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By BARRY FOSTERSpecial to the News-Sun

SEBRING — There willbe some new faces and somefamiliar ones as FloridaHospital gets new adminis-trators at two of their cam-puses.

First, Florida HospitalHeartland Medical CenterChief Executive Officer TimCook has resigned to take asimilar job at FloridaHospital Deland.

Although the hospital isonly slightly larger than thefacility at Sun ‘N Lake,Cook said he is intrigued bythe fact that Adventist

HealthSystems isattempting tocreate a net-work there.

“Actually,there are fourFloridaHospitals inthe Volusia/Flagler mar-ket. Up tothis pointthey havebeen operat-ing fairlyindependent-ly,” he said.

“What they want is a moreintegrated approach like wehave here between theSebring, Lake Placid andWauchula campuses.”

Cook’s last official day onthe job here will be Sept. 13.He said a process already isunder way to find his suc-cessor.

“We probably will have anannouncement by the end ofAugust,” he said.

Cook came to HighlandsCounty six years ago afterbeing the CEO at AdventistLaGrange Memorial just out-side of Chicago.

“That also was a networkof four hospitals in the area,which is interesting,” hesaid.

Cookleavingpost athospital

On top ofthe worldKendall Griffinleads after two

rounds of U.S. KidsGolf Teen WorldChampionship

SPORTS, B1

Plus, Grimsleytaking over at

Hardee campus

Cook

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By CHRISTOPHER [email protected]

SEBRING — Preliminary grades forelementary and middle schools are dis-appointing for 2012-2013, but there isgood news. Cracker Trail ElementarySchool improved from a “C” to an “A,”Avon Elementary improved from a “D”to a “C” and Sun ’N Lake Elementarymaintained its “B.”

The other nine schools, however, alllost a grade level. Memorial Elementary,going from a “D” to an “F,” is the firstschool to fail in Highlands County since

Schoolgrades

sinkOnly two countyschools improve

Rod Lewis/News-SunSixteen-year-old Kaeli Spurlock entertains the crowdFriday.

Rod Smith/News-SunGov. Rick Scott speaks to the crowd during the opening day of the Caladium Festival in Lake Placid.The festival continues until 3 p.m. today.

By ROD LEWISNews-Sun correspondent

LAKE PLACID —The CaladiumCapital of the World is living up to itsname this weekend as the 37th annualCaladium Festival takes over the streets.This year, it drew a VIP to its opening

day.Gov. Rick Scott

came to the festivalon Friday, minglingwith the crowd andmaking an appearanceat the entertainer’spavilion.

“I love Lake Placidand I love caladi-ums,” Scott said. “Iam going to get oneand take it back to mywife.”

Lake Placid MayorJohn Holbrook wasready to take things instride when it comesto Mother Nature’splans for the week-

end. The festival continues until 3 p.m.today

“Either it is going to rain or it is not,”Holbrook said just as the festivities began.“Most of the storms have been coming inthe afternoon or at night, so it looks like

Gov. Rick Scott attendsCaladium Festival opening

By BARRY FOSTERNews-Sun correspondent

SEBRING — HighlandsCommissioners are set to start byreviewing the county departments onTuesday, starting with the AnimalControl Department and working theirway down better than 100 cost centerstoward the Zoning Department, whichcomes at the end of the county’s 800-plus page spending plan.

Tuesday will be a special meeting,

County tocontinue

budget work

See COOK, A4

See CALADIUM, A6

See SCHOOL, A4

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Gov. RickScott

I love LakePlacid and

I lovecaladiums.I am goingto get oneand take it

back tomy wife.

By SAMANTHA [email protected]

AVON PARK — City staff beganbudget discussions Saturday, and CityManager Julian Deleon said the cityhas enough budget flexibility toavoid working “under the gun” in theupcoming fiscal year, but that pen-sion funding is a concern.

Deleon laid out the city’s expensesand budgets for the 2013-2014 fiscalyear, which begins on Oct. 1; councilmember Parke Sutherland, GarrettAnderson, Terry Heston were presentalong with Deputy Mayor BrendaGiles and Mayor Sharon Schuler.

City staff had recently approvedthe lowering of the city’s millage rateto $0.30. The ad-valorem taxes whichwill be collected from the minusculemillage rate are $63,830.

According to Deleon’s slide pres-entation, roughly 88 percent of peo-ple within city limits pay taxes.Deleon was hoping to debunk an ear-lier comment that he heard whichsuggested that Avon Park residents

didn’t pay taxes.Deleon found that 3,878 tax payers

out of 4,417 parcels in the city limitspay some amount of tax.

Pensions a worry as Avon Parkbegins hammering out budget

Katara Simmons/News-SunAvon Park Administrative Services Director Maria Sutherland and CityManager Julian Deleon clarify budget issues for the city council Saturday inAvon Park.

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Gulledge to serve asfeatured reader atScribes Night Out

SEBRING – Localhumorist and author James(Jim) Gulledge of Sebringappears as the FeaturedReader at this Sunday’s“Scribes Night Out” (SNO)at 6 p.m., July 28, atBrewster’s Coffee House.

Some of what he’ll bereading comes from hisbook, “Heart Strings andFunny Bones,” which hedescribes as a “plain olesimple country boy talkingabout his life and about lifein general.”

Brewster’s is at 2191 U.S.27 North (just south ofHome Depot). The event isfree of charge and is open tothe public, both writers andnon-writers.

Following Gulledge’s por-tion, SNO will offer an openmike so that other writerscan briefly share their workwith the audience.

Art Lefkowitz, SNO facil-itator, will be the moderatorfor the evening. He can bereached at 385-1554.

Starting YourBusiness class set

AVON PARK —You’ve got the idea. Now

you need to know how geton your way. “Starting YourBusiness” is a class thatteaches just that. From howto determine feasibility andlegal structure to the type oflicense you will need, thisclass covers all the essen-tials that will help you getstarted.

“Starting Your Business”is a free seminar presentedby the Small BusinessDevelopment Center at USF.It is designed for personsthinking of starting a smallbusiness or who have starteda business and want to makesure they did it correctly. Itwill be held on Wednesdayat South Florida StateCollege Corporate andCommunity EducationRoom T24 from 2-4:30 p.m.

The seminar will be pre-sented by David Noel,Certified Business Analystwith the SBDC. Seating islimited, so please call Noelat 784-7378 to reserve a seatin the seminar or for furtherinformation.

Buxbaum to speakto Tea Party

SEBRING — Rev.Reinhold Buxbaum of TheWay Church in Sebring willbe the guest speaker atTuesday’s Highlands CountyTea Party meeting atHomer’s Restaurant, 1000Sebring Square. There willbe a buffet at 5 p.m. and themeeting starts at 6 p.m.

Buxbaum will speak onthe role of God in govern-ment.

Next month’s speakers forthe Tea Party are:

Aug. 6, Jonathan Matuzitzof the Muslim Brotherhoodwith an updated presenta-tion; Aug. 7, Dennis MichaelLynch, “They Come toAmerica” at the CircleTheatre; Aug. 13, KarenJaroch, Heritage Foundationupdate; Aug. 20, JohnCasey, author of “ColdSun” on global warming.

‘What’s UpDowntown Sebring?’meeting Tuesday

SEBRING — The SebringCommunity RedevelopmentAgency (CRA) will host itsmonthly “What’s UpDowntown Sebring?” meet-

ing on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.at Sebring City Hall (368 S.Commerce Ave.).

Florida Hospital HeartlandDivision will discuss theOct. 12 Pink Army Marchthat will take place inDowntown Sebring and PushEvent Productions will dis-cuss the results of theDowntown Sebring OnlineEvent Survey and outline sixmulti-day events coming toDowntown Sebring in thenext year.

Refreshments will be pro-vided by Florida HospitalHeartland Division.

The monthly “What’s UpDowntown?” meetings areopen to the public. Themeetings are to discussevents and happening withinthe Downtown Sebring area.Anyone interested inDowntown Sebring isencouraged to attend.

For information, visitwww.DowntownSebring.org

Get Fit Day Camp setAug. 13

SEBRING — HighlandsCounty 4-H will hold theirGet Fit Day Camp on Aug.13 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Youth ages 8-12 are wel-come to attend this day campfor the cost of $10.Activities will include mak-ing a healthy lunch, activefield day games, obstaclecourse challenge, and even ayoga class.

The camp will be held atthe Bert J. Harris AgricultureCenter. Check-in starts at8:30 a.m. Please visitwww.4hgetfitdaycamp.evenb

rite.com to register.Registration closes Aug. 2.

For more information con-tact Lauren Hrncirik, 4-Hagent or Kate Stewart, 4-Hassistant at 402-6540 oremail at [email protected] /[email protected].

Events at locallodges, posts

AVON PARK American Legion Post 69

will have karaoke by Naomifrom 4-7 p.m. today. It willalso be the monthly B-dayBash; bring a dish to share.Karaoke by Double D willbe from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday.Call 453-4553.

LAKE PLACIDMoose Lodge 2374 will

hast KJ Karaoke today andWednesday. Music times

from 6:30-9:30 p.m.American Legion Post 25

will have Big Freddie play-ing from 5-8 p.m. today.Gary and Shirley will playfrom 5-8 p.m. Wednesday.Call 465-0975 for details.

VFW Post 4300SEBRING – Karaoke by

Mega Soundz from 5-8 p.m.Sunday. Gary Oliver willplay music from 6-9 p.m.Tuesday. Bud Followell willplay music from 5-8 p.m.Wednesday. For information,call 385-8902.

Elks Lodge 1529 will haveWacky Wednesday from 5-6p.m. for $6.50. Dance onlyfor $3 to music by BillyGlades from 4:30-7:30 p.m.Call 471-3557.

Moose Lodge 2259 willhave music by Julie Newellfrom 6-9 p.m. Wednesday.

Call655-3920.

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By BARRY FOSTERNews-Sun correspondent

AVON PARK — Fanscan expect great things thisyear at the Avon ParkMowerPlex. That’s theword from a new manage-ment team that has takenover at America’s first for-purpose lawn mower racingfacility. They started latelast year and have spentmuch of the summer plan-ning for the upcoming sea-son.

“We are looking towardincreased participation bothby drivers and fans fromthroughout the state,” saidWes Pyburn.

Pyburn and businesspartner Sean Kennedyassumed operation of theraceway in April, oversee-ing the last two events ofthe season. The pair saidthey love lawn mower rac-ing and the City of Charmand believe the Avon Parktrack represents a greatdraw to participants acrossthe state.

“I have been told thatthere are drivers who areputting together mowersright now,” Pyburn said.“We have been contactedfrom as far away asGeorgia with guys askingfor our schedule and whenwe plan to start.”

The first event of theseason has been set forSept. 7.

Although the competi-tion was dominated last

year by drivers fromHighlands, Hardee andPolk counties, there wereothers that came from FortMeyers, Venice, PuntaGorda and Merritt Island torun the oval at the western-most end of the Avon ParkMunicipal Airport.

“We want to do somemore marketing and adver-tising,” Pyburn said. “Lastseason there were justbunches of people who saidthey had never been outhere or hadn’t been outhere for years. They startedcoming regularly and someeven brought friends thenext time they came.”

Pyburn and Kennedypromised that their goalwould be to keep pricesaffordable and the enter-tainment family-friendly.

“In fact, our first racewill be a ‘Family Night,’”said Pyburn. “There will bea little ‘train’ for the kidsto ride, a race for kidswhere they can run their‘power wheels’ on thetrack and we are workingon some other stuff forthem, too. We are talkingabout maybe having anautograph time and ofcourse we’ll have a lot ofgood racing. It should be areally great night.”

He said more informa-tion and some “bigannouncements” areplanned next month at theracer’s annual banquet.

AP MowerPlexunder new

management

Special to the News-SunSEBRING — Highlands

County Sheriff’s DeputyKen Jorgensen was recentlycertified as a DrugRecognition Expert.

The role of a DrugRecognition Expert is toevaluate subjects, havingbeen arrested for drivingunder the influence, anddetermine if the subject isimpaired, what drugs causingthe impairment or if a med-ical condition causing theimpairment.

The InternationalAssociation of Chiefs ofPolice (IACP) is the regulat-ing and certifying organiza-tion that oversees this train-ing.

During the certificationprocess there are two phasesthat must be completed. Theacademic phase consists ofnine days (72 hours) study-ing physiology, vital signs,standard field sobriety test-ing, and seven categories ofdrug abuse.

This phase includes fivetests during the course ofstudy — two written exami-nations, and a Standard FieldSobriety Test proficiencyexamination.

The second phase, certifi-cation, must be completed

within three months of theacademic portion. Duringthis phase the candidate mustconduct a minimum of 12drug influence evaluationsunder the supervision of theDrug Recognition Expertinstructor, identifying sub-jects under the influence ofthree of the seven drug cate-gories.

“According to researchexperts, we have long knownabout the dangers of drink-ing and driving in regards toimpairment,” Sheriff SusanBenton said.

“What we are learningmore about is the dramaticincrease of drivers that areimpaired by licit, illicit, andover the counter drugs.

“I am thankful thatDeputy Jorgensen was will-ing to take on this arduoustraining program to becomecertified in this area of iden-tifying drivers impaired bydrugs. Our citizens deservethe right to travel on theroadways of our county safe-ly. Our office continues towork to ensure that we areprepared to combat the dan-gers associated with drivingunder the influence.Congratulations to DeputyJorgensen for attaining thisimportant certification.”

HCSO deputycertified as Drug

Recognition Expert

Courtesy photoHighlands County Sheriff ’s Deputy Ken Jorgensen wasrecently certified as a Drug Recognition Expert.

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Readers of this columnknow that last year we hadto say goodbye to our oldbeagle Perky. Age andhealth problems caught upwith him, and he crossedthe Rainbow Bridge peace-fully at home.

After our initial griefhad passed, the questioncame up concerning anoth-er pet. While we were notopposed to the idea, thetime didn’t seem right. Lifewas going on, and whenev-er it came up somethingseemed to say “not yet.”

Summer gave way tofall, fall turned into winter,winter became spring, andbefore we knew it summerhad returned. It was about11 months since we lostPerky. While we still haveour two insane birds, therewas no four-footed critterroaming our home, exceptfor the visits from my Johnand Amanda’s three dogs.

Last week I was roamingFacebook, as I often do,and I came across a pictureof Barney.

According to the blurbaccompanying the picture,Barney was an 8-year-oldbeagle available for adop-tion at the HighlandsCounty Humane Society.He was friendly and sweetand needing a good home.

I’m not sure what drewme to this – maybe becausehe was a beagle, maybebecause the blurb encour-aged me to come and shakehis paw – but I foundmyself thinking about himover the next couple ofdays.

I talked to Don. Hereminded me that any newdog would mean morework for me, but he wasinterested as well. Weagreed I would learn moreand we’d consider it.

I called the HumaneSociety and talked to avery nice lady aboutBarney. I learned that he’dbeen found near the Miamiaquarium, and had hungout there long enough thathe’d been named “FreeWilly.” A volunteer fromthe local Humane Societyrescued him and broughthim to Highlands County.Somewhere along the linehis name was changed toBarney.

He sounded like a greatpossibility for us. I wasn’tafraid to adopt an olderdog. In fact, an older doghad some advantages in mybook, including maybebeing housebroken already.

I’m no spring chickenmyself.

As I drove down to theHumane Society, I calledmy mother-in-law to let herknow I might be bringingsomeone home. She missedPerky as much as we didand was hopeful thatBarney would work out.

When I arrived, I wasdirected to the kennelBarney was in. The firstthing I noticed about himwas that while other dogswere jumping and barkingas I went by, he sat quietly,waiting for me to approach.

Once he was out of hiskennel, he was more ener-getic. As I crouched downto say hello, he greeted meso enthusiastically heknocked me on my butt. Ididn’t hold that againsthim.

We seemed to be a goodfit. I walked him about abit and talked to Don somemore on my cell phone. Weboth agreed that Barneyhad found his home.

A few pages of paper-work later, Barney and Iheaded for home. When wegot there, he began to sniffout every corner of theplace. His meeting with mymother-in-law went well,and in less than a week weare falling into a comfort-able routine together.

He’s not perfect – we aregoing to discover if youcan indeed teach an olddog new tricks. But so farwe’ve avoided most catas-trophes (though we discov-ered I hadn’t put all mycoffee out of reach – weneed to dog-proof thehouse again). He’s sweetand loves to be petted. Andwe all feel lucky to havehim.

I’ve mentioned theHumane Society a lot inthis column. hey weregreat in helping Barneyand I find each other.Check them out athttp://humanesociety-ofhighlandscounty.com/home.html. Tell them Barneyand I say hi.

Laura Ware is a Sebring resi-dent. She can be contacted bye-mail at [email protected] Visit her web-site at www.laurahware.com.Guest columns are the opinionof the writer, not necessarilythose of the staff of the News-Sun.

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Send your letter to 2227 U.S. 27 South, Sebring, FL33870; drop it off at the same address; fax 385-1954;or e-mail [email protected].

Highlands County has itsfirst failing school, and onlytwo schools improved. Of 13schools, nine lost a grade.

This should be devastatingnews.

It would be devastatingnews, except for one thing:Somewhere along the waystandardized testing got outof hand. Forgive us. Weunderstate the case. What weshould say is that somewherealong the way standardizedtesting became down rightirrational.

For example, FloridaComprehensive AssessmentTest scores have been essen-tially meaningless for threeyears now, ever since thestate demanded more difficultquestions and a greater num-ber of correct answers.

That would be a goodthing, of course, except thestate Department ofEducation introduced thetougher tests before it initiat-ed the curriculum needed tounderstand them. As a result,the state knew in advance

student scores would dropdramatically.

Here’s where things getreally crazy. The state’s solu-tion was to create complicat-ed, multiple-step equations to“compensate” for the drop inscores. For example, a for-mula was created to “protect”a school from losing morethan one grade.

It seems more like fudgingto us.

In fact, the end result isconfusion, frustration andcynicism.

Knowing there were seri-ous problems ahead, how is itno attempt was made toexplore more options? Whydid no one think to phase-inthe more difficult test gradu-ally over several years as stu-dents were exposed to thecommon core curriculum?

Part of the state’s narrowvision comes from the factthat in the big picture stu-dents are no longer seen ashuman beings. They areviewed as sources of datainstead.

Which is why we despair.We do, however, retain

optimism about the future. Itmay be a badly bungledbeginning, but the commoncore curriculum is necessaryin today’s world when ourstudents face global competi-tion. The district embracesthis new direction. It hasreorganized district andschool administrators andtrained teachers all summer.

This year’s disappointingnews did not originate inHighlands County classrooms— it was a gift fromTallahassee.

Blame for school scoresbelongs to Tallahassee

After improvement in 2012, thisyear’s school grades are a majordisappointment. The entire state

took a step back — 482 schools lost their“A” grades, and 67 more schools are con-sidered failing in 2013.

Traffic light needed

Editor:Between the Blue Lagoon and

LoveBugs at the intersection ofNorthwood and the access road at U.S.27 North, there have been over 25accidents, and some have been fatal,since 2005. I know Governor Scottappointed as your Secretary ofTransportation, Ananth Prasad. TheDOT has thumbed their nose at ourhumble residents by not installing atraffic signal. However, in anticipationof the new mall where Olive Garden islocated along with many departmentstores were constructed, you did con-struct a light that accommodates driversand mall owners.

Is not the safety of the patrons at theBlue Lagoon and LoveBugs as worthyas those as those that shop at the mall?A few weeks ago I met with (County)Commissioner Don Elwell, with theowners at LoveBugs and a City ofSebring roads technician. The roadstech immediately put up a stop signwhere several accidents east of the U.S.27 intersection is. He advised us tocontact the DOT for a traffic light westof the new stop sigh because the DOTis responsible for lights on 27.

Responsible? Give this writer abreak. Eight years later and over 25accidents later, including fatalities, isnot responsible. It’s culpable negli-gence. We value our residents inSebring. We are saddened when wehave to bury our neighbors, friends andfamily. Is putting up a light moreimportant than preventing a life fromperishing? Mr. Prasad, you are theSecretary of Transportation and shouldbe ashamed of yourself and your DOTalong with your boss, Governor RickScott. What if it was one of yours orthe Governor’s loved ones was killed?A traffic light would be installed thenext day and you know it!

