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Your local news source between the coasts!Want more local news seven days a week?South Central Florida Life offers national and state news as well as local news from Okeechobee, Hendry, Glades, Palm Beach, Martin and Collier counties! While the print editions are weekly, the website is updated daily! 863-467-1545LIC NO. CAC058675MillersCentralAir.com 100% Customer Satisfaction is Our Mission! 100% Customer Satisfaction is Our Mission! Wednesday, June 21, 2023Vol. 114 No. 25 1 Section 40 Pages IndexCommunity News þ. .............. 2 Firs t Responders þ. ............... 12 Opinions þ. ................................. 6 Sports þ. .................................... 18 Things to do þ. .......................... 8 Your hometown, nonpartisan newspaper SouthCentralFloridaLife.com 14.09 feetLast Year: 13.01 feet Lake Levels See Page 6 for information about how to contact this newspaper. Source: South Florida Water Management District. Depth given in feet above sea level . NEIGHBORS:Death's doorTo diploma, 22 EDUCATION:New logoFor schools , 4 SPORTS:Neal hostsFootball camp , 18 By Richard MarionLAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWSTALLAHASSEE of Insurance Regulation is considering a recommendation from Citizens Property Insurance to increase rates by double-digits across the state this year. Citizens’ recommendations call for an average overall rate increase of 13.1% in 2023 and 14% in 2024 for all personal lines. Citizens has 791 active policies in Okeechobee County, and the average rate increase for all personal lines would be 14.2%. Citizens was created by the Florida Legislature in August 2002 as empt, government entity to provide property insurance to eligible Florida property owners coverage in the private market. According to the Insurance Information Institute, Florida has the highest average property insurance premiums in the nation— $4,231 per year, nearly triple the national average. Since 2022, 20 insurance companies have either declared bankruptcy or stopped Florida. Florida legislators passed SB 2-A in December of 2022 during a special session. The bill was signed by Governor Ron DeSantis on Dec. 16. The bill eliminates one-way attorney fees for property insurance claims, reduces timelines for insurers to get By Katrina ElskenLAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWSLake Okeechobee is ripe for harmful algal blooms (HABs) this summer, and state agencies are working hard to prevent another “lost summer.†Hurricane Ian dumped more than 1 million acre feet of water into the INSURANCECitizens Property Insurance asks for 14% rate hike• See Rate hike on page 26 • See Algal blooms on page 26ALGAL BLOOMSTesting and treatment keep algal blooms from turning into big problems for lake and estuaries PAHOKEE – On June 2, a harmful algal bloom was reported at the Pahokee marina. The South Florida Water Management District treated the area twice with a pelleted hydrogen peroxide product. [Photo courtesy SFWMD] PAHOKEE – On June 7, South Florida Water Management District checked the Pahokee marina for algae and found the area in good condition. [Photo courtesy SFWMD]
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2 June 21, 2023 | Lake Okeechobee News | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com Serving the Lake Okeechobee Region since 1929 Air Scrubber by AERUS Air Cleaner for homes & small of ces FREE WiFi Thermostat with new AC install Financing available on all new units COMMUNITY Send news and photographs to okeenews@iniusa.org www.facebook.com/ lakeokeechobeenews RECOGNITION OCSO PRESENTS PASTOR WITH AWARDOKEECHOBEE — Rev. Dr. Paul Jackson Sr. was presented the Distinguished Service Award by Sheri Noel E. Stephen on behalf of the Florida Sheri’s Association for 25 years of continued support. SPECIAL TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWSBELLE GLADE — Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s Social Justice Initiative focuses heavily on voting and community advocacy. One of the initiative’s goals is to empower communities to utilize their most powerful tool during local, state and national elections. In May 2023, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s Mu Rho Omega Chapter partnered with the Women League of Voters to host a Seniors Voter Registration Drive at Glades Central Community High School in Belle Glade, Florida. The event was an absolute success. Over 40 graduating Seniors were registered to vote. This means they will have the ability to use their voices in upcoming elections for years to come. Exercising the right to vote is important to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Participating in elections is one of the key freedoms of American life. No matter what you believe or whom you support, it is important to exercise your rights. The Mu Rho Omega Chapter would like to extend a special thanks to the newly registered voters, the Principal of Glades Central Community High School, Melanie Bolden-Morris, the Women League of Voters along with the Social Justice Initiative Chairman, Tamika Payne and Co-Chairman Alysia Boldin.ELECTIONSSorority registers over 40 graduating seniors to vote Over 40 graduating seniors were registered to vote. [Courtesy photo] DC TRIP4-H group partners with Chick-l-A for fundraiserBy Cathy WombleLAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWSOKEECHOBEE — An Okeechobee 4-H group arranged to bring to town as a fundraiser to help with a trip to Washington. The event took place on June 1 at Okeechobee Feed. UF IFAS Extension Okeechobee County 4-H County Council/ Junior Leaders will be heading to the Citizen Washington Focus in ipates in these fundraisevent to the club/group who brought them in. Two 4-H County Council members, Reese Cohen and Alyssa Cortez, will be traveling with Paula Daniel as chaperone. Through Citizenship Washington Focus, teens experience Washington D.C. like never before. Using the nation’s capital as their classroom. CWF connects young leaders from across the country to gain skills and experience. An Okeechobee 4-H group arranged to bring the Chick-l-A truck to town as a fundraiser to help with a trip to Washington. The event took place on June 1 at Okeechobee Feed. Pictured are Reese Co hen (left) and Alyssa Cortez. [Courtesy photo]
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4 June 21, 2023 | Lake Okeechobee News | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com EDUCATION Send news and photographs to okeenews@iniusa.org www.facebook.com/ lakeokeechobeenews FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE VISITS NORTH ELEMENTARY OKEECHOBEE — Florida Forest Service enjoyed visiting North Elementary School during the last month of the school year. [Courtesy photo] SPECIAL TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWS LABELLE — The Hendry County School District has completed its rebranding and is pleased to share its new logo. The Hendry County School District released a series of community surveys to help with the district’s logo redesign. Utilizing the information gathered, the new logo that will signage. Over the next few months, community members can expect to see the logo being implemented dis trict-wide, including on a new website, email, letterhead and more. In an maintain growth along side the expansion of Hendry County and its population, the Hendry County School District decided to pu rsue its rebranding bright future. While maintaining the histor area, the district en sured the new branding represented both where the district came from and the goals for what’s next. “As a proud member of the Hendry County community and leader of the Hendry County School District, I am thrilled to share our updated branding,†said Superintendent of Schools Michael Swindle. “This logo is representative of the rich history surround ing Hendry County’s agricultural roots, the people that make up this great community, and more accurately rep resents the District as we grow and prepare for the future.†For more informa tion about the Hendry County School Dis trict, visit www.hend ry-schools.org/. REGISTER IRSC Fall Semester registration is open SPECIAL TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWS FORT PIERCE — Fall semester regis tration at Indian River State College (IRSC) is now open. Students are encouraged to register early to ensure they are ready when classes begin on Aug. 16. A comprehensive college, 100 educational op tions that range from career training programs (developing skills in a year or less) to fouryear Bachelor’s Degree programs. Five IRSC campuses are within a 20-minute drive for most Treasure Coast and Okeechobee County residents. Stu dents also may choose from hundreds of online courses. Students are encouraged to view the Fall 2023 Main Session course schedule here prior to registration. Financial aid is available to those who qualify — 91 percent of IRSC students graduate without debt! The Col lege awarded more than aid last year alone. New students can get started at IRSC: • Visit irsc.edu to complete the applica tion for admission. • Submit high school and college transcripts. aid and scholarships at cial-aid/. • Connect with a Student Success Coach to complete admissions and register for classes. Student Success Coaches are available at phone or text to assist with completing the and more. Connect with system. Important dates to remember for the Fall semester: • July 31: Priority deadline for receipt of transcripts, residency, documents. • Aug, 14: New Stu dent Orientation at the Massey Campus in Fort Pierce. • Aug. 15: Last day to register and pay. • Aug. 16: Classes begin. For more informa tion, email info@irsc. edu or call the Student Communications Cen ter at 1-866-792-4772. IRSC’s Advising Department is here for you! Wether you are a future or current student, our advisors are here to answer all of your questions! [Photo courtesy IRSC] SYMBOL Hendry County School District rebrands, unveils new logo FIRE SAFETY
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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US en-US5 U.S. Sugar and our family of farmers are committed to the communities where we live, work, and raise our families. The Glades continues to have excellent air quality and clean water because of an unceasing commitment to the environment by the farmers of the EAA. Monitoring data from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection makes it crystal clear that the air quality in our community remains solidly in the best category using advanced monitoring technology approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In fact, our region has some of the best air quality in Florida. On average, our air is cleaner than in coastal counties. Management Practices, and have always adhered to the strictest regulations for controlled As part of our commitment, we understand that our farming community thrives only when the water, air, and land are kept healthy and clean. This is our tradition, and we’re proud of it.
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As co-founder en-US of Anglers for Lake en-US Okeechobee, I’m en-US dedicated to preserving en-US Florida’s largest fresh water lake for genera tions to come. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and en-USthe South Florida Water en-US Management District en-US have been working on en-US a plan to improve Lake en-US O conditions for years. en-US The plan includes the en-US Comprehensive Ever glades Restoration Plan en-US(CERP) and the Lake en-US Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project en-US(LOWRP).en-US en-US projects would increase en-US water storage capacien-US-en-US ty north of the lake to en-US manage water levels, en-US restore wetlands, and en-US reduce the impact of the en-US en-US coastal estuaries.en-US For more than 20 en-US years, these projects en-US have been discussed, en-US approved then stalled, en-US approved then stalled en-US again, with deadline afen-US-en-US ter deadline to fund and en-US en-US In an article puben-US-en-US lished on June 2, Kaen-US-en-US trina Elsken conveyed en-US that the Army Corps en-US of Engineers’ plan for en-US north storage could be en-US ready for funding in a en-US 2024 Water Resourcen-US-en-US es Development Act en-US (WDRA) if Congress en-US en-US year.en-US The funding would en-US be a real catch and en-US could ultimately result en-US in the solution we’ve all en-US been hoping for.en-US So, I personally en-US wanted to thank you, en-US Katrina, for raising en-US awareness about the en-US challenges facing Lake en-US en-US solutions that will rectien-US-en-US fy those challenges.en-US en-US message and mantra. en-US Katrina Elsken clarien-US-en-US en-US motto.en-US en-US -en-US cessive rainfall can creen-US-en-US ate those algae blooms en-US on the lake and increase en-US en-US the water quickly also en-US means it is higher in nuen-US -en-US trient load. That’s why en-US we want to slow the en-US en-US en-US the lake and release it at en-US en-US-en-US cial for the region.en-US Thank you for conen-US-en-US en-US not the “point source†en-US of nutrient pollution, en-US but rather the conveyor en-US en-US Something AFLO has en-US been preaching for en-US years.en-US Scott Martin is a en-US professional angler, the en-US host of “The Scott Martin en-US Challenge†and co-founden-US-en-US er of Anglers for Lake en-US Okeechobee.en-US By Russell Glooren-USAMAC FOUNDATION en-US SOCIAL SECURITY en-US ADVISORen-USDear Rusty:en-US I will en-USreached my full retire ment age in July 2022. en-USMy wife and I are en-US discussing whether we en-US should take Social Se curity now or wait until en-USwe are age 70 to get a en-US en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US waiting longer. Please en-US describe the steps of this en-US process to take now and en-US en-US if we do not need them. en-US Signed: Uncertain Dear Uncertain: en-US en-UScalled “do over option†en-US (which is essentially en-US withdrawing your appli en-USen-US need to contact Social en-US Security (1-800-772-en-US 1213 or your local SS en-US en-US that your application for en-US en-US You can also download en-US and complete form en-US SSA-521 and deliver en-US the same to your local en-US en-US You can get that form at en-US this link: www.ssa.gov/en-US forms/ssa-521.pdfen-US This “do-over open-US-en-US tion†is only available en-US within 12 months of the en-US date you submit your en-US application and can en-US only be done once in en-US your lifetime. If you use en-US it, you will be required en-US to repay Social Secuen-US -en-US rity for all payments en-US made on your behalf, en-US including not only your en-US monthly payments but en-US en-US -en-US es you had withheld, en-US and any Medicare en-US premiums which were en-US withheld from your en-US monthly payments en-US (Social Security will en-US inform you how much en-US you must repay). Once en-US the repayment is made, en-US it will be as though en-US you never applied for en-US en-US en-US higher when you later en-US re-apply (which would en-US also be the case if you en-US simply didn’t apply – en-US en-US continues to grow until en-US you claim, up to age 70 en-US en-US en-US This process would be en-US the same for both you en-US and your wife.en-US However, I suggest en-US you consider whether en-US you really need en-US to withdraw your en-US application. Be aware en-US that since you’ve en-US already reached your en-US full retirement age en-US (FRA) you can claim en-US now and, if you later en-US decide you don’t en-US need the monthly SS en-US money, you can simply en-US temporarily suspend en-US en-US to avoid repaying Social en-US Security everything en-US they’ve already paid en-US to you and on your en-US behalf (you don’t need en-US to formally withdraw en-US your application). By en-US simply suspending (and en-US not withdrawing), your en-US en-US growing again with each en-US en-US are suspended (about en-US .67% more for each en-US month you do not get en-US en-US keep everything you’ve en-US already received to the en-US point you suspend your en-US payments. To suspend en-US your payments just en-US call Social Security at en-USLETTER TO THE EDITOR en-USSOCIAL SECURITY MATTERSen-USThank you for Lake O coverage How do I withdraw my application for Social Security? • en-US en-USSeeen-US Withdrawalen-US on pageen-US 7
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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US en-US7 Great deals piled high.Find BOGOs and savings all over the store. Join our free loyalty program at clubpublix.com for more personalized savings.Terms & conditions apply. 9.85in x 3in the number provided en-USabove and tell them en-US you wish to suspend en-US en-US your payment amount. en-US While you can only use en-US the withdrawal process en-US once in your lifetime, en-US you can temporarily en-US en-US payments multiple times en-US if necessary.en-USThis article is intended en-US for information purposes en-US only and does not represent en-US en-US It presents the opinions en-US and interpretations of the en-US en-US trained and accredited by en-US the National Social Security en-US en-US and the AMAC Foundation en-US en-US with or endorsed by the Social en-US Security Administration en-US or any other governmental en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US advisory) or email us at en-US en-US en-USLAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA WEATHER FORECAST en-USWithdrawalen-US• en-US From pageen-US 6en-USWednesday:en-US Variable clouds with en-USscattered showers and en-US thunderstorms, mainly en-US en-US en-US south-southwest at 5 to en-US en-US Wednesday night: en-US Scattered thunder storms, with a low en-USaround 72. Winds en-USmph. Chance of rain en-US en-US Thursday:en-US Mixed en-US clouds and sun with en-US scattered thunderen-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US Thursday night:en-US en-US Isolated thunderstorms en-US en-US en-US partly cloudy overen-US-en-US en-US around 73. Winds en-US west-southwest en-US en-US Chance of rain en-US en-US Friday:en-US Scattered en-US thunderstorms, with a en-US en-US south-southwest at 5 to en-US en-US en-US Friday night:en-US en-US Scattered showers and en-US thunderstorms, espeen-US-en-US en-US with a low around 73. en-US Winds southwest at 5 to en-US en-US en-US Saturday:en-US Mixed en-US clouds and sun with en-US scattered thunderen-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US Saturday night:en-US en-US Variably cloudy with en-US scattered thunderen-US-en-US storms, with low around en-US 72. Winds south-southen-US-en-US en-US en-US Sunday:en-US Scattered en-US thunderstorms, with a en-US en-US en-US mph. Chance of rain en-US en-US Sunday night: en-USScaten-US-en-US tered thunderstorms en-US en-US en-US with a low around 73. en-US Winds southeast at 5 to en-US en-US en-US Monday:en-US Mixed en-US clouds and sun with en-US scattered thunderen-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US Monday night:en-US en-US Scattered thunderen-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US and variable. Chance of en-US en-US Tuesday:en-US Mixed en-US clouds and sun with en-US scattered thunderen-USen-USen-US en-US Tuesday night:en-US en-US en-US skies with scattered en-US thunderstorms before en-US en-US en-US and variable. Chance of en-US en-USCHURCH CONGRATULATES CONFIRMATION CLASS OF 2023 OKEECHOBEE — Sacred Heart Catholic Church shared this photo of the church’s 2023 Conrmation Class. [Photo courtesy Sacred Heart Catholic Church] en-USCONGRATULATIONSen-USen-US en-US Firehouse Community en-USen-US to present their summer en-US play for children of all en-US en-US en-US en-USen-US to solve a recent rash en-US of crimes in Fairytale en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US appear in this spoof en-US crimes all appear to be en-USunrelated, and only en-US en-US en-US en-US make you chuckle with en-US its snappy one-liners, en-US en-US en-US actors!en-US en-US for only three days, en-US en-US en-US en-US at 2 p.m.en-US Call the ticket hotline en-US en-US en-US will call you back to en-US en-USCOMMUNITY THEATREen-USTake your kids to see en-US ‘Rumpelstiltskin, en-US en-US Private Eye’
