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The


Hardee County's Hometown Coverage


105th Year, No. 34
*4 Sections, Pages 52


Thursday, August 4, 2005


Husband Charged With




First-Degree Murder


Janette Branham Was Shot 13 Times


By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
A retired police officer who told
authorities last week that he shot
and killed his wife, in self-defense
was arrested on a first-degree mur-
der charge less than 48 hours-later.
Michael Branham, 46, called the


School


Budget


Passes
By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The Hardee County School
SBoard 2005-06 budget got initial
approval on Monday night.
There was no public present and
the $80,063,697 was approved
without comment. Also getting the
nod was a resolution approving the
tentative tax rate of 7.923 mills,
down from the 8.112 of a year ago.
The final public hearing for
adoption of the budget and millage
will held at 5:01 p.m. on Monday,
Sept. 8.
The $80 million budget is up
from the $69.8 million of last year,
but includes state funding for the
new K-8 school under construction
in Wauchula Hills which is set to,
open in August 2006. Other con-
struction includes installation of air
conditioning in the cafeteria
kitchen at Hardee Senior High,
School, electrical work, flooring
3 and roofing at various sites.
The total millage rate of 7.923
has four parts: required local effort,
which is an amount the state sets
and then requires the county to levy'
I in order to gain eligibility for state
funding; basic discretionary, which
is assessed by the local board; sup-
See SCHOOL 2A


i E HIGH LOW A
-07/27 94 76 0.60
07/28 95 77 0.43
07/29 94 74 o.oo
07/30 94 73 oo00
07/31 94 73 0.10
S08o0 92 74 0.11
0102 93 73 0.00
S Rnan to 06102/06 41.03
Same period last year 2.37
Annual average 3.98
.ouri. UnWv. of Fl. Ona Research Center

INDEX
Classifieds 6B
Community Calendar.....2A
Courthouse Report........6C
Crime Blotter................. 5C
Hardee Living................. 2B
Obits 4A


911 emergency line at 10:34 p.m.
on Tuesday of last week, telling
dispatchers that he and his wife had
been involved in a shooting inci-
dent.
Hardee County sheriff's Dep.
Mixon Trammell arrived seven
minutes later to find rescue workers
already there and Janette Branham,
40, lying dead in the foyer of the
house at 441 Shaw Road in rural
.Wauchula.
The couple he a long-time
veteran of the Avon Park Police
Department and she a well-liked
and respected lawyer in Hardee and
Highlands counties lived in a
two-story home at the end of a dirt
road in the Lemon Grove area.
Michael Branham said he shot
his wife in self-defense after she
"came at him" with a pair of scis-
sors, Col. Arnold Lanier reported
on Wednesday of last week. But he
and Sheriff J. Loran Cogburn said
on Friday that evidence collected at
the scene refuted Michael Bran-
ham's claim. Further, they noted
Janette Branham \%as "hot 13 times,
'six 6f them in the back.
Michael Branham was arrested at
around 5 p.m. on Thursday in
Sebring as he left the Morris
Funeral Chapel with his mother,


where he had been making funeral
arrangements for his wife.
He was taken to the Highlands
County Jail, and then was trans-
ported to the Hardee County Jail,
where he was booked in at around 8
p.m.
Michael Branham made his first
appearance before a judge on
Friday morning.
His was the first case called in
the 8:30 session for suspects arrest-
ed within the past 24 hours. At first-
appearance hearings, defendants
are advised of the charges against
them and bond amounts are set.
Branham still wore his street
clothes as he stood before Count%
Judge Marcus J. Ezelle, his wrists
handcuffed in front of him.
In response to the judge's query,
Branham replied, "I do have an
attorney. He's unable to be here this
morning. He didn't ...'" But Ezelle
stopped him at that point, saying
Branham ,should not reveal any
communications between himself
and his lawyer. Branham then stat-
ed onl\ that V. James Kelly of
Lakeland \i ill represent himn.
Ezelle continued, "In considera-
tion of the nature of the criminal
allegations against you, there will
See HUSBAND 2A


CONERLY SEATED


COURTESY PHOTO
Jerry Conerly took his seat on the Wauchula City Commission
on Monday evening after being sworn in by City Attorney Cliff
Ables. With 19 years experience in city government, Conerly was
chosen by the commission to fill the, District 7 seat vacated
when at-large commissioner John Baxter resigned in June. He
will remain in office until the 2006 election.


PHOTO BY RALPH HARRISON
Murder suspect Michael Branham speaks to County Judge Marcus J. Ezelle at his first-appear-
ance hearing Friday morning. The judge ordered him held without bond.




Man Faces 2 Capital-Felony Counts

In 11-Year-Old's Alleged Assault


By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
A 19-year-old Wauchula Hills
man has been charged with two
capital felonies in the alleged sexu-
al assault of an 1.1-year-old girl.


TAKING THE OATH


PHOTO BY CYNTHIA KRAHL
County Judge Marcus J. Ezelle administered the oath of office to new Hardee County School
Board member Gina Neuhofer last Thursday hight. Neuhofer was appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush
to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of District 3 member Tracy Baxter. She will serve
until the 2006 election.


Jose Luis Sosa, of 1817 Smith
Road, was arraigned last week in
Hardee Circuit Court on two counts
of sexual battery of a child under
12, a capital felony, and one count
of false imprisonment, a first-
degree felony.
Assistant Public Defender Mel
McKinley has been appointed to
represent the man, who has pleaded-
not guilty to all charges. Circuit



Qualifying

Period To

Open In BG
By JIM KELLY
Of The Herald-Advocate
There will be a citywide election
on Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Bowling
Green, for two City Commission
seats.
The seats are currently held by
Perry Knight and Woody Caligan.
The qualifying period for candi-
dates will be from 8 a.m. Monday
until 4 p.m. Friday. Qualifying fee
is $10, plus $18 election assess-
ment. Candidates may qualify at
City Hall.
The term of office is for three
years, said Assistant City Clerk
Mary Sue Russell.
The commission seat salary is
$150 a month. The mayor, elected
by fellow commission members,
has a salary of $200 a month.


Judge Robert L. Doyel set Sosa's
next court date for Aug. 23.
Meanwhile, Sosa is being held in
the Hardee County Jail pending
trial. Though the first-degree
felony count carries a $15,000 cash
or surety bond, there is no bond for
the capital felony counts.
If ultimately found guilty as
charged, Sosa would face life in
prison for the alleged capital
crimes, as the Supreme Court long
ago ruled out imposition of the
death penalty for sexual offenses.
Sosa has been behind bars since
he was arrested by sheriff's Dep.
Sylvia Estes at 3:10 in the morning
on July 6.
Hardee County Sheriff's Office
spokesman Maj. Claude Harris Jr.
said that, according to Estes' arrest
report, the alleged crimes took
place just before 8:30 p.m. on July
5.
He said the little girl went to
See CHARGES 2A


Sosa


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2A The Herald-Advocate, August 4, 2005


The Herald-Advocate-
Hardee County'sI Hometown Coverage
JAMES R. KELLY ... .
Publither/Editor .
CYNTHIA M. KRAHL ,
Managing Editor


JOAN M. SEAMAN
Sports Editor


RALPH HARRISON
Production Manager


BESS A. STALLINGS l NOEY DE SANTIAGO
.Hardee Living Editor Asst. Production anaer

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Kelly's Column
By Jim.


SThere have been two cases of Eastern equine encephalitis in horses in
Hardee County in, the past two weeks, said local veterinarian Slade
Hayman.
All horses should be vaccinated twice a year against Eastern and
Western encephalitis, West Nile virus and tetanus four disease that can be
fatal to horses.
Encephalitis is generally spread by mosquitoes that have bitten infect-
ed birds which act as carriers. Vaccinations generally cost $8 to $25,,
depending on what the horse is being vaccinated against. There are also.
vaccines against flu and other diseases.
Humans can also get encephalitis or West Nile virus,-but quick treat-
ment can usually cure those diseases.
If horses have severe cases of encephalitis, it is generally fatal, said Dr.
Hayman.
It is important for all horse owners to have their animals vaccinated,
and people should avoid being bitten by mosquitoes as much as possible;
he said.

Here is some information about the citrus,industry from a recent,
University of Florida magazine named Florida. The writers are Liesl O'Dell
and Meredith Jean Morton. .'.. ... .
-Florida has 750,000 to 830,000 acres of citrus, providing jobs for,
about 9,000 Floridians, adding $9 billion annually to the state's economy.
-Citrus juice is fat-free, sodium-free and has about 70 calories per
serving.
-Florida oranges make up about 75 percent of the U.S. supply and
provide the world with about 40 percent of its orange juice. Canada
accounts for much of Florida's orange and specialty fruit exports, and Japan
receives most of Florida's grapefruit.
-The Florida Legislature in 1917 established an' experiment station
devoted to citrus. Today the University of Florida operates the center at
Lake Alfred in Polk County on 225 acres. The center is partnered with the
Florida Department of Citrus and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
-Florida's first orange tree was believed to have been planted by
Ponce De Leon in the mid-1500s near St. Augustine.
-About 78 percent of U.S. households purchased orange. juice in
2004.
--The orange harvesting season generally lasts from November
Through January and then April through June. The average grapefruit har-
vest is October through Junie.
-About 98 percent of the oranges in Florida are harvested by hand
using ladders and canvas sacks. The oranges are dumped into tubs which
hold 900 pounds. The oranges are picked up by a velhicle called a goat and
later dumped into an open tractor-trailer.
-A box of oranges 'weighs about 90 pounds. 'Last season Florida's,
orange harvest was 292 million boxes..from the state's 98 million trees. The
citrus crop was worth $746 million.
S-Florida has about 105 citrus packinghouses and 23 processing
plants. The state has about 10,000 citrus growers.
-The average American last year consumed five gallons of orange
juice.

Weather has been hot lately. Tampa reportedly had the third hottest July
since records were kept starting in 1890, reported Kathy Gregg of,
Wauchula.


Most gnats lay their eggs on
water, where they float for sev-
eral days before hatching.


The nice thing about being a
celebrity is that when you bore
people, they think it's their fault.


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be no bond." He then set
Branham's next court date for Aug.
30.
"Thank you, Your Honor,"
Branham said as he turned and
walked away.
A grand jury must now be
impaneled to hear the basis of the
state's first-degree murder, charge
against Branham and decide
whether or not to hand up an indict-
ment.

Earlier That Night
Cogburn said investigators
learned that Janette Branham was
at a neighbor's house just prior to
the shooting. The woman arrived
home at 7 p.m. to find Janette
Branham already there.
The witness told investigators
that Janette Branham left to return
to her own home sometime








MONDAY. AUG. 8
iWauchula City Commis-
sion, regular meeting and bud-
get workshop, City Hall, 225 E.
Main St., Wauchula, 6 p.m.
VZolfo Springs Town Council,
regular meeting, Civic Center,
3210 U.S. 17 S., Zolfo Springs,
7 p.m.

TUESDAY, AUG. 9
VBowling Green City Com-'
mission, regular meeting, City
Hall, 104 E. Main St., Bowling
Green, 7 p.m.


THURSDAY., AUG. 11
&VHardee County Commis-
sion, regular meeting, Room
102, Courthouse Annex I, 412
W.' Orange St., Wauchula. 8:30
a.m.
S Hardee County School
Board, regular meeting, Hardee
Junior High School media cen-
ter, 200 S. Florida Ave.,
Wauchula, 5 p.m.










TV SHOW
A story in last week's edition
reported on four local hunters
who appeared on The
Outdoor Channel's "Turkey
Country" show aired July 27
and July 30. The name of
hunter Philip Smoak of Zolfo
Springs was omitted. Other
hunters were Max Ullrich,
George Wadsworth Jr. and
Greg Gordon, all of
Wauchula.
The -Herald-Advocate is
pleased to set the record
straight.
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want accuracy to be a given,
not just our goal. If you
believe we have printed an
error in fact, please call'to
report it. We will review the
information, and if we find it
needs correction or clarifica-
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between 10:10 and 10:20 p.m.
The roughly 1/4-mile or so trip
would have taken two to four min-
utes, the sheriff estimated. -
While at her neighbor's house,
Janette Branham said that her hus-
band was upset with her that
evening because he had asked her
for $100 and she gave him $50.
The witness also told authorities
that Janette Branham had begun
divorce proceedings against her
husband, and, that in the past she
has seen Michael Branham become
angry with his wife and mentally
abuse her.

The Shooting'
Cogburn said evidence indicates
Janette Branham was shot in the
foyer of the couple's house after
coming in the front door. "She had
just taken her shoes off," Lanier
added. "Her keys were still in her,
hand and her cell phone was in her
pocket. She never got out of the"
foyer."
In a report filed by Det. Sgt. John
Shivers, he said evidence suggested
Janette Branham walked to the
threshold between the foyer and the
living room, where her husband
was seated, and turned toward him.
"It appears 10 rounds were fired




SCHOOL
Continued From 1A
plemental discretionary. also a local
number; and capital outlay for the
construction projects noted above.
Broken down, the state's portion
of that 7.923 rate is 5.163. It
accounts ,for all the millage
decrease to taxpayers, as it was
5.409 in 2004-05.
Local amounts have actually
risen. While the basic discretionary
tax stayed the same at .510, the
supplemental discretionary assess-
ment has jumped from 0.193 to
0.250 mills. Capital outlay, howev-
er, also remains the same at 2.0.
New teachers and other person-
nel were greeted at a get-together
on Monday. All school staff report-
ed to work at the annual introducto-.
ry meeting on Tuesday morning at
the Agri-Civic Center.
'Staff writer Cynthia Krahl con-
tributed to this report.




CHARGES
Continued From 1A
Sosa's home to borrow hair clip-.
pers. Sosa reportedly told her to
come in to look for them. Sosa then
allegedly pulled' the child inside,
locked the front door and would not
" allow her to leave, Harris said.
The 1.1-year-old told Estes that
Sosa began kissing her and told her
to take off her clothes. When she
refused, Sosa allegedly stripped her
and then removed his clothing, the
major charged.
Following that, the girl alleged
Sosa fondled her and sexually
assaulted her. Further, she accused
him of a second sexual act, Harris
said.
The alleged victim said she was
then able to get out of the house.
When she got home, she vomited in
the shower and out the back door,
the child described. She also told
her mother what had happened. The
mother alerted authorities, Harris
said.


from the location where he was sit-
ting," Cogburn said. "He was
approximately 15 feet away."
Investigators believe the weapon
used was a 9mm Glock, but two
firearms found at the home are still
undergoing ballistics testing.
Ten shell casings were found to
the right of Michael Branham's
chair. Other casings suggest he then
got up and approached his wife,
possibly firing two more shots at
the end of the living room. One
casing indicates he fired., another
shot while standing in the foyer,
Shivers' report alleged.
A preliminary autopsy report
from the Medical Examiner's
Office in Lakeland indicated that
the victim was shot in the chest, in
the right arm and side and in the
back.
"What evidence we have indi-
cates that she died almost instant-
ly," Cogburn said .
Her keys flew backward from
her hand, landing on the stairs
behind her.
Cogburn said a pair of scissors
was found on the floor near the
body. "Nothing that we could find
indicates she was holding them," he
said. In fact, Shivers said a crime'
scene investigator with the High-
lands County Sheriff's Office,
which helped process .the scene,
found blood underneath the scis-
sors, seeming to indicate they were
placed there following the shoot-
ing.
Michael Branham called 911 at
10:34 p.m. Rescue workers pro-
nounced Janette Branham dead at,
the scene.
Michael Branham went to stay
with his mother in Sebring, where
officers kept him under surveil-
lance as they investigated the evi-
dence and his self-defense claim.

The Arrest
Cogburn said he, Lanier, Shivers,
Det. Jim Hall and assistant state
attorneys Steve Houciin. and Gene
Malpas met between 2 and 3 p.m.


last Thursday to go over all the evi-
'dence collected at the scene and the
information in the autopsy report.
"Based on the evidence and that
report, it was decided we had
enough to charge him with first-
degree murder," Cogburn said.
"Evidence shows she was shot
when she first entered the house,"
he alleged. "Two shots were fired
when he was advancing toward her.
There was a shot in the foyer."
Cogburn concluded, "The evi-
dence indicates there was intent,
that it was pre-meditated."'
Judge Ezelle signed an arrest
warrant by 3, he said.
Officers knew Michael Branham
was on the way to a funeral home in
Sebring, and decided "that wbuld
be the best time to execute the war-
rant to minimize any risk that might
occur," Cogburn said.
Highlands County deputies
served the warrant as Branham
exited the funeral home with 'his .
mother. Hardee officials also were
there. Branham was taken into cus-
tody without incident.

Suicide Cell
Cogbum said Branham was first
placed in a suicide cell upon his 8
p.m. arrival back in Hardee County.
"It is a customary precaution for
anybody charged with first-degree
murder," he explained, adding that'
"there has been no indication that
he would harm himself."
That night, however, Branham
did fall out of his bed sometime,
between 1 and 1:30 a.m. He com-
plained -of a broken shoulder,
Cogburn said, and was taken to
Florida Hospital/Wauchula, where
he was X-rayed and no break was
found. "He's fine," the sheriff said.
On Friday, Branham was moved ,
to a medical cell, where he still can.
be monitored every 15 minutes as,
in the suicide cell. Though kept in a
single-man cell, Branham has all.
the privileges of other inmates.-
including phone use and recreation'
time.


NutritionNotes


TRY FENNEL IN DIET
The holiday feasting season is
upon us. In anticipation of
Thanksgiving dinner, seasonal par-
ties and holiday meals, a few quick,
light recipes are good to have on
hand.
It's also fennel season, so it's a
good chance to incorporate this aro-
matic vegetable into your diet. It
pairs well with many vegetables,
and fruits. A salad made with fennel
and oranges, peppery arugula, red
onion and black olives is a refresh-
ing but flavorful relief from the
excesses of the season.
Fennel looks a little like celery,
and its feathery fronds are some-
times confused with dill. Both the
bulb and stems may be eaten raw or
cooked.
The bulb of the plant is fragrant
and has a delicate, licorice flavor, It
is also called by its Italian name,
finocchio, or anise. The flavor is a
good complement to many foods,
particularly salads and fish. But
don't be scared off if you don't like
licorice. Fennel has a sweeter, more
delicate flavor that becomes even
lighter when cooked.
Fennel contains vitamin C and


.The child was taken to Florida beta .carotene, a powerful antioxi-
Hospital/Wauchula. Sosa was ar- darit believed to help reduce the risk
rested and jailed., of cancer, enhance immunity and


prevent cataracts.
When shopping for fennel, loot
for bulbs with no discoloratio,
firm stalks and bright green fronds.
Cut the stalks. off across the to.
of the bulb where it turns white. ThI'
leafy fronds can be saved to flave
sauces and broths, or can be used E;
garnish. Slice off the root end of tt
bulb and peel away the tough out
layers. If using fennel raw, slice tt
bulb into thin wedges or slices. ':
grill or roast, halve the bulb ver
cally and you will see a triangulk
hard core. Using a small. sha
knife, cut out most of the core, lei
ing enough to keep the layer
attached while cooking.