Stop with the politics and preventanother death in our fine City ofSebring. We value our residents bothyoung and elder. A petition is presently

being drawn up and when we reach theappropriate signatures it will it will besent to Governor Scott. Also, a pressrelease is being sent to all major net-works including AP and Reuters. I wishI could thank you, but I will wait untilyou put up the light.

Stan SchmidtSebring

Wrong direction for America

Editor:Where is America going? When we

look at the news coming out ofWashington is mostly all negative, thescandals aside, but not to be over-looked. The lifestyle of near 50 percentof the population is one of dependencyon the government. You may not wantit that way but that is where we are.

For those old enough to remember,Nikita Khrushev, the leader ofCommunist Russia, at the U.N. inSeptember 1959 said, and I quote,“Your children’s children will liveunder Communism. No, you won’taccept Communism outright; but we’llkeep feeding you small doses ofSocialism until you will finally wakeup and find that you already haveCommunism. We won’t have to fightyou; We’ll so weaken your economyuntil you fall like overripe fruit intoour hands.”

Look around at where we are wherewe are headed as a nation. Do youbelieve Krushchev was right? Americaneeds new leadership and a change indirection or we will fall into theirhands.

John Larsen Sebring

Everyone will facejudgement

Editor:I am writing regarding the innocent

Mr. Zimmerman, as the jury has real-ized and ruled. Everything does findits way to racial drama.

When Obama does something stupid,(every day) and we say something, weare “racist.” Everyone seems to forgethe is half white, even he forgets! TheMartin family only present pictures oftheir son before he was all inked. Dopewas in his system and had products tomake more. Yes, Skittles!

This time the jury did its job, unlikethe one for the Anthony baby. Casey iswalking free to go on with her life. I’llget off my orange box and hope every-one else sees the truth. In the end, therewill be a Just Judge, even the protesterswill meet with him.

Bonnie DanielAvon Park

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Florida Hospital Wauchulaalso will be getting a newadministrator. State SenatorDenise Grimsley will takethe top spot there, replacingcurrent head Linda Adler.

Adler will be steppingdown Oct. 1.

A local resident and grad-uate of Hardee Senior HighSchool, Adler said she wouldwork with Grimsley during atwo-week transition periodjust prior to her departure.Adler said the pair hadworked together in the past.

“It’s great. We’re bothfrom Hardee County so itwill good to have someonefrom the community to takeover when I leave,” she said.

Grimsley, who was bornin Polk County and raised inHardee County, works as aregistered nurse and hasbeen employed at severalhospitals, including Bartow

Memorial and at HighlandsRegional Medical Center inSebring where she was theDirector of PhysicianOutreach and MarketingDevelopment.

In addition to her nursingcareer, the state legislatoralso has been an independentconsultant for AvatarInternational, a company thatfocuses on patient andemployee satisfaction in thehealth care setting.

Grimsley also served asthe former CEO of GrimsleyOil Company and has beenchair of the ConvenienceStore Association Board andFlorida Petroleum MarketersBoard.

It will be a sort of home-coming of sorts forGrimsley, who worked withAdler at the facility under itsformer ownership when itwas known as HardeeMemorial Hospital.

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grading schools began.School Superintendent

Wally Cox issued a pressrelease Friday morning asthe school grades were madepublic.

“The calculation of schoolgrades has been the subjectof intense debate in recentyears, but especially thisyear,” the release says.“Several years of changingstandards have resulted involatility in grades. As aresult school gradesdecreased statewide.”

The decrease was antici-pated because of the state’sraised expectations. To soft-en the transition, the stateboard of education allowed acorrective adjustment whencalculating the grades to pre-vent any school from drop-ping more than one gradelevel. In Highlands Countythe schools benefiting fromthe grade drop protectionwere Lake CountryElementary, Lake PlacidElementary and Woodlawn.

According to the FloridaDepartment of Education,there are 760 “A” elemen-tary and middle schools thisyear statewide, almost 500fewer than in 2012. Putanother way, “A” schoolsdropped from 48 percent ofall schools to 29 percent in2013. At the same time, thenumber of “F” schoolsincreased from 40 to 107.This means “F” schools nowcomprise 4 percent of allschools, up from 2 percent in2012.

“This year’s grades high-light schools that require ourimmediate attention and sup-port,” said Tony Bennett,Florida commissioner of

education.“By acknowledging where

our challenges are currently,we can best prepare for asuccessful future,” GaryChartrand, chairman of thestate school board.

Memorial Elementary isone of those schools facingmajor challenges. LauraWaldon, former principal ofFred Wild Elementary, hasbeen appointed Memorial’snew leader.

“You have to have chal-lenges in order to grow,”Waldon said Friday. “Wehave a positive attitude.We’re going to look at ourdata and work with the dis-trict to establish new strate-gies.”

Elementary school scores:Avon, C; Cracker Trail, A;Fred Wild, D; Lake Country,B; Lake Placid, B;Memorial, F; Park, B; Sun’N Lake, B; and Woodlawn,D.

Middle school scores:Avon Park, D; Hill-Gustat,C; Lake Placid, D; andSebring, B.

High school grades are notreleased until the fall.

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Cook to transfer tohospital in Deland

Courtesy photoPositive Medical Transport has donated $1,000 to the Boysand Girls Club of Highlands County. The donation will beused for various Boys and Girls Club activities. PositiveMedical Transport supports numerous charitable organiza-tions in and around Highlands County throughout the year.Positive Medical Transport Ron and its employees will con-tinue to also donate time, crews and equipment to manyfunctions and events throughout the year, said owner RonLayne, pictured at right with Melissa Worley (left) ofPositive Medical Transport and Woodraun Wright of theBoys and Girls Club.

Positive Medical Transport donates to Boys & Girls Club

School gradestake hit under

new system

Laura Waldonincoming principal atMemorial Elementary

You have to havechallenges in orderto grow. We have a

positive attitude.We’re going to

look at our dataand work with thedistrict to establish

new strategies.

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since the board usuallydoesn’t convene on the fifthTuesday in a month.

Still to be reviewed arebudgets by the constitutionalofficers. Reportedly, thatwill be part of an Aug. 13meeting.

At their meeting lastTuesday night, commission-ers heard from a number of“outside agencies” who hadbeen asking for taxpayermoney for their operations.They denied increases for allthe requests, agreeing byconsensus to leave all but acouple of agencies at thelevels of the 2012-2013budget year.

Commissioners agreed tofund Nu-Hope of HighlandsCounty at last year’s level of$29,000. Also left at lastyear’s funding levels wererequests by the HighlandsCounty Health Departmentand the Safehouse.

One agency that cameunder close scrutiny at thatmeeting was the HighlandsCounty IndustrialDevelopmentAuthority/EconomicDevelopment Commission.Both Commission Chair JackRichie and CommissionerDon Elwell questioned EDCExecutive Director StephenWeeks about the results hisagency has been able to pro-duce, both lately and over

the quarter-century span ofits existence.

Weeks told the commis-sion that although the EDChad not produced new busi-ness for the county recently,they currently are in negotia-tions with a national restau-rant chain and had obtaineda number of grants.

Although commissionersdecided to leave the fundingat last year’s levels, Richiewas not mollified.

“We have invested $2 mil-lion or more over the yearsand have not gotten a goodreturn on our investment,”he said. “Quite frankly, Iwas looking for a 10 percentdecrease. We need to adjustand handle things different-ly.”

Commissioners decided toleave the annual recreation

funding level at $110,000 ayear for Avon Park, Sebringand Lake Placid. Each of thecommunities have contendedthat the county is responsiblefor helping to fund the oper-ation and maintenance oftheir facilities — especiallyfor-purpose recreation facili-ties such as ballfields —since the bulk of the use isby residents who live outsidetheir corporate limits.

The board made two out-right cuts. One was a $250stipend to each of the threechambers of commerce inthe county. The second wasthe Ridge Area ARC, whichwas de-funded in the upcom-ing budget. Also receivingno funding next year will bethe Boys & Girls Club ofHighlands County.

Because the requested

increases were included inthe proposed 2013-2014budget, the actions to leavebudget levels at last year’slevels are considered to becuts from the new budgetrequest.

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LARRY C. BURRLarry C. Burr, age 78, of

Avon Park, passed awayWednesday, July 24, 2013.He was born Feb. 19, 1935in Kalamazoo, Mich., toClair and Margaret (Lee)Burr. He worked in thepower department for theLee Paper Company for 13years. Later, heworked for Post CerealCompany, retiringafter 25 years.

He was a member ofthe LakelandReformed Church inVicksburg, Mich.,enjoyed bass fishing,hunting, golfing, bowling,camping, and being with hisfamily and friends. He hasbeen a winter resident of theBonnet Lake Camp Groundfor 23 years, coming fromVicksburg, Mich.

He is survived by his wifeof 60 years, Bonnie Burr;son Larry Lee Burr (Mary)

of Mesa, Ariz.; daughterLori Bradford Brown ofKalamazoo, Mich,; grand-children James Bradford(Mindy) of Los Alamos,N.M.; Jason Bradford (fiancé– Julia) of Kalamazoo,Mich.; Justin Bradford(Stephanie) of Kalamazoo,Mich.; Maggie Brown of

Kalamazoo, Mich.;Kala Law (Kurt) ofMesa, Ariz; andBrandon Burr(Megan) ofRochester, Ind.;great-grandchildrenAelyan Bradford,Braxton Burr,

Camden Law and cousins.A Memorial Service will

be held at a later date inVicksburg, Mich.

Cremation Arrangementsby:

Stephenson-NelsonFuneral Home

Avon Park, Floridawww.stephensonnelsonfh.com

JANELLE DENNISONSarah Janelle Dennison,

age 47, of Sebring, passedaway Monday, July 22,2013. She was born on Dec.10, 1965 in Miami toKenneth and Sarah (Davis)Dennison. She was a clerkand typist specialist for theNews Sun newspaper, mem-ber of the Lord’sSentinel FellowshipChurch in LakePlacid, and a residentof Sebring since 1978,coming from Miami.

She volunteeredevery place shecould. She loved theLord and her family with allher heart, serving the Lord asa faithful prayer warrior.

She is survived by hermother, Sarah Dennison ofSebring; brothers FrankStarling of Avon Park, RickyDennison (Faith) of Miamiand Kenny Dennison Jr. of

Homestead; sisters JewellWilson of Sebring andMelinda Dennison ofHomestead; nephewsBrandon Dennison, DolenWilson Jr. and JeremyWilliams; and niece MistyWilson. She was preceded indeath by her father KennethDennison and brothers Bruce

Camp, Randy Campand Brent Dennison.

Memorial Serviceswill be held Monday,July 29, 2013 at 3p.m. at the Lord’sSentinel FellowshipChurch, 148 E.Interlake Blvd., Lake

Placid, FL 33852.Memorial contributions

may be made to Samaritan’sTouch Care Center, 3015Herring Ave., Sebring, FL33870. Arrangements by:

Stephenson-NelsonFuneral Home

Sebring, Florida

Dennison

Burr

Obituaries

The Public Safety depart-ment budget, which includesthe contract with theHighlands County Sheriff’sOffice, has decreased to $1.4million from $1.7 million.Deleon has been pleasedwith the continued usage ofthe HCSO in the city, whichhas cut back on expendi-tures, however did voicesome concern over pensions.

“The police pension planis probably the largest con-cern we had going forward,”Deleon said. Police pensionis budgeted for $130,000 for2014.

Deleon also expressedworry over the fire depart-ment pensions.

“From my perspective allthe expenditures in the firedepartment have been fairlycontained, but the pensionplans continues to be a con-cern for the city,” saidDeleon.

The city’s payroll is$744,000 and roughly 48percent on the dollar is paidto fire pension. Avon Park iscurrently in union negotia-tions with the fire depart-ment.

Deleon said he was satis-fied with the CodeEnforcement department,which has decreased itsbudget by approximately$60,000.

“The 2014 budget for codeenforcement is $163,000. Weare containing expendituresby this integrated chain ofcommands we have,” Deleonsaid.

Concerns regarding thetrickle down from the countyprompted Deleon to budget

nothing for the recreationfund. The parks and recre-ation have been mostly fund-ed by the county for the pastseveral years. Though the2013 budget for recreationwas scaled back drastically,Deleon played it safe andbudget no money for the

fund for 2014.“I took the most conserva-

tive approach. I’m assuming,worse case scenario, we’renot going to see any countyrecreation funds, so zero forthat,” Deleon explained.

The general fund is bud-geted for $4.8 million for theupcoming fiscal year, downfrom $5.4 million. The city’scontingency fund is set for$169,674 and Deleon statedthat the reserves fund is justover $3 million.

“This budget does haveenough slack built into itwhere we not operatingunder the gun,” said Deleon.

Though the City ofSebring has approved themerit pay and bonuses forcity staff for the upcomingfiscal year, Deleon felt thatit isn’t right for Avon Parkthis year. Instead, Deleonhas suggested that the cityimplement a “buy back” pro-gram where the city buysback unused sick days, vaca-tion time, etc. from itsemployees.

“We get that liability offthe books but the employeewalks away with some extramoney for Christmas orwhatever,” said Deleon.“Rather than give pay raisesI’m going to recommend thatwe buy back some liability.”

The total budget for AvonPark for the upcoming fiscalyear is $9.65 million.

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County to continue budget work Tuesday

Avon Park holds budget workshop

Katara Simmons/News-SunAvon Park Mayor Sharon Shuler discusses the budget withcouncil members Saturday morning in Sebring.

Associated PressWEST PALM BEACH

— The Army Corps ofEngineers has activated itsemergency operations cen-ter in response to highwater levels at LakeOkeechobee.

The corps’ emergencyoperations center inJacksonville was activatedFriday. Officials say thelake has been rising about6 inches a week and stoodat 15.66 feet by Saturday.

The corps fully openedits locks around the lakeThursday to protect theaging Herbert HooverDike. Corps spokeswomanJenn Miller tells The PalmBeach Post that inspectorsfound “minor flow increas-es” in areas where theearthen dike was known toseep.

Miller says the seepagewas “nothing serious,” butthe corps wanted to beready to react to anyeffects from Tropical StormDorian.

Forecasters at theNational Hurricane Centerin Miami said Saturday thatDorian was expected toweaken as the disorganizedstorm system continuedspinning west over theopen Atlantic.

“If this storm was notcurrently in the Atlantic,we would not be activatingthe EOC,” Miller said.

“Usually we activate theEOC in regards to lake lev-els when we start dailyinspections, which wouldbegin if the lake reached16.5 feet.”

Weekly inspections ofthe dike began when thelake’s water level roseabove 15.5 feet onMonday.

The corps controls thedike and locks around LakeOkeechobee, which covers730 square miles. OnThursday, the corps fullyopened the locks to drainwater from the lake to keepthe water level from risingtoo high and putting toomuch pressure on the dike,parts of which date to the1930s.

In the corps’ 2014 budg-et request, problems withthe dike were described asso serious that it was givena Level 1 risk ranking.“Structures in this class arecritically near failure orextremely high risk undernormal operations withoutintervention,” officialswrote. “

In this case, there is aconcern even at a relativelylow pool level due to thelimitations of the currentoutlet structures.”

The budget request alsonoted seepage, also knownas piping, as a concern.

“Currently, the probabili-ty of catastrophic dike fail-ure due to piping is unac-ceptably high. Such anevent would produce flood-ing, which could (depend-ing on its location) lead tothe loss of life and/or sig-nificant economic dam-age,” officials wrote.

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we will have at least a cou-ple of hours of good weath-er.”

The festival began withthe Lake Placid High SchoolROTC presenting the colorsand a splendid rendition ofthe “Star Spangled Banner”by the day’s Master ofCeremony, MariCapodiferro. In addition tobeing the emcee for theentertainment, Capodiferroalso serenaded the audiencewith an eclectic mix ofmusic from the ’60s to theopera stage.

She was just one of theday’s many entertainers atStuart Park.

“Everyone was just sittingthere chilling and when Istarted singing everybodyjust turned and looked atme,” said 16-year-old KaeliSpurlock, who sang Fridaymorning. “This is my thirdyear at the CaladiumFestival, but I also sing atthe country fair and all theRelay for Life events. Thatis what I love doing becauseit is getting out there andsinging for a good cause.”

“The weather was holding,the bus tours were filling up,and attendance was good,”Lake Placid Chamber ofCommerce President EileenM. May said Friday.

There are over 100 ven-dors at the festival. Thereare other booths of interest,as well. Highlands CountyCitrus Growers Associationrepresentative Ray Roycewas working at a booth thatgave away free orange juice.

“We have had a lot ofbusiness and seems likeeveryone liked the free juice.We will be giving the juiceaway all weekend,” Roycesaid. “We are here for educa-tion purposes as well.Thirteen percent of all juice

consumed in the UnitedStates comes from HighlandCounty.”

“We just found a booththat sells dog collars!”exclaimed Karen Forsyth,who is in charge of theinformation booth at theFestival. “We can help findthings that are here. We haveinformation about thebooths, about the entertain-ment, about special food.Whatever you are lookingfor, we can help you find it.”

She also noted that theFlorida Hospital booth isnext door in case first-aid isneeded.

“There is also a cool watermister that is next to theinformation booth in order tocool off when needed.”

Forsyth also said that cal-adium tee shirts are for sale.Local artists submit ideas foruse for the next year’s festi-val.

“Next year’s art is avail-able for viewing at theCaladium Arts And Crafts

Co-op,” she said. “There isalso a children’s categorythat showcases the art of ele-mentary students. Anyone inelementary school can sub-mit caladium themed art, andthe winner will be show-cased at the next festival.”

The Caladium Festival isnot just limited to StuartPark. There are activities inDevane Park and throughoutthe streets of Lake Placidthroughout the weekend. Theairboat and swamp buggyshow will be held today.

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Rod Lewis/News-SunCrowds gather to purchase caladium bulbs during the first day of the Caladium Festival onFriday.

Rod Lewis/News-SunMari Capodiferro sings to the crowd Friday at the CaladiumFestival.

Caladium Festival continues today

Associated PressHIALEAH — A gunman

holding hostages inside aSouth Florida apartmentcomplex killed six peoplebefore being shot to deathby a SWAT team thatstormed the building earlySaturday following anhours-long standoff, policesaid.

Sgt. Eddie Rodrigueztold The Associated Pressthat police got a callaround 6:30 p.m. Fridaythat shots had been fired ina building with dozens ofapartments in Hialeah, afew miles north of Miami.

Rodriguez said thatwhen police arrived, theydiscovered an active shoot-er situation: “He’s insidethe building, moving fromfloor to floor. Eventuallyhe barricades himself in anapartment.”

A crisis team was able tobriefly establish communi-cation with the man.Rodriguez said negotiatorsand a SWAT team triedtalking with him from theother side of the door of anapartment unit where hewas holding two hostages.

But Rodriguez said thetalks eventually “just fellapart.” Officers stormedthe building, fatally shoot-ing the gunman in anexchange of gunfire.

“They made the decisionto go in there and save andrescue the hostages,”Rodriguez said. Bothhostages survived.Rodriguez said he didn’thave any information onhow long negotiations last-ed.

He said police discov-ered two people, a maleand female, shot to deathin the hallway in front ofone unit. Three more, amale and two females,were found shot and killedin another apartment on adifferent floor. Anotherman who was walking hischildren into an apartmentacross the street also waskilled. Rodriguez said itwasn’t immediately clearwhether the gunman tookaim at him from an upper-level balcony or if he washit by a stray bullet.

Zulima Niebles saidpolice told her that three ofher family members wereamong the victims. Shesaid her sister MerlySophia Niebles, her sister’shusband, and her sister’sdaughter Priscila Perez, 16,were all shot and killed.

Zulima Niebles’ hus-band, Agustin Hernandez,was moving the family’sthings out of the apartmentbuilding and into his carSaturday. Among themwere several photos, oneshowing the teen girl smil-ing in a red graduationgown, another of his sister-in-law in a white dress,wearing pearls.

Marcela Chavarri, direc-tor of the AmericanChristian School, saidPriscila Perez, 16, wasabout to enter her senioryear at the school.

“She was a lovely girl,”Chavarri said throughtears.

“She was always happyand helping her class-mates.”

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By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press

WASHINGTON —Despite pressure from someliberal Democrats for aSeptember showdown inhopes of ending huge auto-matic, government-shrinkingspending cuts, Washingtonappears on track to avertwhat would be the first gov-ernment shutdown in nearlytwo decades.

