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    Section B
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    Section B: Hardee Living
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Animal Refuge

Gets Grant

...Story 11A


Childhood Memories

Of July 4th Trouble

.Story 2B


Canker In 4

Groves Here
S..Story 1C


The


105th Year, No. 29
3 Sections, 32 Pages


Herald-Advocate


Hardee County's Hometown Coverage


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46b
Plus S.de lax.,


Thursday, June 30, 2005


New School Costs




Up By $6 Million


By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
More like an earthquake than a
hurricane, the aftershocks of
Charley are still being felt in
Hardee County.
One of them came last Thursday
night as the School Board met in an
hour-long workshop session to
learn completion of the new K-8
school will cost $6 million more
than originally anticipated.,
But, like aftershocks, this one
was predicted and expected.
When the School Board
approved the project in November
of last year, it was warned that
about $5 million more would be
needed to cover structure and fin,
fishing excesses and design and
management fees, according to rep-
resentatives of Peter R. Brown


Construction Inc.
In fact, those same representa-
tives told the five board members
that they already "had investigated"
the possibility of the Hardee
County School District receiving
an award of additional funding
from the state's Special Facilities
Commission, which, so far, has
approved only $34.5 million for the
new school:
At the time that presentation was
made to the School Board, the cost
of the school was $35.8 million.
Peter Brown cited rising steel, con-
crete and petroleum prices along
with supply and demand following
Hurricane Charley and its three
successors for the difference.
Then, Peter Brown cautioned the
board to expect $5 million more.
See SCHOOL 2A


2 Hardee Schools


Earn 'A' Grades


SPHOTO BY BRETT JARNAGIN
What to do if you fall in the pool! Little Hunter Davis gets a hand jumping off the diving board and safely swimming out of the water.
The final summer swim lesson session is July 5-15. Children 18 months to 14 years can learn personal safety and water survival
skills. For more information, call Recreation Complex director Carl Coleman at 773-3872.




Get Ready Fo July4th Fvor


By BRETT JARNAGIN
ForThe Herald-Advocate
Sta ing home for Independence
:, Da\?
If so, there will-be'a wide ariet\
of acti cities. from barrel racing to
softball. to help you celebrate July
4th.
Beginning at 11" a.m the
National Barrel Horse Association
will be having barrel races open to
Sanyone \ hoj wshes to enter. There


are youth and Open (an6 age) di i-
sions i" ith an extra $1.000 added to
the %% winners' pot. There is no admis-
sion fee.
.The racing will last all afternoon
and well into the evening hours.
perhaps 8 or 9 p.m.. said Linda
Jones of Wauchula. \%ho just hap-
pens to be the Florida director for
NBHA. If folks gethungry, barbe-.
cue dinners \% ill be sold in the arena
exhibition hall in the afternoon.


Barbecue rib or chicken dinners
will be a available also at the
Wauchula Elks Lodge. 318 W.
Main Street. from I I a.m. to 7 p.m.
(eat-in or carry-out).
The Bowling Green Youth
Baseball League has planned activ-
ities for the community. Hearing
that there would be no other recre-
ational activities, a committee as
formed to turn the softball All-Star
game into family fun.


The softball is for teen-agers and
adults. anyone 15 years old and up.
There will also be \ after games and
acti'itie for children, a tee-ball
game and a fund-raising cook-out.
Simply drop by Pyatt Park off West
Main Street for afternoon fun. For
more information, call 375-9935.
Nothing makes the 4th of July
special like fireworks, do. The
Wauchula City Commission and
See FIREWORKS 2A


By CYNTHIA KRAHL
,Qf The Herald-Ad.,.:.: le ... .. .... ..
Report cards are in for Hardee
County schools and, with the
exception of one, all pretty much
held their own or even improved
despite the missed -classroom time
and other challenges of the 2004
hurricane season..
Bowling Green. Elementary
School, however, fell from a B to a
D.
SHardee Junior High slidfrom a B
to a C. "They missed keeping their
B by eight points," Schools
Superintendent Dennis Jones said.
"The state doesn't give a C-plus,
but that's actually what it was."
,Two schools bettered, their
marks: Hardee Senior High went
from a D up to a C, and Wauchula
Elementary boosted its B to an A.
North Wauchula retained its A,
the 'first district school ever to
achieve an A two years in a row,
and Zolfo Springs Elementary kept
its B.
So, that gave the county a report


card showing two A's, one B, two
,C's and one D. Last year. there was
one A, four B's and one D.
, Jones said the district is appeal-
ing Bowling Green's low grade.
He explained that schools under-
go enrollment counts by the state in
both October and February of each
school year. Several matters,
including funding, are tied to these
student counts. Because of
Hardee's high migrant population,
it, however, is the only district in
the state allowed an additional
count, in December of each year.
"'The FCAT rules say in order for
a student to count (in Florida
Comprehensive Assessment Test
scoring), he has to be in that school
for both the October and February
(enrollment) counts," Jones said.
Hardee's scores, however,
included the students who were not
in class here in October.
"The state, for whatever reason,
and we're in disagreement with
them, has chosen to count our
See GRADES 2A


REMOVING

an Ge 15 Years In Shooting
By CYNTHIA KRAHL defense lawyer Paul Petruzzi.


Or TheHerald-Advocale
A man w.hco shot one victim in
the chest but missed harming
another has been sentenced to 15
vears in state prison.
Circuit Judge \Wm Bruce Smith
imposed .that penalty in Hardee
Circuit Court on Santos Maldonido
Jr., 23. of 203 Keeton Road.
Wauchula. follow ing a negotiated
plea agreement between Assistant
State Attoiney Gene l alpas arind


Maldonado had been charged
with attempted first-degree murder.'"
attempted second-degree murder,
shooting into an occupied vehicle.
possession of a firearm by a con-
.icted felon and habitual driving
while license suspended in the Feb.
'21, 2004, incident.
He 'could have faced life in
prison
%But in exchange for a guilty plea
See SHOOTING 2A


Maldonado


WEATHER
2AM UM. IB. Bam
0/ -22- 5 74 0.02
06/23. 84 71 0.06
06/24 88 71 0.78
06/25 83 71 0.00
06o/2sg 72 0.00
.,6/27 93 74 0.00
r6s/28 9 74 0.17
EUAL- Rainfel to 06o14105 31.14
Same period last year 7 217.1
Anmul average 53.99
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INDEX
Classifieds.....................6A
SCourthouse Report........4C
Crime Blotter..................11B
Hardee Living.................6B
Information Roundup....2A
Obits 4B


Deadline Friday For

Wauchula Candidates


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Tomorrow iFriday) is the last
chance for someone to apply for a
vacant Wauchula City Commission
seat.
Noon is the deadline for appli-
cants to fill the at-large commission
seat vacated June 13 by the resigna-
tion of long-time Commissioner
John Ba\ter. who is mo' ing out the
county. and-lost his residency for
the commission seat.
Al its July 11 meeting, the com-
mission \will rank applicants and
choose one to fill Baxter's seat until
the next regular primary election in
September, 2006. Then city voters


will select their candidate of choice
to finish out Baxter's unexpired
term, which runs until November,
2008.. -
Earlier this week, Willie Gilliard,
Sue Baker and Frank Notar had
submitted their applications for the
position to City Clerk Clarissa
"Crissy" Abbott. Other interested.
parties should provide written noti-
fication, including residency infor-
mation, a statement of qualifica-
tions and why the person wants to
serve as a city commissioner.
Applications should be taken to
Abbott at the city administrative
office, 126 S. Seventh Ave.,
Wauchula.


PHOTO BY BRETTJARNAGIN
An American Environmental Contractors crew begins clearing out debris dredged from the creek
along Lisa Drive just off Hanchey Road west of Wauchula. It is one of 15 sites in the county's
$547,800 stream restoration project aiming to clear out streams and tributaries last year's hrri-
canes choked with debris, halting flow to the Peace River or Charlie,. Payne and Horse creeks.
Areas surrounding the streams have backed up with even more water due to recent heavy rains.
Over several weeks, crews will continue to remove debris to get the water flowing normally.


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By Jim


The hurricanes last summer caused fish populations to fall in Peace
River and some feeder creeks due to low oxygen levels caused by large
amounts of organic materials which used up much of the oxygen.
DO is known as Dissolved Oxygen, freely available in water to sustain
the lives of fish and other aquatic organisms.
BOD. is Biological Oxygen Demand, the amount of dissolved oxygen
needed by aerobic decomposers to break down the organic materials in a
given volume of water at a certain temperature over a specified time peri-
od.
Hypoxia is defined is waters with dissolved oxygen concentrations of
less than 2 parts per million, the level generallylaccepted as the minimum
required for most marine life to survive and reproduce.
This information is courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program.
It look Horse Creek and Charlie Creek two months and Peace River
three months after the hurricanes to return to a normal DO (dissolved oxy-
gen) level. Hypoxia caused quite a few fish to be killed. The DO in Peace
River sank to 0.51 in Zolfo Springs and 0.58 in Wauchula. Charlie Creek
DO level was 0.42 at Gardner
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers have said
it may take several years for fish populations toreturn to normal in Peace
River.
S I would like to see some fish restocking occur to speed up the process.

Last year 35 Floridians lost their lives as a direct result of hurricanes
Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne while many more died indirectly such as
carbon monoxide poisoning and clean-up related activities, said Daniel
SNoah. warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather
Service Office in Ruskin.
SCharley hit on Friday, Aug. 13; Frances, Sept. 4; Ivan, Sept. 16; and
Jeanne. Sept. 25.
It was a tough time to go through in this area of Florida, as the eye of
SCharley went right through Hardee and the eyes of Frances and Jeanne went
through Polk County, just north of Hardee.
The official hurricane season is June I through Nov. 30. How many of
us wish we could fast-forward to Nov. 30?
S Charley had maximum \winds of 150 mph, Frances 145 mph. Jeanne
120 mph. and Ivan, 165 mph. At landfall, however, Charley was the
strongest hurricane at Category 4, Ivan and Jeanne were Category 3, and
SFrances a Category 2.
Category I is 74 to 95 mph; 2, 96 to 110 mph; 3, 111 to 130 mph; 4,
131 to 155 mph; and 5, over 155 mph. Hurricanes begin to weaken at land-
fall.
U.S. damage by Charley was estimated $14 billion; Frances. $8.9 bil-
lion; Ivan. $14.2 billion; and Jeanne, $6.9 billion.

Santa Rosa County is one of the few Florida counties that is "dry"
regarding alcohol sales. They may have a wet/dry election soon.
Up until 1947 Hardee County was wet. An election was.held in 1947
:and the county then went "dry" by 230 votes.
On march 8, 1977, another wet/dry election was held in Hardee, and'
Sthe dry side won by a vote margin of 2.354 to 1,550.
Another wet/d'r election was held on Dec. 12. 2000. Hardee voted to
Sgo wet by a score of 2,021 to 1,479. At the time Hardee was one of seven
SFlorida dry counties.
S Jeff Eason headed up the drive for Hardee to go v.et, believing it would'
Lead to increased economic growth in the future:
SIt certainly appears going wet has not been a bad thing for Hardee
County. The county is getting some more taxes, and cases of drunk driving
have not gone up. They have gone down.
Alcohol remains a serious scourge to those who abuse it. causing acci-
-'dents, changes in behavior, and liver and brain damage.


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Continued From 1A


Hardee County Commission invite
everyone to come out and see the
2005 Independence Day fireworks
display at Pioneer Park at SR 64
and U. S. 17, Zolfo Springs.
"It will begin at 9 p.m. and will
last about 45 minutes," says
Carmen Soles, manager of the
Hardee County Animal Refuge,
who has been in charge of the fire-
works display for about five years.
"This year there will be no enter-
tainment because the hurricanes
destroyed the stage at the pavilion,
but we invite the people of the
county to come and enjoy the
show," added Soles.


Come early. Boy Scout Troop
#813 will be selling BBQ quarter
chicken dinners, along with'
coleslaw, baked beans, bread and
drink for $5 from 4 to 8 p.m. for $5
at the park's Recreation Building.
Hot dogs will also be available.
"But, feel free to bring your own
coolers, if you want to bring food
from home," said Soles.
And, as a reminder, leave person-
al fireworks and sparklers at home
as they are not allowed in the park.
This and other park rules, such as
'No Alcohol' will be forced by offi-
cers of the Hardee County Sheriff's
Office.


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,.- .ldI Ii cate


December students," he continued.
"That count is on Dec. 10 and, con-
ceivably, a student could have
come in on Dec. 9. That mean the
teacher only has two months to
work with that student.
"Yet," he went on, "the state is
holding us accountable for those
students and the state is going
against the rules as we read them."
He said over 90 such students
have been identified in Bowling
Green Elementary's FCAT grade.
The district has contacted the
governor, Education Commissioner
John Winn, K-12 Chancellor Jim
Warford and the Department of
Education's data division in waging
its appeal, Jones said.
"There were bright spots in the
midst of that D," the superintendent
added. "For instance, fourth-grade
reading for last year showed 51
percent at Level 3 or above, and
this year that number is 60 per-
cent." Jones also noted a fifth-
grade improvement from 40 to 44
percent.
"You have to look behind the raw
score to see the picture is not all
black," he said.
Jones also noted that state, in
denying FCAT waivers for districts
severely impacted by last year's
hurricanes, offered the, ability to
apply for a "hurricane appeal."
That, too, holds true for Bowling
Green Elementary, especially, he
said.
"Out of the six districts in the
Heartland school consortium,
which includes 50 schools,
Bowling Green has the highest per-
centage of students receiving free
or reduced lunches and the highest
percentage. of minority students,"


Parents Of 2006
Seniors Meet
A project Graduation 2006
meeting will be held Tuesday at
7 p.m. at the Peace Valley
Lutheran Church at 1643
Stenstrom Rd., Wauchula.
All parents of Class of 2006
seniors are encouraged to
attend and to help make plans
for Project Graduation 2006. For
more information, contact
Kathleen Roehm at 773-5097 or
Cindy Hand at 735-0779.

School Waiver
Deadline Soon
All parents requesting that
their child attend an elementary
school outside their zoned area
must.complete a waiver each
year. The final waiver deadline
for the 2005-2006 school year is
July 11th at noon.
Waivers are granted only on
specific criteria and space avail-
able basis, and can be complet-
ed at the Hardee County School
Board Office, 1009 U.S. 17
North, Wauchula.

Contractor
Seminar Offered
South Florida Community
College, along, with the
University of Florida, will hold a
Certified Contractors Continu-
ing Education Seminar on
Thursday, July "21 and
Wednesday, July 22, 8 a m.- 5
p.m., at the SFCC Citrus Center,
Highlands Campus, Avon Park.
This program is designed for
builders, architects, inspectors,
and interior designers.
Participants may register for
4-14 CEHs,'and can attend one- -
day, two-days, or partial days to
fulfill CEH requirements. The
fee for the two-day, 14-4 CEH
.program is $275. To register or
for further information, 'contact.
Lorrie Key, coordinator at, ext.
7268 at 773-2252.

Holiday Changes
Garbage Routes
Because of the July 4th holi-
day, the county landfill will be
closed on Monday and garbage
pickup will be changed.
Bowling Green and Hardee
County Disposal will move
Monday's collection to Tuesday,
and Tuesday's to Wednesday.
Hardee County Disposal will
,also have yard pickup next
Wednesday. Wauchula will still
have trucks running on Monday,
and Zolfo Springs will also have
its regular schedule.

Deadlines Early
For July 4th
The Herald-Advocate will be
.closed on Monday in recogni-
tion of Independence Day.
Because of this, deadlines will
Sbe'earlier.
All sports, general news
items, Hardee Living and corre-
spondent columns are due
tomorrow (Friday) by 5 p.m. Ad
deadlines remain unchanged..


Jones said. "They were particular-
ly affected by the hurricanes, the
student population at Bowling
Green, because they are largely
poor.
"They had nothing to start with,"
he continued, "and the storms took
away what little they had. Those
students were particularly suscepti-
ble to the effects of the hurricanes.
Switching to Hardee Senior
High's improvement from a D to a
C, Jones said, "I'm very happy
about that. That staff worked very
hard with the students in the lower
quartile." He said struggling stu-
dents were targeted to receive the
additional help they needed.
As for the junior high, Jones
noted the school was a B two years
. in a row, and may have suffered
from "some normal fluctuation."
Still, data will be examined, he
said.
The superintendent applauded
Zblfo Springs Elementary for keep-
ing its B. "Considering the kind of
year we had, to be able to maintain
your score from last year is an
accomplishment," he said.
Jones gave accolades to
Wauchula Elementary for its top
mark of A, and congratulated North
Wauchula Elementary for staying
an A school. *



SHOOTING
Continued From 1A
to the second-degree felony charge
of shooting into an occupied vehi-
cle and acceptance of a 15-year
prison term, the state agreed to drop
the remaining counts against
Maldonado.,
Immediately after telling the
judge that he had gone over the
content of the written plea agree-
ment with his client, Petruzzi
turned, to Maldonado and asked,
"Do you need'to talk to me about
anything else before you sign this?"
"I ain't signing it," Maldonado
Replied.
"Really?" a surprised Petruzzi
asked.
Smith intervened. "Do you
need me to pass this so you can talk
with your client?" the judge asked.
"Yes, sir, that would be nice,"
Petruzzi said.
Maldonado returned at the end of
the docket. Smith began, "You are
in court today with several very
serious counts. Through the
efforts of your attorney and negoti-
aitions "\ ith the state. if you plead to
count three the state will be willing
not to prosecute the remaining
counts. The plea calls for you to
be sentenced to 15 years in Florida
State Prison."
Then he asked Maldonado, "Do
you hj\e inN thing to say?"
"I ain't got nothing to say,"
Maldonado responded.:'
With that, Smith harided down
the prison -term.
Hardee County Sheriff's Office
spokesman Maj. Claude Harris Jr.
-said, at the time of M1Ialdonado'\.
;irre,t,. ilat Maldonado \' as meeting
with Carlos Zapata and David
-Spencer at 1 in the morning at the
A&M Grocery at Se'en-NMle Point
in Wauchula.
SSpencer and Zapata remained in
their pickup. \ ith Zapata,: the pas-
senger, rolling down the window
and talking % ith Maldonado. Hjrris
said. l MNaldinrado. he alleged,
shoved a gun through the window
and pointed it at ZapataW,shead.
Zapata pushed the gun away as
Spencer sped off, the major said.
Maldonado fired two shots, one
striking Zapata in the upper chest
.and the other hitting cab support
post.
Spencer was not injured.


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So, like aftershocks, Schools
Superintendent Dennis Jones and
his administrative staff developed a
plan to deal with it.
That plan was presented to, and
approved by, the board Thursday
night.
Jones began by explaining the
effects last year's hurricanes had on
the project, which was conceived in
2003. "Some subs (contractors)
lost their businesses and others
withdrew their bids because they
knew they could get more money."
Construction costs have soared
since the hurricanes.
He said the district tried to win a
special appropriation from the
Legislature, but the matter was not
addressed by session's end.
The district's next option is to go
back to the Special Facilities
Commission to ask for more
money. "We are on their agenda
for August," Jones told the board.
"We have some confidence they
will agree it was not anybody's
fault," he continued. "It was not
something anyone could foresee."
The new dollar figure needed to
complete the.project: $5.8 million.
But even if the Special Facilities
Commission agrees as expected,
their approval must go to the next
session of the Legislature and then
be appropriated by it, meaning no
cash would actually come to.
Hardee County until August of
2006 the same month the school
is set to open.
Rather than delay the project,
Jones asked Finance Director Greg
Harrelson to tell the board about a
state law which allows the district
to apply for a line of credit with a
bank, drawing on it as needed to
keep bills current and the project on
track. Then, when the state appro-
priation comes in, it will go to pay
off the interim loan amount.
A representative of Ford &
Associates, a financial firm widely
used by other school districts, then
addressed the board. "I'm glad to
be here," he said. "I'm-sorry you
need me to be here."
Then he added, "You are not
alone: Concrete and steel prices
raised 20 to 30 percent last year."
It was noted that no new school
districts will be approaching the
Special Facilities Commission for
money this coming year, only for-
mer recipients who need additional
cash to complete their already-
approved projects.
And, Hardee County's was origi-
nally ranked number one in need
out of all the earlier requests.
Ford explained that a $6 million
line of credit will allow the district
to use only whatever part of that
amount it needs before the extra
state cash arrives. "You don't bor-
row what you don't need. You pay
interest and principal only when
you draw down on it." .


He said if the board gave its
authorization, the district would
solicit bids for a line of credit both
with local banks and national insti-
tutions, searching for the best inter-
est rate.
If the district gets the added
money from the Special Facilities
Commission as expected, the new
school will be entirely paid for in
three years. If not, the district's
own capital outlay fund's and race-
track monies will be used to repay
the principal and interest used in
the line of credit within five years.
Deputy Schools Superintendent
Rocky Kitchens told the board the
new $5.8 million supplement cov-
ers a variety of items, including
such unexpected ones at $150,000
for a turn lane on Keeton Road
required by the Department of
Transportation in addition to the
one on U.S. 17, nearly $98,000 to
redesign the electrical systems
because Progress Energy refused to
provide two transformers instead of
one, $41,000 because the county is
requiring a water meter on a fire
line, over $58,000 to save protected
turkey oaks on the site, $875,000
for full communications and
$108,000 for perimeter fencing the
architect left out of the original
design. Then there is nearly $2
million in furniture, fixtures and
equipment, which the board knew
in November was not included in
the price, and additional design
fees.
"I emphasize to you this is not a
crisis," Jones told the board at the
workshop,, adding, "nor is it a bad
situation. It is a circumstance that
has occurred and we have a plan to
handle it."
Jones said the $5.8 million more
the district will ask of the state is
the final figure. "I'm only going
back to ask for more money once,"
he maintained. The total amount
will not change again, he said.
Jones pointed out the new school
-is now a $41.6 million facility that
will cost the district just $7.2 mil-
lion.
The line of credit will carry the
district until the expected state sup-
plement comes in, "so the project
doesn't come to a halt," Jones said.
"We're opening in August of
2006!"
He added, "There can't be any-
one in the state of Florida who
doesn't understand that the prices
of materials and labor escalated fol-
lowing the hurricanes. And that
holds true whether you are putting
a new roof on your house or build-
ing a new school."
As for the board, knowing of this
problem in November and of the
Special Facilities Commission's
likelihood of giving the district
more money, the plan to seek an
interim line of credit was unani-
mously approved in regular ses-
sion.


The Lake Region


Of DeSoto County
By SPESSARD STONE
For The Herald-Advocate
To the casual observer, passing through that section of DeSoto County
known as the sand hills, the land would appear to possess little value in an
agricultural way. There are high sandhills dotted with many lakes.
The sand on the surface is coarse and white and a farmer who loves
black dirt would shake his head and pass.on. The fact is, this soil is rich in
fertility, but the rains here washed the top of the soil and carried the color-
ing matter down several inches through the coarse sand.
Taking the subsoil analysis shows it to be possessed of more available
plant food than can be found in the best of the pine land and especially
adapted for orange culture.
The hills vary in height from 25 feet above the surface of the lakes to
100 feet above. The lakes form an area of several acres across to 12 miles
across. These lakes are very deep and are supplied by underground streams;
they are always, warm and, in a cold snap of several days duration, will so
temper the surrounding conditions as to make a killing frost almost impos-
sible.
These lakes are more properly large pools and, as stated above, are sup-
plied by underground streams. In the process of forming the basins, the
water was under such pressure as to build up high sand ridges all round a
center, the water overflowing the edges and gradually building up until the
pressure inside burst through the side walls, leaving the basin like a huge,
rather irregular horse shoe.
This water is like an artesian well in passing through various stratas
absorbed and carrying also mechanically something of whatever it came in
contact with. One of these stratas was red clay; the sand hills have a great
percentage of this after getting some inches below the surface.
The fertility of the soil is evidenced by the fact that everything that
bears fruit loads heavily every year. The flavor of all vegetables and fruits
is good and quality sound. The sand being loose, irrigation is needed, which
is an easy problem.
Fish of the finest quality are abundant and game is plentiful, but the
dense oak and hickory hammocks are a safe retreat for deer and turkey and,
in most cases, the hunter who gets his deer earns his supper.
-While this section does not seem to be wholly exempt from malaria,
cases of it are very rare and no local cause for sickness can be found. It is
the health resort for the entire country south of Bartow and is being rapid-
ly dotted with homes.
Some orange groves are just beginning to bear and the fruit shows to be
fine quality.
Pineapples and guavas do well.
It is especially fine for poultry raising.
Parties who have settled here think a good deal of their places and near-
ly all are improving them and expect to make permanent homes.
Messrs. Lastinger, Johnson, Boyd, Towns and Singleton are the oldest,
settlers, locating in the order named, and they can tell some rich experi-
ences of pioneer life, as well as some thrilling adventures with wildcats,
bears and panthers.
Rattlesnakes are rarely ever seen, but the few found are very large.
Many bird of bright plumage are found and are a delight to those who
love the beautiful in all forms.
Edited by Spessard Stone from the article by Capt. J.J. Singleton in The
Tampa Morning Tribune of Sunday, January 10, 1909. The region is now
Highlands County.


GRADES
Continued From 1A


SCHOOL
Continued From 1A






June 30, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 3A


TEENS INTERVIEW ELDERS


WORKING ON THE FARM FROM DAWN


By ASHLEY SCONYERS
Special To The Herald-Advocate
Way back in 1938, my grandpa, Charles
Sconyers, was born on Nov. 9 at Coffee
City, Ala. He is now 66 years old.
He told me what life was like through
his eyes. Life was very different than it is
today. Grandpa had to do his chores every
morning when he woke up, which was milk
two cows before daybreak. Then, he went
to work and worked until it was dark by
doing things like clicking cotton, pulling
corn and cutting stove and fire wood. And
before he could go in, he had to feed the
mules, milk the cows and cut more wood.
When it was time to sit down and eat
their family meals, everyone sat down and
no one complained about not liking the
food. They were grateful for what they got.
Grandpa told me that you never had a
day when you didn't have something to do.
On the weekends, he had to pick peas, corn
and tomatoes, and his mom canned food.
Grandpatold me that the teachers didn't


Sconyers
take anything off of the students. The kids
were never disrespectful, so they never
talked back to their elders. The teacher gave
homework every night, no matter what.
Grandpa told me that the prices back
then were cheaper than today's prices. But
they didn't make as much money back then


as we do today. Grandpa remembers when
bread was only 10 cents, and now it costs
almost $2. Movies used to cost 10 cents
and candy was only five cents. He did have
Cokes to drink for only 10 cents.
The place to hand out was at the swim-
ming hole. Grandpa didn't live in town. He
never even saw town until the age of 15, so
he couldn't go trick-or-treating. He lived in
the country and the nearest house was three
to four miles away. But they did carve
pumpkins.
He remembers his first car real well. It
was a 1948 Dodge. He only had to pay
$200 for it. He was very proud of his first
car.
Grandpa didn't start dating until he was
16 years old. Back then, the place to go on
a date was the movies, because that was all
there was.
Grandpa did have a curfew. He had to be
home before dark. And back then, kids had
respect for their elders and their property.
Grandpa and his parents moved to
Florida at Panama City. He came to.Florida
the first time because his parents brought
him. The second time he came just because


To DUSK
he wanted to come.
I also asked what toys he played with :
back then. He played with a coaster wagon.
He would take the wagon to the top of a
hill and go down. Grandpa and his friends
would play games like baseball and soft-
ball, which were popular games back then.
Grandpa had no television, so he had to
find other things to do. He enjoyed listen-
ing to the Grand 01' Opry on the radio.
Back then, you never heard of crime.
I asked my grandpa if he held a job. He
worked on a farni, but when he grew up he
held a lot of jobs.
Grandpa's favorite time with his parents
was going fishing. They loved fishing,
which is why that was his favorite memory
with his parents. Even today, whenever he
can, he still goes fishing.
My grandpa has become very special to
me, and he has always been there for me.
Teens Interview Elders comes from a class
assignment given to ninth graders at
Hardee Senior High. Selected interviews
are published here as an encouragement to
the students and for the enjoyment of our
readers.


Legislature Adds 2


Circuit Judges


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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The addition of a pair of judges
for the Tenth Judicial Circuit may
,. be a boon to Hardee County.
Recently created by the Florida
Legislature, the two new circuit
judge positions will be assigned
within the Tenth Judicial Circuit,
which includes Hardee, Highlands
and Polk Counties.
Hardee County presently has one
full-time circuit judge, who hears
all felony, civil, mental health, fam-
ily, probate, juvenile delinquency
and juvenile dependency matters.
Applicants for the new circuit
judgeships must have been mem-
i bers of The Florida Bar for the pre-
ceding five years, must be regis-
I it.


tered to vote in Florida and must
reside in the Tenth Judicial Circuit
at the time the successful applicants
are sworn into office.
Applications are being accepted
now; They may be obtained from
Nominating Commission Chair-
man Donald H. Wilson Jr. or in
word processing format at
http:w.ww.flabar.org; Wilson can be
reached at Boswell and Dunlap
LLP, 245 South Central Ave. (P.O.
Drawer 30), Bartow, Fl. 33830, by
internet at: dhw@bosdun.com or
phone at 863-533-7117 (Fax 533-
7412).
Othdr members of the Tenth
Judicial Nominating Commission
are vice-chairman G. Gregory King


of' Winter Haven; Sylvia
Blackmon-Roberts, Mitchell D.
Franks, John K. Stargel and Janet
M. Stuart of,Lakeland; Judy Lee
Brown, Sebring, Deborah Lee
Oates, Bartow and Billy R. Ready
of Auburndale.
The original and nine copies of
the completed application are to be
sent to Wilson,, who must receive
them by 5 p.m on Friday, July 22.
Commission interviews, are tenta-
tively set for Tuesday, Aug. 9, in
Bartow.
Gov. Jeb Bush has requested the
commission to submit a panel of
qualified applicants for the two
available positions by Friday, Aug.
19.


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Memory Lane


On Friday, June 24, Zolfo Springs Town Clerk Jack Logan ended
12 years of service to the town. In July he will become purchas-
ing director for Hardee County. From left are assistant town
clerk Linda Roberson, who has been working for the town since
June 1993, Jack Logan, and Mayor Marilyn Aker.


PHOTOS BY JIM KELLY
Rev. George Neel, chairman of the Zolfo Springs Town Council,
visits with Zolfo Springs Mayor Marilyn Aker on Friday. He is
from Owensboro, Ky., and has been pastor of the First United
Methodist Church in Zolfo Springs since 2002.


Freda's Foibles
By Freda B. Douglas



Please take this gentle reminder. Do you have relatives, family or
friends in either a hospital or nursing home? Remember to send them a card
if you have an address for them, visit them if they are close enough.
Whatever the reason or cause, always keep them in your prayers. All the
medicine in the world can't do for your loyed ones what the prayers of
man) can accomplish.

This anonymous piece appeared in my chiirch newsletter. I chose to
share it with my readers because of the message of humility it portrays.
Enjoy!

