 SCT Judith R. Heimann2020-CP-722 Notice to Creditors

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISION File No. 2020-CP-722

IN RE: ESTATE OF JUDITH R. HEIMANN,Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of JUDITH R. HEIMANN, de-ceased, whose date of death was June 6, 2020, is pending in the Circuit Court for Sumter County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 215 E McCollum Ave., Bushnell, FL 33513. The names and addresses of the ancillary personal representa-tive and the ancillary personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.

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

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS 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 FOR-EVER 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 the first publication of this notice is Nov. 26, 2020.

Personal Representative:DEBORAH J. SELLARS

c/o K. Wade Boyette, Jr., EsquireAttorney for Personal Representative:K. Wade Boyette. Jr.. Esquire Florida Bar No. 0977111BOYETTE, CUMMINS & NAILOS, PLLC1635 E. Highway 50, Suite 300, Clermont, FL 34711Telephone: 352-394-2103 Fax: 352-394-2105Email: [email protected]@bcnlawfirm.comPublished November 26 & December 3, 2020.

6512-1126 SCT Gordon Yahr Estate2019-CA-000154 Notice of Sale


CASE NO.: 2019-CA-000154

6513-1126 SCT Robert E. Lee2020CA000491AXMX Notice of Action


CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO. 2020CA000491AXMX Division No.

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB, AS INDENTURE TRUS-TEE, FOR THE NRPL TRUST 2019-3 MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2019-3

Plaintiff,vs.ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN-DER OR AGAINST, ROBERT E. LEE, DECEASED, WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PAR-TIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS, et al,

Defendants/

NOTICE OF ACTION FORCLOSUREPROCEEDINGS-PROPERTY

TO: ROBERT LEE, II WHOSE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS 4651 CR 693, WEBSTER, FL 33597

ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN-DER OR AGAINST, ROBERT E. LEE, DECEASED, WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PAR-TIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS WHOSE ADDRESS ISUNKNOWN

Residence unknown and if living, including any unknown spouse of the Defendant, if remarried and if said Defendant is dead, his/her respective unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, as-signees, creditors, lienors, 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 other-wise not sui juris.

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

Ranch 3, Unit XII, Croom-a-Coochee Estates, as per unre-corded plat and as per existing markers, otherwise known as follows: Commerce at the Northwest comer of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 14, township 22 South, Range 21 East, run thence South 89 degrees 58’ 17.

more commonly known as 4651 Cr 693, Webster, FL 33597

This action has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defense, if any, to it on Plaintiffs at-torney, GILBERT GARCIA GROUP, P.A., whose address is 2313 W. Violet St., Tampa, Florida 33603, on or before December 21, 2020, 30 days after date of first publication and file the original with the Clerk of the Circuit Court either before service on Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a de-fault will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on the 5th day ofNovember, 2020.

Gloria R. Hayward, SUMTER County, Florida(COURT SEAL)

By: Winona Mitchell, Deputy Clerk

In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons in need of a special accommodation to participate in this pro-ceeding shall, within seven (7) days prior to any proceeding, contact the Administrative Office of the Court, Sumter County, 215 E McCollum Avenue, Bushnell, Florida 33513, County Phone: (352) 569-6810 via Florida Relay Service.

Published November 19 & 26, 2020. 630282.27180

6517-1126 SCTSOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GIVES

NOTICE OF DISTRICT DECISION

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) gives notice of its decision on November 17, 2020, approving the 2020 District Regional Water Supply Plan. The documents, col-lectively referred to as the 2020 RWSP, are further described below:

1. Executive Summary2. Northern Planning Region3. Tampa Bay Planning Region4. Heartland Planning Region5. Southern Planning Region6. Comments and Responses7. Appendix 2-1 - Priority List and Schedule for MFLs8. Appendix 2-2 - MFLs Methodologies9. Appendix 3-1 - Demand Projections for Agriculture10. Appendix 3-2 -Demand Projections for

Industrial/Commercial, Mining/Dewatering, PowerGeneration

11. Appendix 3-3 - Demand Projections for Public WaterSupply

12. Appendix 3-4 - Demand Projections forLandscape/Recreation

13. Appendix 4-1 - Reclaimed Water - Existing and Futureby County

14. Appendix 4-2 - Criteria for Determining PotentialWater Availability for Rivers

The file(s) containing the 2020 RWSP, as well as the Order ap-proving the 2020 RWSP, are available for inspection Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Southwest Florida Water Management District Headquarters, 2379 Broad Street, Brooksville, Florida 34604. The documents are also available for review online at https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/resources/plans-reports/rwsp.