That’s not to say it will beeasy. Senior lawmakers onCapitol Hill are findingtrickier-than-usual obstaclesin their path as they try tocome up with must-do legis-lation to keep federal agen-cies running after Sept. 30.

At issue is what is normal-ly routine: a plug-the-gapmeasure known as a continu-ing resolution to fund thegovernment for a few weeksor months until a deal can beworked out on appropria-tions bills giving agenciestheir operating budgets forthe full 2014 fiscal year,which begins Oct. 1.

On the one hand are someDemocratic liberals whodon’t want to vote to contin-ue to fund the government atnew, lower levels mandatedby automatic, across-the-board spending cuts knownas sequestration. This pro-gram has cut $55 billion —about 5 percent — from theday-to-day operating budgetsof federal agencies sinceMarch.

“There are lots of progres-sives who care about domes-tic discretionary spendingwho think that theRepublicans are winningbecause with the sequesterwe have a gradual downsiz-ing of the government goingon that nobody’s doing any-thing about and If we just letit keep happening withouthaving a confrontation aboutit we’re losing. And Sept. 30becomes a place to have aconfrontation about it,” saidDemocratic strategist SteveElmendorf, a former long-time House staff aide.

On the other hand are con-servatives making a laststand against PresidentBarack Obama’s new healthcare law and SenateDemocrats’ resistance to a$20 billion spending cutwanted by many, if not most,Republicans.

These are two of themajor problems confrontingHouse Speaker JohnBoehner, R-Ohio, and otherGOP leaders.

The combustible mix rais-es the possibility of the firstgovernment shutdown sincethe 1995-96 battle betweenPresident Bill Clinton andGOP insurgents led bySpeaker Newt Gingrich.Republicans got the worst ofthat battle and have avoidedshutdowns ever since.

“I don’t see any big chal-lenges,” Boehner, R-Ohio,said recently. “The law is thelaw.”

As for Obama, he’d behard-pressed to veto a billthat keeps to governmentfunded at the same rate it’sfunded now.

“The American people

will not look kindly uponaction taken here inWashington to shut down thegovernment,” White HousePress Secretary Jay Carneysaid this week.

“He’s not going to veto ashort-term CR,” saidDemocrat Elmendorf. “I justthink realistically it’s notgoing to happen.”

The prevailing thinking isthat it will all get workedout since leaders in both par-ties want to avoid a shut-down. But unlike last year,when Congress opted todelay debate on the so-calledfiscal cliff until after theelection and the Decemberholidays, there has been lit-tle negotiation this time. Thedifferences on spending lev-els also are more trouble-some than last year.

The appropriationsprocess is hopelessly tangledthis year, in great partbecause the Democratic-ledSenate and GOP-controlledHouse are more than $90 bil-lion apart on how much tospend on Cabinet agencyoperations. And Oct. 1 isdeceptively close sinceCongress takes the month ofAugust off and has a limitedschedule in Septemberbecause of the Jewish holi-days.

The ordinary thing to dowould be to continue run-ning the government onautopilot at current levels —as has been done dozens oftimes since the 1995-96debacle — to buy time fornegotiations this fall on bothfunding the government andraising the so-called debtlimit. That would punt anybattle over sequestration fur-ther into the fall.

But many tea partyRepublicans, spurred on byoutside groups like theHeritage Foundation and theClub for Growth, which hasa history of backing right-

wing challengers againstincumbents in GOP primar-ies, are vowing to opposeany short-term bill for keep-ing the government open thatdoesn’t block spending onObama’s health care law.

“If you pay for a budgetthat pays for Obamacare ...you have voted forObamacare,” said Sen.Marco Rubio, R-Fla. “Somewill say, ‘That is crazy. Youare going to shut down thegovernment overObamacare.’ No. What iscrazy is moving forwardwith this.”

In the past, GOP leadershave beaten back efforts thatmade averting a governmentshutdown contingent onstopping funding forObama’s health care law.But conservatives are castingthis as a last stand against alaw they detest.

“It’s spreading. It’s kindof getting out beyond justthe tea party. It’s starting toget to regular people that arevery frustrated withObamacare,” Rep. Lee Terry,R-Neb., said. “That’s whyit’s getting some legs here inthe House.”

Some Republicans arenervous about the effort,fearing it could complicateroutine passage of a continu-ing resolution. And they sayit’s not a winning strategyanyway because Obamabrings both a veto pen andthe White House podium tothe battle.

“I think it’s the dumbest

idea I’ve ever heard,” saidSen. Richard Burr, R-N.C.“Some of these guys need tounderstand that if you shutdown the federal govern-ment, you better have a spe-cific reason to do it that’sachievable. ... At some point,

you’re going to open thefederal government back up,and Barack Obama’s goingto be president, and he won’thave signed a dissolution ofthe Affordable Care Act.”

“Shutting down the gov-ernment, I think, that’salmost never a good tactic,”said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., whose views usuallyreflect those of Boehner. “Itwasn’t good for us in 1995;it’s not going to be good forus in 2013.”

In the Senate, Mike Lee,R-Utah, is rounding up fel-low conservatives to pledgeto oppose any continuingresolution that funds imple-

mentation of the health carelaw. But Democrats seemsure to get enough support tohit the 60-vote thresholdneeded to advance the meas-ure past conservative opposi-tion. Tellingly, No. 2 SenateRepublican John Cornyn ofTexas initially signed ontothe effort to “defund” imple-mentation of the health carelaw, only to have secondthoughts on Thursday andwithdraw from Lee’s letter.

A separate wrinkleinvolves what spending lev-els to set. Democrats insist,at a minimum, that spendingshould continue at rates con-sistent with the current $988billion cap on appropriationsfor the 2013 budget yearending Sept. 30.

But current law, set by thehard-fought 2011 budget anddebt deal, sets a lower cap of$967 billion for 2014 asrequired by automatic budgetcuts known as sequestration.That’s the level demandedby many Republicans,including Senate MinorityLeader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

“We made this commit-ment on a bipartisan basistwo years ago, and we intendto keep it,” McConnell toldreporters this week.

Under the complex calcu-lations of sequestration,however, the Pentagonwould bear virtually all ofthe additional cuts requiredto bring the cap on appropri-ations from $988 billion to$967 billion, which couldgive Democrats leverage innegotiations later on.Sequestration would takeeffect in January.

Boehner is facing pressurefrom conservatives to try toforce the $967 billion figureupon Senate Democrats.Their leader, Harry Reid ofNevada, has vowed he won’taccept it.


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Tricky obstacles ahead to averting shutdown

MCT photosPresident Barack Obama, a Democrat, and Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner both have their work cut outfor them when it comes to leading their parties to a budget compromise.

Liberals don’t like budget cuts, Conservativesfighting against funding Obamacare

Richard BurrRepublican Senator

Some of these guys need to understandthat if you shut down the federal

government, you better have a specificreason to do it that’s achievable.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION

CASE NO.: 28-2012-CA-000840DIVISION:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,Plaintiff,vs.LAWRENCE R. LAVO, et al,Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALEPURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to an Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 1, 2013, and entered in Case No. 28-2012-CA-000840 of the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Florida in which JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, is the Plaintiff and Lawrence R. Lavo, Manuel Zepeda Jr., Mid-florida Federal Credit Union, are defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on the Jury Assembly Room in the basement, High-lands County Courthouse, 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, Highlands County, Florida at 11:00AM on the 14th day of August, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure:LOT 458, OF SYLVAN SHORES ESTATES SECTION D, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 13, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.A/K/A 1525 PINETOP TERRACE, LAKE PLACID, FL 33852Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.Dated in Highlands County, Florida this 19th day of July, 2013.

Clerk of the Circuit CourtHighlands County, FloridaBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

Deputy ClerkAlbertelli LawAttorney for PlaintiffP.O. Box 23028Tampa, FL 33623(813) 221-4743

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 28-2011-CA-000763

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,Plaintiff,vs.REAUME, HEATHER, et. al.,Defendants.

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

der or Final Judgment entered in Case No. 28-2011-CA-000763 of the Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida, wherein JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, and REAUME, HEATHER, et. al., are Defendants, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at, JURY AS-SEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASEMENT AT COURT-HOUSE, 430 S. COMMERCE AVENUE SEBRING, FL 33870, at the hour of 11:00 A.M. on the 27th day of August, 2013, the following described property:

LOT 20, IN BLOCK E, OF SPRING LAKE - VIL-LAGE IV, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 75, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.

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

DATED at Sebring, Highlands County, Florida this 24th day of July, 2013.

ROBERT W. GERMAINEClerk Circuit Court

By: /s/ Priscilla MichalakIf you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Clerk of the Court's disability coordinator at 590 S COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL 33870, 863-534-4686 at least 7 days before your sched-uled court appearance, or immediately upon re-ceiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.(23472.1674/PRivera

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION

CASE NO. 28-2009-CA-001436SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC.Plaintiff,vs.VIRGINIA ALVAREZ A/K/A VIRGINIA GOMEZ A/K/A VIRGINA ADALGISA GOMEZ GOMEZ; AVON PARK LAKES ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFI-CIARIES, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF JULIO ALVAREZ, DECEASED; UNKNOWN TENANT(S);Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated July 23, 2013, and entered in Case No. 28-2009-CA-001436, of the Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit in and for HIGHLANDS County, Florida. SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. is Plaintiff and VIRGINIA AL-VAREZ A/K/A VIRGINIA GOMEZ A/K/A VIRGINA ADALGISA GOMEZ GOMEZ; UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES, LIEN-ORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF JULIO ALVAREZ, DECEASED; UNKNOWN TENANT(S); AVON PARK LAKES ASSOCIATION; are defendants. I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in the JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, IN THE BASEMENT OF THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 430 SOUTH COM-MERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FL, AT 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING IN HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA 33870-3867, at 11:00 a.m., on the 27th day of August 2013, the following de-scribed property as set forth in said Final Judg-ment, to wit:LOTS 190, 191, AND 192, OF AVON PARK LAKES, UNIT NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 88, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.A person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated this 24th day of July, 2013.ROBERT W. GERMAINE

As Clerk of said CourtBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

As Deputy ClerkThis notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No.2.065.In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to provisions of certain assistance. Please contact the Court Administrator at 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Fl 33870, Phone No. (863)534-4690 within 2 working days of your re-ceipt of this notice or pleading; if you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771 (TDD); if you are voice impaired, call 1-800-995-8770 (V) (Via Florida Relay Services).File No. 12-08737 STM

July 28; August 4, 2013

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CASE NO.: 2011-CA-000864Bank of America National Association,Successor by Merger to BAC Home LoansServicing, L.P. f/k/a Countrywide Home LoansServicing, L.P.Plaintiff,-vs.-Reynaldo Rivera and Amanda Rivera, His Wife; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for Countrywide Bank, a Division of Treasury Bank, National AssociationDefendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Or-

der dated July 23, 2013, entered in Civil Case No. 2011-CA-000864 of the Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Flor-ida, wherein Bank Of America National Associa-tion, Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P., Plaintiff and Reynaldo Rivera and Amanda Rivera, His Wife are defendant(s), I, Clerk of Court, ROBERT W. GERMAINE, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, AT THE JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE BASEMENT OF THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 430 SOUTH COMMERCE AVENUE, SEBRING, FLORIDA AT 11:00 A.M., August 27, 2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit:

LOT 2, BLOCK 42, SEBRING COUNTRY ES-TATES, SECTION TWO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 34, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration at 430 S. Commerce Ave-nue, Sebring, Florida 33870, telephone (863) 534-4690, within two (2) working days of receipt of this Notice; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771.

ROBERT W. GERMAINECLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Highlands County, FloridaBy: /s/ Priscilla Michalak

Deputy Clerk of CourtATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & GACHE', LLP2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 360Boca Raton, Florida 33431(561)998-6700(561) 998-670710-197852 FC01 GRR


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IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL ACTION

CASE No.: 10-000386-GCSNATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC,Plaintiff,vs.DIANE F. LOWRY, et al.Defendant(s)

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to a

Final Judgment of Foreclosure or Order dated July 23, 2013, entered in Civil Case Number 10-000386-GCS, in the Circuit Court for High-lands County, Florida, wherein NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC is the Plaintiff, and DAVID F. LOWRY, et al., are the Defendants, I will sell the property situated in Highlands County, Florida, de-scribed as:

ALL OF CLUSTER 2, UNIT C, AND A PORTION OF THE COMMON AREA OF COUNTRY CLUB VIL-LAS I OF SEPRING LAKE AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 15, PAGE 74, OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO-GETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF THE COMMON AREA BEING DESCRIBED MORE PARTICULARLY AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID CLUSTER 2, UNIT C; THENCE SOUTH 17 DEGREES 56'11'' EAST A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 72 DEGREES 03'49'' EAST A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 17 DEGREES 56'11'' WEST A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 72 DEGREES 03'49'' WEST A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at Jury Assembly Room, in Basement of Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Com-merce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33871 at 11:00 AM, on the 27th day of August, 2013. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.DATED: July 24, 2013.

Highlands County Clerk of CourtCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

By: /s/ Priscilla Michalak`Ìn accordance with the Americans With Disabili-ties Act, persons in need of a special accommo-dation to participate in this proceeding shall, within seven (7) days prior to any proceeding, contact the Administrative Office of the Court, Highlands County Courthouse, 590 South Com-merce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870, telephone 9863) 402-6594, TDD 1 800 955 8771 or 1 800 955 8770 via Florida Relay Service''.CA11-02807/MS


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. PC 13-228

IN RE: ESTATE OFCONSTANCE ETHRIDGEDivision PROBATEDeceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of CON-

STANCE ETHRIDGE, deceased, whose date of death was October 27, 2012, is pending in the Circuit Court for HIGHLANDS County, Florida, Pro-bate Division, the address of which is 430 South Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative's attorney are set forth below.

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

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

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

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

The date of first publication of this Notice is July 21, 2013.

Personal Representative:/s/ Harold Ethridge

PO BOX 430LORIDA, Florida 33857

Attorney for Personal Representative:/s/ C. Parke SutherlandC. PARKE SUTHERLAND, ESQUIREAttorney for Harold EthridgeFlorida Bar Number: 0870781900 W. Main St.Avon Park, FL 33825Telephone: (863) 452-6900Fax: (863) 452-5200E-Mail: [email protected]

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IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA JUVENILE DIVISION

CASE NO. JP13-000029-XXIN THE INTEREST OF:H., R. 11/13/2000S., N. 01/22/2002Minor childred DOB

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF ADVISORY HEARING FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

AND GUARDIANSHIPTHE STATE OF FLORIDA TO:

JEFFREY SPENCER HARRELLDOB: 02/27/73

Address unknownYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Termina-

tion of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in the above styled Court by the Department of Children & Fami-lies, seeking the termination of your parental rights to:

R. H.a white female child

born November 13, 2000mother - Ruth Vermillion

and you are hereby commanded to personally appear be-fore the Honorable Sheryl D. Snodgrass, a Magistrate/hearing officer in the Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court in and for Highlands County, State of Florida, on the 7th day of August, 2013 at 10:00 A.M., at the Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Commerce Ave-nue, Sebring, Florida, Courtroom 1A.YOU MUST PERSONALLY APPEAR ON THE DAY AND TIME SPECIFIED OR YOU WILL LOSE ALL RIGHTS AS A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION. YOUR FAILURE TO PERSONALLY APPEAR WILL BE DEEMED TO BE YOUR CONSENT TO THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION.YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY REPRESENT YOU IN THIS MATTER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD AN AT-TORNEY, YOU MUST BE PRESENT AND REQUEST THAT THE COURT APPOINT AN ATTORNEY FOR YOU IF YOU WANT ONE.In accordance with the Americans with Dis-abilities Act, persons with disabilities needing a special ac-commodation to participate in this proceeding should con-tact the individual or agency sending the notice at 1968 Sebring Parkway, Sebring FL 33870, Telephone (863)402-7722, not later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-800-955-8771, or Voice (V) 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.ROBERT W. GERMAINE, CLERKDATED THIS 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2013.By: /s/ Anita E. ReileyDeputy Clerk

(Clerk's Seal)July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTIN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO. GC 12-594JANET LIPE, as Trustee of the Janet LipeRevocable Inter Vivos Trust, dated January 10, 2007Plaintiff,vsRAJPATEE PARBHOO-HALLIDAY and MARK R. HALLIDAY, wife and husband, and ASSOCIATED JEWELRY, INC., a Florida corporation, or if any of the aforesaid persons is dead, then his or her un-known heirs, devisees, legatees or grantees, and any and all other persons or parties claiming by, through, under or against them; and all claimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, or whose exact legal status if unknown, claiming under any of the above named or described defendants or parties or claiming to have any right, title or inter-est in and to the lands hereafter describedDefendants

NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that pursuant to a final

decree of foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause in the Circuit Court of Highlands County, Florida, I will sell the property situate in Highlands County, Florida, described as:

Lot 15, Lot 16, and the Northerly 30 feet of Lot 17, Block 47, SEBRING LAKES, UNIT FOUR, ac-cording to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 32, Public Records of High-lands County, Florida, LESS a 10 foot strip run-ning adjacent and along the road right of way for additional road right of way.at public sale, to the highest and best bidder for cash, in the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of the Highlands County Courthouse located at 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida, at 11:00 A.M. on the 22nd day of August, A.D., 2013.


ROBERT W. GERMAINEClerk Circuit Court

(Seal) By: /s/ Priscilla MichalakDeputy Clerk

`Ìn Accordance with the Americans With Disabili-ties Act. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of the Court Administrator, 255 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830, (863) 534-4686, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.''


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ida Relay Service 711. To file response please contact Highlands County Clerk of Court, 590 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870-3867, Tel:

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TO VACATE AN EASEMENTNotice is hereby given that the Board of County Commis-sioners of Highlands County, Florida, upon petition of Joseph D. Pagoria, will be on the 20th day of August, 2013, at 9:00 A.M., in the Board of County Commis-sioner's Meeting Room at 600 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida, consider and determine whether the county will vacate the easement described below and re-nounce and disclaim any rights of the County and the public in and to the easement and land in connection therewith. The easement is described as:A portion of a Drainage and Utility Easement over and across the north 20.0 feet of Lot 195, SEBRING HILLS, ac-cording to the map or plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 2 of the Public Records of Highlands County, Flor-ida, being more particularly described as follows:Commence at the northeast corner of said Lot 195, thence S00 degrees 04'40'' E along the east boundary of said Lot 195, a distance of 5.00 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue S00 degrees 04'40'' E, along said east boundary, 15.00 feet; thence S89 degrees 55'20'' W, parallel with the north boundary of said Lot 195, a dis-tance of 18.15 feet; thence S89 degrees 55'20'' W, par-allel with said east boundary, a distance of 11.58 feet; thence S89 degrees 55'20'' W, parallel with said north boundary, a distance of 30.02 feet; thence S00 degrees 04'40'' E, parallel with said east boundary,a distance of 11.58 feet; thence S89 degrees 55'20'' W, parallel with said north boundary, a distance of 42.83 feet to the west boundary of said Lot 195; thence N00 degrees 04'40'' W, along said west boundary, a distance of 15.00 feet; thence N89 degrees 55'20'' E, parallel with and 5.00 feet south of the north boundary of said Lot 195, a distance of 91.00 feet, returning to the Point of Beginning. Easement area contains 1017 square feet, more or less.Persons interested may appear and be heard at the time and place specified above. Any person who might wish to appeal any decision made by the Board of County Com-missioners of Highlands County, Florida, in public hearing or meeting is hereby advised that he will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which will include the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.The Board of County Commissioners of Highlands County, Florida, does not discriminate upon the basis of any indi-vidual's disability status. This non-discriminatory policy in-volves every aspect of the Board's functions, including one's access to, participation, employment or treatment in its programs or activities. `Ànyone requiring reasonable accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Dis-abilities Act or Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, should contact Melissa Bruns, ADA Coordinator at: 863-402-6509 (Voice), 863-402-6508 (TTY), or via Flor-ida Relay Service 711, or email: [email protected]. Re-quests for CART or interpreter services should be made at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to permit coor-dination of the service.''