MY CUP HAS OVERFLOWED
rist.' Ive never made a fortune and it's probably too late now.
k of But I don't worry about that much. I'm happy anyhow.
ori- As I go along life's way, I'm reaping better than I sowed.
I'm drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed.
iwn Haven't got a lot of riches and the going gets tough.
iese I've got loving ones all around me and that makes me rich enough.
rers I thank God for His blessings and mercies He's bestowed.
uke I'm drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed.
oad I remember times when things went wrong, my faith wore somewhat
out thin.
But all at once the dark clouds broke and the sun peeped through again.
ugh So, Lord, help me not to gripe about the tough rows I have hoed.
d to .: I'm drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed.
)xer If God gives me strength and courage when the ways grow steep and
ing rough,
vith I'll not ask for other blessings, I'm already blessed enough.
S$1 And may I never be too busy to help others bear their loads.
,his Then I'll keep drinking from-my saucer, 'Cause my cup has over-
flowed.
the
will As we think about the teacups and saucers we have received, let us be
ori- reminded of the loving God who takes care of us.
the
Remember, God loves you and you, and so do I.


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Signed Penny
By Penny Johnson
Q&A With A Biblical Perspective


.* UNWORTHY TO BE FORGIVEN
Q: In the,church that I .attend there is hardly ever any outward
emotion displayed. We sit very quietly and listen to the Word being
taught. Although I am spiritually growing I feel I want more. There
are times I just want to raise my hands. I love my church and respect
l all that it stands for but is it ok to raise my hands and worship?
Signed, Not Sure
S A: Yes. it is ok to want more of God. We are likenewborn babies when
`: we first get sa. ed. We are spoon fed the Word, we are drinking the milk, we
.rely on others to praN for us. But, for real spiritual growth you haveto learn
to eat the meat. read the Word for yourself and rely on your own prayers to
Reach God. What you are experiencing is a growing spurt and that is a good
thing.
S We have to respect the church we attend and we should never do any-


Notice: The June 23. 2005 bid advertisement for Oak Street Park is hereby
retracted due to required amendment. Please find below the corrected ver-
Ssion.
Advertisement For Bids
SCity of Wauchula
126 South 7th Avenue
Wauchula, FL 33873
Separate sealed BIDS are requested by the City of Wauchula for the
construction of the improvements proposed for the Oak Street Park.
The project consists of the following, but not necessarily limited to,
work involved to renovate and improve the existing Oak Street Park
.: In Wauchula, Florida. Work includes selected demolition, asphalt
Sparking areas with wheel stops, concrete apron, concrete curbing,
concrete sidewalks, basketball court, modifications to existing rest-
room facilities (ADA compliance), fencing, site furnishings, irriga-
tion, and landscaping as further defined by the drawings.
Bids will be received by Office of the City Clerk at the office of City
Hall at the address listed above until 2:00 pm, (Standard Time)
Friday, July 15, 2005, and then at said office publicly opened and
Spread aloud.
SA pre-bid conference has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 6,,
2005 at 10:00 am to be held at 126 South 7th Avenue.

SThe CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following
locations:
*; Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the


City of Wauchula
126 South 7th Avenue
Wauchula, Florida


Kimley-Horn & Associates
2601 Cattlemen Road, Suite 500
Sarasota, Florida 34232


office of the Engineer, Kimley-Horn & Associates. Inc., located at
2601 Cattleman Road, Suite 500, Sarasota, Florida upon payment of
S75.00 for each set.
The City Commission reserves the right to waive irregular-
ties and to reject any and all bids. 6:30c


thing'out of order. I'm not sure how your denomination worships Chi
But I understand that sometimes it's hard to keep quiet when you thin
all Christ has done for you. We have a reason to celebrate. We are vict
ous and free through His death on the cross.
In Luke 19:36-40 tells us of a story where Jesus came riding into to
on a donkey the people began to spread their coats out on the road (th
coats, represented royalty). When they reached a certain spot the follow
began to shout and sing unto the Lord, The Pharisees said, "Teacher, reb'
>our fillo'% ers." Jesus replied. "If they keep quiet, the stones along the r
\ would burst into cheers!" If we fail to praise Jesus than a stone will cry
in our place. Jesus desires our worship and praise.
Romans' 8:37 "In all these things we are more than conquerors thrto
Him that loved us." Let me share '%ith you how this verse was explain
me. IF this doesn't excite )ou then you need to check your pulse. A be
goes out and trains, exercises, works hard and prepares for the upcom
match. The day finally comes. He gets into the boxing ring and fights w
all his might. He w"ins the title, defeating the champion. He's handed a
million check as his prize. He signs the back of it, gives the check to
wife and now she is MORE than a conqueror.
See, Jesus paid the price, he took the beatings, he took the sin,
mocking, the spitting, the abuse.so we didn't have to. Although we
have persecution and trials, the Bible makes that clear we are still vict(
ous. See, I've read the back of the book and I've read how in the end
enemy will be destroyed and Christians will be the winner.
So, you have a reason to want to praise Him. You have a reason to c
ebrate and raise your hands to heaven in worship. There are number
Scriptures in the Bible that are related to lifting holy hands. It's a type
worship.
Start at home praising Jesus, lifting up your hands and worshiping I-
in spirit and in truth. Let God minister to your heart and allow you to gr
in Him through your worship. Then, as you get comfortable with it, try j
slipping your hands up in church quietly reverencing your church or
Hey, who knows someone else may be waiting on you to move out
before long others may join this type of worship. Jesus is worthy of
worship. Everyone worships Him differently and in their own way.
can't judge others. David danced before the Ark. Miriam worshiped wit
dance and musical instruments. Everyone has a different way of express
their love for God.
S* Signed Pei


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PHOTC, fULiBtTTEO B, THE L IREtCE SEE FAMILY
Ve Ora Moseley became the bride of Herman Clinton "Andy" Hurst on Easter Sunday 1929. Daughter
Peggy Smith, now of Sebring, reflects, "Daddy had a temper, but he put it to use as a boxer. He would
fight in Tampa and other places, and won most of the fights, fighting for money to help support his fam-
ily. He also worked at the Four-Way Service Station in Wauchula, and this is where he met Mother as she
walked home from school. Theirs was a hard life, young marrieds with nothing and in the Depression."
However, the couple began their family: Geraldine, "who would kill anyone who called her anything but
Jerry," says Peggy, who was the middle daughter, followed by Dorothy. "in 1941 we moved far, far away
- to Fort Meade. Daddy was an insurance man, and mother was the ultimate homemaker. She made all
our clothes, canned vegetables and gave home perms," remembers Peggy. "We moved back to
Wauchula in 1949 and Daddy bought the Gulf Oil Bulk Agency. He was known as Mr. Gulf Dealer, and he
and Mother worked there together until Daddy had two heart attacks and had to retire." Active members
of Wauchula's First Baptist Church, "this was the nucleus of their lives," says Peggy. "Daddy called
Mother Jeannie' after the TV show 'I Dream of Jeannie.' He said he knew she was more beautiful than
Jeannie and could always work those miracles Jeannie did. On May 16, 1990, as Mother was rushing him
to the emergency room, Daddy died (at the age of 84) of a heart attack with his head on Mother's shoul-
der so perfect. On May 26, 1998. Mother (86) died after a fun-filled day of shopping with a friend -
again perfect. They had a true love story and left us all with 'perfect' memories."

SHARE YOUR OLD PHOTOS WITH US!
Take readers on a walk down Memory Lane by sharing your pholos Irom Hardee County's past. Bring your submissions to the newspa-
per office at 115 S. Seventh Ave or mail to The Herald-Advocate, P.O. Box 338, Wauchula., FL 33873. Photos will be returned.
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Time isrunnin to pay what we pay!

Time is running out for you to pay what we pay!


2005 CHEVY
IMPALA LS


SAVE Stk#050B1G
$6,740_ -
Leather, XM Radio, CDI
WAS $27,410
GMS PRICE $21,870
DEMO DISCOUNT $1,200
NOW

$20,67000*

2005 CHEVY 1500
REG. CAB


2005 CHEVY
SUBURBAN Z-71 4X4


SAVE *-*mo
^ 0V Stk#05117G
$12,80 Sunroof, DV!
WAS $50,655
GMS PRICE $39,875
DEMO DISCOUNT $2,000
NOW

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2005 CHEVY
IMPALA


2005 CHEVY
TAHOE


SAVE
$109 9 O00 Stk#05194G
$ O939--Leather, Off Road Pkg.!
WAS $42,285
GMS PRICE $32,846
DEMO DISCOUNT $1,500
NOW

$31,34600*

2005 CHEVY
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2005 CHEVY
SSR


SAVE '
$7 006 Le Stkoa5224G
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WAS
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$2,500


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$39,8340

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MSRP $15,730
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-National Certification
-Financial Assistance
-Job Placement
800-383-7364
A.sociated Training Ser, ices
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HOSPICE
OPPORTUNITIES
Satisfying Challenges,
Countless Rewards,
Good Shepherd Hospice
The following positions are
available in Highlands and
Hardee Counties:
RNs
Per Diem, Weekends
RN needed to triage visits to
home patients. Flexible schedul-
ing available, day or evening
shifts!
LPNs
-Per Diem. 4p-12a
LPNs needed for 8-hour continu-
ous care shifts at the bedside
providing one-on-one care to
patient and families in nursing
home, home and/or ALF setting.
Interested candidates should
send resume to: Human
Resources, fax (863) 687-
6977 or call (863) 682-0027.
EOE, DWFP
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Ecace River Electric Cooperative, Intc
4 a P.O. Box l]IO*Wauchul,r TI.33173*(863177341-16.rax (863)77.731-3737r .prcoorE

SJob Opportunity
S Dispatcher
Pay Range $16.13 $18.34
Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc. is seeking a full-time electric utility dispatcher. This position is in
a 24-hour a day 7 days a week shift-changing department. This highly responsible position requires excel-
lent customer service skills for interaction with managers, employees, consumers and the public. The job
also requires some computer skills including but not limited to: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, and
Microsoft Excel. This position requires excellent decision making skills and the chosen candidate must be
detail orientated. The chosen candidate must also be able to accurately and quickly perform multiple
duties during shifts and emergency situations. Potential candidates must have a High School Diploma or
equivalent, a valid drivers license and dependable transportation.
If you are interested in the position listed above, please pick up an application at any of our district
offices, or download an application from our website at www.preco.org. We are looking to hire right away,
so don't hesitate to apply. If you have any questions regarding the positions, salary or benefits, please con-
tact Barry Terrell at 863-773-4116 x4691 or by email at barry.terrell@preco.org.
Peace River Electric Nondiscrimination Statement
Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PRECo) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activi-
ties on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orien-
tation, and marital or family status. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of commu-
nication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact Peace River Electric
Cooperative, Inc., Human Resources at (863) 773-4116.
To file a complaint of discrimination write Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc., Director of Human
Resources, P.O. Box 1310. 1499TJ.S. Highwa. 17 North or by telephone at (863) 773-4116 x4691. PRECo
-is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Peace River Electric Cooperativ4, inc. is a.Drug Free Workplace. All Selected candidates are subject to
a pre-employment physical,. drug test and background check as a condition of employment. C17,-c


DRIVER Delivery truck for ornamen-
tal nursery. Class D CDL required.
Apply at Peace River Growers, 3521
N. Nursery Road, Zolfo Springs, FL.
EOE. 6:30-7:7c
CAREGIVER wanted part-time for man
in wheelchair. 773-2275. 6:30-7:14p
JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES wanted for
trailer park. Must have own tools and
vehicle. (863) 698-4908. 6:30-7:7p
MATURE, EXPERIENCED bookkeeper.
Good job for the right qualified per-
son. (863) 634-7552. 6s30-7:29c
BUSY CARDIOLOGY OFFICE seeking
experienced medical office worker.
Computer experience a must. Fax
resume to: (863) 491-5634. 6:30c
CAREGIVER for elderly or disabled.
Experienced with references. Days,
nights or weekends. 773-3267.
6:30-7:28p
FULL-TIME LIVE IN position in lovely
all female group home in Arcadia.
Experience working with mentally
challenged individuals a plus. ALSO
part time Supported employment
position available in Wauchula area.
Contact Daniel at 990-7475 or Robin
at 990-7472 for more info. 6:30c


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AM-SOUTH REALTY
:(,.63) 773-21 22
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TRUCK DRIVER NEEDED. Must have
Class B CDL with tanker, airbrakes
and hazmat endorsements and clean
driving record. Excellent benefits.
Drug free workplace. Call 863-773-
3187, M-F, 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. for more
information. 6:23-7:14c
FULL-TIME HOUSEKEEPER, some
weekends. Duties would include care
of two-year-old child, cleaning, iron-
ing a must. 863-443-1099. 6:16-7:14p
BOOKKEEPER/Office Manager for
busy manufacturer in Sebring. Fax
resume to (239) 566-3994. 6:2-30p
RIGGERS OR LAMINATORS for boat
manufacturer. Experienced. Sebring
area. Call (863) 385-3501. 6:2-30p
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Notice is hereby given that on 7/20/05 at
10:30 a.m. the following vehicles will be sold
for towing and storage charges:
Year: 94 Make: Buick Model: 4D
VIN# 1G4CW52L7R1600341
Sale to be held at ROBERTS TOWING, 377
Old Dixie Hwy, Bowling Green, FL 33834.
863-375-4068 ROBERTS TOWING 377
Old Dixie Hwy. reserves the right to bid.
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PEOPLE to work in our warehouse,
plant, and CDLdrivers. Jobs have
great benefits package. Hous
Monday-Friday. Drivers home every
night. We are a drug-free workplace.
Apply in person at Florida Fertilizer.
5:5tfc;
ALL AROUND CARPENTER with reli-,
able transportation & tools. For infor-
mation please call Staton Inc. @ 863-
375-3113 or 863-781-4460 12:23tfc
$1,000 SIGNING BONUS; BULK truck
drivers and service personnel. Coker
Fuel, Inc., 231 W. Main St., Wauchula
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3/BR, 1/BA concrete block home on 2-
lots. New roof, tile flooring, new cen-
tral air/heat, new appliances, fenced
in backyard, nice neighborhood.
Serious inquiries only. NO FINANC-
ING. $140K, 212 Riverside Drive. Call
(863) 224-0147 for Carla Smith.
6:16-7:21p


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WAUCHULA, FL 33873


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(863) 773-2122
FAX (863) 773-2173
AFTER HOURS CALL:
Gary Delatorre. Broker 863-832-0508
Jerry Carlton, Associate 375-2887
Richard Dasher, Associate 773-0575
Elva Whidden. Associate 773-5797
Dane Hendry, Associate 381-2769


DANE HENDRY


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Office hours 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
PRICED TO SELL FAST! This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on CHARMING TWO BEDROOM, 1 BATH concrete block
large lot was built in 2001. Only $79,900 home in quiet neighborhood. Remodeled and ready for
... new family. $89,900.
BEAUTIFUL SHADED LOT on North Ohio Avenue with --
12x60 mobile home in very good condition. Only A GREAT LOCATION for this 1994 MH on 10 Acres of
$49,900 i land Just inside Manatee County. Beautiful oak forest
------ new well and serene surroundings. $249,900
SECLUDED 24 ACRES, cabbage palms, oaks and other
natural Florida flora and fauna. Perfect for weekend NEW LISTING COMMERCIAL LOT WAUCHULA north-
camping. $6,500 per acre. bound Hwy 17 frontage and access from southbound
------via city street. $245,000
LARGE LOT corner of Main and Hwy 17 in Bowling
Green. $200,000 HIGHWAY 17 FRONTAGE In Bowling Green. 80 x 118 lot.
HIGHWAY 66 FRONTAGE. Zolfo Springs lot. $40.000 $25,000.


Member of the Wauchula Board of Realtors and the Multiple Listing Service.
WE SELL HUD HOMES, CALL US FOR LISTINGS


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NOW RENTING!
THE PALMS APTS.
ATTENTION FARM WORKERS
2&3 Bedroom Apartments
Located at: 701 La Playa DrQive ,
Office Hours:;NAon-Fri, 9:QO0AM 5:00 PM"l
Monthly rent from $447 + utilities
Occupancy restricted to households with
one family member receiving 50% or more of
their gross annual income from farm labor activities.
For Rental Info & Applications
The Palms at 863-773-3809
(TDD# 1-800-955-8771)
Equal Housing Opportunity.

iAHORA ARQUILANDO!
ATENCION TRABAJADORES DE FINCA
THE PALMS APARTMENTS
3 y 4 cuarto
Localizado en: 701 La Playa Drive
Horas de Oficina: Lunes y Viernes
de 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Mensualidades de renta comenzando
de $447 + utilidades
Apartamentos designados para los encapacitados y
desabilitados. Intalarse es restrict a un miembro de
familiar que reciban el 50o o mas de Ingreso grueso
annual en actividades de labor en agriculture.
Para information de renta o solicitudes
Llame, The Palms al: 863-773-3809
(TDD# 1-800-955-8771)
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AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

Position Number: 10387
Work Hours: 7:00am 5:30pm Monday Thursday
Bi-Weekly Salary Range: $801.93 $1171.19
**NO TOOLS REQUIRED**
This position will perform skilled work in the repair, overhaul-
ing, disassembling and replacement of gasoline or diesel
engines, transmissions and brakes. Skilled in changing and
balancing tires of all sizes. Skilled in repairing/replacing pis-
tons, rods, gears, valves and bearings. Required to have CDL
Class A License or Permit.
Apply on-line via the People First (1-877-562-7287) by com-
pleting a State of Florida online job application at
www.myflorida.com by 5pm EST closing date or call 863-993-
4634.
CLOSING DATE: 7/14/05 CL6:30,7:7C



What's the #1 reason to sell
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He Pays Ca$h!


Country Manor Apartments
315 State Road 62
Bowling Green, Florida 33834





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We are a 120 unit apartment property, 48 units are
designated for people working in the Farm Industry. At
this time we have 2 and 3 bedroom vacancies for imme-
diate move-ins for qualified applicants that work in the
Farm industry, and we are taking applications for
upcoming vacancies for non-farmer worker units. To
qualify, you must meet our resident qualification criteria.

We have dishwashers, stoves, washer/dry hook-ups,
and washer/dryer rentals (limited quantities), carpeting,
ceramic tile floors, large closest, and the 2/3 bedroom
apartments offer 2 full bathrooms. We have a car-care
area. a large playground. volleyball area, beautifully
landscaped grounds. gazebo with gnlls, ample parking,
and we are a gated community. For more information
regarding your new home, please contact us at
Country Manor Apartments
(S63) 773-6640 or fax us at (863) 773-6679.
Monday through Friday 10:00 to 6:00
Equal Housing Opportunity


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REALTY INC. I "


FOR SALE: (4) COOPER Discoverer
STT radial 31-10.50-15 mudder tires,
great treads, $350 OBO. (863) 767-
1895. 6:30p
TRUMPET with case, $125 OBO. 767-
1895. 6:30p
NEW INTERAM .357 Magnum, $400.
773-0670, 832-1940. 6:30p
TENNIS PLAYER, 3.5 rating, looking
for singles, doubles matches. Can
sub. Wauchula and surrounding
areas. 863-781-0342. 6:30-7:7p
JOHN DEERE power unit, 4 cyl turbo,
150 hr., diesel engine, $5,000. Call
Jack 863-735-1995. 6:23-30p
BOX OF Cow collection for $40. Call
735-1918. 6:9-7:7p


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3 AWNINGS, 82" wide; 2 cultured mar-
ble 5' counter tops with molded sinks;
5' bathroom vanity, white; 4-1/2' long
fiberglass shower stall; 5' wide louvre
bifold doors; 2 toilets; 6 sets fluted
door casings; set of 3 pre-formed con-
crete steps; and window a/c unit 115V
(13,000 BTUs) Call 735-2418.


5500 PORTER CABLE generator for
sale used 3 times, $550; portable
dishwasher with butcher block top,
$300 OBO. Please call 781-2920.
6:30p


2003 McPheron burner, 30' nozzle
length, John Deere diesel engine,
$8,000. Ask for Jack 863-735-1995.
6:23-30p


CAROL'S REALTY
1534 YANCYSTREET
S PORT CHARLOTTE, FL.


33952
****** WAUCHULA


1074 DOWNING CIRCLE


OPEN HOUSE
Saturday"& Sunday '
12pm 3pm


3 BEDROOMS


2 BATHROOMS


FLORIDA ROOM (12X20)
UTILITY ROOM AND STORAGE (10X12)


CENTRAL HEAT & AIR


BUILT IN 1986


CARPORT FENCED YARD (2 LOTS)
DOUBLE WIDE MODULAR HOME (2280 SQ FT)
INCLUDES ALL FURNITURE
ASKING $79,900.00


JAMES COLLIE


OFFICE
CELL
CELL
FAX.
6:30C


1-941-627-2769
1-941-628-7835
1-863-412-8932
1-941-627-1741


LIC. ASSOCIATE



EQUAL mOUSIM
OPPORTUNITY


DRUM PEDAL, DW 5002, double bass
pedal, top of-the-line, paid $350, sell-
ing for $200. James, 375-4797 1:6tfc


MOBILE HOME 12x50 in good condi-
tion and two window air cond. ready
to be moved. Phone 863-773-6692.
6:30p


SKYLINE PARK MODELS for sale
Models located at Little Charlie Creek
RV Park, 1850 Heard Bridge Road,
Wauchula, FL 33873. For more infor-
mation call (863) 781-9241, Wayne or
(863) 773-3161, Cindy. 6:2-8:25c


PERSONAL PROPERTY of Karen
Williams, Mary Alderman, Pamela'
Davis, Janice Farabeb, Krysia
Schofield will be sold to public pur-
suant to warehouseman's lien:
clothes, toys, tools, household items.
Said sale will be at Bowling Green
Storage, 5020 Hwy 17 N. Bowling
Green, Florida at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday,
July 19, 2005. 6:30-7:7E

Don't Be Left Out!
HARDEE LIVING DEADLINE
IS MONDAY AT 5 P.M.


Realtor
1 t 220 N. 6th Avenlue
TN Wauchula, Florida 33873
(863) 773-3337 Fax: (863) 773-0144
www.floresrealty.net


SPECIAL OF THE WEEK
***Prime Property 11 acres 2 Great Homesites close to Wauchula
on Webb Road. Fenced and power nearby. Asking 220,000.00.


Local Small Restaurant Business
Opportunity Motivated Seller,
Excellent Location well established
and great income potential. Call us
for more information.
25 Acres, Soothing and Relaxing
Atmosphere Nice Shady Oaks sur-
round this 3BR/2BA home with a
creek nearby. Most of the acreage is
in a low producing citrus grove.
Also comes with a single-wide
mobile home that is used as a rental.
Being Offered at $400,000.
Investment Property Rental
Income Opportunity 7 apartment
unit for sale. Call for details.
Asking $180,000.
Well Maintained Nice Clean 1988
Double-Wide Mobile Home
Located East of Bartow on Hwy 60.
Make this your starter home.
Asking $55,000.
New Land Listing 51.45 AC
grove/natural woodlands 8" Well
with Diesel Pump, Zoned F-R.
$15,000.00 per acre.


Great Opportuhity Take a look at
these 2 recently, remodeled CB
homes in Wauchula. Call us today
for details.
Sizzling! New Lot Listing Large
Vacant Lot in Bowling Green.
Asking $17,900.
Cool! Nice Shady Corner Lot 3
BR/1BA Frame Home Located in
Wauchula. Asking $60,000.
Renters, Be Homeowners Call us
about these 2 affordable homes
located in Wauchula, Great
Investment Opportunity. WON'T
LAST LONG!!
Brand New Mobile Home -
3BR/2BA Mobile Home with
Central Air & Heat located in
Bowling Green on spacious lot.
MOVE RIGHT IN!!!!!! $69,900.00.
Hot! New Land Listing 7.43 Acres
Vacant Land, Located inWauchula.
Asking $97,500.
Duplex in Bowling Green Nice
4BR/2BA duplex on corner lot, close
to elementary school & church.
Asking $69,000.


Noey Flores John Freeman Carolyn Jackson Amanda Mishoe Steve Lanier
** Whether you're buying or selling. The profes-
sionals at Flores & Flores, Inc. will be happy to
assist you. Let one of our associates help make
your Real Estate dreams come true.**
WE BUY HOUSES FAST CLOSINGS
Contact After Hours
O.R. (Tony) Flords, Broker, tony@floresrealty.net
Oralia D. Flores, Broker, oralla@floresrealty.net
After hours............863-773-2840
Lawrence A. Roberts..................(863) 773-9256
Noey Adam Flores (863) 781-4585
John Freeman (863) 773-6141
Carolyn Jackson (863) 781-3643
Amanda Mishoe (863) 781-3587
Steve Lanier (863) 559-9392 cl6:3
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402 South 6th Avenue
Wauchula, FL 33873 Bus. (863) 773-0007
DORIS S. LAMBERT, G.R.I., Broker Fax: (863) 773-0038 Delois Johnson
KENNETH A. LAMBERT, Broker E-mail:lambertdl@earthlink.net
BUi'ERS AVAILABLE! WE NEED YOUR LISTINGS -CONTACT US TODAY!.
/ON'T.LAST LONG! 3B/IBth. lovely home. well GREAT LOCATION for construction! Lot has a 960
maintained, recently updated, irrigation for plants, con- square foot home, 2B/IBth, some hurricane damage.
enient location. $125.000 $45,000.
LUMMER'S HERE! Enjo) this lonely in ground pool COMMERCIAL LOT! Idea location on Highway 17
long with this 3B/1.5Bth. CB home, new roof, new tiled North. SEE TODAY! $450,000
oors, new double paned windows. nice workshop, con- 2B/1.5Bth Mobile home on secluded 17 acres; plenty of
eniently located. $165,000 wildlife including, turkey, deer, and hogs. $175,000
EE THIS PARK MODEL D/% MN/H on nicely land- HIGHWAY 17 SOUTH COMMERCIAL BUILDING
raped corner lot; 2B/2Bth, 1656 square feet, some fur- presently used for two separate businesses: 2810 square
iture included in sale. $85,000. feel; face brick, new roof: paied parking. Call for
estled in Losely Oak Hammock, this 3B/2Bth home details! $275,000.
ith 2500 square feet of living, is perfectly situated on
lis 155 acre tract that is fenced, has 4" well, 3 aces with HOUSE IN TOWN! 2B/IBth home, approx. 1200
overhead irrigation. Call for details. square feet of living. $45,000.
excellent Opportunity to purchase this 38 acre tract of Close to Manatee 5.49 acres, cleared, fenced, and small
proved pasture that is fenced, small pond, shell road pond. $95,000.
onstage; located at the Hardee/Manatee Line. Contact HUNTER'S PARADISE! See this 40 acre tract with
plenty of wildlife; small creek: property can be divid-
ed. $420,000

SERVICE YOU CAN COUNT ON
ASSOCIATE: DELOIS JOHNSON...............773-9743
S5 J ASSOCIATE: MICHAELADAIS ...........781-2413
ASSOCIATE: MICKEY COLDING.................781-1698 REALTOR
ASSOCIATE: DAVID McCLINTOCK..........781-1226 2


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Citrus Removal Land Clearing

backhoe Work

Fond Digging Ditch Cleaning
DrivewaSs, etc.

References provided upon requests.


Shawn Rimes
(863) 781-0412
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600 West College Drive
Avon Park, FL 33825
(863) 453-6661 Fax (863) 453-2437
SOUTH FLORIDA www.sfcc.cc.fl.us
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUC-
TORS South Florida Community College is seeking part-
time instructors to teach classes in DeSoto County begin-
ning in August, 2005. Daytime classes covering fundamen-
tal topics meet at DeSoto High School from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday thru Friday. Hourly rate: $16.07 (approx. 35 hr/wk.)
Evening classes cover special topics (such as Safe Work
Practices, First aid and Rescue, Trucks and Excavation
Equipment, and Pole Line Equipment) and are held at
SFCC's DeSoto Campus. Per credit rate: $374.40.
Associate's degree in Electrical Distribution and related
occupational experience required. (Extensive occupational
experience may substitute for degree requirement.) Apply in
Human Resources, Building I (Avon Park) or at any SFCC
Campus. (863) 453-6661, Ext. 7132. EA/EO. 5:23.30c


107 W. Main Street
TopySee \Wauchuia, FL 33873
REAL ESTATE 773-5994


NEW LISTING Ask me about a 10 acre parcel close to Wauchula.
NEW LISTING You must see this beautiful older home in Wauchula.
4Br/2Bth. Frame with vinyl siding. Completely remodeled, New Metal
roof. Designed with Mother-In-Law Apt, Assisted living group.home
or 2 apts. Call for app. $187,000.
Large acreage recreational property, Call for info.
Approx. 10 acres in Golfview. For $75,000
We Have Buyers! We Need Listings!
We have several buyers interested in your house even if it needs repairing.
Call us with your info.