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Pursuit Ends



In Crash


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
A high speed chase Monday
afternoon resulted in loss of elec-
trical power for residents west of
Wauchula.
Simon Ramos, 19, of Apt. 1-D,
817 E. Main St., Wauchula, was
allegedly fleeing from police when
he crashed into a utility pole about
five miles west of town.
He is 'charged with theft of a
vehicle, a residential burglary and
felony fleeing to elude a police offi-
cer, said Wauchula police Capt.
Dennis Lake, who noted the man
was still in Tampa General Hospital
under observation for injuries from
the accident.
According to the report of Ofc.
Angie Hill, Tonya Chavez, a former
girl friend of the suspect, was
sleeping in the River Chase apart-
ment of her mother Barbara Chavez
when Ramos entered the home and
stole the, keys to her car, a 1999
four-door Oldsmobile Olero. When
she awoke, she called police about
1:30 p.m. to report the theft of her


vehicle.
The vehicle was spotted on Reif
Road heading into Wauchula.
Shortly before 2 p.m. Hill parked in
the School Board parking lot off U.
S. 17 and saw the vehicle coming
south. She activated her lights and
followed the vehicle, which turned
onto Townsend Road and began
accelerating. As she turned on her
siren, the driver turned south on
Florida Avenue and then west on
Main Street, gradually pulling
away from the pursuit vehicle.
As he entered the "s" curves,
Ramos allegedly lost control, went
into a ditch, sheared off a power
pole and overturned. Hardee Fire-
Rescue staff had to cut into the car
to remove the driver and had him
airlifted to Tampa because of possi-
ble head injuries.
City crews responded and
repaired the transformer and 40-
foot utility pole at a cost of
$3,341.31, for which the driver will
be responsible. Power was restored
to most of the area within two
hours.


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vey the damage.


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EILEEN YORK
Eileen York, 74, of Wauchula,
died Friday, July 29, 2005, at her
home.
: Born May 17, 1931, in Urbana,
Ohio, she moved to Wauchula 15
years ago from Cross City. She had
leen employed by a lumber compa-
ny.
, Survivors include three sons,
Bryon Postma and wife Donna,
Tom Postma and wife Michael and
Mark Postma and wife Kim, all of
Sarasota; and four grandchildren,
Jaqi, Jesse, Nicole and Crystal.
-Services were held at 2 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 1, at Robarts Family
Garden Chapel, Wauchula.
, Memorials may be made to the
American Red Cross-Hardee
County Unit; P.O. Box 1268,
Wauchula 33873.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula




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REBA HANCOCK
McCOY
Reba Hancock McCoy, 67, of
Bowling Green, died Thursday,
July 28, 2005, at home,
Born Sept. 18, 1937, in
Nashville, Ga., she moved to
Bowling- Green on May 20,
1994, from Mims. She owned
Country Cottage Beauty Salon in
Bowling Green and attended the
First Baptist Church of Bowling
Green.
She was preceded in death by
'her father, R.J. Hancock, and one
sister, Margie Blackburn.
Survivors include her husband,
Ronald McCoy of Bowling
"Green; mother, Clara Hancock of
Bowling Green; one daughter
Elizabeth Ann Chapman and
Husband Chris of Tennessee;
seven brothers and., sisters, Roy
Hancock and wife Vivian of
Wauchula, Mary Edith Kirby of
Alabama, Billy Hancock and
wife Robbie of Georgia,. Johnny
Han-cock and wife Diane of
Bartow, Bobby Hancock of
Bowling Green, Wayne Hancock
of Zolfo Springs and .Ann
Wyckoff and: husband Rex of
Wauchula; and one granddaugh-.
*ter, Sarah Candage of Tennessee.
Services were held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 31 at ,Robarts
Family Garden Chapel,
'Wauchula, with the Rev. Jim
Williams officiating. Burial was
in Bowling Green Cemetery.
Visitation was Saturday, July 30,
7-9 p.m..
Memorial donations may, be
made to the Florida Baptist
Children's Homes.



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REBA HANCOCK McCOY
Reba Hancock McCoy, 67, of
Bowling Green, died Thursday,
July 28, 2005, at home
Born Sept. 18, 1937, in
Nashville, Ga., she moved to
Bowling Green on May 20, 1994,
from Mims. She owned Country
Cottage Beauty Salon in Bowling
Green and attended the First
Baptist Church of Bowling Green.
She was preceded in death by her
father, R.J. Hancock, and one sister,
Margie Blackburn.
Survivors include her husband,
Ronald McCoy of Bowling Green;
mother, Clara Hancock of Bowling
Green; one daughter Elizabeth Ann
Chapman and husband Chris of
Tennessee; seven brothers and sis-
ters, Roy Hancock and wife Vivian
of Wauchula, Mary Edith Kirby of
Alabama, Billy Hancock and wife
Robbie of Georgia, Johnny Han-
.cock and wife Diane of Bartow,
Bobby Hancock of Bowling Green,
Wayne Hancock of Zolfo Springs
and Ann Wyckoff and husband Rex
of Wauchula; and one granddaugh-
ter, Sarah Candage of Tennessee.
Services were held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 31 at Robarts Family
Garden Chapel, Wauchula, with the
Rev. Jim Williams officiating.
Burial was in Bowling Green
Cemetery. Visitation was Saturday,
July 30, 7-9 p.m.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Florida Baptist
Children's Homes.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula


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SIXDTO
RODRIGUEZ SR
Sixto Rodriguez Sr., 48, of
Wauchula, died Monday, Aug. 1,
2005, in Sebring.
Bom Jan. 9, 1957 in Mercedes,"
Texas, he moved to Hardee
County 40 years ago where he
worked in the produce industry.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Ignacio and Olivia
Rodriguez, and one. brother,
Timoteo.
Survivors include his wife,
Janie; two sons, Sixto Jr. and,
wife Monica of Zolfo Springs
and Jacob of Wauchula; one
daughter, Crystal of Wauchula;
six brothers, Ignacio Jr. arid wife
Elena of Bowling Green,
Roberto and wife Diana of San
Antonio, Texas, Santiago and
wife Janie of Mercedes, Texas,
'Rafael and wife' Ninfa of
Weslaco, Texas, Fidencio of
North Carolina and Miguel of
Weslaco, Texas; four sisters,
Juana Zavalo and husband
Godofedo of Mercedes, Texas,,
Lorenza Martinez of Bowling
Green, Maria Garza and husband
Victor. of Weslaco, Texas and
Olivia Belinda Rodriguez of
Michigan; and one grandchild,
Maisy Jane of Zolfo Springs.
Services will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 6, at Robarts
Family Funeral Home with the
Rev. Polo Morales officiating.
Visitation will be Friday, Aug. 5,
6-8 p.m. Burial will be in
Bowling Green Cemetery.'



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RICHARD R. HOWARD
Richard R. Howard, 69, died
Monday, Aug. 1, 2005 in Kalispell,
Mont.
Born Feb. 5, 1936, in Arcadia, he
moved to Kalispell in 2000 from
Arcadia. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army and had worked in law
enforcement, ranching, trucking,
and for Hardee County as a grader
operator and head of the landfill
operation. He was a member of
Oak Grove Baptist Church in
Wauchula.
He was preceded in death by his
father, Seth Howard; mother,
Pawnee Collier; one sister, Patsy
Huerta; and one son, Richard
Howard Jr.
Survivors include two sons, Jim
Howard and Don Jasper Howard,
both of Wauchula; two daughters,
Sara Jane Willis of Kalispell,
Mont., and Joanne Howard of
Wauchula; two sisters, Shirley Platt
and husband Kenneth and Sandra
Broome, all of Arcadia; four grand-
children, Julia Howard Roberts and
husband Paul of Wauchula and
Joshua Willis, Sierra Yule and
Marion Kali Moore, all of
Kalispell, Mont.
A celebration service will be held
at Mt. Ephriam (Owens) Baptist
Church in Arcadia at 10 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 5, with the Rev. Jack
White officiating. Visitation and a
covered dish lunch will follow in
the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made to the family.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula







RICHARD R.
HOWARD
Richard R. Howard, 69, died
Monday, Aug. 1, 2005 in
Kalispell, Mont.
Born Feb. 5, 1936, in Arcadia,
he moved to Kalispell in 2000
from Arcadia. He was a veteran
of the U.S. Army and had worked
in law enforcement, ranching,
trucking, and for Hardee County
as a grader operator and head of-
the landfill operation. He loved
Southern Gospel music and sang
with various quartets. He was a
member of Oak Grove Baptist
Church in Wauchula.
He was preceded in death by
his father, Seth Howard; mother,
Pawnee Collier; one sister, Patsy
Huerta; and one son. Richard
Howard Jr.
Survivors include two sons,
Jim Howard and Don Jasper
Howard, both of Wauchula; two
daughters, Sara Jane Willis of
Kalispell, Mont., and Joanne
Howard of Wauchula; two sis-
ters, Shirley Platt and husband
Kenneth and Sandra Broome, all
of Arcadia; four grandchildren,
Julia Howard. Roberts and hus-
band Paul of Wauchula and
Joshua Willis, Sierra Yule and,
Marion Kali Moore, all of
Kalispell, Mont.
A celebration service will be
held at Mt. Ephriam (Owens)
Baptist Church in Arcadia at 10
a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, with the Rev.
Jack White officiating. Visitation
and a covered dish lunch will fol-
low in the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the family.



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Wauchula




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ANNE L. BOYETTE
Anne L. Boyette, 84, of Orlando,
formerly of Wauchula, died
Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2005, after a
lengthy illness.
Born in Okeechobee, she moved
from Wauchula to Orlando in 2001.
She was financial administrator at
First Baptist Church of Wauchula
and a member of Eastside Baptist
Church in Orlando.
She was preceded in death by her
husband of 53 years, John Boyette.
She is survived by her daughter
Patricia Boyette of Orlando; two
brothers, Stanley Jones of Punta
Gorda and T.J. Jones of
Okeechobee; numerous nieces and
nephews; and two caregivers,
Marie Prinzo and Carmen Vargas.
Funeral services will be at 11
a.m. today (Thursday, Aug. 11) at
Eastside Baptist Church in
Orlando, with Pastor Shane
Stutzman officiating. The family
will receive friends at the church
one hour prior to the service.
Graveside services will be held
later in the day at (2:30' p.m.) at
Wauchula Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be
mailed to Eastside Baptist Church,
1900 Conway Gardens Rd.,.
Orlando 32806 or Samaritan's
Purse, % Franklin Graham
Ministries, P.O. Box 3000, Boone,
NC 28607.
Carey Hand Colonial
Funeral Home
Orlando



SIXTO RODRIGUEZ SR.
Sixto Rodriguez Sr., 48, of
Wauchula, died Monday, Aug. 1,
2005, in Sebring.
Born Jan. 9, 1957 in Mercedes,
Texas, he moved to Hardee County,
40 years ago where he worked in
the produce industry. ,
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Ignacio and Olivia
Rodriguez, and one brother,
Timoteo.
Survivors include his wife, Janie;
two sons, Sixto Jr. and wife Monica
of Zolfo Springs and Jacob of
Wauchula; one daughter, Crystal of
Wauchula; six brothers, Ignacio Jr.
and wife Elena of Bowling Green,
Roberto and wife Diana of San-
Antonio, Texas, Santiago and wife
Janie of Mercedes, Texas, Rafael
and wife Ninfa of Weslaco, Texas,
Fidencio of North Carolina and
Miguel of Weslaco, Texas; four sis-
ters, Juana Zavalo and husband
Godofedo of Mercedes, Texas,
Lorenza Martinez of Bowling
Green, Maria Garza and husband
Victor of' Weslaco,,.'Te\as and
Olivia Belinda Rodriguez of
Michigan; and one grandchild,
Maisy Jane of Zolfo Springs.
Services will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 6, at Robarts Family
Funeral Home with the Rev. Polo
Morales officiating. Visitation will
be Friday, Aug. 5, 6-8 p.m. Burial
will be in Bowling. Green
Cemetery.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula



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EILEEN
YORK
Eileen York, 74, of Wauchula,
died Friday, July 29, 2005, at her
home.
Born May 17, 1931, in Urbana,
Ohio, she mpved to Wauchula 15
years ago from Cross City. She
had been employed by a lumber
( company.
S'.Survivors include three sons,
Bryon Postma and .wife Donna,
Tom Postma and wife Michael
and Mark Postma and wife Kim,
all of Sarasota; and four grand-
children, Jaqi, Jesse, Nicole and
Crystal.
Services were held at 2 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 1, at Robarts


one daughter-in-law, Geraldine
Harrison and husband Don of San
Angelo; and six great-grandchil-
dren.
A memorial service will be held
at a later date.
.The family requests memorial
donations be made to the
Alzheimer's Foundation of Amer-
ica, 322 Eighth Ave., 6th Floor,
New York, N.Y. 10001.
Johnson's Funeral Home
San Angelo, Texas


Due to heavy rains, an increase in
the state's mosquito population and
the second-reported case of mos-
quito related encephalitis in horses
located in Hardee County, the
Hardee County Health Department
in conjunction with local veterinar-
ians is emphasizing the importance
of residents protecting their horses
as well as themselves against mos-
quito-borne diseases.
The horses were diagnosed with
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE),
which is often found in rural areas
and can infect humans. The virus is
transmitted between birds and mos-
quitoes, but horses and humans may
be infected when bitten by an
infected mosquito.
The Florida Agriculture and
Consumer Services Department
recommends that horse owners
check with veterinarians to make
sure that their animals have been
vaccinated against the disease and
that the booster shots are up to date.
The virus that produces EEE in
horses is widespread in wild bird
populations and professional vacci-
nation is the only method available
to protect horses from the disease.
Vaccinations should be adminis-
tered by a licensed veterinarian to
assure that viable vaccine is utilized




ESTHELA REYNA
Esthela Reyna, 73, of Bowling
Green, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2005,
at home.
Born April 12, 1932, in
Zacatecas, Mexico,-she moved to
Bowling Greerr)40 years ago from
Mexico. She was a homemaker and
a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic
Church in Fort Meade.
Survivors are two daughters,
Beatriz Garcia of Fort Meade and
Maria Alvarado of Bowling Green;
four sons, Guadalupe Reyna Jr. of
Bowling Green and Juan Antonio
Reyna Jr., Ricardo Reyna and
David Reyna, all' of Bartow; 16
grandchildren; and six great-grand-
children.
The funeral services will be pri-
vate.
McLean Funeral Home
Fort Meade


EARL J. GUIDRY
Earl J. Guidry,, 82, of Arcadia,
died Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, in
Arcadia.
Born in Livingston Parish,
Livingston, La., he had been a resi-
dent of Desoto county since 1942,
moving from Louisiana. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Air Force, hav-
ing served in World War II and the
Korean Conflict, retiring as a
major. He was a member of St.
Paul's Catholic Church of Arcadia.
Survivors are his wife of 62
years, June E. Hansel Guidry of
Arcadia; four sons, Earl J. Guidry
Jr. and wife Trisha of Colorado
Springs, Colo., and Everett A
Guidry and wife Karen, Robin 0.
Guidry, and Thomas R. Guidry, all
of .Arcadia; two daughters, Mary
June Marco of Albuquerque, N.M,
and Layne Prescott and husband
Mike of Wauchula. *
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday,
Aug. 5, at St. Paul's Catholic
Church in Arcadia. Burial will fol-
low in Joshua Creek Cemetery.
The family, will receive friends
today (Thursday), Aug. 4, 6-8 p.m.
in the chapel of Robarts Funeral
Home, 163 N. Brevard Ave. in
Arcadia.
Robarts Funeral Home
Arcadia


CORRIE ELENE DAVIS
Corrie Elene Davis, 90, of San
Angelo, Texas, died Monday, July
25, 2005, in a San Angelo nursing
home.
Born Feb. 9, 1915, in Ray City,
Ga., she was a- homemaker and
member of Southland Baptist
Church in San Angelo.
She was preceded in death by
one son Nathan Davis; one grand-
son, Robert Davis; and one grand-
daughter, Lisa Davis.
Survivors include her husband
,James "Dick" Davis of San
Angelo; one daughter, Nihla Rose
Bone and husband Therrill of
Dothan, Ala.; two grandsons, Neil
Bone and wife Contessa of Dothan,
Ala., and Ronald Davis and wife
Julie of San Angelo; one grand-
daughter, Melanie Jenkins and hus-
band Troy of Sharpsburg, N. C.;


and injections are properly adminis-
tered.
Mistakes in vaccination protocol
by well-meaning horse owners can
result in ineffective protection in an
animal that was thought to be risk
free. All too frequently, owner vac-
cinated horses develop overt cases,
indicating that the animal was
improperly vaccinated or was vac-
cinated with vaccine that had lost its
protective properties.
Properly administered vaccina-
tions are generally effective for
only six months in Florida said Dr.
Slade Hayman DVM; thus .booster
shots are required every six months.
Newly vaccinated animals require a
two-shot series administered 2-4
weeks apart before protection can
be guaranteed. Foals should be re-
vaccinated during summer to
ensure protection during the first
year of life. It is recommended in
the face of a fall epidemic, horses
that were vaccinated in March
should receive a booster later in the
season.
Marsha Rau, Hardee County
Health Department Administrator
advises the citizens of Hardee
County to remain diligent in pro-
tecting themselves as well from
mosquito bites by following the
"5D's and IS," which include:
*Dusk and Dawn Avoid being'
outdoors when mosquitoes are
seeking blood. For many species,
this is during the dusk and dawn
hours.
*Dress Wear clothing that cov-
ers your skin, including long-
sleeved shirts, pants and socks.
*DEET When the potential
exists for exposure to mosquitoes,
repellents containing DEET (N, N-
diethyl-meta-toluamide, or N, N-
diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) are
recommended. Always read label
directions carefully for the
approved usage before applying a
repellent to skin. Some repellents
are not suitable for children and
DEET is not recommended on chil-
dren younger than 2 months old.
*Drainage Check around your
home to rid the area of standing
water, which is where mosquitoes
can lay their eggs. This includes
eaves, troughs and gutters, old tires,.
empty plastic pots, tarps on boats,
birdbaths or pet dishes, children's
pools and plant trays.
*Screens Make sure windows
remain closed or are sealed com-
pleiel by screens at night.



EDWARD JUNIOR ROYAL
Edward Junior Royal, 73, of
Wauchula, died Thursday, July 28,
2005, in Wauchula.
Born March 9, 1932 to Edward
and Mary (Chavora) Royal in
Owosso, Mich., he was a U. S. Air
Force veteran of the Korean War
and was self-employed in the field
of sales before his retirement.
Survivors are two daughters,
Debbie Row and Paula Reed; one
brother Thomas Royal of
Michigan; three grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
I.C.S. Cremation Society
Cape Coral




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Around


By BRETT JARNAGIN
For The Herald-Advocate
The detour on northbound U.S.
17 in Wauchula is going to incon-
venience drivers for another 45
days.
On June 13, the detour around an
entire block of U.S.. 17 began giv-
ing drivers grief, set up when an old
arch culvert under the roadbed
began to erode.
Progress Energy has since moved
the power poles that were standing
in the way of the removal of the
eroded culvert and the construction
of a new drainage system.
The contractor, "Freedom
Pipelines, began preparations for
removal of the culvert on July 15,
says the Florida Department of
Transportation.
As soon as the old culvert is


removed, construction will begin
with the installation of "sheetpil-
ing" or steel sheets driven into the
ground to increase stability and
prevent erosion. These sheets will
be put into the east end of the
"headwall." Headwall is a con-
struction term for the concrete fac-
ing of a culvert.
This work is projected to take
between five and seven days, says
the FDOT.
Freedom Pipeline will also install
two 48-inch reinforced concrete
pipes which will aid in the drainage
of water, and begin construction of
the new headwall.
Again, the FDOT says that the
construction should be completed
within 45 days, granted there are no
unforeseen conditions.


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PAGE ONE


Changes For Pioneer Park Days?