A person whose substantial interests may be affected by the District’s decision on a regional water supply plan has the right to request an administrative hearing in accordance with Sec-tion 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., and Chapter 28-106, F.A.C. A re-quest for hearing must be filed with (received by) the District by hand delivery, U.S. Mail, or other delivery service addressed and sent or delivered to the District’s Agency Clerk at the District’s Tampa Service Office, 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, FL 33637, or by Facsimile to the Agency Clerk at (813) 367-9776 or (813) 367-9778 within twenty-one (21) days of this publication. A petition must comply with Sections 120.54(5)(b)4. and 120.569(2)(c), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 28-106, F.A.C. The District will not accept a petition submitted by electronic mail. Mediation pursuant to Section 120.573, F.S., is not available.

A petition for an administrative hearing is deemed filed upon receipt of the complete petition by the Agency Clerk. Petitions received by the Agency Clerk after 5:00 p.m., or on a Satur-day, Sunday, or legal holiday, shall be deemed filed as of 8:00 a.m. on the next regular District business day. If transmission of a facsimile-transmitted document is begun prior to 5:00 p.m. but not complete until after 5:00 p.m. the document shall be considered as received after 5:00 p.m. and shall be deemed filed as of 8:00 a.m. on the next regular District business day. Failure to file a request for hearing within the specified time pe-riod shall constitute a waiver of any right any such person may have to request a hearing pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., and Rule 28-106.111, F.A.C.

Because the administrative hearing process is designed to for-mulate final agency action, the timely filing of a request for hearing may result in the District’s final action being different from its original action. A person whose substantial interests are or may be affected by the District’s final action has the right to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above.

The District does not discriminate on the basis of disability. This nondiscrimination policy involves every aspect of the District’s functions, including access to and participation in the District’s programs and activities. Anyone requiring reasonable accom-modation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the SWFWMD Human Resources Office, (352)796-7211, ext. 4706; 1(800)423-1476 (FL only), ext. 4706 or email to [email protected]. If you are hear-ing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (Voice).


6519-1126 SCT (Sumter County Times)NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRICT DECISION

Pursuant to Subsection 373.2295(7), Florida Statutes (F.S.), the St. Johns River Water Management District (“District”) gives No-tice of Intended District Decision, for Consumptive Use Permit

Application #50279-10, Village Center Community Develop-ment District.

Village Center Community Development District, 984 Old Mill Run, The Villages, FL 32162, Consumptive Use Permit applica-tion #50279-10, received September 8, 2020. The applicant proposes to renew an existing public supply permit to provide water to Sumter and Lake Counties with no requested change in allocation. The applicant will provide 4.81 million gallons per day (mgd) of groundwater from the Upper Floridan aquifer for public supply use, 0.07 (mgd) of surface water from the stormwater management system for golf course and land-scape irrigation, and 0.075 mgd of groundwater from the Up-per and Lower Floridan aquifers for backup golf course and landscape irrigation through 2040. In the current renewal ap-plication, the applicant has proposed a new well to be lo-cated within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Southwest Flor-ida Water Management District (SWFWMD). The well is being installed to enhance reliability and no water is anticipated to cross into St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD). The withdrawals used by this project will consist of surface

water from Golfview Lake, Laguna Lake via 2 active pumps; re-claimed Water from The Villages - Villages WWTF via 1 active connection point; Groundwater from FAS - Upper Floridan Aq-uifer via 6 active wells and Groundwater from FAS - Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well in Lake County, and Groundwater from FAS - Upper Floridan Aquifer via 1 proposed well located in Sumter County; Sections 17, 18, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Township 18 South, Range 24 East; Sections 1, 11, 12, 13 and 14, Township 18 South, Range 23 East; Section null, Township 17 South, Range 24 East; Section 12, Township 18 South, Range 23 East

In part, the proposed permit would authorize the interdistrict transfer of groundwater from the St. Johns River Water Man-agement District to the Southwest Florida Water Management District for public supply use in Sumter County, just over the Lake County boundary.