Topsy See, broker Vanette See, associate s*,oce
Check out more listings at Or email us at:
wtw.ourhomesite.comlrwauchularealtors theseegroup@earthlink.net


CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
OUR NEW STARTING RATE PAY IS $9.00 PER HOUR

Florida Institute for Neuroldgical Rehabilitation, Inc., is
currently accepting applications for the following positions:
TEACHER/PRINCIPAL BS/Education or related field
Sand a current Florida Professional Educator's Certificate
required. Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2-4
years experience in Alternative Education and following
I.E.P.s. All candidates must have strong leadership and
S, _'organizational skills, be a team player, and a dedication
to enriching the lives of special children.
R.S.A.'s Weekend shift or part-time. HS Diploma or*
G.E.D. $9.00 per hour starting rate.
C.N.A.'S 2", 3" and Weekend shifts available. Current
Florida Licensure & HS Diploma or GED required, expe-
rience preferred. C.N.A.'s start at $9.50.
RN B Shift-Full time. Current Florida License BS or
AS required. $28 32 per hour.
THERAPISTS PT, OT & SLP part-timd positions, Sat.
& Sun., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Competitive salary.
Current FL Licensure is required.
FINR offers an excellent benefit package, is an EOE and a
; Drug Free Workplace. If you are interested in joining a fast
growing company, please stop by 1962 Vandolah Rd.,
Wauchula, FL to fill out an application, fax resume to
863-773-2041 or e-mail to hrinfo@finr.net. : s -Y:













Great commercial development site on Highway 17. Call Joe Smith for price.
location and details!
Over 1 1/3 acre residential building site iery close to Wauchula, schools, and
recreation complex! Paved road frontage! Well. electric and permit for sep-
tic tank! Offered at $49,500! CONTRACT PENDING!
Hardee County: 150 acres pasture with county road frontage. Flowing
creek, several farm wells and cow pens! Offered at $11.500 per acre.
4.5 acres South of Wauchula; improved with pond, well and septic! Would
make beautiful home site! Listed for $90,000! Ask for Ben Gibson.
10.07 ac. improved pasture, deep watering hole, small farm well, Good
home site and suitable for horses. Offered at $10,500 per acre! CONTRACT
PENDING
Build your new home! 20 ac. on South Bailey Road close to Wauchula!
Citrus grove w/microjet irrigation and diesel power unit! Listed for $12,000
per acre.
Three 5-ac. tracts on Parnell Road. Good home sites on paved road! Listed


for $20,000 per acre!
15 ac. Hamlin grove paved road frontage. 6" diameter deep well with elec-
tric submersible pump. Only $13,000 per acre! CONTRACT PENDING!
COMMIERCIAL PROPERTY! Large corner parcel on new Northbound US
17! Cleared and ready to build! Listed at $245,000!
118 acres development property on US'98 near US 27. Presently in good
quality citrus grove. Offered by bid only!
24,000 SF commercial lot at corner of Heard Bridge Road and Townisend
Street, just I block East of Northbound US 17! Just $45,000!
PLEASE CALL US IF YOU HAVE PROPERTY TO SELL


James V. See, Jr., Broker


James V. See, Sr., Broker


Sales Associates
(after hours)


Mary Rollins
Ben Gibson
Joseph F. Smith


(863) 773-9673
(941) 737-2800
(863) 781-1851


Robert Jones
Brian Pohl


(863) 781-1423
(863) 773-6563


We are a member of the Wauchula Board of Realtors and
S Multiple Listing Service, and can service other Realtors' listings. l
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Classified.s


WE ARE LOOKING for good homes
for 4 mixed breed dogs, 4 cats and 1
kitten. Please contact All Creatures at
773-9215. 6:23-30c

ADOPT A PET! If you have lost a pet
or are looking for a new one, the City
of Wauchula invites you to come and
see if you can find the pet you're look-
ing for. The Wauchula Animal Control
is located at 685 Airport Road. Please
call 773-3265 or more information.
tfc-dh


ATTENTION! State Statutes 828.29
requires that all cats and dogs sold in
Florida be at least 8 weeks old, have
an official health certificate, have nec-
essary shots and be free of parasites.
tfc-dh


1983 COUNTRY CAMPER 30', 2 AC,
generator, 454, full size refrigerator,
sleeps 6, $9,000. 781-3613 or 767-
1280. 6:30-7:28p


Help Wanted: Part time after school person needed
to detail, wash, clean, and do other miscellaneous things
around car lot. Come in person we are located at, 201 S.
6th Ave in Wauchula. (863) 773-5959. EOE/DFWP
6:23tfc


Help Wanted: General labor needed.
Construction/Mechanical knowledge a+. Valid
driverslicense needed. Call (863) 773-2213 for
application and appointment. EOE D.FWP cl6:2tfc


Area Family Support Specialist for the Arcadia area. It
does take a village, be part of ours. Family Support
Specialist to work in collaboration with community
organizations providing social services and empower-
ment opportunities to low income rural families. Masters
Degree/Bachelor's Degree preferred. Bilingual
(Spanish/English) preferred, but not required. Must be
able to work flexible hours and have reliable transporta-
tion. Experience planning and coordinating home visits,
parent involvement, and community partnership initia-
tives a plus. Strong written and verbal communication,
public speaking, and training skills required. Other
skills: flexibility, motivation, creativity, critical thinker,.
energetic, and visionary are needed for this position.
Ability to work independently is'needed. A competitive
salary is negotiable. Apply or send resume to ATTN:
Sharon Fox at the. Arcadia Office at 241 S. Orange Ave.,
Arcadia, FL 34266 or e-mail sharon(arcma.org by July
11,2005.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not dis-
criminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual
orientation, age or national origin, religion, or disabili-
ties. cl6:30c




azalea apartments

SA(w accepting applications

2, 3, & 4 Bedroom Apts.*
Handicap units available.*
S Rental rates beginning at $443 *
(plus electric, ableand phone)
Rental assistance available for qualified applicants *

860 Pleasant Way Bowling Green, FL

(863) 375-4138
monday Miday 9 a.m. 5p.m.
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NEW ft USED TIRES


Billy Ayers
Tire Technician


HOURS
Mo., Fri. 8-6
at. 8-12


#1 Tag
Team in
Town!


Come give
usa try!


Donna Eures
Secretary


116 REA Rd.
Wauchula
(across from Wal-Mart)


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Temporary or Federal and State
Permanent As oflia Taxes
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Personnel and L SOLUTIONS Tax Reports
Payroll Services personnel Services Worker's Comp
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FICA
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CONTACT:
ROBBY ALBRITTON 116 W. Orange St., Wauchula
(863) 773-9225
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CASEWORKERS
Kids Hope United provides support services
for abused and neglected children and their fam-
ilies for several Central Florida counties. We
have caseworker positions available in our
Sebring, Wauchula and Mulberry locations. If
you have a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a
related field we will train you if you are selected.
Minimum training salary is $31,620. Salary range
for caseworkers is $31,620 -38,760.
We will consider non-related degrees if you
have related experience. If you have current cer-
tification as a Child Protection Professional, we
want to talk to you.
Competitive salary and complete benefit pack-
age if offered, with an excellent paid time off
benefit. KHU is a drug free workplace and com-
mitted to Equal Employment Opportunities.
Please forward resume with salary history to
floridajobs@kidshopeunited.org or fax to (407)
386-3499.
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S .(863) 773-2128

uI REALTORS
JOE L. DAVIS
REALTOR JOE L. DAVIS, JR.
JOHN H. O'NEAL
Sandy Larrison
See more listings at www.joeldavis.com
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS


NEW LISTING! Great location
for this 3 BR, 2 bath CB home
on 7 acs. Dbl paved road
frontage close to town.
$225,000!
wo
s d nelb rt n4 lh 3


Historical home in Wauchula. 5
BR, 4 bath, CB home on 3 ac.
lot. Hardwood floors, fireplace
and fountain. Many other fea-
tures. Call today to make your
appointment. $299,000!
19.83 acs. on Alderman Rd, Ft.
Green. Would make a nice
homesite. $15,000/ac!
These 5 & 10 ac. tracts are
located in western Hardee Co.
There are only a few lots left
with lake view and there are
deed restrictions. If you want
peaceful living, this is the spot.
Take part and locate your busi-
ness in this growing commercial
area! 450' on North Florida
Ave. Zoned commercial.
$360,000!
20 acs. in Ft. Green area.
Grove with home. 3BR, 1 bath
with pool. Call today.
$15,000/a&c.
Frontage oh Hwy 17 N. South of
new Suncoast Schools Credit
Union. Approximately '3.5 acs.
with 2 homes and 1 office.
$1,000,000!
Outstanding home in
Knollwood. 5 BR, 3.5 bath, for-
mal living & dining, extra large
family room w/fireplace, game
room, and heated pool w/hot
tub. $305,000!
20 ac. pasture on paved road.
Listed for $310,000!


4 B ,ba tory with
Ce cove p nic
ar_ a J Situa4 d. 2+
wo acres. $195,000!
RELAX & ENJOY! This beau-
tiful, wooded 52 ac. tract in
SW Hardee Co has easy access
with dble road frontage.
$780,000!
Excellent secluded. homesite at
end of county road in
Sweetwater. Currently in E&M
citrus grove. $15,500/ac!
3,432 SF, 3 BR, 3 bath, brick
h o 'ts on a 7 ed,
gh, dr r ved lsturen
icdes 11 app -
ances, s-
t we s, & septic tanks.
$380,000! Ideal nursery site!
9.5 ac. homesite, near Lake
Letta and Highlands Ridge N
Golf Course. Enjoy golfing,
fishing and other water recre-
ation in beautiful Sebring,
Florida. Call for more details!
BEAUTIFUL HOMIESITES! 5
ac. tracts in eastern Hardee Co.
on paved road. Listed for
$17,500/ac!
60 acs. on county rd currently
in citrus grove with deep well.
$12,000/ac, WILL DIVIDE!
10 lt. Green on
M diC chR. Gat

Commercial 34.5 acs. on north
bound Hwy 17, over 1,800 feet
of frontage. Buy all or in part.
Call today for details!
52.87 ac. grove in Highlands
C.*rth of Lorila, 33 in
le a rs.in am
-s in e irr atio
diesel
o s. 475,000!


REAI TOR ASSOCIATES AFTER HOURS


KENNY SANDERS..........781-0153
RICK KNIGHT................77.-2472
MONICA REAS..............773-9609


DAVID ROYAL...........781-3490
SANDY LARRISON....... 832-01.O
NULKE NICHOLSON


U.S. HIGHWAY 17 SOUTH, WAUCHULA, FL 33873


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Classifieds-


CLOSING OUT! Must be sold!
Complete stock of plants, citrus trees,
Miscellaneous supplies. Voogd
Growers. 9 am to dark. 773-4853.
6:9-7:7


FLOWER NURSERY with 3 BD, 2Bth
trailer and addition 19 cots U.S. 17
Hwy frontage, Bowling Green. Ph.
863-375-2380. 6:23-7:21 p


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WAREHOUSES, SEVERAL DIFFER-
ENT Sizes. Jack Ullrich Warehouses.
773-6448. 6:30c


AFFORDABLE 2 or 3 bedroom mobile
homes, $350 and up, plus deposit.
Family Park. No Pets. 773-3275.
6:30-7:28p


3 BR, 1.5 bath mobile home. (863)
453-3400 daytime or (863) 399-3333.
6:30-7:7p
2 BR/1 BA, Zolfo Springs. Deposit and
1st month required. (863) 735-2073:
6:30p
3 BR HOUSE. 773-0881. 6:30c
4 BR/2 Bath trailer. ALSO apartments
available. 773-6667. 6:30c
1 B/R very nice efficiency Apt., com-
pletely furnished. 150 channel satel-
lite TV. One Person Only. No Pets.
Shared washer and dryer. $600 month
- $300 security deposit, includes util-
ities 863-375-4424. 6:30-7:7p


PILKINGTON TREE SERVICE INC
Bobcat forvieo Troo Trimming
Complete Troo Removal

*FREE ESTIMATES*

(863) 781-2089


ianvad a' Insured


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Nursery positions available now.

SGeneral help and person experienced
in spraying or willing to learn at our
Zolfo Springs location.

Supervisor position available at our
Ft. Meade location.

Applicant must have a
S-' ''::alid ID & Social Security.

All positions are full time.

Apply in person at
Sunshine Foliage World
2060 Steve Roberts Special
Zolfo Springs, FL



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NICE One B/R Avion trailer queen
size bed, 150 ch. satellite TV .One
Person Only. No Pets. $500 month-
$250 security deposit-includes utili-
ties. 1-863-375-4424. 6:30-7:7p


2/BR MOBILE HOME, clean, quiet
family park, Wauchula. No pets. $350
month, plus $250 deposit. (863) 773-
3275 (863) 698-4908. 6:30-7:7p
3 BR, 1 1/2 BA, Wauchula, available
July 1st. First, Last and Security
required. 781-0982. 6:2-30p
ATTENTION! The Federal Fair
Housing Act Prohibits advertising any
preference or limitation based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status or national origin, or
the intention to make such a prefer-
ence or limitation. Familial status.
includes children under 18 living with
parents or guardians and pregnant
women. tfc-dh


FRANK'S LAWN CARE, free esti-
mates. Commercial, residential.
Licensed-insured. 781-7360.
6:30-9:1 p
TRACTOR, MOWER & DISC for hire.
Free estimates. 863-735-0140 leave
message. 6:23-7:21 p


WE BUY JUNK cars! U-hau
Carl's Recycling 767-0400.
M&R Lawncare, mowing,
going. Call 773-4698 or 773-


D.C. PHONE SERVICE. Residential
and small business installation &
repair. Specializing in mobile homes,
35 years experience. 863-773-9179.
5:19-8:25p
FARRIER work. We trim horses. 863-
781-1449. 4:28ftc


ul. rye haul. B SEE
SOUND
6:16-8:18p Pro-Audio for any event. 773-6375.
bush hog- 4:4-8:4p


-6372.
6:2-30


CENTRAL PUMP & IRRIGATION, INC.,
(863) 773-6259. Services include aer-
ators, house pumps, new installation
& repair on yard systems. 5:26tfc
KENNY HARRIS PRESSURE cleaning
& painting. Commercial & residential.
Licensed and insured. (863) 735-
8863, (863) 381-0874. 5:19-7:28p


GUL CETRL HDRLIS9,NC


.DEALER RECOMMENDED
*TEST FACILITIES ON SITE
*STATEWIDE PICK UP & DELIVERY


CAT Komatsu Deere Kawasaki
Hitachi Kobelco Volvo Case Linkbelt
Rexroth Sundstrand Poclain
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LES LASKY
1-800-276-0891
Cell 813-220-9170
Fax 727-845-5754
New Port Richey, FL


Roofing Foremen, Roofing Laborers,
Sheet Metal Foremen, Sheet Metal Laborers

Growing commercial/industrial roofing contractor on
west coast of FL. Experienced only. Great benefits
including 401k/profit sharing/vacation.
Steady year-round work. References required.
Apply online at www.sutterroofing.com or,
fax resume to 813-868-0500 Attn: Scott Wilson
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"On The Job-


RESCHKE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
State Certified Building and Roofing Contractor
Residential Remodeling
Zolfo Springs, Florida
(863) 735-0660 (863) 832-0409


HELP WANTED
Positions needed for year-round middle and high school in
girl's juvenile justice program in Bowling Green. $31,000 with
50 paid days off annually and excellent benefits.
Certified Teachers. Please indicate area of certification when
applying.
ESE/Transition Specialist. ESE certified required. Duties
include writing IEPs, testing students, scheduling students,
substituting for absent teachers, etc.
Fax resume to T. Williams at 863-993-1772 or e-mail to
HSAINCHR@aol.com. EOE/DFWP cl6:30c


Phone:
(863) 735-1623


cie 30c


5105 N. Hwy 17 Bowling Green



Any old hillbilly can change a
tire, but we sell tires for less 1
Sand we prove it!

Bo changes all types N 1
of tires...
Car, Semi, Trailer, CUSTOMER
BEWARE!
etc. We are licensed and
Insured!
BReg #MV"40e25
BoEspino Mn Sat
Auto Technician 9:00 5:00 ,.cl6:23tfc


WE REPAIR MOST AMERICAN CARS
FULL TIME MECHANIC

375-4461


JIM'S PAINTING SERVICE. House and
mobile home repair. Interior and exte-
rior. Mobile top coating, pressure
washing, free estimates, Lic. & Ins.
#218, 767-9650. 11:6tfc
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP. Every
Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. Located
at the SFCC Annex, Room #105, Hwy.
17 North, Wauchula. 735-2511. tfc-nc
IS ALCOHOL CAUSING a problem?
Call Alchoholics Anonymous in
Hardee County at 735-3109. Several
weekly meetings, tfc
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PUMP TROUBLE? CALL
ULLRICH'S PITCHER PUMP
For complete sales, service and
installation, call (863) 773-6448.
7:18tfc


ATTENTION! State Statutes 489-119
Section 5 Paragraph B and Hardee
County Ordinance 87-09 Section 10
Paragraph D require all ads for any
construction-related service to carry
the contractor's license number.
tfc-dh
OSTOMY, COLOSTOMY, AND ideosto-
my supplies now in stock at Pete's
Pharmacy. tfc
DO YOU HAVE a problem with drugs?
Narcotics Anonymous meets Monday
nights 7:30 p.m. at St. Michael's
Catholic Church, Heard Bridge Rd.,
Wauchula and Friday and Saturday
nights 7 p.m. at First Methodist
Church, Corner of Grape & Church
St., Bowling Green.


7:18tfc


LET US PICK up junk cars out of your
yard. Will buy old farm tractors.
Crooms- 773-0637. 2:24tfc


JT PAINTING & Pressure Cleaning.
Free estimates. (888) 689-8188
11:18-6:29p
PARKER FILL DIRT, tree removal,
stump removal, dragline, track hoe,
land clearing, shell, clay, top soil,
loader, bulldozer, dump trucks. 735-
2415. 9:9tfc


Able Body Labor is seeking an experienced driver to
operate our company bus. Will transport employees
to various jobsites in the Wauchula area. MUST have
a valid Florida drivers license, CDL B w/passenger
endorsement. Selected applicant will be subject to
DOT physical/preemployment drug screen. This is a
F/T split shift position with benefits. 1123 US HWY
17 S Wauchula / Ph# 863-767-1000.
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ASKING $62,500


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OFFICE 1-941-627-2769


CELL
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FAX


1-941-628-7835
1-863-412-8932
1-941-627-1741


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Just a phone call away!
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3 Rental houses in Ona. Current rental income $900 per month. $70,000.
Beautiful wooded 5 acres, like new DW/MH, 3/2, Central H/A, 5138 Deer
Run Road. $120,000.
15 Acres Rhynn Road currently in grove. Well & Irrigation system & drain
tile. $12,000 per acre.
1.06 acres, zoned C-2. Just east of new Northbound U.S. 17. Excellent
potential for warehouses or light manufacturing. Priced to sell. $70,000.
421 Grape St. BG 3/1, central H/A, CB $65,000.
170 College Lane, 2BR 1 Bth Central H/A. Large wooded lot $69,500.
2 parcels, 1-5 ac. Grove 2 wells, corner of Steve Roberts and Greenleaf.
And 22 acres MOL Grove, deep well, corner of Barlow Rd. and S.R. 64E.
W/MH.
50 acres more or less close to town. Frontage on 2 paved roads. $9,500 per
acre.
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HOT TUB, holds 5-6 people, 773-4204
or 781-4414. 6:30p
SMALL COLOR PRINTER. 781-6695.
6:30dh


FRI./SAT., 8-?, 4676 County Road 663-
N, Fort Green. Lots of misc., tools.
6:30p
SATURDAY ONLY, 120 N. 1st Ave.
Clothes, furniture, etc. 6:30p
SATURDAY, 7 am-?, 3426 Marion St.,
Zolfo (off of Hwy 66). Electric stove
with hood system, love seat, sink,
counter top, go-cart, clothes, and
toys. 6:30p
2 FAMILY YARD SALE. Sat., 8 am. 623
Bostick Rd., Bowling Green. Turn on
Bostick Rd. (Torrey Oaks Golf
Course). 1 mile on left. r 6:30p
SATURDAY, 8-?, 216 N. 8th Ave.,'Apt.
1. Furniture, clothes, household
items.. 6:30p
SATURDAY, 8-2, 319 S. 9th Ave;,
Wauchula. Clothing, toys, house-
wares, small appliances, furniture,
etc. 6:30p
SATURDAY, 8-?, 1350 SR64E, Zolfo
Springs. Children's clothes, adult
clothes, toys, furniture and lots more.
6:30p
SATURDAY, 8-12, 417 S. 11th Ave.,
Wauchula. Clothes, baseball cards.
6:30p

An angry man opens his mouth
and shuts up his eyes.
A man is not old until regrets
take the place of dreams.
-John Barrymore


HARDEE COUNTY
KIDS NEED
HARDEE COUNTY
HELP!
Ease a dependent child's
way through the court sys-
tem. Volunteer to be a
Guardian Ad Litem.
773-2505
(If office unattended, please leave
message.)



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Potentail Up to $38,000
1st Year!
LOCAL DRIVING:
HOME EVERYDAY
Small
888-CTL JOBS
(888-285-5627)
1136ental Upto $8,00


TELLER WANTED
Ideal candidate is courteous, enthusiastic, sales
oriented and computer literate.
Excellent salary & benefit package.
Apply in person: Big Lake National Bank
202 N. 6th Ave., Wauchula
EOE DFW 630.77c



HELP WANTED
Program Assistant needed for school located in
juvenile justice facility near Arcadia. Enrolls, sched-
ules, and withdraws students using the DeSoto School
Board computerized student information system.
Performs clerical duties. 12-month full-time employ-
ment. Requires high school diploma. $20,000 plus
excellent benefits. Please fax resume to Carol Duncan
at 863-993-4521 or e-mail to carol.duncan
(desoto.kl2.flIus EOE/DFWP cl6:3



'HELP WANTED
SUNRISE COMMUNITY-LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
* Working with adults with developmental disabilities
SDepenedable, 18 years old, high school diploma, valid driver's license.
* Fulfilling work environment
* 3 shifts available
Advancement opportunities/Tuition reimbursement
SHealth Insurance/403B
* Annual raises, referral bonus
Paid vacation, sick, holiday
We look forward to hearing from you. Please call Betty at 863-773-3985 or
Robert at 863-767-1691. EOE/DFWP cl6:9-30c



i VOCA of Florida
Direct staff positions available in Wauchula
group homes. High school diploma or GED
and valid drivers license (in good standings)
required. Experience providing services to
persons with developmental disabilities pre-
ferred. Apply in person at 114 West Carlton;
Wauchula, Florida, 863-773-0434 EOE M/F/V/D
6:23-7:28c


ZOMBIES TERRORIZE MOVIEGOERS FOR 37 YEARS
"Land of the Dead," which opened June 21, is director George
Romero's fourth.flick about ravenous zombies wandering around like, well,
zombies and consuming human flesh like Roseann gobbling jumbo bags of
buttered popcorn.
"Day of the Dead," 1985, was the third "dead" film, following 1975's
"Dawn of the Dead." In these three you get to see the guts-strewn, blood-
soaked silver screen in all its stomach-turning, living-colored glory.
But the first dead film, the one that started it all, was in black and
white. Released in 1968, "Night of the Living Dead," made for a measly
$114,00, earned $12 million domestically, $20 million worldwide and has
become a cult classic.
Movie buffs and film critics rave about the use of light, shadows,
sound the myriad techniques.and tricks Romero used that still set "Night
of the Living Dead" light years apart from most horror flicks.
All I know is it scared the socks off me.
In 1968, when it came out, I was a student at South Florida Junior col-
lege when classes were held in vacant rooms above businesses along Main
Street, west of the movie theater, in old downtown Avon Park. Worried
about a Friday morning modern math exam, Thursday afternoon I cornered
Sthe teacher, Mr. Coxcroft, in his office and picked his brain for hours. About
six o'clock he claimed he had to go home.
Despondent and confused, not understanding modern math concepts
much more than I had three months ago when the class began, I got my text-
book, gathered up my piles of papers and turned to the door. "Well," I said,
"I guess I'll go home and study all night. Maybe I'll get it before daylight."
Hoped he'd feel sorry for me.
He shook his head. "Don't do it, Ballard. Relax, go to a movie; don't
even think about math anymore until you sit down to take the test tomor-
row. You'll do all right."
I doubted I'd do all right, but I really didn't believe studying all night
would help any, either and it might do more harm than good. I'd worked
harder in that class than in all my other classes put together. Mr. Coxcroft
was right: If I didn't know enough to pass the exam now, I never would.
I walked a few blocks to the theater to see what was playing. "Night of
the Living Dead," the poster said. Living dead? Sounded silly. Maybe I'd



I NOTICE OF SALE


JULY 1, 2005


11:00 A.M.


Personal property in the following units will be sold
to the highest bidder to satisfy rental liens in accor-
dance with Florida Statute Section 83.801 83.809.
Contents may include household items, clothing,
closed cartons, etc. The sell will take place at
Convenient Mini Storage, 5106 U.S. Highway 17 N.,
Bowling Green, FL on July 1, 2005 at 11:00 A.M.

Unit #13 Jesus Rodriguez


Unit #25 Alicia Perez
Unit #35 Peggy Hassell
Unit #37 Abandoned'


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HELP WANTED
TOWN CLERK: The Town Council of Zolfo Springs will
accept applications for the position of Town Clerk.
The position requires experience in local government administra-
tion, graduation from an accredited four (4) year college, univer-
sity, or international Institute of Municipal Clerk's Career Training
Program, or an equivalent combination of experience and training
which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Any
candidate must be capable of being bonded in excess of
$100,000.
Computer experience is a must. Successful applicant will be
required to attend all Council meetings as well as being active on
several committees. Must maintain effective and pleasant work-
ing relations with other employees, town officials and the general
public. Must be of good character and skilled in duties required
by the position..
Applications- may be picked up at the Town Clerk's office at the
Town Hall, 3210 US Highway 17 South. Zolfo Springs, FL 33890.
The position will remain open until filled.
The Town Council reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
applications,
The Town of Zolfo Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Marilyn Aker, Mayor
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: Town Clerk


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watch TV, or just hang out and see what was happening. A bunch of guys
and I shared a big house down by the high school,. not far from the theater.
No one was home. I showered, had a cold drink, headed back to the
theater. Bought a bag of popcorn and a Coke, sat near the rear on the right.
Funny how clearly I remember that. I remember, too, the opening scene, the
brother and sister in the graveyard. Something about the light, the shadows;
the sound, the way the leaves moved on the trees. So strange, surreal,
creepy.
I lost my appetite way before the basement scene where the little zom-
bie girl is caught munching mommy's arm. By the end of the film, I revert-
ed from a semi-mature, big-time college boy to a trembling child terrified
of the dark.
I hoped someone was home. No one was. It was -so dark. I sat in the
car for a long time. Dashed inside, turned on every light in the house. Got
the pistol I'd borrowed for Mr. Huey's demonstration speech, pocketed it.
Wished I had some shells. Sat at the kitchen table, tried to read. Couldn't
concentrate. Drank a beer. Didn't help. Kept seeing that little zombie girl.
Eating mommy's arm. Couldn't shake the awful image out of my head.
That night I began more fully to understand and appreciate the power
of mind. Totally aware of the irrationality of my fear (it was only a movie!),
I could not escape it. Finally my roommate and friend, Kim, slouched in
with a couple of girls. Grinned. "Hey, man, what's up?"
"Not much." I yawned. "Just wasted two bucks on a boring movie." I
might have been a scaredy-cat, but I was cool. Pulled a "C" in modem
math. Never saw the color "dead" flicks. Black and white was good enough
for me.
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Animal F
By BRETT JARNAGIN
For The Herald-Advocate
Taking a short walk around the
Hardee County. Animal Refuge at
Pioneer Park shows the ugly marks
three hurricanes last year left on the
county.
Dead trees and broken limbs still
litter the boardwalk and animal
exhibits, but that will soon change.
A $150,000 state hurricane refor-
estry grant will help clear trees and
plant new ones.
Some of the refuge's fences and
the 1,000-foot boardwalk were the
most heavily damaged, and some
were repaired out of necessity. But,
it is obvious that there is still a lot
more work to be done at the refuge
and around the park.
Danny Weeks, county director of
Building and Grounds said Tuesday
that cleaning around Boy Scout
Island off Rock Lake and other
camping areas also needs to be
done. "When will largely depend
on those who are cutting and plant-


refuge Still Closed
ing trees," Weeks said, noting that there in canoes and waders to pick
the state Department of Agriculture up all the limbs and trash that had
grant is for two years. fallen in.
"We hope to get the refuge open "We were extremely lucky to
in the next month or two," he con- come out as well as we did; it could
eluded. By August 13, it will be a have been a lot worse. We have
year since devasting Hurricane many people to thank for helping
Charley raced through the county, clean up. The campers who came
causing widespread destruction. down from the North really helped
The first concern was the safety us out with the clean-up. We could.
of the animals at the refuge, most not have done it without them and
brought there because they were no thank them very much," said a
-longer able to live in the wild and grateful Soles.
needed a protected environment. A lot of help also came from Patti
"All of the animals were complete- Ragan at the Center for Great Apes,
ly fine during the storms, and we said Soles. Since the county
only had to move a few to higher refuge's coolers were put out of
ground as a precaution," said commission, food for the animals
Carmen Soles, a veterinary techni- spoiled. Ragan's, whose center in
cian who is the refuge manager, the Lemon Grove area survived
As the flood waters rose in the well, gave as much extra food as
American alligator exhibit, a few she could, continued Soles.
had to be relocated because they "As soon as we can get rid of the
were too used to a human feeding overhanging limbs that pose a
them. "That was definitely the threat to people on the boardwalk,
hardest part," said Soles, laughing we can finally reopen the refuge to
at the memory. "We had to get out the public," concluded Soles.


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Hardee County Animal Refuge manager Carmen Soles points some of the broken trees which are
all over the refuge. A state grant will help get them removed, as soon as contractors can get start-
ed. Meanwhile, limbs over the boardwalk and other damage has kept the refuge from opening.
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Hotel Receives Highest Award


The Best Western Heritage Inn
and Suites midway between
Wauchula and Bowling Green has
received a special award.
The Best Western Director's


Deal Me Out!
By Marjorie Roberts
Hardee Drug Abuse Prevention Coalition


Knowledge is power! Facts ard knowledge are strong tools necessary
for building a community in which people enjoy living, working and rais-
ing families. In our fast-paced society, it is a difficult task to stay informed
on a wide variety of topics that affect our daily lives.
One topic in particular touches the lives of everyone in our society in
one way or another. That topic is substance abuse.
The Hardee County Drug Abuse Prevention Coalition was formed a lit-:
tle over a year ago in an effort to raise awareness and help the community
stay informed on trends of substance abuse and 'ways to work toward a
countywide standard of healthy lifestyles.
A coalition should have participants from all segments of the commu-
nity, including parents, youth and representatives from media, business, law
enforcement, social services, service organizations, the faith community,
recreation, senior citizens and the medical. The Hardee coalition is small
yet, due to the fact that it is so new. Currently the coalition includes
George Kelly from the schools, Dale Johnson representing the County
Commission, Frank Yodonis from Wauchula State Bank, Errick Snelling
and Karen Patton from Tri-County Human Services, Kathryn Doddridge
from Florida Hospital and myself, from The Drug Prevention Resource
Center.
The coalition meets the second Tuesday of every month in the confer-
ence room of the Hardee County Health Department at 8 a.m. Topics on
our meeting agendas include coordination with prevention efforts in the
schools, planning for community awareness and developing plans to sup-
port community activities that promote healthy choices. Meetings are open
to anyone who would like to attend.
Parents need to know the facts so they can talk with the their children
about the dangers of substance abuse, from the gateway drugs such as alco-
hol to illicit drugs such as cocaine. and methamphetamine.
Employers and coworkers need to know the signs and symptoms of
alcoholism and abuse of other substances. They, as well, need to have a
plan for helping an employee or coworker access the services needed to
help him overcome his problem.,
How does the use, of substances that are harmful to a person become
normalized in our society? A good example is evident in a relatively new
product, manufactured by food. companies in Amsterdam and Germany,
which has begun to show up across our country.
Chronic (Kronici Candy is packaged like a lollipop, with images of
bright green marijuana leaves. :It is sold like marijuana in "nickel bags" in
smoke stores, convenience stores, gas stations and over the Internet nation-
wide. The company and product names useppt-related slang commonly
associated with marijuana, including "Acapulco Gold" and "Sticky Icky
Skunk."
Although this product does not contain THC, which is the addictive
chemical in marijuana that produces the high, the sales of products such as
this promote the normalization of the actual drug. Products such as Chronic
S(Kronic) Candy give the false impression that marijuana is fun and safe,
serving as a gateway product for future marijuana use,
Future articles in this column will provide facts on substance abuse,
along with coalition plans and activities.