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Case No.: 11-883-GCSHIGHLANDS INDEPENDENT BANK,Plaintiff,vs.WILLIAM STEPHENSON andMARIE STEPHENSON,Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the

"Final Judgment on Amended Verified Complaint'' (the "Final Judgment''), entered in the above-styled action on July 23, 2013, the Clerk of Highlands County will sell the property situated in Highlands County, Florida, as described in the at-tached Exhibit `À'' at a Public Sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, at 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida 33870, on August 27, 2013, at 11:00 a.m.:

EXHIBIT `À''The Westerly 1/2 of Lot 12 and all of Lot 13,

Block 123, LA PALOMA SUBDIVISION, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 44, of the Public Records of Highlands County, Florida.

Address: 908 North Franklin Street, Sebring, Florida 33870


BOB GERMAINEClerk of the Circuit Court

Highlands County, Florida/s/ Priscilla Michalak

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In a game where the pitch-ing and defense took centerstage, Tennessee was justable to scratch for enoughruns to move themselvesalong in the winner’s brack-et.

And while Florida’s pitch-ing and defense was predom-inantly solid, the offensecould not get clicking to addmore runs to the scoreboard.

The loss moves them intothe consolation bracketwhere they will face theloser of the Arkansas-NorthCarolina battle today at12:30 p.m.

They can still work their

way along and have a chanceat the championship, buttheir margin for error is

gone, as another loss willend their tournament run.

See Wednesday’s News-

Sun for continued coverageof Team Heartland at theDixie Majors World Series.

By LAUREN WELBORN News-Sun correspondent

“The bond between a girland her horse is strongerthan anything.”

Lake Placid 4Her MorganGibbs could not have said itbetter as her and her four-legged partner DetailExpress, better known asDexter, recently qualified forthe Southern RegionalEquestrian Event in Monroe,Louisiana.

The pair first had to quali-fy at the Area E and later theState horse show by placingin enough classes to earn thepoints necessary to advance.

Previously, Gibbs rackedup enough points to placehigh honors, being 10thoverall pair at the Area Eshow.

Qualifying and joiningthem at the State competi-tion was Sebring Junior-level equestrian MicaelaBuchanan and her mountJust Can’t Be, who will beof age requirement next yearto join Gibbs in the Seniorclasses with their sights seton Regional qualifiers aswell.

Buchanan and Gibbs showin the Hunters discipline,commonly referred to asEnglish.

Few understand the exten-sive expectations of equestri-an sports.

Hunters are expected tohave long, extended legmovements that cover moreground without going atexcessive speeds.

Horses, while natural run-ners, do not carry themselvesunder proper form on theirown however.

While the rider must rely

on intuition and feel to makesure their horse is carryingcorrectly, they themselvesmust also keep their body innear perfect form so that theteam can impress the judge.

Gibbs and Dexter mustwork as a team to accom-plish these tasks; a combina-tion of leg and hand move-ments offer communicationso the two can synchronize.

Keep in mind: horses stillhave a mind of their own,and suffer nerves andtantrums just as easily as anyathlete.

Thus, that special bondthat Gibbs spoke of has to bebuilt so horse and rider cantrust each other to later shinein the show ring.

Gibbs and Dexter havedone just that, as evidencedby their 25th overall placingas a Senior-level pair andtotal of 21 points earned atthe recent State horse showin Tampa.

Competitors are allowedfour riding classes and oneoptional showmanship classto earn points that put themin the ranks, with only the

top 50 seniors making it tothe next level at Regionals.

Gibbs and Dexter took onthe classes of HunterShowmanship, Hunter Hack,Working Hunter, HunterUnder Saddle, and Hunt SeatEquitation.

For clarification, HunterUnder Saddle is a classjudged on the horse’s formwhile simply workingaround the ring.

Hunter Hack and WorkingHunter focus on the horse aswell, although Working

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Courtesy photoLake Placid 4Her Morgan Gibbs poses with her trainer, Karen Moon, and her horse DetailExpress (Dexter). The team recently competed well at the State competition, qualifying forRegionals to be held in Louisiana.

Gibbs readies for 4H Regionals

See GIBBS, Page B4

Courtesy photosKendall Griffin has been infine form late this week, lead-ing the Girls 14 age group inthe U.S. Kids Golf Teen WorldChampionship at the famedPinehurst course in NorthCarolina. After posting a one-over par 73 in Thursday’sopening round, Griffin cardeda one-under 71 Friday to headinto Saturday’s final round ateven par, three shots ahead ofthe field.

Griffinsettingpace at

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By FRED GOODALLAssociated Press

TAMPA — TampaBay’s Gerald McCoy iscoming off his first ProBowl season and embrac-ing a new role as theleader of a defense thatlost Ronde Barber toretirement this spring.

The Buccaneers havecommittedmore than$100 mil-lion toupgrade aleaky sec-ondary,howeverMcCoyfeels it’s upto him andthe rest of ayoungdefensive line to give off-season acquisitionsDarrelle Revis andDashon Goldson the bestchance to have a hugeimpact.

McCoy reported totraining camp 10 poundslighter than the Bucsrequested.

He’s eager to build onlast year, when heremained healthy for anentire season for the firsttime in his career andbegan to show why hewas the third overall pickin the 2010 draft.

Now, the Bucs arecounting on him toemerge as the leader of aunit missing Barber, thefinal link to Tampa Bay’sonly Super Bowl champi-onship.

“I’m not really doinganything differently, justkind of taking on more ofthe role I’ve been given. Ialways had somewhat of aleadership role, otherwiseyour peers won’t vote youas a captain,” McCoysaid.

“But THE leader —that spot was left openwhen (Barber) left, so I’mjust kind of filling in, notdoing anything different.Just taking the leadershipthat I already had to a dif-ferent level,” McCoyadded. “That’s prettymuch it.”

The Bucs were last inthe NFL in pass defensein 2012, nearly setting aleague record for yardsallowed en route to a 7-9record.

A porous secondarywas part of the problem,but an anemic pass rushalso contributed to theteam missing the playoffsfor the fifth straight year.

McCoy had a career-best five sacks, more thanthe first two seasons of

his career combined. Tampa Bay’s 27 sacks

overall were the thirdfewest in the league.

Entering his fourth sea-son, McCoy is determinedto change that.

And he’s intent drivingends Adrian Clayborn andDa’Quan Bowers, as wellas rookie tackle Akeem

Spence tohelp him.

Beforepracticeeach day,the 25-year-old gathersall of theteam’s first-year defen-sive linemenand accom-panies them

onto the field to work onfundamentals.

“What I’m doing withthem, I never got. I hadnobody to help me, hadnobody to coach me,nobody to take me undertheir wing. I had to learnon the go,” McCoy said.

“I don’t want theserookies to go through thesame thing. I want to bethat guy, where they don’thave to say: ‘Nobodyhelped me, they didn’tteach me.’ ... because thebetter they are, the betterwe’ll all be.”

McCoy was the seconddefensive player selectedin the 2010 draft behindDetroit tackleNdamukong Suh.

He struggled as a rook-ie, failing to notch a sackuntil his ninth game.

He missed the finalthree weeks of that seasonwith a torn left biceps,finishing with three sacks.

He had one sack thefollowing year, when hesat out 10 games andparts of two othersbecause of injuries.

Despite the limited pro-duction and being unableto stay healthy those twoseasons, McCoy said henever lost confidence inhis ability.

The 25-year-oldreturned in 2012, boughtinto the system installedby new coach GregSchiano, and progressive-ly played better.

He was rewarded withhis first trip to the ProBowl, not that he felt henecessarily need that tovalidate his improvement.

“I never doubted myability. I never doubtedmyself because I knewonce I started to figure itout, I would start to besuccessful,” McCoy said.

Bucs’ McCoyassuming greater

leadership role

See BUCS, Page B3

‘I don’t wantthese rookies togo through thesame thing.’GERALD MCCOY

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DAN HOEHNE/News-Sun Team Heartland has some battling back to do after dropping their Dixie Majors WorldSeries opener Saturday.

Team Heartland drops World Series opener

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SHS Swim

SEBRING – Sebring High School willbe offering swimming lessons with threemore sessions to choose from.

The first three sessions are completewith the fourth session meeting from July22-August 2.

Registrations are being taken at thefront office of Sebring High School dur-ing the day from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., whereoffice secretaries can sign you up.

Emails can also be sent [email protected].

The Sebring High School pool is cur-rently open Monday through Friday from6-7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundaysfrom 1-3 p.m.

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

Cost is $2 per swimmer, and familypasses are available at $50 for first fami-ly member and $15 for each additional.

Water aerobics are also underway,meeting on Tuesday and Thursdayevenings from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at $2 perclass.

Those with a summer pass can take theclass for $1 per.

Sebring Summer Swim ProgramThe Summer Swim Program will again

offer four (4) instructional sessions. Each will last two weeks and the swim

class meets each weekday, Mondaythrough Friday.

The Program will offer eight (8) typesof instruction:

Adult Beginner: Adults Only. For thenovice-no experience necessary.

Parent and Tot: W a t e rOrientation. Mother/Father must partici-pate with child. (6 months to 2 years ofage.)

Level I: Introduction to Water Skills.Students first water orientation withoutMother/Father.

Part A--Preschool Aquatics (2-4 yearsof age)

Part B-School Age (4-5 years of age)Level II: Fundamental Aquatic

Skills. Students do not needMother/Father in pool. (4-5 years of age.)

Level III: Stroke Development.Students must be comfortable in water.

Level IV: Stroke Improvement.Students must be able to swim 10 yards,do a front dive, and float on their backs.

Level V: Stroke Refinement.Students must be able to swim 50 yards,tread water 30 seconds, and elementaryback stroke 25 yards.

Level VI: Part A – Personal WaterSafety/Diving Fundamentals. Studentsmust be able to swim 100 yards, treadwater for 3 minutes, backstroke 100yards. Will learn basics of diving.

Part B – Fitness Swimmer/DivingFundamentals. Students will learn neces-sary skills to make swimming part of theirexercise program. Will learn basics ofdiving.

There will be a $50 fee for the two-week session and students will beenrolled on a “first come, first served”basis.

For questions, call 471-5500, ext. 229,or 381-7092 and leave a message for Ms.Pat.

STR8 UP seeks help

LAKE PLACID – As STR8 UP YouthMinistry in Lake Placid celebrates itsone-year anniversary as a ministry, theyare looking for ways to enhance their pro-grams in order to maintain and challengethe influx of teenagers that enter the min-istry.

“Mr. Greg Foster of GSF Enterpriseshas been gracious enough to incorporatehis lot into our lease, on which we wouldlike to construct a NBA-regulation sizebasketball court,” STR8 Up presidentSammy Telesco said. “This will be a one-of-a-kind, outdoor, regulation-sized courtin Lake Placid.”

The youth currently play basketball onthe back parking lot area and have longsince outgrown it.

They need the challenge of a full courtand higher goals.

William E. Lewis and Associates havedonated the NBA-style fiberglass goals.

Bevis Construction and Concrete hasonce again partnered with the program toprovide the labor for this considerableproject.

STR8 UP is seeking to raise $7,500 for80 yards of concrete.

STR8 UP is asking for donationstowards the goal – one quarter of a yardof concrete is $25, half a yard is $50, andone yard of concrete is $100.

All donations are welcome.Please make checks payable to STR8

UP Youth Ministry P.O. Box 654 LakePlacid, FL 33862 or PayPal can be usedfrom their website www.str8up.org.

14th Annual FiremenMemorial

SEBRING – As one of their biggestfundraisers of the year, Sebring Firemen,Inc. will hold the 14th Annual MemorialGolf Classic on Saturday, Aug. 10, at theSun N’ Lake Golf and Country Club.

Presented by AXA Advisors, LLC andHome Depot, the day-long tournamentwill begin with registration at 7:30 a.m.and cannon start at 8:30 a.m.

The format is a 4-person Scramble,flighted by handicap, utilizing both theDeer Run and Turtle Run courses, and theentry fee remains at $75 per player.

And though the fee has not gone up, itstill includes golf cart, one mulligan,range balls and prizes, while food andbeverages will be provided on the cours-es.

There will also be contests for LongestDrive, Closest to the Pin and Hole in One,with unbelieveable prizes attached.

As is their nearly 90-year old custom,the Firemen seek to raise funds to help allarea student-athletes and athletic pro-grams.

And in so doing, make it a fun andmemorable event for all those involved.

The festivities, in fact, begin the nightbefore at the Pre-Tournament Mixer onFriday, Aug. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sun N’Lake restaurant for early registration anda heavy dose of hors d’oeuvres.

Deadline for entry is Thursday, Aug. 8,and checks should be made payable andremit to Sebring Firemen, Inc., P.O Box1981, Sebring, FL 33871, (863) 382-2255.

Team entry agreements can also befaxed to Sebring Firemen, Inc. at (863)385-7773.

Last year’s field of more than 250golfers set a new high for the ever-expanding fundraiser, so make sure to getthose entries in to be part of a great day ofhelping the Firemen give back.

American Legion

Baseball TripSEBRING – American Legion Post 25

will be hosting its’ 5th Annual BaseballTrip on Sunday, Aug. 25, to TropicanaField to see the Rays vs. Yankees.

Cost is $45 per person for tickets andbus trip, with money due by Wednesday,July 24.

For more information, call Robert at theAmerican Legion between 10 a.m.-1 p.m.at 465-0975.

APHS Pool Schedule

AVON PARK – Beginning Tuesday,July 16, the Avon Park High School Poolwill be open Monday-Friday 9-11:30a.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday 1-3p.m. and 4-6 p.m.

The cost is $2 per swimmer.

LP Cheer Car Wash

LAKE PLACID – The Lake PlacidHigh School Cheerleaders are having aCar Wash on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 9a.m.-1 p.m. at Seacoast Bank, 199 US 27N, Lake Placid.

We will be washing cars for donations,while also selling hot dogs, baked goodiesand drinks to help raise monies for trans-portation to away games.

Please come out and support theCheerleaders.

If you have any questions you may con-tact Sharon Reid at 863-840-1379.

Excel Volleyball Clinics

AVON PARK – South Florida StateVolleyball coach Kim Crawford will beoffering six clinics for beginner/interme-diate boys and girls interested in learningfundamental volleyball skills, loco-motormovements, eye/hand coordination andteam building skills.

Each clinic will meet one day for twohours, with a cost of $50 per clinic, or asix-clinic special of $250.

Pre-register by Monday, July 22 and thecost will be cut down to $200 for all six.

The clinics will meet in the PantherGym at SFSC on Saturday’s Aug. 3 and17, Sept. 7 and 21 and Oct. 5 and 12, from9-11 a.m. each day.

The clinic is perfect for middle-schoolathletes preparing for the school season.

Private, specialized training sessionswith Coach Crawford will be availableimmediately following each clinic, from11 a.m.-Noon, at $20 per athlete.

For more information, contactCrawford at (863) 385-2377, or at [email protected].

YMCA Soccer

SEBRING – The Highlands CountyYMCA is currently taking registrationsfor Fall Youth Soccer ages 3-14.

Questions please call 382-9622.

AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBTampa Bay 61 42 .592 —Boston 61 43 .587 .5Baltimore 58 46 .558 3.5New York 54 49 .524 7Toronto 47 55 .46113.5

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Detroit 57 45 .559 —Cleveland 54 48 .529 3Kansas City 49 51 .490 7Minnesota 44 56 .440 12Chicago 40 60 .400 16

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Oakland 60 43 .583 —Texas 56 47 .544 4Seattle 49 54 .476 11Los Angeles 48 53 .475 11Houston 34 68 .33325.5

___Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees 2, Texas 0Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit 4Toronto 4, Houston 0Tampa Bay at Boston, ppd., rainKansas City 7, Baltimore 1L.A. Angels 8, Oakland 3Seattle 8, Minnesota 2

Friday’s GamesBaltimore 6, Boston 0Tampa Bay 10, N.Y. Yankees 6Cleveland 11, Texas 8, 11 inningsToronto 12, Houston 6Detroit 2, Philadelphia 1Kansas City 5, Chicago White Sox 1Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 4Minnesota 3, Seattle 2, 13 innings

Saturday’s GamesTampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, lateHouston at Toronto, lateL.A. Angels at Oakland, lateMinnesota at Seattle, lateBoston at Baltimore, lateTexas at Cleveland, latePhiladelphia at Detroit, lateKansas City at Chicago White Sox, late

Sunday’s GamesTampa Bay (M.Moore 14-3) at N.Y.Yankees (P.Hughes 4-9), 1:05 p.m.Texas (Ogando 4-2) at Cleveland(U.Jimenez 7-5), 1:05 p.m.Houston (Cosart 1-0) at Toronto(Redmond 1-1), 1:07 p.m.Philadelphia (Pettibone 5-4) at Detroit(Porcello 7-6), 1:08 p.m.Boston (Lester 9-6) at Baltimore(Hammel 7-7), 1:35 p.m.Kansas City (B.Chen 4-0) at ChicagoWhite Sox (H.Santiago 3-6), 2:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Hanson 4-2) at Oakland(J.Parker 6-6), 4:05 p.m.Minnesota (Gibson 2-2) at Seattle(E.Ramirez 1-0), 4:10 p.m.

LEAGUE LEADERSBATTING

AB R H BACabrera, DET 374 76 134 .358Mauer, MIN 367 51 119 .324Trout, LAA 401 68 130 .324

HOME RUNSDavis, BAL 37Cabrera, DET 31Encarnacion, TOR 28

RUNS BATTED INDavis, BAL 97Cabrera, DET 96Encarnacion, TOR 80

SLUGGING PERCENTAGEDavis, BAL .683Cabrera, DET .666Ortiz, BOS .594

ON-BASE PERCENTAGECabrera, DET .454Mauer, MIN .407Ortiz, BOS .406

WON-LOSTScherzer, DET 14-1Colon, OAK 14-3Moore, TB 14-3

EARNED RUN AVERAGEHernandez, SEA 2.34Kuroda, NYY 2.51Colon, OAK 2.54

STRIKEOUTSDarvish, TEX 161Hernandez, SEA 158Scherzer, DET 157

SAVESJ. Johnson, BAL 35Rivera, NYY 33Nathan, TEX 32

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GBAtlanta 58 45 .563 —Washington 50 54 .481 8.5Philadelphia 49 54 .476 9New York 46 54 .46010.5Miami 39 62 .386 18

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

St. Louis 62 38 .620 —Pittsburgh 60 41 .594 2.5Cincinnati 59 45 .567 5Chicago 46 55 .45516.5Milwaukee 42 60 .412 21

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Los Angeles 54 48 .529 —Arizona 54 49 .524 .5Colorado 50 54 .481 5San Francisco 46 56 .451 8San Diego 46 58 .442 9


N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 4Washington 9, Pittsburgh 7San Diego 10, Milwaukee 8Miami 5, Colorado 3St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 1Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs 1Cincinnati 5, L.A. Dodgers 2

Friday’s GamesN.Y. Mets 11, Washington 0, 1st gameWashington 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 2nd gameDetroit 2, Philadelphia 1Miami 2, Pittsburgh 0Atlanta 4, St. Louis 1Colorado 8, Milwaukee 3Arizona 10, San Diego 0L.A. Dodgers 2, Cincinnati 1Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco 2

Saturday’s GamesN.Y. Mets at Washington, lateSt. Louis at Atlanta, latePhiladelphia at Detroit, latePittsburgh at Miami, lateMilwaukee at Colorado, lateSan Diego at Arizona, lateChicago Cubs at San Francisco, lateCincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, late

Sunday’s GamesPhiladelphia (Pettibone 5-4) at Detroit(Porcello 7-6), 1:08 p.m.Pittsburgh (Cole 5-3) at Miami(Fernandez 6-5), 1:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 1-1) at Washington(Jordan 0-3), 1:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 6-7) at SanFrancisco (Lincecum 5-10), 4:05 p.m.Cincinnati (Cingrani 4-1) at L.A.Dodgers (Capuano 3-6), 4:10 p.m.Milwaukee (D.Hand 0-2) at Colorado(Chacin 9-5), 4:10 p.m.San Diego (T.Ross 1-4) at Arizona(Corbin 12-1), 4:10 p.m.St. Louis (S.Miller 10-6) at Atlanta(Medlen 6-10), 8:05 p.m.