Following consideration by the District of the District’s Notice of Preliminary Intended District Decision on the above listed per-mit application, and any comments or objections of interested persons made pursuant to Section 373.2295(6)(a), F.S., the Dis-trict issued its Notice of Intended District Decision, which was filed on November 17, 2020, with the District Clerk. Within four-teen (14) days after the filing of the District’s Notice of Intended District Decision, any substantially affected person(s) who pre-viously submitted written notification of their position and com-ments or objections regarding the District’s Notice of Preliminary Intended District Decision pursuant to Section 373.2295(6)(a), F.S., may request review of the District’s Notice of Intended Dis-trict Decision by the Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) pursuant to Section 373.2295(6)(d), F.S. Please note that if there is no such timely request for FDEP review, the District’s Notice of Intended District Decision shall become the final or-der of the District. If such timely request for review by FDEP is made, any substantially affected person who requested such review will be afforded an opportunity to request an adminis-trative hearing pursuant to Chapter 120, F.S., within fourteen (14) days after notice of FDEP’s intended action on the District’s Notice of Intended District Decision.

Other Information

If you wish to receive a copy of a Technical Staff Report (TSR) that provides the St. Johns River Water Management District (District) staffs’ analysis of the permit application, please submit your request to: Director, Office of Business and Administrative Services, P.O. Box 1429, Palatka, FL 32178-1429. You may also review it by going to the Permitting section of the District’s website at www.sjrwmd.com/permitting/index.html. To obtain information on how to find and view a TSR, visit https://permitting.sjrwmd.com/epermitting/html/EP_FAQs.html, and then follow the directions provided under “How to find a Technical Staff Report (TSR) or other application file docu-ments.”


LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC,Plaintiff,

v.UNKNOWN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OFGORDON YAHR A/K/A GORDON EDWARD YAHR; et al.,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that Gloria R. Hayward, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sumter County, Florida, will on December 17, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. EST, Sumter County Courthouse, 215 E. McCollum Street, Jury Management Room, Bushnell, FL 33513 in accordance with Chapter 45, F.S., offer for sale and sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sumter County, Florida, to wit:

Lot 65 of THE VILLAGES OF SUMTER UNIT NO. 20, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page(s) 135-135B, of the Public Records of Sumter County, Florida.

Property Address: 1141 Salido Ave, The Villages, FL 32159

pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in a case pending in said Court, the style and case number of which is set forth above.

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 before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Pur-chaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to partici-pate in a proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordi-nator for Sumter County, Lorna Barker at (352) 569-6952, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immedi-ately upon receiving your notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

WITNESS my hand and official seal of this Honorable Court, this 13 day of November, 2020.

Gloria R. Hayward, Clerk of the Circuit Court(COURT SEAL)

By: Winona Mitchell, Deputy Clerk

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JanuaryDade Battle Reenactment

Dade Battle�eld Historic State Park

FebruaryVictorian Tea Baker House

MarchSumter County Fair and Livestock Show/Sales

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Please note- Discover o�ers information about a typical year in Sumter County - this year, due to COVID 19, many events have been cancelled, so please check with the event hosts for con�rmation and dates. Wildlife , pines, springs in wildlife management areas

Jumper Creek WMA includes more than 10,000 acres of

land and is south of Lake Panaso-�ee. �e area is open for hunting, �shing, wildlife viewing, primitive camping, paddling, biking and hik-ing. �e tract is part of the Great Florida Birding Trail.