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The latest jewel in Hardee
County's crown is also prized in the
corporate world.


award for outstanding quality stan-
dards is reserved for those interna-
tional hotels with a cleanliness and
maintenance score of 950 points or
m6re out of a possible 1,000.
Inspector Brian Larsen said the
local hotel "was one of the most
beautiful Best Westerns" he had
seen. "It is an upscale, beautiful
property."
Triple A has given it a three-dia-
mond rating, the best possible for a
hotel without a restaurant.
Hotels must meet Best Western's
requirements for design and high
customer service scores to qualify
for the distinctive award.
"The Director's Award is an
important symbol of success," says
co-owner Lavon Cobb. "This
award confirms the Best Western
Heritage Inn and Suites' commit-
ment to providing quality accom-
modations for our guests. Our
entire team has worked hard to
achieve this level of success."
The first national brand hotel in
the county, Best Western opened at
a ribbon-cutting on March 17, in
time for annual Sebring Inter-


Telling The Truth.
By J. Adam Shanks
Preacher


A ALL-TIME LOW REACHES AN ALL-TIME HIGH
What a depressing statistic that has come out. The number of people
infected with the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus. (HIV) has reached an
all-time high. It is staggering that so many have this virus that eventually
leads to AIDS, a word.dreaded in our culture. It is unfortunate that so many
are going to be suffering with depleted white.blood cell counts, those cells
which counteract simple diseases like the common cold and flu. Every day
will be a struggle for these people that are infected. They will suffer with the
physical difficulties of life that those uninfected can easily overcome; they
will suffer with the humiliation of a dreaded disease and the outcast look
that is commonly given by those uninformed to those who carry communi-
cable diseases.
The more depressing statistic is the way that this disease has become so
commonly spread. According to a report by the Center for Disease Control
and Prevention, 77% of the people who.have contracted this disease have
done so through sexual activity (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8203052).
This disease tends to spread through the activity that should not be taking
place in the first plape, The Bible says that, "marriage is honorable among
all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators' and adulterers God will judge"
(Hebrews 13:4). God intended that sex be shared only by those who are in
the committed relationship of marriage. Nowhere else does He allow sexu-
al activity to be shared, enjoyed, or experimented with!
Right here in Hardee County, we have been statistically labeled as the
county with the highest teen pregnancy rate in the state of Florida. If HIV
and AIDS are not a problem here yet, with this type of activity, it will be


the hotel features six kinds of
rooms, now at regular room rates.
The standard queen rooms are at
$89 a night, with the larger Queen
Deluxe rooms at $99 per night. The
10 King Suites are $99 a night and
the Jacuzzi-Honeymoon suite is
$119. There is a room with both
king and queen beds and a kitch-
enette at $129 a night.
Finally, also at $129 a night,
there is an Executive Suite with a
kitchen/sitting area, a separate bed-
room and a board room area com-
plete with a conference table
equipped with high speed internet
and telephone ports,
Some of the rooms are equipped
to meet the Americans With
Disability Act requirements or
needs of the hearing impaired.
The lobby/breakfast area has a
double-sided fireplace. A compli-
mentary breakfast, which includes
Belgian waffles, is served. There is
free high speed internet throughout


the hotel and pool area. The heated
swimming pool has an adjacent
outdoor Jacuzzi, there is a fitness
center that overlooks the pool area,
and there are microwaves/refrigera-
tors, blow dryers, coffee makers
and irons/ironing boards in all the
guest rooms.
A banquet room seats up to 100
people.
Lavon and Linda Cobb joined
with the South Meade Mine land
management branch of Cargill
Crop Nutrition Inc. to form the
Wauchula Hotel Investments Inc. to
own and operate the hotel. Cargill
has since merged with IMC
Phosphates to form Mosaic, which
continued the company mission to
enrich the community where the
company works and help develop
its long-term future.,
For more information, or to
make reservations, the Best
Western Heritage, Inns and Suites
can be contacted at 773-2378.


soon. Our teens should be thinking about the consequences of their actions.
Our adults should be making them aware of them.
We tend to give the teen-agers a hard time about this upsetting statistic
but reality says they are learning this behavior from somewhere. We adults
are guilty of allowing it and sometimes, with some adults, even promoting
it! What are we doing about it? What are we dong that is teaching'them that
these things are ok? Maybe, we need to look at ourselves ,before \xe start
pointing out the mistakes in our teen-agers (Matthew 7:3-5).
Let's look at the reality of a sexually adventurous life and realize that
HIV and AIDS are the end result of not following God's plan. God gives us
laws and guidance for our protection. Let's learn to list to the Creator! I'm
Telling the Truth!
J. Adam Shanks is minister of the Church of Christ in Wauchula. He can be
e-mailed at wearewe@earthlink.net


SMALL YQUR PRINTING NEEDS IN ONE CONVENIENT LOCATION!


national Speedway race customers.
An official Open House was held
on April 21, allowing area residents
to stroll through the spacious lobby
and peer into some of its 48 rooms.
Located at 2727 U.S. 17 North,


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COURTESY PHOTO
Excited at its spring grand opening were (from left) hotel co-owner Lavon Cobb; Parker Keen of
Mosaic, a co-owner; general manager Becky Miller; co-owner Linda Cobb; Charlie Watts, a Dallas
Cowboys receiver who was the guest speaker; and Best Western representative Randy Shuert.








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(USPS 578-780)
Thursday June 30, 2005


The group worked to undo all of Charley's damage.


A. World Changer applies a fresh coat of paint to the house.



Students Change This



Part Of The World


By SHAYLA BRYAN
Herald-Advocate Intern
World Changers has left its mark
on Hardee County.
Some 250 high-school students
chose to give up part of their sum-
mer and instead' work to help the
elderly, disabled and people in
need. Based at First Baptist Church
of Avon Park, groups worked in
both Hardee and Highlands coun-
ties doing a variety' of home-
improvement and cleanup tasks
that included painting, landscaping
and repairing roofs.
World Changers is a program of
the North American Mission Board
Sof the Southern Baptist Conven-
fion. Locally, it partnered with the
Orange Blossom Association, the
Office of Community Development
in both counties and Rebuilding
Together.
Additionally, many local church-
es supported this project.
The students arrived on a
Saturday and left the following
:Saturday. They were divided into
teams and each team had a local
church sponsor. This meant that the
group would attend church there on
Sunday, and the church would
brine them lunch each day, drinks,
tools and whatever they needed to
Sget the job done.
The day of.a World Changer
Begins early, with breakfast around
6:15 a.m. They usually arrive at thel
jobsite by 7 or 7:30. The groups
iake a lunch break and continue
:working until 3:30, which is when
:they head back to their base site.
:Upon their return, they have dinner,
followed by church time and devo-
tionals
There were six groups that did
work around Hardee County the
week of June 13-18..A total of 50
youth and 16 adults labored in love
to repair eight homes here.
A few of the homes World
Changers visited had already
received some attention from tho
Mennonite volunteers. However,
there were some small jobs that still
needed to be done at those loca-
tions. And some homeowners
weren't as fortunate and had seen


no repairs made to their homes at
all, like Anne Taylor of 701 Green
St. in Wauchula.
Doug Hill, of Zolfo Springs, was
the crew chief of the project at
Taylor's residence. He oversaw all
that went on with his group. Ten
kids from Alabama, Georgia and
Pensacola, one support member
and Hill worked side-by-side to
make a difference in someone's
life.
"It's a marvelous thing. I wish
everyone could do it and more
often than just once a year," Hill
said. This was Hill's first time
working with the World Changers,
and it was a rewarding experience
for him.
The students painted the house
and took on the daunting task of
cleaning up the front and back
yards and gardens. Some of them
even went and bought flowers with
their own money to spruce up her
gardens.
Taylor said, "I am in awe.
They've done a very good job. I
know it was a tedious one."
Nothing had been done to her
home and yard since Hurricane
Charley hit. She still had been look-
ing for someone to help her
straighten it all out. She has been
living at Green Street since 1978,
and is a retired elementary school
teacher.
She had.neyer heard of the group,
but was extremely grateful for what
it did for her.
"Between Hardee and Highlands
counties, 32 homes were repaired,"
Micah Hendrickson said.
Hendrickson is the grant coordi-
nator and public information offi-
cer for the Office of Community
Development. He served as the
supervisor for the World Changers'
activity within the county.
He had.never been involved with
the group, but he said, "It was an
absolutely wonderful group of kids
to work with."
The World Changers had been to
Highlands County before, but this
was its first visit'here. "We are in
the process right now of working
out for them to come next year. The
need is here," Hendiickson added.


PHOTOS BY SHAYLA BRYAN
Resident Anne Taylor and crew chief Doug Hill look on as
repairs are being made.


He said that this year was some-
what of a trial run, and when it
returns next year World Changers
will do more extensive repairs.
This summer, more than 25,000
students nationwide will participate
in 93 community service projects
throughout the United States,
Canada and Puerto Rico.
"These students are showing the
true heart of America," said Jim
Burton, director of World
Changers. "I think that people
across the country will be touched
by their spirit and hard work," he
concluded.


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO. 05-CA-139
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
PLAINTIFF
VS.
THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS,
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LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES
AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING
AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER
OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF RALPH
E. ZIGLAR, JR. A/K/A RALPH EMORY
ZIGLAR, JR., DECEASED; MARY L.
ZIGLAR A/K/A MARY LOUISE ZIGLAR;
CITIFINANCIAL EQUITY SERVICES,
INC., F/K/A COMMERCIAL CREDIT
CONSUMER SERVICES, INC.; ROSE-
MARY RITCHEL; JOHN DOE AND
JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS
IN POSSESSION,
DEFENDANTS) /

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to a Summary Final Judgement
of Forclosure dated 6-1, 2005 entered
in Civil Case No. 05-CA-139 of the
Circuit Court of the 10TH Judicial Cir-
cuit in and for HARDEE County,
WAUCHULA, Florida, I will sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash at
THE NORTH FRONT DOOR at the
HARDEE County Courthouse located
at 417 WEST MAIN STREET in
WAUCHULA, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on
the 20 day of July, 2005 the following
described property at set forth in said
Summary Final Judgement, to-wit:
TRACT 1 :
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND,
SITUATE AND BEING IN THE COUN-
TY OF HARDEE, STATE OF FLORIDA,
TO WIT:
THE EAST 40 FEET OF LOT 4 AND
THE WEST 20 FEET OF LOT 5, VISTA
DEL SOL SUBDIVISION
TRACT i
THE WEST 15 FEET OF THE EAST 30
FEET OF LOT 5, VISTA DEL SOL SUB-
DIVISION, A SUBDIVISION IN HARD-
EE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS PER PLAT
BOOK 3, PAGE 19, OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. :

Dated this 1 day of June, 2005.

SB. Hugh Bradley
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

By: Connie Coker
Deputy Clerk
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, per-
sons with disabilities needing a spe-
Scial accommodation should contact
COURT ADMINISTRATION, at the
HARDEE County Courthouse at 863-
773-9853, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) OR
1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay
Service.


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT C
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCU
AND FOR HARDEE COU
STATE OF FLORIDA
JUVENILE DIVISION

S CASE NO. 252004D

IN THE INTEREST OF:
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Child. /

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF
HEARING ON PETITION
ALLEGING DEPENDENCY

THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO:
JOSE IBARRA
Father of D.I., a white female child
born on December 16, 1996
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
a petition under oath has been filed
by the Department of Children and
Families in the above styled Court,
which seeks the dependency of your
child:
D.I. '
a white female child
born on December 16, 1996
and you are hereby COMMANDED to
personally appear before the HON-
ORABLE Bob Doyel, Circuit Judge,
on August 4, 2005, at 10:30 a.m., at
the HARDEE COUNTY COURT-
HOUSE, 417 WEST MAIN STREET,
WAUCHULA, FLORIDA, for an
ARRAIGNMENT HEARING in this
matter.
YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR IN
PERSON WILL BE TREATED AS
YOUR CONSENT TO THE ADJUDICA-
TION OF THIS CHILD AS DEPEN-
DENT AND MAY ULTIMATELY
RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CUSTODY
OF THIS CHILD.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE
AN ATTORNEY REPRESENT YOU IN
THIS MATTER. IF YOU CANNOT
AFFORD AN ATTORNEY, YOU MUST
BE PRESENT AND REQUEST THAT
THE COURT APPOINT AN ATTOR-
NEY FOR YOU IF YOU WANT ONE.
Iin accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, persons with
disabilities needing a special accom-
modation to participate In this pro-
.ceeding should contact the Individual
or agency sending the notice at 1014
South 6th Avenue, Wauchula, FL
33873, telephone (863) 773-3227, not
later than seven days prior to the pro-
ceeding. If hearing Impaired, (TDD) 1-
800-955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-
8779, via Florida Relay Service.
DATED THIS 17th day of June, 2005.
B. HUGH BRADLEY, CLERK
K. Weed
as his Deputy Clerk
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 252005DR000351
Jose Antonio Delacruz
Yolanda Delacruz,
Petitioner
and
Dioncio Rebollar, /
Respondent
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: Dioncio Rebollar
Address Unknown
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
has been filed against you and that
you are required to serve a copy of
your written defenses, if any, to it on
Joint Petition for Adoption by Step-
parent, whose address is unknown on
or before July 29, 2005, and file the
original with the clerk of this Court at
PO Drawer 1749, or 417 W. Main St.,
Room #202, Wauchula, FL 33873,
before service on Petitioner or imme-
diately thereafter. If you fail to do so,
a default may be entered against you
for the relief demanded in the petition.
Copies of all court documents In
this case, including orders, are avail-
able at the Clerk of the Circuit Court's
office. You may review these docu-.
ments upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the
Circuit Court's office notified of your
current address. (You may file Notice
of Current Address, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form
12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit
will be mailed to tohe address on
record at the clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida
Family Law Rules of Procedure,
requires certain automatic disclosure
of documents and information. Failure
to comply can result in sanctions,
including dismissal or striking of
pleadings.
Dated this 24th day of June, 2005.
B.Hugh Bradley,
Clerk of Court
By:Edwina Murphy/D.C.
'"f you are a person with a disability,
who needs any accommodation in
order to participate in this proceed-
ing, you are entitled at no cost to you,,
to the provision or certain assistance..
Please contact the Office of the Court
Administrator, (863) 534-4690, within
two (2) working days of your receipt
of this (describe notice); if you are
hearing or voice impaired, call TDD
(863) 534-7777 or Florida Relay
Service 711." .7
6 30.7210
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO: 25-2005CA-000154
MIDFLORIDA FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION,
Plaintiff,
v.
JAMES A BOYETTE;
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JAMES
A BOYETTE; WAUCHULA
STATE BANK; GREENWOOD
TRUST COMPANY; DONNA
BOYETTE; TENANT #1;
TENANT #2; and ANY AND
ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES
CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,
AND UNDER, AND AGAINST
THE HEREIN-NAMED
DEFENDANTS WHO ARE NOT
KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE,
WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN
PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN
INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR
OTHER CLAIMANTS,
Defendants. /
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is herby given that pursuant
to a Summary Judgment in
Foreclosure entered in the above-
entitled cause in the Circuit Court of
Hardee County, Florida, the real prop-
erty described as:
LOTS 21 AND 22, BLOCK "F"
RIVERVIEW HEIGHTS SUBDIVI-
SION, UNIT NO. 2, a subdivision
in Hardee County, Florida, as
per Plat Book 3, Page 16, of the
Public Records of Hardee
County, Florida.
will be sold at public sale, to the high-
est and best bidder for cash, at the
Hardee County Courthouse. 417 West
Main Street. Wauchula. Hardee
County. Florida. at 11:00 a.m., on
July 20, 2005.: : '
Witness my hand and seal this 21
day of June, 2005.
B. HUGH BRADLEY, CLERK
Clerk of the Court


By.Conn
As Depi
If you are a person with a
who needs any accommod
order to participate in this
ing, you are entitled, at no
you, to the provision of certa
tance. Please contact the (
the Court Administrator, (81
4690, within two (2) working
your receipt of this Notice of
II yuu ,w hrnihiy ui vJh.w h
call TDD (863) 534-7777 or
Relay Service (800) 955-8770

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT C
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
STATE OF FLORIDA
IN AND FOR HARDEE CO
FLORIDA
CIRCUIT CIVIL
CASE NO. 25-2004-CA-00

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
CIATION, f/kla First Union
Bank,
P .Plaintiff,


V.

KELVIN KEITH SCHAUER a/k/a
KELVIN K. SCHAUER; et al.

Defendants) /

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY .GIVEN pur-
suant to a Summary Final Judgement
of Forclosure dated June 20, 2005
entered in Civil Case No. 25-2004-CA-
000700 of the Circuit Court for


HARDEE County, Florida, I will sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash
at the' South Front Door of the
HARDEE County Courthouse, 412
West Orange Street, Wauchula,
Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 20 day of
July, 2005 the following described
property as set forth in said Summary
Final Judgement:
Commence at the Northeast cor-
ner of the Northwest 1/4 of
Section 3, Township 35 South,
Range 26 East, Hardee County,,
Florida; thence South 01 18' 35"
West a distance of 819.64 feet;
thence South 68" 08' 25" West a
distance of 130.00 feet to the
Point of Beginning; thence contin-
ue South 68" 08' 25" West a dis-
tance of 1079.59 feet to a point on
the Northerly Right of Way Line of
SR #66; thence South 49" 05' 53"
East along said Northerly Right of
Way Line a distance of 1443.05
feet; thence North 01 18' 35" East
a distance of 961.02 feet; thence
West a distance of 119.53 feet;
thence North 01 18' 35" East, a
distance of 386.16 feet to the
Point of Beginning. (a/k/a Lot 1
and Lot 2, KELVIN SCHAUER-
SUBDIVISION, Plat Book B3, Page
2)

Together with that certain dou-
blewide mobile home described
as 1999 HOMES OF MERIT
FLHML3B142819523A and FLHML
3B142819523B permanently
affixed to Lot 1, KELVIN
SCHAUER SUBDIVISION, Plat
Book B3, Page 2, and that certain
doublewide mobile home
described as 1999 HOMES OF
MERIT FLHMLCY144920746A
and FLHMLCY144920746B, per-
manently affixed to Lot 2, KELVIN
SCHAUER SUBDIVISION, Plat
Book B3, .Page 2.

TOGETHER WITH all the improve-
ments now or hereafter erected
on the property, and all ease-
ments, rights, appurtenances,
rents, royalties, mineral, oil and
gas rights and profits. water rights
/and stock and all fixtures now or
Thereafter attached to the property.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of
this Court on June 21, 2005.

In. accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, persons with dis-
abilities needing a special accom-
modiation to participate should con-
tact the individual or agency sending
notice no later than seven days prior
to the proceeding. If hearing
impaired, (TDD) OR 1-800-955-8770,
via Florida Relay Service.

B. Hugh Bradley
Clerk of the Circuit and County Court

By: Connie Coker
Deputy Clerk
6:30.7:7c

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF'
FLORIDA IN AND FOR
HARDEE COUNTY
CASE NO. 252005CA000340
STEVEN P HANEY AND WIFE,
BETTY JO HANEY,
Plaintiffs,
VS.
MICHAEL W. CLOUD, also known
as MIKE CLOUD, if alive or if dead,
and his unknown spouse, heirs,
devisees, grantees, creditors,
and all other parties claiming by,
through, under or against him;
and FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
Defendants, /

NOTICE OF ACTION
TO THE DEFENDANTS: MICHAEL
W. CLOUD, ALSO KNOWN AS MIKE
CLOUD, if alive or if dead, and his
unknown spouse, heirs, devisees,
grantees, creditors, and all other par-
ties claiming by, through, under or
against him
Residence Unknown
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
as been filed against you to quiet title
on the following described property in
Hardee'County, Florida.

Begin at the SW corner of E 1/2 of
NE 1/4 of SE 1/4, run East 170
feet to Point of Beginning; thence
East 170 feet; thence North 1000
feet; thence West 170 feet; thence
South 1000 feet to Point of
Beginning, Section 29. Township
33 South, Range 25 East, Hardee
County, Florida.


ie Coker
ity Clerk and you are required to serve a copy
of your written defenses, if any. to
disability JOHN W. H. BURTON of Burton &
nation in Burton, P. A., Post Office Drawer 1729.
proceed- Wauchula, Florida 33873, on or before
cost to the 29 of July, 2005, and file the origi-
in assis- nal with the Clerk of the Court either
Office of before service on Plaintiffs' attorney
63) 534- or immediately thereafter, or a default
days of will be entered against you for the
earning; relief demanded in the complaint or
.pdheid, b
r Florida petition.
WITNESS my hand and seal of this
630,7:7c Coirt 'on this 21 day of June, 2005
)F THE B. HUGH BRADLEY
OF THE Clerk of Courts
By: Connie Coker
UNTDeputy Clerk
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Firecracker Flight


By C.J. MOUSER
For The Herald-Advocate
The weather in July of 1969 was hot and
as dry as old bones and ashes. There is
something about such weather that makes
the signals in the brain fire in a random and
sometimes impulsive manner, and when
you're 9 years old and bored out of your
mind, double that.
I was hanging'out with' the usual-group-
of neighborhood misfits when we stumbled *
onto a twin row of Black Cat firecrackers
left over from the Fourth of July celebra-
tion. This discovery itself didn't provoke
much excitement, but the fact that we had
access to them with no parental supervision
was just too good to be true.
After much discussion over whether to
light them one by one or set off the lead
fuse and.let them go off in a five-second
round of strident explosive glory, we settled
on the latter.
"Who can get matches?" someone asked.
"Who can't?" someone else responded
sarcastically Back then almost all adults
smoked ... every one we knew, at least..
Five minutes later I was crouched in a
vacant lot in the middle of the neighbor-
hood with a book of matches. I lit one and
the flame sprang out from a fog of spent
sulfur. There wasn't a breath of a breeze, so
I didn't even bother to try and protect the
tiny flame. I just held it to the gray fuse
until it began to hiss and sizzle in that way
that warns you to step back 'cause things
are fixin' to happen.
And, boy, did they ever.
The firecrackers worked magnificently
- the noise was enough to raise the dead.
What we hadn't counted orfnwas the fact
that the old dry Johnson grass that made up
about 90 percent of the vacant lot was
going to catch fire. Every jaw dropped as
,the flames in the grass crept out in an ever-
i~'idening circle. The wind, which had been
absent the entire summer, it seemed, chose
that moment to rear up and blow with all its*
might.
There we were in our standard summer-
time uniforms: cut-offs, T-shirts and bare
feet. Despite the fact that we had no shoes,
we promptly tried to do the right thing and
stamp out the fire as best we could, but the
fire crept on, gobbling up dried weeds and
grasses ... feeding.
It didn't take us long to figure out that


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we were in over our heads, so we did what
we usually did when we had bitten off more
than we could chew: We disappeared like
smoke in a wind tunnel.
My chosen route of escape took me
through the back yard of a neighbor's
house. I flew around the corner of the
house, tripped over a lawn chair skin-
ning both knees in the process but
regained my feet and took off again. I was
Halfway across the blck yard when I dis-
covered, with a certain amount of wonder,
that I was treading thin air. The ground had
simply dropped out from under me. I was
magically suspended over an open septic
tank, wishing suddenly and intensely that I
had taken the time to learn how to fly.
Rudimentary knowledge of the laws of
gravity tells me now that only a millisecond
passed from the point I realized that I was
floating until I fell, but at the time it
seemed like I hung there forever hover-
ing like a hummingbird long enough for
several questions to pass through my.mind.
"How deep is that?"
"How bad is this going to hurt?"
"And what exactly is that smell?"

Naturally, I got the answers to all those
questions in due time.

The neighbor barely spared me a glance
'as he rushed out of the house, grabbed the
water hose and set about putting out the
fire. Once that was done, he offered me the
business end of a yard rake and hauled me
out of my miserable swimming hole. I cried
all the way home, which was only half a
block, and stood there dutifully while
Mama sprayed me off with the water hose
and made me undress in the garage.
We didn't get away with a dang thing.
The neighbor put two and two together
and had me and one of the other kids cold.
And once we were nabbed and the inquisi-
tion started, we systematically sold the oth-
ers down the river without a second
thought.

We got our rear ends torn up, sat through
what seemed like hours of lectures about
the dangers of playing with fire, and suf-
fered through assorted other retributions.
But no punishment even came close to what
happened to me on my mad dash, and still
today I can hear firecrackers go off in the
distance and a cold chill will creep up my
spine.


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St. Michael's Takes Season Title


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The regular season of the 2005
Men's Church Softball League
ended last week.
St. Michael's Catholic Church
claimed the-season title as the sea-
son officially ended on Monday
evening. p
The single-elimination post-sea-


son tournament began on Thursday
evening. By evening's end, only
three teams were left, St. Michael's,
Christian Heritage and* Wauchula
First Baptist.
St. Michael's ended the regular
season with an 11-1 record, fol-
lowed by First Baptist at 8-4 and
Christian Heritage at 7-5. Behind
them were St. Alfoiso's Chapel,


Bowling Green Baptist, Northside
Baptist and First Christian.
In last Monday's season finale on
Field 4, Bowling Green nipped
First Christian 15-14.
Leadoff batter Austin Helms
doubled twice and Paul Roberts,
Bryan Cook and Kyle Harler each
also doubled. Roberts was a perfect
four-for-four, and scored three
runs. Helms, Darrin Braxton and
Hank Butler had twin tallies and
Jason Pohl, Jeremy Goodwyn,
Bryan Cook, Craig Cook, Caleb
Cook and Harler had single scores.
James Blum homered and dou-
bled three times for First Christian.
He finished with five hits, a half
dozen RBIs and triple tallies. Todd
Rodgers used three hits and. an
error for four scores. Travis
McClenithan added three hits and
three runs. Dusty Massey scored
twice and Brian Smith and Justin
Hines each added a run.
Meanwhile, on Field 3, St.
Michael's won the opener 19-7
over Northside.
Daniel Barnett tripled, and dou-
bled and Francisco Rodriguez dou-
bled twice ,for St. Michael's.
Barnett and Ray Rivas were each
triple-score batters. Rodriguez
went four-for-five. Brent Gilliard,
Tomas Trevino and Robert Navarro
each added three hits.
Brad Dixon combined a double,
single and fielder's choice into a
trio of scores for Northside. Greg
Summers homered and singled
twice. He, Mike Carte, Mike.
Choate and Mike Gantt each came
around to score once.
First Baptist won the late game
25-16 over St. Alfonso's.
West Palmer homered twice, col-
lecting six RBIs for'First Baptist.
Efran Schrader doubled twice and
Bill Alexy, Brian-Alexy and Dale
Carlton each banged four hits.
Brian Alexy came home every time
he got on base, Jay Belflower had
three scores and Gerry Lindsey,
Mark McGee, Palmer, Carlton,
Kellon Durrance and Schrader
added dual tallies.
Pickup player Blum homered
twice and tripled for St. Alfonso's.
He scored three runs, and Lincoln
Arreola, Felix Figueroa, Brian
Smith and Austin ,Helms each
added a pair of runs.
The tournament began on
Thursday evening.
On Field 3, the early game was a
15-7 win for St. Alfonso over
Bowling Green., ,:


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to be an active one, most Floridians
are heeding the warnings and mak-
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but hope for a much less active
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which h serves in 10 counties in the
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Sam Arreola homered and sin-
gled for twin scores for St. Alfonso.
Glen Bergens, Todd Rodgers and
Claudio Arreola each doubled.
Claudio Arreola came around to
score three runs, and Calvin Brutus,
Sam Arreola, Lincoln Arreola,
Tracy Carpenter and Ralph Arce
each put two runs on the board.
Kyle Harler and Wally Helms
each homered for Bowling Green.
Braxton tripled and Butler doubled.
Wally Helms was the only twin-
tally batter. Austin Helms, Braxton,
Bryan Cook, Harler and J. J.
Johnston each scored once.
In the Field 3 late game, St.
Michael's inched past St. Alfonso
16-14.
Gilliard and Rodriguez each
homered for St. Michael's. Rivas
doubled twice, and Rodrigiuez,
Barnett, Navarro and Mario
Trevino each doubled. Gilliard,


Rodriguez, Rivas and Barnett cir-
cled the bases three times apiece
andTrevino added two runs.
Brutus and Claudio Arreola each
homered for St. Alfonso. Arreola
also doubled, as did Lincoln
Arreola and Carpenter. Claudio
Arreola was the only triple-score
batter, with Glen Bergins, Rodgers
and Brutus each with twin tallies.
On Field 4, Christian Heritage
won 17-8 over Northside in the
6:45 game:
Willie Dickerson smacked a pair
of homers and Donald Kersey and
Scotty Whitener each added solo
shots. Dickerson, Whitener, Trent
Skinner and Richard Cummings
each came around to cross home
plate three times. Donnie Hooks
had twin. scores and Harold Smith,
Tony Smith and Kersey each put a
ru on the board.
Fpr 'Northside, Summers and


TravisWiggins each homered. Each
scored twice, with Rob Davis,
Keith Weems, Choate and Robert
Hinerman chipping in with a run
each.
In the night's final game, First
Baptist downed First Christian 21-
6.
McGee and Ches Graham each
homered and Palmer doubled for'
First Baptist. McGee and Brian
Alexy came around to score three
times apiece. Palmer, Bill Alexy,
Carlton, Michael Kelly and
Graham each added- a pair of
scores.
Blum and Justin Battles each
homered for First Christian. Pickup
player Dickerson got on base all
three times he came to bat. Brian
Smith had twin tallies, and
Dickerson, Blum, Battles and
Joseph Johnston added a run
apiece.