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8 June 21, 2023 | Lake Okeechobee News | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com We welcome communi ty news. Submit news by emailing it to okeenews@ iniusa.org. If you do not email within 24 hours please call 863-7633134. You can also post events on our website on the events calendar at com/calendar/. To post on the calendar you will have to register an account. The account registration is FREE. Online calendar items can be submitted any time. The deadline to submit items for the June 28 print edition is 5 p.m. on June 21. Moose Lodge hosts events OKEECHOBEE — Moose Lodge #1753, 159 N.W. 36th St., will host the following events: On Wednesday, June 21 is from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and the kitchen opens at 5 p.m. On Thursday, June 22 . the kitchen opens at 5 p.m. Dauber bingo is at 1 p.m. and poker is at 6 p.m. On Friday, June 23 , the kitchen opens at 5 p.m. as well as shrimp, ham burgers, and chicken strips. Music by Phil & Cheryl is from 6 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, June 24 , dinner is at 5 p.m. BBQ ribs or chicken, cowboy beans, potato salad, and more will be served. Dad’s eat is at 7 p.m. Music by Freddie King & Sandra Hart is from 6 to 9 p.m. On Sunday, June 25 , breakfast is from 7:45 card bingo is from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. On Monday, June 26 , the kitchen opens at 5 p.m. Cheeseburgers, shrimp, chicken tenders, salad and more on the menu. Tuesday, June 27 , is Taco Tuesday. Tacos just $1.50 each. LOOM meet at 6 p.m., WOTM general meeting at 6:30 p.m. and general lodge meeting is at 7 p.m. Free pool daily. Order of the East ern Star to serve baked potato bar OKEECHOBEE — Get out of the kitchen and join the Order of the Eastern Star for supper featuring a Loaded Baked Potato Bar on Friday, June 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Okeechobee Masonic Ave. Menu includes chili, cheese, sour cream and butter, chives, bacon and more includ ing a drink and dessert. “Mary Ann’s Joyful Jewels.†For tickets or information, call Phyllis or Claudia Jacobs at SA survivors work shop to be held OKEECHOBEE — A free workshop assault will be held at the Okeechobee Coun SW 16th St., on Satur day, June 24 , from 1 to required, please register at workshopforsurvi vors.eventbrite.com. For more information, please call Victim Advocate Angela at Oces to close OKEECHOBEE — public works, and the the police department, will be closed on Tues day, July 4, in obser vance of Independence Day. Republicans to meet OKEECHOBEE Club meets the sec ond Tuesday of every month at Lakeside Grill, 1111 Parrott Ave, and meets the third Mon day of every month at 441, at 6:30 p.m. It is recommend you come early and dine before the meeting begins. There will be a special guest speaker. Food pantry open OKEECHOBEE — The food pantry at Sacred Heart Catho lic Church, 701 S.W. the month from 9 to 11 a.m. BHR VFW hosts events BUCKHEAD following events: On Wednesday, June 21 , On Thursday, June 22 , Friday, June 23 p.m. The VFW dinner is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Music by Nicole Leann is from 6 to 10 p.m. On Saturday, June 24 , breakfast is from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. The weekly meeting is at 6 p.m. Bingo of hearts is at 7 p.m. Music by Boho Cowboy is from 5 to 9 p.m. On Sunday, June 25 is at 5 p.m. On Mon day, June 26 , washers card bingo is at 5 p.m. On Tuesday, June 27 , game day starts at 1 p.m. and cornhole is at 6:30 p.m. BHR Baptist oers Sunday School BUCKHEAD would like to welcome you to visit. It now has Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday morn ing and a youth Sunday School class at the same time. Sunday morning service is at 11 a.m. and a Wednesday evening service at 6 p.m. Ev eryone is welcome. Come meet Pastor Phillip Nason and the friendliest fellowship in Okeechobee. BHR residents meet residents are invited to meeting which begins at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Community Cen ter located behind the Fire Station. For more information, call the of Clewiston Library hosts events CLEWISON — The Clewiston Public Li Library, will host the following events: Anime Club meets every Fri day from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. The LEGO Club will meet on Thurs day, June 22 , from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. The library will provide the LEGOs, children need only bring their imagi nation. American Legion Post #130 events LABELLE — Amer ican Legion Post 130 is West, across from the Shell Station. Upcom ing events include the following: On Sunday thru Thursday piz za and hot dogs are available from 11 a.m. to close. On Friday and Saturday Happy Hour is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday Happy Hour is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Friday & Saturday karaoke in lounge begins at 7 p.m. On Saturday, June 24 , the DAV Flea Market is from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the corner of MLS Handy Store, west of downtown. For more VFW Post 10100 hosts events LABELLE – The Veterans Way, plans the following events: On Wednesday, June 21 , euchre cards is at 5 p.m. On Saturday, June 24 , dinner is at 5 p.m. Steve White karaoke will begin at 6 p.m. On Sunday, June 25 , biscuits and gravy begins serving p.m. and is open to the public. Every Monday Tia Chi Class from 1 to Night is every Monday night from 6 to 8 pm. Ladies Night is every Thursday night from 6 to 8 pm. Happy Hour is Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. We are open to the public everyday for lunches, alcoholic beverages. Legion hosts bingo BELLE GLADE — The American Legion Hall, 101 S.E. Ave. D, will host bingo every Wednesday from 6:30 to 10 p.m. For informa tion, visit belleglade Loula V. York Library hosts clubs & more PAHOKEE — The Loula V. York Branch Anime Club on Thurs days at 3:30 p.m. Saturday Storytime is on Saturdays at 11 a.m. Clarence E. Antho ny Library events SOUTH BAY — The Clarence E. An thony Branch Library, 375 SW Second Ave., will host the following events: On Wednes day, June 28 , attend Magically Together With Brent Gregory, at 11:30 a.m. Prepare to be blown away by Brent Gregory and his 8393 to preregister. OKEECHOBEE COUNTY PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES COUNTY HENDRY COUNTY COMMUNITY EVENTS Send news and photographs to okeenews@iniusa.org
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10 en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US | Lake Okeechobee News þ | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com en-USENVIRONMENT Send news and photographs en-USto okeenews@iniusa.org en-USwww.facebook.com/en-US lakeokeechobeenews NEWS FROM FWC en-USTALLAHASSEE — The Florida Fish and en-USWildlife Conservation en-US Commission (FWC) is en-US sharing the reminder en-US that juvenile black bears en-US are starting to leave en-US their mothers’ home en-US ranges in search of new en-US homes of their own. Be tween the ages of 1 1/2 en-US2 1/2 years, juvenile en-US or yearling bears start en-US dispersing in spring and en-US summer, with spring en-US marking a return to en-US en-US limited movements in en-US winter. During this en-US time, juvenile bears may en-US be seen in unexpect ed areas as they travel en-USacross a wide range of en-US areas in search of a new en-US location to settle down. “The most import en-USant thing people can en-USdo to help these bears en-US is to leave them alone,†en-US said the FWC’s Bear en-US Management Program en-US Coordinator, Mike en-US Orlando. “Give them en-US plenty of space and let en-US them move along on en-US their own.†Black bears are en-USgenerally not aggresen-US-en-US sive but, like any wild en-US animal, if they feel en-US threatened, they can en-US become defensive. Dogs en-US have been involved in en-US over half of the incien-US-en-US dents of people getting en-US injured by bears in en-US Florida. When walking en-US dogs, keep them close en-US to you – preferably on en-US a non-retractable leash en-US – and be aware of your en-US surroundings, which is en-US good practice for preen-US-en-US en-US both bears and other en-US wildlife. Before letting en-US your dog out at night, en-US en-US bang on the door to give en-US bears and other wildlife en-US a chance to leave the en-US area.en-US As bears become en-US more active this time of en-US year, they cross more en-US roadways. For your en-US own safety and to avoid en-US hitting bears and other en-US wildlife, remember en-US to slow down when en-US driving, particularly en-US on rural highways at en-US dawn or dusk. Watch en-US for road signs identifyen-US -en-US ing bear crossing areas. en-US Each year in Florida, an en-US average of 250 bears are en-US en-US vehicles.en-US If you have bears in en-US your area, follow these en-US additional BearWise en-US Basics to help prevent en-US en-US 1: Never feed or en-US approach bears.en-US • Feeding bears can en-US make them lose their en-US natural fear of people.en-US • It is illegal in Florien-US-en-US da to intentionally feed en-US bears or leave out food en-US or garbage that will en-US attract bears and cause en-US en-US • Getting close to a en-US wild animal is dangeren-US-en-US ous.en-US 2: Secure food and en-US garbage.en-US • Store garbage in a en-US sturdy shed or garage en-US and then put it out on en-US the morning of pickup en-US rather than the night en-US before.en-US • If not stored in a seen-US-en-US cured building, modify en-US your existing garbage en-US can to make it more en-US bear-resistant or use a en-US bear-resistant container.en-US • Secure commercial en-US garbage in bear-resistant en-US dumpsters.en-US • Protect gardens, en-US beehives, compost and en-US livestock with electric en-US fencing.en-US • Pick ripe fruit from en-US trees and bushes and en-US remove fallen fruit from en-US the ground.en-US 3: Remove or secure en-US bird and wildlife en-US feeders.en-US • Remove wildlife en-US feeders.en-US • If wildlife feeders en-US en-US enough food out for en-US en-US before dark and make en-US feeders bear-resistant.en-US 4: Never leave pet en-US food outdoors.en-US • Feed pets indoors.en-US • If feeding pets en-US outdoors, only put food en-US outside for short time en-US periods and bring in en-US en-US en-US en-US grills.en-US • Clean and degrease en-US en-US each use.en-US • If mobile, store en-US them in a secure shed or en-US garage.en-US 6: Alert neighbors en-US to bear activity.en-US • If you see a bear, let en-US your neighbors know.en-US • Share tips on how en-US en-US bears.en-US • Encourage your en-US homeowner’s associaen-US-en-US tion or local government en-US to institute bylaws or en-US ordinances to require en-UStrash be kept secure. en-US en-US bears? Call one of the en-US en-US com/Contact, and click on “Contact Regional en-USen-US phone number for your en-US region. If you want to en-US report someone who is en-US either harming bears or en-US intentionally feeding en-US them, call the FWC’s en-US Wildlife Alert Hotline en-US at 888-404-FWCC en-US (3922).en-US More information is en-US available at MyFWC.en-US com/Bear, where you en-US can access the “Guide en-US to Living in Bear en-US Country†brochure. en-US Find additional ways en-US to be BearWise at en-US BearWise.org.en-US By Katrina Elskenen-USLAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWSen-USOKEECHOBEE — Lake Okeechobee en-USen-US now, but high water en-US levels could threaten the en-US lake’s future, according en-US to information shared en-US at the June 2 meeting en-US of the Coalition for Re sponsible Management en-USof Lake Okeechobee, en-US St. Lucie and the Ca loosahatchee Estuaries en-USand the Lake Worth en-US Lagoon in the Historic en-US Okeechobee County en-US Courthouse. “Our submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is a concern for en-USus right now on the en-US lake, but I will tell you en-US en-US en-US County Commissioner en-US Karson Turner.en-US “The turbidity on en-US the lake is strong right en-US now and with a very en-US small wind event, it gets en-US stirred up pretty quick,†en-US he continued.en-US Okeechobee County en-US Commissioner David en-US Hazellief said anglers en-US have been bringing in en-US some big catches during en-US recent tournaments.en-US “The lake is higher than we would like it to be on June 1,†said en-USLt. Col. Todd Polk of en-US the U.S. Army Corps en-US of Engineers (USACE). en-US While the lake saw en-US good recession at the en-US beginning of the dry en-US season, recent rains en-US have pushed the lake en-US level back up. “We’re at en-US Mother Nature’s meren-US-en-US cy,†he said.en-US Turner noted this en-US is the third highest en-US the lake has been on en-US June 1 since the Lake en-US Okeechobee Regulation en-US Schedule (LORS-08) en-US was established in 2008.en-US “We’re on the razor’s edge,†he said. “We need help and en-USwe’re getting absoen-US-en-US lutely zero help to save en-US this lake,†said Newen-US -en-US ton Cooke of United en-US Waterfowlers of Florida. en-US “We’re at 14 feet today. en-US One storm – because we en-US held the lake too high – en-US and now we’re going to en-US reap the whirlwind.â€en-US Cook said the USen-US-en-US ACE plan for the Lake en-US Okeechobee System en-US Operating Manual (LOen-US -en-US SOM) has stated it’s not en-US the best for lake ecoloen-US-en-US gy. LOSOM is expecten-US-en-US ed to replace LORS-08 en-US early next year. Buckhead Ridge resident Billy Locker en-USsaid when he moved en-US to the area in 1992, en-US Lake Okeechobee was en-US a sportsman’s paradise en-US with lots of vegetation.en-US “I’ve seen all the en-US changes you can image en-US in Lake Okeechobee,†en-US he said.en-US “The lake is en-US en-US spraying,†he said. “On en-US my last outing on Lake en-US Okeechobee, from en-US Indian Prairie to Okee-en-US Tantie was a complete en-US mudhole. Not one bit of en-US clear water.en-US “The massive chemical spraying that is going on is pitiful if not sinful,†said Locker. “There’s a merit to what they have to do for invasive exotic control, en-USen-US keep it to a minimum. en-US They let it get out of en-US control, then there is en-US a massive chemical en-US onslaught on that lake.â€en-US “It’s imperative en-US we move away from en-US spraying,†said Collier en-US County Commissioner en-US William McDaniel. “Mechanical extraction of vegetation is key to en-USsuccess to manage the nutrients in the lake.†WILDLIFE en-USSeeing black bears in unexpected areas?en-USLAKE HEALTHen-USHigh water levels, chemical spraying threaten health of Lake O en-USBlack bears are generally not aggressive but, like any wild animal, if en-US they feel threatened, they can become defensive. [Photo courtesy FWC]
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Wishing my little brother, Robert Jarriel, a Happy 80th Birthday! Wish I could be there to celebrate with you. I love you, your big sister, Nette. Happy birthday, Uncle! Love you, Colette SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US en-US11 HENDRY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERClewiston, Florida ________________________________________ ________________________________________ NOTICE TO PUBLIC The Hendry County Hospital Authority Board of Trustees will conduct their monthly Board meeting on June 26, 2023 at 1:00 PM in the Conference Room at Hendry Regional Medical Center, 524 W Sagamore Avenue, Clewiston Florida 33440. The public is invited to attend. .5 WEEKLY HAPPENINGS Post #64 501 SE 2nd St, Okeechobee 863-763-5309Call ahead for takeout ordersHours for Monday through Saturday are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.Quarter Bingo 4-6 p.m. Happy Hour 4pm 6pm Tuesday: June 27th $3 Rumrunners $12 Bucket of Beers (not available for $1 OFF 4-6 p.m. ) Taco Wednesday: June 28th$2 soft/hard beef Tacos and $5 Taco Bowls 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. $2.50 Margaritas! (not available for $1 OFF 4-6 p.m.)Happy Hour 4pm-6pm Thursday: June 22ndBar Poker 4-6 p.m. Bucket of Beers $12 Happy Hour 4pm 6pm Sunday Funday: June 25thFood all day Bar Poker 1-3 p.m. NASCAR, XFL Happy Hour 4pm 6pm Saturday: June 24thBINGO Noon-2 pm Happy Hour 4pm-6pm COME IN AND CHECK OUT OUR NEW DRINK PRICES!!Lasagna Dinner $10 5pm ‘til sold out Happy Hour 4pm 6pm Karaoke with Lisa Criswell 5:30 ?? Lasagna Dinner $10 5pm ‘til sold out Karaoke with Lisa Criswell 5:30 ?? Friday: June 23rd Monday: June 26th$1 Bingo 1-3 p.m. Happy Hour 4pm 6pm Meeting and of cers installiation 6 pm
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en-USBy Cathy Wombleen-USLAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWSen-USGLADES COUNen-USTY — Jeremy Hargett, en-USwho took over operation en-US of the Wild @ Heart en-US Wildlife Center in 2016, en-US entered a no contest en-US plea on June 1 to vio lating Florida Fish and en-USWildlife regulations. The violation stemmed from charges en-USin 2021 by FWC that en-US tiger enclosures were en-US not cleaned and con tained an abundance of en-USfeces. State law re quires these cages to be en-UScleaned daily. The violation was deemed a misdemeanor, en-USen-US $500. Hargett is in the midst of a court battle en-USwith Myrtle Island en-US Ranch which in the en-US en-US attempts to evict them en-US from the property. Ac cording to the Hargetts en-USin a past interview, en-US when they came here en-US to take over the wildlife en-US en-US en-USIn a 2019 interview, en-US the Hargetts said they en-US believed their problems en-US en-US she realized she would en-US not be able to come and en-US go from the park as she en-US en-US Department of Agrien-US-en-US culture and FWC took en-US her licenses in 2016, she en-US had to agree not to seek en-US any licenses to care for en-US wildlife for three years, en-US but she was not barred en-US from volunteering at en-US the park. The Hargetts en-US en-US she would have keys to en-US the place and would be en-US able to have free access en-US to the park, but because en-US of liability, they could en-US not allow that, they en-US en-US In another 2019 en-US interview, Mrs. Hargett en-US said they felt very disen-US-en-US heartened. They came en-US PALM BEACH en-US COUNTY — The en-US following individuals en-US were arrested on felen-US-en-US ony or driving under en-US en-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US the Florida Highen-US-en-US the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US Bay.en-US • Arthur Humphries, en-US Jr., 28, Belle Glade, en-US was arrested June 9 by en-US en-US aggravated assault with deadly weapon without intent to kill. Bond has en-USnot been set.en-US • Elijah Jones, 18, en-US Belle Glade, was aren-US-en-US en-US and charged with two en-US counts of burglary unoccupied conveyance en-USof merchant, farmer or en-US The following indien-US-en-US viduals were arrested en-US on felony or driving en-US en-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US the Clewiston City en-US en-US en-US-en-US da Highway Patrol en-US en-US Fish and Wildlife en-US Conservation Comen-US-en-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US en-US • A 16-year-old en-US female, of Tampa, was en-US arrested June 6 by Depen-US-en-US uty L. Rodriguez and en-US en-US motor vehicle, obstrucen-US-en-US tion without violence, en-US possession of marijuana en-US under 20 grams, operen-US-en-US ating a motor vehicle en-US without a license and en-US felony out of county en-US warrant.en-US • Johnny Ford, 58, Clewiston, was arrested June 6 by Deputy S. en-USRamirez-Garcia and en-US charged with a felony en-US probation violation.en-US • Martin Ramirez, en-US 37, LaBelle, was en-US arrested June 6 by en-US Deputy J. Keith and en-US charged with motor en-US en-US by sudden snatching en-US and battery.en-US • Jameshia Harvey, en-US The following en-US individuals were en-US arrested on felony en-US or driving under en-US en-US en-US Highway Patrol en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US • Kevin Lamar en-US Bailey, 39, Moore en-US Haven, was arrested en-US June 9 by GCSO and en-US charged with a felony en-US en-US Bond was set at $5,000.en-US • Victor Gonzalez en-US Reyes, 51, Miami, en-US was arrested June 9 by en-US GCSO and charged en-US with larceny and a en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US 12 en-US en-USen-US | Lake Okeechobee News þ | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com en-USFIRST RESPONDERS Send news and photographs en-USto okeenews@iniusa.org en-USPALM BEACH COUNTY ARREST REPORT en-USOKEECHOBEE COUNTY ARREST REPORT en-USGLADES COUNTY ARREST REPORT en-USHENDRY COUNTY ARREST REPORT en-US•en-US en-USSeeen-US en-US Hendry Arrestsen-US on page 13 • en-US en-USSeeen-US en-US Glades Arrestsen-US on page 13 • en-US en-USSeeen-US Okeechobee Arrests en-US en-US on page 14 • en-US en-USSeeen-US Palm Beach Arrests en-US en-US on page 14 • en-US en-USSeeen-US en-US Wild @ Hearten-US en-US on page en-US 14 The following en-USindividuals were en-US arrested on felony or en-US driving under the inen-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US-en-US da Highway Patrol en-US en-US Fish and Wildlife en-US Conservation Comen-US-en-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US • Jennifer Hendrick, en-US en-US was arrested June 5 by en-US OCSO and charged en-US with DUI. Bond was set en-US at $2,000.en-US en-US Northwest 30th Street, en-US was arrested June 5 by en-US OCSO and charged en-US with failure of sexual ofen-USen-USlicense or ID card. Bond was set at $7,500. en-US• Danielle Harden, en-US 32, Northeast First en-US Terrace, was arrested en-US June 6 by OCSO and en-US charged with tamperen-US-en-US ing in a misdemeanor en-US en-US en-USen-USOKEECHOBEE — On June 9, 2023 an en-USincident took place at en-US en-US Market, located at 1002 en-US en-US Hispanic males were en-US involved in a verbal en-US dispute over monies en-US owed from a transaction en-USen-US Jose Franco, waited en-US until the store closed en-US before carrying out en-US an attack on victim, en-US 54-year-old, Antonio en-US Lorencio. Franco en-US attacked Lorencio with en-US a machete-like knife in en-US the parking lot of the en-US store causing injuries en-US to the face and neck. en-US Lorencio managed to en-US get away, run home en-US and the family called en-US the police. Lorencio en-US was transported to en-US Raulerson Hospital en-US for his injuries and has en-US since been released.en-US Detective J. Boon loen-US-en-US cated Franco and arresten-US-en-US ed him for attempted en-US murder. Judge set bond en-US at $500,000.en-USATTEMPTED MURDERen-US WILDLIFEen-USSuspect arrested in attempted en-US murder investigationen-US Wild @ Heart owner pleads no en-US contest to violations en-USThe animals are gone. The cages are empty. No one lives at Wild @ en-US Heart anymore. Property owner Sue Pearce took this photo after been-US -en-US ing given a writ of possession from the FWC and the Glades County en-US Sheri’s Oce.