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Got*any ideas?
How would you improve Pioneer
Park Days, the five-day extavagan-
za of music, antiques and flea mar-
kets which is held each spring in
Zolfo Springs.
At its meeting last week, the
Hardee County Commission briefly
discussed the need for "saving" the
annual event. A workshop will be
set up for many of the groups
involved such as vendors, ex-
hibitors or visitors to PPD, as it is
affectionately called.
In the meantime, anyone with
any ideas, "no matter how far out
they may seem," should offer them
to the county at bcc@hardeecoun-
ty.net or by- phone at 773-6952.
They can also be sent to this paper
at news.heraldadvbcate @earth-
link.net or by calling 773-3255.
Commission Chairman Gordon
Norris broached the subject at the
end of last week's commission
meeting. "We need a workshop to
talk about Pioneer Park Days.
There's time to save it, but it's get-
ting a little bit more stagnant all the
time," said Norris.
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said there was not much to attract
youngsters. Norris said some new
ideas, perhaps changing the annual
Pioneer Park Days parade to
evening, could change the event.
County manager Lex, Albritton
suggested special events for the
75th anniversary of the county, then
realized 2006 would be the 85th
anniversary of the county which
was founded April 21, 1921.
On Tuesday, Norris said perhaps
different entertainment, a pioneer
theme of crafts and activities of
yesteryear may help. "Everything
else was changed by the hurricane,
this can be a new beginning," he
said.
PPD coordinator Jane Long said
there were several factors affecting
the 2005 Pioneer Park Days. She is
collecting data on the pros and cons
of the annual event and what other
places do. "I agree we need to
enhance it, how we can decide in a
workshop. I think it should be fam-
ily-oriented and educational."
Long said this year's PPD was
affected by two days of rain and the
lack of the available entertainment
pavilion and animal refuge. The
pavilion had been rebuilt 'but did
not have lighting. Also, it was too


PHOTO BY AMY BROWN
Juan and San Juana Gaona won a 50-inch big screen TV on
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late to schedule entertainment
when it was realized the building
would be ready. Some of the winter
visitors in the park used their har-
monicas, banjos and guitars to
entertain, she said.
The animal refuge will officially
re-open on Aug. 13, when admis-
sion will be free all day, beginning
at 10 a.m. when a re-dedication of
the Nickerson-Ullrich building.will
be. held.
Pioneer Park was acquired in
1932 when the county purchased
40 acres and then had an 85-acre
donation. A boat club began in
1956. In 1957, Wilber C. King,
started a drive to get the roads
improved. The main road through
the park is named after him.
In 1961, members of the Peace
River Valley Historical Society,
started a museum in the park. Later
a small zoo was added, as was the
Hart Cabin, Bryant Blacksmith
Shop and an old railroad engine.
.Earle Nickerson and Tony
Ullrich started an antique tractor
and gasoline engine show in the
early 1960s. It grew into the
Pioneer Park Days which was ini-
tially sponsored by the First
National Bank of Wauchula. The
county took it over in 1978.
The 38th annual Pioneer Park
Days will be March 1-5, 2006, with
model steam and gas engines of all
types, entertainment, 459 flea mar-
,ket spaces, food vendors and the
antique vehicles it is known for.
The Pioneer Park Parade is sched-:
uled for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4,
through downtown Waudhula.
For more information, or to offer
your opinions, call Long at 773-
2161, or contact the county offices
as noted above.

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By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
Hurricane days and higher stan-
dards contributed to the Hardee
County School, District's overall
grade slipping from a B to a C this
past year.
District grades for 2004-05 were
released by the state Department of
Education in late July. Of 67
counties, 15 scored an A, 27 a B, 22
a C and three a D. There were no
F districts.
The rankings show no changes
from 2003-04 in the A and D cate-
gories, but six school districts fell
from a B to a C. Hardee was one of
them.
District grades are calculated in
the same manner as school grades:
student performance on the Florida
Comprehensive Assessment Test,.
their learning gains and the gains of
students within the lowest 25 per-
cent.
The most recent round of school
grades showed two A's, one B, two
C's and a D for Hardee County.
.Two schools improved their
grades, two stayed the same and
two fell.
Wauchula Elementary went from
a B to an A, and Hardee Senior
High boosted its D to a C.
North Wauchula maintained its
A, as did Zolfo Springs Elementary
with its B.
. But Hardee Junior High slid
from a B to a C, and Bowling
Green fell from a B to a D.
The school grades are reflected,
in part, in the district grade, as
Hardee's overall points dropped
'from 393 in 2003-04 to 366 in.
2004-05.
Contributing were hurricane
days and tougher standards.
Hardee schools lost 17 instruc-
tional days, and immeasurable
instructional momentum, because
of last season's hurricanes Charley,
Frances and Jeanne.
Mean. while. the state raised rit'-
ing standards. ,It also included the
learning gains of students \ith dis-
abilities and those %%ith limited


English proficiency in this year's
grades.
The Hardee County School
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earned last year: DeSoto County, C;
Polk County, C; and Highlands
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Hardee


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.Johni Coleman & William Long


Johni Coleman and William
Long were married Saturday, :May
14, in a beach-side ceremony in
Virginia Beach, Va.
The bride is the daughter of John
and Eva Coleman of Jesup, Ga., and
formerly of Hardee County. She is a
1993 graduate of Hardee High
School and is a veterinarian tech for
an emergency hospital in
Chesapeake, Va.
The groom is the son of Martha
Long of Milwaukee, Wisc. He is
serving in the U.S. Navy and is sta-
tioned in Norfolk, Va.


Jasmine Coleman was her m6th-
er's maid of honor, and after the
exchanging of vows, guests enjoyed
a reception at the Ramada Inn
Beach Side.
Out-of-town guests included the
bride's parents; her sisters, Maggie
Messana' and Gail Roebuck; her
brother and sister-in-law, Bic and
Karen Simmons; and nephew of the
bride, Rick Messana; as well as
extended family members,' Sheri
Barrera, Bud and Cindy Albritton
and Chrissy Seewall, all of Tampa.


Rise & Shine
By Ted Simonson

WHO IS THIS GOD?
Who is this God who washes dirty feet,.
Asks for a drink of water,
Stands at a door and knocks?
How can the One who made us from the dust
Bow down to serve and die for us?
It is because His nature is love
And love "suffers long and is kind."
He has given us free will
And He will not retract His gift
Even though we abuse it,
Scorn it and throw it back in His face.
He will honor out choices
Even when they are wrong ones.
And in the meantime, in astounding patience,
His rain falls on the just and the unjust. ...
Day and night His gentle mercies descend
On those who hate Him.
Until each man by his own free choice
Bolts his door from the inside
Or fearfully and with trembling
Opens it and lets Love come in.


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PHOTO BY JIM KELLY .
William 0. Abernathy, affectionately known as "Brother Abby,"
turned 92 on Aug. 3. The former Bowling Green resident recent-
ly finished walking 1,0,000 miles in four years, averaging 6.9
miles a day. His wife Marcelle passed away in 2000, and in May
2001, he moved to the Armed Forces Retirement Home in
Washington, D.C. The cost is 35 percent of your income, up to a
maximum cost of $1,100 a month. He served in the Marines for
23 years, seeing action in Okinawa in World War II, later going
to China, returning to the U.S. in 1947 and retiring from the
Marines in 1956. He was employed for two years at McDonald
and Olliff in Wauchula and then over 17 years at Nicholson
Supply Company. He is pictured with his son, William A. (Bill)
Abernathy of Wauchula. His other son is Charles O. Abernathy of
Bristow, Va. In 2004athe e then 91-year-old ate breakfast at The
White House and had his picture taken with President George W.
Bush and wife Laura.


COURTESY PHOTO
Oralia poses at her quinceanera celebration.

Oralia Aguirre Celebrates


15th Birthday
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Oralia Aguirre celebrated her
15th birthday with a quinceanera
celebration on July 23, beginning
with a church ceremony at the
Heartland Community Church, and
followed by a reception and dance
in her honor at the Avon Park
Community Center.
Sharing this celebration with her
were her mother, Connie Valdez,
and stepfather. Juan' Rabadan; her
escort-of-honor; Frankie Torres;
and her court of 18 friends, Leticia
Aguirre, Jose Castaneda, Crystal
Hernandez, Joey Rodriguez,
Johanna Valdez, Gerardo Villegas,
Cierra Salas. Siklestre Marin. Erika
Hernandez. Moy Lozano. Mary
Escotto. Antonio Garcia. Ariel,
Lopez, Craig Salas, Alejandra Vela,
Antonio Aguirre, Amanda Valdez
and Carlos Govea.
' Numerous other family members
and friends shared in the special
celebration.
Oralia wore a white gown given
to her by her godparents. Jr. and
Olivia Salas. At the church ceremo-
ny she was also presented a flower
and pearl crown gien to her by
Alfredo and Amelia Govea, her
jewelry by Genewa Roman and
Toribio Ramirez Jr., a Bible and
RosarN bN Jim and Enez Valdez and
her last doll b. Martin Valdez and&
Linda Grey.

President-elect Zachary Taylor
refused to take his oath of office
on the designated inauguration
day, March 4, 1849, because it
was a Sunday. He was sworn in
.the nextsday, leaving David R.
Atchison, President Pro Tempore '
of the Senate, as acting Pres-
ident for the day.


At the reception she was present-
ed a diamond tiara as a symbol of.
transitioninig from a little 2irl to a,
Soung lad3 Alter the transition, she
honored her gr.andlather. Jim
Valdez, with the father-daughter
dance. The presentation preceded&
an all-night party.


COURTESY PHOTO
Derrel J. Bryan recently received a doctorate degree in educa-
tional leadership from the University of South Florida in Tampa.
The 1969 graduate of Hardee High School graduated from South
Florida Community College in 1971 and in 1972 received a
bachelor's degree in social science education. He received a
master's degree in secondary education leadership from
Western State College in Gunnison, Colo., in 1988. Currently, Dr.
Bryan, who has been employed in the field of education for 31
years, is beginning his second full year as principal of Lake
Placid Middle School. Among his previous positions held are
superintendent of schools in Hardee County and Peach County,
Ga. He is the son of Doyle Bryan of Bowling Green and the late
Kathryn Bryan. He and his wife, Marci, have two children, both
educators. Son Derren is a teacher and head football coach at
Hardee High, and daughter Darci Orth teaches third grade at
Stevens Elementary School in Bartow. Dr. Bryan is shown above
receiving congratulations from USF President Dr. Judy
Genshaft.


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HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS


DONATING BLOOD


PHOTO BY JIM KELLY
Rich Shepard (right), emergency management director for Hardee County, spoke to the Hardee
Rotary Club on July 20 and to the Wauchula Lions Club July 21 about preparing for a hurricane.
He also explained what a hurricane is and how they are formed. Shown with him (from left) are
Col. Arnold Lanier, Candace Preston and Major Claude Harris.


UP. UP & AWAY!


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Members of the local Gen. David
E. Twiggs Sons of Confederate
Veterans (SCV) Camp No. 1462
held a drawing for a replica of an
-1850 cap and ball revolVer.
The proud winner is Dale
Galvan. He was presented the
revolver by SCV member Wayne
Roddey.
Anyone interested in joining
SCV or its sister organization, the
United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy (UDC), may call (863) 494-
7725.
Leon Arthur of Arcadia is the Lt,
Commander of the local camp.


PHOTO BY JIM KELLY
Buzz Wells, community representative of BloodNet USA in Lakeland, spoke to the Wauchula
Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, July 19, at the Panda Restaurant. Wells encourages people to donate
blood and for businesses and organizations to donate blood. He said that blood lasts up to 42
days, and a healthy person can donate a pint of blood up to six times a year. BloodNet can be
reached by phone at 1-800-683-8355. Shown (from left) are J.A. Martin Jr., Dee Williams-Tatis,
Wells and Mike Mathis, who introduced the program.


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Betty Reddick of Wauchula experienced a lifetime dream-come-
true for her recent birthday. Daughter Vicki Felter and son-in-law
John surprised Reddick with a July 16 hot air ballon ride in
Orlando. She is pictured above in the front right corner of the
basket prior to take-off, wearing a hat. The lower picture shows
them airborne. "As we gained altitude, one realized the peaceful
quiet ... not a sound was heard, not a word spoken, even the
birds were not heard," she reflects. The balloon circled the
Disney World area, and "it was amazing to see just how little of
the Disney property ha4 been used, since there Were miles and
miles of beautiful forests below." Reddick also has one son,
Bob, who lives in Sumter, S.C. She plans to visit him and his
wife, Roni, later this month. Completing her family tree are six
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Blayne and Christy Trotter,
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Paternal great-grandparents are the
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Cristina DeLeon. Maternal grand-
parents are Antonio and Carmen
DeLeon. Paternal grandparents are
Moises and Camerina Avalos.,
Chris Lee and Ashley Kilgore,
Zolfo Springs, an eight pound eight
ounce son, Kenyin Nlakhii Lee,
born July 19, 2005, Florida
Hospital, Heartland, Sebring.
Maternal grandparents are Bud and
Peggy Kilgore Eddie Kilgore,
Ovita Klein, and Sharon Allgood.
Paternal grandmother is Willie Mae
Lee. ,.


Circle The Date!
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
DEADLINE
IS MONDAY AT 5 RM.



MESSAGE CHANGED.DAILY!




Call in DAILY for a
short Bible message.
8:4c


PHOTO BY JIM KELLY
Margaret Bennett on July 27 received a plaque as the Hardee County Rotarian of the Year. She
served as club treasurer the past two years. Officers for the coming year include Frankie Vasquez,
president; Troy Brant, president-elect; and Vanessa Hernandez, treasurer. The club meets every
Wednesday at noon at the Panda Restaurant. Pictured (from left) are Vasquez, Bennett,
Hernandez and Brant.



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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
MONDAY
No School
TUESDAY
: No School
:- WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: Pick 1 entree, may
:.pick 3 sides, may pick 1 milk
Lunch: Chicken Nuggets, or
:i PB&J Sandwich or Cereal (Salad
:*tray, donut, mixed vegetables,
::applesauce, roll, fruit snack,
.:juice) and milk
THURSDAY
* Breakfast: Pick 1 entree, may
:pick 3 sides, may pick 1 milk
v Lunch: Chicken Patty or Hot
:;Dog on a bun or Cereal (Salad


tray, french fries, grits, pears,
juice, buttered toast, pears) and
.nilk
FRIDAY
Breakfast: Pick 1 entree, may
pick 3 sides, may pick 1 milk
Lunch: Deli Turkey Sandwich
or Cowboy Macaroni or Cereal
(Salad tray, mini pocket, pinto
beans and ham, peaches, juice,
roll, pineapple chunks) and milk
i JUNIOR HIGH
MONDAY
No School
TUESDAY
No School
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: Pick 1 entree, may
pick 3 sides, may pick 1 milk
Lunch: Chicken Nuggets or
PB&J Sandwich or Cereal or
Pepperoni Pizza (Tossed salad,
donut, juice, mixed vegetables,
cole slaw, applesauce, roll, fruit
snack) and milk
THURSDAY
Breakfast: Pick 1 entree, may


90th BIRTHDAY


COURTESY PHOTO
Anna Sue Godfrey celebrated her 90th birthday July 31 with five
generations present. She is pictured above in an "Oldest and
Youngest" photo with great-great-granddaughters Jordan
Sperry (left), 3, and Savannah Sperry, 2. The honoree, who was
born Aug. 2, 1915, celebrated the special occasion with her'
,daughter, Anne Terrell; granddaughter, Carla Sperry; great-
grandsons, Wade Sperry and wife Missy and Lee Sperry and wife
:: Kelly; Rick Nichols; and the two great-great-granddaughters
, shown with her. They are the daughters of Wade and Missy
. Sperry. .


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LIIIi


1 II 1111 Il


5112 US Highway 17 N Bowling Green

New and Used Merchandise
also Appliances

Open Daily


"vJ&.t 9(Yun ..uj,

9 lusic/ Studio,
& 408 8ase 9liai*,SteereTL, '\aac&a
S Lessons, Instruments, Accessories,
Kindermusic, & Piano Tuning
Piano, Guitar, Drums, all
yBand Instruments
S(863) POP TUNE
6:30tfc


Shrubs and Stuff
Plants Landscaping



3496 Peeples Lane Wauchula
.fflac (863) 773-3557 Mobile 781-0157


9 a.m. to 4p.m. Mo. i fay-Saturday TAKE EAST MAIN STREET TO.N. HOLLANDTOWN RD
12:00 pm. too4 p.on- '.unday PROCEED NORTH TO PEEPLES LANE
Late afternoon by appointments. CONTINUE EAST TO NURSERY ENTRANCE ON EIGHTT


Merrill Lynch


Mario A. Trevino, Jr. Thomas Trevino


Financial Advisor


Financial Advisor


pick 3 sides, may pick 1 milk
Lunch: Chicken Pattie on a
bun or Hot Dog on a bun or
Cereal or Cheese Pizza (Lettuce
& tomato, grits, buttered toast,
french fries, veggie cup, pears,
juice) and milk
FRIDAY
Breakfast: Pick 1 entree, may
pick 3 sides, may pick 1 milk
Lunch: Cowboy Macaroni or
Deli Turkey Sandwich or Cereal
or Pepperoni Pizza or Breakfast
Mini Pocket (Lettuce & tomato,
pineapple chunks, pinto beans
and ham, cucumber & tomato
salad, peaches, juice roll) and
milk
SENIOR HIGH
MONDAY
No School
TUESDAY
No School
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: Pick 1 entree, may
pick 3 sides, may pick 1 milk
Lunch: Chicken Nuggets or
Cereal (Tossed salad, donut,
savory rice, mixed vegetables,
applesauce, juice, squash, roll)
and milk
THURSDAY
Breakfast: Pick 1 entree, may
pick 3 sides, may pick 1 milk
Lunch: Chicken Pattie on Bun
or Cereal (Tossed salad, cheese
grits, fresh potatoes, broccoli,
macaroni salad; pears, buttered
toast, juice, pears) and milk
FRIDAY
Breakfast: Pick 1 entree, may
pick 3 sides, may pick 1 milk
.Lunch: Cowboy Macaroni or
Cereal (Tossed salad, green
beans, breakfast mini pocket,
pinto beans and ham, fruit
snack, peaches, roll juice,
pineapple chunks) and milk


The Dixie Bluegrass will be in
concert this Saturday at Victory
Praise Center.
The community is invited to
attend the 7 p.m. concert to be held
at the church located at 128 E.
Main St., Bowling Green.
Refreshments will follow.
Call 375-2879 for moreinforma-'
" lion.
SChaperones don't enforce moral-
ity;'they force immorality to be
discreet.
-Judith Martin (Miss
Manners)-


Florida Consumer Confidence

Affected By Fuel Prices


, Florida's consumer confidence
dropped three points to 93 in July,
largely because fuel prices have
inched up again, University of
Florida economists report.
The biggest drop was a six-point
decline to 82 in perceptions of the
U.S. economy over the next year.
Three of the other five components
also declined. Perceptions of per-
sonal finances now compared with
a year ago fell five points to 85; per-
ceptions of the U.S. economy over
the' next five years dropped four
pointsto 85; and perceptions of
%\ heather it is a good time to buy big
ticket items slipped one point to
113. Perceptiol .ofl personal
finances a year ffroi now gained
one point to 99.
"Gas prices have returned to their
higher levels after a temporary drop
in late May and early June," said
Chris McCarty, director of the sur-


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106 N. 6th Avenue Wauchula
(863) 773-6565
www.catscornerwauchula.com


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Full Service Florist
Gifts Balloon Bouquets.
Local Delivery Available


Now OPEN

130 West Main Street
(Enter through Jolies Gift Boutique or side entrance on 7' Avenue.)
Wauchula
773-0409 Soc84p


vey research center at UF's Bureau
of Economic and Business
Research: "This is probably a large
part of the reason for the drop in
Florida."
Floridians were a little less confi-
.dent in July compared with the
national index, McCarty said. In
contrast to Florida's three-point
loss, the national consumer confi-
dence index as measured by the uni-
versity of Michigan rose half a
point to 96.5, he said.
Overall, there was little differ-
ence in the index change between
older and younger respondents as
there had been in previous months,
'heri the sentiments of Floridians
6' and older'were at higher levels.
MNcCaritv said. Households with.
lower incomes gained in July while
higher-income households declined
slightly, he said.
"This difference was most likely
due to weak gains in the stock mar-
ket at the beginning of the month,"
he said. "Since then the market has
performed well. The terrorist bomb-
ings in London may have had some
effect, although apparently not
much on higher-income house-
holds."
McCarty said he expects con-
sumer confidence to remain at
about the same level next month
because gasoline prices' are predict-


ed to remain high.
"Some positive news on the
national front, such as the change in
China's policy on pegging their cur-
rency to the dollar, may provide
some lift for the stock market," he
said.
The research center conducts the
Florida Consumer Attitude survey
monthly. Respondents are 18 or
older and live in households tele-
phoned randomly. The preliminary
index for July was conducted from
402 responses; The error rate is plus
or minus 5 percent.
Consumer confidence is designed
to help, predict buying patterns by
measuring the mood of consumers
toward purchasing. Although other
economic. indicators also predict
buying patterns, consumer confi-
dence tends to be available sooner.
The index is benchmarked to
1)66. Nao a Ialue of 100 represents
the same level of confidence for
that year. The value of the index is
in comparing changes over time
rather than looking, at an isolated
month.