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'I PHOTO BY MICHAEL KELLY
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orange grove last Thursday. The snake was trying to attack a citrus hedger being run by Dale
Roberts of Wauchula. Roberts lowered the blade to kill the snake. It is believed to be a domestic
snake that was released or escaped from captivity. It seemed to be surviving well in the wild, hav-
ing a small animal about the size of a rabbit in its stomach. The snake is held by Derek, D.K. and
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Leads To Better Future


SBy JIM KELLY
Of The Herald-Advocate
The Southern Regional
Education Board (SREB) reports
17 percent of adults ages 25 to 44
did not graduate from high school.
SREB president Mark Musick
said, "Young adults without high
school diplomas are starting fami-
lies and careers with their hands
tied. Without,at least a high school


education, they face a lifetime
struggle of low pay, reduced oppor-
tunity and poor health. But it is dif-
ficult for them to find the time and
motivation to return to school."
Musick urges states to be aggres-
sive in offering adult education.
"The cost of their underachieve-
ment, both economic and personal,
far outweighs the cost of giving
them a second chance. No state can


LUCY RIMES
Lucy Rimes, 73, of Zolfo
Springs, died Sunday, June 26,
2005 in Sebring.
Born Feb. 8, 1932, in Colquitt,
Ga., she had lived in Hardee
County all of her life. She was a
homemaker and a member of Oak
Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband,
Howard Rimes; mother, Frances
Keen of Tampa; four sons, Jerry
Rimes and wife Louann, Donald
Rimes and wife Bertha and Richard
Rimes, all of Wauchula, and Nicky
Rimes and wife Rosalita of
Summer Field; two daughters,
Debbie Munoz and husband Max
and Linda Rimes, all of Wauchula;
two brothers, Charles Flint and
wife Bonnie of Gibsonton and
Richard Flint-of South Dakota; two
sisters, Betty Fowler of Sebring and
Kathy Scholl and husband Joe of
Tampa; 18 grandchildren; and
numerous great-grandchildren.
Services were at 10. a.m.
Wednesday, June 29 at,Oak Grove
Baptist Church with the Rev.. Jim
Davis officiating. Burial, was ,in
Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation
was Tuesday, June 28, 6-8 p.m., at
Robarts Family Garden Chapel,
Wauchula .
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula


REMY H. FIEGEL SR.
Remy H. Fiegel Sr., 94, of
Wauchula, died Wednesday, June
22, .2005, at Florida Hospital,
Wauchula.
Born Aug. 26. 1910. in Chicago,
S Ill., he moved to Hardee County
two years ago from Lakeport. He
grew up in'DeSoto County and was
a retired carpenter with the State of
Florida.
Survivors include two sons;
-Remy H. Fiegel Jr. of Tinton Falls,
N.J., and Larry G. Fiegel of
Wauchula.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

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REMY H.
FIEGEL SR.
Remy H. Fiegel. Srl '94. of-
Wauchula, died Wednesday. June
22, 2005, at Florida Hospital,
Wauchula.
Born Aug. 26, 1910, in"
Chicago. Ill., he moved to
Hardee County two years ago
from Lakeport. He grew up in
DeSolo County and was a retired
carpenter with the State. of
Florida.'
Survivors, include two sons.
Remy H. Fiegel Jr. of Tinton
Falls, N.J., and Larry G. Fiegel
of Wauchula.



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BARBARA GAIL
GUERRERO RESENDIZ
Barbara atil Guerrero
Resendiz, 56, of Wauchula, died
Tuesday, June 21, 2005. at
Hardee Manor Care Center.
Born Aug. 18. ,1948, in
Nashville, Tenn., she moved to
Hardee County over 40 years
ago from Tennessee. She was a
homemaker.
Survivors include her husband,
Lucio; three children, Gail
Wilson of Goodletsvilie, Tenn.,'
Reba Wilson of Ml. Juliet, Tenn.,
and Roy Wilson Jr. of Nash ille,
Tenn.; file brothers and sisters,
George Price of Houston, Texas,
Nancy Clark and John Price,
both of Murfreesboro. Tenn., and
Robert- Gentry and Robin
Centers, both of Lafayette,
Tenn.; and special friend,
Brigitte McQuaig of Zolfo
Springs. .



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BARBARA GAIL
GUERRERO RESENDIZ
Barbara Gail Guerrero Resendiz,
56, of Wauchula, died Tuesday,
June 21, 2005, at Hardee Manor
Care Center.
Born Aug. 18, 1948, in Nashville,
Tenn., she moved to Hardee
County over 40 years ago from
Tennessee. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband,
Lucio; three children, Gail Wilson
of Goodletsville, Tenn., Reba
Wilson of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., and
Roy Wilson Jr. of Nashville, Tenn.;
five brothers and sisters, George
Price of Houston, Texas, Nancy
Clark and John Price, both of
Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Robert
Gentry and Robin Centers, both of
Lafayette, Tenn.; and special
friend, Brigitte McQuaig of Zolfo'
Springs.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula


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that squares with the moral law
or the law of Cod. An unjust law
is a code that is out of harmony
with the moral law.
-Martin Luther King Jr.


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LUCY
RIMES
Lucy Rimes, 73, of Zolfo
Springs, died Sunday, June 26,
2005 in Sebring.
Born Feb. 8, 1932, in Colquitt,
Ga., she had lived in Hardee
County all of her life. She was a
homemaker and a member of:
Oak.Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband.
Howard Rimes; mother, Frances
Keen. of Tampa; four sons, Jerry
Rimes and wife Louann, Donald
Rimes and wife Bertha and
Richard Rimes, all of Wauchula,,
and Nicky Rimes, and wife
Rosalita of Summer Field; two
daughters. Debbie Munoz and
husband Max and Linda Rimes.
all of Wauchula; two brothers,
Charles Flint and wife Bonnie of
Gibsonton and Richard Flint of
South Dakota; two sisters. Betty
Fowler of Sebring and Kathy.
School and husband Joe of
Tampa; 18 grandchildren; and
numerous greal-grandchildren.
- Services were at 10 a.m.
Wednesday. June 29 at Oak
Grove Baptist Church with the
Rev. Jim /Dalis officiating.
Burial wkas in Oak Grove.
Cemetery. Visitation ; as
Tuesday, June 28, 6-8 p.m., at
Robarts Family Garden Chapel,
Wauchula.



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Wauchula




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Obituaries


school system. 'The center is on
West Main Street in Wauchula.
In Southern states, only one out
of 100 adults ages 25 to 44 without
high school credentials earned a
GED in 2002, reports the U.S.
Census Bureau and American
Council on Education.
In Hardee County in 2000 among
adults 25 to 44 some 25 to 56 per-
cent did not complete high schro'oT,
reported the U.S. Census Bureau.


Friendly Billy Hill


School Dropout Makes It Big


afford to write off its undereducat-
ed young adults."
Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
of Louisiana's Adult Learning Task
Force said, "If we are going to
move our families out of poverty
and into good-paying jobs, then
education is the key to open the
doors."
Cheryl King, Kentucky's adult
education leader, said adult educa-
tion can build "a sense of achieve-
ment and hope for the future" for
young working adults.
Musick said, "If your state
actively helps these young adults
achieve higher education creden-
tials, they will have more econom-
ic opportunity and achieve greater
success. Equally important, their
children will be less likely to drop
out of high school."
He said, "Benefits of education
to personal income and employ-
ment are steady and consistent for
all workers. As one Southern gov-
ernor put if forcefully, 'Education
'pays.'
"Adults without a high school
diploma earn only about half of
what those with an associate's
degree earn and 39 percent of what
those with a bachelor's degree earn.
A college graduate's average salary
is more than twice that of a high
school dropout, and the gap is
growing."
A 2002 U.S. Census Bureau
report indicated the median earn-
ings of U.S. adults 18 and older,
counting full and part-time work-
ers, was $15,600 for no high
school, $22,500 for high school
diploma or GED; $24,000 for some
college; $30,400 for associate's
degree; and $40,400 for bachelor's
degree.
In addition, Musick said,
"Unemployment is four times high-
er 8 percent among those
without a high school diploma,
compared with 2 percent for those
with a bachelor's degree."
Better health also comes with a
better education in general terms,
he indicated.
"Low levels of education also are
tied to high health care costs for
individuals and society, according
to research sponsored by the United.
Health Foundation."
The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention reports "college
graduates are healthier and more
health-conscious than the popula-
tion as a whole, saving states bil-
lions of dollars in health care costs.
"Death rates from lung cancer
are nearly three times higher for
adults without a high school diplo-'
ma than for those with at least some
college. The rate of HIV infection
is nearly five times higher for
adults who did not complete high,
school than for those with some
college. Pregnant women who did
not complete high school are far
less likely to receive prenatal care
than those who did."
Music noted, "Clearly, poor
education and ill health are adevas-
tating combination for individuals
and families, but their conse-
quences also play put in society as
a whole."
Better education also translates
into better citizenship, he said.
'"Participation of adults in the
publitli fe of thenation is vital to a
democracy, and better-educated'
adults participate more fully. About
42 percent of adults over the age of
18 reported in a U.S. Census
Bureau survey that they voted in
2002. The voting rate among adults
with less than a high school diplo-
ma was drastically lower less
than 22 percent.
Better-educated citizens also pay
more in taxes. In 2003, households
headed byadults who never attend-
;ed college equalled 47 percent of
all U.S. households, yet they gener-
ated; only 25 percent of all federal
income taxes, according, to
researchers at Postsecondar.
Education Opportunity. In contrast.
those headed by individuals with
bachelor's degrees made up 27 per-
cent of all households anid paid 51
percent .of all federal individual
income taxes.
Two out of three young adults in
prison are high school dropouts,
reports the research organization
Jobs for the Future.
Dennis Jones, Hardee County
superintendents of schools, said a
lot of adult education is "gravitat-
ing to community colleges, by state
design."
Jerry Kapusta is director of adult
education for the Hardee County


By JIM KELLY
Of The Herald-Advocate
He dropped out of school in
Wauchula after the sixth grade and
started picking fruit to help the
family.
The youngster could pick 10 to
12 tubs of oranges a day. A tub has
10 boxes. He later ran a harvesting
crew for his father.
At age 25 he started selling used
cars, being taught by the late James
T. Dunson in Wauchula Hills.
Dunson also taught the young man
about real estate, buying properties
and renting them or selling, keep-
ing the interest.
Today "Friendly" Billy Hill, 47,
is a self-made multi-millionaire.
Hill and his wife .Janice have
three daughters, Cierra, 13, Nicky,
14, and Billy Jo, 28. His daughters
from a previous marriage are Betty
Skipper, 29, and Donna Eures, 30.
Hill owns used car businesses in
Wauchula and Wauchula Hills, a
flea market on U.S. 17 in Bowling
Green, a car auction in Wauchula
Hills, Billy Bob's Tires, about 50
houses, and prime commercial real
estate in Hardee County along U.S.
17.
Over the years he has bought
about 100 houses and sold or rent-
ed them. He owns about 48 houses
in Hardee, one in Fort Meade and
one in Michigan.
"They don't make no more land.
I bought hoping and thinking it
would go up in value."
Hill owns highway property
across from First National Bank of
Wauchula and across from Winn-
Dixie, plus about 8 1/2 acres at U.S.
17 and SR62 where the old Hill's
Midway Restaurant used to be.
"I estimateI have close to $3
million worth of property on
Highway 17."
James Sellers, a Realtor and
director of First National Bank of
Wauchula, said 'Billy Hill has been
successful for three reasons: "He
always paid his debts and kept his
credit in good condition. His men-
tor was Jim Dunson, who took Bill
under his wing and put him in busi-
ness. Billy was smart enough to lis-
ten to this man and heed his advice.
Third, Jim Dunson taught Billy to
invest in real estate."
Seflers sold the Hills their first
home when the family moved to
Hardee County in the 1960s.
Hill said he:borrows money from
First National Bank, Wauchula
State Bank and Mid-Florida Credit
Union. He is thankful for the banks
and credit union.
Dunson taught Hill when he sold
a house on credit to have the inter-
est payable to him. Hill sells hous-
es at 10 percent, interest on the
unpaid balance.
Hill. who last week sold 10 apart-
ments in Wauchula, said, "We
made our money on OPM other
people's money."
ill does not personally believe
in. buying a new car. He drives a
2001 Ford F-150 crew cab with
130,000 miles and-his wife drives a
2001 Ford Excursion with 150,000
miles on the odometer,
He keeps about 150 cars on his
used car lots. Hill, sells vehicles
from 1997 through 2001 models,
generally for less than $10,000. He
soon plans to start selling ,late
model cars and trucks.
Billy's father, K.D. Hill, lives in
Lake Dale. He was a citrus and
vegetable harvester. "He now fish-
es four days a week and does the
flea market two days."
'My dad raised us up to pay our
bills. He worked hard for what he
got and taught us the same. If you
don't keep your credit good, it is
hard to get anything and when you
do, you pay dearly."
Hill's philosophy on life for
young people includes, "There is


no reason in the world a man
should be broke if he wants to
work. My money came from work,
not wealth. I used to work at the
used car lot from 8:30 a.m. to about
3 p.m., then go to an auto auction,
tow the cars back and get home at 1
a.m."
He says managing money is
important. "Buy a $40,000 vehicle,
and it will be worth $10,000 in five
years. That's a $30,000 loss, plus
the interest. If you buy a used vehi-
cle, you have that $6,000 a year to
put into schooling. I have never
owned a new vehicle in my life."
Hill uses two local businesses to
Work on his cars and trucks, Lang's
Auto Repair and Heartland Auto
Clinic.
"As far as I know, we sell mor
eused cars than anyone in the coun-
ty."
Bill Crews, board.chairman of
1\auchila SiItate Bank, said, "Billy
Hill is a a good customer, a good'
businessman and a savvy trader."
Charles Heath, a retired Realtor,
said, "You can't make that kind of
money working 40 hours a week.
You can't get ahead paying too
much for what you buy."
Hill, who enjoys fishing, said he
is ready to start slowing down.
"The last 15 year were hard. Now I
am on top and can roll."
Does Billy Hill want to go back
to -school and get his high school
diploma? "Sometimes I think, do I
need it?" His favorite subject was
math.
He said an old friend, a college


graduate, came by but had no job.
Hill wants to "make my kids and
grandkids happy. My girls are on
the honor roll. I want them to go to
college."
He credits his success to charg-
ing no interest on cars, selling on
time, being born and reared here,
and taking care of customers.
He has found out that making car
and real estate deals "is not about
the money. It's the challenge.
James Dunson said the same
thing."
Hill has repossessed cars and
later sold the customers another car.
"Buy her, pay here. When we
repossess a car, a friend is a friend,
and business, is business. I don't
hold it against them. They are good
people who just had some back
luck. Slow credit does not mean
bad people."
Hill's description of himself? "A
working man ~ without an education
iijna sIall tow n Like Wauchula can
succeed. I know my cars and real
estate."
Dennis Jones, Hardee County
superintendent of schools, :said,
"Billy Hill is an exception, compa-
rable to a kid who wants toplay pro
ball. Only a,tiny percentage of the
population achieves this. The tried
and true method is to be armed with
an education." '.
One could Say Billy Hill has been
a success in life'for a man who did
.not go to school long' enough to
even be considered a high school
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Debbie Morgan & Walter

Stark Wed In Arcadia


The National Guard Armory in
Arcadia was the setting for the June
18 wedding uniting Deborah Kay
Morgan and Walter James Stark.
The bride is the daughter of the
late Russell and Inez Johnson.
Parents of the groom are James and
Jenise Stark of Arcadia.
Notary Dawn Stark officiated the
four o'clock wedding.
The bride w\as gien in marriage
by her grandson, Jacob Lewis.


Becky Westberry was the maid of
honor, and the bride's daughters,
Paula Lewis and Jennifer Morgan,
were her bridesmaids. Aubrey
Stark, niece of the groom, was
flower girl.
Jace Stark of Ona served as his
brother's best man. Groomsmen
were Derrick Boone and Paul
SJohnson, nephews of the bride.
Morgan Lewis, grandson of the
bride, was the ring bearer.
The couple reside in Ona.


Mr. & Mrs. Eric Quinton Mushrush

Couple Wed At

Pioneer Park


-The Pavilion at Pioneer Park was
the setting for the Sunday, May 22,
afternoon'wedding uniting Liberty
Lozano and Eric Quinton
Mushrush.
The bride .is the daughter of
Prudencio Lozano and Margarita
Hernandez of Bowling Green. and
parents of the groom are Perry and
Donna Nlushrush of Zolfo Springs
The bride was gi\en in marriage
by the father of the groom. Alicia


Plans for her marriage to Michael
Scott Pretty, son of William and
Shirley Pretty of Lakeland. hase
been announced by Kara Leigh
Change. of Gaines ille, daughter of
Tim and Pegg .Chaney of


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Macedo served as maid of honor.
and bridesmaids were Jerica
Mushrush. Kerr\ Mlushrush. El ira
Ser' in and Emmy Watkins.
Seriini as best man was Perr.
Steven Mushrush II. Groomsmen
%\ere Jonathan Braddock. Kevis
White. Robbie Mushrush and Luis
Nuerta.
The bride is a graduate of Fort
lMeade Middle-Senior High School.
and the groom is a graduate of
Hardee High School


Wauchula.
The couple %will be married in a
priCate ceremony on Juiv 9 aboard
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DeAnna Louise Edwards became
the bride of Robert Gene Mullin.s Jr.
in a private afternoon ceremony on
June 7 in Seymour, Ind.
The bride is the daughter of
Debbie' Edwards of Wauchula and
Dasid and Twonia Edwards of"
Monticello. Parents of the groom
are Polls Mullins of Freetown. Ind ,
and the late Robert Gene Mullins
Sr.



Clifford Party

Honors

Ethan Beyer
Little Ethan Chance Be\er. son of
Da\ id and Wnddy Bever. celebrated
his first birthday on May 14 at the
home of his aunt. Deanna Edwards.
The honoree and his guests
enjoyed hamburgers, hot dogs.
chips, baked beans and birthday
cake
In addition to his parents and
aunt, others helping him celebrate
w'ere, his uncle, aunt and cousin.
Donny. Patricia and Landon
Ne\wman; Rob Mullins; Jason and
Lea Nichols; grandmother. Debbie
Edwards: Kathy Mabe: great-
erandfather. Edward Beyer: grand-
father. David Beyer of Sr.
Petersburg; An~ynette Brown of
Sebring: Gayle and Lauren
Gainous; and Alan, Melanie. Tyler
and Taylor Mosele)i plus other
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The couple reside in "Zolfo
Springs.
,.The bride is a graduate of Hardee
SHigh School and is employed at
Vandolah Power Co., LLC,
Wauchula.
A native of Indiana, where he
graduated from high school, the
groom is currently employed by
Seaboard Supply in Hardee County.








On Saturday at 7 p.m.. Victory
Praise Center %will host a gospel
sing featuring "Streets of Gold"
and the "Faith Singers."
The public is m fitted to attend.
The church is located at 132 E.
Main St.. Boiling Green.
This Sunda'. Crews-ille Bethel
Baptist Church will be celebrating
homecoming. and the public is
united.
The Gulf State Quartet will be a
part of the song service \w which %\ ill
begin at 10:30 a.m.. with the regu-
lar %worship service beginning at I1.
There %will be no SundaN school
Dinner-on-the-grounds will fol-
lo\w, and the da \ % ill conclude % with
a mini-conLert by the quartet


Daniel Beckham & Elizabeth Barton

Elizabeth Barton & Daniel

Beckham Are Engaged


Bart and Susan Barton of
Wauchula have announced the
engagement of their daughter,.
Elizabeth Leigh, to Daniel Walter.
Beckham of Wauchula. son of Alan
and Angela Ackley of Sebring.
The bride-elect is a 2003 gradu-
ate of Hardee High School and is
currently a student at South Florida
Community College pursuing a


Bryce Barton

Celebrates

First Birthday

Little Bryce Barton celebrated
his first birthday on Father's Day
'with a parts at the Sea Flame
Restaurant in Winter Hasen.
He turned one-vear-old on June
19.
He is the son of Elizabeth Barton.
grandson of Bart and Susan Barton
of Wauchula and great-grandson of
Paul and Loretta H, man of Aubmrn-
dale and Aris and Dolores Barton of
Winter Ha\en
Numerous family members and
friends helped the honoree cele-
brate the occasion.


degree in secondary education.
The prospective groom is a 2002
graduate of Hardee High School
and is also attending South Florida
Community College were he is pur-
suing a degree in secondary educa-
tion. He is also employed as a cor-
rections officer at the Hardee
County Correctional Institution.
Plans are being made for a sum-
mer 2006 wedding.


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JUNIOR EXHIBITOR


COURTESY PHOTOS
R. Roy Petteway recently participated in the Florida Junior
Angus Association's Field Day in Fanning Springs. He is presi-
dent of the junior organization and is pictured in top photo
(right) with his reserve grand champion bred and owned heifer'
PCC Nova's New Day 0416. The middle picture shows him with
the reserve grand champion owned cow/calf pair Rainbow
Barbara 547R151WS with his assistant Courtney Carnahan of
Lecanto. In the bottom picture, the 18 year old is shown with
Reserve grand champion bred and owned cow/calf pair PCC'
New Design Valencia 0203, assisted by Johnathan Lewis of
Lithia. Petteway has been showing cattle, for at least five years.
He is the son of Roy and Wendy Petteway. "


jennifer Basev MISSION-MINDED

Receives 7a i pi

AA Degree of

Last month, Jennifer Basey of
Wauchula received an associate's '
degree from the College of -
Culinary Arts at the Florida campus --
of Johnson & Wales University. She
graduated with honors.
She is the daughter of Steve and
Ann Basey of Wauchula and the
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl .
Basey of Lakeland, Lawrence
Whidden of Wauchula and the late r.
Carolyn Whidden.
The 19-year-old is a 2003 gradu-
ate of Hardee High School and .
plans to attend Florida International
University to hospitality/manage-
ment.
This summer she has been
employed at Callaway Gardens in
Pine Mountain, Ga., working in oF.. i g il"re
food preparation and carving.
COURTESY PHOTO
The Girls in Action of Fort Green Baptist Church recently attended a mini-missions camp at their
church June 23-25. Upon arrival, the girls were assigned to one of two groups, the Lotties'or the
Annies, named for missionaries Lottie Moon and Annie Armstrong. They participated in activities
such as taking gift baskets to the senior adults of the church, playing bingo with the residents of
Hardee Manor Care Center, Bible study, crafts, swimming, volleyball and more. Campers pictured
(from left) are Kaitlyn Laker, Makayla Chancey, Norma Alejandro, Nicole Franks, Brooke Samuels,
.. n Rebeka Brown, Amber Franks and Courtney Alexander. Open to all girls in the first through sixth
grade, G.A.s meet at Fort Green Baptist Church, 2875 Baptist Church Rd., every Wednesday at 7
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SFCC Alddlss


Jennifer Basey


SRise & Shine
': By Ted Simonson

*" .A WALK WITH THE MASTER
i' Once in a dream. I \as walking with the Master. It \was glorious to be
going somewhere on an important assignment \with Him. My friends
watched me go n wonder.
S As we w walked along, I.chattered about this and that and presently
Noticed the grow ing steepness of the incline under our feet. A glance at my
fellow traveler showed that"He had:no concern. He merely quickened His
pace.
S Then the skies ahead grew dark and I heard the ominous roll of thun-
der. Still the Master strode ahead into the grow ing gloom, and I fell behind.
Did He notice the coming storm? Did He know how fearful and tired I was?
"Lord, I need you'" I shouted, but He seemed not to hear. I noticed all
'my friends had disappeared. I seemed to be alone even though I could still
see, far ahead, the purposeful figure of the Lord marching on. What to do?
Turn back? But I knew I couldn't return to past experiences, however gen-
uine or precious. I recalled verses of scripture and all seemed dead.
SEver thing seemed dark and confused.
That's when I heard the devil's mocking laughter.
-'What are 'ou going to do how ?" he jeered.
"Well. I'm going on." I replied...
S"On to where?" .
S "God knows! It's enough that He knows!" :-
"Fool'" he shouted. "You can't keep up with Him, and you are a fool to.
try! You'll perish'"
For a moment I was s wa\ed b\ his biting words. I felt so tired and
alone. I could hardly lift one foot after another. Then words tumbled out of
Sme that I didn't know v~'ere there.
"Fool I ma\ be" I shouted back. "and I may perish, too. God knows I'm
no great.addition to His kingdom. But I'd rather perish following Jesus than
give you any satisfaction! I'm not going back! I'm going on in spite of
Everythingg"
S At that moment, I .-uddenly sa\w the Lord. He wasn't way up ahead of
Sme on the mountain path. He was right beside me. I felt His arm around my'
4%ist, lifting, encouraging, strengthening.-
T' And the devil? Just as suddenly he was gone. Then, in the thickening
gloom. I saw that we were far from alone. Strong figures surrounded us,
Marched on \ ith us like a conquering army. Who were they? Angels and all
: the saints of old marching with us!
No\w I could hear them singing, and it w\as a triumphant song that
echoed over mountain ranges and into the distant heaven.
How could I have gi en an\ credence to the devil's argument. I thought
with chagrin. How could I ha'e e\en taken the time to answer him?
Then I woke up!

The lightning rod was invented by Benjamin Franklin at his resie
Sdepce in Philadelphia in 1749. He later gave the first demonstration of
the relationship between lightning and electricity in 1752.


A Daily Thought

THURSDAY
You are My witnesses, says the
Lord, and My servants, chosen
to know and to believe Me and
to understand that I alone am
God. There is no other god;
there never was and never will
be. I am the Lord and there is no
other.Savior.
Isaiah 43:10b, 11a (TLB)

FRIDAY
But grow in grace and the
knowledge of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be
glory now and for all eternity.
II Peter 3:18 (NEB)

SATURDAY
I trust in God's love. My heart is
happy because He has saved
me. I sing to the Lord because
He has taken care'of me.
Psalms 13:5-6 (NCV)

SUNDAY
For all that may be known of
God my men lies plain before
their eyes: indeed, God Himself
has disclosed it to men. His
invisible attributes, His everlast-
ing power and deity, have been
visible ever since the world
began, to the eye of reason, in
the things He has made.
Romans 1:20 (NEB)

MONDAY
Many are the plans in a man's
heart, but it is the Lord's pur-
poses that prevail.
Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)

TUESDAY
Thank God, the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that He is our
Father, and the source of all
mercy and comfort.
II Corinthians 1:3 (PME)

WEDNESDAY
Yours, 0 Lord, is the greatness
and the power and the glory and
the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and.
earth is Yours.
.,.. Chronicles 29:11 (NIV))
All verses are excerpted from The
Holy Bible: (KJV) King James
Version; (NCV) New Century
Version; (NEB) New English Bible;
(NIV) New International Version;
(RSV) Revised Standard Version;
(PME) Phillips Modern English,
and (TLB) The Living Bible.



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ToAg

Program
By SHAYLA BRYAN
Herald-Advocate Intern .
South Florida Community
College continues to expand its
programs to meet the community's
needs.
It has recently added two new
college-credit certificate programs
and a two-year degree specializa-
tion in landscape and horticulture.
The 30-hour Landscape and
Horticulture Technician certificate
program will prepare students for
employment as landscape and
groundskeeping supervisors, horti-
culture technicians and production
and nursery supervisors.
The 18-hour Landscape and
Horticulture Professional certifi-
cate program is fi' those' vh are
'interested in being a nursery, farm
or ranch worker.
Both of these programs include
such courses as "Irtroduction to
Horticulture," "Soils and Fertili-
zation," "Principles of Agribusi-
ness Management" and "Turfgrass
Management."
No placement testing is required
to enter these certificate programs.
Additionally, if a student decides to
continue his studies, the courses in
these programs will fulfillsome of
the requirements of a two-year
associate degree in applied science.
SFCC has offered agn-business
and citrus specializations to its
AAS degrees. It has now included a
landscape and horticulture special-
ization. This is a 64-hour degree
program that prepares students to
work as nursery, landscape and
golf-course managers as well as
landscape designers.
To find out more about these and
other agriculture programs at
SFCC. contact Kim Riley at (863)
784-7432 or visit the SFCC Web
site at www.southflorida.edi.


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PHOTO BY BRETT JARNAGIN
While traveling southbound on U.S. 17, you may have seen this
strange sign and wondered.what exactly "Moppin' Sauce" is.
The kind folks at Hardee Ranch Supply Inc. will gladly tell you
that it is a new grilling sauce" from Everglades. You may also
wonder how a product fit for human consumption ended up at a
ranch supply store. "One of the owners is a fishing buddy of
mine," says Randy Gough -f Hardee Ranch Supply Inc. "It's
been in our store for about two to three weeks, and it's really
kicked off," he adds. Moppin' Sauce has been out in stores on a
trial run for about three months now, being sold by local stores
and 13 Wal-Marts in South Florida. This new sauce combines the
sweet Florida taste with the tangy mustard and vinegar taste of
the Carolinas, says Leigh Ann Wynn, marketing director at
Everglades Foods Inc., whose headquarters are just down the
road in Sebring.


NOTICE
REQUEST FOR VARIANCE
All interested persons are hereby notified that June Kelley
is requesting a variance from the Land Development Code to
reduce the side setback from 10' to 7' for the purpose of
building a house on a portion of her property located at 815
S. Florida Avenue. The property is legally described as:
S 81 FT OF LOTS 22, 23 & 24 INC BLK A OF J E WAR-
LICK'S ADD
The proposed request will be considered by the Wauchula
Planning and Zoning Board on Monday, July 18, 2005 at 6:00
p.m. and the Wauchula City Commission on Monday, August
8, 2005 at 6:00 p.m., at the City Commission Chambers, 225
E. Main Street, Wauchula, Florida. Any interested persons)
will be heard at these meetings. If any person decides to
appeal any decision made by the Board or Commission with
respect to this request for which he will need a verbatim
record of the proceedings, he will need to ensure that such
verbatim record is made.

CITY OF WAUCHULA
s/David B. Royal
Mayor, City Commission
ATTEST:
s/Crissy Abbott
City Clerk

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Local GOP Welcomes


U.S. Rep. Putnam

Nearly 100 people, attended: a said Florida will elect another
ibcal Republican Party ,dinner held Republican as governor in 2006.
S aturday night at the Best Western She said current U.S. Sen. "Billy.
'otel, with U.S. Rep. Adam Nelson is not doing his job. Let's
rutnam as guest speaker. retire him and let him go back to
SBrevard County and pretend to be
', Local GOP head Erica Scheips- an astronaut." He is a Democrat.
ineier said there are 3,027 regis- Jordan said she was glad to be in
ibred Republican voters in Hardee' Wakulla. She soon apologized for
county, and over 70% of Hardee confusing the name with Wauchula...
countyy voters cast their ballot for Jordan criticized the Florida
1eorge Bush's re-election in 2004. Democratic Party for failing to pay
SThe invocation was given by $90,000 in federal payroll and
(liff Ables. Social Security taxes in 2003, with
SCarol Jean Jordan, chairperson of .interest and fines from the Internal
S e Florida GOP, said the Florida Revenue Service pushing the total
louse of Representatives gained to $200,000.
iree new Republicans in the 2004 She said the Florida Republican
election and the Florida Senate Party ended the year 2004 in the
6OP majority vwhs maintained. black, paid off the new building in
republican Mel Martinez was Tallahassee in. February and has
elected as a U.S. senator. Jordan' raised $5 million in 2005.
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.S. Rep. Putnam said the Republican Party represents the core
values of most Americans such as faith, family, work ethic and
traditional Biblical view of marriage.