LEAGUE LEADERSBATTING

AB R H BAMolina, STL 349 46 117 .335Cuddyer, COL 311 48 103 .331Craig, STL 375 55 124 .331

HOME RUNSAlvarez, PIT 26Gonzalez, COL 26Brown, PHL 24

RUNS BATTED INGoldschmidt, ARI 83Phillips, CIN 81Craig, STL 79

SLUGGING PERCENTAGEGonzalez, COL .597Cuddyer, COL .559Gomez, MIL .554

ON-BASE PERCENTAGEVotto, CIN .433Choo, CIN .421Carpenter, STL .400

WON-LOSTWainwright, STL 13-6Corbin, ARI 12-1Lynn, STL 12-5

EARNED RUN AVERAGEKershaw, LAD 1.96Harvey, NYM 2.11Locke, PIT 2.15

STRIKEOUTSHarvey, NYM 164Kershaw, LAD 156Wainwright, STL 145

SAVESGrilli, PIT 30Mujica, STL 30Kimbrel, ATL 29

NATIONAL CONFERENCECentral Division

W L T Pct PF PAy-Chicago 10 7 0 .588933882San Antonio 9 8 0 .529740856Iowa 6 11 0 .353782829

West DivisionW L T Pct PF PA

z-Arizona 14 3 0 .8241119821x-Spokane 14 4 0 .7781198896x-San Jose 12 5 0 .706968837Utah 6 11 0 .353848942

AMERICAN CONFERENCESouth Division

W L T Pct PF PAy-Jacksonville 11 6 0 .647889839Tampa Bay 7 10 0 .412915928Orlando 6 11 0 .353894990New Orleans 5 12 0 .294791998

Eastern DivisionW L T Pct PF PA

y-Philadelphia 12 5 0 .7061024797Cleveland 4 13 0 .235801999Pittsburgh 4 14 0 .2227261014x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched division

___Friday’s Game

Spokane 61, Pittsburgh 43Saturday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, lateNew Orleans at Orlando, lateArizona at Iowa, lateCleveland at Utah, latePhiladelphia at San Antonio, lateChicago at San Jose, late

EASTERN CONFERENCEW L Pct GB

Chicago 12 5 .706 —Atlanta 11 5 .688 .5Washington 9 9 .500 3.5Indiana 8 9 .471 4New York 7 11 .389 5.5Connecticut 4 12 .250 7.5

WESTERN CONFERENCEW L Pct GB

Minnesota 14 3 .824 —

Los Angeles 12 6 .667 2.5Phoenix 9 9 .500 5.5Seattle 7 10 .412 7San Antonio 6 12 .333 8.5Tulsa 6 14 .300 9.5


San Antonio 65, New York 53Indiana 71, Tulsa 60Seattle 73, Los Angeles 66

Friday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Saturday’s GamesWest vs. East at Uncasville, CT, 3:30p.m.

BASEBALLCOMMISSIONER’S OFFICE–SuspendedAtlanta RHP Humberto Carpio (DSLBraves) and Cincinnati OF Yoel Noel(DSL Reds) 50 games for violations ofthe Minor League Drug Prevention andTreatment Program.

American LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES–Optioned 3BDanny Valencia to Norfolk (IL). Sent 1BSteve Pearce to the GCL Orioles for arehab assignment.HOUSTON ASTROS–Sent OF TrevorCrowe to Oklahoma City (PCL) for arehab assignment.LOS ANGELES ANGELS–DesignatedRHP Billy Buckner for assignment.NEW YORK YANKEES–Sent OF CurtisGranderson and INF Jayson Nix toTampa (FSL) for rehab assignments.Optioned OF Thomas Neal toScranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Agreed toterms with INF Brendan Harris on aminor league contract.SEATTLE MARINERS–Placed C MikeZunino on the 15-day DL. Signed CHumberto Quintera.

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS–Sent RHPTrevor Cahill to the AZL Diamondbacksfor a rehab assignment.CHICAGO CUBS–Traded OF AlfonsoSoriano to the N.Y. Yankees for RHPCorey Black. Selected the contract ofRHP Eduardo Sanchez from Iowa(PCL).COLORADO ROCKIES–Placed LHPDrew Pomeranz on the 15-day DL,retroactive to July 23. Recalled OFCorey Dickerson from Colorado Springs(PCL).MIAMI MARLINS–Assigned 2B ChrisValaika outright to New Orleans (PCL).NEW YORK METS–Reinstated RHPJenrry Mejia from the 60-day DL.Optioned OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis to LasVegas (PCL).PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES–TransferredLHP Jeremy Horst to the 60-day DL.SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS–Activated INFJoaquin Arias from the 15-day DL.Optioned RHP Jake Dunning to Fresno(PCL). Acquired RHP GuillermoMoscoso from the Chicago Cubs for aplayer to be named or cash considera-tions.WASHINGTON NATIONALS–ReinstatedRHP Ryan Mattheus from the 15-dayDL. Optioned RHP Drew Storen toSyracuse (IL).

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

DALLAS MAVERICKS–Re-signed CBernard James.LOS ANGELES LAKERS–Agreed toterms with F Elias Harris.MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES–Signed G JamaalFranklin to a multiyear contract.MILWAUKEE BUCKS–Signed C MiroslavRaduljica.BROOKLYN NETS–Agreed to terms withG-F Alan Anderson on a two-year con-tract.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

NFL–Suspended Washington DE JarvisJenkins four games for violating theNFL’s policy on performance enhancingsubstances.DETROIT LIONS–Signed DT AndreFluellen.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS–Signed OT EricFisher and CB Conroy Black.

SPORTS SNAPSHOTSTHE SCOREBOARD

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLSUNDAY

1 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees . . . . . . . . . . . SUN1:30 p.m. Boston at Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBS4 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Francisco. . . . . . . . WGN8 p.m. St. Louis at Atlanta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ESPN

MONDAY7 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ESPN

TUESDAY7 p.m. Arizona at Tampa Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUN

Times, games, channels all subject to change

TENNISSUNDAY

3 p.m. ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open, Final . . . . . ESPN25 p.m. WTA – Bank of the West Classic, Final. ESPN2

AUTO RACINGSUNDAY

1 p.m. NASCAR – 400 at the Brickyard . . . . . . ESPN8 p.m. NHRA – Sonoma Nationals, Qual . . . . . ESPN2

GOLFSUNDAY

Noon Senior Open Championship . . . . . . . . . . GOLF1 p.m. PGA – RBC Canadian Open . . . . . . . . . . GOLF3 p.m. PGA – RBC Canadian Open. . . . . . . . . . . . CBS7 p.m. PGA – Albertsons Boise Open. . . . . . . . . GOLF

SOCCERSUNDAY

3:30 p.m. CONCACAF Gold Cup, Final . . . . . . . . . . . FOX

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Associated PressNEW YORK — Where in

the Yankees universe isDerek Jeter?

The New York Yankeesaren’t saying.

The 39-year-old captainwas eligible to come off thedisabled list Saturday.

But he was sent to play ina simulated game at a loca-tion manager Joe Girardiwon’t disclose.

Girardi says the Yankeeswant Jeter to test hisstrained right quadricepswithout interruption.

Guesses on Twitter regard-ing Jeter’s whereaboutsranged from the StatenIsland Yankees field to theMets’ Citi Field in Queens toPlayStation.

For sure, he wasn’t at theYankees’ minor league facil-ity in Tampa, Fla., whereAlex Rodriguez was rehab-bing his strained left quadri-ceps on his 38th birthday.

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“You never have it figuredout — ever. The worst threewords anybody can say is ‘Igot it.’ You’ve never got itfigured out. But once I start-ed to pick it up, I knew itwas going to roll.”

The Bucs, who lost Barberto retirement in May, haveinvested heavily in upgrad-ing the defense this offsea-son.

They traded for Revisbefore giving him a six-year,$96 million contract;Goldson signed a five-year,$41.5 million deal in freeagency after helping SanFrancisco reach the SuperBowl last season, and twoother potential starters —cornerback Johnthan Banks

and Spence — were added inthe draft.

In addition, Clayborn isreturning after missing mostof last season with a kneeinjury and Bowers is healthyafter missing the early por-tion of 2012 while recover-ing from a torn Achilles ten-don.

“Clayborn’s back, Bowersis healthy, I’m healthy. ...We’re going to see whathappens,” McCoy said.

The fourth-year pro feelshe’s put in the work neces-sary to give himself a chanceto do his part. He was deter-mined to report to camplighter than the Bucs felt heshould and met his goal,though he won’t say exactlywhat he weighs.

“I trust my coaches, and I

trust the system. I love theprogram, and I trust what wedo here. However, I have tostep across the white linesand I have to play,” McCoysaid. “I know my body betterthan anybody. So I knowwhat I feel good at, andwhere I’ll be most confident.That why I came in lighterthan what they wanted meat.”

McCoy’s commitment hasnot gone unnoticed. Theplayer said he’s 10 poundslighter than he weighed lastseason and dropped 25pounds between April andarriving at camp this week.

“I think it all lends to justthe focus and how hard he’sworked to get ready for theseason,” Schiano said. “Thisguy is very focused.”

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Bucs look to McCoy tolead revamped defense

By GENARO C. ARMASAssociated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. —Ryan Braun apparently hassome work to do to repairhis friendship with GreenBay Packers quarterbackAaron Rodgers.

Describing himself asshocked and disappointed,Rodgers said Friday after thePackers’ first training camppractice that Braun “lookedat me in the eye on multipleoccasions and repeatedlydenied the allegations” thatthe Milwaukee Brewersslugger was using perform-ance-enhancing drugs.

Braun this week accepteda season-ending 65-gamesuspension after admitting toviolating baseball’s rulesagainst using PEDs.

Rodgers felt duped by hisbuddy and business associ-ate, a sentiment beingexpressed by many others inWisconsin.

A Milwaukee restaurant isnamed for two of the state’smost well-known athletes,and Rodgers last yeardefended his friend onTwitter, going so far as tobetting his multimillion-dol-lar salary that Braun wasclean.

“It’s disappointing, notonly for myself as a friendbut for obviously Wisconsinsports fans, Brewer fans,Major League Baseball

fans,” Rodgers said before athrong of media surroundinghis locker. “It doesn’t feelgreat being lied to like that,and I’m disappointed aboutthe way it all went down.”

Rodgers and Braun havespoken since the slugger’ssuspension.

Asked if he consideredthemselves friends, Rodgersdidn’t answer directly butsaid in part, “I trusted him,and that’s the thing thatprobably hurts the most.”

The future of their busi-ness relationship — they’reinvolved in a licensingagreement for the 8-twelveMVP Bar and Grill — wasyet to be determined,Rodgers said.

With the benefit of hind-sight, Rodgers plans to takea more measured approachnext time if faced a similarsituation in the future.

“People make mistakes. Idefinitely believe in forgive-ness and moving forward,”Rodgers said. “Obviously,(Braun) has a tough task infront of him moving forwardwith his career, on and offthe field.”

All the attention at thefirst practice was atypicaleven for Rodgers, a formerSuper Bowl and NFL MVPwho leads one of most dan-gerous passing attacks in theleague.

He was smiling and laugh-

ing on the field Friday, run-ning through drills like therest of his teammates on an

overcast, breezy morning.In the locker room, how-

ever, the off-the-field ques-

tions didn’t stop at Braun.Earlier this week, former

Packers receiver GregJennings — now with thearchrival Minnesota Vikings— criticized of his ex-quar-terback. In an interview withthe Star Tribune, Jenningsquestioned Rodgers’ leader-ship and implied the quarter-back had become bigger thanthe team.

“Don’t get me wrong, ‘12’is a great person,” Jenningswas quoted as saying, refer-ring to Rodgers. “But whenyou hear all positives, allpositives, all positives all thetime, it’s hard for you to sitdown when one of yourteammates says, ‘Man, comeon, you’ve got to hold your-self accountable for this.’ It’shard for someone to see thatnow because all they’veheard is I’m doing it theright way, I’m perfect. Inactuality, we all have flaws.”

Rodgers said he wasn’tspending time or energy onJennings’ comments.

“To me, I’m concernedwith the opinions of the guysin this locker room and theguys we have here,” Rodgerssaid. “It’s exciting to be ableto be one of the leaders ofthis football team, and I’mvery confident in my style.”

Not surprisingly, the cur-rent Packers had the quarter-back’s back.

“It is what it is,” receiver

Randall Cobb said aboutJennings’ remarks. “Aaron isa great leader. He puts us insome great situations on andoff the field. He makes iteasier for us to have some-one to look up to for supportand leadership.”

Rodgers had one of thebest offseasons of his nine-year career, according tocoach Mike McCarthy.

“He’s in good shape. He’sready to go. He really under-stands his role as far as theleader and one of the veteranleaders on our footballteam,” McCarthy said. “Ithink Aaron’s off to a greatstart coming off a very goodoffseason.”

As for practice itself,McCarthy liked what he saw.It’s just the first day, so heand the coaching staff planto take a closer look at tapefor a better evaluation.

The tempo has picked up alittle from previous years, inpart because music is beingplayed on loudspeakers dur-ing what are being called“TV timeouts.” It’s designedto give players a breatherand, in part, to mimic theroutines during games.Rodgers’ favorite tune in therotation? Darius Rucker’sversion of “Wagon Wheel.”

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Associated PressGAINESVILLE —

Florida has given coachWill Muschamp a raiseafter an 11-win season.

School president BernieMachen and athletic direc-tor Jeremy Foley uppedMuschamp’s salary$250,000 annually, makinghim the seventh-highest-paid coach in theSoutheastern Conference.

Muschamp will nowmake $2.928 million annu-ally through the 2017 sea-son, ranking behindAlabama’s Nick Saban($5.47 million), LSU’s LesMiles ($3.8 million), SouthCarolina’s Steve Spurrier($3.3 million), Georgia’sMark Richt ($3.2 million),Arkansas’ Bret Bielema($3.2 million) and TexasA&M’s Kevin Sumlin ($3.1

million).Foley says in a state-

ment: “Dr. Machen and Ibelieve very strongly inCoach Muschamp and hisleadership, and we felt itwas appropriate to adjusthis salary to be more in linewith his market value.”

The Gators are 18-8 intwo years under Muschamp.

Florida gives Muschamp$250,000 raise annually

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Hunter is judged over ajumping course with obsta-cles three-foot high andHack is a combination of thetwo.

Hunt Seat Equitationfocuses on the effectivenessof the horse and rider withmore emphasis on the formthat the rider carries whilemaneuvering around the ringand through a given patternrequiring a number of vari-ous movements such asturns, lead changes, andbacking up.

Similarly, showmanshiprequires a pattern, but theonly communicationbetween horse and rider arethe hands because the ridermust guide the horse on footwithout a saddle.

Each class has at least 50riders on average, adding tothe intensity of the competi-tion.

In the end, Gibbs andDexter proved to be a forceto be reckoned with as theybrought home three ribbonsand top honors.

The pair placed third inHunter Under Saddle, thir-teenth in HunterShowmanship, and sixth inEquitation.

“I have only had him forthree years this year,” Gibbsshared of their progress. “Weare really starting to clicktogether and become stiffcompetition.”

With Regionals in theirsights, Gibbs and Dexter willcontinue their training toprepare for the show.

“We need to improve ourjumping,” she said, referenc-ing the increasing height ofthe standards. “My horse isstill green over fences.”

Green is a term used todescribe a horse that is stillfresh, or new to a discipline.

This means that, whileDexter is sound and trained,

he is still learning how tojump.

Normally, Dexter prefersto see the jumps duringschooling before the class,however this is not allowedat these shows.

This is one of the factorsthat the pair is working toimprove.

“He is also terrified of thecarts they use for pleasuredriving,” she joked. “He isthe big bay at the show to

wipe out trees to get awayfrom those things.”

Interestingly enough,Dexter stayed calm and col-lected during a storm beforetheir Equitation class whilethe other horses were spook-ing and having fits.

This goes to show justhow difficult and unpre-dictable the horse showworld can be, but clearlyDexter and Gibbs have haveworked hard enough to haveit well figured out.

Gibbs and Dexter willsoon be joined by 50 otherhorse and rider pairs fromthirteen other states as wellas the other Florida quali-fiers on the road toRegionals.

With Gibbs just makingthe cut-off date, this is herfirst year as a Senior she isone of the youngest compet-ing in her classes .

Never to be discouraged,her and Dexter will be work-ing hard to continue achiev-ing.

“I definitely would like tothank my trainer KarenMoon, from Placid AcresPerformance Horses, for allher hard work over the last10 years.

“She has put up with meand helped me grow as arider. I wouldn’t be half therider I am now without herhelp.”

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Gibbs and Dexter making strides

Courtesy photoSebring’s Micaela Buchanan and her horse Just Can’t Be(Termite) recently made the journey to the 4H State HorseShow. The pair competed well in their last year as Juniorsand are now training for their first year in the Senior divi-sion.

By STEVEN WINEAssociated Press

MIAMI — With his firstbig-league hit, MiamiMarlins rookie JakeMarisnick hiked his careerbatting average to .063.

The 22-year-old centerfielder went 0-for-12 in hisfirst three big-leaguegames in Colorado, thenfinally managed a single inthe sixth inning Fridayagainst Pittsburgh.

He finished 1 for 4 inMiami’s 2-0 victory.

“I think he’s finallygoing to be able to sleeptonight,” manager MikeRedmond said.

Marisnick was acquiredin the Marlins’ blockbustertrade last November withToronto.

He said he started slowlyevery time he climbed theminor-league ladder to anew team.

“All the promotions I’vehad, I kind of went througha little bit of a struggle,”he said before Friday’sgame. “I just get there andtry to do too much insteadof just letting myself play.”

Marisnick and topprospect Christian Yelich,

21, were recalled fromDouble-A Jacksonville tomake their big-leaguedebuts Tuesday.

Yelich singled in hisfirst at-bat and went 4-for-12 in his first three games.

As the Marlins began a10-game homestand,Marisnick and Yelich werefinding their way aroundthe team’s ballpark, whichopened last year.

Both were impressedwith the luxurious club-house, and Marisnick wasexcited to see the notori-ously roomy outfield.

“It’s a beautiful field,”said Marisnick, whosespeed and defense won himraves in the minors. “I’mlooking forward to runningaround out there. It getsme fired up.”

Marisnick, left fielderYelich and right fielderGiancarlo Stanton give theMarlins three starting out-fielders 23 or younger.

They also have 22-year-old outfielder MarcellOzuna, who was batting.265 when a left thumbinjury Monday ended hisseason.

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Did youknow thatthe bluejay’s feath-ers are notactuallyblue? Thebright sap-phire colorwe see is,in fact, theresult ofthe uniqueinnerstructure

of the feathers, which distortthe reflection of light off thebird, making it appear blue.If that structure were to bedamaged by crushing thefeathers, the blue colorwould go away.

The pigment in theirfeathers is melanin, which isbrown. The blue color iscaused by scattering lightthrough modified cells onthe surface of the featherbarbs. This is just one inter-esting feature of blue jays,which are generally consid-ered very common song-birds. But if we take thetime to learn more aboutthese beautiful creatures, wefind that they are very intel-ligent and fascinating ani-mals.

Blue jays are easy to rec-ognize by their colorationand calls. They have well-defined white faces with abright blue crest and blackmarkings surrounding thethroat, head, bill, legs, feetand eyes. The black bridlevaries extensively and mayhelp them recognize oneanother. The back, wings andtail also appear blue.

Male and female blue jaysare almost identical inappearance. Males are justslightly larger than females.The average length for ablue jay is from 9-12 inchesand they generally weighabout 2.5 to 3.5 ounces with

a wingspan of 13 to 17 inch-es.

These birds are known tobe loud and somewhataggressive. Blue jays make awide variety of sounds thatcarry long distances.Different individuals usediverse calls. They call formany reasons — to warnother birds of threats, to getassistance in chasing off anenemy and to let othersknow that they are agitated.They have even been knownto imitate the call of hawks.

Most of the calls are pro-duced while the jay isperched in a tree. However,they are often found aroundbird feeders and make thesound of “jay, jay,” thustheir name. Blue jays evenuse calls to team up and

attack potential predatorsthat are threatening theirnests.

The colorful crest is alsoused to communicate. It con-veys the bird’s mood. Whenthe crest is upright, the birdis excited, aggressive or sur-prised. If frightened, thecrest will stick out in alldirections, and if the bird isrelaxed, the crest will layflat on its head.