10 HOURS A
MONTH!

That's all it takes to speak up
for a child. Volunteer to be a
Guardian Ad Litem.
773-2505
(If office unattended, please leave
message.)


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE SERVICE SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of County.
Commissioners of Hardee County, Florida will conduct a public
hearing to consider rates imposed for solid waste special
assessments' against certain improved residential properties
located within the unincorporated area of the County to fund the
cost of solid waste collection and disposal services, facilities
and programs provided to such properties, and to authorize
collection of such assessments on the tax bill.
The hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. on August 30, 2005,
in the Board of County Commissioners Chambers, Hardee
County Courthouse Annex, 412 West Orange Street, Room 103,
Wauchula, Florida, for the purpose of receiving public comment
on the proposed assessments. All affected property owners
have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written
objections with the Board within 20 days of this notice. If a
person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with
respect to any matter considered at the hearing, such person
will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure
that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a
special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this
proceeding should contact the County Commissioner's office at
863-773-9430, at least seven days prior to the date of the
hearing.
The assessments will be computed by multiplying the
number of dwelling units on, each parcel by the rate of
assessment. The rate of assessment for the upcoming fiscal
year is proposed to be $156.30 per unit. In addition, a maximum
rate of $181.00 per unit will be proposed. Copies of the
assessment roll, showing the amount of the assessment to be
imposed against each parcel of property, and the legal
documentation relating to the assessments are available for
inspection at the office of the County Manager.

The assessments will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill to
be mailed in November 2005, as authorized by section 197.3632,
Florida Statutes. Failure to pay the assessments will cause a
tax certificate to be issued against the property, which may
result in a loss of title.
If you have any questions, please contact the County
Manager at 863-773-9430, Monday through Friday between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

C. Gordon R. Norris, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners 8:4c


Merrill Lynch Presentation

Every Wednesday

Don Jose Mexicanr Restaurant

Sebring

Start time :00 p.m.,

.Complimentary Dinner

Limited Seating

For reservations and directions call Mario or Thomas Trevino
1-800-937-0259 or (863) 382-3000 -2





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Classifieds


ABOUT ...

Classifieds
DEADLINE ....Tuesdpy noon a,
RATES ......... Minimum of $3.75 for 10"words. Each additional
word is 20 cents. Ads in all capitals are 32 cents
per word. Headlines are $2 a line. Blind ad box
numbers are $3 extra.
BILLING........Ads must be pre-paid.

CLASSIFICATIONS:


Agriculture
Appliances
Automobile
Boats
Furniture
Help Wanted
Houses
Livestock
Lost, &Found
Miscellaneous


Mobile Homes
Notices
Pets
Plants/Procduce
Real Estate,
Recreational Vehicles
Rentals
Services
Wanted
Yard Sales


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NO CREDIT NEEDED
L. ... ... .....


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1 $500 OFF
any vehicle on the lot!
Must bring in coupon. -
---50 OFF- -


2002
Ford Taurus
Great car for back to



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school


2002
Neon
60,000
original miles


Ruby
Wauchula
Team


PETERSON HI-LIFTS, 3, 350 air brake.
(863)781-2001. 7:28-8:4p
DIESEL INJECTION REPAIRS, pumps,
starting at $195., injectors, turbos,
misc. tractor repairs, clutches, engine
rebuilds. 863-385-5596 9:2-12:29;05p


HOTPOINT REFRIGERATOR/FREEZ-
ER, like new, $150. (863) 245-1463.
8:4p


1995 LTD CROWN, 4.6 engine, no title,
$1,500 OBO. 375-4077. 8:4p
91 FORD TAURUS, cold air, runs
good, $1,500 OBO. 863-375-2695
leave message. 7:28-8:4p


Maria
Wauchula
Team


1989 CHRYSLER TC by Maserati, con-
vertible w/hard top & soft top. 4 cyl.
w/turbo, AT, loaded, 2 passenger,
$4800. 863-465-9556. 8:4p
DIESEL INJECTION REPAIRS. See
Agriculture. 9:2-12:29,'05p


AUTO RESTORATION DEPOT needs a
person to work in the paint stripping
dept. Apply in person: 122 S. 8th Ave.
Full Time Only! 8:4-9:1p
SURVEY RODMAN. Will train. High
school diploma. Call 375-2369 leave
message. 8:4p
WOMEN TO WORK with developmen-
tally disabled ladies. Call 863-767-
0374 for more information.
8:4p


My Florida Landscape Services
A Full Service Lawn Care Company
Commercial, Residential
One time clean-up or weekly/monthly/annual rates
Licensed and insured,
Working hard to keep Florida beautiful


Cell 863-832-0746


Office 863-773-0817


cl7:21-8:11p


HELP WANTED
CITY OF BOWLING GREEN
TWO FULL TIME LABORERS
MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH AND CAPABLE OF
MANUAL LABOR, LIFTING, WALKING, ETC., REQUIRED.
MUST POSSESS FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE (CLASS B).
MUST BE CAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING ORAL AND
WRITTEN INSTRUCTION. WILL NOT BE RESTRICTED TO
ANY ONE JOB IN THE SAME CLASSIFICATION. DRUG TEST
IS REQUIRED. PREFERENCE IN APPOINTMENT WILL BE
GIVEN TO ELIGIBLE VETERANS OR SPOUSES OF VETER-
ANS. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. APPLICATIONS


WILL BE ACCEPTED AT CITY.
BOWLING GREEN, FLORIDA.
OPEN UNTIL FILLED.


We Bu.y

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1998
Ford\Mustang
NicA Ride!

2001
Ford XLT Lariat
Supercab


2003
GMC Envoy
40,000
original miles


HALL, 104 E. MAIN
POSITIONS WILL


STREET,
REMAIN
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Circle The Date!
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
DEADLINE
IS MONDAY AT 5 PM.


* Land Clearing
* Excavation
* Site Prep
* Tree & Debris Removal
* Citrus Tree Removal
* Demolition
* Front End-Loader
* Experienced Operator
* Competitive Rates
* Personal Service
* House Pads



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TRUCK DRIVERS NEEDED. Class A or
B CDL required. For more info call
773-9446. 8:4-11c
MIG WELDERS NEEDED. Monday -
Friday, must pass welding test. (863)
773-3849. 8:4-11p
FLOOR MAINTENANCE, night work.
Call 735-0964 leave name and num-
ber. 8:4p
HOUSEKEEPER needed, live on
estate. Call (863) 634-7552 or (863)
763-5321. 7:28tfc
CHILD CARE TEACHER. Must have
State Mandated training and some
experience working with children.
CDA preferred. Drug free workplace.
EOE. Contact Vera Tapley (863) 735-
0110. 7:28-8:4c
COOK FOR CHILD CARE facility in
Hardee County. Must pass back-
ground screening and work well with
children and adults. Will follow pre-
pared menus. Flexibility needed to
work as sub in classroom when
required. Drug Free Work Place. EOE.
Contact Vera Tapley for appointment.
(863) 735-0110. 7:28-8:4c


REAL ESTATE RESEARCH ASSIS-
TANT-Part-time to start, skilled In,
computer technology. Candidate
should be self-disciplined. Flexible
hours. Supportive management.
Please provide resume w/references.
Mail to: P.O. Box 338, Box B,
Wauchula, FL 33873. 7:28-8:4p
POSITIONS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATE-
LY: Cashier, stock, and daily cleaning
persons. Full or part-time, Duette
Country Store. Intersection of SR62 &
CR39, Manatee County. Call Lenora at
(941) 776-1097. 7:21tfc
CARPENTERS/CONTRACTORS need-
ed for tri-county area. Must carrry
workers compensation insurance:,
Call Steve (239) 340-3968. 7:21-8:11c,
CULLIGAN/ULLRICH'S route driver.
Good attitude a must. Apply at 409'
Goolsby St., Wauchula. 7:21tfc-
C.N.A.'s 40 hrs per week, $7.25/hr.
Must have dependable transportation.-
Benefits and mileage reimbursement
available. Contact HOPE of Hardee,'
310 N. 8th Ave., Wauchula 773-2022.i
EOE, DFWP 7:7-8:11c!


Water Truck Driver needed F/T for SMR
Aggregates mining company. Must possess
a CDL. Some exp. required. Email resumes
to human.resources@smrranch.com, fax to
941-751-6781 attn. HR, or apply in person at
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, 6215 Lorraine
Road, Bradenton.
EOE Drug Free
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107 W. Main Street
TOpsy 4See Wauchula,FL 33873
REAL ESTATE 773,5994

NEW LISTING 10 acre parcel located on Manley Rd.
NEW ITN oumte t b autiful older home in Wauchula.
4Br/2B are tllviysmpletely remodeled, New Metal
roof. l with htt erniLaw 4? Assisted living group home
or 2 ptVMr l 1V7,00o
Large acreage available. Call for info.
AEOAf"eyA n GolfiP,0 <2>


We Have Buyers!


We Need Listings!


I Topsy See, broker Vanette See, associate 84
. ..Check.out more listings at Or e-mail us at:
na6i ourhomrieate com iauiC rulireatiors tneseegroup@earthlnk net


lire,


Mobile ;
(803) 781-0158 (24/7)
Office '
(863) 773-2500 ,-i?: :-,
Message :i.,
(803) 773-3557
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CHEVROLET CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP
Automotive Sales Positions Now Available!
We have immediate openings in our sales department.
Looking for hard working career minded people, with a will to succeed.

Successful candidate must possess:
Professional Great Personality Honest Sales Driven
We offer salary plus commission and a benefits package:
Health Life 401 K Bonus Plan Paid Vacation
Please apply in person. See Mark Faye Please apply ih person. See Kevin Hanchey
0 7 Z Irp" V WI%


HELP WANTED
JOB OPENING
The Hardee County Sheriff's Office is taking applications
for a full time Communications Officeir You inust be at
least 19 years of age, hae a high school diploma or equiv-
alent, never been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor,
be willing to be fingerprinted, pass a, drug test a d work
shifts. Applications may be obtained and returned at the
Sheriff's Office, 900 E. Summit St., Wauchula, FL. I, other
arrangements are -necessary, call 863-773-0304 ext: 211.


Fill Dirt for Sale
$1.50 yard
Top Soil
$3.00 yard
Complete Backhoe Servie
Ponds' .
Professional Ditch Cleaning
House Pads
Clearing
_, Farmer Rates
Call Kowboy 863-781-4947


Rl Smith
Land Clearing &I Tree Removal, Inc


Wauchula Wauchula Hills
505 N. 6th Ave. H 1R
ross fromFirst National Corner of Hwy 17 & Re Rd.
Bank) 773-2011


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Classifieds
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n600 W. College Drive
Avon Park, FL 33825
(863) 453-6661- FAX: (863) 784-7497
SOUTH FLORIDA E-mail: jobs@mail.southflorida.edu
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
www.southflorida..edu
ESOL INSTRUCTORS
INSTRUCTORS needed to teach ESOL classes in Highlands and
Hardee counties. Immediate openings. Positions are part-time with
a variety of scheduling options.. Bachelor's degree required.
Teaching experience and /or TESOL training preferred. Hourly pay
rate: $15.85: Contact Human Resources, SOUTH FLORIDA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, (863) 784-7132. Applications are
available at all SFCC Campuses. EA/EO.
cl7:28;8:4,11c


ON LAKE PLACID! BeNAtiful lake home at 3275 Placid View Drive. Full
furnished 2 BR, 2BA in main house, 1 BR, 1 BA in guest quarters. 2 CHAC
units'. Securii s- stem. New Smithbilt shed. Offered by bid with minimum
price of $750,000!
ONLY ONE LEFT! 2.12 ac. tract with sensible deed restrictions. Located
just south of Wauchula on Causey Road. Offered at $22,500 per acre fium.
Approximately 27 ac. on paved road near Wauchula with. paved road
frontage. Zoned FR-1. Development potential! Listed at $19,500 per acre!
Great commercial development site on Highway 17. Call Joe Smith for price,
location and details!
Hardee Count: 150 acres.pasture with county road frontage. Floi~ing
creek, several farm wells and co" pens! Offered at $11,500 per acre.
Three 5-ac. tracts on Parnell Road. Good home sites on paved road! Listed
for $20.000 per acre!
CONNMMERCIA L PROPERT Y! Large corner parcel on new Northbound US
17! Cleared and read to build! Listed at'$245,000!
118 acres de% elopment property on US 98 near US 27. 'Presently in good
quality citrus grope. Offered at $16,000 per acre!
24.000 SF commercial lot at corner of Heard Bridge Road and Townsend
Street, just block East of Northbound US 17! Just $45,000!
3 bedroom. 2 bath cedar and c) press home in family oriented neighborhood.
All appliances included. New roof. Offered in "AS IS" condition. Listed for
$99,500 firm.
PLEASE CA. LI US IFYOTU HAVEF PROPERTY TO SELL


James V. See, Jr., Broker


James V. See, Sr., Broker


Sales Associates
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Mary Rollins (863) 773-9673 Robert Jones 1863) 781-1423
Ben, Gibson (941) 737-2800 Brian Pohl (863) 773-6563
Joseph F.Smith (863) 781-1851 John H. Gross (863) 273-1017
Brute E. Shackelford (941) 725-1358
We are a member of the Wauchula Board of Realtors and l
Multiple Listing Service, and can service other Realtors" listings. LI
1l, 4c


$1,000 SIGNING BONUS; BULK truck
drivers and service personnel. Coker
Fuel, Inc., 231 W. Main St., Wauchula
2:24tfc
PRE-K TEACHER, 7:30-12:30, 773-
4701. 7:28-8:4c


PEOPLE to work in our warehouse,
plant, and CDL drivers. Jobs have
great benefits package. Hours
Monday-Friday. Drivers home every
night. We are a drug-free workplace.
Apply in person at Florida Fertilizer.
5:5tfc


We Buy Houses!

$Cash$

Call Juan Delatorre at 7.O

(863) 773-0016 (863) 781-1128 c Anthony, Juan & Aaron
Scl8:4ffc

HELP WANTED
Mechanic needed F/T for Agriculture Department of
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch. Must have basic mechanic skills.
Willing to train on equipment. Florida dirvers license and own
tools required. Competitive pay and excellent benefits. Fax
resumes to 941-751-6781 attn. HR, email to
human.resources@smrranch.com, or apply in person at 6215
Lorraine Road, Bradenton, FL 34202.
Schroeder Manatee Ranch is an equal opportunity employer and '
a drug free workplace. ci8:46

DIRECTOR OF PLANNING
PAY RATE: $52,773.03 (25.37) $69,242.79 (33.29)
Wanted for the Hardee County Planning and Development
Department. This position is highly responsible for the manage-
ment, administration and supervision of the staff and activities
assigned to the Planning Department. Ensures program compliance
with criteria governing local, state, and federal legislature, relating
to growth management Knowledge of the principles and practices
of county planning. Knowledge of the Development of Regional
Impact review process. Knowledge of graphics and reproduction
techniques. Position requires a (4) Four-year degree in
Business/Public Administration and Planning or related fields. (5)
Five-years experience in Planning, Zoning, Code Enforcement, and,
Public Administration or the Building trades. AICP Certification
preferred. Complete job description and application forms posted
on the County website: www.hardeecounty.net. Please send appli-
cations to the Human Resource Department, 205 Hanchey Road,
Wauchula, FL 33873, Phone: (863)773-2161; Fax: (863)773-2154.
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Days 773-5665, evenings 781-4133.
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Wauchula, FL 33873
DORIS S. LAMBERT, G.R.I., Broker
KENNETH A. LAMBERT, Broker


Bus. (863) 773-0007
Fax: (863) 773-0038
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Wauchula, FL 33873 Bus. (863) 773-0007 '
DORIS S. LAMBERT, G.R.I., Broker Fax: (863) 773-0038 Charlotte Terrell
KENNETH A. LAMBERT, Broker E-mail:lambertdl@earthlink.net
BUYERS AVAILABLE! WE NEED YOUR LISTINGS -CONTACT US TODAY!


NATI E FLORIDA! 40 Acres plus 3B/2B. C/B ranch
style home; large oak trees, pond. road frontage, plenty
of wildlife. close to town! $340.000.
LIVE IN THE COUNTRY! One acre plus 3B/IBth
home, approx. 1310 square feet of liBing. a 32 by 20
workshop. $98,000.
2B/1.5Bth Mobile home on secluded 17 acres: plenty of
i )dlife including. lurke., deer. and hogs. $175,000
Close to Nlanatee 5.49 acres, cleared, fenced, and small
pond. $95,000.
Lovely frame home. 3B/IBth. well maintained, recently
updated, irrigation for plants, convenient location.
$125,000.
COMMERCIAL LOT! Ideal location on Highway 17
North. SEE TODAY!
ZONED CONMMERCIAL! This lot has great potential:
presently has 2B/IBth home. approx. 1200 square feet.
Listed at $75,000.
HIGHWAY 62 FRONTAGE 5 acre tracts excellent
building sites. $100,000.


HIGHWAY 17 SOUTH COMMERCIAL BUILDING
presently used for two separate businesses: 2810 square
feet: face brick. new roof: paved parking. Call for
details! $275.000.
SEE THIS PARK MODEL D/AN M/H on nicely land-
scaped corner lot: 2B/2Bth, 1656 square feet, some fur-
niture included in sale. $85.000.
LOCATED AT THE HARDEE/MANATEE LINE!
Excellent Opportunity to purchase this 38 acre tract of
improved pasture that is fenced, small pond. shell road
frontage; $600.000.
110 Acres of native grasses, two 4" wells. 2000 feet of
pased road frontage, beautiful lise oaks. approx. 5 acres
native woods. gentle slope to property; perfect home-
sites. $15,000 per acre.
Minutes from Town! See this 40 acre tract, fronts on
two roads, bahia grass: multiple homesites. $12,500 per
acre.
A total of 27.5 acres will sell as 7.5 acre tract and 20
acre tract or total tract: plenty of wildlife, convenient
location: excellent homesites. Call for information.