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25, Clewiston, was en-USarrested June 6 by en-US Deputy J. Escobedo and en-US charged with a felony en-US probation violation. • Ja’Van Willingham, 34, Clewiston, was en-USarrested June 6 by Dep uty L. Rodriguez and en-UScharged with posses sion of marijuana with en-USintent to sell, possession en-US of marijuana over 20 en-US grams, possession of en-US drug equipment – to en-US transport drugs. • Curtis Moore, 63, Clewiston, was arrest ed June 7 by Deputy en-USRamirez Garcia and en-US charged with a felony en-US battery. • John Douglas, 56, Moore Haven, was en-USarrested June 7 by Cpl. en-US C. Earl and charged en-US with felony probation en-US violation charges. • Antonio Bannister, 21, Pahokee, was ar rested June 7 by Deputy D. Givans and charged en-USwith lewd and lascivien-US-en-US ous behavior under the en-US age of 16.en-US • Rona Henderson, en-US 49, Clewiston, was aren-US-en-US rested June 7 by Cpl. S. en-US Rivera and charged with en-US fraud obtaining propen-US-en-US erty less than 50k and en-US fraud use personal ID.en-US • Tracy Pemberen-US-en-US ton, 29, Homestead, en-US was arrested June 7 by en-US Deputy J. Escobedo en-US and charged with four en-US counts of felony probaen-US-en-US tion violation.en-US • David Poole, 61, en-US LaBelle, was arresten-US-en-US ed June 7 by Sgt. L. en-US Hernandez and charged en-US with aggravated assault en-US en-US EMS.en-US • Martin Ramirez, en-US 37, LaBelle, was arresten-US-en-US ed June 8 by Deputy J. en-US Keith and charged with en-US battery, robbery by en-US en-US motor vehicle.en-US • Deiondre Clennon, en-US 27, Ft. Myers, was aren-US-en-US rested June 9 by Deputy en-US J. Goldberg and charged en-US with felony probation en-US violation, possession of en-US paraphernalia to transen-US-en-US port drugs and possesen-US-en-US sion of harmful new en-US legend drug without en-US prescription.en-US • Jonathan Sanen-US-en-US chez, 34, LaBelle, was en-US arrested June 9 by Det. en-US Sgt. R. Krasinskas and en-US charged with lewd and en-US lascivious behavior on en-US victim less than 12 years en-US of age.en-US • JeoVanny Montes en-US De Oca, 28, Clewiston, en-US was arrested June 10 en-US by Sgt. D. McNeil and en-US charged with grand en-US en-US • Pedro Hernandez, en-US 39, LaBelle, was arresten-US-en-US ed June 10 by Sgt. L. en-US Hernandez and charged en-US with DUI and operating en-US a motor vehicle without en-US a valid license.en-US • Marvin Mejia, 33, en-US Clewiston, was arresten-US-en-US ed June 11 by Cpl. L. en-US Drew and charged with en-US possession of cocaine. was set at $5,000. • Rodney Hortman, 23, Okeechobee, was en-USarrested June 9 by en-US GCSO and charged en-US with possession of en-US methamphetamine and possession of marijuana. en-USBond was set at $6,000.en-US • Jose Carmen Leon, en-US 61, Immokalee, was en-US arrested June 7 by en-US GCSO and charged en-US en-US violation. Bond was set en-US at $5,000.en-US This column en-US lists arrests and not en-US convictions, unless en-US otherwise stated. Anyone en-US listed here who is later en-US found not guilty or has en-US had the charges against en-US them dropped is welcome en-US to inform this newspaper. en-US The information will be en-US SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US en-US13 Mike Hanlon, MinisterOkeechobee Church of Christ • 1401 S. Parrott Avenue One of the greatest things in life we can do is to shower the people we love with love. This sounds quite simple and to many maybe idealistic, but the reality is Jesus expects this of us. Paul tells us in Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another.†When we are kindly affectioned one to another, we are showering them with “loveâ€. The Bible says that God so love the world He gave His only begotten son. Brethren, God showered mankind with love when Jesus died for our sins on that cross. Our lives must aways be a rainy season with showers of love not a dry season where love has dried up on our heartstrings. Jesus said, Joh 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.†Brethren, God is love and He dwells in His people. Let us shower the love of God on all those around us. A Moment of Truth“Shower the People You Love With Love†Log onto southcentral oridalife.com/healthcarehero to nominate a healthcare professional for recognition! Heroes come in many forms: public health department professionals, rst responders, lab technicians and more. Please join us in showing gratitude to those who work behind the scenes and on the front lines.Presented By: Nominate A Healthcare Worker Glades Arrests en-US• From page en-US 12 Hendry Arrests en-US• From page en-US 12 en-USOFFICER HOLROYD PRESENTED WITH CERTIFICATE en-US OF LONGEVITYen-USOKEECHOBEE — During the June 6 Okeechobee City Council meeting, Okeechobee City Police Ocer en-US Ryan Holroyd was presented with a certicate of longevity for 15 years of service by Lt. Belen Reyna and en-US Mayor Dowling Watford. [Courtesy photo] en-USSERVICE FIRST RESPONDERS
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en-USen-US en-US en-USen-US en-US en-USen-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US Further violations en-US were reported by FWC en-US in 2022, and this citaen-US-en-US tion is as yet unresolved. 14 en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US þ en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US -en-US en-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US -en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-USen-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-USen-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-USen-US-en-US en-US en-US en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US FIRST RESPONDERS Okeechobee en-USArrestsen-US• en-USen-US 12 Wild @ Heart en-US• en-US 12en-USPalm Beachen-US Arrestsen-US• en-USen-US 12en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US This column en-US lists arrests and not en-US convictions, unless otherwise stated. Anyone listed here who is later en-USfound innocent or has en-US had the charges against en-US them dropped is welcome to inform this newspaper. The information will be en-USen-US Information for this en-US column came from pbso.en-US org. en-USBy Cpl. Jack Nashen-USen-US en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-USen-US en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-USPREPAREDNESS OCSO is prepared for hurricane season en-USAfter Hurricane Ian, OCSO realized they needed a way to run the en-US trac lights at various intersections within the county. [Photo couren-US -en-US tesy OCSO]en-USBy Cathy Wombleen-USen-US en-USen-US en-US en-US en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US-en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-USCRIMINAL MISCHIEFen-USFeud results in arrest of one neighbor
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16 en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US | Lake Okeechobee News þ | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com Dealer not responsible for typographical errors or omissions. Tax, tag, title, and dealer fees extra. All offers expire on date of publication. See dealer for complete details. 3550 US Highway 441 South • Okeechobee, FL 34974 (863) 763-3154 www.GilbertChevrolet.com Dealer not responsible for typographical errors or omissions. Tax, tag, title, and dealer fees extra. All offers expire on date of publication. See dealer for complete details. 2023ChevroletSilverado 1500 WT Crew CabSTK# NC3378$42,0772023ChevroletSilverado 1500 Custom Crew CabSTK# NC3351$44,011 2023ChevroletSilverado 1500 Custom Crew CabSTK# NC3365$42,429 en-USBy Cathy Wombleen-USLAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWSen-USOKEECHOBEE — The Okeechobee City en-USCouncil discussed a en-US housing ordinance during en-US its June 6 meeting. City Administrator Gary Ritter explained en-USthat approximately a en-US year ago, zoning was en-US changed in the North east section of the city, en-USbehind the Church of en-US God, from commercial en-US to multi-family zoning. en-US The initial site plan was en-US for a 44-unit apartment en-US complex. That has now en-US been changed to 24-en-US 26-unit duplexes. The en-US project was reviewed by en-US the Technical Review en-US Committee and was en-US approved, although City en-US Police Chief Donald en-US Hagan voted no. He was concerned because the apartments en-USare a 4/4, meaning they en-US each have four bed rooms and four bath rooms. In some areas en-USof our community, this en-US type of development en-US did not turn out well, en-US explained Ritter. The en-US police chief was con cerned with how this en-UShousing project would en-US evolve in the future. Because of these concerns, Councilman en-USBob Jarriel asked Ritter en-US to put the matter on the en-US agenda. “The problem I have, and I’ve said it all en-USalong,†said Jarriel. “We approved rezoning, and en-USwe don’t put stipulaen-US-en-US tions in. That’s been an en-US issue. I’m not trying to en-US put the blame. I’m not en-US trying to put anybody en-US down. When we come en-US to rezoning, I feel like en-US that person or group en-US should have done their en-US homework to know en-US en-US build.â€en-US He went on to say en-US the council approved en-US en-US dealing with something en-US he does not believe en-US the city needs. “This en-US should have never en-US been approved. It’s not en-US anything more than a en-US dormitory you would en-US have in a college.†He en-US said the plans to have en-US bedrooms upstairs with en-US full baths and a living en-US area downstairs opens it en-US up to having too many en-US people there and not en-US enough parking. The en-US plan is to have four en-US parking spots, but he en-US said if you have four en-US bedrooms, you will have en-US a minimum of two peoen-US-en-US ple in each bedroom. en-US “That’s eight vehicles! en-US Right away, the city poen-US-en-US liceman is going to have en-US a full-time job.â€en-US “I think at this point, en-US we need to address it, en-US and if we need to do en-US ordinances so that this en-US doesn’t happen again, en-US that’s what needs to en-US happen.â€en-US “It’s gonna be a black en-US eye in the city,†said en-US Jarriel.en-US City Planning en-US Consultant Ben Smith en-US explained to the council en-US that the city code does en-US not address how many en-US bathrooms are permiten-US-en-US ted in a single-family en-US dwelling. He reminded en-US the council the units en-US each had one kitchen. en-US He suggested some en-US ways the council could en-US regulate use of future en-US dwellings by adopting en-US ordinances. He also en-US suggested looking at en-US ordinances other cities en-US use to limit occupancy en-US by unrelated people.en-US The developer en-US explained they have en-US faced many challengen-US-en-US es, including a huge en-US increase in the cost of en-US supplies and had to en-US make a change from en-US multi-family to single en-US family units. He said his en-US goal was to create units en-US the average young peren-US-en-US en-US but due to the cost to en-US build, it was almost imen-US-en-US possible. He said these en-US units could be used by en-US single-multi-generaen-US-en-US tional families or for en-US single young people or en-US single older people who en-US want to share expensen-US-en-US es. “I think it will add en-US economic value to the en-US city,†he said. “I’m not en-US trying to come in and en-US turn the area into a en-US crime-ridden place.â€en-US Councilmember en-US Monica Clark asked en-US how much he estimated en-US the cost of each beden-US-en-US room might be, and he en-US said probably about en-US $850 per month. She en-US went on to say the city en-US already struggles with en-US homeless people and en-US other issues. “We don’t en-US want to promote any en-US undesirable situation.â€en-US Jarriel said, “I moved en-US to Okeechobee to get en-US away from all that. This en-US is gonna be an issue. I en-US can see it now.â€en-US Clark explained there en-US is nothing they can do en-US about the units being en-US built in the Northeast en-US section. They have en-US already been approved. en-US The question now is en-US whether they can keep en-US it from happening again.en-US Steve Dobbs said en-USthere were teachers en-US renting garages last en-US school year because en-US there is no place for en-US them to live. The school en-US board is waiting for en-US the units to become en-US available.en-US Councilman Noel en-US Chandler said he felt en-US right now, the new en-US housing project would en-US en-US city. He said there was en-US a young couple in his en-US church that could not en-US en-US Ritter cautioned en-US against making new en-US ordinances too strict.en-USNEWS FROM WASTE en-US MANAGEMENTen-USBOCA RATON — en-US Waste Management en-US (WM) is reminding en-US all Florida residents en-US to properly dispose of en-US household items that are en-US causing an increase in en-US garbage and recycling en-US en-US throughout the state.en-US en-US-en-US gerous for our drivers, en-US en-US streets and neighboren-US-en-US hoods where the ‘hot en-US loads’ are managed,†en-US said WM Area Safety en-US Director Chris Carey.en-US Lithium ion batteries, en-US now in so many houseen-US-en-US hold products including en-US electronics, toys, vape en-US pens and even greeten-US-en-US ing cards, are sparking en-US en-US and cannot be put in en-US curbside garbage or en-US recycling containers.en-US Instead, visit your en-US county or city website en-US en-US-en-US location for your lithium ion and rechargeable batteries. Many retailers also accept batteries for en-USrecycling. Go to www.en-US en-US a retailer near you. en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US and hazardous materials out of your waste and en-USrecycling containers inen-US-en-US cluding propane tanks, en-US paint, pool chemicals, motor oil and pesticides. Instead, take them en-USto your County/City en-US household hazardous en-US en-USHOUSING SHORTAGEen-US SAFETY TIPSen-USPlans for ‘college dorm style’ housing en-US in city causes a stir Tips help WM avoid en-USgarbage & recycling truck res Rechargeable and litium ion batteries should not be placed in curb en-USside waste or recycling containers as they spark truck and facility res. Instead, take them back to an accepting retailer or your coun en-USty’s household hazardous waste drop o location. [Photo courtesy Waste Management]
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18 en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US | Lake Okeechobee News þ | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com en-USSPORTS & REC Send news and photographs en-USto okeenews@iniusa.org en-USwww.facebook.com/en-US lakeokeechobeenews By Richard Marion en-USLAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWSen-USOKEECHOBEE — Former Okeechobee en-USBrahman and current en-US New York Giant Evan en-US Neal returned to his en-US hometown on June 9 to en-US host a football camp for en-US local youth. Over 300 hundred people were in atten dance at the camp. en-USNeal brought a few en-US fellow professional and en-US college athletes to help en-US him run the football en-US drills, including former en-US Brahman and Florida en-US State Seminole Lonnie en-US Pryor, former Pitts burgh Steeler Maurkice en-USPouncey, Neal’s All-Pro en-US teammate in New York en-US Andrew Thomas, and en-US more. The kids taking part in the camp were en-UScoached through football drills by the en-USNFL-level talent, en-US participated in a few en-US races and a 7 on 7 en-US tournament.en-US Neal was selected by en-US the New York Giants en-US en-US en-US en-US night, Neal sported a en-US coat with an image of en-US Lake Okeechobee.en-US en-US by the Giants, Neal was en-US a key component of the en-US Alabama Crimson Tide en-US football team that won a en-US national championship en-US in 2020. Neal origien-US-en-US nally announced his en-US decision to attend the en-US University of Alabama en-US at a press conference in LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BRING HOME THE en-USGOLDen-USOKEECHOBEE –– Okeechobee Police Department School Resource Ocer (SRO) Skip Eddings; en-US Okeechobee County Sheri’s Oce SRO Tim Higgins, Indian River County Sheri’s Oce SRO Paavo en-US Minuse, Indian River County and Seminole Police Department Lt. Shane Altman brought home the gold en-US in golf in the 2023 Law Enforcement Olympics! [Photo courtesy OCSO] PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN CULTURE FOUNDATION en-USPLANS SPORTS CENTER OKEECHOBEE — On Sunday, June 11, a tree planting ceremony at the Philippine-American Cultural en-USFoundation of Florida Site, 5154 SW 16th Avenue, Okeechobee, took place to announce a new sports center on their property. Sheri Noel E. Stephen and Undersheri Michael Hazellief and other partic en-USipants came from as far as Miami and Tampa for a tree-planting ceremony on the spot for the future en-US Philippine Cultural Center Sports Complex. [Photo courtesy OCSO] FOOTBALL en-USEvan Neal returns to Okeechobee to host football camp en-USThis picture makes you realize how small of a person the average man is, as standing with Evan and nine of his fellow NFL teammates from the NY Giants are some of our deputies, one of which, Deputy Eng (back row left), is 6â€. [Photo courtesy OCSO] en-USOLYMPICS en-USTREE PLANTING CEREMONY en-US•en-US en-USSeeen-US Evan Neal en-US on page 19
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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US en-US19 the Okeechobee High en-USSchool gym. “Okeechobee is important to me en-USbecause this is where en-US I came up,†said Neal en-US in an interview with en-US Lake Okeechobee en-US en-US to Alabama in 2018. “I en-US want to see everyone in en-US Okeechobee succeed. I en-US want to show kids here en-US in Okeechobee that en-US they can do the same en-US thing I’m doing. It’s not en-US impossible. I remember en-US growing up here and en-US watching college en-US football and wondering if I would be able to do en-USthat one day. I just want en-US to be a testament to the en-US kids here that you can en-US do it.â€en-US Neal played his en-US freshman year for the en-US Okeechobee Brahman en-US football team before en-US transferring to IMG en-US Academy in Bradenton en-US in his sophomore year. en-US Although it wasn’t an en-US easy decision for Neal en-US to leave his hometown en-US and high school football en-US team, ultimately IMG en-US en-US at being chosen by en-US a Division I college. en-US Former Okeechobee en-US head coach Chris en-US Branham supported en-US Neal’s decision.en-USEvan Neal (left) is pictured with Sheri Noel E. Stephen, Lonnie Pryor and County Commissioner Frank DeCarlo. [Photo courtesy OCSO] Evan Neal en-US• From page en-US 18en-USSPECIAL TO LAKE en-US OKEECHOBEE NEWSen-USThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation en-USCommission Division en-US of Law Enforcement en-US Weekly Report from en-US May 26 June 1 in cludes incidents in the en-USLake Okeechobee area . Glades County and Watson observed en-USa subject throwing a en-US cast nest in freshwater. en-US During the resource en-US inspection, the subject en-US was found to be in en-US possession of multiple en-US en-US including largemouth en-US bass, crappie, bluegill, en-US en-US subject was arrested for en-US harvesting freshwater en-US en-US method (cast net).en-US Hendry County HQLRU\003FHU\003ROO\\000 observed a group of en-USsubjects throwing cast en-US nets in freshwater and en-US en-US license and resource en-US inspection. During the en-US inspection, it was found en-US one of the subjects en-US was in possession of a en-US largemouth bass and 12 en-US bream. The subject was en-US issued a criminal notice en-US to appear for the unlaw ful possession of fresh en-USen-US Palm Beach Countyen-US • While on patrol in en-US the A1-Flow equalizaen-US-en-US en-US observed two individen-US-en-US uals with a cooler who en-US were cast netting and en-US cleaning tilapia at the en-US water’s edge. While apen-US-en-US proaching the subjects, en-US en-US second cooler in the bed en-US of a vehicle. A resource en-US inspection of the cooler en-US in the vehicle revealed en-US a yellow-bellied slider en-US en-US to the subjects, one of en-US the subjects admitted en-US to picking up the turtle en-US from the water’s edge en-US and putting it in the en-US cooler. The subject was en-US issued a citation for en-US violation of Executive en-US order 21-19.en-US en-US and Harris were conen-US-en-US ducting land-based en-US water patrol on State en-US Road 80 east of State en-US Road 700 when they en-US observed two subjects en-US en-US While conducting the en-US resource inspection, Ofen-US-en-US en-US two bluegill and two en-US en-US taken by illegal method. en-US Citations were issued en-US accordingly. en-USFWC LAW ENFORCEMENT WEEKLY en-US REPORT IN THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE AREA
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20 June 21, 2023 | Lake Okeechobee News | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com Mavis Juanita “Nita†WilsonMavis Juanita “Nita†Wilson entered into eternal rest on May 20, 2023 at the age of 80. She was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on April 18, 1943 to James and Annie Belle McClure. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother Harold McClure, her husband Wayne Billingsley and her husband of 52 years, Joseph “Jay†Wilson. She is survived by her brother James McClure Jr, her children Joyce Lassett (Charles), Bill Billingsley and Patti Williams, her grandchildren Jason Taylor (Stephanie), Byron Taylor (Joanna), Brandi Pannell (Allen), Logan Drake, Jayden Williams and Jenna Williams, and four great-grandchildren Nathan Taylor, Lauren Taylor, Bryson Billingsley and Case Criswell. Nita retired from the Hendry County School Board in 2005 after 25 years of impacting hundreds of children’s lives. Prior to that she taught Preschool at First Baptist Church in LaBelle for many years. She loved and served her Savior tirelessly. Nita had a vivacious spirit and a true zest for life and will be missed by all who knew her. A graveside service will be held at Ft. Denaud Cemetery on Friday, June 23rd at 10:00 A.M. In lieu of owers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association. Samuel “Sam†Allard Allison, Sr.Samuel “Samâ€, age 70, of Starke, Florida passed away on June 8, 2023, in Newberry. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 19, 1953, to the late Milus Allison and Margaret Isabel Fowler Allison. Sam was raised in Bare Beach, Florida and graduated from Pahokee High School. Shortly after school, Sam started his longtime career as a Welder. He certainly found his calling as a Welder, loved fabricating, and even taught welding at West Tech in Belle Glade. When not working, Sam loved being outdoors, hunt ing, shing, and spending time at the beach. He also enjoyed car racing, rodeos, planting owers and tending to his yard. Sam had a great sense of humor, lived life to the fullest, and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Crinda Dale Allison; brothers, Harold, Ernie, Danny, and Victor Allison; and his sister, June Jinkins. Sam is survived by his children, Samuel (Jolene) Allison, Jr. of Tavernier, FL, Tanya Royal and Ayden Allison both of Chipley, FL; brothers, Milus Allison of St. Clair, MI, Steve (Emily) Allison of Corona, CA, Don (Bernice) Allison of Moreno Valley, CA, and Byrle Allison of Clewiston, FL; sisters, Brenda (Mickey) McGhaee of Clewiston, FL, Rose Beeman of North Port, FL, and Irene Christle of Starke, FL; grandchildren, Austin Kirkpatrick, Clifton Royal, Briella DeHart, Trevor DeHart, and Reef Daigle; along with many extended family members and friends. A Celebration of Sam’s Life was held on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Archie Tanner Memorial Chapel. The family received friends on Saturday at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the care and direction of V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Services and Archie Tanner Memorial Chapel, Starke, Fl. 904-964-5757. Visit www. ferreirafuneralservices. com to sign the family’s guest book. OBITUARIES SPECIAL TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWS CLEWISTON — The Florida Trail Association (FTA) local chapter for Glades and Hendry Counties hosted an appreciation reception on June 1, 2023, for county and both counties, the U.S. Army Corp of Engi neers (USACE), Florida Fish & Wildlife Con servation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Manage ment District (SFW MD). The gathering was held at the Clewis ton Museum. “We gratefully ac of the many agencies in Hendry and Glades Counties who continue to preserve free public trails and lands,†said Margaret England, FTA local chapter chair. “With each passing year, govern mental budgets all over the U.S. are squeezed and new development marches onward. We’re very thankful to those who continue to protect free public trails and recreational areas.†The Florida Trail Association is a state ed in 1964. Its primary four-part mission is to build, maintain, pro tect and promote the Florida National Scenic Trail (FNST or “the Florida Trailâ€). Each chapter may also help to develop and main tain trails on state and local public lands in its service area. The 1,584-mile FNST lies between the Big Cy press National Preserve and the Gulf Islands National Seashore. It achieved congressional designation as a national nearly two decades of volunteers that con tinues today. England acknowledged FTA member Betty Loomis. who will receive her 50year membership plaque next year. “The FTA part nership with the U.S. Forest Service resulted in volunteers contrib uting 17,000 hours statewide last season toward maintaining the Florida Trail,†said local FTA chap ter Trail Coordinator, Kate Adams. “We’re looking forward to an increase in activities on the Glades and Hendry County portions of the FNST around Lake Okeechobee now that the Herbert Hoover dike reconstruction will soon be truly complet ed.†From its southern terminus, the Florida Trail passes through Hendry County within the SFWMD Storm water Treatment Area 5/6 south of Clewiston. Upon reaching the John Stretch County Park in Palm Beach Coun ty, the trail continues around the entire 110mile perimeter of Lake Okeechobee atop the Herbert Hoover Dike. At the Glades County/ Okeechobee County line the FNST contin ues northward along the Kissimmee River. Moore Haven City Manager, Larry Tibbs, reported on the city’s pand its marina on the Caloosahatchee River. Clewiston City Manger, Randy Martin, reported on the prog ress of the new multiuse bridge adjacent to the trail, expected to be completed by December 2023. The City of Clewiston was re-dedicated as an FTA Gateway Community in March 2023. An in formational kiosk inside the Clewiston Museum describes the Florida Trail and recreational opportunities in Clew iston. “Clewiston is also considering the possi bility of a viewing tower on the city waterfront in the future,†said Mar tin. “We’ll be working with the appropriate agencies to improve infrastructure to support bird-watching, bicy cling and hiking along the Florida Trail. We see eco-tourism as an important opportunity for our area.†Commissioners Tim Stanley and Hattie Tay lor represented Glades County at the event. Stanley described the entirety of Glades County as being like a park due to its extensive rural and agricultural landscapes. All local FTA hiking and bicycling group ac tivities are free and open to the public. For more information the Glades/ Hendry chapter can be contacted at: FTA GladesHendry@yahoo. com or 865-617-2100. HIKING & CYCLING Florida Trail Association Local Chapter hosts appreciation reception CLEWISTON – Attendees at thank-you reception hosted by the Florida Trail Association at the Clewiston Museum on June 1 included: Front row left to right: Clewiston City Commissioner Barbara Edmonds, Clewiston Museum Director Leigh Woodham, FWC Biologist Carrie Kim brough, LaBelle City Commissioner Hugo Vargas, LaBelle City Commissioner Bobbie Spratt, FTA member Betty Loomis, and FTA Chapter Chair Margaret England; Second row: FTA State Council Rep and Trail Coordinator Kate Adams, FTA Member Carol Nevius-Jones, LaBelle City Mayor Julie Wilkins, US Army Corp of Engineers Ranger Megan Parson, FTA Member Darlene Evans, Glades County Commissioner Hattie Taylor, US Army Corp of Engineers Lead Ranger Kavin Carter, and Clewiston City Manager Randy Martin; Third row: FWC Biologist Ryder Hochmuth, Glades County Commission Chair Tim Stanley, US Army Corp of Engineers Ranger Robert Hill, US Army Corp of Engineers Ranger Preston Heaton, SFWMD Section Leader Dan Cotter, SFWMD Recreation Project Manager Mike Cheek, SFWMD Recreation Plan ner James Harbaugh, and Moore Haven City Manager Larry Tibbs. For more, go online to Southcentraloridalife.com.