Fortunately, blue jays arequite adaptable to manyenvironments. They prefer tolive and breed in mixedwoods and forest edges, butthey can survive and eventhrive in urban areas. Bluejays are generally monoga-mous and they mate for life.The mating seasons starts inMarch and ends in July.

Evergreens are the tree ofpreference for nests, butmost anything will do. Thenest is a cup-shaped struc-ture made up of twigs, moss,plant material, paper, feath-ers, mud, roots and othermaterials that the jays mayfind useful. Both female andmale construct the nest.

Once the eggs are hatched,usually between three andsix, both parents brood theyoung. When mother bird issitting on the eggs, the malefeeds her so she can stayput. Once the juvenile birdsare fledged, the family staysand travels together untilearly fall. Blue jays areready to mate at about oneyear. These birds are knownfor their tight family bonds.

Blue jays develop very

strong bills which they usefor cracking open nuts andacorns. They hold the objectin their feet and peck it openwith their bill. Althoughthese birds have a reputationas egg stealers, most of theirdiet consists of grains, fruitsand nuts.

When they reach adult-hood, blue jays have a veryunusual moulting ritual.Between June and July, theyundergo a complete changeof plumage. They begin theprocess of anting, which isusing ants or any other suit-able materials they can findto preen or clean their feath-ers.

Blue jays are very curiousand intelligent birds. Youngbirds will play and grabbright or reflective objectsand carry them around for awhile. Some people haveclaimed that they have seenblue jays use objects such asstrips of newspaper as toolsto obtain food. Captivefledglings have been seentrying to open their cagedoors.

They are social birds andare mostly seen in pairs orfamily groups. When flyinghowever, they usually flyacross wide, open spaces oneat a time keeping a large dis-tance from others in flight.They are not fast flyers andusually use full and regularquick flaps of their wings.They fly with their bodiesparallel to the ground at avery steady, level height.

Another sign of intelli-gence in these brightly col-ored feathered creatures istheir ability to watch andwait. They are known to sitand watch humans eat, waitfor them to leave, thenswoop down and take any-thing left behind. They evenwatch the gardener lovinglyplant seeds then go in anddig them up for a nice, easy

meal. Blue jays are territori-al and will chase other birdsaway from these feedingareas. They will even beaggressive toward humans ifthey wander too close totheir nests.

Despite their reputationas an aggressive, commonbird, blue jays do help otherbirds and humans. Theirfondness for acorns and theiraccuracy in selecting andburying acorns that have notbeen infested with weevilsare credited with spreadingoak trees after the last gla-cial period.

Jays also scare off manybirds of prey with their loudcalls and “mob attacks,” pro-tecting other smaller birds inthe area. Blue jays are com-fortable around humans;unfortunately the most fre-quent cause of death inurban areas is from dogs andcats.

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

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By LEANNE ITALIEAssociated Press

NEW YORK — Your sexlife will never be the same.In my day. What, not breast-feeding?

From diet tips to “littlebaby, little problems,” sleep-deprived and super-stressednew parents have heard itall. And they want you tostop it.

As Britain’s PrinceWilliam and his wife, Kate,move along on their parent-ing journey, it seems eventhe queen has had a what-not-to-say moment.According to a special edi-tion of Us magazine on rais-ing royals, she exclaimedsoon after William’s birth:“Thank goodness he hasn’tears like his father!”

Most every new parent hasa greatest hits of lame adviceand annoying remarks. Forfitness buff Brook Benten,mom of 4-month-old Hayes,her list included her post-baby body.

“My swollen uterus mademe look like I was still fivemonths pregnant,” said theRound Rock, Texas, mom. “Iwas elated to be a mother,but I knew good and wellthat I looked baaaaad. Well-intending visitors wouldlook me once over and say,‘Wow! You look great!”’

And how SHOULD thathave gone? “Complimentour baby. Tell us he/she isthe cutest baby you’ve everseen. But don’t complimentthe body of the new mother.”

Devon Clement is a post-partum doula in Princeton,N.J. Basically, her jobdescription is to be helpfulto new parents. She hasoverheard some doozies andmade up a facetious scriptfor clients to hang on theirdoors. It covers a lot ofground:

“Dear Guests,Thank you so much for

coming to see our new addi-tion(s), and for bringingyour smiles, gifts, and goodwishes. Thank you, also, forleaving your germs at home!If you think you may besick, we’ll have a visit bywaving at each other throughthe window. We also greatlyappreciate the hot or easy-to-heat-up meal you’ve broughtus, and the fact that you planto keep your visit nice andshort.

We’ve had a busy fewdays/weeks around here, soplease excuse the mess inthe house and the fact that Iam still in my pajamas. ... Imay need to breastfeed whileyou are here. If this offendsyou or makes you uncom-fortable, I keep some blan-kets close by for you to putover your head.

While we find it veryinteresting to hear your sto-ries about what things werelike when you had yourbabies, please keep youradvice to yourself unlessasked, especially if it comeswith an air of judgment. Wehave enough informationcoming at us, and we aredoing OK, thanks.”

Perhaps most acutely dis-tressed in the very earlymonths are the parents ofpreemies.

Megan Lubin ofPhiladelphia gave birth threemonths early to her now-2-year-old and spent that timein a hospital’s neonatalintensive care unit. Once hedid come home, during win-ter, she and her husband did-n’t host many visitors or goout that much.

“When we did interactwith the outside world, thecomments and questionsflooded in,” she said. “Wecertainly didn’t mind if peo-ple were curious or genuine-ly interested in our son, butit was hurtful at times whenstrangers would comparetheir child to ours.”

Things not to say to theparents of a preemie?

“‘Well, my child is thesame age and much bigger!’Or, ‘Your son is awfullythin,”’ Lubin suggests. “Theworst was when they wouldcompare what their childwas able to do.”

Brandi Jordan, who ownsa parenting resource centerin Los Angeles, said the wayto avoid ticking off new par-ents is pretty simple.

“I think that people shouldnot give advice. Period,” shesaid. “People see it as openlicense when they see some-one with a baby to give themtheir opinion on how theyshould have socks on, orthey should have a hat on, orthey need sunblock, or youshouldn’t be taking themout, they’re too young. Somepeople make themselvesarmchair experts becausethey’ve read a lot of things.”

That, she said, is why thewhat-not-to-say problem isso out of control these days.Blogs, social networks andsimple online search are thearmchair expert’s bestfriends, said Jordan, who hasa 6-year-old.

Instead of advice, howabout not coming over for avisit when you have a cold,even though you think youand your kids are no longercontagious? How about notasking the new parents ofmultiples: “Are they naturalor IVF?”

But she has a suggestionfor new parents, too: Howabout not rejecting outrightthe experiences of your ownparents due to their grand-parently status?

“A lot of new parents dis-count what their own parentsactually know, but a lot ofgrandparents do have goodtraditional things that workreally well,” she said.

First, she said, parentsneed to realize that theyreally do need help. “Before,you didn’t need help becauseyour family was right thereand did everything, but somany people are far removedfrom their families.”

But make sure help ishelp. Visits should be 10minutes, not two hours, inthe early days unless youplan to throw in a load oflaundry, do dishes or cook ameal.

Dr. Richard So, a pediatri-cian at Cleveland ClinicChildren’s hospital, has threekids of his own. Theyoungest is not yet 2.

His advice for well-mean-ing loved ones: “Leave thelasagna or manicotti at thedoor.”

Among the what-not-to-say moments that set hisphone ringing: “Oh my gosh,what is that rash on yourbaby’s face?” And “Oh mygosh, what’s wrong withyour baby’s head?”

Rashes: They’re commonfor newborns. The head: Itoften doesn’t exit a woman’sbody completely round.

So what should a well-intentioned visitor be doing?

“Ninety percent is justreassuring that mother thatshe’s doing the right things,that she’s not going to harmher baby,” he said. “All anew baby needs to do is eat,sleep, poop and grow.”


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BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) — TheRhode Island couple that lives in the housemade famous in the movie “The Conjuring”say they’re being troubled by people curiousabout the 1730s-era home.

The Woonsocket Call reports that NormaSutcliffe and her husband haven’t slept wellin days because of people showing up intheir yard in the middle of the night.

The couple has lived in the Burrillville

home for 25 years. The hit horror film was-n’t filmed there, but it is based on a sup-posed haunting that occurred when anotherfamily lived there in the 1970s.

Sutcliffe says strangers call to ask aboutthe house and she’s seen online commentsfrom individuals who suggest it would befun to break in.

She says she doesn’t believe in hauntedhouses or ghosts.

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5. Justin Timberlake, “TakeBack the Night” (RCARecords)

6. Lana Del Rey,“Summerime Sadness”(Interscope)

7. Pearl Jam, “Mind YourManners” (Island Records)

8. Panic! At the Disco feat.Lolo, “Miss Jackson”(Decaydance/Fueled ByRamen)

9. The Weeknd, “Belong tothe World” (Universal)

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5. “Get Lucky (feat.Pharrell Williams),” DaftPunk

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The Lists

Places to Worship is a paid advertise-ment in the News-Sun that is publishedFriday and Sunday. To find out moreinformation on how to place a listing inthis directory, call the News-Sun at 385-6155, ext. 596.

ANGLICAN� New Life Anglican Fellowship, 10 N.Main Ave. (Woman’s Club), Lake Placid,FL 33852. Rev. Susan Rhodes, Deacon inCharge, (863) 243-3191;[email protected]. SundayWorship, 10 a.m. Teaching, HolyCommunion, Music, Fellowship, HealingPrayer. “Pastoral and Spiritual”.

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

BAPTIST� Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church, 2600N. Highlands Blvd., Avon Park, FL 33825.George Hall, Pastor. Christ centered andbiblically based. Sunday worship services,8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nurseryfacilities are available. Bible studies at9:45 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday.Prayer Time 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.Bible classes at 9:45 a.m. are centered forall ages. Choir practice at 5 p.m. Sunday.Church phone: 452-6556. � Bethany Baptist Church (GARBC) Weare located at the corner of SR17 and C-17A (truck route) in Avon Park. Join usSunday morning at 9:00 AM for coffeeand doughnuts, followed with SundaySchool for all ages at 9:30. Sunday morn-ing worship service begins at 10:30 a.m.,and evening worship service is at 6 p.m.On Wednesdays, the Word of Life teenministry and the Catylist class (20's+)begin at 6:30 PM. The adult Bible andPrayer Time begins at 7 p.m. For moreinformation go to www.bethanybap-tistap.com or call the church office at863-452-1136. � Faith Missionary Baptist Church, offState Road 17 North of Sebring at 1708LaGrange Ave. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday Service, 7p.m. Deaf interpretation available. KenLambert, Pastor. Phone 386-5055.� Fellowship Baptist Church, 1000Maxwell St., Avon Park, FL 33825.Sunday: Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.;Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.;Wednesday: Evening Service, 7 p.m.;Children/Youth, 7 p.m. Telephone: 453-4256. Fax: 453-6986. E-mail: [email protected]; Web site, www.apfellowship.org.� First Baptist Church of Avon Park, 100N. Lake Ave., Avon Park. Rev. Jon Beck,pastor; Charlie Parish, associatepastor/youth and families; Joy Loomis,music director; Rev. Johnattan Soltero,Hispanic pastor. Sunday – Sunday school,9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m.;Children’s Church, 10:45 a.m.; Youth,4:45 p.m.; Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday - Wednesday Night Supper,5:15 p.m.; Children’s Choir, 6 p.m.; YouthActivities, 6-7:30 p.m.; Prayer

Meeting/Bible Study, 6 p.m.; WorshipChoir Practice, 6 p.m.; Mission Programsfor Children, 6:45 p.m. Hispanic Services:Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., worship serv-ice at 11 a.m. Wednesday Bible study at 7p.m. Morning and evening services avail-able at www.fbcap.net. Select Media,select Sermon Library, select Date. Call453-6681 for details. “In the heart ofAvon Park, for the hearts of Avon Park.”� First Baptist Church of Lake Josephine,111 Lake Josephine Drive, Sebring (justoff U.S. 27 midway between Sebring andLake Placid). Your place for family, friendsand faith. Sunday morning worship serv-ice is 11 a.m. Nursery is provided for bothservices with Children’s Church at 11 a.m.Life changing Bible Study for all agesstarts at 9:45 a.m. Sunday night worshipat 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study andPrayer meeting at 7 p.m. along with youthworship in the youth facility, and missionstraining for all children. Call the church at655-1524.� First Baptist Church of Lake Placid,Knowing God’s Heart and Sharing God’sHope, 119 E. Royal Palm St., Lake Placid,FL 33852 (863) 465-3721, Website:www.fbclp.com. Email:[email protected]. Sunday services -Traditional Service 9 a.m., ContemporaryService 10:30 a.m. Link Groups at 9 and10:30 a..m., Wednesday Activities: Familydinner at 5 p.m. ($4 per person, reserva-tions required). Prayer meeting, YouthIntersections, and MaxKidz Extreme meetat 6:15 p.m. The church is at 119 E. RoyalPalm St., Lake Placid. For information,call 465-3721 or go to www.fbclp.com.� First Baptist Church of Lorida locatedright on U.S. 98 in Lorida. Sunday Schoolbegins at 9:45 a.m. for all ages. Sundayworship services are at 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m. Preschool care is provided at the 11a.m. worship service. Wednesday eveningBible Study and Prayer meeting is at 6:30p.m., followed by adult choir rehearsal.From September the AWANA groupsmeet. First Lorida is the “Place to discoverGod’s love.” For more information aboutthe church or the ministries offered, call655-1878.� First Baptist Church, Sebring, 200 E.Center Ave., Sebring, FL 33870.Telephone: 385-5154. Rev. Matthew D.Crawford, senior pastor; Rev. NunoNorberto, associate pastor, minister ofmusic and senior adults; and DixieKreulen, preschool director. Group BibleStudies, 9:15 a.m.; Blended Service, 10:30a.m.; Mision Buatista Hispana, 2 p.m.;Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday night programs at the ROCbegin 5:30 p.m., at church begin 6:30p.m. Preschool and Mother’s Day Out forchildren age 6 weeks to 5 years old. Call385-4704. Website www.fbsebring.com� Florida Avenue Baptist Church, 401 S.Florida Ave., Avon Park. Mailing addressis 710 W. Bell St., Avon Park, FL 33825.Telephone, 453-5339. Rev. John D.Girdley, pastor. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;Sunday Worship, 11 a.m.; 11 a.m.Children’s Church; Sunday EveningWorship, 6 p.m. Wednesday night pro-grams for children, youth and adults at 7p.m.� Independent Baptist Church, 5704County Road 17 South, Sebring, FL33876. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sundayworship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening, 6p.m. Wednesday service, 7 p.m.Fundamental, soul-winning, mission-minded, King James Bible Church. LarryRuse, pastor. Phone 655-1899. Bus trans-portation.� Leisure Lakes Baptist Church, 808Gardenia St., Lake Placid (just off ofMiller at the west end of Lake June)“Where the old fashion gospel ispreached.” Sunday School begins at 9:30a.m.; Sunday Worship service at 10:45a.m.; Sunday Evening Service is at 6 p.m.Wednesday Prayer Meeting and BibleStudy at 6 p.m. Call the church at 699-0671 for more information.� Maranatha Baptist Church (GARBC),35 Maranatha Blvd., Sebring, FL 33870

(A half mile east of Highlands Avenue onArbuckle Creek Road.) Sunday School, 9a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:15 a.m.;Evening Service, 6 p.m. Mid-week service,Wednesday, 6 p.m. Daily Prayer and BibleStudy, 8 a.m., Hamman Hall. PastorGerald Webber and Associate PastorsDon Messenger and Ted Ertle. Phone382-4301.� Parkway Free Will Baptist Church,3413 Sebring Parkway, Sebring, FL33870. Welcome to the church where the“Son” always shines. Sunday School, 10a.m.; Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship, 6 p.m.; and WednesdayEvening Worship, 7 p.m. End-of-the-Month-Sing at 6 p.m. on the last Sundayof each month. The Rev. J.S. Scaggs, pas-tor. Church phone: 382-3552. Homephone: 214-3025. Affiliated with theNational Association of Free Will Baptists,Nashville, Tenn. � Sparta Road Baptist Church, (SBC)4400 Sparta Road. Rev. Mark McDowell,Pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; SundayMorning Worship, 11 a.m.; SundayEvening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday:Prayer/Bible Study, 6 p.m. Nursery pro-vided. For information, call 382-0869.� Southside Baptist Church (GARBC),379 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring. David C.Altman, Pastor. Sunday School for allages, 9:30 a.m.; Morning WorshipService, 10:45 a.m.; Evening Worship, 6p.m. Wednesday: Student ministry, 6:30p.m.; Awana kindergarten through fifthgrade, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Midweek Prayerand Bible Study, 7 p.m. A nursery forunder age 3 is available at all services.Provisions for handicapped and hard-of-hearing. Office phone, 385-0752.� Spring Lake Baptist Church, “Wherethe Bible is Always Open.” Pastor RichardSchermerhorn, 7408 Valencia Road; 655-2610. Assistant Pastor Ronald Smith,386-1610. On U.S. 98 at the Spring LakeVillage II entrance. Sunday School, 9:45a.m. for all ages; Morning Worship, 10:45a.m.; Sunday Evening Worship, 6 p.m.Wednesday Mid-week Bible Study andPrayer Service, 6:30 p.m. Nursery avail-able for all services.� Sunridge Baptist Church, (SBC) 3704Valerie Blvd. (U.S. 27 and Valerie, acrossfrom Florida Hospital), Sebring. TimFinch, pastor. Sunday School, 9;30 a.m.;Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.;and Sunday Evening Service, 6 p.m.Wednesday: Prayer, Bible Study, andYouth, 6:30 p.m.Nursery provided. Forinformation, call 382-3695.

CATHOLIC� Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church,595 E. Main St., Avon Park, 453-4757.Father Nicholas McLoughlin, pastor.Saturday Vigil Mass is 4 p.m. in Englishand 7 p.m. in Spanish; Sunday mass 8 and10:30 a.m. in English. Weekday mass at8 a.m. Confessions are at 3:30 p.m.Saturday. Religious Education Classes(September to May) are 9-10:20 a.m.Sunday for grades K through 5th. Grades6th through Youth Bible Study are from6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Youth Nightsgrades 9th and up, 6:30-8:30 p.m.Wednesday. � St. Catherine Catholic Church, 820Hickory St., Sebring. Parrish office/mail-ing address: 882 Bay St., Sebring, FL33870, 385-0049, 385-6762 (Spanish);fax, 385-5169; email, [email protected];website, www.stcathe.com. SchoolOffice/Mailing, Principal Dr. Anna V.Adam, 747 S. Franklin St., Sebring, FL33870; 385-7300; fax, 385-7310; [email protected]. School office hours7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.Clergy: Very Rev. José González, V.F.,[email protected] or 385-0049; ParochialVicar, Rev. Victor Caviedes, 385-3993;Assisting Priest (retired), Rev. J. PeterSheehan; Decons, Rev. Mr. James R.McGarry and Rev. Mr. Max M. Severe.WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: -4 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10 a.m., 12 p.m.

(Spanish), 5 p.m. (Holy Family YouthCenter), every third Sunday of the monthat 2 p.m. (French Mass). Daily Mass:Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.Saturday at 9 a.m. Sacrament ofReconcilliation: 7:15-7:45 a.m. firstFriday, 2:30-3:15 p.m. Saturday and 9-9:45 a.m. Sunday. Office Hours: 8:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.� St. James Catholic Church, 3380Placidview Drive, Lake Placid, 465-3215.Father Michael J. Cannon. Mass schedule:Summer (May 1 to Oct. 31) - SaturdayVigil, 4 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m. and 9:30a.m.; Weekdays, 9 a.m. December thruEaster - Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m.,9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Weekdays 9 a.m.;and Holy Days 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 7p.m., first Saturday at 9 a.m.