SERVICE YOU CAN COUNT ON
ASSOCIATE: DELOIS JOHNSON.............773-9743
ASSOCIATE: MICHAELADANIS.............781-2413
ASSOCIATE: MIKEY COLDING...............781-1698
ASSOCIATE: DAVID McCLINTOCK..........781-1226
ASSOCIATE: CHARLOTTE TERRELL......781-6971


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CONTACT:
ROBBY ALBRITTON 116 W. Orange St., Wauchula
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Realtor r
15 220 N. 6th Avenue
N Wauchula, Florida 33873
(863) 773-3337 Fax: (863) 773-0144
www.floresrealty.net

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK
**** Cool off this Summer in this 6BR/3BA Spacious Family Home in
Knollwood with Inground Pool, extra lot, ceramic tile throughout and
so much more. Great Home for a growing family. Being offered at
$259.000.00.


Newer Mobile Home on 1 AC -
Ven well maintained and out in the
Country. 3BR/2BA 2001 Mobile
Home with Central Air & Heat.
Located, in Ft. Meade, CALL
TODAY!
BIG House, BIG Yard That's what
you will find in ilhis 4BR/2BA
Frame home located in Wauchula
south of Main Street. New ceramic
tile and carpet recently installed
and new shingle roof. Asking
$74,900.00.
Large Corner Lot 3BR/2BA large
Frame Home within Wauchula city
with lots of potential. Asking
$280,000.00.
Listing in Downing Circle Buyer
wanted for this Brand New 2006
Manufactured Home, 3BR/2BA
Central Air & Heat, Stove &
Refrigerator. Move in Ready.
Asking $74,500.00.


Grab it Now!!! 12 acres zoned A-
1 & are all fenced in. 5,000 sq. ft.
Barn consists of several horse sta-
bles. Located 5 miles south west of
Arcadia in DeSoto County. Call us
lodas!!! Being offered at $390,000.
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 grose.
Also comes 'with a single-wide
mobile home that is used as a rental.
Being Offered at $400,000.
Very nice open land 39 AC Good
for farming or live stock. Large fish
pond and big oaks on east side of
property. 40x360 metal frame
greenhouse. Asking $450,000.
West Hardee County 8.23 Acres
with restrictions off Kazen Road
Great for New Home Construction,
Close to town. Asking $123,500.00


Noey Flores John Freeman 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) Flores, Broker, tony@floresrealty.net
Oralia D. Flores, Broker, oralia@floresrealty.net
After hours............863-773-2840
r Lawrence A. Roberts.................(863) 773-9256
Noey Adam Flores (863) 781-4585
John Freeman (863) 773-6141
SAmanda Mishoe (863) 781-3587
Steve Lanier (863) 559-9392
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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

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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.
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FOUND Red male dog, with markings,
hound type. Found on Parnell Rd on
8/1. 735-1271. 8:4dh


FREE foundation blocks, you load.
773-4431. 8:4nc
22' TRAVEL TRAILER, as is, $300.r
1028 Sumner Road, Wauchula. 8:4p
4 TON CENTRAL H/A unit, $500. 773-
3735. 8:4p
SIX (6) CEMETERY lots in Wauchula
cemetery, 1140 Hwy 17 South, $400
each. Call (863) 676-2027. 7:7-8:4p
DRUM PEDAL, DW 5002, double bass
pedal, top of-the-line, paid $350, sell-
ing for $200. James, 375-4797. 1:6tfc


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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. c8I4.25c


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for 5 mixed breed dogs. Includes one
poodle. Contact All Creature Animal
Hospital at 773-9215. 8:4c
MINI DACHSHUND, 3 males, 2 choco-
late, 1 black/tan, $200. 781-7259.
8:4p
FREE TO GOOD HOME, 4 kittens and
mommy cat. Call 863-773-0221 leave
message. 8:4nc
FREE KITTENS 773-9345. 8:4nc
PIT BULL red nose pups for sale.
(863) 773-6904. 7:28-8:11 p
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.
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PLANT SALE Saturday, Aug. 6 from 8
a.m. 4 p.m.. Plants from 100 $3,
stag ferns $5 and $10. 4702 Corner of -
Bryan/Main, Bowling Green. 8:4p


10 ACRES, two mobile homes on
property. 773-5878 call for price. 8:4p


1 B/R VERY NICE APT. Completely
furnished. 150 channel Sat. TV,
shared washer and dryer. One person
only. No pets. $600 mo. plus $300
security deposit. Includes utilities.
863-375-4424.
7:28-8:4p


Truck Driver needed F/T for SMR
Aggregates mining company. Must possess
a CDL. Some exp. required. Email resumes
to human.resources@smrranch.com, fax to
941-751-6781 attn. HR, or apply in person at
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, 6215 Lorraine
Road, Bradenton.
Schroeder Manatee Ranch is an equal opportunity employer and a
drug free workplace,
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Beautiful wooded 5 acres, like new DW/MH, 3/2, Central H/A, 5138 Deer
RunRoad. $120,000.
15Acres Rhynn Road currently in grove. Well & Irrigation system & drain
tile. $12,000 per acre.
6 lots, 2 good building sites, frontage on 2 streets, Bowling Green, $12,000.
8 lots, 200x100, Dade Street Bowling Green $12,000.
421 Grape St. BG 3/1, central I/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 or Barlow Rd. and S.R. 64E.
W/MH.
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315 State Road 62
Bowling Green, Florida 33834


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 grills, ample parking,
and we are a gated community. For more information
regarding your new home, please contact us at-
Country Manor Apartments
(863) 773-6640 or fax us at (863) 773-6679. a
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group homes. High School Diploma or GED and
valid drivers license (in good standing). Local law
checks completed. Experience providing servic-
es to persons with developmental disabilities pre-
ferred. Apply in person at 114 West Carlton,
Wauchula, Florida. 863-773-0434 EOE M/F/V/D
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CITRUS VALLEY MOBILE HOME
PARK is now accepting applications
for 2 bedroom mobile homes-from
$350 monthly and deposit. No pets,
nice family park. Call 1-863-698-4910
or 1-863-698-4908. Under new man-
agement. 7:21-9:1 p
MOVE IN SPECIAL 2 bedroom mobile
home for rent. From $100 weekly up.
Plus deposit. No pets. Quiet family
park. Call today 863-767-0841 or 1-
863-698-4910. 7:21-8:18p



ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION, roof-
overs, screen rooms, carports, pool
cages, rescreening. Harold Howze
Construction. 735-1158. RR0050181.
7:14-9:15p


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


CCC-0459251
License CBC-12430


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Bill Reschke


Sandy Larrison
See more listings at www.joeldavis.com
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS


NEW LISTING! 2BR, 1 bath
home in Bowling Green, being
remodeled.
3 BR, 2 bath MH on 5 acs.
With 1860 sf living area.
$130,000!
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.
19.83 acs. on Alderman Rd, Ft.
Green. Would make a nice
homesite. $15,000/ac!
Nice home in Knollwood.
Approximately 3000 total sf.
Very comfortable home with
4BR, 2 bath, 2.5 car garage.
Beautiful oaks, high and dry.
$230,000!
Golfview Subdivision: Beaut-
iful 3 IR, 2 bath home with
above ground pool & large
workshop. Call today for your
appointment. $230,000.
Outstanding home in
Knollwood. 5 BR, 31/2 bath.
formal living & dining, extra
large family room w/fireplace,
game room, and heated pool
w/hot tub. $305,000!
20 acs. in Ft. Green area.
Grove with home. 3BR, I bath
with pool. Call today.
$15,000/ac.
38 ac. grove with county rd
frontage in SW Hardee Co.
$550,000!
20 ac. Hamlin grove approx.
2.5 miles east of Wauchula
Paved rd frontage. $320,000!
60 acs. on county rd currently
in citrus grose with deep well.
$12,000/ac. WILL DIVIDE!
34.4 ac. Valencia grove with
red & green jets. Good produc-
er. $18,000/ac!


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!
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 HOMESITES! 5
ac. tract in eastern Hardee Co.
on pa.ed road is listed for
$80.000! 11 ac. tract listed for
$181,500!
Two wooded 1 ac. tracts in the
Inverness area. Two minutes
from boat landing to the
Withlacootchee. One tract has
well, septic & electric plus fill
for your home. $60,000!
Secluded 2000 MNH on 15 acs.
with 3BR. 2 bath. 1809 sfliing
area, 3855 total sf. Includes
large concrete, covered
patio/carport, shed, and dog
pens. $310,000!
Frontage on Hwy 17 N. South of
new Suncoast Schools Credit
Union. Approximately 3.5 acs.
with 2 homes and I office.
$1.000,000!
Take part and locate ,your busi-
ness in this growing commercial
area! 450' on North Florida
Ave. Zoned commercial.
$360.000!
Commercial 34.5 acs. on north
bound Hwy 17, oier 1,800 feet
of frontage. Buy all or in part.
Call today for details!
Two 20 ac. parcels of pasture
on paved road. Listed for
$310,000 each!


REALTOR ASSOCIATES AFTER HOURS


KE~NN~ SANDERS-....-..781-0153
RICKKIOGIIT ...........773-2.472
MONICA kA.....7390


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DAVID ROYAL..................-781-3490
SANDY LARRISON........832-0130
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WILL DO BABYSITTING in my home.
445-0572 or 375-4792. 8:4-11 p
PINEDA LAWN CARE. Any size job.
773-9315. 7:28-8:25p
M&R LAWNCARE mowing, bush hog-
ging. Call 773-4698 or 773-6372.
7:14-8:11p
D.C. PHONE SERVICE. Residential
and small business installation &
repair. Specializing in mobile homes,
35 years experience. 863-773-9179.
5:19-8:25p
ELVIS AYERS DEMOLITION. Licensed
05-128. 375-4410. 7:7-8:4p
MOWING AND BUSH-HOGGING.
Commercial and residential. Dan's
Lawn Care. 863-781-1565. 7:7-8:4p
FRANK'S LAWN CARE, free esti-
mates. Commercial, residential.
Licensed-insured. 781-7360.
6:30-9:1 p


WE BUY JUNK cars! U-haul. We haul.
Carl's Recycling 767-0400.
6:16-8:18p


CENTRAL PUMP & IRRIGATION, INC.,
(863) 773-6259. Services include aer-
ators, house pumps, new installation
& repair on yard systems. 5:26tfc


PHOSPHATE

LABORERS
Mosaic
Wingate & New
Wales locations
HIRING NOW!
Temp to Hire,
$10.50 $12.95/hr
to start.
Clean Backgrounds/
drug screen req'd.
Apply through
Rita Staffing:
5150 S. Florida Ave.
Lakeland, FI 33813
(863) 646-5021
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NICE 2 BR/2 BA TRAILER, C/H/A,
deck, private. $550 month, $550 secu-
rity 773-6755. 8:4p
FOR RENT OR LEASE: Large 27x80 ft.
modular office building. Set up for
medical or professional office, 10
rooms with reception area, paved
parking area. Located just 2 blocks off
Hwy 17. 5207 Mason Dixon Avenue,
Bowling Green. Call (863) 375-3377
ask for Johnny Parker. 8:4c
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
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Lone star
SCons~ action Corp '

General Contractor
Lic.# RG291103615
Locally owned and operated

Office 863-773-4779 Fax 863-773-9865



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$19900.5Uninst.ed $2910E5Installed


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William M. GIllard
Sales Agent
Hardee, DeSoto,
Highlands & Polk,


Phone:
(863) 735-1623
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M. C. M.C. 2000 Realty
2 fi 505 W. Interlake Blvd.
2 Lake Placid, Fl. 33852
888-988-8839

fV www.mchoy.com
Marie Claire-Hoy, Broker
REALTY

COUNTRY LIVING IN THE CITY







Call me to see this beautiful 15.5 acres located in Bowling
Green. 3 bedroom 2 bath split floor plan with cathedral
ceilings. Property is fenced and cross fenced and has
stocked fish pond. Barn and six inch well on property
also. $478,000
BUYING, SELLING, RELOCATING
CALL
Steve Shumard,
Realtor
863-781-6103
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SOUND
Pro-Audio for any event. 773-6375.
4:4-8:4p
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
PUMP TROUBLE? CALL
ULLRICH'S PITCHER PUMP
For complete sales, service and
installation, call (863) 773-6448.
7:18tfc

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST Full
Time, Days (New full-time rates) or
Pool (New rates -- $28)
OTR Full Time or Part Time,
Days, Out-patient Rehab
PT or PTA Full time, Days, Out-
patient Rehab
X-RAY TECH Full Time
MEDICAL TECH Full Time/Part
Time or Pool, day or evening
PHLEBOTOMISTS Per Diem
RNS- Full Time, ED or ICU, nights
HOME HEALTH
RN. LPN, AIDE Per Diem,
week-ends
PSYCH-RN Per Diem
PT. OT. COTA Per Diem





Human Resources
Desoto Memorial Hospital
900 N. Robert Ave.
Arcadia, FL 34266
OR'
www.dmh.org
and look under Careers
OR
Fax Resume to: 863-494-8400
E-mail: hr@dmh.org
Phone Number: 863-494-8405
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Auto Technician
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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.
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OSTOMY, COLOSTOMY, AND ideosto-
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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.
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yard. Will buy old farm tractors.
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stump removal, dragline, tradk hoe,
land clearing, shell, clay, top soil,
loader, bulldozer, dump trucks. 735-
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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



SATURDAY, 445 Airport Rd., 8:00 -
2:00, clothes, misc. 8:4p

CHAPLAIN
The selected candidate will
provide spiritual support to
patients/families requiring
hospice care in a home and
nursing home setting, while
working in conjunction with
our interdisciplinary teams
in Highlands and Hardee
Counties. Requires a
Master's degree in Divinity.
Interested candidates,
please fax resumes to
Good Shepherd Hospice at
(863) 687-6977; or call
(800) 464-3994.
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road. $74,900.
*Nice 3 BR 2 BA home built in 2000, large corner lot. Good starter home. $84,500.
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Wauchula. Books, clothes, misc. 3
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looking for a:
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The successful candidate will
be responsible for
providing safe, reliable,
prompt and courteous delivery
of propane gas to private and
commercial accounts.
Qualifications include a High
School diploma or equivalent
with prior propane gas deliv-
ery experience preferred.
Must possess a CDL with a
clean driving record. We are
looking for a strong team
player with excellent customer
service skills who is able to
adjust to a changing work
schedule with after hours
emergency call-outs. Some
heavy lifting is required.
You will be rewarded with a
competitive salary, bonus and
benefits package. Please for-
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requirements to:
Suburban Propane
518 S. 6th St.
Wauchula, FL 33873
As part of our hiring process,
background checks and
pre-employment drug tests
are performed.
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SATURDAY, 8 a.m. 12 p.m., 2965,
Golfview Dr., Wauchula, 2 families,
clothes, toys, misc. 8:4p
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, 2nd
Street SE Ft Meade, City Park
Clubhouse. Lots of babyitems. 8:4p
SATURDAY, 8-?, 315 North Shelton
Ave., Wauchula. Mutli-familyl 8:4p
YARD SALE Saturday, 8-12, 3043
North Suwannee Street, Zolfo
Springs. Clothes, household items,
misc. items. 8:4p
SATURDAY, 8-?, 516 East Orange
Street. Lots of stuff. 8:4p
: FRIDAY, 7-2, Kids clothes. 1930 Old
Bradenton Road, Wauchula. 8:4p
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 505 N. 8th
Ave., Wauchula. 8:4p
SATURDAY, 8-?, Lane Street (corner of
South 7th Ave. & Lane Street), lots of
household items, clothes, dresser,
crib & baby items. 8:4p
SATURDAY, 109 S. 3rd Avenue across
from Post Office. 4 Families.
, Furniture, name brand clothes from
infants to adults, towels, sheets,
shoes, too much to list. 8:4p


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25 Apply For 2 New, Circuit Judgeships


By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
More than two dozen people
hope to fill two new seats on the
circuit bench.
The 10th Judicial Circuit com-
prised of Hardee, Highlands and
Polk counties asked for seven addi-
tional judges to handle the demands
of an ever-increasing caseload.



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The 2005 Legislature approved
four.
Two will mount the bench in
November and two more in
January.
For the first two judgeships, 25
people applied to the Judicial
Nominating Commission, which
will conduct interviews and then
narrow the field, sending the names
of six recommended candidates up
to Gov. Jeb Bush, who will make
the final selections.
All applicants were required to
be or become residents within the
10th Judicial Circuit, to be regis-
tered to vote in Florida and to be
members of The Florida Bar for the
previous five years.
Of the 25 who applied by the
July 22 deadline, six are already
county judges, all seeking to be ele-
vated to the circuit level.. Five are
Polk County judges, and the other
is the Highlands County judge.


We Buf Houses


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unwanted house

and need to sell

it quickly?'




Is your home vacant
or in need of repairs?
Are you facing

* Foreclosure? *

* Relocating?

* I'ivorce?

* Bad tenants?

* Have no equity?

For more information call:
Fernando Morales at 781-2541
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Hardee County Judge Marcus J.
Ezelle did not apply for either of
the two circuit judgeships which
are open at this time.
In fact, no Hardee County lawyer
applied.
Of the 25, 23 are residents of
Polk County, one is from Highlands
and one from Leon County.
Polk County judges who applied
for the two current circuit slots are
Mark F. Carpanini, 51, of Lake-
land; Angela Jane Cowden, 38, of
Lakeland; 'Mary Catherine Green,
43, of Lakeland; Michael E.
Raiden, 51, of Winter Haven; and
Keith P. Spoto, 44, of Lakeland.
Highlands County Judge Peter
Frank Estrada, 43, of Sebring,
applied.
Also, Joanna Beth Conner, 41, of
Lakeland, a hearing officer; Mark
Herman Hofstad, 53, of Lakeland, a
compensation claims judge; and
Amanda Traweek, 53, of Winter
Haven, a traffic magistrate..
Two assistant state attorneys
applied: Robert Joseph Antonello,
54, of Winter Haven; and John C.
Berndt, 49, of Winter Haven.
Assistant Public Defender Julius
Aulisio, 50, of Lakeland, sent in an
application, as did Assistant
Attorney General R. Lynn Lovejoy,
58, of Tallahassee.
Private attorneys include Charles
E. Bentley, 60, of Bartow; David
Ralph Carmichael, 38, of Winter
Haven; Bhamanee Anjani Girwarr,
43, of Lakeland; Beth Harlan, 47,
of Lakeland; John E. Kirkland, 53,
of Lakeland; John A. Naser, 53, of
Lakeland; Steve Pincket, 42, of
Lakeland; Neil Anderson Rodden-
bery, 49, of. Lakeland; Lawrence
David Shearer, 53, of Lakeland;
Anthony J. Stevens, 57, of
Lakeland; Robert L. Williams Jr.,
48, of Lake Wales; and Melissa A.
Wilson, 32, of Lakeland.
Members of the 10th Judicial
Nominating Commission will inter-
view each of the candidates for 15
minutes next Tuesday in Bartow.
Gov. Bush has requested that, fol-
lowing deliberations, the members
send him six names for his consid-
eration.
Bush will also appoint the two
circuit judges who will follow in
January. An application period for
those' slots has not yet been
announced.
The ultimate addition of four cir-
cuit judges in the 10th Judicial
Circuit is not expected to bring any
changes to Hardee County, which
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will retain its one county judge and
its one circuit judge.

The only noticeable difference
will be that all first-degree murder
cases in the circuit's three counties
will be handled by a single judge,


including any such cases Hardee
County may have. Chief Judge
Ronald A. Herring has said that,
with the addition of four new cir-
cuit judges, he will then be able to
reassign Circuit Judge Susan W.
Roberts to that particular caseload.