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State Rep. Denise Grimsley of
Highlands County. introduced the
guest speaker, but said she was
leaving immediately because of
having tickets to see the rock group
Three Dog Night.
Putnam said Florida is. a diverse
state and the GOP is strong in the
urban and rural areas. "This is the
11th year of a Republican majority
in Washington and the seventh;year
of a Republican governor in
Florida.
Putnam posed the question: "As a
mature party are we still worthy of
your support?"
Putnam said in the last 10 years
welfare rolls are down 60%. Crim-
inals 10 years ago were serving
one-third of their timee,
He said by the year 2040, Social
Security will be insolvent unless
reform measures are taken.. Today's
iigh school graduates will be retir-
ing in 2050.
The U.S. foreign policy includes
"no weapons of mass destruction in-
the hands of crazy people."
President Bush and the GOP have
made great progress in international
human rights, he said.
Putnam,said'it took 13 years after
the War of Independence for; the
first U.S. Constitution to be passed.
Progress has been made in Iraq,
"still a dangerous place," but "the
Iraqi people are vested in the out-
come. Insurgents are killing more
Iraqis, than Americans,"
Putnam said the death tax is the
biggest threat to American agricul-
ture due to rising land prices. The
GOP wants to abolish the death tax,
he said.
SHe said the national Democratic
Party "has not supported the people
who made it strong. They lost their
fundamental trust of the jndivid-
ual."
Putnam said currently tough
issues include Social., Security.,
health care, Iraq and thle United
Nations. He, like Jordan,'criticized
the Florida Democratic Party of
failing to pay payroll. and Social
Security taxes and running tip a
$200.000 bill ith the IRS.
Putnam said he was "proud of our
president and his presence on the
world stage."
Putnam was with President Bush
on 'Sept 1I', 2001, at Booker:
Elementary School in Sarasota
when the terrorist attacks occurred
in New York City, the Pentagon and
Pennsylvania.
Putnam flew with the president
aboard Air Force One which landed
at Baton Rouge, La. The president
then flew to Nebraska, and Putnam
flew on to Wa ishington. D.C.,.
aboard the set'n0d Air Force Oh
Within three weeks anthrax started
hitting the U.S. mail system.


Enjoying Republican Party Dinner at the Best Western Hotel (from left) are Lavon and Linda Cobb,
local GOP chair Erica Scheipsmeier and Rep. Putnam.


PHOTOS BY JIM KELLY
Lex and Alma Albritton, State Rep. Denise Grimsley and U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam (left to right)
pose during June 25 dinner.


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Larry Davis
SLarry Davis, Inc.

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Statewide Power Construction Services, Inc.

Jim Dilley
Rolancd L. Dilley & Son, Inc.
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English Chevrolet


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Gene Field
Field Drainage

Robert Freeland
EMCI-Wireless
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J&N Cattle
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Agra Chem Sales Co.
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Patterson Welding

John Platt
Jan's (reopening so'n) -,
Greg Reints
Reints Citrus Caretaking


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David Scott
Air Conditioning, Inc.
Roy Shaw


Duck Smith
Bar Crescent S Ranch..::
Philip Smoak
Smoak Groves & Cattle
John Stephens
John Stephens, Inc.
Larry Sweeney,
C0 unity Mortgage Services
PRJ. Taylor
PRJ. Services
Westley Turner
Turner Furniture
Paul Samuels,
Mosaic


Scott Henderson
Scott Henderson Services
Jimmy Parker
Parker Farms
Allen Widener
Benchcrest Shooters Supply
David Conerly
Conerly Tank & Welding
Greg Gordon
Heartland Grower's Supply
Miles Albritton
Albritton's & Son Citrus Care
Robert Ray Smith
Hardee Livestock Market
Max Ulirich
Ullrich's Pitcher Pump
George L. Wadsworth Sr.


George L. Wadsworth Jr.
Farm Bureau. Insurance
Joel Pate
Joel Pate Custom Spreader Serv.


Fredrick M. Knight, PA.
Joe L, Davis, Inc.


Wayne Conerly
Wauchula Abstract & Title
Doug Knight

Josh Mckibben
4-MAC Farms
Mike Giddens
Bowen Brothers
Lavon Cobb
L. Cobb Construction
John Nicholson
Nicholson Mowing
Reese Welch
Lou's Hydraulic Sales & Services
Tim Oldham
Tim's Filldirt & Shell


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Sponsored by Mosaic Mining, the Juniors baseball team starts play at Lake Bonny Park in south
Lakeland at 8:30 p.m. .on July 5 against Bartow. In first row (from left to right) are Skylar Alden,
Tony Martinez, Brek McClenithan, Conner Davis,, Tyler Cobb, Ben Krause and Carson Davis; in
back, manager Jerry Albritton, Patrick Turner, Tyler Robertson, Kyle Ward, Logan Thomas, Josh
Rodgers and coach Don Rodgers; not in photo, coach Shane Forrester.


Each of the Juniors softball girls earned atrophy for their participation. They lost their opening
game over the weekend, and were to return to Lakeland Monday evening, weather permitting.
S Kneeling (from I tt) are Kayla Owens, Lea Levesque. Stephanie Perry. Kaitlin Chason and Jessica
Abbott: 'n bieck:'coaeh Dennis. Powell, Amaris Gar a, Chelsea Owens Miranda Powell. Emily
Adams. Krystin Robettson and- Katie Jernigan: noHn' photo, manager Patrick'Mahoney, coach
Ronnie Abbott and Shelby Durrance.


The Majors (ages 11-12) All-Stars play at Bartow, starting at 6 p.m. on July'6. Kneeling (left to
right) are Malik Tatis, Vince Grimsley, Taylor Barlow, Jacob Altman, Justin Knight and Dawson
Crawford; standing manager Brian Knight, Wintz Terrell, Jacob Mayer, Justin Fones, Lincoln
Saunders, Kalan Royal and coach Todd Bolin; not pictured, Murrell Winter and coaches Van
Crawford and Jamie Fones.


Sponsored by the Van Fleet Airport Group, the Majors girls put up a good fight in their weekend
games, going to eight innings in a 20-19 loss late Sunday afternoon. In first row (from left) are
Kate Krause, Courtney Buckley, Taylor Bolin and Paige Massey; in back. Courtney Chason. 'Krista
Turner, Sabrina Hernandez and Amanda McNabb; missing from picture& are coaches Alan Hines
and Doug Knight and Amber Hines, Emily Williams, Cassidy Knight and&Madisoi Johnston.




LL Minors All-Stars Do Well


COURTESY PHOTOS
Hardee's young squad of Minors (ages 9-10)AIIl-Stars had only one returnee from last year's
squad and found the competition at Lakeland quite tough. Sponsored:by CF Industries, the team
included (in front, from left) Kolton, Mills, Will Bennett, Kristopher Johnson, Jacob Bolin, Tyler
Hewett and Reed Woods, in back coach West Palmer, Luke Palmer, Kramer Royal, Wyatt Maddox,
Kyle Schrank, Austin Judah and manager Todd Bolin; missing is Armando Alamia




",*",-:NOTICE OF ZONING MEETING
The Zolfo Springs Zoning Board of Adjustments will meet on Mbnday, July 11, 2005, at 6:00 P.M. in Council Chambers
Sat Town Hall, 3210 U.S. Highway 17 South in Zolfo Springs, Florida to consider the following zoning request:
A request from Marty Wohl to annex 16 acres as shown
on the attached map into the Town of Zolfo Springs for
S ;: :. :' the purpose of establishing a small Industrial park. Mr.
SWohl wishes to have this parcel zon'ed as I-L (Light
S, Industrial).
'All interested parties may appear, at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposals.
Any person who may wish to appeal any decision' made at this meeting with respect to any matter considered there-
in. will need a verbatim record of the meeting for that appeal, and it is solely the responsibility of that person to ensure
that such verbatim record is made and includes testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
.. ., Marilyn Aker, Mayor
Attest: Linda Roberson, Interim Town Clerk


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The; Hera!d-Advocate
.One of the youngest teams in the'
9-10 District All-Star competition,
with only one returnee from last
year's squad, the Hardee Minors
played two hard games last week-
end.
They lost 13-5 to Lakeland City
Tangerine on Saturday and returned
on Sunday to battle Auburndale in a
7-3 loss.
Representing Hardee were Reed
Woods, Kristopher Johnson, Jacob
Bolin, Luke Palmer, Kramer Royal,
Kolton Mills, Will Bennett, Kyle
Schrank, Tyler Hewett, Wyatt
Maddox, Austin Judah and
Armando Alamia. Their coaches
were Todd Bolin and West Palmer
of the season-winning Florida Fuel
Yankees.
In Saturday's game, Lakeland
Tangerine was the visiting squad
and opened with twin tallies on a
hit and pair of errors. In Hardee's
first at-bat, Palmer and Johnson
both singled up the middle and,
advanced to second and third on a
passed ball, but were left stranded
when the third out occurred.
Lakeland put another pair of runs
on the board in the top of the sec-
ond inning, a double, pair of errors
and single bringing runners home.
Hardee picked up its first score
when Hewett singled,-stole second,
was pushed to third by Alamia and
Royal, and raced home on a passed
ball. It was 4-1.
Lakeland added twin scores
again in the third inning. A couple
of errors and a walk set up the
scores. Bennett singled to right cen-
ter for Hardee but was stranded.
It was another set of tallies for
Lakeland in inning four. Woods got
aboard for Hardee, but was out try-
ing to come home.
In inning five, Lakeland cashed
in another pair of scores on walks
and a hit. Hardee got another tally
When leadoff batter Royal singled
to right field and went to second on
the fielder's error. Palmer beat out
an infield hit and Royal raced home
in the aftermath.
Lakeland got its final trio of runs
in the top of the sixth on a walk,
pair of singles and a double. Hardee
rallied for three runs. Schrank drew
:" wa'lkJH.,ett as safe oi ri error
Sged. Shrank and Hewett came
gled. Schrank and Hewett came


home and Woods was out stretch-
ing for home. Royal followed with
a hit to left field to score Maddox
with the final run of the game.
Hardee returned to Peterson Park
in Lakeland on Sunday to take on
Auburndale, which was the visiting
squad.
Auburndale left the bases
stacked in the top of the first when
Maddox struck out ,two batters,
leaving their teammates stranded.
Hardee went down in order.
In the second stanza, two
Auburndale runners were left
aboard. Hardee left Bolin on base
after he had walked and stole sec-
ond.
In inning three, a couple of walks
and fielder's choice allowed Hunter
Grant to come home for
Auburndale. Maddox singled and
pinch-runner Alamia scored for
Hardee, helped by a Schrank sacri-
fice, Royal .bunt single and error on


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a Johnson hit. It was 1-1.
Auburndale broke the tie in the
top of the fourth with a trip of tal-
lies on errors, a walk and singles by,
Baron Williams arid Tyler Bonniza;.
It was 4-1. Hardee was limited to a
solo score. Hewett drew a walk and,
raced home on an error on a:
Maddox hit. It was 4-2.
Auburndale got that run back in
the top of the fifth. Dylan Myers
singled. After Maddox struck out
two batters, Williams singled to
score Myers. Maddox struck out:
the next batter. Hardee left Royal;
on base after he walked, stole 'sec-:
ond and went to third on'a fly-out,
Auburndale added a final pair of
scores in the top of the sixth on,.a
walk, single and double. Hardee
tried to rally. Hewett led off with a
single, stole second and ran home
on an error. The Auburndale pitch-
er knuckled down, struck out two
batters and got another to ground
out to end the game.


For the week ended June 23, 2005:
At the Florida Livestock Auctions, receipts totaled 9,125 compared to
last week 7,814 and 8,694 a year ago. According to the Florida Federal-
State Livestock Market News Service: slaughter cows and bulls were
steady, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady.


Feeder Steers:




Feeder Heifers:


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Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2:
200-300 lbs., 160.00-214.00;
300-400 lbs., 132.00-178.00; and
400-500 lbs., 119.00-143.00.

Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2:
200-300 lbs., 145.00-205.00;
300-400 lbs., 125.00-156.00; and
400-500 Ibs., 110.00-130.00.


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During the past week, sheriff's deputies and city police officers
investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests:

COUNTY
June 27, Bobby Dwayne Ackley, 38, of East Broward Street, Bowling
Green, was arrested by Dep. Eric Thompson and charged with domestic
battery, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

June 26, Ramon Naranjo Sr., 60, 3015 Hickory St., Zolfo Springs,
was arrested by Dep. Paul Johnson and charged with violation of condi-
tional release.
June 26, Dale Clinton Miller, 24, of 4554 Apache Trail, Wauchula, was
arrested by Dep. Eric Thomspon and charged with domestic battery.

June 25, Helmut Ivan Gomez, 25, of 10122 Majestic Palm Circle;
Riverview, was arrested by Dep. James Adler and charged with disorderly
Intoxication.
June 25, a fight on Makowski Road was reported.

June 24, Ellis Hodges, 30, of 3707 Ninth Ave. West, Zolfo Springs,
was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on pick-up orders charging him with four
counts of non-support.
June 24, Bryan Anthony Albert, 25, of 1223 Hickory Lane, Fort
Meade, was arrested by Sgt. Kevin White on a capias alleging failure to pay
a fine on a conviction for unlawful distribution of nitrous oxide:
June 24, David Rivera, 38, of 8545 Chinook Road, Zolfo Springs, was
arrested.by Dep. Joe Marble on a capias charging him with domestic bat-
tery.
June 24, Marco Antonio Calvillo, 15, of 5121 Dixiana Drive, Bowling
Green, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on pick-up orders alleging failure
to appear in court on charges of trespass and violation of probation (origi-
nal charges domestic violence aggravated battery, aggravated battery and
two counts battery).
June 24, Manuel Cisneros III, 17, of 6427 Long Oak Court, Lakeland
was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on pick-up orders alleging failure to
appear in court on charges of aggravated assault and trespass.
June 24, a 16-year-old Bowling Green boy was arrested by Dep. Joe
Marble on a pick-up order alleging failure to appear in court on a charge of
assault.

June 23, Joyce Ann Rivers, 24, of 381 Sally Place, was arrested by
Dep. Jamie Wright on a warrant charging her with violation of probation
(original charge possession of cocaine).
June 23,.Eduardo Rivera, 21, of 1243 Polk Road, Wauchula, was
Arrested by the countywide Drug Task Force and charged with trafficking
Sin methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell,
operating a nuisance drug house and transporting drug paraphernalia. At the
jail Sgt. Barry Schnable detained him on warrants charging him with vio-
lation of probation (original charges possession of drug paraphernalia,
obstruction of a search warrant and criminal mischief).
S June 23, Nancy Marie Kabacinski, 28, of 3121 Martin Drive; was
arrested by Dep. Julie Bridges on warrants charging her with violation of
probation (original charges six counts obtaining property by worthless.
Checkk.
June 23, thefts on SR 64 East, Center Hill Road and Martin Luther
King Jr. Avenue, a residential burglary on Peace River Woods Drive and
:criminal mischief on College.Lane were reported.

June 22, Richard McCumber, 18, of 3531 S. Palmetto St., Zolfo
Springs, was arrested by Assistant State Attorney Candace Preston on a'
charge of criminal mischief.
June 22, John Erick Tucker, 40, of 817 E. Main St., Wauchula, was
arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on capaises charging him with scheme to
__defraud and grand theft.
June 22, Casey Nicole telham, 15, of 1565 Old Bradenton Road,
Wauchula, was arrested bN Dep. Joe Marble on a pick-up order charging hier
with possession of a weapon on school grounds.
,June 22, a vehicle-stolen on Ralph Smith Road, residential burglary on
SR 64 West, burglary of a conveyance on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue,
business burglary on U. S. 17 North and criminal mischief on Martin Luther
King Jr. AVenue were reported.

June 21, Lonnie Will Jordan, 39, of 414 Magnolia Blvd., Wauchula,
was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on capiases charging him with violation
of probation (original charges possession of drug paraphernalia and pos-
session of marijuana).
June 21, Jeffery Ronald Goolsby, 40, of 1387 U. S. 17 SW, Arcadia,
was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a pick-up order charging him with non-
support.

2005
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FOR HARDEE COUNTY COMMISSION AND
r APPOINTED BOARDS
*Meetinas to be held in County Commission Chambers, Room 102
Courthouse Annex. 412 W. Orange Street. Wauchula, Florida
unless otherwise noted

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Regular meetings every other Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
MONTH OF July 14t" &.28'h Regular meeting
Friday, July 22"" Planning Session at 8:30 a.m.
Thursday, July 28th BCC Zoning at 8:35 a.m.
July 4t Independence Day County Offices Closed
July 18" 22nd Budget Workshops at 8:30 a.m.

PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD meets first Thursday night of each month at
6:00 p.m. "
MONTH OF July.- 7th
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
Meets on the second Monday night of each month at 6:00 p.m. in Conference Room
202, 412 W. Orange St.
MONTH OF July 11
COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
Meets first Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Public Works Day Room, 205 Hanchev
Road
MONTH OF July 1 th "
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
I Meetings called as needed at Library in Annex II
MONTH OF July No meeting scheduled.
HOUSING AUTHORITY
Meets at 701 LaPlava Drive, Wauchula
MONTH OF July 12th at 1:30 p.m.
HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE
Meetings called as needed
MONTH OF July 12"th at 12 Noon
HARDEE COUNTY INDIGENT HEALTH CARE BOARD
Meetings held at 5:30 p.m.
MONTH OF July -26t'


INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IDA)
meets second Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.
MONTHOF July- 12"
HEARTLAND WATER ALLIANCE
MONTH OF July No meeting scheduled
MINING AD HOC MEETING
Usually meet fourth Wednesday at 8:00 a.m.
MONTH OF July-27th
This is a Disabled-Accessible facility. Any disabled person needing to make
special arrangements should contact the County Commissioner's office at least
forty-eight (48) hours prior to the public meeting.
This notice is published in compliance with Florida Statutes 286.0105.
SInterested parties may appear at the public meeting and be heard. If a person
decides to appeal any decision made by the members, with respect to any matter
considered at such meeting or hearing, he will need a record of the proceedings,
and that, for such purpose, he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the
proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon
which the appeal is to be based.
Gordon R. Norris, Chairman 06:30


June 21, Carl Zapata, 40, of 1812 Dishong Road, Wauchula, by Dep.
Joe Marble on failure to pay a fine on a charge of possession of drug para-
phernalia.
June 21, Darryl Ross Mathis, 43, of 4108 U. S. 17 North, Bowling
Green, was arrested by Sgt. Barry Schnable on warrants charging him with
violation of probation (original charges tampering with physical evidence,
resisting an officer with violence and possession of methamphetamine).
June 21, a residential burglary of Rigdon Road, criminal mischief on
SR 62, vehicles stolen on Ralph Smith and Farrell roads, a theft on U. S. 17
North, and a fight on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue were reported.

June 20, Victor Flores-Avalos, 25, of 337 Yetter Road, Wauchula, was
arrested by Sgt. David Drake and Florida Highway Patrol Tpr. Larry
McClellan on a capias charging him with domestic battery.
June 20, Joshua Robert Rangel, 22, of 2319 Seiple Road, Avon Park,
was arrested by corrections Ofc. Pat Cassick on a Michigan warrant alleged
unlawful possession of a motor vehicle.
June 20, Juan Aranda, 34, General Delivery, Wauchula, was arrested
by Dep. Joe Marble on a capais alleging failure to pay a fine on a convic-
tion for disorderly intoxication.
June 20, Shawn Jean Mitchell, 19, of 4816 Church Ave., Wauchula,
was'arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a capais alleging failure to pay a fine
on a conviction for disorderly conduct.
June 20, Maurice Leonard Williams, 31, of 3104 Park Ridge Drive,
Tallahassee, was arrested by corrections Dep. Earl Harrison on a Leon
County warrant charging him with grand theft auto.
June 20, criminal mischief on U. S. 17 South, a theft on East Main
Street and a vehicle stolen on Quail Road were reported.

WAUCHULA
June 25, a 15-year-old Wauchula youth was arrested by Sgt. Chris
Baty and charged with battery.
June 25, fights on U. S. 17 South and Carlton Street were reported.

June 24, Rocky Lee Cisneros, 22, of 3466 Hickory St., Zolfo Springs,
was arrested by Ofc. Justin Wyatt and charged with driving with knowledge
of a suspended license.

June 23, a residential burglary on Bell Street was reported.

June 22, Thomas Lee Stettler, 29, P. 0. Box 442, Zolfo Springs, was
arrested by Ofc. Gabe Garza and charged with battery. He was detained on
a capias charging him with domestic battery and Highlands County warrant
alleging failure to pay a fine on a conviction for violation of game fish
rules. At the jail, Probation Ofc. Jeff Brindlinger also charged him with vio-
lation of community control-house arrest (original charges possession of
methamphetamine and resisting arrest without violence).
June 22, a fight on Eason Drive and criminal mischief on U. S. 17
North were reported.

June 21, Dustin Dewayne Rimes, 24, of 3218 John Holt Road,
Wauchula, was arrested by Det. Sgt. David Stimson and charged with grand
theft auto.
June 21, Rushin Dealasalaam Ellison, 26, of 667 Sally Place,
Wauchula, was arrested by Sgt. Chris Baty and sheriff's Dep. Joe Marble
on a warrant charging him with violation of probation (original charge
felony'battery).
June 21, a vehicle stolen on Griffin Road and a theft on Polk Road
were reported.

June 20, criminal mischief on U. S. 17 South, a theft on Downing
Circle and a tag stolen on Eason Road were reported.

BOWLING.GREEN
June 24, a theft on Church Avenue was reported.

June 23, a vehicle stolen on First Street was reported.



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June 22, Heather Lynn Robinson, 18, of 1404 Southern Ave.,
Lakeland; Cierra Lee Benafield, 18, P. O. Box 369, Bowling Green;
Angelice Renee Brasher, 16, P. O. Box 369, Bowling Green; and Shadai
Monique Simmons, 13, and Amanda Maria Shultz, 15, both of 4705 U.S.
17 North, Bowling Green, was arrested by Ofc. Jereme Bridges. Robinson,
Benafield and Brasher were charged with inciting a riot, Simmons was
charged with obstruction of justice and Shultz was charged with false fire
alarm and prevention of fire safety equipment.

June 21, a 13-year-old Bowling Green youth was arrested by Ofc.
Daniel Arnold and charged with domestic battery.

June 20, Leon Anthony Kilpatrick, 40, of 722 Ninth St. East,
Bradenton, was arrested by Ofc. Daniel Arnold and charged with driving
with knowledge of a suspended license. He was detained on. a Manatee
County warrant charging him with violation of probation (original charge
possession of marijuana), and a capias alleging failure to appear in court on
a charge of driving while license suspended.

ZOLFO SPRINGS
June 24, a theft on Suwanee Street was reported.

June 21, a.business burglary was reported.

June 20, criminal mischief on Wilbur C. King Blvd. was reported.




On The Agenda

HARDEE COUNTY COMMISSION
The Hardee County Commission will hold its regular session today
(Thursday) beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Room 102, Courthouse Annex I,
412 W. Orange St., Wauchula. The following is a synopsis of agenda
topics that may be of public interest. Times are approximate except for
advertised public hearings.
--Minor subdivision plat approval process, Mike Cassidy, 8:35 a.m.
-Update on Tri-County Services, Robert Rihn, 9 am.
-Scheduling a public hearing on the solid waste collection and dispos-
al assessments, Janice Williamson, 9:15 a.m.
-Application for Fire-Safety grant, Mike Choate, 9:30 a.m.
This agenda is provided as a public service ofThe Herald-Advocate
and the Hardee County Commission for those who may wish to plan to
attend.






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TREATING THE

SNAKE BITES

By: Dr. Ross A. Hendry ,
DVM
Dr. Hendry with Zeus

Anyone who has lived in Florida for 30 years or more and spent any
time in the woods has probably encountered one of this state's most
unpleasant creatures, the diamondback rattlesnake.
I remember in 1967 1 went to Matthews Animal Hospital in Arcadia to
apply for an internship and spent two weeks there. During that time Dr.
W.W. Mathews and Dr. Frank Gutteridge treated 13 snake bite cases in 13
days.
It wasn't uncommon to have two or three snake bites on any given
weekend or when there were a lot of bird hunters. I also remember a
Labrador retriever that had been bitten 11 times over the years and he
actually reached the point where the snake venom was no longer toxic to
him because he developed his own antibodies.
Occasionally snakes will bite more than one dog and last week we
had such an emergency involving two Boston Terriers and a Doberman.
One Boston Terrier was bitten twice on the head and forearm, the other
Boston Terrier was bitten once on the head and the Doberman was bitten
onthe nose.
The fang marks were at least half an inch apart and all three dogs
were swelling rapidly by the time they arrived at the clinic. We started two
vials of antivenin on the dog with multiple bites and gave him steroids, IV
fluids and antibiotics, but he died about an hour and a half later even after
receiving antivenin.
The second Boston Terrier died five days later from liver and kidney
failure. The Doberman recovered even though his nose swelled up
severely that evening. He was dramatically better the next morning.
This was unusual because we have only treated three snake bite
cases since we opened Pet Care Center five years ago, in part, because
so much of the rattlesnake's habitat has been destroyed.
I guess every cowboy has a story about rattlesnakes and it was
always the custom of the Florida cracker cowboys if they ran across a
snake in the woods they would whip it with:a cow whip to stun it then cut
off its head with a pocket knife.
We have a colorful story in our family about my Uncle King Kong
Smith when he was just a kid living out in the Lemon Grove community.
Kong had a little six-foot cow whip he carried with him wherever he went.
It seems Grandmother found him out behind the smokehouse where he
had whipped a rattlesnake, like the cracker cowboys and he was stand-
ing there with his barefoot on the snake's neck sawing on its head with a
dull pocket knife.
The story goes that Grandmother drop-kicked Kong about 10 feet
past the snake, then she killed the snake and whipped Kong.
The real dilemma when we treat snake bites is the cost of the
antivenin which is $625 a vial. This treatment requires a big commitment
on the part of the owner because it can easily cost $2,500 or more to treat
snake bites.
However, Red Rock Biologics, a company in California, recently
developed a vaccine that is effective in all the North American rat-


tlesnakes including pigmy rattlesnakes. The vaccine itself doesn't work
on the venom. It works on what is known as the humoral immune
response (specifically IgG) in the dog.
These antibodies are able to bind to and neutralize various compo-
nents in the venom and prevent their activity. This is not instantaneous,
but does occur within 10 to 30 minutes, so a dog will often start to swell
from the venom, then theeswelling slows, stops and regresses on its own.
There are valuable bird dogs, hog dogs; cow dogs and bloodhounds
that.could be saved with this new vaccine so we have ordered a case of
it and the vaccine will be available at our clinic soon.
The vaccine is given as a two-dose sequence with one month
between injections. Immunity peaks about four to six weeks after the sec-
ond dose and a single annual booster is given before hunting season or
when snakes are prevalent.
Previously bitten dogs and cats should be allowed to recover, then
wait 30 additional days before being vaccinated.

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citrus diseases and how to identity
canker. Graham encourages grow-
ers to inspect their own groves and
report suspicious finds to the state
eradication program. Hardee grow-
ers should call Keith Richards at 1-
863-314-5900. The area canker
office is at 3397 U.S. 27 South in
Avon Park. The citrus canker state
toll-free helpline is 1-800-282-
5153.
Barbara Carlton, executive direc-
tor of the Peace River Valley Citrus
Growers AssociAtion (PRVCGA),


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By JIM KELLY
Of The Herald-Advocate
About 40 local citrus growers
heard a report on citrus canker
Thursday morning at the Wauchula
Elks Lodge.
The speaker was plant patholo-
gist Dr. Jim Graham who special-
izes in citrus canker. He is with the
Lake Alfred station of the
University of Florida Institute of
Food and Agricultural Sciences.
He explained various types of


on tree stems.
Graham also described other cit-
rus foliage diseases such as bacter-
ial greasy spot. melanose. citrus
bacterial spot. citrus scab. anthrac-
nose and alternaiia.
'* "Acanker lesion is raised on both
sides."
Gro\e surveys should be done
when the leaves are dry. "Do not
collect samples of leaves. Flag the
area and call the canker number."
said Graham. who said the bactena
thrive in wet conditions.
SWhen a new outbreak is found,
, all the trees within a 1.900-foot
radius hae to uprooted and burned.
A 3,800-fool .radius has to be
inspected every 30 days for nine
months, then every 90 days for two
years. .
Areas within five .miles are
checked twice a year for two years.
Varieties most susceptible to
Scanker are grapefruit, followed by
early oranges.
"We have a zero tolerance .for
canker in citrus nurseries," said
Mark Estes-of the siate Di\ ision of
SPPlant Industry in Winter Haven.
Growers should decontaminate
themselves each time they touch a
canker-infested tree. "Use Gators,


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said there have been four 'cauker'
finds in Hardee County:
1. The Rosetta site in the Ona
area, traced to a Ben Hill Griffin'
nursery in Highlands County.
2. The Dr. Causey grove in the
Zolfo Springs area, traced to the
Hickory Branch citrus nursery in
Highlands County.
3. A grove east of Wauchula
owned by Emerson Jones. Source
unknown.
4. A grove east of Wauchula
owned by Tom Watkins, a few
miles from the Jones grove. Source
unknown.
Carlton said those are the known
cases in Hardee and said 886 acres
of groves will have to be destroyed.
That number will go up as surveys
are continuing on the Watkins
grove.
Dr. Graham said canker is a bac-.
teria that can be spread for miles by
a hurricane.
The growers' meeting was hosted
by Florida Citrus Mutual and
PRVCGA.
Leaf miners create wounds in cit-
rus leaves and create easy openings
for the canker bacteria.
In Argentina citrus growers have
been able to slow the spread of
canker by using windbreaks and
copper.
"Wind-blown rain drives citrus
canker. There are no windbreaks in
Florida," said Dr. Graham.
"Frequent use of copper without
windbreaks was not effective."
Leaves can show lesions, which
are raised on both sides, in two to
three weeks. The lesions can grow
in two to three months to the size of
a pencil eraser.
Leaf miners have been a problem
in Florida since 1993-94.
Tractors and trucks can also dam-
age citrus leaves, creating wounds
that canker bacteria can enter.
Lesions on fruit can get to the
size of a dime or nickel.
"If you see unusual leaf drop or
fruit drop. a closer look for canker
is warranted. Grapefruit trees are
the most susceptible to canker."
Canker bacteria can li\e for years


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not pickups in.groves, so the trees
are not touched. Get a second opin-
ion from another grower if you sus-
pect canker."
Graham said, "There is no cure
for this bacterial disease. Younger
trees are most susceptible. Copper
is the best way to help suppress it."
He s4id canker flared up in
Florida in 1912-14 and was effec-
tively eradicated by 1930. In 1995
canker was discovered in the
Miami area.
"Canker can cause a small lesion
in seven to ten days. It does not live
in the soil. The bacteria if dry dies
within 24 hours but lives 72 hours
or more on damp or wet areas.
Canker only affects citrus trees."
Mike Carlton, director of produc-
tion and labor for Florida Citrus
Mutual, said the U.S. Congress
since 1999 has compensated grow-
ers for their losses to canker. "'They
have been 1 1/2 years late. I recom-
mend canker insurance.",
Carlton said he felt canker losses
will continue to be covered but said
Congress has to vote for the fund-
ing.
Barbara Carlton said only three
,percent of the Florida citrus indus-
try has been impacted by canker.
Graham said there is a shortage of
state w workers to inspect groves.
A decontamination solution to
kill canker bacteria is one ounce of
household bleach to one gallon of
water.
Casey Pace of Florida Citrus
Mutual said $30 million for canker
reimbursement was approved, by
Congress a year ago and will be
allocated soon to growers. Growers
are currently filling out applica-,
tions for funding.
Florida Citrus Mutual in March
2005 requested another $75 million
in canker reimbursement for
Congress, to approve and that
amount w ill not be enough, he said.
The standard reimbursement has
been $26 a tree plus about $29 a
tree for lost income, totalling about
$55 a tree for growers to get who
have to destroy) their trees because
of canker.