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22 June 21, 2023 | Lake Okeechobee News | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com By Kirsten Romaguera UF/IFAS GAINESVILLE — Across the United States over the past decade, an average of have burned some 7.2 million acres per year. greater the potential are to monitor, control and suppress. A new study, led by University of Florida forest management researcher Victoria Donovan, found that as woody plants like shrubs and trees replace herbaceous plants like occur farther away from croachment†is not only a major issue in grass lands where the study takes place, but also in wetland and savanna systems like longleaf pine, an important eco system in Florida. the most common rea sons why houses burn in van, an assistant profes sor with the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences at the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center in not typically because reach a house, but that land on roofs, travel through home ventila tion systems, or land on other combustible mate rial on or near the home, and ignite the house big concern for structur al damage.†indicates that prescribed ly used in Florida to control woody plant growth, could help three phases of woody encroachment: the area, the second grass land with new forested growth, and the third research was modeled using a mathematical and considered various conditions in Loess Canyons Experimental Landscape in south Nebraska. Donovan conducted this study as a researcher at the University of Nebras ka-Lincoln. is much lower when the weather conditions used for prescribed encroachment phase, compared to waiting for the potentially more extreme conditions we can see during wild control encroachment and reduce fuel load is a lot safer than waiting for of woody encroach ment extend beyond structures and residents to also include the blaze. from woody encroach ment. Shrubs and trees can grow much taller than grasses,†Dono putting out your camp pouring water on it, and compare that to trying stories above you.†universal, she said, and reveal similarities no matter the land type occur. same kind of issue here suppression has led to a lot of encroachment of shrubs,†Donovan these really dense forest stands rather than the open savannah systems that we would have seen historically with more She added that Florida has become a model for prescribed burning across the country, though there is still hesitancy among some private landown ers. Donovan cautions: a controlling process for woody encroachment has far less risk than allowing woody en croachment and waiting INSPIRING PEOPLE Rhodes goes from death’s door to degree By Cathy Womble LAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWS OKEECHOBEE — Despite predictions from doctors that he might never walk again, Justin Rhodes not only walked but he walked up on the platform of Kaiser University to receive a degree in Oc traumatic brain injury and multiple severe injuries to the rest of his body. Rhodes was treated in Lakeland and later He was unconscious for over a month, and when he woke up, he was unable to speak or use the right side of his this was because the brain injury was to the received therapy phys ical, occupational and speech therapy while in the hospital and credits them with bringing him back to life. hospital, Rhodes was able to come home to his recovery. When he arrived in Okeechobee, he was using a walker, but using techniques he was taught in therapy, he soon graduated to a four-point cane, fol lowed by a single-point cane. Finally, he was able to move on to his Ford F150! It was wonderful to be able to drive again, he said. Not because he wanted his freedom so much as venience other people all the time. His wife taught him to drive on the property of a family friend who is like a mother to him, and he was back on the highway. Justin knew he want ed to help others the same way he had been helped. His therapy team gave him the tools to take back his life, and he wanted to be a part of doing that for some that results from that said. He began taking college classes in May 2018, getting all As and Bs, while working part time and helping to care for his two daughters. He loves every disci pline of therapy, he said. Rhodes wants to thank his family and the community for all the help he has received as he has progressed since his surgery. beautiful city means everything. I love my home and the way they all come together like they do for everyone. I could have never imag ined that I could be on the receiving end of this — the love, the support, the encouragement — still today. Support is huge for anyone going through any disability, and I use the term dis ability lightly because that is what it is referred to as, but to me it is not a disability. It is only a reason to try harder, and I thank God for that too.†Rhodes hopes to work part time for Raul erson Hospital and part time for Lawnwood. Justin Rhodes is pictured with his two daughters at his pinning ceremony. [Courtesy photo] Justin Rhodes graduates with a degree in occupational therapy af ter suering traumatic brain injury. [Courtesy photo] FIRE SAFETY Wildre spread risk increases where trees, shrubs replace grasses
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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US en-US23 FULL BAIT & TACKLE SHOPYour One-Stop Shop Before Hitting the Lake!Join Fast Break Rewards for Savings on Select Tobacco Products! registerloyalty.com/Fastbreak1505 State Road 78 West, Okeechobee863-763-0973okeechobeebass shingguide.com • Live Bait • Tackle • Clothing • Fuel • Groceries MEET KITA BEARHi, Doggo Peeps! My name is KITA BEAR #2305095, and I’m up to date on shots, spayed, microchipped, and heartworm negative. I’m 11 years old, and about 46 pounds. Let’s do a meet and greet at Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Of ce Animal Control Service, 1480 NW 25th Drive. 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Stacey Hoaglund, president of the Autism en-USSociety of Florida, said en-US families who care for a en-US loved one with autism en-US have more reason to en-US fear drowning than en-US those who are not on en-US the spectrum. “Children en-US and adults with au tism tend to wander or en-USelope,†she said. “And en-US they are almost always en-US attracted to water.†The chances of a drowning accident are 160 times greater for en-USchildren or adults with en-US autism, she said. “The en-US kids are self-directed en-US and don’t really stop en-US and thinkoh, Mom en-US and Dad might be looken-US-en-US ing for me, so I should en-US probably go check in.â€en-US Hoaglund is an en-US educational advocate en-US and said one of the en-US students she recently en-US worked with loved to en-US go stand by the door of en-US his classroom in hopes en-US he could get out when it en-US opened. “He is what we en-US call an eloper, not just a en-US wanderer, He wants to en-US get out of that room.â€en-US “There is research en-US that tells us 48% of chilen-US-en-US dren with autism wanen-US-en-US der, but I have never en-US met a parent of any kid en-US with autism whose kid en-US did not wander, at least en-US from time to time.â€en-US Hoaglund said mayen-US -en-US be the 48% were more en-US elopers (like the little en-US boy in the classroom) en-US than wanderers.en-US She explained that in en-US the state of Florida, the en-US Department of Children en-US and Families keeps track en-US of deaths and their causen-US-en-US es, including drowning. en-US Since January 1, 2023, en-US there have been 30 en-US drownings in Florida, en-US she said. “All but two of en-US these were wanderers en-US who just wandered out en-US of the house. 25 % of en-US them had autism diagen-US-en-US noses.â€en-US She went on to say en-US that not all of those en-USDANGERen-USAutism Society of Florida en-US oers tips to prevent drowning By Doctor Leland en-USHeller M.D.en-USOKEECHOBEE FAMILY en-US PRACTICEen-USIt was long believed en-US that 1-2 alcoholic drinks en-US daily promoted good en-US health, especially for the en-US heart. New information en-US shows that alcohol is en-US carcinogenic (cancer en-US causing) and that there en-US en-US-en-US cally from consuming en-US alcohol. People who en-US drink too much are at en-US en-US risk of heart failure, en-US dementia, neuropathy, en-US high blood pressure en-US and cirrhosis of the en-US en-US from drinking alcohol, en-US including being more en-US social with drinking but en-US overall the net result for en-US most people is negative.en-US en-US en-US daily use can result in en-US life threatening side en-US en-US (delirium tremens). If en-US you develop shaking en-US or other withdrawal en-US symptoms you en-US should seek medical en-US attention right away. en-US Benzodiazepines en-US (like Valium) are en-US en-US treatment, the epilepsy en-US medication Tegretol en-US (carbamazepine) en-US can also block the en-US withdrawal.en-US Twelve step en-US programs like AA en-US (alcoholics anonymous) en-US and others have a good en-US track record of getting en-US people to successfully en-US en-US en-US AA alone. Individual en-US counseling is needed as en-US well.en-US There are FDA approved medications to help with alcoholism: en-US1) Naltrexone is en-US en-US heavy drinking. It en-US reduces craving for en-US alcohol and makes alcohol less pleasurable. It shouldn’t be used en-USfor patients with liver disease or taking opioids for pain. The dose is en-US50mg/day orally or a en-US long acting injection en-US of Vivitrol 380mg en-US monthly.en-US 2) Campral (acamen-US-en-US prosate) 666mg three en-US times daily. 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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US en-US25 Okeechobee Livestock MarketCattle Auction Monday & Tuesday Restaurant Open Monday Wednesday 863.763.3127 “Best Burgers in South Florida!†OkeechobeeLivestockMarket.com en-USAGRICULTURE Send news and photographs en-USto okeenews@iniusa.org en-USwww.facebook.com/en-US lakeokeechobeenews By Doug Mayo en-USUF/IFASen-USMARIANA — The Food and Drug Ad ministration (FDA) has en-USimplemented changes en-US to how antimicrobials en-US (antibiotics) will be sold en-US for livestock production en-US starting June 11, 2023 en-US through the Guidance en-US for Industry (GFI) en-US #263. None of the stan dard antibiotic products en-UShave been banned for en-US use, they just will not en-US be sold over the counter en-US (OTC) and will require en-US a prescription from a en-US licensed veterinarian. en-US The intent of the FDA en-US rule is to reduce antibi otic resistance in animal en-USand human medicine. en-US Examples of antibiot ics that will no longer en-USbe sold OTC include: en-US Oxytetracyclines (LA en-US 200, Scour tablets), en-US Penicillin (injectable en-US and mastitis tubes), en-US Sulfa-based antibiotics en-US (injectable and boluses), en-US Tylosin (injectable), en-US and Cephapirin (masti tis tubes). Cattle ranchers typ en-USically rely on a limited en-USset of hired resource en-US people. Ranchers wear en-US many hats including en-US mechanic, fence build er, tractor driver, ac countant, business man en-USen-US en-US en-USen-US en-US en-USen-US en-USen-US en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US en-US for drug use as well.en-US How will this new en-US en-US-en-US ducers going forward?en-US 1. I recommend that en-US you build a relationship en-US with a veterinarian en-US before you have a crisis en-US to manage that requires en-US antibiotic prescriptions en-US for sick animal treaten-US-en-US ment. One of our local en-US veterinarians in the Panen-US-en-US handle, Todd Anderson, en-US DVM, DACT, shared en-US with me examples of en-US the types of relationen-US-en-US ships he has with the en-US cattle ranchers he works en-US with. “I like to have a en-US scheduled visit at least en-US once per year. These en-US can be to examine the en-US herd during spring en-US vaccinations, to perform en-US pregnancy testing in en-US the fall, or for breeding en-US soundness exams of en-US bulls. The best option, en-US however, is to schedule en-US an annual session to en-US review the herd health en-US and management of the en-US herd. Once we have a en-US relationship, we stay in en-US touch through the year en-US as issues arise.†If you en-US are not sure of which en-US veterinarians have large en-US animal practices in your en-US area, contact your counen-US-en-US ty extension agent or en-US your local cattlemen’s en-US association. Interview en-US the veterinarians in your en-US en-US comfortable working en-US with on a regular basis.en-US 2. A prescription en-US might be written for a en-US single animal or for a en-US group of cattle during en-US en-US If you have a health en-US protocol developed with en-US the help of your veten-US-en-US erinarian, this process en-US could be fairly straighten-US-en-US forward without much en-US disruption. The bottom en-US line though is, your veten-US-en-US erinarian will be part of en-US the decision process for en-US antibiotic use from this en-US point forward.en-US 3. The next issue will en-US be where to purchase en-US prescribed antimicroen-US-en-US bial drugs from. Even en-US if you have a prescripen-US-en-US tion signed by your en-US veterinarian, you may en-US not be able to purchase en-US antibiotics from local en-US farm supply dealers en-US anymore. You can either en-US order directly from the en-US veterinarian that wrote en-US the prescription or en-US from a licensed animal en-US pharmacy. If you order en-US drugs from a pharmacy, en-US then the supplier will en-US need a copy of each en-US prescription for their reen-US-en-US cords when products are en-US ordered. You also need en-US to save a copy of these en-US prescriptions records en-US as well for at least two en-US years.en-US FDA has restricted en-US the use of antimicrobial en-US drugs for livestock, but en-US not all animal health en-US products. Vaccines, en-US dewormers, injectable en-US and oral nutritional supen-US-en-US plements, ionophores, en-US probiotics, and topical en-US nonantibiotic treat en-US-en-US ments will not require en-US a veterinary prescripen-US-en-US tion. These products en-US will continue to be sold en-US over the counter (OTC) en-US through traditional farm en-US supply and feed stores en-US as before. However, en-US since you will begin en-US working directly with en-US a veterinarian, you en-US may want to also seek en-US their advice on which en-US animal health products en-US would be best for your en-US herd. The idea here is en-US to make the most of the en-US client/patient relationen-US-en-US ship to improve the en-US overall health and proen-US-en-US ductivity of your herd.en-US No matter how you en-US feel about FDA’s new en-US rule, you don’t want to en-US en-US antibiotics for treatment en-US of sick animals in your en-US herd. If you currently don’t have a relationship en-USen-US animal veterinarian, en-US now is the time to start en-US one. Act now. Don’t en-US wait for a crisis to start en-US working with a local en-US veterinarian.en-USNEW RULESen-USLivestock antibiotics now require a veterinarian prescription en-USOKEECHOBEE LIVESTOCK MARKET Prices continue to en-USbe strong on all classes en-US of cattle. More demand en-US for good quality feeder en-US calves from 450# and en-US up. Slaughter cows and en-US bulls were mostly steady en-USen-US en-US en-US en-US Top Pricesen-US • James Fountain, en-US Okeechobee, topped en-US the calf market with en-US a high of $335/220# en-US bought by D&S Cattle en-US Co.en-US • Jay Walpole, en-US Okeechobee, topped en-US the slaughter cow en-US market with a high of en-US $124/1015# bought by en-US Cargill Meat Solutions, en-US Inc.en-US See you next week! Todd
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26 June 21, 2023 | Lake Okeechobee News þ | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com payments out the door, Insurance Regulation’s ability to complete market conduct ex aminations of property insurers following a hurricane. Democratic Rep. Dotie Joseph proposed an amendment to SB 2-A which would have frozen property insurance rates for one year, but the amendment failed on an 84-32 vote. “The issues in Florida’s property insurance market did not occur overnight,†signing SB 2-A, “and they will not be solved overnight.†“Today’s rate need for Citizens to charge adequate rates while taking into account recent legislative reforms that have already reduced projected costs by $900 million and will stabilize the market over time,†said Tim Cerio, Citizens’ President/ CEO and Executive Director. The Florida Regulation will make Citizens’ rate increase by June 22. Rate hike• From page 1 Algal blooms• From page 1 control. Water manag ers pumped the water from Orlando/Kissim mee south down the Kissimmee River and into Lake O. Estimates of the phosphorus and water have not been the lake have doubled or more. The high winds from Ian churned the lake waters, destroying much of the lake’s vegetation – Lake Okeechobee’s system – leaving the second largest freshwa ter lake within the con tinental United States even more vulnerable. In 2022, the lake peaked at 16.51 feet. Levels above 15.5 feet are damaging to the lake’s ecology. The lake’s ecological enve lope is 12 feet to 15.5 feet, according to RE COVER, a multi-agen cy team of scientists, modelers, planners and resource specialists who organize and apply information in ways that are essential in support ing the objectives of the Comprehensive Ever glades Restoration Plan. At 15.5 feet above sea level, the lake’s marshes are inundated with wa ter. As the lake level ris es above 15.5 feet, the water stacks up against the Herbert Hoover Dike, an earthen berm which encircles the Big O. Lake Okeechobee’s submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) was decimated by Hurricane Ian, leaving only about 2,000 acres of SAV on the 448,000-acre lake. For new SAV to sprout, Lake Okeechobee needs to be below 12.5 feet for at least 30 consecutive days. lake during the dry season were hampered by the wet conditions south of the lake, and by political pressure to limit lake releases to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers. Lake Okeechobee started in June nearly 2 feet higher than the ideal set by RECOVER. That means there’s little chance for the SAV to recover this year. State agencies are watching algae on Lake Okeechobee closely this year, said South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Land Management Bureau Chief Rory Feeney. A lot has changed since the “lost summer†of 2013 when bluegreen scum blanketed Lake Okeechobee and thick “guacamole†algae choked coastal waterways. Increased water sampling, new methods of treating algal blooms and increased communication between state and federal agencies work together to reduce the chances of large HABs. Instead of waiting for someone to report a visual algal bloom, SFWMD tests water samples from 32 sites on the Big O every two weeks in the summer. SFWMD and/or Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) also takes samples in areas where blooms are reported. In addition, SFWMD and U.S. Army Corps of visually monitor key locations such as water control structures. “We also see what the weather conditions are like,†Feeney explained. Rain, winds or cloud cover can cause the algae to dissipate by itself. You might see an algae bloom one day, and it might be gone the next. ing, we take that into consideration as well.†Feeney said they use the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite imagery to look for areas of bloom “potential.†The satellite imagery does not necessarily indicate a visible bloom but it does show areas that might be a concern. One way to ensure a small algal bloom doesn’t expand into a dangerous HAB is treatment. Feeney said there are a lot of variables discussed before they make a decision to treat a bloom. SFWMD has contracts with vendors who will be ready to help treat algae as needed. Algae and cyanobacgreen algae) are part of the natural ecosystem. Most of the time these microscopic organisms are not visible to the human eye. Under certain conditions – hot weather, lack of water cient food supply – they can reproduce rapidly into a visible “bloom,†If the bloom produces toxins, it is considered a harmful algal bloom or HAB. Of the 28 species of cyanobacteria documented by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Lake Okeechobee Waterway, about 25% are capable of producing toxins. Blue-green algae capable of producing toxins do not always do so. Despite years of study, scientists still don’t know exactly what causes blue-green algae to sometimes produce toxins, but studies have shown higher toxin levels appear to be linked to higher nitrogen levels in the water. Some blue-green algae the air. Microcysits aeruginosa – found in recent years on Lake Okeechobee – is not a depends on the nitrogen in the water. Toxin levels also appear to be higher in HABs in canals or marinas where there is little water movement. In some cases, a large algal bloom on Lake Okeechobee can be is not producing high levels of toxins. A bloom earlier in the summer can use up the available nitrogen in the water and prevent HABs later in the wet season when there is greater risk a big storm will result in lake releases to the coastal estuaries. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers microcystin toxin levels less than 1 part per billion (ppb) to be safe for drinking water, and toxin levels below 8.0 ppb to be safe for human recreational contact. The EPA based the human recreational contact criteria on the level safe for water in which young children are allowed to swim, with the assumption that a young child will swallow some water while swimming. FDEP monitors HABs all over the state. Algal blooms are most common in dead-end canals, marinas and stagnant water bodies where the algae doesn’t get washed out, Feeney said. Feeney said so far this year, SFWMD has done some small treatments of algal blooms at water structures such as the Port Mayaca Lock and the Julian Keen Lock at Moore Haven as preventive measures. They also helped the City of Pahokee by treating a HAB at the Pahokee Marina. “We’re not going to treat the entire Lake Okeechobee,†he said. SFWMD uses an EPA-approved algaecide with hydrogen peroxide in a pellet form. The algaecide causes the algal bloom to dissipate and then that chemical breaks down quickly, Feeney explained. “We’ve been pretty fortunate so far,†Feeney said, noting there have not been any big algal blooms on the lake this year. “We’re watch ing,†he added. Algal blooms don’t have to be toxic to cause on a cloudy day, if a large bloom dies due to lack of sunlight, the algae will suck the oxygen cannot escape the area of depleted oxygen in time, this can result in sometimes occur when rainstorm pushes a slug of oxygen-depleted water from a canal into a lake. Rain can break up the algae. Direct rainfall also dilutes the nutrient load in the water. Winds might break up a bloom, but stirring up the water can also increase the nutrient load by stirring up the muck on the lake bottom. When they see a period of long, sunny days without rain, little wind and still waters, “we start getting worried,†Feeney said. To prevent HABs at marinas, SFWMD recommends keeping the water moving by removing structures that FROM THE COVER
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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | June 21, 2023 27 Find your dream home!Search online for your new homeSouthCentral FloridaLife.com/ RealEstate R E D 1200 S. Parrott Ave. • SE HABLA ESPAOL Visit our website to view more listings | www.Century21okeechobee.com | admin@c21okee.com Sharon Prevatt, 863-634-7069 • David Hazellief, 863-610-1553 Sharon Prevatt, (863) 763-2104 5048-M: BASSINGER ~ Mobile home with addition on 5+/beautiful ACRES. Fenced & crossed fenced, 3 Outbuildings, 3 Septic tanks and well. Great location for your farm animals. $205,000 MLS OK222772 4002-H: BUCKHEAD RIDGE ~ Welcoming atmosphere at this 3 Bedroom 2 bath beautifully maintained with a unique layout. 1,812 TOTAL SQ FT.,/1,740 UNDER AIR. ***Completely kitchen cabinets/countertops, front porch, lights, bathroom, paint, modern fan, gutters and many more upgrades to list. Concrete seawall. Includes appliances and furniture. Breathtaking Sunrises & Sunsets right from your backyard! MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE. $299,000 MLS OK2222267001-C: PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING FOR SALE5,200 Sq.Ft./5,824 Sq.Ft. Total area. Currently being used as a Physical Therapy/Gym. It has plenty of space with that can be converted to more patient rooms. Brand-new metal roof. Covered entrance area for patient drop off and pick up. Plenty of paved parking space and lighting. *OWNER FINANCING WITH STRONG DOWN PAYMENT & A 5 YEAR BALLOON ***Fitness equipment and therapy equipment not included. Call for more information! $890,000 MLS OK222197 Sharon Prevatt, By Cathy Womble LAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWS OKEECHOBEE — An Okeechobee man achieved something very few ever do when he graduated from the Air Force Academy this month. Nathaniel Stewart Bean grew up in Okeechobee and was homeschooled by his mother until his graduation in 2016. During his last semester of high school, he began night classes to learn a trade as an auto service technician. Over the summers, he worked as a lifeguard at the county pool while he was taking classes at night. He also worked at the Ford dealership for a few months before getting a job at E&E Automotive, where he worked for more than two years. Part of that time, he was still in trade school, and he continued working the course. Though he had never considered the Air Force Academy before, a conference in Colorado opened his eyes to the possibility, and soon, he found himself beginning the rigorous application process. The steps included a recommendation from a congressman and despite doubts he could make it happen, he was surprised to get nominations by both Rep. Rooney and Sen. Nelson. His days were long and such as Russian, calculus and behavioral science. Once he was accepted, he was considered active ation, he is committed to remain in the military for This is, in part, was to pay for the school which was free. Bean graduated with honors (called a distin guished graduate), ranked 22nd in his class of 919 graduates. He was one of only 13 graduates to achieve all three of the following: Academic, Mil itary, and Athletic Distinc tion. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. and even won an award for his Capstone Project along with some fellow graduates he worked alongside on the project. He was later commis sioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. A few days later, he married his sweetheart Stephanie, a fellow grad uate. They will both be pursuing master’s degrees at Air Force Institute of Technology in Ohio before moving on to pilot training in Texas the following year. MILITARY Okeechobee man graduates from Air Force Academy Stephanie and Nathaniel Bean are pictured with Nathaniel’s parents and siblings after the couple’s graduation from the United States Air Force Academy. [Courtesy photo] Nathaniel and Stephanie Bean were married just days after gradu ating from the United States Air Force Academy. [Courtesy photo]
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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US en-US29 863-763-5335425 SW Park Street Philip Y. Berger • Lic. RE Brokerwww.cbbergerrealestate.com Lori Berger, Lic. RE Broker863.634.8437 ICONIC RESTAURANT FOR SALE! Glady’s Restaurant has been in business on Okeechobee’s Main Street since 1951! This is a great family style restaurant located on SW Park Street and is just one block south of SR 70. The City parks are located across the street and there are many local businesses and shops in the area. $940,000 MLS#OK221545 Call Lori 863-634-8437 425 SW Park Street www.cbbergerrealestate.com VINTAGE 1920 TWO STORY BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED. VINTAGE 1920 Two Story Beautifully renovated. 3 Bd/ 3 Ba/ office and 28x34 / double garage with full attic storage. Wrap around front porch, screened courting balcony, and 14’ wide courtyard breezeway to garage. 28x17 Livingroom w/fireplace. Island kitchen, pantry and 8x12 laundry. Dade County pine original floors. Double cafe doors and bay windows view the courtyard. Charming vintage details found throughout this lovely home. Master suite offers three closets, one walk-in with organizers. Privacy fence surrounds curvaceous second courtyard with plumeria and tropical plants. Double carport and paver driveway. Grand oaks, new roof in 2021 and 2 Newer A/C units. TRULY A BEAUTY TO BEHOLD! One of a kind! Call Lori (863) 634-1457 MLS OK222684 $434,000 PALM VILLAGE RANCH ~ Waterfront Beauty. Spacious 3 Bd/ 3 Ba/ Car port, Royal Concrete Home. Open concept, split floor plan, vaulted ceilings and storage closets galore! 10x27 Screened Lanai greets your guests. Main suite has 4x7 walk in closet, double doors open to grand bath with double sinks and shower. 1913 Sf under air 2630 TLA. Accordion hurricane shut ters. Concrete walls and roof. 2015 Metal roof added. Paver Driveway. On the community lake. HOA ($62-mo) includes lawn care, Pool, Clubhouse and activities. 55+ Community. FLORIDA DREAMING HURRY CALL TODAY! Call Lori (863) 634-1457 MLS#OK222603 $279,000 TAYLOR CREEK -*WATERFRONT* 2 Bd/ 2.5 Ba, 16’ wide SWMH. 12x38 enclosed Florida room w/ tinted windows. Fireplace. Split floor plan, open concept. 1062 Sf / 1511 TLA. Concrete pad under MH, Metal Roof. Covered 12x21 party patio, 27x12 workshop/storage and 21x34 double car port. Parking for all the toys! 155’ Seawall in 2020. Concrete walkway, fish cleaning station and dock. +/Half acre, fenced, located on cul de sac! FISHERMAN’S DELIGHT! Call Lori (863) 634-1457 MLS OK222376 $250,000 LAZY 7 RANCHES ~ AUTO COL LECTORS MASTERPIECE ON 5.43 ACRES! CBS Pool home. 3 Bd/ 3.5 Ba/ Family room, Office, 2 Car Garage plus 14X30 attached Boat Storage. 3337 Sf under air/ 5604 TLA. Including 1800 sq ft matching (5 BAY -30x60) DETACHED GARAGE/WORKSHOP. Two fireplaces, surround sound. Exquisitely remodeled (2009) in every detail, from the DREAM Kitchen to the Luxurious baths. The designer kitchen includes, solid wood cabinets and Corian counters. Island JennAir cooktop, corner Wall oven, Double DW, Microwave w/ bread drawer and built in seating with storage as well as Built in garbage and recycling bins. The Master suite has its very own 13x18 SPA room and separate bath. The up scale front facade and party lanai (wired and plumbed for outdoor kitchen) by the pool creates a desire to make this YOUR HOME! PERFECT FOR ANY CAR ENTHUSIAST or hobbyist! And the 25x40 Pole barn will store your RV and toys. DREAMS DO COME TRUE! Call Lori (863) 634-1457 MLS OK222779 $847,000 WATERFRONT GEM! ~ Right on TAYLOR CREEK! 3/ Bd/ 2 Ba/ Car port, CBS on a half acre. Spectacular 17’ panoramic view as you walk in the front door! Beautifully remodeled, Martha Stewart Dream Kitchen. Quartz countertops, wine cabinet, soft close cabinets. 11x20 Laundry. Split plan. Main Bd has French doors to patio. 2119 Sf under air 3017 TLA. Office has its own entrance. Storage building, Generac 24KW Generator, 500 gal. pro pane tank, impact windows. Superb backyard privacy, curvaceous walkway to water, seawall, fenced Authentic Seminole Chiki for entertaining! FEEL THE SERENITY! Call Lori (863) 634-1457 MLS#OK222677 $389,000 KINGS BAY Lovely 2 Bd/ 2 Ba/ 1 Car Garage (13x21). Spacious Florida Room has windows and split A/C unit, 10x12 covered patio. Split floor plan. Country kitchen with Bkfast bar. Sweet 11x33 screened, front lanai designed with privacy. 1066 Sf under air 2162 TLA. Fully furnished. Laundry in second bath. Attached SF home. Oversized lot. Newer Metal roof. HOA $65/mo. Community Pool, tennis courts. A PERFECT First Time Homebuyer HOME! Call Lori (863) 634-1457 MLS OK222722 $189,000 R E D
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30 en-US en-USJune 21, 2023en-US | Lake Okeechobee News þ | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com Vicki Anderson,Lic. RE Broker863.634.4106 30046 E. SR 78, Okeechobee, FL 34974 Featured Listings OK221939 $179,000 MILLER LAKE LAKEPORT 2/2 Manufactured Home sits on a beautiful lake that you can swim in. 2014 New Metal Roof, A/C 2021, 2018 replaced Cypress Siding, 2020 Hot Water Heater, 2021 Ceiling Fans new, 2020 all appliances. The Lake is 40’ deep and is spring fed. It has Bass, Cat sh, Oscar, Brim, and Specs. OK222825 $89,900 LAKEPORT 3/1/1 on a half acre fenced in yard. It has a nice layout mobile home. It needs a little TLC. The lot is beautiful with old oak trees. Two sheds one (16x12) one (20x20). The Porch on back of home is 12 x 12.OK222754 $349,000 LAKE OKEECHOBEE ACCESS Beautiful Townhouse which has an of ce and 2/2/1, solid wood, granite counter-tops, impact windows and doors, stainless steel appliances, island kitchen, water heater ondemand. Everything is brand new and gorgeous. This property is close to 710 for commuting to the coastal areas. There is an of ce/den/or third bedroom. Close to town for shopping, doctors, dentist, and close to one of our new restaurants. OK222862 $165,000 LAKEPORT This property has a large metal building. the building has some nice living area in the back of the unit. It has a bathroom and three other rooms. It has an additional two storage areas in the back before going into the living area. The living area is not nished but would not take much to nish. The property had a single wide trailer in the past and one can be put back on. The area has a lot of parking available. Come and take a look.OK222855 $124,500 OASIS VILLAGE Pristine well-maintained mobile home in an active community. Come enjoy the pool, shuf eboard, clubhouse with many activities. Carport that holds two cars and parking in front of Florida Room. Plenty of parking. The backyard faces a pasture where you can sit on your patio, home comes furnished. Come and take a look. Priced to move. OK222492 $164,000 LAKE OKEECHOBEE ACCESS two mobile homes with tenants that pay on time. They have month to month leases. 2/1 with a screen room on the side. They both have a shed behind units. Both units have access to water. Landlord pays for the water. Tenants pay for electric. Good income property. OK222633 $119,000 LAKE OKEECHOBEE ACCESS 2/1, Roofover, New aluminum seawall with shared boatslip, all plumbing has been upgraded, new windows and doors, all ooring redone, sofa bed, furnished, pump for sprinklers but sprinklers are not hooked up.