CHRISTIAN� Cornerstone Christian Church, (SaxonHall) 1850 US 27 South, Avon Park, FL33825. Love Christ - Love People. BillRaymond, Preaching Minister. Jon Carter,Music Minister. Sunday, 9 a.m. BibleStudy; 10 a.m. Worship; Communionavailable each week. Wednesday, 7 p.m.Home Fellowship Group. For more infor-mation call 453-8929 or 449-0203.� Eastside Christian Church, 101 PeaceAve., Lake Placid, FL 33852 (two mileseast of U.S. 27 on County Road 621),465-7065. Ray Culpepper, senior pastor.Sunday: Bible classes, 9 a.m.; WorshipCelebration with the Lord’s Supper eachweek 10:15 a.m. Thelma Hall, organist;and Pat Hjort, pianist. Wednesday: Praiseand Prayer, 6:30 p.m.; “Building God’sKingdom for Everyone.” “Jesus Christ, theWay, Truth and Life!” “Alive and Worththe Drive!”� Sebring Christian Church, 4514Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33872. TodSchwingel, Preacher; Josh Knabel (812-618-7118), Youth Pastor. SundayWorship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 11a.m.; Sunday Youth Service, 6 p.m;Evening service at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdaynight meals, 5:30 p.m. followed by classesat 6:30 p.m. Changing Seasons, a men’sgrief support group, meets at 1:30 p.m.Wednesdays. Alzheimers CaregiversSupport Group meets at 1 p.m.Thursdays. Office hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Monday-Friday. Phone 382-6676.� First Christian Church (Disciples ofChrist), 510 Poinsettia Avenue, (cornerof Poinsettia and Eucalyptus), Sebring, FL33870. Phone: 385-0358 or 385-3435.The Rev. Ronald Norton, Pastor; SundaySchool, 9 a.m.; Praise Breakfast, 10 a..m.,Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Children’sChurch, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Praise andWorship, 6:45 p.m. Youth Fellowship,7:15 p.m.; Midweek Bible Study, 7:15p.m.

CHRISTIAN &MISSIONARY ALLIANCE� The Alliance Church of Sebring, 4451Sparta Road, Sebring, FL 33875. Call382-1343. Rev. Steve Hagen, pastor.Sunday services: Sunday School meets at9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning WorshipService meets at 10:30 a.m.; SundayEvening Bible Study meets at 6 p.m. (offsite); Wednesday Prayer Gathering meetsat 6 p.m.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE� Christian Science Church, 154 N.Franklin St. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. morningworship and Sunday school. Testimonialmeetings at 4 p.m. each second andfourthWednesday. A free public readingroom/bookstore, located in the church, isopen before and after church services.The Bible and the Christian Science text-book, ‘Science and Health with Key to the

Scriptures’ by Mary Baker Eddy are ouronly preachers. All are welcome to comeand partake of the comfort, guidance,support and healing found in the lesson-sermons.

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

CHURCH OF CHRIST� Avon Park Church of Christ, 200 S.Forest Ave., Avon Park, FL 33825.Minister: Don Smith. Sunday WorshipServices, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nurseryfacilities are available at every service.Bible Study: Sunday, 9:30 a.m. andWednesday, 7 p.m. Bible centered classesfor all ages. Church phone: 453-4692.� Lake Placid Church of Christ, 1069Hwy 27 North, Lake Placid, FL 33852.Mailing address is P.O. Box 1440, LakePlacid, FL 33862. Sunday morning wor-ship is at 10 a.m. Sunday evening wor-ship is 6 p.m. Bible class 9 a.m. Sundaysand Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. All areinvited to join us. For more information,call the church at 863-465-4636 or visitthe website www.thelordsway.com/lake-placidcofc/.� Sebring Parkway Church of Christ,3800 Sebring Parkway, Sebring, FL33870; 385-7443. Minister: KevinPatterson. Times of service are: SundayBible Class, 9 a.m.; Sunday WorshipService, 10 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service,6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Class, 7 p.m.

CHURCH OF GOD� Church on the Ridge, Church of God,Anderson, Ind.; 1130 State Road 17North, Sebring, FL 33870. WorshipService Sunday, 10 a.m.; Bible Study andPrayer, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor Dr.Collet Varner, (863) 382-0773.

CHURCH OF NAZARENE

� First Church of the Nazarene of AvonPark, P.O. Box 1118., Avon Park, FL33825-1118. 707 W. Main St. RandallRupert, Pastor. Sunday: Sunday schoolbegins at 9:45 a.m. for all ages; morningworship at 10:45 a.m.; and evening serv-ice at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening service isat 7 p.m. with special services for childrenand adults. Special services once a monthfor seniors (Prime Time) and Ladies min-istries. If you need any more information,call 453-4851.� First Church of the Nazarene of LakePlacid, 512 W. Interlake Blvd., LakePlacid, FL 33852. Sunday school, 9:30a.m.; Morning worship, 10:45 a.m.;Evening service, 6 p.m. Wednesdayevening, 7 p.m. Classes for adult childrenand youth. Call 465-6916. Pastor TimTaylor.

CHURCHES OF CHRISTIN CHRISTIAN UNION

� Community Bible Church - Churches ofChrist in Christian Union, (OrangeBlossom Conference Center) 1400 C-17ANorth (truck route), Avon Park.Presenting Jesus Christ as the answer fortime and eternity. Sunday morning wor-ship service, 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided.Junior Church activities at same time forK-6 grade. Sunday School Bible hour (allages), 9:30 a.m. (Transportation avail-able.) Sunday evening praise and worshipservice, 6 p.m. Wednesday evening prayerservice, 7 p.m. Children and youth activi-ties at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Everyone is wel-come, please come worship with us. TomSchwankweiler, Pastor. Phone 453-6052.

PLACES TO WORSHIP

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The ListsConcerts

Pollstar’s top toursRanks artists by aver-

age box office gross percity and includes theaverage ticket price forshows in North America.The previous week’sranking is in parentheses.

1. (1) The RollingStones; $7,969,276;$346.09.

2. (2) Taylor Swift;$2,774,218; $86.95.

3. (3) Kenny Chesney;$2,167,270; $76.33.

4. (4) Fleetwood Mac;$1,367,517; $107.85.

5. (5) Dave MatthewsBand; $1,241,722;$54.62.

6. (6) Justin Bieber;$1,165,093; $80.54.

7. (10) Jason Aldean;$1,017,425; $61.43.

8. (7) New Kids OnThe Block; $838,685;

$66.04.9. (8) Tim McGraw;

$575,811; $36.47.10. (9) Brad Paisley;

$568,346; $36.19.11. (11) Carrie

Underwood; $520,651;$65.05.

12. (12) WidespreadPanic; $396,997; $46.52.

13. (13) BarryManilow; $350,088;$61.19.

14. (14) Motley Crue;$329,192; $75.94.

15. (15) Styx / REOSpeedwagon / TedNugent; $208,359;$37.85.

Best-SellersWall Street Journal

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Steel (Delacorte Press)3. “Inferno” by Dan Brown

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by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)5. “Hidden Order” by Brad

Thor (Atria Books)6. “Second Honeymoon” by

James Patterson, HowardRoughan (Little, Brown)

7. “Middle School: How I sur-vived Bullies, Broccoli, andSnake Hill” by James Patterson,Chris Tebbetts and Laura Park(Little, Brown)

8. “Tales From a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker” by RachelRenee Russell (Aladdin)

9. “Bombshell” by CatherineCoulter (Putnam)

10. “The Fault in Our Stars”by John Green (Dutton Books)

NONFICTION1. “Happy, Happy, Happy: My

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2. “Jesus Calling: Enjoy Peacein His Presence” by SarahYoung (Thomas NelsonPublishers)

3. “StrengthsFinder 2.0” byTom Rath (Gallup Press)

4. “Lean In” by SherylSandberg (Knopf)

5. “This Town” by MarkLeibovich (Blue Rider Press)

6. “Fantasy Life” by MatthewBerry (Riverhead Books)

7. “The Duck CommanderFamily” by Willie Robertson(Howard Books)

8. “Life Code: The New Rulesfor Winning in the Real World”by Phil McGraw (Bird StreetBooks)

9. “Zealot” by Reza Aslan(Random House)

10. “The Wimpy Kid Do-it-

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Silva (HarperCollins)3. “The Poisoned Pilgram” by

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Steel (Random House)5. “Pulse” by Gail McHugh

(Gail McHugh)6. “When I Found You” by

Catherine Ryan Hyde (Amazon)7. “Hunting Eve” by Iris

Johansen (St. Martin’s Press)

8. “Second Honeymoon” byJames Patterson, HowardRoughan (Little, Brown)

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by Richard Lloyd Parry (Farrar,Straus & Giroux)

4. “Born Standing Up: AComic’s Life” by Steve Martin(Scribner)

5. “Proof of Heaven” by EbenAlexander (Simon & Schuster)

6. “Orange Is the New Black”by Piper Kerman (RandomHouse)

7. “Lean In” by SherylSandberg (Knopf DoubledayPublishing Group)

8. “The Rise and Fall of theThird Reich: A History of NaziGermany” by William L. Shirerand Ron Rosenbaum (RosettaBooks)

EPISCOPAL

� St. Agnes Episcopal Church, 3840Lakeview Drive, Sebring, FL 33870. FatherScott Walker. Sunday Services: HolyEucharist Rite I - 7:45 a.m., HolyEucharist Rite II - 10 a.m. Midweek serv-ice on Wednesday at 6 p.m. SundaySchool for all ages at 9 a.m. The nurseryis open 8:45 a.m. until 15 minutes afterthe 10 a.m. service ends. Wednesday:Adult Bible study, 9:30 a.m. Visitors arealways welcome. Church office 385-7649,for more information. � St. Francis of Assisi Anglican EpiscopalChurch, 43 Lake June Road, Lake Placid,FL 33852. Phone: 465-0051. Rev.Elizabeth L. Nelson, Rector. SummerSunday schedule, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., June2-Sept. 1, 10 a.m. Bible study. 6 p.m.Wednesday: Holy Communion with heal-ing service, 9 a.m. Thursday. St. FrancisThrift Shop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday,and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. (863) 840-3715.

EVANGELICAL FREECHURCH OF AMERICA

� The Church of the Way EFCA, 1005 N.Ridgewood Drive, Sebring. Sunday schooland worship service at 9 a.m. and 10:30a.m. Youth activities, 6:30 p.m.Wednesdays. The Way is a church familywho gathers for contemporary worship,teaching of God’s Word, prayer and fel-lowship. Come early and stay after for fel-lowship time. Child care and children’schurch are provided. Reinhold Buxbaum ispastor. The Way – A place for you. OfficePhone: 471-6140, Church Cell Phone:273-3674. Email: [email protected]. Web site:www.TheWayChurch.org

GRACE BRETHREN

� Grace Brethren Church, 3626Thunderbird Road, (863) 835-0869. Dr.Randall Smith, senior pastor. Sunday serv-ices at 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.;Wednesday services at 7 p.m. We offer“Kid City” Children’s Ministry throughoutall services, and there are variosu otherclasses for teens, married couples, “prime-timers,” and Bible studies in Spanish. “KidCity” Day Care, Preschool and After-School Monday-Friday: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (Forregistration call: 385-3111). Check us outon the Web at www.sebringgrace.org.

INDEPENDENT

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

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

� World Harvest and RestorationMinistries, (non-denominational) 2200 N.Avon Blvd., Avon Park, FL 33825. Phone:452-9777 or 453-3771. Sunday service:Sunday School, 10 a.m. and worship, 11a.m. Wednesday services: 7 p.m. prayermeeting/Bible study. Pastor: W.H. Rogers.

LUTHERAN

� Atonement Lutheran Church (ELCA),1178 S.E. Lakeview Drive., Sebring. DavidThoresen, Deacon, Spiritual Leader, onfirst, third and fifth Sunday each month,and Rev. Jefferson Cox on the second andfourth Sunday of each month. Jim Helwig,organist/choir director. Worship service at9:30 a.m.; Holy Eucharist is every Sunday.Coffee hour on the first and third Sundayof each month. Council meeting on thefirst Tuesday of month; Ladies GroupWELCA meets at noon second Tuesday ofmonth with lunch. Bring a dish to pass.Labyrinth Prayer Garden open seven daysa week to congretation and community.Come grow with us. Phone 385-0797.

� Christ Lutheran Church Avon Park –LCMS, 1320 County Road 64, 1/2 mileeast of Avon Park High School past thefour-way stop sign. Sunday DivineWorship is at 10 a.m. Holy Communion iscelebrated every week with traditionalLutheran Liturgy, hymns and songs ofpraise. Fellowship time with coffee andrefreshments follows worship. Come wor-ship and fellowship with us. For informa-tion call Pastor Scott McLean at (863)471-2663 or see christlutheranavonpark.org.� Faith Lutheran Church – LCMS, 2740Lakeview Dr, SebringChurch phone: 385-7848Faith Child Development Center: 385-3232. Summer Sunday Worship Service:10 a.m. Communion served 1st, 3rd & 5thSunday. Sunday School & Bible Classes:9:00 a.m. Worship Svc. Broadcast at 10a.m. on WITS 1340AM each Sunday.Educational opportunities include weeklyadult Bible studies, Faith’s Closet ThriftStore (385-2782) is open from 10 a.m.-2p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Saturday. All are warmly welcome in theFamily of Faith.� Good Shepherd Lutheran Church(AALC) American Association of LutheranChurches, 3240 Grand Prix Drive, Sebring,FL 33872. James Weed, pastor. WorshipService, 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Bible Study, 9a.m. Nursery provided. Social activities:Choir, Missions, Evangelism. Phone 385-2346.� New Life Evangelical Lutheran Church,3725 Hammock Road, a Congregation ofthe Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) infellowship with the Wisconsin EvangelicalLutheran Synod (WELS). Sunday Worshipat 10 a.m.; Bible Study, 9 a.m. For moreinformation, call Pastor Luke Willitz at385-2293 or visit the Web site atwww.newlifesebring.com.� Resurrection Lutheran Church - ELCA,324 E. Main St., at Memorial Drive, AvonPark. Pastor Rev. John C. Grodzinski.Sunday worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m.;Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. FragranceFree Service Wednesdays at 7 p.m. OpenCommunion celebrated at all services.“God’s Work, Our Hands.”� Trinity Lutheran Church - LCMS, 25Lakeview St., Lake Placid, FL 33852; 465-5253. The Rev. Richard A. Norris, pastor;Susan C. Norris, Trinity Tots Pre-Schooldirector; and Noel Johnson, minister ofyouth and family life. Worship scheduleafter Easter through December: Worshipservice 10 a.m., and Education Hour, 8:45a.m. Worship schedule for Januarythrough Easter: Worship service, 8:30 and11 a.m., Education Hour 9:45 a.m.Traditional Service with Holy Communioneach first and third Sunday. Non-Traditional Service each second, fourthand fifth Sunday. Seasonal mid-week serv-ices Wednesday evenings during Lent andAdvent. Call church office for additionalWorship times and special holiday servic-es. Other activities and groups include:Choirs; Ladies Guild and LWML; Men’sFellowship Group, Small Group BibleStudies as scheduled; Trinity Tots Pre-school, Youth Group activities (call formeeting times and dates). Visit us onlineat: www.Trinitylutheranlp.com.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

� Bible Fellowship Church, 3750Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33872.Sunday: American Sign Language: FirstWorship sermon, songs signed first andsecond Worship services. First Worshipservice, 9 a.m.; Second Worship service,10:45 a.m. Nursery (up to 2 years old)and Sunday school classes both hours.BFC Youth, 6 p.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.Wednesday: Children, ages 4 yrs through5th grade, 6 p.m.; Youth, 6-7:30 p.m.;Prayer time, 6:15 p.m. Todd Patterson,pastor; Andy McQuaid, associate pastor.Web site www.bfcsebring.com. Churchoffice 385-1024.� Calvary Church, 1825 Hammock Road,Sebring, FL 33872; 386-4900. An inde-pendent community church. Sundaymorning worship, 10 a.m.; Bible study,11:15 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6p.m. Pastor Lester Osbeck. A small friend-ly church waiting for your visit. � Christian Training Ministries Inc., onSebring Parkway. Enter off County Road17 on Simpson Avenue. Sunday service is

at 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 7p.m. A nursery and children’s church areprovided. The church is part of ChristianInternational Ministries Network, a fullgospel, non-denominational ministry.Linda M. Downing, minister, [email protected]. Casey L. Downing, associateminister, [email protected]. Churchphone: 314-0482. Web site: www.ctmforme.com� Crossroads of Life, 148 E. InterlakeBlvd., Lake Placid, FL 33852; Tel. 863-655-9163. The place of your Divineappointment. We expect our supernaturalGod to transform our lives through Hispower and grace. Come, learn of His planand destiny for you. With His plan wereceive His provision along with His per-fect timing and opportunity. What youhave longed for, but have been missing,can now be received. The direction youhave been thirsty for will suddenly quenchyour parched soul. Come to experiencewhat you have been missing for so long –empowerment in every area of life. Weteach, train and send forth to win souls.You don’t speak English – no problema.We have a Spanish interpreter. We lookforward to fellowship and worship withyou at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. PastoersGil and Rosa Benton (Faith Never Fails).� Grace Bible Church, 4541 ThunderbirdRoad, (second church on left) Sebring, FL33872. Phone, 382-1085. Dustin Woods,lead pastor. Saturday Worship, 6:30 p.m.Sunday, 9 and 11 a.m. Tuesday 6 p.m.Grace Bible Academy Adult InvestigatingTruth; first and third Tuesday, PrayerGathering, 7:15 p.m.; Wednesday,Children’s & Youth Programs, 6 p.m.;Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., College Ministry.www.GBCconnected.org� Faith Center West Ministry, “RestoringLives, Families & Communities.” In theBanyan Plaza at 2349 U.S. 27 South,Sebring, FL 33870. Pastors Leroy andJoAnn Taylor the public to worship onSundays at 11 a.m. for Praise & Worshipand on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. for Biblestudy and prayer. Children classes areavailable for all services. Ministries foryouth, men and women are held through-out the month. Please attend these Spirit-filled services. “Moving Forward in Unity”.Church office, 385-1800 or 655-2748. � Highlands Community Church, a casu-al contemporary church, meets at 3005New Life Way. Coffee at 9:30 a.m.;Worship at 10 a.m. Nursery and Kid’sWorld classes. Small groups meetthroughout the week. Church phone is402-1684; Pastor Bruce A. Linhart. � New Beginnings Church of Sebring,meeting at The Morris Chapel, 307 S.Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870.Pastor Gary Kindle. Bible study everySunday, 9 a.m. Blended Church Service,10:15 a.m. Phone (863) 835-2405. new-beginningschurchofsebring.com Beginyour week with us.� The Lord’s Sentinel Fellowship Church,148 E. Interlake Blvd., Lake Placid (atLake Placid Christian School), PastorJuanita Folsom. Sunday morning service,10:30 a.m.; Monday, Sentinel School ofTheology, 7 p.m.; Church service, Tuesday,7 p.m. More information atwww.juanitafolsomministries.com.� Union Church, 106 N. Butler Ave.,Avon Park, FL 33825. Contemporary wor-ship service is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday withPastor Tiger Gullett. Sunday traditionalworship service is at 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m.Contemporary Sunday worship service isat 10:45 a.m. Nursery and children’schurch on Saturday nightes and 9 and10:45 a.m. Sundays. Breakfast and lunchmenus at Solid Grounds. Senior Pastor isBill Breylinger. Office: 453-3345. Webpage at www.weareunion.org. � Unity Life Enrichment Centre, newlocation, 10417 Orange Blossom Blvd. S.,Sebring, FL 33875; 471-1122; [email protected]. Web site, www.unity-ofsebring.org. 10:30 a.m. SundayCelebration Service, Nursery andChildren’s Church. Weekly Classes,Christian Bookstore and Cafe, PrayerMinistry, Life Enrichment Groups. Rev.Andrew C. Conyer, senior minister trans-forming lives from ordinary to extraordi-nary.