Lake Panaso�ee WMA�e Lake Panaso�ee WMA is on

the eastern shore of the lake and in-cludes an estimated 9,000 acres of land. �e management area has four

spring-fed creeks, pinelands and oak scrub. Wildlife common in the area are wild turkeys and hogs, whitetail deer, armadillos, hawks, turtles and wading birds. �e area is part of the Great Flori-

da Birding Trail and kestrels, mead-owlarks, warblers and killdeer make

the area home. �ere are over eight miles of shared

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Richloam Wildlife

Management Area As one of seven large tracts of land

that make up the Withlacoochee State Foriest, the Richloam WMA includes 58,000 acres of pine �at-woods, scattered oak hammocks, bottomland hardwoods and cypress swamp. �e site is part of the “Great

Florida Birding Trail” for wildlife viewing and visitors can also �nd they can hunt and �sh, hike, bike, horse¬back ride and camp. �e hiking, biking and horseback

riding can be done along eight-miles of shared trail and three loop-

ing trails that range in length from nine to 14 miles.

Green Swamp Wildlife

Management Area Green Swamp WMA consists of 50,692 acres in Lake, Polk, and Sum¬ter counties - part of an esti-mated 110,000 acres purchased to protect the land and water resources of the Green Swamp Basin. �e land is mostly is pine �at-woods, cypress domes and hard-woods swamps. Fishing, deer, hog and turkey hunt-ing is good in the area, however, high water makes hunting and oth-er recreational activities di�cult at times. More than 20 miles of the Florida Trail, 13.1 miles of which are part of the Florida National Sce-nic Trail, traverse the area. Camping is permitted year round at des¬ignated campsites and along

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November

Veteran’s Day – Florida National CemeteryFlorida Heritage Day – Dade Battle�eld

Hisoric State Park

DecemberBaker House Christmas Tour – Wildwood

Lighted Night Parade – Webster

Winterfest - Wildwood

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Living Nativity First Baptist Bushnell

Wreaths Across America Florida National Cemetery

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�e ranch has been owned and ranched by the Beville family for more than a cen-tury. �e community was the county seat for Sumter residents, until the early 1900s.Sumterville is also home to Sparkman’s Fruit - a busi-ness that has been family- owned and run for decades.Sumter Electric Co-oper-ative’s home base is north of the fruit stand and north of the westerly turn-o� for the byway. �at’s also where travelers will �nd Shady Brook Golf and R.V. Resort.Shady Brook is the former “Rain For¬est,” owned by the Carmichael family.With its freshwater spring, it was opened as a tourist attraction in the 1960s, but

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pic¬nic tables.Back to the turno�, head west on C.R. 470, where drivers will pass the Marsh family farm land. �e property, which has been owned and farmed by the Marsh family for more than a century.�e area is also home to the historic Panaso�ee Com-munity building.

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�e Rutland Park has a paved boat ramp, with water access to the With-la¬coochee River. Near the river, visi¬tors can �nd picnic tables and a

grill, all under shade trees.�e park also has restrooms for public use and is located at 6805 W. S.R. 44.NoteworthyAlong or near the byway route, from Mable to Rut-land, other notable landmarks in-clude: the Fort Armstrong Historic Marker, Sumter-ville Historic Marker, Roy Bug Story Park, Kellam Family Cemetery, Garden of Memo¬ries Cemtery, Sum¬terville Cemetery, TEMA Cemetery, Matchett Cemetery, Fort Lonesome Cem¬etery, the Gough, Rutland, Alto, Carl¬ston and Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery, St. Catherine United Methodist, Marsh Bend Historic marker.


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�nd city events, thri� and an-tique shopping and outdoor fun.

�ere are city-hosted events throughout the year, from the annual December Winterfest in the Wildwood City Hall courtyard to the Eggstravagan-za and a Spooktakular at Mille-nium Park. �e Eggstravagan-za is a morning load¬ed with fun for the kids - with vendors on site, o�ering everything from designer cookies to face painting. �ere’s egg hunting, games, prizes and more.

�e Spooktakular is a trick or treat experience but typical-

ly a night of enjoyment for all.�ere also a variety of other

events in the city, from the Jan-uary MLK, Jr. Block Party at Clark Park on Wilson Street to food truck and vendor nights in the courtyard.

�e city has created an annu-al Art in the Park event, with talents from around the area.

A little later in the month, it’s Arbor Day, with the annual tree planting and communi¬ty gathering.