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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | June 21, 2023 31 Employment Full Time Employment Full Time Employment Full Time Employment Full Time NOW HIRING:Laborers, Carpenters & OperatorsGreat bene ts To apply, go to emcorgroup.com/careers Search Harry Pepper Or call 561-792-9186 Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School Bus Driver Wanted: $20.00 an hour / Paid for an 8 hour day High school diploma or equivalent and Tabe Test. 21 years of age or older. Satisfactory criminal back ground check and drug screening. Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Class B, with a good driving record along with airbrake, passenger and school bus endorsements. Nature of work: Responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of children, staff, and volunteers during transportation to and from school and extracurricular activities. Apply at www.ourwayschool.org Employment Full Time Employment Full Time The Clerk of Circuit Court COURT CLERK Employment Full Time Employment Full Time Okeechobee Christian Academy is seeking highly motivated, professional CERTIFIED TEACHERS who promote rigor, excellence, and Christian values in all grade levels, K-12, and subject areas for the 2023-2024 school year. A willingness to enhance the existing team atmosphere while maintaining an attitude of ambition is a must. Please email a current resume’ to or an application may be acquired in the located at 701 S. Parrott Ave., Okeechobee, FL 34974. Fabricator/Welding Position Full Time position for a busy fence company. Hours 6:30 a.m 3 p.m., with paid vacation ADRON FENCE COMPANY 1132 NE 12th St. Okeechobee Fl 34972 863-763-6255 Auctions AUCTION Every Friday & Saturday nights at 5:30 917 SW Park St. (Behind Eli’s Western Wear) Quality Consignments Accepted. Watford Auction 10% BP 863-697-8906 AU1843 AB1583 We Buy Estates Antiques, Collectibles, Household, Tools, Jewelry and etc. Call 863-697-8906 Give Away KITTENS Free to good home. 7 wks old. Adorable. Must see. All orange tabby. 2 boys & 1 girl. One is a bobtail. Liter box trained. 863532-2626. Business Opportunities NOTICE Independent Newspa pers will never accept any advertisement that is illegal or consid ered fraudulent. In all cases of questionable value, such as promises of guaranteed income from work-athome programs if it sounds too good to be true, chances are that it is. If you have questions or doubts about any ad on these pages, we advise that before responding or sending money ahead of time, you check with the Better Business Bureau at 772878-2010 for previous complaints. Some 800 and 900 telephone numbers may require an extra charge, as well as long distance toll costs. We will do our best to alert our reader of these charges in the ads, but occasionally we may not be aware of the charges. Therefore, if you call a num ber out of your area, use caution. Pe ts/Supplie s Use ItchNoMore shampoo on dogs & cats to relieve secondary dermatits, promote healing, & eliminate doggy odor. At Tractor Supply. (www. fleabeacon.com) Pools & Supplies HOT TUB FOR SALE: 2 Person. Works well. Very good condition. Includes water pump. $2,000. 508-942-2768 One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Turn your trash to treasure with an ad in the classifieds. READING A NEWSPAPER...makes you a more informed and interesting person. No wonder readers are more successful!
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32 June 21, 2023 | Lake Okeechobee News | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | June 21, 2023 33 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 2022-000632-CA-26 CASE NO.: 22000632CAXMX CIRCUIT CIVILJORGE LUIS LESCANO Plaintiff, V. IRMA CASTILLO Defendant. NOTICE OF ACTION CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE To Defendant IRMA CASTILLO whose last known address is 29151 SW 157th Place, #220, Homestead, FL 33033 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following property in Miami-Dade County The North one-half of the South one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 15, Township 44 South, Range 32 East, Hendry County, Florida. (Also known as Lot 2497 in Montura Ranch Estates, an unrecorded subdivision.) Subject to right of way of State Road 833 as existing, and subject to an easement for an access road of the East 30 feet thereof. AND The South one-half of the South one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 15, Township 44 South, Range 32 East, Hendry County, Florida. (Also known as Lot 2496 in Montura Ranch Estates, an unrecorded subdivision.) Subject to right of way for State Road 833, as existing, and subject to an easement for an access road of the East 30 feet thereof. Together with a 1992 Shadowridge Double-wide Mobile Home Nos. 62962114 and 62923115, and RP Decal Nos. 12436161 & With a legal address of 540 N. Arboleda St., Clewiston, FL 33440 of your written defenses, if any, to it on Paul Agbeyegbe, Esq. 33144, Telephone (305) 261-7000, on or before June 30, 2023 original with the clerk of this court either before service on the will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court DATED ON May 25, 2023. Clerk & Comptroller as Deputy Clerk 600353 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 Public Notice Public Notice SUPERIOR COURT LAMOILLE UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 21-CV-00212IN RE: ESTATE OF JOYCELYN ADAMS, Plaintiff, v. RAY H. BARRY, III, MERRY S. MILLER, TONYA LANGMAID, SONYA ELWOOD, EARL DOMINA, SR., EMILY LAPAN, LARRY BROWN, JR., NEAL BROWN, JUANITA BROWN, LAUREEN ALLEN, STEPHEN BROWN, LEONA ELDRED, KATHLEEN CASEY, JACQUELINE BACON, LYNDA DESPAULT, SHEILA RICHARDSON AND CHRISTIAN “LANCE†TALAMO, Defendants. PUBLICATION ORDER TO: All Heirs-at-Law to the following deceased individuals: Maurice Eldred, Senior; Emmett Eldred; Kermit Eldred, Senior; Ethelyn Domina; Greeta Talamo; Joycelyn Adams; Leoda Barry; Shirley Brown I represent plaintiff heirs-at-law of Joycelyn Adams, late, in a partition action asserting jurisdiction over a farmhouse and outbuildings on 65 acres of land in Belvidere, Vermont. Title to this asset is shared amongst the heirs-at-law of the above-referenced deceased former owners. If you have a claim of title or ownership derived from any of the above-refer enced deceased former owners of this parcel, you must present your claim in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address below with a copy sent to the Court. Your claim will be barred if it is not presented within the period stated above. DATED at Colchester, Vermont, this 7th day of June, 2023. /s/ Eric G. Parker Eric Parker, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiff Bauer Gravel Farnham, LLP 401 Water Tower Circle, Suite 101 Colchester, VT 05446 eparker@vtlawoffices.com Name of Publication: Lake Okeechobee News Publication Date: June 21 & June 28, 2023 Name of Court: Vermont Superior Court Lamoille Civil Division 154 Main Street P.O. Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 602366 LON 6/21,28/2023 NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF NAMES OF POTENTIALLY INELIGIBLE VOTERSIn accordance with F.S. 98.075, the names of the individuals listed below are potentially ineligible to be registered to vote. Any person whose name is listed below may contact the Supervisor of Elections office within 30 days of the date of this notice to receive information regarding the basis for the potential inel igibility and the procedure to resolve the matter. Failure to respond within 30 days of the date of this notice may result in a determination of ineligibility by the Supervisor of Elections and removal of the voter’s name from the statewide voter registration system. If you have questions concerning this notice, you may contact the Okeechobee County Supervisor of Elections.AVISO DE REMOCIâ€N DE NOMBRES DE VOTANTES POTENCIALMENTE INELEGIBLESDe acuerdo al F.S. 98.075, los nombres de las personas en lista son potencialmente inelegibles para ser inscritos como votantes. Cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca abajo debe contactar a la oficina del Supervisor de Elecciones dentro de los 30 das de emisin de esta nota, para recibir informacin relacionada con la razn de su posible inelegibilidad y del procedimiento para resolver este asunto. No responder a esta nota dentro de los 30 das de la fecha de emisin puede conducir a determinar la inelegibilidad por el Supervisor de Elecciones y la remocin del nombre del votante del sistema de inscripcin en el estado. Si tiene alguna pregunta con respecto a este aviso, usted puede ponerse en contacto con la Supervisora de Elecciones del Condado de Okeechobee. Melissa Arnold Okeechobee County Supervisor of Elections 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 144 Okeechobee, FL 34972 (863) 763-4014 602512 LON 6/21/2023 DANIEL GONZALEZ 3474 NW 2ND ST OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972 MICHAEL J OCONNOR 304 NW 2ND ST, RM 144 OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972 NICHOLAS J RICHARDSON 330 NW 342ND TRL OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972 JUAN C SANDOVAL 376 NW 34TH TER OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972 DANIELLE SHELTON 10009 NW 64TH AVE OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972 CLIFFORD A STORY 220 SE HWY 441, UNIT D OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974 MICHAEL D THROOP 2011 SE 29TH ST OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974 Public Notice Public Notice PUBLIC NOTICE The Department of Environmental Protection (department) gives notice that a Final Order was entered on June 12, 2023, determining the necessity of wastewater treatment plans and onsite sewage treatment and disposal system (OSTDS) remedi ation plans for certain nutrient basin management action plans (BMAPs), pursuant to subparagraph 403.067(7)(a)9, Florida Stat ues (F.S.). The department has determined that the domestic wastewater treatment facilities and/or OSTDS sources within the following BMAPs meet the requirements of subparagraph 403.067(7) A person whose substantial interests are affected by the depart ment’s proposed agency action may petition for an administrative proceeding (hearing) under Sec tions 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. in accordance with the full notice of rights language contained in the Final Order. The petition, 32399-3000, within 21 days of the publication of this notice or within 21 days of receipt of the written notice, whichever occurs A copy of the Final Order may also be obtained by contacting idaDEP.gov. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO. 47-2020-CA-000210ATRIAD HOME IMPROVEMENT ACCEPTANCE, INC., Plaintiff, vs. DANNY LEE TOLBERT, SR. and MARY ANN TOLBERT, Husband and Wife, Defendants. CLERK’S NOTICE OF SALE UNDER F.S. CHAPTER 45 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure entered on the 30th day of May 2023 in the above-styled cause. I Jerald D. Bryant, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash by electronic sale at https://okeechobeerealforeclose.com on July 12, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST the following described property: Lot 4 and the N of Lot 5, Block 77, Conners Highlands, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 1, page 21 of the public records of Okeechobee County, Florida. Street Address: 1605 N. W. 7th Avenue Okeechobee, Florida 34972 Parcel ID#: 3-09-37-35-0020-00770-0040 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from this sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within sixty days after the sale. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on this 6th day of June , 2023. Jerald D. Bryant Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller By: Madalyn Pinon Deputy Clerk 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 Court Administration, 250 NW Country Club Drive, Suite 217, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986, (772) 807-4370 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. 601886 LON 6/14,21/2023 Public Notice Public Notice REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR DESIGN AND PERMITTING SERVICES FOR A WELCOME SIGN ON LEWIS BOULEVARD FOR THE HARLEM COMMUNITY IN HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA FINANCIAL PROJECT # 449698-1-38-01 RFQ No. 2023-23 OPENING DATE AND TIME: JULY 19, 2023 AT 2:00 P.M.Hendry County is seeking engineering firms interested in providing professional services in design and permitting services for a welcome sign on Lewis Boulevard for the Harlem Community in Hendry County, Florida. Firms submitting must have expertise in sign design and permitting services and any other requirements that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) may impose in the Local Agency Participation (LAP) Agreement for this project. Proposers shall have all services available in-house or may propose multiple firms, which have joined together to provide the various required disciplinary services in or der to offer a complete submission. Individuals and firms properly registered in the State of Florida are encouraged to submit their qualifications for consideration. All submittals (see Section IV, Submission Requirements) received in response to this RFQ will be reviewed by a County Evaluation Committee. In order to be considered, submittals must be received by the Board of County Commissioners at the C. E. Hall Building (Clerk’s Office) in the Hendry County Courthouse Complex, 25 E. Hickpochee Avenue, LaBelle, Florida by 2:00 p.m., July 19, 2023, at which time all responses to this request will be recorded in the presence of one (1) or more witnesses. A copy of the Instructions and Bid Documents can be obtained online at www. hendryfla.net under the Public Information tab or by calling (863) 675-5222. The solicitation does not commit Hendry County to award any contracts, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this solicitation, or to contract for any services. The County retains the right to cancel this solicitation or reject any or all responses for any reason set forth in Hendry County Code Section 1-2-185(c)(3)a and may choose to re-procure at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners. Hendry County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Si necesita la assistencia de un interprete que hable espanol para participar un esta reunion, por favor pongase en contacto con Jorge Hernandez al (863) 612-4726. 601903 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5,12/2023 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS JAIL INMATE PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES RFP NUMBER: 2023-18 OPENING DATE AND TIME: 21 July 2023Sealed Proposals will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Hendry County, Florida, for JAIL INMATE PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES. The Hendry County Board of County Commissioners is seeking proposals for pharmaceutical services to inmates in custody at the Hendry County Jail, LaBelle, Florida. Such services shall be provided at the jail. In order to be considered, bids must be received by the Board of County Commissioners at the C.E. Hall Building (Clerk’s Office) in the Hendry County Courthouse Complex, 25 E. Hickpochee Avenue, LaBelle, Florida by 21 July 2023 at 2:00 p.m., at which time all responses to this request will be recorded in the presence of one or more witnesses. A copy of the Instructions and Bid Documents can be obtained from the Hendry County Administrative Office, located at 640 South Main St., LaBelle, Florida (for pick up), Post Office Box 2340, LaBelle, FL 33975 (mailing address) or by calling (863) 675-5220, or from H. Ian Proverbs, harold.proverbs@hendryfla.net. The solicitation does not commit Hendry County to award any contracts, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this solicitation, or to contract for any services. The County retains the right to cancel this solicitation or reject any or all responses for any reason set forth in Hendry County Code Section 1-2-185(c)(3)a and may choose to re-procure at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners. Hendry County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Si necesita la assistencia de un interprete que hable espanol para partiacipar un esta reunion, por favor pongase en contacato con Audelia Bustamante al (863) 675-5352. 602149 HEND 6/21,28,7/5,12/2023 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS JAIL INMATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES RFP NUMBER: 2023-16 OPENING DATE AND TIME: 21 July 2023Sealed Proposals will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Hendry County, Florida, for JAIL INMATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES. The Hendry County Board of County Commissioners is seeking proposals for medical services to inmates in custody at the Hendry County Jail, LaBelle, Florida. Such services shall be provided at the jail. In order to be considered, bids must be received by the Board of County Commissioners at the C.E. Hall Building (Clerk’s Office) in the Hendry County Courthouse Complex, 25 E. Hick pochee Avenue, LaBelle, Florida by 21 July 2023 at 2:00 p.m., at which time all responses to this request will be recorded in the presence of one or more witnesses. A copy of the Instructions and Bid Documents can be obtained from the Hendry County Administrative Office, located at 640 South Main St., LaBelle, Florida (for pick up), Post Office Box 2340, LaBelle, FL 33975 (mailing address) or by calling (863) 675-5220, or from H. Ian Proverbs, harold.proverbs@hendryfla.net. The solicitation does not commit Hendry County to award any contracts, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this solicitation, or to contract for any services. The County retains the right to cancel this solicitation or reject any or all responses for any reason set forth in Hendry County Code Section 1-2-185(c)(3)a and may choose to re-procure at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners. Hendry County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Si necesita la assistencia de un interprete que hable espanol para partiacipar un esta reunion, por favor pongase en contacato con Audelia Bustamante al (863) 675-5352 602145 HEND 6/21,28,7/5,12/2023 CITY OF OKEECHOBEE PUBLIC NOTICE CODE ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Okeechobee Code Enforcement Special Magistrate will conduct a public hearing on July 11, 2023, 6 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Ave, Rm 200, Okeechobee, FL. The public is invited to attend and be heard on all matters. Copies of the agenda will be available at the meeting or may be viewed/downloaded prior to the meeting from the website https://www.cityofokeechobee.com/AgendaMinutes-Code-Enforcement.html. BE ADVISED that should you intend to show any document, picture, video, or items to the Special Magistrate in support or opposition to any item on the agenda, a copy of the document, picture, video, or item must be provided to the Code Enforcement Secretary for the City’s records. ANY PERSON DECIDING TO APPEAL any decision made by the Special Magistrate with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need to ensure a verbatim record of the proceeding is made and the record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal will be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to par ticipate in this proceeding should contact the Code Enforcement Office in person or call 863-763-9802, Hearing Impaired: Florida Relay 7-1-1 no later than four business days prior to proceeding. ONE OR MORE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS MEETING. THIS NOTICE IS POSTED TO MEET STATE PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND SUNSHINE LAWS. By: Roger Azcona, Special Magistrate 601652 LON 6/21/2023 NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER THE ABANDONMENT OF STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN FIRST ADDITION TO PINEWOOD HEIGHTS SUBDIVISIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Okeechobee County, Florida will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. in the Judge William L. Hendry Courtroom, Room 270, Historic Okeechobee County Courthouse, 304 NW 2nd Street, Okeechobee, Flori da. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comments in consideration of a petition to abandon street rights-of-way in First Addition to Pinewood Heights subdivision, which is further described as follows: That portion of Dogwood Avenue lying adjacent to and between Block 31 and Block 32, and all of Hamrick Street lying between the southerly right-of-way line of Avocado Avenue and the northerly right-of-way line of Myrtle Avenue, all in First Addition to Pinewood Heights, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 46, public records of Okeechobee County, Florida. All interested parties shall have the opportunity to be heard at this public hearing and may submit written comments to the Community Development Depart ment prior to the hearing. Any person deciding to appeal any decision by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at this hearing will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made and that the record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. County Clerk tapes are for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the Clerk. Okeechobee County Community Development Department 1700 NW 9th Avenue, Suite A; Okeechobee, Florida 34972 Petition B-2023-0105 602645 LON 6/21/2023 CITY OF CLEWISTON Request for Proposals No. 2023-04The City of Clewiston Community Improvement Division is currently accepting lump sum proposals for one (1) Light Duty pickup truck. Specifications • The Light Duty Pickup truck shall be 2021 or newer model with less than 20,000 miles on the odometer. Interested qualified Used Vehicle Dealerships must submit their written proposals to the City Manager’s office no later than 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2023. For further information, contact Randy Martin at r andy.martin@clewiston-fl. gov or call (863)983-1484, extension 102, during business hours. The City of Clewiston reserves the right to hold all proposals for up to 60 days and to reject any and all proposals, with or without cause, to waive technical errors and informalities, or to accept the proposal that in its judgment best serves the City. Randy Martin, City Manager City of Clewiston, FL 602741 HEND 6/21/2023 Apartments THE OAKS AT SHANNON’S CROSSING 833 Hwy 441 SE #1100 Okeechobee, FL 34974 Attention Farmworkers, Citrus and Others 1, 2, and 3 BR Apartments $655 $845 a month or less! Income and Occupational restrictions apply Call today at (863)467-0275 Bonus! Computer Lab, Dishwasher, Disposal & Storage. Immediate leasing to all Agricultural Employees Handicap-Accessible Units Available TTY/TDD USE 711 RELAY Public Notice LEGAL NOTICEA public auction will be held at TOTAL ROADSIDE SERVICES, located at 3176 Hwy 710 E, Okeechobee 34974-3532 at 9:00 a.m. On the date listed below Pursuant to Florida statute 713.78 for unpaid towing and storage. Year, make and model as follows: AUCTION 07/06/2023 2014 GMC 3GTP1TEH7EG505516 2005 TOYT 1NXBR32E65Z445279 2006 CHEV 2CNDL63F166032625 Terms of sale are CASH ONLY, no checks will be accepted. The seller reserves the right No refunds will be made. Said automobile will be sold “as is†with no guarantees. Location:3176 Hwy 710 E 863-357-8772 600650 LON 6/21/2023 PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that on July 3rd, at 2pm, AAA Self-Stor age, Inc. located at 691 Hwy 27, Suite 2, Moore Haven, FL., will sell by competitive bidding or otherwise dispose of the property heretofore stored with the undersigned by: Halbert Adderly, #036602475 GCD 6/21,28/2023 NOTICE More Legals may be found on our website at SouthCen tralFloridaLife.com and the State-wide legal site at https:// com.