State plant pathologist Dr. Jim Graham spoke to local citrus
growers Thursday about citrus canker.


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Canker Found In 4 Hardee Groves


PHOTO BY JIM KELLY
Barbara Carlton, executive director of the Peace River Valley
Citrus Growers Association, points to citrus canker finds on a
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BOWLING GREEN

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE
UNITED PENTACOSTAL CHURCH
310 Orange St.
375-3100
Sunday Morning...................10:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday Prayer Meeting ..........7:00 p.m.
Thursday Service......................7:30 p.m.

S CHESTER GROVE MB CHURCH
708 W. Grape St. 375-3353
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m.
Sun. Eve. Worship 1st & 3rd ...............
4:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
Tues. Prayer/Bible Study..........6:00 p.m.

CHRISTIAN BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
Hwy. 17 South
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
S Morning Worship....................10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship .........:...........6:30 p.m.
Wed. Discipleship ....................6:30 p.m.
S Thurs. Mens Prayer ................6:00 a.m.
Thurs. Ladies Bible Study........5:30 p.m.

i CHURCH OF GOD
Hwy 17 and Ratliff Rd. 375-22311
S. 375-3100
Sunday School 7 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .................11:00 a.m.,
Evening Worship..................... 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
Main & W. Centra.
Sunday AM Worship................10:30 a.m
Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m:
Wed. Prayer Meeting .............7:00 p.m.

FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD
4937 Hwy. 17 N. 375-4206
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship. ...............11:00 a.m.
Disciples Train & Choirs .........5:30 p.m.
Evening Worship 6:30 p.m
Wednesday Prayer .. ..... 7.00 pm

M FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Boiling Green
S. Hwy. 17 -375-2253 .
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ........1100a.m.
S Sunday Evening .. .......6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ...................6:30 p.m.

FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Grape & Church Streets 375-2340
Sunday School : 9:45 am:
Morning Worship .............1..1:..100 a.m.
Youth Fellowship.....................5:00 p.m.
Evening Worship ....................6:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study .............y........7:00 p.m.

FORT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist Church Road 773-9013
S. Sunday School .......9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 -00 a.m.
,r Sunday E\ening .. 6-00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer 7-00 pm
HOLY CHILD
SPANISH CATHOLIC MISSION
Misa Eispanol Sunday ..........7:00 p4n.

IGLESIA DEL DIOS VIVO
105 Dixiana St. 375-3370
Domingo Ser\ De redicacion 11.00 p m.
S Manes Esrudio Biblico 700 p m
Miercoles Estudior Juvenil 7-00 p m
Jueves Serv; De Predicacion 7 00 p m.

IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
S210 E. Broward St. 3t5-4228 or
773-9019
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship.. .I 100 a m
Evening Worship.... .. 7:00 p m.
Wednesday Prayer ..7:00p.m

SMACEDONIA PRIMITIVE
S BAPTIST CHURCH
607 Pahlmetto S.
Church School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Service................ .. :00 a.m.
Evening Service .7:00 p.m.
-Wed Bible Study/Prayer Ser. 700 p m.
Communion-2nd Sun Eening 6 00 p m

MT. PISGPAH BAPTIST CHURCH
6210 Mt. Pisgah Rd. 375-4409 ;,
j' Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
S Morning Worship :.......:........1.1:00 a.m.
S Disciples Training ..... 5:00 p m.
SEvening Worship 7:00 p m.
Wednesday Prayer Time .700 pm.

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PRAISE CENTER
E.Broward:St.
Sunday School ..... 1000am
Sunday Sertice ..... 6"00 p m '
Wednesday Service .................7:30 p.m.-


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PRIMERA MISSION BAUTI
Murray Road off Hwy. 17 37.
Domingos Escuela Dom...........9:4
Servicio de Adoracion ............11:0
Servicio de Predicacion ............5:0(
Miercoles Servico ..................6:31

VICTORY PRAISE CENT
128 E. Main St.
Sunday School 10:0
Morning Worship .................... 11:0
Sunday Night Service ..............7:0(
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Sunday School 9:4
Morning Worship ....................11:0
Bible Study 6:0(
Evening Worship ................... 7:00
Wednesday Prayer ...................7:0(

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Badger Loop Lane 773-44
Sunday School 9:4:
WorshipService...... ........... 11:0(
Sunday Night Worship..............6:04
Wednesday Prayer Time............7:0
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202 Sidney Roberts Road
Sunday School 10:0
Morning Worship ...................11:0
Disciples Training .................6:0
Evening Worship ............6:3(
Wednesday Prayer................7:0

ONA BAPTIST CHURCH
131 Bear Lane 773-2540
Sunday School 10:0
Morning Worship .............. .11:0
Evening Worship ....... 6:0
Wednesday Prayer .......... 7:0

UNION BAPTIST CHUR<
5076 Lily Church Rd. 494-5
Sunday School 9:4
Morning Worship ... ......11:0
Disciples Training ............:........5:0
Evening Worship ...............7:00
Wednesday Prayer Time... 7 0

WAUCHULA

APOSTOLIC ASSEMBI
New York Ave. and Apostoli
Sunday School ... ........10:1
Evening Service ............ 5
Tuesday Service ............ ....7-(
Wednesday Service .................7:(
BETHEL MISSIONARY CH
405 S. Florida Ave.
Sunday Morning Service ........10:(
Sunday Evening Worship 1I.(
.. Wed Nighl Serice &-Worship 7-
Sarurday Prayer .. 7:
CHARLIE CREEK
BAPTIST CHURCH
6885 State Road 64 East 77,
Sunday School. .. .. ....0.
Morning Worship .......... .1:
Evening Worship ....i.............7:0
Wed. Evening Worship ............7:0
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201 S. Florida Ave. & Orang
773-9678
Bible Study ... 10-(
Worship Service ........ I 11-0
Wednesday.. ......... 7.0
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Will Duke.Road
7, 73-2249
Sunday Morning Worship ... 9:3
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2nd Sunday of Month. .. 4.0
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Martin Luther King Blvi
767-0199
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OF THE FIRST BORN
807 S.8thAve.
773-4576

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S i 630 Hanchey Rd. 773-35:
Sacrament Meeting .....:..........9:0
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903 Summit St. 735-868
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STA. 114 N. 7th Ave. 773-2105
5-2295 Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
5 a.m. Sunday Worship ................. ....11:00 a.m.
0 a.m. Sunday Worship 6:00 p.m.
Sp.m. Wednesday Supper....................6:15 p.m.
D p.m. Wednesday Youth Fellowship ..6:50 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study ...........7:00 p.m.
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CHURCH OF NAZARENE
0 a.m. 511 W. Palmetto St. 767-8909
0 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Op.m. Morning Service......................11:00 a.m.
0 p.m. Evening Worship ......................5:00 p.m.
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FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD
701 N. 7th Ave 773-3800
JRCH Praise & Worship.................... 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service 5:00 p.m.
5 a.m. Wednesday Night Service ........7:00 p.m.
0 a.m.
) p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
0 p.m. 1570 W. Main St. 773-4182
0 p.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ...................6:30 p.m.
T FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
175 MISSION BAUTISTA
5 a.m. 713 E. Bay St. 773-4722
0 a.m. Escuela Dominical .....:..............9:45 a.m.
0 p.m. Servicio de Adoracion ............11:00 a.m.
0 p.m Predicacion 11:30 a.m.
RCH Estudio Biblie, Miercoles ........7:30 a.m.
1am. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
0 a.m. 1121 W. Louisianq St. 773-9243
0 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Sp-m. Worship Service ...................... 10:45 a.m.
0 p.m. Wed. Youth Meeting ......6:30- 8:00 p.m.
D0 p.m Wednesday Service ......:...........6:00 p.m.
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0 a.m. THE NAZARENE
0 a.m. 511 W. Palmetto St.
0 p.m Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
00 pm Morning Service........... ..........11:00 a.m.
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CH Wednesday Prayer ...................7:00 p.m.
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0 a.m. 1347 Martin Luther King Ave.
0 p.m. 773-6556
0 p.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
00p m Morning Service............:......11 :00 a.m
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Y Wed. Prayer/Bible Study .........7:00 p.m.
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00 a.m. METHODIST CHURCH
00 p.m. 207 N. SeventhAve. 773-0657
00 p m. Early Worship 9:00 a.m.
00 p.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
URCH Tradtional Worship................11:00 a.m.
Evening Service 5:00 p.m.
30 a.m. Wednesday Activities................6:00 p.m.
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Now Meeting at
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912 N. EIGHTH AVE. 773-9386.
3-3447 Sunday Morning Service'..........8:30 a.m.
00 a.m Evening Worship .....................6:00 p.m.
0 a m Tuesday.Youth Ministry............7:00 p.m.
0 p.m. Adult Tuesday Service ...........7:00 p.m.
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ge St. 810 W. Tennessee St. -773,3753
a Mornin Service :'* '.I-00 a m.
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Pastor: Reinaldo Ortiz
lanes 7 30 9-00 p.m.
Viemes 7:30 9:00 p.m.
Domingo I 100 a.m 1:00 p:m.


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S SEPTIMO DIA
32 : Old Bradenton Road
O a.m. ",' 767-1010
Sa.m. EHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH
0am. 155 Altman Road 1131
JSE Sunday Morning.....................10:00 a.m.
I ."' Tuesday E ening .7 30 p.m.
0 a m.' ". Thurtisday Evening ........ .....:..7:3Di..In ,
D a.m. JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES -;SPANISH
0p.mt. Sunday E\ening 400pm
Sp.m Monday Eening. ..... 7-30 p.m.
'ISTRY. Wednesday' Esening 7 30pm .
-3470 LAKE DALE BAPTIST CHURCH
3 am. 3102 Heard Bridge Road 773-6622
0 a.m Sunday School 9 45 a m.
P. m'" Morning Sen ice II 00'm
3pm EBening Worship ,. 600 p.m
0 p.m Wednesday Prayer .: "7-00'p.t.
.* .[ .' -~" !,NEW'BEGINNING CHURCH
Cobrner of 7th Ave. & Palmetto St.
735-0555
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
; .1999 State Road 64 East
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
SMorning Ser ice. II O0 a.mn.
Li.. Church Training 5 15 p.ni.
Evening Worship ..:.......:..;.:....6:30 p.m'
i Wednesday Prayer .'. 7:00 p.m.


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NEW MT. ZION A.M.E. CHURCH
10 Martin Luther King Ave. 767-0023
Morn. Worship (1st & 3r Sun.) 8:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship .................... 11:00 a.m.
2nd Sunday Youth Service........4:00 p.m.
Allen Christian Endeavor ........4:00 p.m.
Wed. & Fri. Bible Study ..........7:00 p.m.

NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
912 N. 8th Ave. 773-6947
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m.
Discipleship Training................6:00 p.m.
Evening Worship ......................7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Supper..................5:30 p:m.
Wednesday Prayer ...............6:45 p.m.
OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
4350 W. Main St. 735-0321
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ...............:......6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study ............6:30 p.m.
PEACE VALLEY LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1643 Stenstrom Road 773-2858
Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Fellowship..:...............11:00 a.m.
Weight Watchers
meet Thursday ......................5:00 p.m.

PROGRESSIVE MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
149 Manley Road East Main- 773-5814
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service ................ :..1 0 a.m.
Wed. Evening Prayer ..............7:00 p.m.

RIVERVIEW HEIGHTS MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
1321 S.R. 636 East 773-3344
Radio Program WZZS Sundays9 00 a m
Sunday School .. .. 10 00 am
Morning Worship II 00 a.m
Evening Worship ....................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer .................7:00 p.m.

SOUL HARVEST MINISTRY
1337 Hwy. 17 South, Wauchula
Sunday School. .. 0oa m
Morning Worship I 00 a m
Evening Service 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service .............7:00 p.m,

ST. ANN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
204 N. 9th Ave. 773-6418
Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Holy Days
ST. MICHAEL'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
408 Heard Bridge Road 773-4089
Saturday Mass (English) .........,5:00 p.m.
i (Spanish) ............7:30 p.m.
Sunday (English) .....................9:00 a.m.
(Spanish) .................... 10:30 a.m.
(Creole) 1:00 p.m.
Daily Mass in English ..............8:30 a.m.
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ADVENTIST CHURCH
205 S. 11th Ave. 773-9927
Sabbath School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship .................11:00 a.m.
Tues. Prayer Meeting...............7:00 p.m.
SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
505 S. 10th Ave. 773-4368
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ...... .........7:00p.i. .

SPIRIT WIND TABERNACLE
1652 Old Bradenton Road
773-2946
Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.n'
Evening Worship ........ 6:00 p.m.'
Wednesday Worship......... ,,7;30 p.m i
Friday Worship. ............. 7:30 pm.
TABERNACLE OF PRAISE & JOY
116 Orange St.
Sunday School ..... .. 10:00 a.m. ,
Morning Worship ......'. 11:30 a.m.
Evening Worship ... ....... 7:00 p:m.
Tues Bible Stdy.,& Child Train.7:00 p.m.
Friday Prayer'Service ........ 7:00 p.m.

WAUCHULmA CHURCH OF GOD
1543 MNartin Luther King Jr.Ave.
773-0199
Sunday School .. .,10 :00 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 11:15 a.m.
Evening Worship ... ... .6:00 p.ti.
Wed. Night,Fam. Training ..... 7:30 p.m.
Thurs. Youth'Bible Study ..... 7:00 p.m.
Friday Nighl Worship ....... 7:30 p.m."

,, WAUCHULA HILLS
'"-'..BAPTIST CHURCH ";.**; i
615 Rainey Blvd. 773-4010 773-3683
Sunday School . ..... .9:45 a.m.,.
Morning Worship ....... 11: i00 a.m.
Church Training ............ 6:00 p.m..
Evening Worship ....... ."... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ...'.,....:.7:00 p.m.

WAUCHULA HILLS HARVEST
TEMIIPLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD.
S..:. .. ,210 A nderson "
Sunday School ......... 10:00 a.m.
Church .. .. ...... ......10:00 a.m.
Youth Ser ce '............. 6:00'p.m.
Evening Service ......... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service ......... 7:30 p.m.


WAUCHULA HILLS
SPANISH CHURCH OF GOD
';'"' 1000 Stansfield Rd.
SSunday School. ... .. 10:00.a.i.,t
Evening Worship ......... 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday Prayer ............ 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Worship .......... 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Worship........ ...7:30 p.m.


WAUCHULA
WAUCHULA REVIVAL CENTER
(Full Gospel)
501 N. 9th Ave.
Sunday School ..... ....... 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 11:00 a.m.
Youth & Child. Church....... 6:00 p.m.
Evening Worship ......... .7:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study ........ 7:00 p.m.
Men's Fri. Prayer ........... 7:00 p.m.

WAUCHULA WORSHIP CENTER
102 N. 6th Ave. (Earnest Plaza)
773-2929
Sunday Service............ 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service .... ........ 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Service .......... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Youth Service..... 7:00 p.m.

ZOLFO SPRINGS

CHARLIE CREEK BAPTIST
CHURCH
6885 State Road 64 East 773-3447
Sunday School ............ 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .... ..... 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Worship ......... 7:00 p.m.

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE
64 E. & School House Road
Church 735-8585 Parsonage 735-0443
Sunday School ......... .. 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 10:30 a.m.
Children's Church.......... 10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship ........... 6:00 p.m.
Wed. Youth & F.T.H. ........ 7:00 p.m.

COMMUNITY WESLEYAN CHURCH
Gardner
Sunday School ........ ..10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ... ...... 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......... .. 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service.......... 7:00 p.m.

CREWSVILLE BETHEL
BAPTIST CHURCH
8251-Crewsville Road'
Church 735-0871 Pastor 773-6657
Sunday School ........... 9:45 am.
Morning Worship .. ....... 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship .......... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ........7:00 p.m..

EVANGELISTIC HOLINESS
CHURCH INC.
Corner of 6th and Hickory
Sunday School ........... 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 11:00 a:m.
Evening Worship .... :..... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday..... .......... 7:30 p.m.

FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Corner of 6th & Suwanee 735-0114
Bible Study. .............. 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service ........... 11:00 a.m.

GARDNER BAPTIST CHURCH
South H,. 17 494-5456
, Sunday School ..... i) 1X a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer ....: ......7:00 p.m.

MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner of Steve Roberts Special
& Oxendire Rds. 735-2524 735-1851
Sunday School......... .... .10:00 a.m.
VWorship .. . ... ... 1:00a.m.
Evening ......... ....... 6:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible & Prayer.Meet... 7:00 p.m.

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD
FAITH TEMPLE
Oak Street
Sunday Worship ....... 10:00 a.m;
Evening Worship .......... 7:00 p.m.'
Tuesday W6rship ......... 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Worship: .......7:30 p.m.
Saturday Worship '.. :,..7:30 p.m.


PRIMITIVEE BAPTIST CHURCH
Pioneer Park
2nd Sunday: . .. .. 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service : : ..'. .-6:30 p.m.
5th Sunday.. ..: 6:00 p:m.


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REALITY RANCH COWBOY
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2-1/2 Miles east of
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863-735-8600
Sunday School. ............. 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 11:00 a.m.
Last Friday of Each Month Cowboy
Fellowship ............... 7-9 p.m.

ST. PAUL'S MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
3676 U.S. Hwy. 17 South 735-0636
Sunday School ............. 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship..... ....... 11 a.m.
Wed. Prayer Service.... ...... 7:00 p.m.

SAN ALFONSO MISSION
3027 Schoolhouse Lane 773-5889
Domingo, Misa en Espanol... 10:30 a.m..
Confesiones .............. 10:00 a.m.
Doctrina ................. 11:30 a.m.

SPANISH MISSION
735-8025
Escuela Dominica ........ i 10:00 a.m.
Servicio ................. 11:00 a.m.
Pioneer Club............... 6:30 p.m.'
Servicio de la Noche. ........ 7:00 p.m.
Mierecoles Merienda ...... 6:00 p.m.
Servicio ................ 8:00 p.m.
Sabado Liga de Jovenes ...... 5:00 p.m..

ZOLFO BAPTIST CHURCH
311 E. 4th Ave. 735-1200
Sunday School ............ 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 11:00 a.m.
Training Union............. 5:00 p.m.
Evening Worship ........... 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer .......... 7:30 p.m.





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Tocal Marine Makes Rain Doesn't Stop Ladies Softball


By SHAYLA BRYAN
Herald-Advocate Intern
Iraq is a familiar place for one
local man.
Cpl. Mark Avery, a member of
the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, has
been there on two combat tours.
Avery is the son of Michael and
Sandra Dallett, now of Tallahassee.
He was born and raised in
Wauchula and graduated from
Hardee High School in 2001.
He enlisted immediately after
high school, and two days follow-
ing graduation began his first day
of a three-month-long boot caunp in
Parris Island, S.C.
"First and foremost, I wanted to
serve my country," Avery said. He
also mentioned that he "wanted a
real challenge arid to see other parts
of the world."
His first stay in Iraq was from
Jan. 31 to Aug. 7, 2003. He was
there for the March 8 invasion of
Iraq. In fact, his unit was one of the
first Marine units to complete the
invasion trek from Kuwait on into
Iraq.
In the last three months of his
stay, the men conducted humanitar-
ian operations in southern Iraq that
Benefited the country's people.
Right after returning, he immedi-
ately began training to go back into
a combat environment.
Avery's second tour of Iraq was
from Aug. 31, 2004, to Feb. 18,
2005. He was stationed at
Ar'Ramadi; which is in the Ali
Amabar province.
SThere, Avery. erved as assistant
convoy corps commander.
Specifically, his unit provided
logistical support to the interior
units. Logistics involves the plan-
ning and execution of the move-
ment of people, equipment. food,
etc. They also worked to combat
insurgents by finding and putting
terrorists to justice. According to
Avery, oftentimes in the Marine
Corps one person has to take on
many different roles. :
,His unit is the most decorated
battalion in the Marine Corps.
Avery said; "It's an honor to serve
in the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines.'"
Avery is currently in the middle


of a 30-day leave and is home visit-
ing family and friends. He will be
returning to Camp Pendleton,:
Calif., where he is now stationed.
he then will attend recruiter school
in San Diego, which will last about
seven weeks.
After graduating in August, he
will begin working as a recruiter.
He hopes to be stationed in Florida,
but nothing is for certain and he
could be stationed anywhere. As a
recruiter, it will be his responsibili-
ty to go to schools and into the sur-
rounding communities to recruit
eligible applicants.
The thought of facing difficult
challenges and his drive to achieve
pushed him to pursue this different
position. He also looks forward to
meeting new people.
His rank is corporal, which he
picked up meritoriously June 2,
2004. He will pick up the rank of
sergeant in August, upon gradua-
tion from recruiter school.
An important thing he wants peo-
ple to understand is that certain
places in Iraq are very safe and,


there, the war on terror is at bay.
But there are other places that still
aren't so safe. However, it's just a
matter of time, Avery feels, until
this conflict dies down.
His unit was not onl .there to
engage in combat, but also to help
in rebuilding the country. It built
schools, repaired buildings, created
a police force and provided jobs,
basically working to reinstate a
sense of community.
Avery's awards include: Navy
and Marine Corps Achievement
Medal,, Combat Action Ribbon,
Presidential Unit Citation, Good
Conduct Medal, National Defense
Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal,
Global War on Terrorism Expedi-
tionary Medal, Terrorism Service
Medal, two Sea Service Ribbons
and a Certificate of Commend-
ation.
Avery! appreciates all th&
thoughts, letters and prayers from
the community. He also is glad for
the support of his wife, Kimberly,
and son Mark II, who will be 4 in
August.


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Wiggins. Holt and Dillon were the
only two-hit gals. ,
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flew past First Christian 17-1.
Joy Gilliard homered and Elene
Salas tripled and doubled for First
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scoring Stanford for the lone tally
of the evening. Albritton, Camillo,
Bates, Liz Lenhart, Dalton,
Shannon, Linda Rogers and Kathy
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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Three weeks into the season, the
2005 Women's Church Softball
League hasn't missed a game yet.
Periodic thunderstorms haven't
deterred the ladies as they march
through the schedule. At the end of
last week Wauchula First Methodist
was still the only undefeated squad,
carrying a 4-0 record.
Wauchula First Baptist and St.
Michael's Catholic are each at 3-1.
Trailing are Christian Heritage,
Bowling Green Baptist and First
Christian.
In last Monday's early game, St.
Michael's nipped Christian
Heritage 16-12.
For St. Michael's, Lori Dees
stroked a trio of doubles among her
five hits. She also scored all five
times she got on base. Janice dou-
bled twice and Glenda Eures had
four RBIs on three hits.
Jennifer Roberts rounded the
bases three times for Christian
Heritage. Loretta Smith had twin
hits, a double and single, and a pair
of RBIs. Ashton Shoffner chipped
in with a pair of scores and Vanessa
Smith, Christine Mardo, Loretta
Smith, Brittany Edmondson, Cindy
Brown, Whitney Smith and Donna
Smith each crossed home once.
The Monday nightcap wasalso a
thriller, as Bowling Green edged
First Christian 9-7.
Erica Dalton doubled twice
among her three hits for Bowling
Green. Connie and Amy each also.
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each scored twice and Dalton,
Kaylee and Katie each came home
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Tara Bates had triple tallies for
First Christian, going three-for-
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Staci Stanford and Tamara Camillo
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and Loretta Starnes added another.
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Heritage.
Melanie. Henderson, Melissa
Eldridge, Kelly Denney and pickup
player Virginia Jackson each dou-
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scored four times on three hits and
a fielder's choice, picking up three
RBIs. Leadoffbatter Robin Macias
had twin hits and RBIs.
Kimberly Holt doubled for
Christian Heritage, which started
swell with a quartet of first inning
scores by Vanessa Smith, Jan


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Courthouse Report


COUNTY COURT
The following marriage licens-
es were issued recently in the
office of the county court:'
Robert Lee McAbee, 44,
'Bowling Green, and Stephanie
Robinson Estep, 33, Bowling
Green.
Stephen: Earl Statn,' 33.
Wauchula, and Rachal Elizabeth
Spence, 31, Wauchula.
Billy Ray Johnson, 24,
Wauchula,' and Kendra Ashley
Floyd, 19, Wauchula.

The following small claims
:cases were disposed of recently in
county court:
I Advenlist Health System Sunbelt
Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital
Heartland vs. Jerald Lane, judg-
ment.
Bill's Muffler & Brake Service
S Inc. vs. Don Weishaupt. dismissed.
Credigy Receivables Inc. vs.
Gretchen D. Pearson, default judg-
ment
Asset Acceptance LLC vs. Alan
Southwell. default judgment.
Suncoast Schools-Federal Credit
Union vs. Sissy Ann Camacho.
judgment.
Ford Motor Credit Co. vs Jerry
Lewis and Gwen Y. Gross. judg-
ment

The following misdemeanor
cases were disposed of recently in
county court:
Anthony Scott Esquivel. retail
Theft. probation six months, $315
fine and court costs. $50 investiga-
tive costs, $16.85 restitution. 15
hours community service.
Alberto Gallardo. resisting arrest
without force. $420 fine and court
costs. $50 investigative costs; dis-
orderly intoxication and failure to
obey a law officer, adjudication
w withheld, same sentence.
Dimas Vasquez Guardiola.
domestic battery, 120 davs in jail
with credit for time served (CTS).
$667 fine and court costs. $100
public defender fees.
Michael Harry Mohn. disorderly
intoxication. four days CTS. $190
fine and court costs and $60 inves-
tigati\e costs placed on lien.
Adam Sambrano Ornelas. pos-
session of drug paraphernalia, 60
days. $315 fine and court costs,
$100 public defender fees. $100
investigative costs. $100 drug test
fees.
Andrew Judson Blanchard Jr..
domestic battery. 12 months proba-
tion. 26-week batters intervention
class, no weapons or firearms, no
violent contact with victim. $667
fine and court costs. $100 public
defender fees. $50 investigative
costs.
Ruben Elisondo, domestic bat-
tery. one year in jail-suspended,
probation one year. 26-week batters
intervention class, no contact with
victim. $667 fine and court costs,
$50 investigative costs: violation of
probation (original charges battery
and assault), probation revoked,
105 days CTS.


'Roberto Gutierrez, criminal mis-
chief, 35 days CTS, 190 court costs
placed on lien, restitution to be set.
Michelle Denise Marrero, petit
theft. 60 days CTS, probation one
year, stay out of store, $315 fine
"and court costs, $100 public
defender fees, $50 investigative
-costs.
SAlfredo Martinez Jr., domestic
battery, estreated bond.
Mary Jane Macias. violation of
probation (original charge domestic
battery), probation revoked, rein-
state probation with condition of 60
days CTS. 12-week domestic vio-
lence class, no alcohol or bars, no
contact with victim. alcohol abuse
evaluation and treatment, $60
investigative costs added to out-
standing fines and fees.
Joe Anthony Valdez, violation of
probation (original charge battery).
- probation revoked, 120 days CTS
(concurrent with felony sentence
outstanding fines and fees placed
on lien.
Justin Ashley Raulerson, posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia, not
prosecuted.
Juan Avilez-Cruz. possession of
alcohol by a person under 21. adju-
dication withheld. $90 court costs.
Gary Emerson McLeod. resisting
arrest without force, ISO days icon-
current), $190 court costs.
William Robert Jones, posses-
sion of marijuana and obstruction
of a search warrant, adjudication
withheld. probation 12 months.
random drug tests. $315 fine and
court costs.

The following criminal cases
were disposed of recently in
county court. Dispositions are
based on Florida Statutes, dri-
ving record and facts concerning
the case.
Juan Avilez-Cruz, DUI, 12
months probation. license suspend-
ed six months, alcohol abuse evalu-
ation and treatment. DUI school,
$885 fine and court costs. $100
public defender fees. 50 hours com-
munity service: reckless driving,
probation six months. $210 fine
and court costs.
Shane Eugene Barrington. dri-
ving while license suspended
(DWLS). $330 fine and court costs.
Danny Delgado. DWLS,
$227.50 fine and court costs. $100
public defender fees.
Gary Emerson McLeod, DWLS
and violation of probation (original
charge DWLS'. probation revoked,
180 days CTS. $330 fine and court
costs and $100 public defender fees
added to outstanding fines and fees.
Jesus Santiago Rojas. DUI, pro-
bation 12 months, license suspend-
ed six months. DUI school,
$662.50 fine and court costs, $100
public defender fees. 60 hours com-
munity service; no valid license,
probation six months, $125 court
costs. $50 investigative costs.
Christopher Darnel Torres, DUI.
probation 12 months, license sus-
pended 12 months, ignition inter-
lock six months. DUI school. $885


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meeting as the Hardee County Planning Agency
will hold a public hearing on
Thursday, July 07, 2005, 6:00 P.M.
or as soon thereafter in
the Board of County Commissioners Board Room
412 W. Orange St., Courthouse Annex, Rm. 102
Wauchula, Florida
for the following request:
Agenda No.
05-24
Terraventures, LLC by and through its Authorized Representative
requests approval of a Rezone of 259MOL acres from A-1 (Agriculture) to F-R
(Farm-Residential) for the development of single-family dwellings.
On or abt Parnell Rd. 22 3427 0000 037200000
99MOL ac that part of NE1/4 of SW1/4 lying N &,E of graded rd.& NWI/4 of
SE1l4 & NE1/4 of SEC114 LESS Com SE corn of N1/2 of S1/2 of Sec run N
89deg59min36sec W 2851.10 ft for POB N 89deg59min36sec W178.30 ft toW/ly
R/W County rd N 34deg55min56sec W along r/W 611:45 ft S 88degl9min36sec
E 586 ft S 00deg00min24sec 566.18ft to POB S22. T34S. R27E
AND 2334270000025200000
160MOL ac SW1/4 S23 T34S 27E

Roger Conley, Chairman, Planning/Zoning Board

PUBLIC NOTICE
The BQARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
will hold a Public Hearing to: receive;recommendations from the
Planning/Zoning-Board on
Thursday, July 14, 2005, 8:35 A.M.
or as soon thereafter
412 W. Orange St.
'Courthouse Annex Room i02, Wauchula, FL
for Agenda No. 05-24 -
Gordon R. Norris, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners

This is a Disabled-Accessible facility. Any disabled person needing to make
special arrangements should contact the Building/Zoning Department at least
two (2) working days prior'to the public hearing.
This Pubjic.Notice is published ih accordance with.the Hardee County Land
Development Code. Copies of the documents relating to these proposals are
available for public inspection during weekdays between the hours of 8:30 AM.
and 3:00 P.M. at the Zoning Department, 401 West Main Street, Wauchula,
Florida.
All interested.persons shall have the right to be heard. in rendering any
decision t BiiaBdi shallrexispojyinfieestimon tlhatLs relevant and matelal.
Although minutes of th0 Pdbli Hea1ings will, ib recoiidd, anyone wishing to
appeal any decision made at the public hearings will need to ensure a verbatim
record of the proceedings Is made by a court reporter. 06:23,30c


fine and court costs, 50 hours com-
munity service.
Ricky Dean Willliams, DUI and
DWLS, probation 12 months,
license suspended six months, DUI
school, $885 fine and' court costs,
50 hours community service.
Timothy Merle Wolf Jr., DWLS,
20 days CTS, $330 fine and court
costs placed on lien.
Jose Guadalupe Zavala, DUI and
no valid license, probation 12
months, license suspended six
months, tag impounded 10 days,
DUI school, $662.50 fine and court
costs on first charge, $125 court
costs on second, $100 public
defender fees. 50 hours community
service.
Samuel Antonio Fabila, three
counts DWLS, 10 days on first
charge, 20 days on each of the
other. $330 fine and court costs,
$100 public defender fees.
Bryant Alonzo Herrin. DUI DUI
Smith property damage and three
counts leaving the scene of an acci-
dent with property damage, proba-
tion one year, license suspended
one year, random drug screens, no
alcohol or bars, $662.50 fine and
court costs, $50 investigative costs.
50 hours community service.
Adam Sambrano Ornelas,
DWLS and attaching tag not
assigned, 60 days (concurrent with
misdemeanor sentence), $330 fine
and court costs.
Kathryn Denise Sisum, DWLS,
$330 fine and court costs, $40 pub-
lic defender fee.
Melhin Lewis, DWLS, 10 days
in jail. $205 court costs, $40 public
defender fee.
Kris Sivertson. DWLS, 60 days,
$330 fine and court costs.
Tina Marie Spicciati, contempt
of court (original charge DUI). 120
days CTS.
Rene Cisneros. DWLS, dis-
missed.
Roman Martinez, DWLS, 30
days--10 suspended if obtain valid
license. $330 fine and court costs.
Leonardo Palacios, DWLS, 30
days-suspended, $330 fine and
court costs.
Dimas Vasquez Guardiola, viola-
tion of probation (original charges
DUI and DWLS), probation
revoked, 120 days (concurrent to
other sentences).