CROPS REMAIN IN MOSTLY GOOD CONDITION
Scattered showers brought welcomed rains to may Panhandle, central
and northern Peninsula localities during the week of July 25 through 31 but
drenched some areas of the Panhandle and southern Peninsula already
swamped from prior rains. Rainfall ranged from none in Ft. Pierce to about
six inches or more in Carrabelle. Temperatures in the major cities during the
week averaged normal to four degrees above normal. Daytime highs were
in the 90s. Nighttime lows were mostly in the 70s.

Field Crops Report
Hay baling has been difficult in some central Peninsula areas since wet
conditions have prevented them from getting into the fields. Tobacco har-
vesting in Hamilton County is expected to be completed by next week and
in Suwannee County tobacco harvesting is active but yields are below aver-
age due to prior wet conditions. Extreme dry, humid conditions are causing
some corn and other crops to show severe drought stress in Jefferson
County, although it is too early to determine the effect on yields. Disease
pressure is increasing in peanuts in some Panhandle and northern Peninsula
fields with most peanuts still in good condition and with 99 percent of the
crop pegged. Last year, 95 percent of peanuts were pegged by this date and
the five-year average is 90 percent. Cotton is in good condition in Jefferson
County. Moisture supplies in the Panhandle and northern Peninsula areas
were mostly short to adequate. Through the central and southern Peninsula
localities soil moisture supplies are mostly adequate to surplus with some
areas reporting some short supplies. Broward County reported very short to
short moisture supplies.

Vegetable Report
Some southern Peninsula growers delayed land preparations for fall
crop planting due to the threat of tropical systems. Muddy fields around
Immokalee slowed some field preparation for fall crop planting. Dade
County growers continued to cut okra.

Livestock Report *
In the Panhandle and northern areas, pasture is mostly in good condi-
tion, with limited pasture experiencing drought stress. Permanent pasture
grass is maturing. Very few mole crickets, spittlebugs, or armyworms are
reported so far this year. In the central areas, warm season forage for hay
and pasture is in peak production. Soil moisture is limiting grass growth in
some locations. In the southwest, pasture is in good condition. Statewide,
.cattle are in good condition.

Fruit Report
Citrus: Citrus bearing counties had predominantly hot weather from
the beginning of the week, cooling down slightly over the weekend.
Temperatures reached the mid to upper 90s in all areas, with Tavares
recording the highest temperature at 98 degrees. The majority of the citrus
belt was dryer than normal for the first part of the week with variable
amounts of precipitation close to the end of the week. Although reporting
stations may report minimal amounts, areas nearby may have received
more. Caretakers not receiving adequate rainfall began using irrigation to
keep trees from wilting from the intense heat. Overall, trees continue to
look healthy.






August 4, .05,;'he Herald-Advocate 11B


J Attitudes On Ag
By Bill Hodge
Retired Farmer & Rancher


A national study shows Florida is a big-time player in the horse indus-
try. Florida ranks in the top three as dollars generated, horse population and
industry employment, according to the American Horse Council. Florida is
a top contributor to the National Horse Industry, which has a $39 billion
direct impact on the U.S. economy, supportingg 1.4 million full-time jobs.
- Florida trails only Texas and Califoi..,. in total horse populations with over
500,000 head. It is also third behind those two states with $5.15 million
economic impact to the U.S. gross daily products. Florida ranks second
nationwide in the number of jobs (104,700) and total participants
(438,963). A county-by-county breakdown is not available but the large
industry is centered in the Ocala/Marion county area.
Florida Farm Bureau and.,its local county farm bureau members sup-
port many economic and political issues that impact Florida agriculture and
nationwide agriculture. As the urban influence continues to grow, farm



NOTICE

REQUEST FOR REZONE

All interested persons are hereby notified that W. Reynolds Allen and Martha W.
Allen are requesting a rezone of their property, located in Section 10, Township
34, Range 25. The northern parcel will be rezoned form FR (Farm Residential)
to C2 (Highway Commercial/Light Manufacturing) and will have a land use
change from Low Density Residential to Commercial and is legally described as:

16 AC BEG AT NW COR OF NE1/4 OF SW1/4
N 88 DEG E 48.98 FT N 5 DEG W 588.69 FT E
9 FT TO SE COR OF NE1/4 OF SW1/4 OF
NW1/4 N 527.66 FT W 1028.8 FT TO R/W S
552.1 FT E 660 FT S 660 FT E TO POB 10 34S
25E.

AND

The southern parcel will be rezoned from AG (Agricultural) to C2 (Highway
Commercial/Light Manufacturing) with a land use change from Industrial to
Commercial and is legally described as:

18.57 AC BEG AT NW COR NE/4 SW/4 S TO
SE COR NW/4 SW/4 W TO RR R/W N/LY
ALONG RR R/W 250 FT E 125 FT N/LY PAR-
ALLEL TO RR R/W 75 FT W 125 FT N/LY
ALONG RR R/W 1013.63 FT E ALONG QUAR-
TER SECT LINE TO POB 10 34S 25E.

The proposed request will be considered by the Wauchula Planning and Zoning
Board on Monday, August 15,..2005 at 6:00 p.m. and the Wauchula City
Commission on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 6:00 p.m., at the 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 they 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/Clarissa Abbott ....
City Clerk- ,


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bureau needs to voice its support at all levels of government for agriculture.
This takes strong local county farm bureaus working together statewide and
with other state and national farm bureaus. Because of the economic and
other impacts that last year's hurricanes had on our citizens, farm bureau
has lost a lot of members.
If you or someone you know has dropped their membership, I encour-
age you to renew that membership. August is farm bureau membership
month. Let's see if we can strengthen our local Hardee County Farm
Bureau by increasing our membership. Renew yours now and ask someone
you know who is not a member to join. Numbers make for voting strength
on agriculture issues.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS SOUGHT Florida
Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson recently announced that
nominations are being accepted for the 2005 "Woman of the Year
Agriculture" award. The award, now in its 21st year, recognizes women
who have made outstanding contributions to Florida agriculture. "This
award spotlights the vital role of women in Florida agriculture and serves
to encourage other women to get involved in the business," Bronson said.
Those nominated for the award will be judged by a panel familiar with
Florida agriculture. The award will be presented in February at the open-
ing-day luncheon-of the 2006 Florida State Fair in Tampa. The Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which sponsors the
event, has sent nomination forms to agricultural organizations- around the
state. The deadline for submitting nominations to the Department is Nov. 1.
Nominations remain active for two years; after that time they must be
resubmitted in order to be considered. For more information about the
"Woman of the Year in Agriculture" award, including screening criteria and
biographies of previous winners or to obtain nomination forms, call
Richard Gunnels at (850) 488-3022 or visit http://www.florida-agricul-
ture.com/marketing/awards.htm.
FARM BUREAU TAKES ISSUE WITH SUPREME COURT DECI-
SION FFB President Carl B. Loop, Jr. made these comments following
a recent U.S: Supreme Court ruling: "Florida Farm Bureau is disappointed
in- the Supreme County ruling on the Kelo property rights case. The court
ruled that government bodies can use eminent domain authority to take pri-
vate property to make way for private development. We believe the ruling
in "Kelo v. City of New London" has the potential to damage farmers,
ranchers and other private property owners. That is why Florida Farm
Bureau joined 17 other state Farm Bureaus and the American Farm Bureau
Federation in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in this case. The brief was
filed late in 2004. Florida Farm Bureau remains steadfast in its support of
private property rights. We will closely examine this ruling to assess its
potential negative impact on property owners and local communities. Our
policy specialists will work in cooperation with the American Farm Bureau
to determine what legislative action can be taken to limit the effect of the
ruling."


F LIDA LIE OK ARKET EPOR
For the week ended July 28, 2005:
At the Florida Livestock Auctions, receipts totaled 10,271 compared
to last week 12,560 and 12,954 a year ago. According to the Florida
Federal-State Livestock Market News Service: slaughter cows and bulls .
were steady, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady.

Feeder Steers: Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2:
200-300 lbs., 142.00-185.00;
300-400 lbs., 125.00-150.00; and
400-500 lbs,, 112.00-132.00.

Feeder Heifers: Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2:
200-300 lbs., 130.00-180.00;
300-400 lbs., 112.00-138.00; and
400-500 lbs., 105.00-119.00.



Walking Club To Meet


The Hardee County Health De-
partaent .re.ings the community
that its Walking club \\ ll meet on
Tuesday. Aug. 9 from 6 to 7 p.m. at
the Hardee County: Health
Department Fitness Trail (weather
permitting); off U.S. 17 North..
This month's guest speaker is Jay
Burnell, regional executive director
of the Arthritis Foundation's
Florida Chapter, Southwest Region.
Please join us for an evening aof
arthritis information, handouts and
the chance to ask questions and get
answers.
The walking club will meet the
second Tuesday of everN month
from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Fitness Trail.


Town of Zolfo Springs Police Department
is currently accepting applications for



SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD

The" successful applicant must be at least 18 years of age, must be of good moral
character as determined by a criminal background investigation. Applicants must
complete a training program and submit to fingerprinting.

Applications may be picked up at the Town Clerk's office at the City, Hall, 3210 US:
.Highway 17 South, Zolfo Springs, FL 33890 during regular business hours Monday
through Friday. This position will remain open until filled.

The Town of Zolfo Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
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Town of Zolfo Springs
is currently accepting applications for



TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT

MAINTENANCE

The applicant must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, physical strength and
agility sufficient to'perform heavy manual labor. Must have, ability to operate trucks,
small rollers, tractors, maintenance and up keep on equipment, etc., and to understand
and follow oral and written instructions.

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.

S. Marilyn-A-ker, Mayor
Attest: MaryJane Tindell 8
Town Clerk 8:411


Each session will include a stretch,
workout and 40-minute walk (5-,
minute warm-up. 30-minute walk
and 5-minute cool-down) around
the trail. Guest speakers will be
invited to address participants about
issues relating to health and well-
being. Membership is FREE and
participation in club activities will
"provide information, motivation
and opportunities to help youi pur-
Ssue your fitness goals!
Trail walks promote physical and-
mental health by increasing expo-
sure to fresh air, providing proper
exercise of the heart ind reducing
daily stresses. Only 30 minutes of
physical activity per day can foster
a range of health benefits and
reduce risks of diseases such as
obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
For more information, call Erin
Hess at 773-4161 ext. 176.


It's that time of year again...depending on your focus, either a time of
excitement or gloom. For most of us, it's a wonderful time of returning to
football games, volleyball and golf matches, or cross country and swim-
ming events.
Jerry Kapusta, who coordinates sale of football paraphernalia, reminds
folks that those who had purchased season or reserve tickets last year will
need to trade them in for 2005 tickets. Home games this year are Sept. 2 vs.
Fort Meade, Sept. 23 vs. Bartow, Oct. 21 vs. Haines City on Homecoming,
Oct. 28 vs. DeSoto and Nov. 4 vs. Orlando Colonial on Senior Night.
Kapusta also notes caps and T-shirts are available at $8 each from
Hanchey's Carpets, 110 E. Main St., Wauchula or by calling Kapusta at
773-3173(work) or 773-4845 (home).
Senior Night will be special for the 17 seniors expected on this year's
squad, including Bobby Bandy, Justin English, Jackson Frenot, Brad
Gilliard, Raymond Hernandez, Marc Hodges, Thelinor "Lino" Jena,
Jeremy Kelly, Pierre Lazarre, Daniel Moore, Jackson Mosley, Garrett
Randall, Ryan Roehm, Jose Salvador, Derek Sconyers, Ira Timmerman and
Justin Woods.

Volleyball tryouts were held early this week and practices are underway.
The first matches are Aug. 23 at home vs. Desoto. Other fall athletes need
to have current physical and insurance. For information, call Athletic
Director Don Gray or athletic secretary Kay Kinder at the high school.
Junior high football and softball will'begin shortly. Athletes should pick
up permission slips at the junior high.

On the same note, youngsters expecting to play youth football need to
sign up as soon as possible. They need to be at least 7 and no more than 15
by the Aug. 1 deadline. Registrations are still being held, (until Aug. 12)
weeknights from 5 to 7 at the Hardee Football Stadium. Cost is $50. For
more information, call Donna Porter at 781-4130.

Several golf graduates are going on to play college golf, including W. T.
Redding and Kyle Braxton at Webber International University at Babson
Park near Lake Wales.
Also at Webber are football's Dane and Cale Rasmussen, Ruben Rivas,
Gilbert Olvera and Travis Tubbs. Rashad Vance, a 2005 grad will join
junior teammate Brian Kemp at Wofford College in Spartansburg, S.C.
Brian, in the junior class but a redshirt sophomore, will be starting corner-
back while Vance may be red-shirted his freshman season.

The 2005 Women's Church Softball League is finishing up and going to
a post-season single-elimination tournament. The Men's Community
League start has been postponed until Aug. 29 while work is being done on
the dug-outs. Once started, the teams will play three evenings a week,
Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Sertoma youth golf finished its summer session last week, combining
points from all season to decide each division champion. Redding finished
third in the 17-18 age group. Kaleb Saunders placed second in the 15-16
group. Lacey McClenithan was third in the girls 9-10 and won the girls
Best Sportsman award. Jhett See won a tiebreaker to be tops in the 6-8 age
group.

Local young fisherman Blake Tinsley hooked a three-and-one-half
pound bass while with his father Matt in a family visit in Connecticut.
Information from community and school athletic events is always welcome.
Please call The Herald-Advocate (773-3255) or e-mail me at news.heral-
dadvocate@earthlink.net with news for this biweekly column. The sports
news deadline is noon Mondays. News will be included as soon as time and
space allows.



PRE-BID CONFERENCE


The Road & Bridges Department of the Hardee
County BOCC will hold a pre-bid conference on
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. in the-Public
Works Conference Room at 205 Hanchey Road,
Wauchula, FL 33873. All contractors who wish to
participate in the annual bid for estimated
quantities of asphalt materials, drainage material
and related road construction work, laid in place,
are requested to attend this conference to discuss
specifics of the annual bid process. Any questions
you may have prior to this conference may be
directed to Mark Frazier, (863)773-3272. 8:4c
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NOTICE OF ZONING MEETING

The Zolfo Springs Zoning Board of Adjustments will meet on Monday, August
15, 2005, at 6:00 P.M. in Council Chambers at Town Hall, 3210 U.S. Highway 17
South in Zolfo Springs, Florida to consider the following zoning request:

A request from Dora Cruz of Marvina Enterprise, Inc. to rezone property as
shown on the attached map from R-MHB to C-H.

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 therein, 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: Mary Jane Tindell
Town Clerk
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HCSB Names New Assistant Principal


By BRETT JARNAGIN
For The Herald-Advocate
Jill Southwell 'was appointed
assistant principal of North
Wauchula Elementary School at a
recent meeting of the Hardee
County School Board.
Southwell has over 33 years of
teaching experience, 22 of which
have been in the Hardee County
school system.
She began in DeSoto County as a
teacher, and has taught at Zolfo
Springs Elementary and Bowling
Green Elementary. Southwell has
also served as principal and vice-
principal for Bowling Green.

In other action, the board:
-discussed the new K-8 school,
which is scheduled to be completed
in August of 2006. :


-adopted the Hardee Junior
High School, Bowling Green
Elementary School and Zolfo
Springs Elementary School hand
books with minor changes.
-approved seeking bid for a
new air-conditioning system for the
Hardee Senior High School
kitchen.
-approved a new guidance plan
for Hardee County schools to pro-
mote career education.
-adopted the 2005-06 12-month
school calendar for year-round
employees.
-approved the extension of a
contract between South Florida
Community College and the
Hardee County School Board for
dual enrollment and advanced
placement courses, student assess-
ment testing, remedial education
and teacher education credit..


The Real Florida
By Dorothy Harris
State Park Ranger


-approved the Special
Programs and Procedures for
Exceptional Students, which serves
as the basis for the identification,
evaluation, eligibility, determina-
tion and placement of exceptional
students.
-approved the Visually
Impaired Program Contract
between the Hardee and DeSoto
school boards. This allows the two
counties to employ the same
teacher for the visually impaired.
-approved change funds for
every school cafeteria.
-approved the contract for
meals with Brenda Braxton for
children at Just Little People day-
care.
-approved the request to buy
mainline food and non-food items
from U.S. Food Service off of the
Highlands County bid for the 2005-
06 school year.
-agreed to piggy-back off the
.DeSoto County bid for ice cream
products from DeConna Ice cream
for 2005-06.
-approved the renewal of the


contract with the North East
Florida Educational Consortium to
provide employee health benefits.
-approved a consolidated appli-
cation for selected federal pro-
grams to address academic
achievement of all students.
-approved a contract for data
management services with
Heartland Data Systems Inc.,
which has provided both DOS and
Windows based data software and
support .to the Hardee County
School Board.
-accepted the resignations of
Mary Beldin as a school psycholo-
gist; Lorenzo Browner, teacher at
the junior high; Allysun collar,
North Wauchula teacher; Crystal
DeBoom, junior high tutor; Linda
Hendley, bus driver; Roy Hender-
son, mechanic; Joy Hendrickson,
Zolfo Springs media specialist;
Denise Jones, Zolfo Springs
teacher; TaShawna Keltz,
Wauchula Elementary teacher;
Audra Sperry, junior high data
clerk; Mark Stevenson, senior high
school teacher; and Ellen Thornton,


North Wauchula.
-approved the hiring of Cindy
Brown at the junior high as band
tutor to replace Tarah Mitchell, and
James Carlton as a junior high
teacher replacing Leslie Moon.

And last Thursday, the board:
-approved the purchase of a
1994 EZ Go golf cart for Hardee
Junior High from HJH employee
Libby Deubner for $900. This is
normally not allowed, but the board
would be saving $900 because the
nearest quote for a similar cart was
$1,800.
-approved the piggy-backing of
Charlotte. County Schools' bread
bid from Butterkrust Bakeries.
-approved to again piggy-back
off the Collier County dairy prod-
ucts bid, which will renew the con-
tract with Velda Farms for the
2005-06 school year.
-approved a contract with the
Oceola county School District for
technical assistance with the Title I
Migrant Program. Technical assis-
tance is needed to ensure compli-
ance with federal law.'
-approved the 2005-06 Quality
School Improvement Plan for
Pioneer Career Academy. The plan


includes school improvement
focusing on student performance,
and includes-a profile of students,
school and community, belief and
mission statements, clearly defined
goals, student performance expec-
tations and an implementation
process with annual assessments.
-accepted the retirement of
Connie Frazier, senior high tutor;
and accepted the resignations of
Daniel Darty, North Wauchula
tutor; Chere' Mask, junior high
teacher; arid Macjaveus Thompson,
custodian.
-accepted the hiring of Lori
Alexander as a North Wauchula
teacher; Lynne Davis junior high
intensive reading teacher; Lindsay
Milmoe, Wauchula Elementary
teacher; Paul Mullen, junior high
intensive reading teacher; Teri
Arnold, 'North Wauchula teacher;
Janice Blair, senior high reading
teacher; Angela Demmer, North
Wauchula. teacher; Joseph Fink,
junior high teacher; Amy Flores,
tutor; Heather Mahoney, senior
high teacher replacing Clinton
Inman; Janet Waite, junior high
tutor; and Thomas Westly, senior
high teacher replacing Mark
Manning.