Happy Birthday America - from Wild¬wood, to you. Each year, Wildwood hosts a vendor and game event, drawing the crowds. Capping o� the eve-

ning is a �rst class �reworks celebration for the crowd.

�e City also hosts a Veter-an’s Day ceremony in Novem-ber. �e event is held in the courtyard at Wildwood City Hall.

Local residents also have

the opportunity to take part in a community garden with spring and fall planting dates. Residents are wel¬come to lay claim to a spot, at no charge, where they can create their own little garden. �e garden is located at Clarke Park on Wilson St.

And there’s plenty of shop-ping, from full multi-vendor locations like Traditions and the Wildwood Antique Mall to single thri� shops like Bless-ings and Our Mother’s Attic.

Furniture, foods and hard-ware and even a Saturday morning market at Brown-wood, where shoppers can �nd

everything from tomatoes to local honey.

For the sports lovers, there’s youth baseball, soccer and so�ball, as well as basketball and cheerleading.

�ere are also adult leagues - dodgeball, adult kickball and adult and co-ed so�ball.

And don’t forget sum¬mer camp. Each year, the City hosts a summer camp for resident children.

Area parks include Milleni-um Park, MLK, Jr. Park, Lake Deaton Park and Clarke Park. Lake Deaton o�ers boat ramps, Huey Street o�ers tennis courts

and the Bark Park for dogs.

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plentiful – from angling on Lake Panaso�ee to roaming the woods in various wildlife management areas.

�e lake area �rst drew national attention as a great spot for �shing and family getaways.

�ese days, it’s a full-time com¬-munity for hundreds of Sumter County res¬idents and still a re-sort for anglers from all over the United States.

�ere are some who third and fourth-generation visitors to the lake for vacation time.

An actual spring-fed lake, water depths rarely exceed four feet. It is a wildlife management area that boasts boating, �shing and pad-dling.

�ere’s also �shing tournaments through the year, including the

annual Pan�sh Chal¬lenge, which has be¬come popular around Cen-tral Florida.

I-75 runs along the eastern edge and C.R. 470 along the southern and western shore.

�ere are �sh camps along the shore, with everything from day boat launch and boat rentals to overnight stays.

A public ramp is available on the Outlet River, west of the lake, o� C.R. 470.

�ere’s even oppor¬tunity to hire space on a wildlife airboat ride.

�e lake is known for excellent bluegill and red-eared sun�sh (shellcracker) �shing, as well as bass.

According to the Florida Fish and Wild¬life Conservation Com¬mission, sight �shing is the best way to locate beds. Once beds are lo¬cated, anchoring away from

the beds and bottom �shing with a worm works well.

�e Lake Panaso¬�ee Wildlife Manage¬ment Area is lies along the eastern shore of Lake Pana-so�ee. It is nearly 9,000 acres of land with spring-fed creeks, pine-lands and oak scrub.

Wild turkey, wild hogs, white-tailed deer, hawks and turtles are among the wildlife that inhabit the area and visitors have miles of trails for bicycling, horseback rid¬ing and hiking.

�e area also opens for seasonal hunting.

In the mid-1900s, there were 10 �sh camps in Lake Pana¬so�ee and population of anglers on week-end retreats, but as real es¬tate values increased and land was sold and subdivided, the num¬ber of camps dwindled down and the resort community became more residential.

At one time, citrus was a top product in the area, with easy ac-cess to paddle wheel boats and rail transport.

�e community in¬cludes real estate of¬�ces, hardware, con¬ve-nience and grocers, along with restaurants.

Although it’s now managed by the county, the recreation park and sports complex in Lake Pana-so�ee were originally created through the volunteer e�orts and donations of local residents. �ose e�orts even included the original library, which has since been re-placed.

Next to the park is the area �re station. �e park includes ball �elds, a picnic area, handball court, walking path and restrooms.

Shopping and over¬night: If you’re looking for a unique spot to eat dinner or stay over¬night, Panaso�ee has it all.