PRESBYTERIAN

� Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA),

4500 Sun ‘N Lake Blvd., Sebring, 33872-2113. Pastor Tom Schneider. ACongregation of the Presbyterian Churchin America. Sunday morning worship:Traditional service, 10:30 a.m.; Sundayschool, 9:15 a.m. Wednesday eveningPrayer Meeting, 6 p.m.; Children’s/YouthGroup, 5:30-7 p.m.; choir practice, 7:15p.m. Phone: 385-3234; Fax: 385-2759; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.cpc-sebring.org. Office hours: 8:30-12:30 a.m.Monday-Friday.� First Presbyterian Church ARP, 215 E.Circle St., (two entrances on LaGrande),Avon Park, FL 33825. Phone: 453-3242.The Rev. Robert Johnson is the pastor.Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; SundayWorship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday Biblestudy, 10:30 a.m.; Potluck dinner, 6 p.m.third Wednesday; choir practice, 6:30p.m. each Wednesday; Mary Circle busi-ness meeting, 1 p.m. second Wednesday;Sarah Circle business meeting, 4 p.m. sec-ond Thursday; Women’s MinistriesCombined Bible study, 4 p.m. thirdThursday. Be a part of a warm, caringchurch family with traditional services, fol-lowing biblical truth.� First Presbyterian Church, ARP, 319Poinsettia Ave., Sebring, FL 33870. 385-0107. Email: [email protected], Rev. DarrellA. Peer, pastor. Sunday School, all ages,9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. YouthGroup (middle school and high schoolage), 3:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays.Wednesday: Adult Bible Study, 10:30 a.m.Nursery available during worship. Call thechurch office for more information andother classes. � First Presbyterian Church, ARP,www.fpclp.com, 117 N. Oak Ave., LakePlacid, 465-2742. The Rev. Ray Cameron,senior pastor; the Rev. Drew Severance,associate pastor. Sunday TraditionalWorship, 9 a.m.; Contemporary Worship,11 a.m.; Sunday School, 10:10 a.m.Wednesday evenings: Adult small groupBible Sstudy 7 p.m. (Nursery available),Youth Group – 6-12th grades) 7 p.m.,nursery and children’s ministry, 7 p.m.Family Biblical Counseling available byappointment. � Spring Lake Presbyterian Church(USA), 5887 U.S. 98, Sebring, FL 33876.Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Worship Service,10 a.m. Session meets at 6:30 p.m. thesecond Thursday of the month,September through June. Board ofDeacon’s meet at 5:30 p.m. first Mondayof the month. Choir rehearses at 7 p.m.each Wednesday, September throughApril. Presbyterian Women meet at 10a.m. the third Thursday of the month.Organist: Richard Wedig. Choir Director:Suzan Wedig. Church phone, 655-0713;e-mail, [email protected], Website, http://slpc.embarqspace.com.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

� Avon Park Seventh-day AdventistChurch, 1410 West Avon Blvd., AvonPark. Phone: 453-6641 or e-mail: [email protected], Sabbath School,9:30 a.m Saturday. Church Service 10:45a.m. Saturday. Wednesday prayer meeting7 p.m. Community Service hours onTuesday and Thursday is from 9:00 a.m.till 2 p.m. A sale takes place the firstSunday of each month. Senior PastorFrank Gonzalez. Walker MemorialAcademy Christian School offering educa-tion for kindergarten through 12thgrades. ALL ARE WELCOME. AssociatePastor is Ryan Amos. Website is www.dis-coverjesus.org� Sebring Seventh-Day Adventist Church,2106 N. State Road 17, Sebring; 385-2438. Worship Services: 9:15 a.m.Worship hour, 11 a.m. Prayer meeting,Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. Community service:every Monday 9-11 a.m. Health Seminarwith Dr. Seralde, every Friday, 10:00 a.m.Pastor Nathan Madrid.

THE CHURCH OF LATTERDAY SAINTS

� The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints, 3235 Grand Prix Dr., Sebring,Fl 33872; (863) 382-9092 Steve Austin,Bishop; Mark Swift, 1st Counselor; Del

Murphy, 2nd Counselor. Family HistoryCenter (863) 382-1822. Sunday Services:Sacrament Meeting, 10-11:10 a.m.;Gospel Doctrine, 11:20 a.m. to noon;Priesthood/Relief Society, 12:10-1p.m.;Primary for children, 11:15 a.m. to 1p.m.; Youth Activities: Wednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m. Scouts: first and thirdWednesday, 7-8:20 p.m. Activity Days: 8-11 yr old Boys and Girls, second andfourth Wednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m.

THE SALVATION ARMY

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

UNITED METHODIST

� First United Methodist Church, 105 S.Pine St., Sebring, FL 33870. The Rev. A.C.Bryant, pastor. Traditional WorshipService at 8:10 and 10:50 a.m. in thesanctuary, Contemporary Worship in theFLC at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at 9:30and 10:30 a.m. Methodist YouthFellowship at 5:30 p.m. Sundays with RickHeilig, youth director. The 10:55 a.m.Sunday worship service is broadcast overWITS 1340 on AM dial. There is a nurseryavailable at all services.� First United Methodist Church, 200 S.Lake Ave., Avon Park, FL 33825. (863)453-3759, Devon Jarrett, Pastor. SundaySchool - 9 a.m., Worship - 10:30 a.m.Bible study every Wednesday at 6 p.m.Visit us at our church website: www.fum-cap.org.� Memorial United Methodist Church,500 Kent Ave., (overlooking Lake Clay)Lake Placid, FL, 33852. Rev. Tim Haas,pastor. Rev. Claude H.L. Burnett, pastoralassistant. Rev. Jerry McCauley, visitationpastor. Sunday worship services: WorshipService, 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. SundaySchool, 9:30 a.m. Loving nursery careprovided every Sunday morning. YouthFellowship, 5 p.m. We offer Christ-cen-tered Sunday school classes, youth pro-grams, Bible studies, book studies andChristian fellowship. We are a congrega-tion that wants to know Christ and makeHim known. Check out our church web-site at www.memorialumc.com or call thechurch office at 465-2422. LakeviewChristian School, VPK to Grade 5, 465-0313.� St. John United Methodist Church,3214 Grand Prix Drive, Sebring, FL33872. The Rev. Ronald De Genaro Jr.,Pastor. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; AdultSunday School, 11 a.m.; Sunday MorningWorship, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.Nursery provided for all services. Phone382-1736. www.stjohnsebring.org� Spring Lake United Methodist Church,8170 Cozumel Lane, (Hwy 98) Sebring.The Rev. Clyde Weaver Jr., Pastor.Worship service starts at 9:55 a.m. BibleStudy meets at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.Choir Practice at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.Church office phone: 655-0040.

UNITED CHURCHOF CHRIST

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

PLACES TO WORSHIP

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Special to the News-SunLAKE WALES – Samuel

Yellin’s original key to theiconic Singing Tower at BokTower Gardens, along withother art collection piecesfrom Pinewood Estate, are ondisplay at Lakeland’s PolkMuseum of Art (PMoA) for anew exhibition running July27-Oct. 5 entitled “PolkCounty Collects.”

The Yellin key is stamped“1928 * The Singing Tower *Samuel Yellin” and was pre-sented to Bok Tower Gardensby Nellie Lee Bok in April1978 so that it could beadded to the Garden’sarchives.

It’s about 14 inches long,features the detail of a bell,and still works to lock andunlock the Great Brass Door(although the lock on thedoor has been modified foruse with a much smaller,modern key today).

In addition to the PolkMuseum of Art’s large per-manent collection, andimpressive collections at BokTower Gardens, FloridaSouthern College,Southeastern University andPolk State College, there area number of private art col-lectors throughout the countywho have amassed beautifuland important works of art.

“Polk County Collects”showcases selections fromsome of these private collec-tions to give audiences aglimpse into what fellowPolk County residents havecollected over the years.

According to PinewoodEstate Coordinator ElyseJustice, who helped makearrangements for the Gardensto loan part of its collectionto PMoA, this exhibit willhelp reach new audiences.

“It gives visitors through-out the region an opportunity

to see, in a different light, theart of the Gardens,” Justicesaid. “In addition to theYellin key, we’ve providedHarold Parish’s painting ofBok Tower from Pinewood’smusic room, as well as AView of the City of Baku onthe Caspian Sea, the 1863Paul von Franken paintingthat is normally displayedover the mantel in the log-gia.”

Simultaneously, a secondexhibit in conjunction withFlorida Southern College willfeature eight paintings andsome 400 drawings by Tibor

Pataky, an obscure butnotable Hungarian-Americanartist who lived and workedin Central Florida during themid-20th century.

The exhibitions will becelebrated at a reception from6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug.23, at the Museum.

The evening will beginwith a lecture at 6 p.m., and areception featuring light horsd’oeuvres and a cash bar willfollow at 7 p.m. The event isfree for members and $10 forguests.

For more information, visitwww.PolkMuseumofArt.org/.


WELLS MOTOR COMPANY; 11.25"; 10.5"; Black plus three; process, used cars; 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 4

YMCA; 5.542"; 10.5"; Process color; 7/28/13; 0 0 0 3 1 3 4 6Bok Tower’s original Great BrassDoor key on display at PMoA

Courtesy photoSamuel Yellin’s original key to the iconic Singing Tower atBok Tower Gardens.

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

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Dear Abby: My daughterwas married recently andhas been sending out herthank-you notes. When shechecked her registry todetermine if all her gifts hadbeen accounted for, she sawthat her stepbrother and hiswife purchased a gift, but itwas not mailed by thedepartment store.

We’re assuming that itwas brought to the wedding,but it’s nowhere to be found.How can we resolve thisdelicate situation? She wantsto tell her sister-in-law, butshe is concerned it mighthave been an oversight andbe embarrassing. She plansto contact the weddingvenue, but it has been threeweeks and you’d think ifsomething had been leftbehind that they would havecontacted her. We are alsogoing to check with thefriends who packed up thecars. Any other ideas?

— Steve in FloridaDear Steve: Because your

daughter knows a gift waspurchased by her stepbrotherand his wife, she should askthem how it was to be deliv-ered because it might havebeen lost en route. Suchthings have been known tohappen, which is why it isalways wise to request that amerchant provide proof ofdelivery. That way the recip-ient signs for the package,and everyone is assured itdidn’t “fall off the truck.”

I doubt the stepbrotherand his wife, having gone tothe expense of buying some-thing, would have forgottento give it to your daughter. Ialso doubt the couple whopacked up the gifts wouldhave overlooked one. As tothe venue where the wed-ding was held, one wouldthink that if a package hadbeen left behind they would

contact the family that rent-ed the place, if only to pro-tect their reputation.

Dear Abby: We recentlymoved to another neighbor-hood. Most of the residentsare elderly. Our closestneighbors are a very nicecouple in their 70s. We’vegotten along well, but aproblem has arisen and I’mnot sure how to handle it.

I am a keen do-it-yourselfenthusiast. When I get homefrom work at 2 p.m., I loveto go into my workshop andwork on one of the manyprojects I always have going.I’ll do this for a couple ofhours until my wife and kidsget home. I admit, it proba-bly gets a bit noisy with allthe power tools, hammers,etc., and I usually leave thedoor open to let some air in.

My neighbor approachedme today and told me hiswife usually naps from 2 to4 every afternoon, and thenoise I make is disturbingher. Until he told me that, Ihad no idea their downstairsbedroom is only a few feetfrom our communal fence.(My workshop is right upagainst the fence.)

Would it be rude to sug-gest she find another time tonap or maybe sleep in anoth-er room? I can’t imaginehaving to sit around andwaste time every afternoonwaiting for her to finish hernap, especially since she hasmost of the day to nap while

I’m at work. This doesn’tseem fair to me. My wifethinks I’m being a bit hard,so we agreed to accept youropinion on this.

— D.I.Y. GuyDear D.I.Y. Guy: I’m

pretty sure your neighbor’swife takes her naps at thetime of day when she needsone, and she would beunable to adjust her sleepschedule to accommodateyou. However, your idea ofsuggesting she try sleepingin another part of the houseso she won’t be disturbed isa good one.

Or you might agree to acompromise so she starts hermid-day rest period a little

earlier, and you start yourprojects a little later. Thatway you would both getwhat you need.

Dear Abby is written by AbigailVan Buren, also known asJeanne Phillips, and was found-ed by her mother, PaulinePhillips. Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.To receive a collection of Abby’smost memorable — and mostfrequently requested — poemsand essays, send your name andmailing address, plus check ormoney order for $7 (U.S. funds)to: Dear Abby — KeepersBooklet, P.O. Box 447, MountMorris, IL 61054-0447.


Diversions/PuzzlesNETWORKING By ED SESSA

ACROSS1 Mature6 One of a typicalschooner's pair10 Water holders14 Sees eye to eye?19 Patty Hearst's SLAalias20 Alice's immortalizer21 Inclusive ending22 Kate's TV mate23 Bug-hits-windshieldsound24 Lab gel medium25 Stage highlight26 "CSI" part?27 *"Perhaps"30 Wedding proposal?31 You-__: ruraladdresses32 Fight unit: Abbr.33 Connection facilita-tors, briefly34 Fireplace place35 Computer in a cubicle37 Wild talk39 Roll on the ball field40 "__ Mir Bist DuSchoen" (AndrewsSisters hit)41 *Snacks not needingan oven45 Tiger's ex46 Chem lab tube49 Well-coiffed Byrnes50 Cupid's wings51 __ bean: sproutssource52 Cast member's part53 *"When I say so," mil-itarily speaking57 Military meal58 Private insignia60 Carrie's org. on"Homeland"61 Poor grades63 Smokey Bear broad-cast, briefly64 Like __ out of hell65 Critic Reed66 Rachael Ray sautéinginitialism68 Royal BotanicGardens locale

71 Big hauler73 Wet expanse74 Auto trip problem76 Court answer78 Signature song forSammy Davis Jr.82 Psychic's verb83 Soldiers under Lee84 Flor del amor85 Great Basin native86 Oktober endings87 Fancy molding88 *Practically guaran-teed93 __-relief94 School support gp.95 A fourth of doce96 Carrion consumer100 Fútbol cheer102 Computer info104 "Wow"105 Homer's neighbor106 Close call107 *Ambushed112 Trig function113 No longer happen-ing114 Places115 Beetles, perhaps116 Driver's lic., e.g.117 Herb used withpotatoes118 Benediction opener119 Oodles120 Like marshes121 Operation Overlordtime122 Hinged entrance123 "The Gondoliers" girl

DOWN1 Like some retired race-horses2 Apollo's nymph3 Conditional word4 One may be exposedduring cross-examina-tion5 Ore-Ida morsel6 Kettles from CapeFlattery7 Jason's vessel8 Shutter part9 Sped

10 Gives a hand11 Anchor position12 Sewer lines13 Metallic by-product14 Followed a Lentenroutine15 Big name in siding16 *Fair forecast17 Hardly dim bulbs18 Hallucinate28 Hoity-toity sort29 Type starter34 Cleaned, as a deck36 Low benders37 Try a new shade on38 "High Voltage" rock-ers39 Bean who playedBoromir in "The Lord ofthe Rings" films42 Neat43 __ Sutra44 Waterfront gp.45 Supermodel bornMelissa Miller46 Stage aid

47 Charged atoms48 *Settling request53 Settle things, in a way54 Familia member55 Wet expanse56 Potpourri59 Skye cap62 Geological stretch65 "The Crying Game"actor66 Wabbit hunter67 U.S. govt. broadcast-er69 Latin 101 word70 Forms a union72 Relax73 Wound covering74 102-Across units75 Nottingham's river76 Schnoz like Durante's77 System of laws79 Havana hi80 Course for would-beU.S. citizens81 Il __: Mussolini86 Walk by singly

89 To the nth degree

90 Air__: low-cost carri-

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91 Weekly magazine

where the initials of the

answers to starred clues

can be found

92 Heifetz's teacher

94 More than enough

97 Gets together

98 Seeds again

99 Historic

Mesopotamian city

101 Long-armed ape

102 Judean king

103 Cub Scout leader

107 Sweeney with scis-

sors

108 Opine online

109 Meditative practice

110 Many a bagpiper

111 Reign

Solution on page B10

I was just under30 years old, a sin-gle mom with a 3-year-old son. I couldno longer stay in myvery affordable,small apartment asthe landlord hadother plans for it.

Rents elsewherewere staggering.And though Iwalked by faith trusting Godhad a plan for us, I feltdogged by apprehension. Ithaunted each step forwardthat I took.

Praying for direction, mycar slowly turned up onestreet after another as Ilooked for signs of emptyapartments. Long storyshort, I felt compelled toring the doorbell of a single-family house because of aChristian bumper sticker onthe car out front.

This small act of boldnesswas the beginning of hope.

After hearing my story,the Christian lady said,“Come Saturday to a pianorecital I’m hosting. Someneighbors may know of aplace.”

And, so it was thatthrough this unusual means,God opened the door for alarger apartment madeaffordable through a rentsubsidy program.

Recently, a very differentsituation presented itself tome. After much prayer,research and counsel, I hadconfidently stepped out onthis new journey. Havingjust received very goodnews, my hope had beenbolstered.

Eager to share it, somenegative questioning fromsomeone who meant wellcaused a bit of a cloud to

hover over myspirit.

I tried to explainto my husbandKen how I hadbeen feeling. But, Ifell short of actual-ly putting it intowords until thenext morningwhen I had mydevotions.

There in black and whitethrough Hebrews 13:5,NKJV, the Lord spoke to me.He reminded me that he willnever leave me or forsakeme. “So we may boldly say:‘The Lord is my helper; Iwill not fear. What can mando to me?’ ”

I realized I must listenfrom the depths of my spiritto the Spirit of God. If I’vebeen praying and followinghis counsel then it is his say-so that counts above all oth-ers. I must boldly moveahead.

Fear is paralyzing.Apprehension is fear’scousin that causes one toquestion an already madedecision and anticipate the“what ifs.” When someoneyou respect introduces a noteof uneasiness even while nottrying to pass judgment (yetnot fully understandingthemselves), haunting appre-hension is set in motion dis-turbing peace.

Through the timely devo-tional awaiting me thatmorning, I recognized what Ihad not been able to fullyput into words the nightbefore. Peace and assurancereturned.

Belief won over apprehen-sion. Selah

Jan Merop of Sebring is aNews-Sun correspondent.

Belief versusapprehension

Metro ServicesAries (March 21-April

20) – Aries, a challengearises that requires you tohave the utmost confidencein your abilities. Some self-confidence and hard workare all you need to success-fully tackle this challenge.

Taurus (April 21-May21) – Taurus, you canchoose from among manypaths, but this week youwill have to carefully thinkabout which way to go.Otherwise you may end uphaving to backtrack andstart over.

Gemini (May 22-June21) – Gemini, unless youchange your line of think-ing, you may have troublein the romance departmentthis week. You don’t haveto be a smooth operator, butjust sweeten your senti-ments.

Cancer (June 22-July22) – Cancer, sometimesyou like being the center ofattention, and other timesyou are content to blendinto the background. Thisweek you will have toembrace the spotlight.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 23) –Leo, after letting thingsslide for awhile, you willneed to get a better handleon your finances this week.If you feel as though thingshave gotten out of control,then talk to a professional.

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sept. 22)– Issues at work may haveyou contemplating a careerchange, Virgo. But you maywant to hold off on changesfor a little while longeruntil things settle down.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)– A quick visit with familycan make you feel refreshedand renewed, Libra. Thereis nothing like spending

time with the ones you loveto improve your mood.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov.22) – Scorpio, catch up onsome overdue healthscreenings. There has neverbeen a better time to getthese things done, and youdon’t want to put yourhealth on the back burner.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Sagittarius, thereis only so much persuadingyou can do before you mustlet others choose their ownpaths. A difficult conversa-tion has you second-guess-ing something.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.20) – Do something foryourself this week,Capricorn. It’s a good timeto treat yourself before youmust devote more of yourtime to others in the nearfuture.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb.18) – Aquarius, somethinghas been on your mind butyou just can’t put your fin-ger on it. Forget about it forawhile, and you just maycome to a realization.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March20) – Few things thatescape your notice thisweek, Pisces. Alwaysdetail-oriented, you need tofigure out how to use theinformation.

Famous birthdaysJuly 28: Manu Ginobili,

Athlete, 36; July 29: JoshRadnor, Actor, 39; July 30:Hope Solo, Athlete, 32;July 31: Dean Cain, Actor,47; Aug. 1: TempesttBledsoe, Actress, 40; Aug.2: Britt Nicole, Singer, 28;Aug. 3: James Hetfield,Singer, 50.

Change your line ofthinking, Gemini

Hunt begins for missing wedding gift

Pause AndConsider

Jan Merop

Horoscope

Dear Abby

MC Y K

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MC Y K

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EWS UN Report card N -S Elementary 2013 2012ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/02/84/23/01409/07-28-2013.pdf · 2013-12-19 · County six years ago after being the CEO at Adventist