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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | June 21, 2023 33 Public Notice Public Notice NOTICE OF PERMIT ISSUANCEThe Department of Environmental Protection (Department) gives notice of issuance of a General Permit, pursuant to Rule 62-331.215, Florida Administrative Code, to Florida Power & Light Company, located at 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL 33408, to construct an approximately 6-mile 230-kV overhead transmission line from the Glint Substation located at the proposed Buttonwood Solar Energy Center in St. Lucie County, Florida, to the Seville Substation located at the proposed Honeybell Solar Energy Center in Okeechobee County, Florida. The proposed transmission line right-of-way traverses disturbed agricultural lands. The activities authorized by this permit start 3 miles south of the Florida Turnpike at Glint Substation and terminate 4 miles east of Fort Drum at Honeybell Solar Energy Center. Parcel ID: 11334360A00000020000, Florida, 34972 in Section 24, Township 34, Range 36 in Okeechobee and St. Lucie County, at 27’54.1325â€/-80’28.3673â€. The permitting authorization has been fully scanned and is available for public inspection via the Department’s Information Portal: https://depedms.dep.state. fl.us:443/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&[guid=45.88744.1]&[profile=Permitting_Authorization If you have any questions or are experiencing difficulty viewing the electronic application, please call the Department of Environmental Protection Southeast District Office at 561-681-6600 and reference DEP File No.: 56-0434252-001EG. This action is final and effective on the date filed with the Clerk of the Department unless a timely petition for an administrative proceeding is filed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. On the filing of a timely and sufficient petition, this action will not be final and effective until further order of the Department. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the hearing process may result in a modification of the agency action or even denial of the application. A person whose substantial interests are affected by the Department’s action may petition for an administrative proceeding (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Pursuant to Rule 28-106.201, F.A.C., a petition for an administrative hearing must contain the following information: (a) The name and address of each agency affected and each agency’s file or identification number, if known; (b) The name, address, any email address, any facsimile number, and telephone number of the petitioner; the name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s representative, if any, which shall be the address for service purposes during the course of the proceeding; and an explanation of how the petitioner’s substantial interests are or will be affected by the agency determination; (c) A statement of when and how the petitioner received notice of the agency decision; (d) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so indicate; (e) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the specific facts that the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action; (f) A statement of the specific rules or statutes that the petitioner contends require reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action, including an explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the specific rules or stat utes; and (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action that the petitioner wishes the agency to take with respect to the agency’s proposed action. The petition must be filed (received by the Clerk) in the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000. Also, a copy of the petition shall be mailed to William Sabayrac, Florida Power & Light Company Lead Project Manager, at the Florida Power & Light Company address indicated above at the time of filing. In accordance with Rule 62-110.106(3), F.A.C., petitions for an administrative hearing by the applicant must be filed within 21 days of receipt of this written notice. Petitions filed by any persons other than the applicant, and other than those entitled to written notice under Section 120.60(3), F.S., must be filed within 21 days of publication of the notice or within 21 days of receipt of the written notice, whichever occurs first. Under Section 120.60(3), F.S., however, any person who has asked the Department for notice of agency action may file a petition within 21 days of receipt of such notice, regardless of the date of publication. The failure to file a petition within the appropriate time period shall constitute a waiver of that person’s right to request an administrative determi nation (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to intervene in this proceeding and participate as a party to it. Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the discretion of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C. Under Rule 62-110.106(4), F.A.C., a person whose substantial interests are af fected by the Department’s action may also request an extension of time to file a petition for an administrative hearing. The Department may, for good cause shown, grant the request for an extension of time. Requests for extension of time must be filed with the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, before the applicable deadline for filing a petition for an administrative hearing. A timely request for extension of time shall toll the running of the time period for filing a petition until the request is acted upon. Mediation is not available in this proceeding. The applicant, or any party within the meaning of Section 373.114(1)(a) or 373.4275, F.S., may also seek appellate review of this order before the Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission under Section 373.114(1) or 373.4275, F.S. Requests for review before the Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission and served on the Department within 20 days from the date when this order is filed with the Clerk of the Department. 6015521 LON 6/21/2023 Public Notice Public Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION 47-2022-CA-000135 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CIM TRUST 2020NR1 MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2020-NR1, Plaintiff, vs. ROXIE MAE JOHNSON A/K/A ROXIE M. JOHNSON, et al Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated May 5, 2023, and entered in Case No. 47-2022-CA-000135 of the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Okeechobee County, Florida in which U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for the CIM TRUST 2020NR1 Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2020-NR1, is the Plaintiff and Roxie Mae Johnson a/k/a Roxie M. Johnson; are defendants, the Okeechobee County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on Okeechobee County’s Public Auction website: https://okeechobee.realforeclose.com, Okeechobee County, Florida at 11:00AM on the 12th day of July, 2023, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: LOTS 16, 17 AND 18 OF BLOCK 9, CAREY’S SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 33, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. SUBJECT TO: 1. NO BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OR OTHERWISE PLACED ON ANY PART OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY UNLESS SAID BUILDING BE CONSTRUCTED OF BRICK OR CONCRETE BLOCK. 2. NO BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OR OTHERWISE PLACED ON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY CLOSER THAN 20 FEET IN THE FRONT LOT LINE NOR CLOSER THAN 5 FEET FROM THE SIDE OR REAR BOUNDARY OF SAID LOTS. 3. NO BUILDING SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OR OTHERWISE PLACE ON ANY PART OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY UNLESS THE AREA OF SAID REAL PROPERTY CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 2 LOTS ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, LOTS 1, 2 AND 3 MAY BE DIVIDED INTO 2 LOTS FACING MORTON STREET, BEING THE N ONE HALF AND S ONE HALF OF SAID LOTS 1, 2 AND 3 AND FURTHER PROVIDED, THAT LOTS 16, 17 AND 18 MAT BE DIVIDED INTO 2 LOTS FACING MORTON STREET, BEING THE N ONE HALF AND S ONE HALF OF SAID LOTS 17 AND 18. A/K/A 1225 NE 16TH AVE OKEECHOBEE FL 34972 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim before the Clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. Dated in Okeechobee County, Florida this 18th day of May, 2023. Clerk of the Circuit Court Okeechobee County, Florida By: Deputy Clerk Albertelli Law Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 (813) 221-4743 (813) 221-9171 facsimile eService: servealaw@albertellilaw.com 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 the provision of certain assistance. Please contact ADA Coordinator, 250 NW Country Club Drive, Suite 217, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986, (772) 807-4370 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. 599712 LON 6/14,21/2023 Public Notice Public Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 22000114CAMXAXTOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-4, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST LORETTA ALLEN RODRIGUEZ, DECEASED; ET AL., Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dat ed June 12, 2023, and entered in Case No. 22000114CAMXAX, of the Circuit Court of the 20th Judicial Circuit in and for Glades County, Florida. TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-4, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE is Plaintiff and UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST LORETTA ALLEN RODRIGUEZ, DECEASED, RODNEY ALAN NESTER, RONNIE NESTER, JR., SUSAN MARIE ALLEN, GLADES COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION, are defendants. The Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the First Floor in the Courthouse Lobby of the Glades County Courthouse, 500 Avenue J, Moore Haven, FL 33471, at 11:00 AM, July 13, 2023, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOTS 9 AND 10 IN BLOCK 43, CITY OF MOORE HAVEN, AS DESCRIBED IN THE REVISED MAP OF THE TOWNSITE OF MOORE HAVEN, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 27, AS REVISED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 35, AND AS REVISED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 72, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DESOTO COUNTY, NOW KNOW AS GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN MOBILE HOME DESIGNATED AS FOLLOWS: MAKE: WEST YEAR: 1990 TITLE NUMBERS: 48677050 ID NUMBERS: GAFLK75A07973WE WHICH MOBILE HOME IS PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO SAID LAND a/k/a 599 Avenue E NW, Moore Haven, FL 33471 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. The Court, in its discretion, may enlarge the time of the sale. Notice of the changed time of sale shall be published as provided herein. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court this 12th day of June, 2023. TAMI PEARCE SIMMONS By: Bonny Rhymes As Deputy Clerk If you are an individual with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Dawn Oliver, Administrative Ser vices Manager, whose office is located at the Glades County Courthouse, 500 Avenue J, Moore Haven, FL 33471, (863) 675-537 4, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving of this notification if the time before the appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. 602509 GCD 6/21,28/2023 NOTICE OF LANDOWNERS’ MEETING AND ELECTION OF THE LAKEFRONT ESTATES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTNotice is hereby given to the public and all landowners within the Lakefront Estates Community Development District (“Districtâ€) the location of which is generally described as comprising a parcel or parcels of land containing approxi mately 525+/acres of land located in the unincorporated area of Glades County, Florida, located generally southeast of FL-78 and north of Lake Okeechobee, is advising that a meeting of landowners will be held for the purpose of electing five (5) person/people to the District’s Board of Supervisors (“Boardâ€, and individually, “Supervisorâ€). DATE: July 13, 2023 TIME: 4:00 P.M. PLACE: Community Building 30086 E. State Road 78 Okeechobee, FL 34974 Each landowner may vote in person or by written proxy. Proxy forms may be obtained upon request at the office of the District Manager, c/o Special District Services, Inc., 2501A Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410, Ph: (561) 630-4922 (“District Manager’s Officeâ€). At said meeting each landowner or his or her proxy shall be entitled to nominate persons for the position of Supervisor and cast one vote per acre of land, or fractional portion thereof, owned by him or her and located within the District for each person to be elected to the position of Supervisor. A fraction of an acre shall be treated as one acre, entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto. Platted lots shall be counted individually and rounded up to the nearest whole acre. The acreage of platted lots shall not be aggregated for determining the number of voting units held by a landowner or a landowner’s proxy. At the landowners’ meeting the landowners shall select a person to serve as the meeting chair and who shall conduct the meeting. The landowners’ meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accor dance with the provisions of Florida law. Meetings may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. A copy of the agenda for this meeting may be obtained from the District Manager’s Office. There may be an occasion where one or more supervisors will participate by telephone. Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to contact the District Manager’s Office, at least 48 hours before the hearing. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Manager’s Office. A person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that such person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Meetings may be cancelled from time to time without advertised notice. Michelle Krizen District Manager LAKEFRONT ESTATES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT www.lakefrontestatescdd.org 602295 LON 6/21,28/2023 Public Notice Public Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 20TH JUDICAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE No. 22000242CAAXMXU.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONTRACT SENIOR/SUBORDINATE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE TRUST 2001-4, Plaintiff, vs. TURNER, GRANT G, et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITOR, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF GRANT G. TURNER, DECEASED 2765 HENDRY ISLES BLVD CLEWISTON, FL 33440 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following described property located in Hendry County, Florida: THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 43 SOUTH, RANGE 31 EAST IN HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA; SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR AN ACCESS ROAD OF THE WEST 30.00 FEET THEREOF; AND SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR AN ACCESS ROAD OF THE NORTH 30.00 FEET THEREOF. ALSO KNOWN AS TRACT 4, BLOCK G, PIONEER PLANTATION, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION. TOGETHER WITH A 2002 NOBILITY MANUFACTURED HOME, BEARING SERIAL#: N810236A AND N810236B; TITLE#: 84546851 AND 84546785 has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action, on Greenspoon Marder, LLP, Default Depart ment, Attorneys for Plaintiff, whose address is Trade Centre South, Suite 700, 100 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309, and file the original with the Clerk within 30 days after the first publication of this notice in THE OKEECHOBEE NEWS, on or before July 7, 2023, otherwise a default and a judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT on this 31st day of May, 2023. KIMBERLEY BARRINEAU As Clerk of said Court By: Alexis Dominquez As Deputy Clerk 600901 HEND 6/14,21/2023 NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY HENDRY COUNTY STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP (SHIP) PROGRAM Hendry County hereby announces funds are available for the Hurricane Housing Recovery Program (HHRP) from the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program. Funding availability is for fiscal year 2022/2023. Funds will be made available for owner occupied housing rehabilitative assistance and to pay homeowners’ insurance deductibles for homeowners who received damages as a direct result of Hurricane Ian. Hendry County will begin accepting individual applications on Monday, June 05, 2023 through Wednesday, July 5, 2023 or until all funds are expended. The applications will be available on the Hendry County website at www.hendryfla.net. Applications can be requested by contacting the Housing Department at 863-675-5297 or Sabrina. Gadson@hendryfla.net. The application period is for thirty (30) days, beginning Monday, June 5, 2023 or until all funds have been expended. All applications must be received by the Housing Department, 133 N. Bridge Street, LaBelle, Florida or 1100 S. Olympia Avenue, Clewiston, Florida by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Drop off time for the Clewiston office are as follows: Monday through Wednesday from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm and 9:00 am until 4:00 pm Thursday and Friday. Drop off times for the Labelle office are as follows: Monday through Wednesday 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Thursday and Friday 9:00 am until 12:00 pm. All SHIP assistance recipients must agree to comply with all SHIP Program criteria and requirements as set forth in Chapter 67-37, Florida Administrative Code and are frequently modified and amended. The Hendry County Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to close any program application period by Board resolution. Hendry County SHIP programs do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, familial status, disability, age or any other protected classes. If you have a disability that will require special assistance or accommodation for your participation in the meeting, please contact Hendry County Administration at (863) 675-5220; Hearing Impaired: Florida Relay 7-1-1; or e-mail tracy.nobles@hendryfla.net. Si necesita la ayuda de un intrprete de espaol para participar en esta reunin, por favor comunquese con Audelia Bustamante al (863) 6755352. HENDRY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS A FAIR HOUSING, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, AND DISABILITY ACCESSIBLE JURISDICTION 600080 LO 5/31;6/7,14,21,28;7/5/2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2022000190CAAXMXLOANDEPOT.COM, LLC Plaintiff, v. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, GRANTEES, DEVISEES, LIENORS, TRUSTEES, AND CREDITORS OF JOHN BAKER A/K/A JOHN MICHAEL BAKER, DECEASED; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; ROBERT JOSEPH BAKER; UNKNOWN TENANT 1; TECHNOLOGY CREDIT UNION Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on March 02, 2023, and Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale entered on April 18, 2023, in this cause, in the Circuit Court of Okeechobee County, Florida, the clerk shall sell the property situated in Okeechobee County, Florida, described as: LOT 10, BLOCK 3, OKEECHOBEE LITTLE FARMS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 100, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. a/k/a 645 NW 106TH STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972-0827 at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, by electronic sale online at https://okeechobee.realforeclose.com, on July 19, 2023 beginning at 11:00 AM. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. Dated this 24th day of April, 2023. JERALD D. BRYANT Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller By: Madalyn Pinon Deputy Clerk If you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation to participate in a court proceeding or access to a court facility, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court Administration at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Suite 217 Port Saint Lucie, Florida 34986 or by phone at (772) 807-4370. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, please call 711. 601551 LON 6/21,28/2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. 2023 CA 305CAREER FINANCIAL CORP., Plaintiff, -vsANITA WISOWATY, Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO DEFENDANT ANITA WISOWATY: YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following real property in Hendry County, Florida: LOT 14, BLOCK 2342, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 6, A SUBDIVISION AC CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 109, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA, has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on the PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY, whose name and address is ALBERTO A. MACIA, ESQ., 3129 CARRIAGE CIRCLE, NAPLES, FLORIDA 34105-2700, on or before July 21, 2023, and file the original with the CLERK OF THIS COURT either before service on the PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY or immedi ately thereafter; otherwise a DEFAULT will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. DATED this 12th day of June, 2023. KIMBERLEY BARRINEAU Clerk of the Circuit Court By: Alexis Dominguez As Deputy Clerk 602473 HEND 6/21,28,7/5,12/2023 NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE APPLICATIONThe City of Okeechobee intends to file an application for federal financial assistance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Rural Utilities Services. The project includes improvements to the City Hall facility. The City will hold a public meeting to discuss the project and application for funding on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 10:00 AM, or as soon thereafter as possible, in the City Council Chambers, Room 200, located at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Avenue, Okeechobee, FL. Any comments regarding this application should be submitted to the City of Okeechobee, Attention City Administrator, 55 SE 3rd Avenue, Room 201, Okeechobee, FL 34974, by telephone at 863-763-9812, or email to gritter@ cityofokeechobee.com. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s Office in person or call 863-763-9814, Hearing Impaired: Florida Relay 7-1-1 no later than four business days prior to proceeding. ONE OR MORE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS PUBLIC MEETING. 602472 LON 6/21/2023 rrfrn t rrfrn brrn trr rrfrfrntr rrfr f r rr rrrfrnf r r frrfr fr frr rrfrn rr rrfrn f f rrfrn rr r rrfrnfr rr r r rrr rrfrnrrr rr nr r rrfrnr rr n r rr rrf tff r rrfrn tfr rrfr rrfr rrrrfrr rn r r rrr fr rr rr f rrfrn r rr rrfrn‘ rn f‘ rn f‘ rrrfrn ’f“rr r rrfn rf ffn frrfrn rrfrn t rrfrn brrn trr rrfrfrntr rrfr f r rr rrrfrnf r r frrfr fr frr rrfrn rr rrfrn f f rrfrn rr r rrfrnfr rr r r rrr rrfrnrrr rr nr r rrfrnr rr n r rr rrf tff r rrfrn tfr rrfr rrfr rrrrfrr rn r r rrr fr rr rr f rrfrn r rr rrfrn‘ rn f‘ rn f‘ rrrfrn ’f“rr r rrfn rf ffn frrfrn Love the earth. 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34 June 21, 2023 | Lake Okeechobee News | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | June 21, 2023 35 Public Notice Public Notice Public Notice Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Resource Management, Permit Review Section Draft/Proposed Permit No. 0930117-007-AV Florida Power and Light Company, Okeechobee Clean Energy Center Okeechobee County, FloridaApplicant: The applicant for this project is Florida Power and Light Company. The applicant’s responsible official and mailing address are: Mr. Russel Peters, General Manager, Florida Power and Light Company, Okeechobee Clean Energy Center, 21900 SW Warfield Blvd, Indiantown, Florida 34956. Facility Location: The applicant operates the existing Okeechobee Clean Energy Center, which is located in Okeechobee County at State Road 60 approximately 24 miles west of Vero Beach, south on 226th Court to Okeechobee County line, Okeechobee, Florida. Project: The applicant applied on June 1, 2023, to the Department for a Title V air operation permit revision to incorporate the requirements for a new compression ignition engine driven emergency generator. This is a revision of Title V air operation permit No. 0930117-002-AV. The existing facility consists of Unit 1 which is three General Electric Frame HA.02 combustion turbines (CTs) each connected to a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) which are then connected to a single steam turbine electrical generator (STEG), in a -on-1†combined cycle configuration. Each individual CTs of Unit 1 has a nominal gross capacity of 350 megawatts (MW). The unfired HRSGs generate steam from the hot exhaust gases of the CTs that goes to the STEG to generate an addition 550 MW for a total nominal generating capacity of 1,600 MW, net. The CTs are primarily fueled with natural gas, with ultra-low-sulfur diesel as a limited-use backup fuel. The facility also has several compression and spark-ignited emer gency generators and an emergency fire pump. Several other ancillary pieces of equipment are also at the facility along with miscellaneous insignificant emissions units and/or activities. Permitting Authority: Applications for Title V air operation permits for facilities that contain Acid Rain units are subject to review in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 403, Florida Statutes (F.S.) and Chapters 62-4, 62-210, 62-213 and 62214, of the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The proposed project is not exempt from air permitting requirements and a Title V air operation permit is required to operate the facility. The Permit Review Section in the Division of Air Resource Management is the Permitting Authority responsible for making a permit determination for this project. The Permitting Authori ty’s physical address is: 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida. The Permitting Authority’s mailing address is: 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #5505, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400. The Permitting Authority’s telephone number is 850/717-9000. Project File: A complete project file is available for public inspection during the normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except legal holidays), at the address indicated above for the Permitting Authority. The complete project file includes the draft permit, the Statement of Basis, the application, and the information submitted by the applicant, exclusive of confidential records under Section 403.111, F.S. Interested persons may view the draft/proposed permit by visiting the following website: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/air/emission/apds/default.asp and entering the permit number shown above. Interested persons may contact the Permitting Authority’s project review engineer for additional information at the address or phone number listed above. Notice of Intent to Issue Permit: The Permitting Authority gives notice of its intent to issue a revised Title V air operation permit to the applicant for the project described above. The applicant has provided reasonable assurance that continued operation of the existing equipment will not adversely impact air quality and that the project will comply with all appropriate provisions of Chapters 62-4, 62-204, 62-210, 62-212, 62-213, 62-214, 62-296 and 62-297, F.A.C. The Permitting Authority will issue a final permit in accordance with the conditions of the draft/proposed permit unless a response received in accor dance with the following procedures results in a different decision or a significant change of terms or conditions. Comments: The Permitting Authority will accept written comments concerning the draft/proposed Title V air operation permit for a period of 30 days from the date of publication of the Public Notice. Because this permitting project is a revision to the existing Title V air operation permit, the revisions detailed in the Statement of Basis are the only portions of the permit that are open for public comment or challenge. Comments received related to the remainder of the permit will not be addressed during this permitting action. Written comments must be received by the close of business (5:00 p.m.), on or before the end of this 30-day period, by the Permitting Authority at the above address and electronically by David Read at David.Read@FloridaDEP.gov . As part of his or her comments, any person may also request that the Permitting Authority hold a public meeting on this permitting action. If the Permitting Authority determines there is sufficient interest for a public meeting, it will publish notice of the time, date, and location in the Florida Administrative Register (FAR). If a public meeting is requested within the 30-day comment period and conducted by the Permitting Authority, any oral and written comments received during the public meeting will also be considered by the Permitting Authority. If timely received written comments or comments received at a public meeting result in a significant change to the draft permit, the Permitting Authority shall issue a revised draft/proposed permit and require, if applicable, another Public Notice. All comments filed will be made available for public inspection. For additional information, contact the Permitting Authority at the above address or phone number. Petitions: A person whose substantial interests are affected by the proposed permitting decision may petition for an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Petitions filed by any persons other than those entitled to written notice under Section 120.60(3), F.S., must be filed within 14 days of publication of the Public Notice or receipt of a written notice, whichever occurs first. Under Section 120.60(3), F.S., however, any person who asked the Permitting Authority for notice of agency action may file a petition within 14 days of receipt of that notice, regardless of the date of publication. A petitioner shall mail a copy of the petition to the applicant at the address indicated above, at the time of filing. A petition for administrative hearing must contain the information set forth below and must be filed (received) with the Agency Clerk in the Office of General Counsel, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, Agency_Clerk@dep.state.fl.us, before the deadline. The failure of any person to file a petition within the appropriate time period shall constitute a waiver of that person’s right to request an administrative determination (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to intervene in this proceeding and participate as a party to it. Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the approval of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C. A petition that disputes the material facts on which the Permitting Authority’s action is based must contain the following information: (a) The name and address of each agency affected and each agency’s file or identification number, if known; (b) The name, address, any email address, telephone number and any facsimile number of the petitioner; the name, address, any email address, telephone number, and any facsimile number of the petitioner’s representative, if any, which shall be the address for service purposes during the course of the proceeding; and an explanation of how the petitioner’s substantial interests will be affected by the agency determination; (c) A statement of when and how each petitioner received notice of the agency action or proposed decision; (d) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so indicate; (e) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the specific facts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action; (f) A statement of the specific rules or statutes the petitioner contends require reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action including an explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the specific rules or statutes; and, (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action the petitioner wishes the agency to take with respect to the agency’s proposed action. A petition that does not dispute the material facts upon which the Permitting Authority’s action is based shall state that no such facts are in dispute and otherwise shall contain the same information as set forth above, as required by Rule 28-106.301, F.A.C. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the Permitting Authority’s final action may be different from the position taken by it in this written notice of Intent to Issue Air Permit. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the Permitting Authority on the application have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above. Extension of Time: Under Rule 62-110.106(4), F.A.C., a person whose substantial interests are affected by the Department’s action may also request an extension of time to file a petition for an administrative hearing. The Department may, for good cause shown, grant the request for an extension of time. Requests for extension of time must be filed with the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, or via electronic correspondence at Agency_Clerk@dep.state.fl.us, before the deadline for filing a petition for an administrative hearing. A timely request for extension of time shall toll the running of the time period for filing a petition until the request is acted upon. Mediation: Mediation is not available in this proceeding. EPA Review: EPA has agreed to treat the draft/proposed Title V air operation permit as a proposed Title V air operation permit and to perform its 45-day review provided by the law and regulations concurrently with the public comment period, provided that the applicant also transmits an electronic copy of the required proof of publication directly to EPA Region 4 at the following email address: R4TitleVFL@epa.gov. The final Title V air operation permit will be issued after the conclusion of the 45-day EPA review period so long as no adverse comments are received that result in a different decision or significant change of terms or conditions. The status regarding EPA’s 45–day review of this project and the deadline for submitting a citizen petition can be found at the following website address: https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/florida-proposed-title-v-permits. Objections: Finally, pursuant to 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 7661d(b)(2), any person may petition the Administrator of the EPA within 60 days of the expiration of the Administrator’s 45-day review period as established at 42 U.S.C. Section 7661d(b)(1), to object to the issuance of any Title V air operation permit. Any petition shall be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the 30-day public comment period provided in the Public Notice, unless the petitioner demonstrates to the Administrator of the EPA that it was impracticable to raise such objections within the comment period or unless the grounds for such objection arose after the comment period. Filing of a petition with the Administrator of the EPA does not stay the effective date of any permit properly issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 62-213, F.A.C. Petitions filed with the Administrator of EPA must meet the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 7661d(b)(2) and must be filed with the Administrator of the EPA at: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Administrator, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code: 1101A, Washington, DC 20460. For more information regarding EPA review and objections, visit EPA’s Region 4 web site at https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/ florida-proposed-title-v-permits. 602195 LON 6/21/2023 Public Notice Public Notice NOTICE OF PERMIT ISSUANCEThe Department of Environmental Protection (Department) gives notice of issuance of a General Permit pursuant to Rule 62-330.458, Florida Administrative Code, to Florida Power & Light Company, located at 700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL 33408, to construct an approximately 6-mile 230-kV overhead transmission line from the Glint Substation located at the proposed Buttonwood Solar Energy Center in St. Lucie County, Florida, to the Seville Substation located at the proposed Honeybell Solar Energy Center in Okeechobee County, Florida. The proposed transmission line right-of-way traverses disturbed agricultural lands. The activities authorized by this permit begin 3 miles south of the Florida Turnpike at Glint Substation and terminate 4 miles east of Fort Drum at Honeybell Solar Energy Center (Sections 7,13, 14, 15, 16, and 18, Township 34S, Ranges 36E and 37E) in Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties (Latitude N 27o 30’ 55.64â€, Longitude W 80o 40’ 57.32â€). The permitting authorization has been fully scanned and is available for public inspection via the Department’s Information Portal: https://depedms.dep.state. fl.us:443/Oculus/servlet/shell?command=getEntity&[guid=23.1326692.1]&[profile=Permitting_Authorization If you have any questions or are experiencing difficulty viewing the electronic application, please call the Department of Environmental Protection Southeast District Office at 561-681-6600 and reference DEP File No.: 56-0434252-001EG. This action is final and effective on the date filed with the Clerk of the Department unless a timely petition for an administrative proceeding is filed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. On the filing of a timely and sufficient petition, this action will not be final and effective until further order of the Department. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the hearing process may result in a modification of the agency action or even denial of the application. A person whose substantial interests are affected by the Department’s action may petition for an administrative proceeding (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Pursuant to Rule 28-106.201, F.A.C., a petition for an administrative hearing must contain the following information: (a) The name and address of each agency affected and each agency’s file or identification number, if known; (b) The name, address, any email address, any facsimile number, and telephone number of the petitioner; the name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s representative, if any, which shall be the address for service purposes during the course of the proceeding; and an explanation of how the petitioner’s substantial interests are or will be affected by the agency determination; (c) A statement of when and how the petitioner received notice of the agency decision; (d) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so indicate; (e) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the specific facts that the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action; (f) A statement of the specific rules or statutes that the petitioner contends require reversal or modification of the agency’s proposed action, including an explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the specific rules or stat utes; and (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action that the petitioner wishes the agency to take with respect to the agency’s proposed action. The petition must be filed (received by the Clerk) in the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000. Also, a copy of the petition shall be mailed to William Sabayrac, Florida Power & Light Company Lead Project Manager, at the Florida Power & Light Company address indicated above at the time of filing. In accordance with Rule 62-110.106(3), F.A.C., petitions for an administrative hearing by the applicant must be filed within 21 days of receipt of this written notice. Petitions filed by any persons other than the applicant, and other than those entitled to written notice under Section 120.60(3), F.S., must be filed within 21 days of publication of the notice or within 21 days of receipt of the written notice, whichever occurs first. Under Section 120.60(3), F.S., however, any person who has asked the Department for notice of agency action may file a petition within 21 days of receipt of such notice, regardless of the date of publication. The failure to file a petition within the appropriate time period shall constitute a waiver of that person’s right to request an administrative determi nation (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to intervene in this proceeding and participate as a party to it. Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the discretion of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C. Under Rule 62-110.106(4), F.A.C., a person whose substantial interests are af fected by the Department’s action may also request an extension of time to file a petition for an administrative hearing. The Department may, for good cause shown, grant the request for an extension of time. Requests for extension of time must be filed with the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, before the applicable deadline for filing a petition for an administrative hearing. A timely request for extension of time shall toll the running of the time period for filing a petition until the request is acted upon. Mediation is not available in this proceeding. The applicant, or any party within the meaning of Section 373.114(1)(a) or 373.4275, F.S., may also seek appellate review of this order before the Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission under Section 373.114(1) or 373.4275, F.S. Requests for review before the Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission and served on the Department within 20 days from the date when this order is filed with the Clerk of the Department. 6015526 LON 6/21/2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No. 21 CA 682CHL HOLDINGS, INC., a Florida corporation, Plaintiff, vs. RAMDEO RAMPERSAD, et al., Defendants. CLERK’S NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, KIMBERLEY BARRINEAU, Clerk of Circuit Court of Hendry County, Florida, will on 12th day of July, 2023, at 11 :00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as is practicable, in front of the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court (being the second floor hallway of the Administration Building, Hendry County Courthouse), corner of Highway 29 & 80 Hendry County, in the City of LaBelle, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described real property situate in Hendry County, Florida: Lot 21, Block 2346, of Port LaBelle Unit 6, a subdivision, according to the Plat thereof Recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 109, of the Public Records of Hendry County, Florida. Property address: 6026 Acorn Circle, LaBelle, Florida 33935. pursuant to the summary final judgment of foreclosure entered in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is described above. ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of this court, this 7th day of June, 2023. Kimberley Barrineau, Clerk of the Circuit Courts & Comptroller By: Alexis Dominguez As Deputy Clerk 601906 HEND 6/14,21/2023 Public Notice Public Notice NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER THE ABANDONMENT OF A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY IN OKEECHOBEE GARDENS SUBDIVISIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Okeechobee County, Florida will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. in the Judge William L. Hendry Courtroom, Room 270, Historic Okeechobee County Courthouse, 304 NW 2nd Street, Okeechobee, Flori da. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comments in consideration of a petition to abandon a street right-of-way in Okeechobee Gardens subdivision, which is further described as follows: That portion of Seventeenth Street lying between and adjacent to Lots 10-13, Block 25 and Lots 6-9, Block 40, Okeechobee Gardens, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 30, public records of Okeechobee County, Florida. All interested parties shall have the opportunity to be heard at this public hearing and may submit written comments to the Community Development Depart ment prior to the hearing. Any person deciding to appeal any decision by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at this hearing will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made and that the record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. County Clerk tapes are for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the Clerk. Okeechobee County Community Development Department 1700 NW 9th Avenue, Suite A; Okeechobee, Florida 34972 Petition B-2023-0104 602647 LON 6/21/2023 CITY OF CLEWISTON Request for Proposals No. 2023-03The City of Clewiston Golf Course is currently accepting lump sum proposals for materials and installation of a new irrigation system for the entire course layout. Upon request, the City can provide specifications and irrigation plans for the project. Generally, the contractor will be responsible for providing materials, labor, GPS staking and Central Programming for all new irrigation systems and equipment. All mainline and lateral piping will be HDPE and meet minimum specifications established by the City. To be considered, interested contractors must be properly qualified, licensed and capable of installing the system during fiscal year 2023-2024 and coordinate completion of installation while the course remains operational. The selected contractor must provide GPS As-builts and all specified computer programming capabilities for the proper function and operation of the newly installed irrigation system upon completion. The contractor must provide a one (1) year warranty on all workmanship after system acceptance and a five (5) year warranty on all fusions, parts and materials. Interested qualified contractors must submit their written proposal to the City Manager’s office no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 23, 2023. For further information, contact Randy Martin at randy.martin@clewiston-fl.gov or call (863)983-1484, extension 102, during business hours. The City of Clewiston reserves the right to hold all proposals for up to 60 days and to reject any and all proposals, with or without cause, to waive technical errors and informalities, or to accept the proposal that in its judgment best serves the City. Randy Martin, City Manager City of Clewiston, FL 602652 HEND 6/21/2023 CITY OF OKEECHOBEE PUBLIC NOTICE CHANGE IN JULY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETINGSNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Regular Scheduled City Council meeting to be held on July 4, 2023, has been canceled. The next regular meet ing will be on July 18, 2023, 6 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd AVE, Rm 200, Okeechobee, FL. The public is invited to attend and be heard on all matters. Copies of the agenda will be available at the meeting or may be viewed/downloaded prior to the meeting from the website https://www.cityofokeechobee.com/AgendaMInutes-CityCouncil.html. BE ADVISED that should you intend to show any document, picture, video, or items to the Council in support or opposition to any item on the agenda, a copy of the document, picture, video, or item must be provided to the City Clerk for the City’s records. ANY PERSON DECIDING TO APPEAL any decision made by the Council with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need to ensure a verbatim record of the proceeding is made and the record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal will be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s Office in person or call 863-763-9814, Hearing Impaired: Florida Relay 7-1-1 no later than four business days prior to proceeding. By: Mayor Dowling R. Watford, Jr. 601650 LON 6/21/2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:Bryan D. Bacallao, 219 W Avenida Del Rio, Clewiston FL 33440 You are hereby notified that your eligibility to vote is in question. You are required to contact the Supervisor of Elections, in Hendry County, Florida, no later than thirty (30) days after the date of this published notice to receive the information regarding the basis for your potential ineligibility and the procedure to resolve this matter. Failure to respond may result in a determination of ineligibility by the Supervisor, and your name will be removed from the statewide voter registration system. Call 863-675-5230 or 863-983-1592. El Aviso se da por Este Medio: Informamos que su elegibilidad para votar est en cuestin. Usted tiene que comunicarse con el Supervisor de Elecciones, del condado de Hendry, Florida, a ms tardar 30 das despus de la fecha de este aviso publicado para recibir la informacin al respecto de su inelegibilidad potencial y el procedimiento de resolver este caso. La falta de respuesta puede resultar en la determinacin de inelegibilidad por parte del Supervisor, y su nombre ser eliminado del sistema estatal del registro de votantes. Llame al 863-675-5230 or 863-983-1592. Brenda K. Hoots Supervisor of Elections PO Box 174 LaBelle, FL 33975 Hendry County, Florida F.S. 98.075 602364 HEND 6/21/2023 Public Notice NOTICE OF DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL ITEMS:Notice is hereby given that Awesome Self Storage, in accordance with Florida State Statutes Self Storage Facility Act 7 section 83 ~ 809, will hold a public auction June 30, 2023, of the following storage units and contents therein: Jarterrion Howard, # 637, Kourt ney Bovee # 424, Joe Foley # 414, John Carner, #308 Auction is held on the premises of Awesome Storage in Okeechobee at 9:30 am. Cash only accepted and unit must be cleaned out of all belongings by Monday morning, on 7/1/23 by the purchaser with the winning bid. Awesome Self Storage 6489 US Hwy 441 se Okeechobee, Fl. 34974 863-357-2403 602513 LON 6/21/2023 HENDRY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Clewiston, Florida Notice to Public The Hendry County Hospital Authority Board of Trustees will conduct their monthly Board meeting on June 26, 2023 at 1:00 PM in the Conference Room at Hendry Regional Medical Center, 524 W Sagamore Avenue, Clewiston Florida 33440. The public is invited to attend. 602470 LON/Hendry 06/21/2023 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: TIMS TOWING & RECOVERY gives Notice that on 06/30/2023 at 10:00 AM the following09vehicle(s) may be sold by public sale at 74 S INDUSTRIAL LOOP LABELLE, FL 33935, to satisfy the lien for the amount owed on each vehicle for any recovery, towing, or storage services charges and administrative fees allowed pursuant to Florida statute 713.78. 1FTPW04508KC27918 2008 FORD 602363 HEND 6/21/2023 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:ACTION AUTO RECYCLING LLC gives notice that on 07/03/2023 at 12:00 PM the following vehicles(s) may be sold by public sale at AC TION AUTO RECYCLING, LLC. to satisfy the lien for the amount owed on each vehicle for any recovery, towing, or storage services charges and administrative fees allowed pursuant to Florida statute 713.78. 1G1JC6SH0G4156746 2016 CHEV 602765 LON 6/21/2023 Fictitious Name FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE Notice is hereby given that TURNING POINT CHURCH OF GOD desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of LIONS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY located at 207 PINE LANE, CLEWISTON, FL 33440 intends to register the said name in HENDRY county with the Division of Corporations, Florida Depart ment of State, pursuant to section 865.09 of the Florida Statutes. 602727 HEND 6/21/2023 One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. 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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | June 21, 2023 35 Administr ation of Estates Administr ation of Estates IN THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO. 2022CP0002522AXIN RE: ESTATE OF JAMES WESLEY LANTER JR., Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of James Wesley Lanter Jr., deceased, whose date of death was December 16, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okeechobee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 312 Northwest 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida 34972. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s Attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate on whom a copy of this Notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s Estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORI DA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is June 21, 2023. Attorneys for Personal Representative:Personal Representative: Rachel Welborn, Esq. Noah Lanter Florida Bar Number: 1035278 1011 20th Street S Dennis J. Szafran, Esq. La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 Florida Bar Number: 118448 DJS Law Group 13119 W. Linebaugh Ave., Suite 102 Tampa, Florida 33626 Telephone: (888) 266-1078 Fax: (727) 498-3661 E-Mail: service@djslaw.org Secondary E-Mail: ashley@djslaw.orgAttorneys for Petitioner 601421 LON 6/21,28/2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 23000026CPAXMXIN RE: THE ESTATE OF CRUZ FLORENTINO PADILLA-MATAMOROS, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of CRUZ FLORENTINO PADILLA-MATAM OROS, deceased, File Number: 23000026CPAXMX, whose date of death was April 2, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Hendry County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 25 E. Hickpochee Avenue, LaBelle, FL 33935. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORI DA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: June 14, 2023. Attorney for Personal Representative: Personal Representative: ROBERT A. WIGHT, Esq. NERIS ESTELA PADILLA Florida Bar No. 0107429 P.O. Box 1352 Mettler Randolph Massey FergusonClewiston, FL 33440 Carroll & Sterlacci, P.L. 340 Royal Palm Way, Suite 100 Palm Beach, Florida 33480 Telephone: 561-833-9631 / Fax: 561-655-2835 Primary Email: raw@mettlerlaw.com Secondary Email: jcappel@mettlerlaw.com Secondary Email: cbasil@mettlerlaw.com 601504 HEND 6/14,21/2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR GLADES COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION. CASE NO.: 222023CA000060CAAXMX UNIFORM CASE NO. 222023CA000060CAAXMX SUZANNE FONT, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Elizabeth W. Ottino, a/k/a Mattie Elizabeth Ottino, Plaintiff, vs. KONGLI CHEN, DAWN C. BRENSINGER, KATHRYN ANN WINTERS, AND BARBARA ANN WINTERS, TERRY L. RHODES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: DAWN C. BRENSINGER 8928 W White Dogwood Drive Homosassa, Florida 34448-1702 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title of a mobile home on real property situate in Glades County, Florida, to wit: Parcel ID #S13-40-32-002-000F-0160 1183 Martin Boulevard, Moore Haven, Florida The mobile home is described as a 1970 Trop Single Wide, Title #3991863, ID No. 60123FBBR12264 and RP #12706299. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to COLIN M. CAMERON, ESQ., P.A., whose address is 200 N. E. 4th Avenue, Okeechobee, Florida 34972, and file the original with the Clerk of the above styled Court within 30 days, otherwise a judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court on June 7, 2023. TAMI PEARCE SIMMONS Clerk of Circuit Court By: Lasheena Rios Deputy Clerk 601895 GCD 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 Administr ation of Estates Administration of Estates IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 22-2023-CP-000032IN RE: The Estate of MARI LYNN HINGSON, Deceased. AMENDED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Formal Administration The administration of the Estate of MARI LYNN HINGSON, Deceased, whose date of death was March 24, 2023, and whose last four digits of her social security number is 9510, Case Number 22-2023-CP-000032, is pending in the Circuit Court for Glades County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Glades County Clerk of Circuit Court, PO Box 10, Moore Haven, Florida 33471. The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. If you have been served with a copy of this notice and you have any claim or demand against the decedent’s estate, even if that claim is unmatured, contingent or unliquidated, you must file your claim with the court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF A DATE THAT IS 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS NOTICE. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with the Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF TIDS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. EVEN IF A CLAIM IS NOT BARRED BY THE LIMITATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, ALL CLAIMS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN FILED WILL BE BARRED TWO YEARS AFTER DECEDENT’S DEATH. The date of the first publication of this Notice is June 14, 2023. FRANK H. FEE, IV, Esquire ofCHASE DEWITT PEARCE FEE, YATES & FEE, PLLC Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative 400 NW 2nd Street Okeechobee, Florida 34972 Telephone: (863)763-3131 Florida Bar No. 0576921 Primary Email: hfee@feeyateslaw.com Secondary Email: dwalpole@feeyateslaw.com 601180 GCD 6/14,21/2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023-CP-39IN RE: ESTATE OF MILDRED ROBERTA DAMPIER A.K.A. MILDRED SAPP DAMPIER, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Mildred Roberta Dampier, a.k.a. Mildred Sapp Dampier, deceased, whose date of death was December 15, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court of Glades County, Florida, Probate Division, the mailing address of which is P.O. Box 10, Moore Haven, FL 33471. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SEC TION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOT WITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is June 21, 2023. Attorney for Personal Representative:Personal Representative: Steven C. Spence, Esq. Debra D. Durrance Florida Bar No. 85444 5775 W SR 80 PO Box 2369 LaBelle, FL 33935 LaBelle, FL 33975 scspence@spencelegal.com admin@spencelegal.com Phone: 863-675-5776 Fax: 239-931-0541 602649 GCD 6/21,28/2023 Administr ation of Estates Administr ation of Estates IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2022-CP-211IN RE: ESTATE OF LC REED, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration) TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of LC Reed, deceased, File Number 2022CP211, by the Circuit Court for Hnedry County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 25 E. Hickpochee Ave., LaBelle, FL 33935; that the decedent’s date of death was August 6, 2021; that the total value of the estate is $0.00 and the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Melvin R. Thomas – 949 Edison Avenue, LaBelle, FL 33935 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate other than those for whom provision for full payment was made in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is June 21, 2023. Attorney for Person Giving Notice:Person Giving Notice: Steven C. Spence, Esq. Melvin R. Thomas Florida Bar No.85444 949 Edison Avenue LaBelle, FL 33975 LaBelle, FL 33935 scspence@spencelegal.com admin@spencelegal.com Phone. 863-675-5776 Fax. 239-931-0541 602468 HEND 6/21,28/2023 Notice to Creditors Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 2023-CP-084 Division: ProbateIN RE: THE ESTATE OF: THOMAS PATRICK GRAHAM, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of THOMAS PATRICK GRAHAM, deceased, whose date of death was March 12, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okeechobee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 312 North West 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida 34972. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SEC TION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is June 14, 2023. Attorney for Personal Representative:Personal Representative: JEFFREY A. FADLEY, P.A. Bonnie Upshaw Graham Fla. Bar No. 035667 2915 SE 16th Street Attorney for Petitioner Okeechobee, Florida 34974 180 NW 3rd Avenue, Suite A Okeechobee, Florida 34972 Telephone: (863) 763-5733 Facsimile (863) 763-6199 601120 LON 6/14,21/2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No. 2023-CP-78IN RE: ESTATE OF NANCY ANN RICKER, A.K.A. NANCY A. RICKER, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Nancy Ann Ricker, deceased, whose date of death was December 27, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court of Hendry County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 25 E. Hickpochee Ave., LaBelle, FL 33935. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SEC TION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOT WITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is June 14, 2023. Attorney for Personal Representative:Personal Representative: Steven C. Spence, Esq. Andrew A. Levitt Florida Bar No. 85444 6249 Highland Green Drive PO Box 2369 Medina, Ohio 44256 LaBelle, FL 33975 scspence@spencelegal.com admin@spencelegal.com Phone: 863-675-5776 Fax: 239-931-0541 601794 HEND 6/14,21/2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION File No.: 23-CP0059IN RE: THE ESTATE OF PETER CRONAUER, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of PETER CRONAUER, deceased, File Number 23-CP 0059, is pending in the Circuit Court for Hendry County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 25 E. Hickpochee Ave, SR 80 Corner SR 29, Labelle, Florida 33935. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliqui dated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is June 7, 2023. THOMAS G. ECKERTY, ESQUIRE Sherry Stenjem Attorney for Personal RepresentativePersonal Representative 12734 Kenwood Lane, Suite 89 600 Captain Hendry Drive Fort Myers, Florida 33907-5638 Labelle, FL 33936 thomaseckerty@embarqmail.com Office: (239) 936-8338 Florida Bar No.: 310565 601529 HEND 6/14,21/2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-332 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6265 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2499-0110 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Cozava Properties Inc LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 11, BLOCK 2499, UNIT 12, PORT LABELLE, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599624 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-327 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6339 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2504-0140 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Sylvester Mitchell and Violet Mitchell LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 14, BLOCK 2504, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 12, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599611 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-323 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6340 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2504-0150 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Vilma Harrigan and Kevin D Harrigan and Debra P Harrigan and Michael A Harrigan LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 15, BLOCK 2504, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 12, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599601 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-241 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 5826 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2465-0110 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Maria D Pereira and Carlos Alberto Hernandez and Luis E Hernandez LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 11, BLOCK 2465, UNIT 12 OF PORT LABELLE, HENDRY COUN TY, FLORIDA. ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. Dated this 7th day of June, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 601367 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 Reading newspapers help you plan your time wisely. 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36 June 21, 2023 | Lake Okeechobee News | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | June 21, 2023 37 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD031 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RAM TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1929 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: TREASURE ISLAND UNIT NO. 6 (PLAT BOOK 3 PAGE 57) LOT 211. 1-25-37-35-0070-00060-2110 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: JOSEPH ZACCHEO CAROL L ZACCHEO Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598879 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD028 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RAM TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1775 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: CAREY’S SUBDIVISION (PLAT BOOK 2 PAGE 33) LOTS 3 & 4 & E 10 FT OF LOT 5 BLOCK 6. 1-15-37-35-0100-00060-0030 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: CHAKA SMITH SURAIYA SMITH Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598874 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIG 20, LLC FBO SEC PTY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1834 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: EL MIRASOL (PLAT BOOK 2 PAGE 1) LOTS 25 & 26 BLOCK 29. 1-18-37-35-0020-00290-0250 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: MELISSA ANN AGUILAR MELISSA ANN AGUILAR A/K/A MELISSA ANN HERNANDEZ Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 6th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 597102 LON 5/31,6/7,14,21/2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-59 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLCCITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS FBO SEC PTY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1888 Description: 1-31-42-29-010-0000-1870 Year: 2020 Name In Which Assessed: Raul Aguilar and Juana Aguilar LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THE W 1/2 OF LOT 187 AND ALL OF LOT 188, NORTH LABELLE HEIGHTS, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 16, PUBLIC, RECORDS OF GLADES COUNTY, LYING AND BEING IN HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. WITH A 1988 LIBERTY MOBILE HOME, VIN# 10L20473, TITLE# 45781846. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. Dated this 7th day of June, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 601363 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD013 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that IDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 2686 Year of Issuance: June-01-2019 Description of Property: LAR-KEE LAKES 3RD ADDITION FOR MOBILE HOMES (PLAT BOOK 3 PAGE 87) LOTS 14 & 15 BLOCK 10. 1-04-38-36-0050-00100-0140 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: CARLOS CHIRINO Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 6th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Katelyn Story Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 602091 LON 6/21/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD027 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RAM TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1410 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: COUNTRY HILLS ESTATES (PLAT BOOK 4 PAGE 97) LOT 20 BLOCK 1. 1-02-36-35-0010-00010-0200 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: MELISSA GARZA Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598872 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #23-02 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT BRIVIF, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 2241 Description: 1-35-44-32-A00-0114-0100 Year: 2016 Name In Which Assessed: Jorge Luis Perez and Ananias D Perez LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 35, TOWN SHIP 44 SOUTH, RANGE 32 EAST, HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. (ALSO KNOWN AS LOT NO. 4512, MONTURA RANCH ESTATES, AS UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION.) Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. Dated this 7th day of June, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 601382 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-348 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6779 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2541-0440 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Roger W Cantore and Deborah E Cantore LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 44, BLOCK 2541, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599652 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-347 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6800 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2543-0240 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Angela M Waterman L/E and Lamar R Waterman LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 24, BLOCK 2543, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599651 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-343 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6731 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2540-0020 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Gabriel Mansi and Janet Mansi LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 2, BLOCK 2450, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599647 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-341 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6686 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2535-0110 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Bernadette Mills and Hector Mills and Eleanor Mills LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 11, BLOCK 2535, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599636 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-339 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6730 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2540-0010 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Gabriel Mansi and Janet Mansi LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1, BLOCK 2450, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599631 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-337 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6752 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2541-0050 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Ronald Roy Bridgman and Sherly Anne Purdy LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 5, BLOCK 2541, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599630 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-336 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6674 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2534-0050 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Linnette Miller and Horace Stewart and Humphrey Stewart LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 5, BLOCK 2534, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599629 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-334 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6625 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2531-0080 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Edward William Ross LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 8, BLOCK 2531, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599627 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-346 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6632 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2531-0440 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Denton II LLC LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 4, BLOCK 2531, PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55 PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599650 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023
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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | June 21, 2023 37 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD024 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIG 20, LLC FBO SEC PTY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 2300 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: LAR-KEE LAKES 2ND ADDITION FOR MOBILE HOMES LOTS 3 AND 4, BLOCK 5, LAR-KEE LAKES 2ND ADDITION FOR MOBILE HOMES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 6 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. 1-04-38-36-0040-00050-0030 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: ALEXANDER GEORGE BROCK Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 6th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 597103 LON 5/31,6/7,14,21/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-349 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 725 Description: 1-17-43-29-090-0000-0140 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Enterprise Lodge #31, F. & A. M LEGAL DESCRIPTION: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR LANDS AND PREMISES TO-GETHER WITH APPURTENANCES-MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEING LOT 31 IN SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS “ROYAL PALM ESTATE #1†WHICH PLAT IS TO BE RECORDED AND IS A RE-PLAT OF PLAN KNOWN AS “SUB-DIVISION #1†RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 8 OF THE MAP RECORDS AT LABELLE, HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599654 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-333 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6346 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2505-0080 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO John W Keenan, Jr IRA Acct# 45754 50% interest, Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Drew Keenan ROTH IRA Acct# 45518 25% interest, and Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Deirdre Lewis ROTH Acct#44929 25% interest LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 8, BLOCK 2505, UNIT 12, PORT LABELLE, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. Dated this 7th day of June, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 601371 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD039 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC AND OCEAN BANK the holder of the following certificate has filed said cer tificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 2578 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: BLUE HERON GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, PHASE 1 (PLAT BOOK 6 PAGES 50 & 51) LOT 48. 3-27-37-35-0330-00000-0480 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: YOUDANIS ROMERO, GUARDIAN FOR JORDAN JAMES PALMERO ROMERO Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598891 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD034 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC AND OCEAN BANK the holder of the following certificate has filed said cer tificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1482 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: WHISPERING PINES W 1/2 OF LOT 28 LESS E 65 FT & LESS S 200 FT. 1-04-37-35-0010-00000-028A Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: CAROL J WARING CAROL J WARING AKA CAROL J WARRING Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598885 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIG 20, LLC FBO SEC PTY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1702 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: A REVISED PLAT OF FIRST ADDITION TO PINE RIDGE PARK (PLAT BOOK 3 PAGE 90) LOT 1 BLOCK 3. 1-14-37-35-0070-00030-0010 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: JOYCE FRIER CLARK TRUST JOYCE FRIER CLARK AS TRUSTEE OF THE JOYCE FRIER CLARK TRUST DATED OCTOBER 9, 1991 Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 6th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 597101 LON 5/31,6/7,14,21/2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD036 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC AND OCEAN BANK the holder of the following certificate has filed said cer tificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1762 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: BASS SUBDIVISION (PLAT BOOK 2 PAGE 3) LOTS 17 & 18 BLOCK 4. 1-15-37-35-0080-00040-0170 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: TODD M LOUIS Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598888 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD033 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RAM TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 2565 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: REVISED PLAT OF WILCOX SHORES (PLAT BOOK 3 PAGE 5) LOT 9 BLOCK 5. 3-22-37-35-0270-00050-0090 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: CAROLE ROSENBERG LLC CAROLE ROSENBERG LLC C/O CAROLE M ROSENBERG Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598882 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD032 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RAM TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 2481 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: CITY OF OKEECHOBEE (PLAT BOOK 1 PAGE 10 & PLAT BOOK 5 PAGE 5) LOTS 3 & 4 BLOCK 182. 3-15-37-35-0010-01820-0030 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: CAPITAL C INC CAPITAL C INC C/O JAMES COREY CROWLEY Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598880 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-300 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6049 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2485-0060 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Fitz H Dickson and Yolanda Hylton LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 6, BLOCK 2485, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 12, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. Dated this 7th day of June, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 601369 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD037 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC AND OCEAN BANK the holder of the following certificate has filed said cer tificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1791 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF “OKEECHOBEE PARK†(PLAT BOOK 1 PAGE 28) LOTS 9 & 10 BLOCK 2. 1-17-37-35-0020-00020-0090 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: DURRANE FOSTER TRUSTEE DURRANE FOSTER, AS TRUSTEE FOR JESSICA NICOLE CONNER, FOR THAT TRUST AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 7, 1994 Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Katelyn Story Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598889 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD030 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RAM TAX LIEN FUND LP the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1848 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: EL MIRASOL (PLAT BOOK 2 PAGE 1) LOTS 8 & 9 BLOCK 51. 1-18-37-35-0020-00510-0080 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: JUAN REFUGUIO HERNANDEZ JORGE ELISEO HERNANDEZ JORGE E HERNANDEZ VILLASENOR JORGE HERNANDEZ Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598877 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD025 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIG 20, LLC FBO SEC PTY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 2408 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: CITY OF OKEECHOBEE (PLAT BOOK 1 PAGE 10 & PLAT BOOK 5 PAGE 5) LOT 12 BLOCK 10. 3-15-37-35-0010-00100-0120 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: ELLA LOUISE BUTLER JESSIE POTTS JIMMIE LOU POTTS, DECEASED JESSIE C POTTS, DECEASED Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 6th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 597106 LON 5/31,6/7,14,21/2023 YOUR AD CATEGORY HERE WANTED TO BUY rrr r f n t b n b Feature your business in this affordable directory! Multiple size congurations available!For pricing, call 863.763.3134 or email okeeadsales@iniusa.org YOUR AD CATEGORY HERE WANTED TO BUY rrr r f n t b n b Feature your business in this affordable directory! 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38 June 21, 2023 | Lake Okeechobee News | SouthCentralFloridaLife.com SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | June 21, 2023 39 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that FIG 20, LLC FBO SEC PTY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1333 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SAID SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, BEAR SOUTH 89†EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 34, A DISTANCE OF 263.97 FEET; THENCE BEAR NORTH 0048†WEST, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 00†WEST TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SOUTHEAST 1/4, A DISTANCE OF 1293.54 FEET; THENCE BEAR NORTH 8953†EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SOUTHEAST 1/4, A DISTANCE OF 269.85 FEET; THENCE BEAR SOUTH 00†EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1294.66 FEET; THENCE BEAR NORTH 8952†WEST, A DISTANCE OF 269.87 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF INGRESS AND EGRESS, 30.0 FEET IN WIDTH AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, BEAR SOUTH 89†EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 34, A DISTANCE OF 263.97 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 8952†EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 34, A DISTANCE OF 628.52 FEET TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF N.E. 9TH AVENUE, A COUNTY ROAD; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 8952†EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID N.E. 9TH AVENUE, A DISTANCE OF 71.48 FEET TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF N.E. 9TH AVENUE; THENCE BEAR NORTH 1148†EAST ALONG THE EXTENSION OF THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF N.E. 9TH AVENUE, A DISTANCE OF 30.63 FEET; THENCE BEAR NORTH 8952†WEST, A DISTANCE OF 700.68 FEET; THENCE BEAR SOUTH 00†EAST, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 1-34-33-35-0A00-00003-B000 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: THOMAS G HAIR THOMAS GUILFORD HAIR HEIRS OF THOMAS GUILFORD HAIR, DECEASED Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 6th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 597099 LON 5/31,6/7,14,21/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED2023TD035 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that MIKON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC AND OCEAN BANK the holder of the following certificate has filed said cer tificates for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1690 Year of Issuance: June-01-2021 Description of Property: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST AND RUN NORTH ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID SECTION 14 A DISTANCE OF 1,185.70 FEET; THEN RUN WEST A DISTANCE OF 257.83 FEET TO THE CENTER OF A ROAD; THEN RUN NORTH ALONG THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET FOR A POINT OF BEGINNING. FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING RUN WEST A DISTANCE OF 120.17 FEET; THEN RUN NORTH A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET; THEN RUN EAST A DISTANCE OF 120.17 FEET TO THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD; THEN RUN SOUTH ALONG THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO A COMMON EASEMENT OVER AND ACROSS THE EAST 17.5 FEET THEREOF. ALSO DESCRIBED AS LOT 44 OF DEBBIE PARK, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION, LYING IN THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY THEREOF DATED AUGUST 1, 1969 BY LEON H. WILLIS, COUNTY SURVEYOR. 1-14-37-35-0A00-00074-0000 Said property being in the County of Okeechobee, State of Florida Name in which assessed: JUAN REBOLLA-SANTILLAN NICOLE ANN REBOLLA-SANTILLAN JUAN JESUS REBOLLO SANTILLAN NICOLE ANN VASQUEZ Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder by electronic sale at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day of July, 2023 at www.okeechobee.realforeclose.com, or any subsequently scheduled sale date. SUBJECT TO CURRENT TAXES Jerald D Bryant, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER Okeechobee County, Florida /s/ Frances Conner Deputy Clerk NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact Court Administration no later that seven days prior to the proceeding at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986, 1.772.807.4370 within two working days of your receipt of this notice. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL 1.800.955.8770. 598886 LON 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-375 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLCCITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS FBO SEC PTY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1318 Description: 1-24-43-34-A00-0015-0400 Year: 2020 Name In Which Assessed: Emette J Miles Jr and Darbie Miles LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 1473 ART LAWRENCE RD. A PARCEL OF L AND IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 43 SOUTH, RANGE 34 EAST BEGINNING AT THE SE CORNER OF THE NW 1/4, N 0 DEGREE, 18’ 10†WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 101.31 FEET TO THE POB, N 0 DEGREES 18’ 10†WEST A DISTANCE OF 110 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 09’ 54†WEST A DISTANCE OF 112.00 FEET, SOUTH 0 DEGREE, 18’ 10†EAST A DISTANCE OF 110 FEET, THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREE, 09’ 54†EAST A DISTANCE OF 112 FEET, TO THE POB, RECORDED IN HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. SUBJECT TO A ROAD EASEMENT OF EAST 30 FEET THEREOF. WITH A 1989 FLEETWOOD MOBILE HOME, VIN #FLFLK32A11085GH AND FLFLK32B11085GH. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. Dated this 7th day of June, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 601373 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-376 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT KEITH THOMAS HECKMAN JR the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 1062 Description: 1-20-45-29-A00-0023-0000 Year: 2017 Name In Which Assessed: Thomas E Peet and Mary F Peet LEGAL DESCRIPTION: COMMENCING AT THE EAST 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 20; THENCE S 89 20’ 31†W ALONG THE EAST-WEST 1/4 SECTION LINE, A DISTANCE OF 110.26 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF HIGHWAY 29; THENCE N 01 09’ 05†W (BASIS FOR BEARING IS ASSUMED) ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY, A DISTANCE OF 370.79 FEET; THENCE N 89 20’ 31†E A DISTANCE 170.00 PASSING INTO SECTION 21; THENCE S 01 09’ 05†E A DISTANCE OF 370.79 FEET; THENCE S 89 20’ 31†W ALONG SAID EAST-WEST 1/4 SECTION EXTENDED, A DISTANCE 59.74 FEET TO THE POINT-OF-BEGINNING. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. Dated this 7th day of June, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 601375 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-365 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TLGFY, LLC C apital One, N.A., Collat eral Assignee of TLGFY, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 2715 Description: 2-05-43-29-A00-0021-0000 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Phillip C Fenner and Janet M Fenner LEGAL DESCRIPTION: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 5 AND RUNNING DUE WEST 530 FEET; THENCE DUE NORTH 465 FEET TO THE POINT-OF BEGINNING OF THE LAND HEREIN DESCRIBED; THENCE DUE NORTH 60 FEET; THENCE DUE WEST 108 FEET; THENCE DUE SOUTH 60 FEET; THENCE DUE EAST 108 FEET TO THE POINT-OF BEGINNING, ALL BEING IN TOWNSHIP 43 SOUTH, RANGE 29 EAST, HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599661 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-351 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6626 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2531-0110 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: CHL Holdings Inc LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 11, BLOCK 2531, UNIT 13, PORT LABELLE, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUN TY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599658 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-345 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6801 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2543-0250 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Angela M Waterman L/E Lamar R Waterman LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 25, BLOCK 2543, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599649 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-335 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6610 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2528-0420 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Ulises Vazquez PA LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 42, BLOCK 2528, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599628 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-330 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6353 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2506-0060 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Denton II LLC LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 6, BLOCK 2506, PORT LABELLE UNIT 12, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42 PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599622 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-329 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6324 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2502-0280 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Ella Ill LLC LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 28, BLOCK 2502 OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 12, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599619 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-328 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6299 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2501-0380 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Ella Ill LLC LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 38, BLOCK 2501 OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 12, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599618 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-326 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6298 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2501-0370 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Ella Ill LLC LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 37, BLOCK 2501, PORT LABELLE UNIT 12, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUN TY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599610 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-325 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6383 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2510-0080 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Emmalin Lindo LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 8, BLOCK 2510, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 12, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599607 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 Buying a car? Look in the classifieds! Selling a car? Advertise it in the classifieds! Love the earth. 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SouthCentralFloridaLife.com | Lake Okeechobee News | June 21, 2023 39 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-344 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6662 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2533-0030 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Ella Ill LLC LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 3, BLOCK 2533, PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 56, PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY.FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599648 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-340 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6704 Description: 4-10-43-29-130-2538-0070 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Ella Ill LLC LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 7, BLOCK 2538, PORT LABELLE UNIT 13, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 55, PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599635 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-331 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6369 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2507-0220 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Daphne M Gayle LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PORT LABELLE SECTION 12 AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. BLOCK 2507 LOT 22 (OR 466 PG 780) Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599623 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-322 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6210 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2495-0400 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Gladstone Edwards and Beryl Cruickshank LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PORT LABELLE SECTION 12 AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4 PAGE 42 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. BLOCK 2495 LOT 40 (OR 466 PG780) Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Fifth Thursday in the month of June, which is the 29th day of June, 2023. Dated this 31th day of May, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 599568 HEND 5/31,6/7,14,21,2023 Ta x Deeds Ta x Deeds NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-309 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6159 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2491-0420 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Phyllis Marin LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 42, BLOCK 2491, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 12, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. Dated this 7th day of June, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 601370 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #23-01 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT BRIVIF, LLC the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 6010 Description: 4-10-43-29-120-2480-0080 Year: 2016 Name In Which Assessed: Rosaria Fedele LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 8, BLOCK 2480, OF PORT LABELLE UNIT 12, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 42, PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. Dated this 7th day of June, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 601378 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-148 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT COUNTY OF HENDRY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 3099 Description: 2-02-43-29-670-000C-0020 Year: 2015 Name In Which Assessed: Elbert Allen, Jr LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOTS THREE (3) AND FOUR (4) IN BLOCK C; ALL IN SUNSET PARK, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. Dated this 7th day of June, 2023 Kimberley Barrineau Clerk of Circuit Court Hendry County, Florida By: Janet Hatfield, Deputy Clerk 601366 HEND 6/14,21,28,7/5/2023 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEEDFILE #22-120 Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LLCCITRUS CAPITAL HOLDINGS FBO SEC PTY the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: Certificate No: 868 Description: 1-21-43-34-010-000O-0080 Year: 2020 Name In Which Assessed: Lucille Kingcade LEGAL DESCRIPTION: HARLEM 1 BLOCK O LOT 12. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder online at https:// hendry.realtaxdeed.com at 11:00 A.M., on the Second Thursday in the month of July, which is the 13th day of July, 2023. 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