�ere’s Cat�sh John¬ny’s rus-tic atmosphere, with seafood and wing specials and Mo’s Fam¬ily Restaurant, the In¬side Out Grill and Big Bass Grill. �ere’s also some sandwich choices.

�ere’s even live music at two venues in the area - Cat�sh has a jam session on Tuesday during the day and �e Stardust General Store with live music jams. Cat�sh also just celebrated their 30th an-niversary.

�e three lodges are Tracy’s Point, Idlewild and Pana Vista.

Pana Vista has a long history that dates back to the 1880s, ac-cording to the family.

A large home had originally been built on the site, by the family of the White sewing

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Sumter Scenic Heritage Byway - 62 miles�e Sumter Scenic Heritage

By¬way is a 62-mile stretch that pass¬es through several interest-ing small towns and com-muni-ties, through farm and ranch lands and lush hardwood and �oodplain park-lands. It’s a cross section of the natu¬ral

beauty in Sumter County. �anks to several years work by a

local community action group, the drive has been designated a nation-ally recognized scenic byway, from Mabel to Rutland.Visitors can enjoy the showcase

of Sumter’s natural, scenic, rec-re-ational and heritage resources, checking out local businesses along the way.�e following includes some of the

highlights along the trail, starting in the south.

Linden

Just near Mabel, travelers could see what the Van Fleet Trail is all about and then move toward S.R. 471, passing three historic churches.�is area is home to the Linden

Cemetery Picnic.�e annual event draws hundreds

to the community support event each year.Descendants of early pioneers,

families come out to host the event and support it with �nancial dona-tions, time and work.Money raised is used for the main-

tenance and upkeep of the ceme-tery, which was established in 1842.�e event includes barbecue and

chicken and rice dinners, home-made lemonade, pies and cakes and a cake auction. Cakes draw hundreds of dollars

in sales during the cake auction and the event draws an estimated thou¬sand plus in attendance – all in the name of pre¬serving the cemetery.Generations of families are buried

at the Linden Cemetery, which is located o� of S.R. 50 and just east

of S.R. 471.

Richloam

As one of sev¬en large tracts of land that make up the Withla¬coochee State Forest, the Ri¬chloam Wild-life Management Area (WMA) in¬cludes 58,000 acres of pine �at-woods, scat¬tered oak ham¬mocks, bottomland and cypress swamp.�e site is part of the “Great Flor-

ida Bird¬ing Trail” for wildlife view¬ing and visitors will also �nd they can hunt and �sh, hike, bike, horseback ride and camp. �e hik-ing, bik¬ing and horse¬back riding can be done along eight-miles of shared trail and three looping trails that range in length from nine to 14 miles.For informa¬tion, visit: http://

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Bass Conservation

�is is a fresh¬water �sh hatch¬ery and research facility that’s designat-ed to the conservationof Florida largemouth bass. �e site

in¬cludes an aquar¬ium and visi-tor’s center that allow the public in for a close look at their operations, which utilize modern tech¬nology. �ey op¬erate in indoor tubs and also utilize large out¬door ponds that can be drained and �lled as needed. While the hatchery is south of the ac¬tual byway, it’s worth a visit. �e facility is located at 3583 C.R 788, o� of S.R. 471, south of U.S. 50. For information, call the hatchery at 352-732-1225 or vis¬it: http://myfwc.com/conserva¬tion/freshwater/�cc/

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two story maintains its orig-inal �oors and stained glass, as well as the separate kitch-en, behind the home. Upper and lower porches give the house added appeal.In September of 2012, the

home was donated to the city as a landmark, by the descendants of Senator Da-vid H. Baker. Located at 6106 C.R. 44A,

the home was built by Baker in the community of Orange Home.At the Baker House, the

year’s agenda includes Old Fashioned Christmas - the house is decked out in his-toric memorabilia and Christmas treasures, open

for tours on designated days through the month.�e tour fees are used to

bene�t the home restoration and preservation.�ere are also several events

that are typically hosted at the home. In December, it’s a Christ-

mas Tea Party and the Christmas home tours.�ere have been a Victorian

tea party in February.March is Wildwood Day

and a murder mystery in October.Other tours are available on

some dates during the year, as well.Volunteers are needed to

assist with functions at the Baker House.For more information, call

the Baker House at 352-446-3778.�e house and grounds can

also be leased for special events.