CIRCUIT COURT
The following civil actions
were filed recently in the office of
the circuit court:
Felicitas S. Sanchez and DOR
vs. Justino Macedo. petition for
child support.
1301 Holding LLS vs. Jones
Cattle and Citrus LLC and William
"Bill" and Sandy Duncan, dam-
ages.
Damisha Carlton vs. Christopher
Carlton, petition for injunction for
protection.
Erica Trevino vs. Christopher
Carmona, petition for injunction
for protection.
Southwest Florida Water
Management District vs. Carl
Douglas Jr.. petition to enforce con-
sent order.
Ruby Olvera vs. Adolfo A.
Salazar Jr.. petition for injunction
for protection.
Steven P. and B. J. Haney vs.
Michael Cloud et al, damages.
Darrell S. and Lisa Y. Johnston
vs. Dale and Linda Miller, dam- -
ages.
Nicholson Supply Co. Inc. vs.
Harrison Construction LLC and
Roger M. Harrison II, damages.

The following decisions on civil
cases pending in the circuit court
were handed recently by the cir-
cuit court judge:
Sylvia J. Walton and the state
Department of Revenue (DOR) vs.
Isaac D. Smith, child support order.
Michelle Vermilye and William
Clinton Vermilye. amended divorce
order.
Joseph J. Nolan vs. First Hardee
Holding Corp. d/b/a First National
Bank of Wauchula. corrected order.
MidFlorida Federal Credit Union
vs. James A. Boyette and Donna
Boyetlle et al. judgment of mort-
gage foreclosure.
Richard Vernon Brown and Patti
L. Brown, divorce.
Myra Beth Crowden and William
Bruce Crowden,.order.
Wachovia Bank National
Association vs. Kelvin Keith
Schauer et al, judgment of mort-
gage foreclosure.
Stacey L. Linsdey and Kelvin D.
Lindsey, divorce.

The following felony criminal


cases were disposed of last week
by the circuit judge. Defendants
have been adjudicated guilty
unless .noted otherwise., When
adjudication iis withheld, it is
pending successful completion of
probation. Sentences are pur-
suant to an investigative report
by and the recommendation of
the..state .probation office and
also stale sentencig guidelines.
Final discretion is left'to the
judge.
Robert Bryan Ward, resisting an
officer with violence and domestic
battery, adjUidii cti"t withheld,-pro-.
batifori-tw6 yaedr' $4'5'court costs,
50 hours community service;
aggravated assault on a law


enforcement officer with a weapon,
not prosecuted.
Edward Hernandez, violation of
probatic (original charge posses-
sion of rijuana with intent to
sell), probation revoked, new 18-
month term community control-
house arrest, with same other con-
ditions.
Kevin Michael Browning, viola-
tion of probation (original charges
two counts sexual battery), proba-
tion revoked, 15 years Florida State
Prison, outstanding fines and fees
due within one year of release.
Shaun Timothy Casey, violation
of probation (original charges three
counts forgery, felony fleeing to
elude a police officer, uttering a
forged instrument and grand theft),
violation affidavit withdrawn, pro-
bation restored with same condt-
tions.
Jose Alejandro Lazo. felony bat-
tery-reduced to lesser simple bat-
tery, probation one year, no contact
with victim. 5667 fine and court
costs.
Casey Lee McCall, felony flee-
ing to elude a police officerproba-
tion six months, license suspended
one year, $500 fine, $415 court
costs. 50 hours community service.
Michael Rosales, violation of
probation (original charges five
counts grand theft), probation
revoked, 15 months Florida State
Prison, outstanding fines and fees
due one year from release.
Santos Alamia Jr.. violation of
probation (original charge uttering
a forged instrument), probation
revoked, two years community
control with same other conditions.
Dario Chanay, battery on a law
enforcement officer, not prosecut-
ed, transferred to county court with
filing of misdemeanor charges.
Cynthia Marie Dickey, violation
of probation (original charge pos-
session of methamphetamine), pro-
bation revoked. 18 months commu-
nity control, license suspended two
years, placement in inpatient treat-
ment program. same other condi-
tions.
Juan Antonio Escobedo Jr..
resisting an officer with violence
and disorderly intoxication, not
prosecuted, transferred to county
court with filing of misdemeanor
charges.
Samuel Antonio Fabila. forgery.
uttering a forged instrument, grand
theft and violation of probation
(original charges burglary of a
dwelling and uttering a forged
instrument), probation revoked. 18
months community control. $500


fine, $415'court costs, $115 public
defended fees and $587.86 restitu-
tion added to outstanding fines and
fees.
Ronald Hache, possession of
cocaine and DUI, 120 days in jail
CTS, evaluation and treatment,
DUI school, license suspended two
years, tag impounded 30 days, 50
hours community service.
Angel Espinoza Hernandez, pos-
session of methamphetamine and
possession of drug paraphernalia,
adjudication withheld, 18 months
drug offender probation, evaluation
and treatment, no alcohol or drugs
or contact with people with drugs,
make valid effort to get license,
$415 court costs,. $115 public
defender fees, 50 hours community
service.
Bryant Alonzo Herrin, violation
of probation (original charges two
counts grand theft, burglary of a
structure and dealing in stolen
property), probation revoked, two
years community control with out-
patient treatment and same other
conditions.
Florence Lorraine Huffman, two
counts petit theft, Tiot prosecuted,
transferred to county court with fil-
ing of misdemeanor charges; two
counts dealing in stolen property.
not prosecuted.
Pao Tue Lee. iolation of proba-
tion (original charge possession of
cocaine), probation revoked, 18
months community control with
condition of in-patient treatment,
remain in jail until a bed available.
Scott Michael McLeod. violation
of probation (original charges two
counts possession of methampheta-
mine, possession of a firearm by a
felon and driving while license sus-
pended). probation revoked, two
years community control with con-
dition of inpatient treatment.
remain in jail until a bed available.
Christopher Shannon Reas.
felony battery, two years communi-
ty control, evaluation and treat-
ment, anger management class, no -
contact with victim. $500 fine.
$415 court costs. $115 public
defender fees
Nicholas Arnold Schock, posse-
sion of drug paraphernalia, one
year drug offender probation, no
drugs or association with people
who do drugs, warrantless search
and seizure. evaluation and treat-
ment, curfew, $190 court costs.
$115 public defender fees: posses-
sion of cocaine and possession of
alcohol by a person under 21. not
prosecuted.
Derrick Smalls. possession of


cocaine and violation of probation
(original charge possession of
cocaine), probation revoked,
license suspended two years, drug
offender conditions continued,
$415 court costs, $115 public
defender fees and 100 hours com-
munity service added to outstand-
ing fines and fees.
Lawrence Smith, grand theft,,
burglary and violation of probation
(original charges burglary of struc-
ture and grand theft of a firearm),
probation revoked, one year in jail
CTS, $500 fine, $415 court costs:
and $75 public defender fees added
to outstanding fines and fees due.
within one year of release.
Juan Jose Tamayo, possession of:
methamphetamine, 12 months pro-
bation, license suspended two
years, evaluation and treatment, no
alcohol or drugs, curfew, $100 fine,
$415 court costs, $75 public
defender fee.

The following real estate trans--
actions of $10,000 or more were
filed recently in the office of the
clerk of court:
William R. Waters Jr. to Juan F.?
Ruiz, $300.000.
Tami J. Saunders to William and:
Kristen Albritton, $91,000.
Junior M. Archer, Ste\en M
Carpenter and Noev A. Flores to.
Joe J. Leija, $84,500.
Malone D. Jr. and Judy G.
Himrod to Aaron E. and Jessica A.
Presley, $377,500.
Gary W. Sheffield. Glenda Jones
and Karen Hart to Harold C.
Howze Jr., $97.000.
Jacobson Auction Co. Inc to
Gary Jr. and Donna E. Roberts.
$242,000.
Elmer and Patricia Shackelford
to Amarilys and Osnaldo Paula.
$50.000.
SalmaYounes and Brandon E.
Bryan to Carolyn F. Ableman.
$320,000.
James D. Hill to Jose L. Montoya
and Stephanie A. Esquivel,
$74,900.
Jacobson Auction Co. Inc. to
John R. Rea Jr., $140.000.
Gray Epps Jr. and Belva Lee
Vance as trustees to James E. and.
Laura Singleton. $85.000.
Jacobson Auction Co. Inc. to
Rajumari Sethi, $120,000.
John A. Stephens Jr. and Manuel
Lopez to Benjamin K. Norris,
$120.000.
Manuel and Shelley K. Lopez to
Benjamin K. Norris, $154,000.
William and Hilda Perry to
Alberto Sosa, $23,000.


The Hardee County Board of County Commissioners

along with the

City of Wauchula

proudly present the


2005 independence Day Fireworks Display



Fireworks will begin at 9:00 p.m.


S::- Located at:
ir Hardee County Pioneer Park, : .
SR 64 & Hwy.17
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Selling BBQ quarter chicken dinners including
cole slaw, baked beans, bread and drink
for $5.00 from 4:00p.m.-8:oop.m. at
the parks Recreation Building.
SHot Dogs will also be available.







No Personal Fireworks or Sparklers will be

allowed

in the park


All park rules will be enforced by the Hardee

Co. Sheriffs office.

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I know of a place where the water is like glass, the snowy sands dance,
and the fish play hide and seek among submerged forests. Where you can
float on gentle currents and feel as though you are flying over flowing
water-filled skies of aqua blue. A place where the water is so cold and the
scenery so beautiful, that you are left breathless. A place that will beckon to
you, even once you have returned home. It seems this river learns your
name, and whispers for your return.
RAINBOW SPRINGS
Rainbow Springs State Park, near Ocala, was named for the brilliant
bluish-colored spring waters of the Rainbow River. Interestingly, the State
Park and campgrounds are in separate locations. The campground is about
six miles from the state park, but the park is only about a one-mile paddle
from the camping area.
Reminiscent of a KOA, and previously privately owned, the camp-
ground is now part of the Florida Park Service. There is a small visitor's
center, modem restrooms, and a heated swimming pool. The entry station
offers grocery items, souvenirs,.snacks, ice and ice cream bars.
Campsites include water and electric hookups, and some have sewer
connections! Divided into an upper and lower section, there are restrooms
on both sides. The upper area is a converted grassy field, closely located to
the pool, laundry facilities, playground and visitor's center. The lowei sec-


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tion is mostly dirt base, under trees and close to the river. Your, personal
preferences will determine which to choose, and all amenities are within a
short walk to both. Future plans to revamp sites with vegetation barriers
will improve on the lack of privacy, but this isn't really a bother since the
river will swallow most of your daylight hours.
A' canoe/kayak outfitter is conveniently located at the base of the
camping area, which hugs the edge of the river. Bring your own gear or rent
theirs. There is a small fishing and swimming area, with concrete steps to
help the hesitant enter the icy water. This is fun to experience and also to
watch, but beware the sometimes-offensive language that springs from the
lips of the uninitiated. Guard little ears carefully!
Our vacation began with a blissful 45-minute paddle, suitable even for
a novice, up the wide, crystal clear river to the headspring. The Rainbow
River spawns from a spring that gushes an average of 462 million gallons
a day! The water is breathtaking, both in view and temperature. At a cool
70-odd degrees, it will chill and thrill you all at the same time! While pad-
dling, you'll see fish, turtles, gently waving vegetation and slabs of lime-
stone below, to a depth of about 20 feet! In portions where there is a lack
of vegetation, the water is a. shocking shade of aqua blue.
Gliding along, you'll view beautiful homes on one side, and "The
REAL Florida" on the other. We saw anhingas, several species of turtles
and river otters, and heard that a small gator was swimming downstream.
The numbing coolness of the water made us wonder, and we never did
see him. Local teens jumping out of treetops into the deep pools of the river
assured us that at night the Rainbow was full of gators. When you arrive at
the headsprings, the river swells to twice its size. Paddle in and dock your
canoe so you can visit the state park.
Once popular privately owned attraction dating back to the 1930s, it
is now state protected. Winding, historic brick-paved paths, garden-like
vegetation and cascading waterfalls reminded us of a more mountainous
version of Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven. Gazebos are tucked into
shady ledges, offering relaxing views of tall waterfalls. Reflecting pools,
and tiny streams flow under several of the walkways. Deep shade and
bright green ferns are accessorized by colorful ornamentals. There's also a
great gift shop, nice snack bar, picnic pavilions and beautiful views of the
headsprings.
A large, grassy hillside is perfect for picnickers basking in the sun after
an invigorating swim. The large sky-blue headspring-pool appears to be
just a few feet deep. Upon further inspection, or should I say, immersion,
we realized.that it was at least six feet deep. Due to the depth and cold tem-
peratures, we quickly decided that the reasonably priced "fun noodles"
flotation devices at the gift shop would be a good purchase. Our daughter
is .an accomplished swimmer and insisted that she didn't need it, but the cold
water quickly fatigued her. The, noodles helped keep our numbed bodies
afloat as we made our way back to the entry platform. Lifeguards were on
duty the weekend we visited, but I'd recommend that you either bring or
purchase these upon arriving at the park. Inflatable float devices are not per-
mitted, so leave those blow-up items at home.
Soon we paddled back down the river and did some snorkeling. Getting
into the water became easier as theweek went on. Whether this was due to
warmer air temperatures or a psychological adjustment, I really can't say.
What I can tell you is that the water, fish and limestone are stunning. We
loved seeing the "boii ng" sand pools on the river bottom as the spring water
bubbled up. Chasing fish around submerged tree roots was fun, especially
when you would see turtles too. Floating out to where the river bottom plum-
mets, you can see perfectly clear to depths of 20 feet or so. Here and there,
rocky caves gush even colder- water.
Once our daughter was too chilled to snorkel anymore we headed back
to the campground for a swim in the pool. When the pool closed at 7 p.m.,
we grilled steaks and enjoyed dinner by firelight. As darkness fell, the wood-


Letter To Editor

Gossiping About Others' Sins

Harms Our Spiritual Walk


Dear Editor:
Do you know what an epiphany
is ? For me it's when God turns a
light bulb on in my head and illu-
minates what is keeping me from
getting.close to Him.
Several weeks ago I was busily
talking about someone who was
causing me frustration when an
epiphany happened. Our sins, my
sins, are no, less equal to another
person's sins: I use the term sins to
include all transgressions, that we
'feel are wrpng behaviors or wrong
actions taken by someone.
When we open our hearts to
speak about: a person's forgiven
sins'from the past or sins even now,
we are not forgiven or our own sins
anymore (Matthew 6:15).' Why?
Because, all sins being equal, the
former adilteress/adulterer can't
fairly tell things about a former,
thief, and a former fornicator can't
speak evil against a forgiven nur-
derer (Matthew 18:21-35) (Luke
6:37) (John 8:7-11).
I know we all like to be careful
but no one knows our hearts but
God, and we certainly do not know
anybody else's heart. You may have
even genuinely, felt it was must-
know information.
To inform an uninvolved person
about another person's past encom-
passes the belief that God was
unable to forgive the other person.
That in turn casts a shadow of
doubt on whether we ourselves are
forgiven. We can't be more forgiv-


SCHOOL BOARD OF HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
/ 1009 North 6m Avenue.
'- .- Wauchula. Florida 33873
(863) 773- 9058 ext. .

RENTAL PROPERTY NEEDED FOR TEACHERS
NTA eR TY D ORT


'Citizens of Hardee County:


The Florida Constitution's Class Size Reduction Amendment is requiring us to hire more
classroom teachers each year. Our district staff has been able to recruit many potential
teachers who would love to teach in Hardee County. However, we may lose some of these
teachers to other counties because we have very few places for these fine teachers to live.
The future of our community depends upon us attracting and retaining quality teachers for
our children. If you would be interested 'in renting to a Hardee County school teacher this


next school year, please contact me personally at 773-9058 ext 1.
Your continued help and support would be greatly appreciated.

SSincerely, .
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Superintendent of Schools


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en than someone else. :
We add slander thid gossip to our
list of transgressions while we are
busily talking about actions that
belong to somebody else's life. I've
heard.it expressed before, and I've
recently started diligently trying
this: the more we pray for someone
the less likely we are to criticize.
SI'm a work in progress like
everyone else. So why am I admit-
ting to God's accusation to ime in
w writing? I want to let \ou know that.
God has great plans for our lives.
What a shame it is that we could
kno%\ingly throw them away by
assuming that God loves another
person less than he loves us. We
seem- to assume to believe we
deserve to,be forgiven more than
others are, anrd, as we think and feel
this way, we drift farther from God
and his protections.
I'm here to say that God. says
don't destroy your relationship
with Christ by dredging up some-
one else's sins, that ou know of or
maybe have only heard of
When, :we. have, unforgiving
hearts our own sins aren't that far
removed.
C.R. Faulkner
Wauchula


COURTESY PHOTO
Kimber and Dorothy Harris "hang out" on the Rainbow River.
ed edge of the campground became lit by perhaps millions of blinking green
lights. The fireflies stayed close to the tree line, but we managed to catch a
few in ajar to enjoy. All too soon, it was time to let them go and get back on
the road to home.
Wanting to go?
Rainbow Springs State Park is located three miles north of Dunnellon
on the east side of U.S. 41. Contact the state park at (352) 465-8555 or view :
the website at www.FloridaStateParks.org.
The gift shop is very nice and offers souvenirs, gifts, guidebooks, and
children's items. The snack bar offers heat-and-eat sandwiches, pizza,
snacks, ice cream, cold drinks and more. Both are run by the Friends of
Rainbow Springs, a Citizen Support Organization. Hours are subject to
change from those posted, so call ahead or be prepared just in case.
Helpful hint:
"Fun noodles" cost about $3 each. Credit and debit cards are accepted
in the gift shop, but not the adjacent snack bar, so be sure to bring some cash
for eats and drinks-after swiinming you'll want both!
Rainbow Springs campground is located on S.W. 180th Avenue Road
about two miles north of County Road 484 and two miles south of State
Road 40. For reservations, call 800-326-3521 or go online at;
www.ReserveAmerica.com.
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This week in history, as
researched and compiled by Bess
Allen Stallings from the archival
pages of The Florida Advocate,
the Hardee County Herald and
The Herald-Advocate of...

50 YEARS AGO
Robert Gibson, manager of the
Community Ice and Storage Co.,
was installed as president of the
Hardee County Junior Chamber of
Commerce at a dinner-dance meet-
ing Tuesday night.
Gibson and the other officers
installed for the coming year were
installed by James Cowart, vice
president of Florida's Sixth District.
Others installed were: Robert Ray
Smith, first vice president; Bedford
Prescott, second vice president;
J.W. Perdue, secretary; and Millard
' Brock, treasurer.
Directors installed to serve were
Kay Silverman, Eugene Lanier and
Gene Brock.
The installation ceremony fol-
lowed a dinner served the Jaycees
and their ladies at the Wauchula
Cafeteria in the Wauchula Hotel.
Following the installation ceremo-
ny, the group adjourned to the
Hardee Memorial Youth Center
where dancing was enjoyed to the
music of Jimmy Eller and his
Highlanders.

From the "Methodist Church
Notes" column:
-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Metheny,
with the aid of Mr. Mitchell Hope,
gave the youth of the church a
chicken barbecue at their home
north of Wauchula Thursday
evening. All attending reported a
very fine evening of fellowship.
-The walls are going up on the
new parsonage on Illinois Avenue
and also the youth wing, back of the
church. Mr. Turner Himrod, con-
tractor, and his fine staff of workers
will speed the work to completion
of which the church members will
be proud.
-It should not be long before
the old parsonage on Seventh
Avenue can be moved and the
ground work for the new
Fello\wship Hall can be started.
These projects will cost something
like $70,000.00 and will be an asset
to the church and community.

There will be.a cemetery work-
ing at the Fort Green Methodist
Cemetery;.on Saturday, July 2nd.
Everyone rhat has loved ones there
are .urged to come and help clean
the cemetery up.


From the "Local Paragraphs" col-
umn:
-Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Stansell and
children, Linda Lou and Buddy, and
Mrs. Georgia McAleer will leave
Sunday for Bradenton Beach for a
vacation. They will have as their
guests Mrs. Stansell's brother, M.J.
Bradley and Mrs. Bradley of
Atlanta, Ga.
-Mrs. Dorothy Chambless and
son, Raymond, returned home
Wednesday from a several weeks
trip which covered 8,000 miles.
They were joined in Little Rock,
Ark., by their relatives, Mr. and
Mrs. C.E. Stewart. They toured 19
Western states and Vancouver,
Canada. Enroute home they stopped
in West, Miss., for a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Craft.
-Mrs. Odessa Crawford has had
as guests for a couple of weeks her
daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and
Mrs. R.A. Rogers and their daugh-
ter, Linda Gail Barlow, of
Wilmington, Del., and another
daughter, Mrs. Francis J. Keeler and
children, Carol and Terry of
Glenburnie, Md.
-Thomas Carlton, Denny
Crews, William Reynolds Allen and
Kenneth Stanton left Thursday for a
Key Club Summer Camp at Congo,
Ill.
-Dr. Stanley Reeves left
Monday for Bowling Green, Ky., to
visit his mother, who is 91 years
old. Mrs. Reeves is visiting her rel-
atives in Georgia.
-Clarence Bowman, principal
of the Warwick (Ga.) High School,
is spending the summer at his home
here.
-Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Hope
and children, Michele, Keith and
Mary, are spending their vacation at
Lake Placid.
-Mrs. F.L. Revell and Mrs.
Dwight Prince visited Mrs. Hattie
Revell, who is a patient in St.
Joseph's Hospital in Tampa
Wednesday.
-Miss Joanne Revell and Miss
Annette Wilkerson are visiting Miss
Revell's relatives, Mr. and Mrs. J.A.
Abbott and family of Savannah,
Ga., for a few days.
-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pierce
and daughters, Miss Bobbie and
Mrs. Jackie See, returned home
Tuesday from Goldsboro, N.C.,
where they visited relatives for two
weeks.


25 YEARS AGO
After considering the matter for a
month, Gov. Bob Graham finally


chose Lewis Pace to fill out the
unexpired term of Brian Pappas'
school board position until the-fall
election.
Pace said he was officially noti-
fied of the appointment by one of
the governor's aides Tuesday morn-
ing.
Pace, 53, a grove owner, citrus
buyer and manager of Popash
Citrus Harvesters, said he was "real
honored and pleased to be appoint-
ed."

Mrs. Virginia Bond (pictured on
Page One) is now certified as a dis-
aster preparedness coordinator for
Hardee County. She recently
attended an Emergency Manage-
ment Career Development Program
prepared by FEMA Region IV and
Valdosta State College Regional
Training Support Program.

Also pictured on Page One are a
couple of enterprising young ladies,
Erica Carson and Lee Jones, who
served ice cold lemonade to hot and
thirsty Main Street shoppers during
the sweltering heat last Tuesday.
Patronizers paid 25 cents per cup
for their refreshing drink. (Photo by
Bess Stallings)

The "Firecracker Special"
Tabloid inserted in this week's
paper was the result of an idea of
Sports Editor Luther Colbert.
The tabloid has programs of
Independence Day activities'at the
three municipalities, Bowling
Green, Wauchula and Zolfo
Springs.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto B. Grimes
(pictured)celebrated their 61st
anniversary on Sunday, June 1.
The day began with 10 family
members attending services togeth-
er at the First Baptist Church in
Wauchula where the Rev. Herschel
Creasman recognized the honor
couple and their family. Family pic-
tures were taken after the services
and the family journeyed to Bartow
for dinner at John's Restaurant.
Children of the couple are Mrs.
Frank (Faye) Hariusch of Bowling
'Green, Mrs. Elna Moore of
Wauchula; Mrs. Carl (Era Nell)
Henson of Alexandria, Va.; Miss
Mary Kathryn Grimes of Arcadia;
Murry Grimes of Wauchula; Fred
Grimes of Morristown, Tenn.; and
Lt. Ray Grimes with the Florida
Highway Patraolin Miami.

Miss Pamela Ann Spears was on
the Dean's List for the spring quar-


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ter at Florida State University. Pam
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Spears of Wauchula.

The Senior Citizens met at the
Zolfo Springs Civic Center for a
covered dish luncheon at noon on
June 9.
The newly elected officers were
introduced. They are Mrs. Zelma
McDaniels, president; Mrs. Eula
Brummett, vice-president; Mrs.
Lois Sloane, secretary; Mrs. Lora
Brewer, treasurer; Mrs. Lillian
Boyette, chaplain; Paul Nobles,
hospitality; and Mrs. Gladys
Fulkerson, publicity and historian.

From "Golfin' 'N Fishin'" by
Ben Whitaker:
John Terrell and Jerry Kapusta
were first-place winners in the
smoker on June 24. Paul McGrady
and Joe Davis finished second.
Closest to the pin on No. 4, Maurice
Gilliard and on No. 8 John Terrell.
The team of Doyle Carlton III,
Harold Licht, Dewey Whidden and
James Wells were-the winners in the
pro-am on June 25. Individual win-
ners, A-Bruce Thompson, B-J.B.
Belflower, C-Harold Licht adn D-
James Wells. Closest to the pin on
No. 8, J.B. Belflower.
The winning team in the scramble
on June 26, B.J. Lewelling, Hollis
Coker and Jeff Alday. This team
won after a three-hole playoff in the
dark. Closest to the pin on No. 4,
Bobby Cooper and on No. 8, Bill
Crews.


10 YEARS AGO
Tentative plans to build a new fire
station at the industrial park site off
U.S. 17 north of Wauchula drew
unanimous approval of county
commissioners last week.
"It's the long-term plan we need,"
said Chief David Sloan, head of the
county's fire and rescue department
presently housed at 104 N. Fourth
Ave. in Wauchula, just north of the
City Hall.
The county took over fire service
from the city on Oct. 1, 1987, and
merged it with the county ambu-
lance department, which had been
quartered on Hanchey Road.
Building there now would present
a lot of problems.

It promises to be the biggest
birthday bash ever thrown in
Hardee County.
It happens on Tuesday, July 4th,
as residents pause from the work-a-
day would to celebrate the birth of a
nation along with the birth of this
state.
July 4th is, of course,
Independence Day, but it also
marks local observance of the
Florida Sesquicentennial, the state's


150th year. A huge dual celebration
is planned.
Pictured on Page One at Pioneer
Park, where the event will be held,
are organizers Warren May Jr., Ray
McClellan and Ted Hite. They are
planning for the deployment of a
grand fireworks display.

The Florida Department of
Transportation during May and
early June did extensive work in
clearing and cleaning the old rail-
road right-of-way within the
Wauchula city limits.
Wauchula Mayor Henry Graham
requested the work be done. (He is
pictured looking at the recently-
cleaned right-of-way on the south
end of Wauchula.)
Wauchula Police Chief Joe Brock
said the work will reduce crime in
the area.

From "Fort Green News" by Mrs.
Tom Cooper:
-John Mark and Amy (Davis)
Brown are the proud parents of a lit-
tle girl born June 21, 1995, in
Bartow Hospital. Her name is
Rebeka Rain.
-Sylvia Hovind and Rilla
Silverman visited Rilla's mother in
Bartow Sunday afternoon. Then
they visited Mildred Abbott in the
Lakeland hospital.
-Charles and Lynda Abbott and
children and grandchildren enjoyed
a week's vacation on Lake Placid.

From the "Personals" column:
-Friends Judy Terrell, Gayle
Knight and Jan Ferguson Spears


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vacation overseas.
Judy and Gayle flew to
Copenhagen, Denmark, and met
Jan, who lives in Raleigh, N.C.,
where she is on the staff at North
Carolina State University.
While she attended a seed confer-
ence, one of the highlights of Judy ;
and Gayle's walking tour of the city
was visiting the gravesite of the
Danish author, Hans Christian.
Andersen.
The trio then took the ferry over
to Sweden to continue on to Osolo,
Norway, and on to Lillehammer, the
site of the 1994 Olympics. Their
tour included touring the fjords.
-Jim, Bess and Meredith
Stallings traveled to DeLand on
Friday for two days of meetings.,
Jim and Bess serve on the board of,,
trustees for Stetson University's
Alumni Association.
On Friday evening they visited
with former Wauchula resident,
Patricia Rowell, daughter of Max
and Marybelle Campbell. Patricia's
husband, Lee, also serves on
Stetson's Alumni Board. He is an
administrator with the Orange
County School System.
-"Three weeks down and three
to go" Those are the thoughts of
teenager Doug Bass as he recuper-
ates from back surgery on June 3 at ,
Tampa General Hospital.
Doug, who is "doomed" to be a
patient at least three more weeks, is '
the son of Wayne and Roselind .
Bass of Wauchula. He would appre- 'i
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while he is away from home.


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Fireworks will begin at 9:00 p.m.
Located at:
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Boy Scout Troop #813 will be
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Scole slaw, baked beans, bread and drink
for $5.00 from 4:00p.m.-8:op.m. at
the parks Recreation Building.
Hot Dogs will also be available.
No Personal Fireworks or Sparklers will be
allowed
in the park.
All park rules will be enforced by the Hardee
Co. Sheriffs office.




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