It is the steamy summer months and park visitation has slowed down
a bit. White-tailed deer families feed throughout the park, leisurely munch-
ing their way through the camp sites while the small group of campers relax
and enjoy the view.
It always amazes me how quiet the park gets during certain periods of
the summer. I often wonder why there aren't more families visiting to bike
ride, explore and wander the nature trails. Did they just forget that one of
the most beautiful state parks in Florida is right here in their own backyard?
Perhaps it's time for you to plan a family outing to the Hammock. Here
are some suggestions to. ensure that you have a good time without experi-
encing the negative effects of the hot summer heat, insects and sun.
It's true that mosquitoes can put a damper on hikes, but a good spray-
ing of about a 30 percent DEET-based bug spray will keep them at bay.
When you arrive, ask at the Ranger Station which trails seem good right
now as fluctuating water levels cause populations to vary.
Right now the Cypress Swamp Trail is swollen with water, but not nec-
essarily inundated with mosquitoes. They tend to prefer the foot path trails
with low areas that pool stagnant water, such as the Wild Orange Grove
trail. Here a bay swamp has overflowed, flooded some of the foot path, and
resulted in an abundant mosquito population.
The other popular boardwalk, the Fern Garden trail, would be a good
choice right now. Look down over the railings to spot snakes, turtles, frogs
or gators. Be forewarned that Fern the alligator has been known to rest on
this boardwalk at night, so keep an eye out for her if you are walking on this
trail near dusk.
Other close encounters might include our playful river otters, who
teem to enjoy flopping themselves onto the boardwalks too. You might see
them or perhaps their little footprints drying on the boards.
Your DEET bug spray will last about an hour before you'll need to
refresh it. Be sure you also refresh your body with some cool sports drink
Or water. Dehydration is a concern, especially if you are being active. If you
tend to get a headache after being outdoors in the heat, you may very well
be dehydrated. Remember that sodas and othei surgery drinks don't rieh-
drate your body well. .
Sunblock is a good idea, especially if you bike the upland sections of
the off-road bicycle trails. This six-mile loop runs through scrubby and pine
flatwoods'habitats and is nearly full sun. There is less humidity there and
evenings are very breezy. Plus, your chances of viewing deer, turkey and
bobcats are excellent.
If you are up for a great workout, plan to ride the whole bike trail. It's
about eight miles and continues through a densely shaded, remote area,
over the,County Road, onto the park's loop drive and back to the Ranger
Station. This trail is a great %workout, with some slight hills, bumps and
varying road surfaces. Keep an eye out for stunning gators or deer crossing
the trails. Wear sunblock and bring water or sports drink, but don't worry
about the bugs because you'll be traveling faster than they can fly!
Flying by is what this 'summer had been .doing. BelieVe it or not,
there's just a few weeks' left! Plan an adventure day in "the REAL Florida"
before your summer daysevaporate.
Don't forget that the Hammock Inn restaurant is open Tuesday-Sunday
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It also has a Friday Night Fish Fry every Friday from
5-8 p.m. The Inn's a great place to relax and cool off after a sweaty ride or
hike, or to-hide out during a rainstorm. Don't forget to try a cone of refresh-
ing soft seive Wild Orange ice cream.
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HARDEE COUNTY HELP!
Ease a dependent child's way through the court system. Volunteer
to be.a Guardian Ad Litem.
773-2505.
(If office unattended, please leave message.)


PUBLIC NOTICE

"Notice is hereby made to all those concerned and affected
that Worth Contracting, Inc. is performing Project No. BE-
43-WW, HARDEE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION,
Bowling Green, Florida.

All parties furnishing labor, materials and/or equipment to
said project are to provide notice of such in writing by certi-
fied mail to the Department of Corrections, 2601 Blair Stone
Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500, within twenty (20)
calendar days of first providing such labor, materials and/or
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The Herald-Advocate
(LrSPS 578A-780)

Thursday, August 4. 2005


Regional Transportation New Plan


Women To Start Tournament


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
County priorities may have to
concede to regional ones.
State transportation dollars are
dwindling under the increased
costs, making regionalization even
more important to rural counties,
said state Department of,
Transportation (DOT) liaison
Susan King last week.
Her comments came in support
of a request to, authorize
Commissioner Bobby Ray Smith to
sign an interlocal agreement and
participate in a regional transporta-
tion plan for FHREDI, the Florida
Heartland Rural Economic
Development Initiative. Smith is
the county's representative to
FHREDI, the six-county organiza-
tion..
Having an interlocal agreement
will enable FHREDI to become eli-
gible for part of the $30 million
DOT's District I has available
under its TRIP (Transportation
Regional Incentive Program). As
construction costs and right-of-way
expenses have risen dramatically,
those dollars won't go as far, said
King.


Smith said at the last FHREDI
meeting road needs were priori-
tized. Ranked first. was SR 70,
which stretches from Okeechobee
to U. S. 27, covering three counties,
and three votes, said Smith.
Ranked second was completion
of four-laning U. S. 17, which
affects DeSoto and Hardee coun-
ties. Third was SR 80, which
affects Hendry and Glades coun-
ties. Widening of SR 64 was the
fourth priority.
"You had to give something to
get something," said Smith.
Regionalization will benefit coun-
ties on a rotation basis. "You may
not get priority this year, but will
the next,"said Smith.
Commissioner Minor Bryant
said the regional interlocal agree-
ment between DeSoto, Glades,
Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee
and Hardee counties makes them
equal to the priority given to
MPO's (municipal provider organi-
zations) in obtaining the federal
planning and construction funds.
In an unrelated road matter, a
public hearing was held on the
closing of the portion of Tuskeegee


GOD AND THE SPIDER
"During World War II, a U.S. Marine was separated fromhis unit on a
Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the
crossfire, he had l6st touch with comrades. Alone in the jungle, he could
hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found
his way up a high ridge to several small caves in the rock. Quickly he
crawled inside one of the caves. Although safe for the moment, he realized,
that once the enemy soldiers looking for him swept up the ridge, they would
quickly search all the caves and he would be killed."
"As he waited, he prayed, 'Lord, if it be your will, please protect me.
SWhatever your will though, I love you and trust you. Amen."'
"After praying, he lay quietly listening to the enemy begin to draw
close. He thought, 'Well, I guess the Lord isn't going to help me out of this
one.' Then he saw a spider begin to build a web over the front of his cave.
As he %watched. listening to the enemN searching for him nia. the while, the
spider layered strand after strq.nd of web across the opening of the cave.
S""Hoh'. he thought. "What I need is a brick % all and % hat the Lord has
sent me is a spider %%eb. Go'does have a sense of humor"
"As the enemy drew closer he watched from the darkness of his hide-
out and could see them searching one cave after another. As they came toq
his, he got ready to make his last stand. To'his amazement, however, after,
glancing in the direction of his cave, they moved on. Suddenly, he realized
that with the spider web over the entrance, his cave looked as if no one had
entered for quite a while. 'Lord, forgive me,' prayed the young man. 'I had
forgotten that in you a spider's web is stronger than a brick wall.'"
I received this story in an e-mail the other day at a timely moment. Even
"for preachers, things don't always, go the way we want them to go!
Hopefully it will also reach you right when you need to read this! We need
to realize that God lets these trials come on us so we will be blessed. Like,
-the letter from James says, "Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You
have heard of the perservance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord
- that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful."
Let us remember that God will lovingly send us what we need, whether
that be a way to escape the hard times of life or it be a chance to endure
faithfully until the end. God only gives us what we can endure and gives us
'a w\ay to escape when we cannot endure (1 Corinthians 10:13)!
God is the one we need to trust in! I'm telling the truth.
J. Adam Shanks is minister of the Church of Christ in Wauchula. He can be
e-mailed at wearer e @earthlink.net

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Avenue on the east side of Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue. The block
of properties are owned by Lee S.
Camel Jr. and the Mount Zion
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, which requested the clos-
ing and will divide the former street
with Camel. A utility easement for
Aqua Utilities Florida Inc. and
Progress Engergy will be pre-
served.
Representatives of the church
said they plan to fence off their
portion to offer protection to its
children from people racing ATVs
too near the church, creating a dan-
gerous situation.

In other action, the commission:
-appointed Smith, Norris and
Bryant to the Value Adjustment
Board which hears appeals of prop-
erty valuations of the Tax
Assessor's office. Two members of
the Hardee County School Board
are also appointed to the board. It
will hear appeals on Oct. 3 and
again Oct. 4, if needed.
-approved purchase of a South
Ninth Avenue property adjacent to
others the county owns so it has
room for expansion of buildings or
parking areas.
The house on it has been cited by
the city of Wauchula and there is
$3,000 in code enforcement liens
against the property. Wauchula
Mayor David Royal said these
would be waived -if the county
bought ,the property as the county
had cooperated in not charging per-
mit fees'and costs for the demoli-
tion of the Iddings building on
South Seventh Avenue.
-accepted a grant of $40,436
from the state Department of
Community Affairs for retrofitting
the media center at Zolfo Springs
Elementary 'School for a shelter
during hurricanes or other disas-
ters. The grant will include pur-
chase and installation of a genera-
tor and pre-wiring for that emer-
gency power.
-agreed to accept maintenance
of a pair of bridges on Ten Mile
Grade over Oak Drain once the
state has completed rebuilding
them.
-approved Doug Knight and'
Commissioner Norris attending
meetings on consideration of an
outer bellhay bNpass in
Hillsborough, County to relieve I-,
75 traffic from Tampa all the way
to Bradenton or Sarasota. Being
well east of 1-75, that route could
affect Hardee County portions of
SR 62 and SR 64.
--approved Bryant attending the
Aug. 25-26 meeting of the
Association of Small Counties on
which he has been appointed an at-
large director. As the county leg-
,islative liaisson, his expenses in that
capacity are automatically,
approted..(Duties for a commis-
sioner to serve in any liaison capac-
ity such as Norris as the transporta-
tion liaison are automatically cov-
ered.) The county policy will be
amended to include expenses when
a commissioner is appointed to a
legislative policy committee.
Bryant's legislative liaison duties
also includes other association
boards.


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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
With the exception of a two
evenings of rainouts, the 2005
Women's Church Softball League
is ready to start its post-season
tournament.
The single-elimination tourna-
ment will come after games rained
out on June 27 and July 14 are
played.
After last week's games,
Wauchula First Methodist had the
top seed with a 9-0 record.
Wauchula First Baptist won both its
games last week and moved into
second place at 6-2, ahead of St.
Michael's Catholic Church, which
lost to First Methodist and dropped
to third place with a 6-3 record.
Following in line are Bowling
Green Baptist, Christian Heritage
and First Christian Church.
Last Monday's opener was the
barn-burner in which St. Michael's
challenged First Methodist. The
Methodists won 7-2.
A Joy Gilliard triple was the only
long-ball hit for the Methodists.
She had three hits, while Megan
Smith, Jamie Salas, Dusti Taylor
and Debbie Gulliver each had a
pair of hits. Gilliard circled the
bases twice, and Smith, Elene
Salas, Taylor, Gulliver, Heather
Heine and Stephanie Gugle each
crossed hope plate once.
Wanda Stettler picked up a pair
of RBIs by plating teammates Lori
Dees and Sami Jo Morgan for the
only scores for St. Michael's. Amy,
Virginia Jackson, Morgan, Glenda
Eures, Angel, Danielle and Denise-
were all stranded.
In the, late game last Monday,
'First Baptist banished First
Christian 17-8.
Doubles by Melinda Nickerson
and Shannon were the only extra-
based hits for First Baptist.
Nickerson came around to score
four timbs, while Nessie and
Melissa Eldridge came home three
times apiece. Melanie Henderson
chipped in with twin tallies.
For First Christian, Melissa
Albritton and Amy both doubled.
Liz Lenhart and Albritton each had


three hits. Erica Eisenhower scored
twice and Tammy Camillo, Tara
Bates, Lenhart, Linda Rogers, Amy
and Wanda each put a run in the
book.
Last Thursday evening, Christian
Heritage beat Bowling Green 20-15
in the opener.
Kim Holt doubled twice among
four hits and a trio of RBIs for
Christian .Heritage. She also got
aboard on an error and scored five-
runs. Virginia had a quartet each of
runs, hits and RBIs. Ann Talley
doubled and hit three singles, scor-
ing three runs. Whitney Smith also,'
scored three times, with Mindy
adding twin scores and Loretta
Smith, Michelle Wiggins and
Dakota Shoffner adding one score
each.
Leadoff batter Erica Dalton
tripled, doubled and singled twice


for Bowling Green. Tina and
Summer each also doubled. Tina
and Dalton each put a trio of tallies
in the book for Bowling Green.
Kali was the only four-hit batter.
In the nightcap of its double-
header, Christian Heritage lost 25-
10 to First Baptist.
Henderson and Nessie each dou-
bled twice for First Baptist.
Henderson had four hits and four
runs, with Nickerson, Eldridge,
Nessie and Glenda adding three
scores apiece. Danielle, Shannon
and Christy put twin scores on the
board.
As a pinch-hitter, Dalton doubled
three times for Christian Heritage.
Kim Holt also doubled. She put
three runs in the book. Sandra Holt
added two more and Loretta Smith,
Wiggins, Whitney Smith, Chapman
and Dalton had solo scores.


-.

Three-year-old Blake Tinsley caught his first bass last week in
.Ridgefield, Connecticut While visiting family Blake and his
father Matt decided to do some fishing in a pond; Blake was
using a plastic worm and caught this 3 1/2-pound bass, all by
himself. Blake is the son of Matt and Millie Tinsley of Wauchula


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1054 North Broadway Ave.

(behind Crispers)

Bartow, FL

Call 5-Dentist

(863-533-6847)

www.leawheelerdmd.com


Hello Patients and Friends,

Just for fun, we thought we'd make this newsletter simply about miscellaneous facts
and trivia:

The first bristles of toothbrushes were taken from the necks and shoulders of swine.
The first NYLON bristles were introduced in 1938 (which pleased the swine). The
Florence Nlanufacturing company of Massachusetts was one of the first companies to
produce toothbrushes in America, in 1885.

In dentistry, a mulberry molar is a tooth with more than the usual four cusps. (This
does not appear to have any relation to the City of Mulberry, which is very normal
when it comes to cusps.) ?????

The American Dental Association recommends that patients listen to music in the
dental office as a form of relaxation; It helps to reduce blood pressure and pulse rates.
(It might also help when one of your kids or a spouse aggravate you!) The benefit of
music is one rationale for the Ipod we purchased for the office send in your song
request and we will be happy to add it to the list for your next visit!

Tartar-control toothpastes can cause blemishes around the mouth, so it is important
to clean your face after brushing your teeth.

The most common injuries found in sports are orofacial, so make sure your loved
ones, are wearing mouthguards in any contact sport.

A University of Florida study shows that delaying a visit to the dentist can be a
painful experience. And,.as you might expect, men were 20% less likely to seek and
receive dental care at all, even if in severe pain! (Similar to being 100% less likely to
ask directions, even if severely lost),.

The same study says that the mouth is.the "mirror of health and disease." More than
90% of systemic diseases (including diabetes, leukemia, cardiovascular disease and
anemia) can manifest themselves in dental problems, and people who have neglected
their oral health are more likely to have other medical problems as well. An impor-
tant fact for the 80% of men who are NOT less likely to seek dental care!

Dental radiographs can sometimes spot potentially dangerous calcium buildups in
the carotid arteries, which can lead to strokes.

Use this information wisely, and have a great month.


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Schedule Of Weekly Services


Printed as a Public Service
by
The Herald-Advocate
Wauchula, Florida

Deadline: Thursday 5 p.m.

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.

CHESTER GROVE MB CHURCH
708 W. Grape St. 375-3353
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
ISunay 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.
Morning Worship ..................10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship .................... 6:30 p.m.
Wed. Discipleship .................. 6:30 p.m.
Thurs. Mens Prayer ................6:00 a.m.
Thurs. Ladies Bible Study ........ 5:30 p.m.

CHURCH OF GOD
Hwy 17 and Ratliff Rd. 375-22311
375-3100
Sunday School 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. Central.
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 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Bowling Green
S. Hwy. 17 375-2253
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ................. 11:00 a.m.
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 a.m.
Morning Worship ..... ....1...... 11:00 a.m.
Youth Fellowship....... .. :5:00 p.m.
Evening Worship .... ............... 6:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study............ .........7:00 p.m.

FORT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist Church Road 773-9013
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ....... ...........11:00 am.
Sunday Evening 6-00 p'm.
Wednesday, Pr', er 7 i0.:pm
HOLY CHILD ..'
SPANISH C XTHOLIC MISSION
Misa (Espanol) Sunday ...... :00 p.m.

IGLESIA DEL DIOS VIVO
105 Dixiana St. 375-3370
Domingo Serv. De Predicacioni 1:00 p.m.
Martes Estudio Biblkco 7 00 p m
Miercoles Estiudior Juvenil .....7:00 p.m,
Juieves Serv. le Predicacion ..,.7:00 p.m.

IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
210 E. Broward St. 375-4228 or
773-9019
Suriday School .9-45 a m
Morning Worship 11 00 a m
Evening Worship ...... .............7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer......:;.......... 7:00 p.m

MACEDONIA PRIMITIVE
BAPTIST CHURCH
607 Palmetto St.
Church School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Service.................... 11:00 a.m.
Evening Service 7:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study/Prayer Ser. ..7:00 p.m.
Communion-2nd Sun. Evening 6:00 p.m.

MT. PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH
6210 Mt. Pisgah Rd. 375-4409
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship...........1...... t11:00 a.m.
Disciples Training ...................5:00 p.m.
Evening Worship 700 pm.
Wednesday Prayer Time .........:7:00 p.m.

OPEN DOOR FULL GOSPEL
PRAISE CENTER
E: Broward St.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Service 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service ................7:30 p.m.


BOWLING GREEN


PRIMERA MISSION BAUTISTA
Murray Road off Hwy. 17 375-2295
Domingos Escuela Dom...........9:45 a.m.
Servicio de Adoracion ............11:00 a.m.
Servicio de Predicacion ............5:00 p.m.
Miercoles Servico ....................6:30 p.m.

VICTORY PRAISE CENTER
128 E. Main St.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m.
Sunday Night Service ..............7:00 p.m.
Mid-Week Bible Study, Thurs. 7:30 p.m.

ONA

LIMESTONE BAPTIST CHURCH
4868 Keystone Ave.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
' Morning Worship ............:.......11:00 a.m.
Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
Evening Worship ...................... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ..................7:00 p.m.