Paddle away ... want to get out on the water without a major investment? Sumter County government is ready to help.At four of the county parks,

canoes are available for pub-lic rentals – for free. Shady Brook Greenway, Lake Oka-humpka, Marsh Bend “Out-let” and Lake Miona parks all have a limited numbers of canoes for public use. �ey are available on a “�rst

come –�rst serve” basis, with rentals handled through the Sumter County Library Sys-tem. A current library card is required.�e Pinellas Plaza Library

handles rentals for Lake Mi-ona and Lake Okahumpka parks while Lake Panaso-�ee Library handles rentals

for Marsh Bend and Shady Brook Greenway.If you have a Sumter County

library card, you can rent up to two canoes at a time, for up to three days.�ere's no charge unless

your late returning them - there’s a $5 per day late fee charged a�er that.Got your own canoe or

kayak? �en you can launch from these parks or three other county parks: Rutland, Coleman Landing and Roy “Bug” Story. Additional location and

amenity information on all of these parks can be found online at https://www.sum-tercountyfl.gov/196/Facili-ties-and-Parks.

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Acres of natural woods �lled with Florida pine and wildlife and plen-ty of fun are usually on the agenda Dade Battle�eld Historic State Park.

Starting January and moving through the year, park sta�, volun-teers and Dade Battle Society mem-bers begin with the annual battle reenactment event.

�e two-day event includes reen-actments of a battle that took place between U.S. military soldiers and the Seminoles in 1838. �e park is located where the actual battle took place nearly 200 years ago.

Vendors in period garb, or sut-tlers, are on hand to sell their wares and others set up to o�er infor-mation. Visitors have a chance to come between battles and chat with reenactors about history and their dedication to the event. �e battle sparked the Second Seminole War and the park was named a�er U.S. Maj. Francis Dade, the major who

led the military troops that day.�e Seminoles were led by chiefs

Micanopy, Alligator and Jumper on Dec. 28 of that year.

�ere’s a museum on the grounds that houses some of the earlier arti-facts of the site, as well as a collec¬-tion of its history.

�ere are pavilions and picnic ta-bles for gatherings and a lodge for special events. �ere’s also a play-ground.

�rough the woods, among the pine �atwoods, there are gopher tortoises, woodpeckers, hawks and other wildlife.

�e January event is just the be-ginning – the park o�ers a variety of experiences that range from classes on wild edibles to pine needle bas-ket making.

In the spring, they host a giant Easter egg hunt, open to children around the community. �e event includes fun and games.

�ere’s a World War II commem-orative event and come fall, there’s a powwow trek back in time and a haunted event of fun in October.

In December, it’s time for the Christmas on the Florida Frontier. It’s a chance to make period cra�s such as rag dolls, corn husk dolls and clothes pin dolls, plus soap carving, punch tin art, candles, carol singing, tree decorating, mak-

ing wreaths and swags from fresh greens. Watch period reenactors, sample holiday frontier treats and buy refreshments from vendors. �ey also o�er a youth club.

�is year, Frontier is Satur-day, Dec. 7 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. �roughout the year, there are a va-riety of fun and educational events.

In the summer, there are two youth camps - pioneer camp, teach-ing the experiences of Florida histo-ry, followed by nature camp.

For adults and youth, there are classes on everything from making homemade cra�s to open-�re cook-ing.

�rough the year, the park o�ers a variety of learning opportunities as volunteers and sta� teach the older cra� and home arts that families used to survive during earlier years. �e experiences range from learn-ing about wild edibles to creating boondoggles (palm frond decora-

tions), pine needle basket weaving and open �re cooking.

�ere’s an Easter egg hunt with fun and games, a World War II commemora¬tive event and come fall, there’s a powwow trek back in time and a haunted weekend of fun in October.

In December, it’s time for the Christmas on the Florida Fron-tier. It’s a chance to make period cra�s such as rag dolls, corn husk dolls and clothes pin dolls, plus soap carving, punch tin art, can-dles, carol singing, tree decorating, mak¬ing wreaths and swags from fresh greens.

Watch period reenac¬tors, sample holiday frontier treats and buy re-freshments from vendors. �ey also of¬fer a youth club.

�ere are educational clubs for youth and two summer camps.

�e park is located at 7200 Battle-�eld Parkway in Bushnell.

Bushnell o�ers options for the whole family�e City of Bushnell has

a variety of community events.

From the annual Bush-nell Fall Festival, �reworks and greased pig contest to Santa in the Park.

Other events include Movies in the Park, car shows and seasonal events.

One of the biggest draws at the fall festival is the greased pig contest, but there’s �reworks, food and cra� vendors, a children’s play area and live enter-tainment, all day.

�e city has four recre-ational facilities available, the Kenny Dixon Sports Complex, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, the Community Center and the Bushnell Downtown Park.

�e City has also con-structed approximately 7.95 miles of sidewalks and bike paths. �e sidewalks are all interconnected, al-lowing for a leisurely tour through the community.

Having active hobbies, the whole family can make living a healthy lifestyle fun.

Bushnell’s Downtown Park located at 208 N. Florida St. is conveniently

placed in the downtown area.

It consists of a gazebo, fountain, unique décor such as metal butter�ies, an historic-era town clock and park benches. Free Wi-Fi is also available.

City-sponsored events, like Santa in the Park, are held in the park. It’s also a great place to just sit, relax and enjoy.

�e gazebo is available for use to the public for functions.

For more information about reserving the gazebo for your special occasion call City Hall at

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SPORTS COMPLEX�e Kenny Dixon Sports

Complex is located at 824 W. Noble Ave. just o� S.R, 48. It is comprised of 30 acres of land, dedicated to a variety of sporting and rec-reational activities. It’s also home base to the Movies in the Park.

�is complex consists of baseball and so�ball �elds, a T-ball �eld, two soccer/football multi-purpose �elds, racquetball courts, tennis courts, a beach vol-leyball area, horseshoe

area, basketball courts, a skate/bike ramp park, as well as a jogging and exer-cise trail that circles the en-tire park to create approxi-mately one mile of trail.

Picnic pavillions , com-plete with grills, tables, re-strooms and electricity, are available on a �rst-come, �rst-serve basis.

A large playground area is centrally located near the picnic area and is complete with swings and slides. �ree smaller kiddie playgrounds are located throughout the complex, between the various ball �elds and are complete with covered shade-struc-tures to protect playing children from both sun and foul balls.

�e Kenny Dixon Sports Complex is open from dawn until dusk. Pets are not allowed.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. PARK

�e Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, located at 6927 S. Bradley St., is com-prised of 4.5 acres of land .dedicated to a variety of sporting and recreational activities.

�is park consists of bas-ketball courts, a volley-

ball court, a soccer �eld, multi-purpose �eld, a jog-ging and exercising trail. �ere is a playground area with swings and picnic fa-cilities.

�e City utilized funds from the FRDAP Grant to renovate picnic facil-ities, basketball courts, volleyball court, exercise trail and soccer �eld. New

construction will include picnic facilities, restrooms and a new water fountain.

�e Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park is open from dawn until dusk. Pets are not allowed.

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�e City of Bushnell Community Center, locat-

ed at 407 E. Belt Avenue, consists of a 4,000 square foot building with open interior architecture and houses a full kitchen, stage and restroom facilities.

�is facility will accom-modate parking for ap-proximately 97 vehicles and has an interior capac-ity of 125 occupants.

�e grounds consist of

two T-ball �elds, a small playground and picnic pa-vilion area, a shu�e board court and a lit basketball court.

�e Community Cen-ter is available for rental to the general public. Any questions can be directed to City Hall at (352) 793-2591.

THE SENIOR CENTER�e Community Center

is currently where the Se-nior Center is hosted by Mid- Florida on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

It’s a place for citizens 60+ to gather, socialize and enjoy a free breakfast and lunch.

For more information about it and to register for

your free meals, call Mid Florida at (352) 793-6111.Bushnell sta� is al-ways looking ideas for events and they ask the community to share.

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