NEW ELIM
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
Badger Loop Lane 773-4475
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service.................... 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Night Worship..............6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Time ............7:00 p.m
NEW ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
202 Sidney Roberts Road
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .................. 11:00 a.m.
Disciples Training ..............6:00 p.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer......................7:00 p.m

ONA BAPTIST CHURCH
131 Bear Lane 773-2540
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ..................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ....................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer....................7:00 p.m

UNION BAPTIST CHURCH
5076 Lily Church Rd. 494-5622
Sunday.School ....... ..............10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ...................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Time ............7:00 p.m


WAUCHULA

APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY
New ~ork Ave. and Apostolic Rd.
Sunday School 10.00 a.m.
Evening Service 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday Service 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service .............7:00 p.m.
BETHEL MISSIONARY CHURCH
405 S. Florida Ave.
Sunday Morning Service ........10:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening Worship........11:00 a.m.
Wed. Night Service & Worship 7:00 p.m
Saturday Prayer 7.00,.p m
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.
\\ed E cning worslup ............7:00 p.m.
1 CHURCH OF CHRIST
.20i S Florida Ave. & Orange St.
'". L 773-9678


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CHURCH OF CHRIST
Will Duke Road
773-2249
Sunday Morning Worship ,......9:30 am.,
Sunday Bible Class ...............11:30 a.m.
Sunday. Ecnirig Worhip 6-00 p.m.,
Wed Night Bible Class ......7:00 p. ...
Men's Leadership & Training Class -
2nd Sunday of Month...........4:00 p.m.
CHURCH OFGOD
Martin Luther King Blvd.
767-0199
CHURCH OF GOD
OF THE FIRST BORN
807 S. 8th Ave.
773-4576
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS,
630 Hanchey Rd. 773-3532
Sacrament Meeting .. 9 00 .a m
Sunday School 10 00 a.m.
Priesthood I1100 a.m.
COMMUNITY LIGHTHOUSE
, 903 Summit St. 735-8681
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Morning 1.00 a.m.
Sunday) Night 6 00 p m
\ednesda, Nighi 7.30 p m.
ENDTIME CROSSROAD MINISTRY
501 N. 9th & Georgia St. 773-3470
Sunday School '10:00 a.m.
SMorning Sern ice 11 30 am
Evening Sert ice 7 30 p m
Wed. Bible St & Nt h Gath 7 30 p m
Fri. Night (Holy Ghost Nighi P 7 30 p m


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WAUCHULA


FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
114 N. 7th Ave. 773-2105
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship .................... 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Supper..................6:15 p.m.
Wednesday Youth Fellowship ..6:50 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study............7:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF NAZARENE
511 W. Palmetto St. 767-8909
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Service...... ............ 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship .................... 5:00 p.m.
Thursday Service .................... 7:00 p.m.
FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD
701 N. 7th Ave 773-3800
Praise & Worship ..................10:30 a.m.
Evening Service 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Night Service ........7:00 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
1570 W. Main St. 773-4182
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ..................11:00 a.m.,
Evening Worship ................... 6:30 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
MISSION BAUTISTA
713 E. Bay St. 773-4722
Escuela Dominical..................9:45 a.m.
Servicio de Adoracion ............11:00 a.m.
Predicacion 11:30 a.m.
Estudio Biblie, Miercoles ........7:30 a.m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
1121 W. Louisiana St. 773-9243
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship Service ....................10:45 a.m.
Wed. Youth Meeting ......6:30- 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service ................ 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study ..6:30- 7:00 p.m.
FIRST CHURCH OF
THE NAZARENE
511 W. Palmetto St.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Service.......:............. 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ....................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ..................7:00 p.m.
FIRST MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
1347 Martin Luther King Ave.
773-6556
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Service....................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ................6:00 p.m.
Tues. Youth Ministry Meeting/
Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
Wed. Prayer/Bible Study ..........7:00 p.m.
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
207 N. Seventh Ave. 773-0657
Early Worship 9:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Traditional Worship................11:00 a.m.
Evening Service 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Activities................ 6:00 p.m.

FLORIDA'S, F JT ASSEMBLY
OF GOD CHURCH,
Now Meeting at
Northside Baptist Church
912 N. EIGHTH AVE. 773-9386.
Sunday Morning Service ..........8:30 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:00 p.m.
Tuesday Youth Ministry............7:00 p.m.
Adult Tuesday Service 7 00 p m
THE GOSPEL TA BE RNACLE
Pentecostal
810'W. Tennessee St. --773-3753
Morning Serx ice 10 00 a.m.
Evening Worship .........6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service........!.....7:00 p.m.
HEARTLAND'
COMMUNITY CHURCH,
1262 W. Main St. 767-6500
Coffee & Donuts ......................9:00 a.m.
Sunday Sihool 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:30 a.m.
Wed. Night Dinner..... ............. 6:00 p.m.
Wed Bod) builder A.dull Cl.
Crossroads & Lighthou.c Min 7:00 p:m.

IGLESIA DE DIOS
PENTECOSTAL, M.I.
903 E. Summit St. 18631 452-6693
... Pastor: Reinaldo Orliz,
Manes 7 30 9:00 p.m.
Viernes 7:30 9:00 p.m.
Domingo.........11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.,

IGLESIA ADVENTISTA DEL
SEPTIMO DIA
Old Bradenton Road,
767-1010
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH.
S u 155 Altman Road'- 1131
SSunday Morning.................. 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday Evening ....................7:30 p.m.
Thursday Evening ...................7:30 p.m.
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES SPANISH
Sunday Evening 4:00 p.m.
Monday Evening .................7:30 p.m.
Wednesday Evening............7:30 p.m.
LAKE DALEBAPTIST CHURCH .
3102 Heard Bridge Road 773-6622
S.' Sunda) Schol, 9 45 a.m.
AMorning Ser' ice 11 00 a.m.
* l Evening Worship .:-... .:........6:00 p.m.
SWednesday Prayer........ .....7:00 p.om.
NEW BEGINNING CHURCH
Corner of 7th Ave. & Palmetto St.
S. ,.735-0555
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
S1999 State Road 64 East
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Service .....................11:00 a.m.
Church Training 5:15 p.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Pra.er 7 00 p.m.


WALCHULA

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........................0:00 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 ....... ........ 11:00 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 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship .................... 6:00 p.m.
\cVdncsdaj Prayer ................. ...7:00 p.m.

SOUL HARVEST MINISTRY
1337 Hwy. 17 South, Wauchula
Sunday School ........................10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 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.
(Spanish) ............7:30 p.m.
Sunday (English) .....................9:00 a.m.
(Spanish) .................. 10:30 a.m.
(Creole) 1:00 p.m.;
Dajil% M:N:,s in English.:,....:... 8:3Qa.m :

SE ENTH \ D\ ;
ADVENTIST CHURCH
205 S. llth 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.
S'Morning W ior uhip ....................11:00 a.m.
Evening'Worship .................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer.................... 7:00 p.m.

SPIRIT WIND TABERNACLE
1652 Old Bradenton Road
773-2946
Sunday Morning Worship.. 10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship . ... 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Worship ... ..'.. 7:30 p.m.
Friday Worship. ............ 7:30 p.m.
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.

WAUCHULA CHURCH OF GOD
1543 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
773-0199
Sunday School ....... ... 10:00 a.m.
Morning Woiship ......... 11:15 a.m.
E:ening Worihip .. 6:00 p.m.
Wed Night Fam Training .. 7:30 p.m.
Thurs. Youth Bible, Study.... 7:00 p.m..
Friday Night Worship ........ 7:30 p.m.

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

WAUCHULA HILLS HARVEST
TEMPLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
210 Anderson
Sunday School .... .. . 10:00 a.m.
Church .. . .. 10:00 a.m.
Youth Service. .... ..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.
Sunday School ....... ..... 10:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ........... 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday Prayer .......... .7:30 p.m.
Thursday Worship .......... 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Worship .... .. 7:30 p.m.


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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 .......... :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 ......... 10:00Qa.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 a.m.
Morning Worship ......... 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ........... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer .......... 7:00 p.m.

EVANGELISTICHOLINESS
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. Hwy. 17-'494-5456
.Sunday Schodl :.. 1000 a.n.;
Morning Worship ...... .11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer ........... 7:00 p.m.

MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner of Steve Roberts Special
& Oxendine Rds. 735-2524 735-1851
Sunday School ............ .10:00 a.m.
Worship ............ ... 11:00 a.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 Worship ........... 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Worship .......... 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Worship .........:. 7:30 p.m.


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


ZOLFO SPRINGS

REALITY RANCH COWBOY
CHURCH
2-1/2 Miles east of
Zolfo Springs on Hwy. 66
863-735-8600
Sunday School ... .......... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 1l: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 ........ .. 1 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 ......... 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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A Style That Lasts

These bathing suits were
the height of fashion at one
... .4* time...they sure don't look
A like the ones we wear
nowadays! Styles are always
changing. Hairstyles, clothes,
shoes, and bathing suits -
what was worn decades ago
won't be seen in the fashion
pages of today.
Everything in life doesn't
change like the bathing suit.
Though we may look different
on the outside, there are old
truths and lasting principles
that we still believe in. These
truths and principles guide us
through life and give us hope
they are taught through
generations and motivate
people all over the world.
They are found in the Bible
Sand spoken in God's house of
worship. They are preached
every Sabbath, practiced
every day.
Even though styles may
change, one thing is lasting -
". the strength and presence of
.God. Attend His house of
..worship that "...you may tell
.of them to the next
S generation. For this God is
our God for ever and ever; he
S will be our guide even to the
end." (Psalm 48:13-14)


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Stump The Swami
By John Szeligo

Well, Football Fans, it's that time of year again. Football season is
upon us! Time to get out the car flags, tailgate recipes and your team appar-
el.
College football got a makeover on July 1 when many schools played
musical chairs, thus changing the landscape of rivalries and bowl.matchups.
The University of South Florida moves to the Big East. The Bulls get their
first shot at a BCS Bowl in 2005. Central Florida will begin play in.
Conference USA, a step up from the Mid-American Conference.
The two schools, USF and UCF, will finally begin a football series in-
2005. It should be a great rivalry. Maybe not Florida and FSU, but still a
good one to watch. Speaking of Florida, the "Urban Renewal" project at the
Swamp is ready to open against Wyoming over Labor Day weekend. Will
UF have a 2005 version of Utah? Time will tell but there is no shortage of
excitement in Gainesville.
Upin the panhandle, the Noles may have slipped a notch in the nation-
al spotlight but don't sell them out just yet. The linebacking corps is the
nation's bestae always goes through Tallahassee. Labor
Day Weekend will offer a sneak preview of the ACC Championship Game
as Miami invades FSU in the opener.
In the professional ranks, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami
Dolphins are both projected last in their respective divisions. Jacksonville
is the only state team projected for the playoffs. The Jags are placed behind
the Colts but do have a real chance to make the playoffs this season. The
new offense at Jacksonville will see QB Byron Leftwich throw downfield
more to Jimmy Smith and Reggie Williams. That is when the former
Marshall All-American is at his best. Team success is also dependent on a
healthy former Gator running back, Fred Taylor. The Jags did split with
Indianapolis last year.
The Buccaneers are going through major changes. The addition of
"Cadillac" Williams from Auburn to the backfield is noteworthy. The Bucs
also picked up tight end Anthony Becht from the Jets. From 12 wins during
its Super Bowl year, the Bucs were down to five wins last year. The way
back will be a long one at Tampa but maybe not as long as Nick Saban is
facing at Miami. Saban has had quite a football journey since leading his
Monongah, W.V. high school team to a 1970- AA State Championship as its
SQuarterback, to a National Championship at LSU. His task at rebuilding the
Dolphins won't be an overnight success but improving on a four-win sea-
son is expected. r
On the high school front, the Hardee Wildcats look to continue their
regular season streak of 10-0 seasons to number four. However, with a
tougher schedule, it will be a lot to expect. Last season saw the. Cats over-
Scome Hurricane Charley and win 10 games on theroad. The stadium is pro-
jected to be ready for 2006. The home opener this season will see the Cats
face defending Class A State Champion Fort Meade. Former Hardee'
Wildcats will team up at Wofford this year. Brian Kemp is projected as a
starter at cornerback for the Terriers. He will be welcoming former Cat
teammate Rashad Vance to the south Carolina school in August. Gilbert
Olvera is back from a Kansas JUCO and will play at Webber College. Good
Luck this season to our alumni players.
From the This and That Department....

PUBLIC NOTICE
You are hereby notified that on Thursday, July 28,2005, upon public hearing,
the Board of County Commissioners of Hardee County, Florida adopted a
resolution vacating and closing a portion of Tuskeegee Street egalydescribed
as that portion of maintained right of way of Tuskeegee Street east of Martin
Luther King, Jr. Avenue, lying between blocks 17 and 18, all a part of the Platof
Magnolia Manor being originally recorded in Plat Bar A1, Plat Book 4, Page 23
of the Official Public Records of Hardee County, Florida.
Gordon R. Norris, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners 8:04c

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Bowling Green City Election Qualifying Period i
'will open August 8,2005 at 8:00 a.m. and run until
August 12, 2005; at 4:00 p.m. for the September
27, 2005 election. Qualifying fee is $10.00 plus
$18.00 election assessment. Candidates may
qualify at the City Office during the above stated
hours.

Pamela Northup.
City Clerk ...


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Most college conferences are following the Big 10's lead with instant
replay in 2005. This is a logical move. Making the right call is important to
a team's season and possible bowl inclusion.
Former Gator QB, Ingle Martin, will lead his Furman team into 2005
with the number one ranking in 1-AA. Martin threw for 2,792 years with
22 touchdowns for the Paladins in 2004.
The college coaching ranks saw a huge game of musical chairs at the
end of last season. Urban Meyer has the Gator faithful looking for SEC and
National Championships again while his predecessor, Ron Zook, moves to
the Big 10 to try to make Illinois a football power. Speaking of the Big 10,
Indiana has a new coach in Terry Hoeppner, who had some success at
Miami of Ohio with Ben Rothlisberger.
Frank Solich was booted from Nebraska despite winning 58 games in
six seasons. He has resurfaced in Athens, Ohio. He will lead the Ohio


University Bobcats into the Mid-American Conference race in 2005. It has
taken Ohio 18 season to win 58 games, so there is optimism in the land of
Hunter Green.
Charlie Weiss left the New England Patriots to take over at South
Bend. Notre Dame has won only 11 games over the past two years and
needed a change. Although Weiss has no head coaching experience, three
Super Bowl Rings as offensive coordinator at New England does give him
instant credibility.
The SEC has two new coaches. Ole Miss has Ed Orgeron coming in
from Southern Cal where he was the defensive line coach and recruiting
coordinator. Originally from Louisiana, he should fit right into the SEC.
LSU picked Oklahoma State coach Les Miles to replace the Miami
Dolphins' choice, Nick Saban. Miles led the Cowboys to a 33-7 win over
Ohio State in the Alamo Bowl before accepting the LSU post.
Bob Pruett decided to call it quits and joined the ranks of retired
Americans, leaving his alma mater, Marshall, in shock. The Thundering
Herd responded by hiring a former All-American Herd player and Ohio
State defensive coordinator Mark Snyder. Marshall enters 2005, along with
UCF, in the CUSA East Division.
Speaking of Conference USA, let's take a look at the new 12-team
league which- will house the University of Central Florida in 2005. USF,
Louisville and Ccicinnati have all moved to the Big East from,CUSA. The
void was filled when UCF and Marshall were added to the CUSA East
Division 'and SMU, Rice, Tulsa and UTEP joined the CUSA Western
Division. Now, the conference will sport a championship game like the
ACC and SEC.
How will the first year of the new-look CUSA shake out? Stars
abound. Memphis has the best back in the nation with DeAngelo Williams.
Marshall has one of the nation's best secondaries, led by Chris Royal and
Curtis Keyes. DaTrrell Hackeny has thrown for 6,706 yards and 49, touch-
downs while leading UAB into his senior season.
How willthe the teams finish? The race in theEast Division the East Division could be a
four-team .race. On paper, Southern Miss and UAB look very solid.
However, both of them must play at Marshall where the Herd is 102-7 all-
time at Joan Edwards Stadium. Marshall has trips tor UTEP and Memphis
that could determine the Herd's'fate in its first season. The West Division
is not as competitive, as Mike Price has the UTEP Mines ready to roll.
Tulsa, coming off two good'recriiting seasons, could beat out Houston for
second place. A quick look at the teams.
First the 'CUSA East
1. Marshall Mark Snyder returned to his alma mater from Ohio
State's defensive coordinator job to take the reins from Bob Pruett who
retired as the winnirigest coach in college football. The Herd will not aban-
don the slogan, "We play for Championships" in CUSA. USM and UAB
will find out why "The Joan" is a tough place to ,win. The offense will not
change dramatically under Snyder. A more balanced attack featuring the
power of Wil Albin and ,the speed of Ahmad Bradshaw rind Gerwin
Williams will compliment the always prolific passing game established by
Chad Pennington and Byron Letwich. Toby Bullock, a probable NFL pick
in 2006, will anchor a solid offensive line. Defense will see a great sec-
ondary behind a solid line and group of linebackers. Look for a 9-2 or 8-3
record.- ,
2. Southern Miss The legacy of winning propels these Eagles. USM
has posted 11 straight, winning seasons with seven bowls in the last eight
years. Although they have new coordinators on both sides of the ball, 17
starters do return from a 7-5 team last season. Tra vis Cooley on the offen-,
sive line and John Eubanks in the secondary are a couple of Eagles to watch
in 2005. A 9-2 or 8-3 season is iti store in Hattiesburg.
3. Memphis DeAngelo Williams. Do I need to wti'e any more? The
Heisman hopeful enters his' senior year as the NCAA's leading rusher in
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yardage, rushing touchdowns, yards per carry and all-purpose yardage. The
Tigers only return 12 starters but Williams eases the hurt. The QB situation
sees a three-way race of inexperienced signal callers behind a rebuilt offen-
sive line that lost four starters, two of which were all-CUSA. Don't feel too
sorry for Tommy West. He should still see a 7-4 or possibly 8-3 season.
4: UAB Sixteen starters return from a 7-5 bowl team in Birmingham.
That's reason enough for optimism, but having Darrell Hackney back at QB
makes it even better. Four offensive lineman return to protect Hackney and
open holes for backs who totaled 1,300 yards in 2004. The CUSA sack
leader returns on defense too. Look for defensive end Larry McSwain to get
some post season publicity, too. 7-4 in 2005 for the Blazers.
5. East Carolina The Pirates got some name recognition when they
hired Lou's son, Skip Holtz, to lead the ECU team. Holtz. has 19 returning
starters but they have won only three games of their last 26. Rebuilding is
the order of the day in Greenville. Skip may get this team on track in a few
years. He has picked up some Georgia recruits who did not qualify at UGA.
Holtz also has plenty of experience recruiting the Carolinas. 3-8 in 05.
6. Central Florida George O'Leary is like a contractor. He is building
a solid house in Orlando but taking his time. Last year, he cleared the land.
This year, the foundation will be poured and maybe a few side will go up
too. The 2004 team has only four starters f'isted as 'seniors. O'Leary has
played many players and will continue to play a lot of players. The Golden
Knights may take a few lumps more in 2005, but, after this season, get
ready. Potential is there and O'Leary is determined to turn it around in
Mickey Mouse's back yard. 2-9 is a start.
The CUSA West Division will wee UTEP under Mike Price continue
the rise of the Miners. Led by Carson Palmer's little brother Jordan who
threw for over 2,800 yards in 2004 and former Parade All-American running
back Tyler Ebell (a UCLA) Transfer), UTEP could run the table in 2005.
The "rest of the west" will see Houston as much improved and Tulsa
flashing signs of a solid team in the next few years. Tulane, returning 18
starters from a five-win team, will be looking for a bowl. Rice is looking for
improvement under Ken Hatfield. SMU has all 22 starters back from a
three-win team in 2004. 2005 promises to be a great first year for the new
CUSA.


Freda's Foibles
By Freda B. Douglas


Let me start or close your day with a verse I received in the mail from
a church group:
I hope today will be one of those days
When the sun seems to shine a little bit brighter and
The birds seem. to sing a bit sweeter and
Your heart feels a little bit lighter.
I hope today will be a very good day for you.
I read a caption under a picture in this paper a few weeks ago, show-
ing a group of people who ran a benefit for friends who had faced an adver-
sity. While I think the project to be certainly worthwhile, I wonder if the
organizers had written a short article about the coming event and present-
ed it to the editor (in this case Cyndi) of The Herald-Advocate, how much
more support they might have gotten.
There are a couple things you should be aware of before you do this,
however. First, they prefer the article be typed simply because everybody
doesn't .handwrite well. After giving them the facts,they reserve the right
to put the facts in newspaper speak.
Also, do not request a reporter to come to you. Even though it is a
weekly paper, they don't have the man/woman power to run all over the
county. It would also be well not to expect your story to run if you get it in
after deadline. A phone call to 863-773-3255 will giveyou such informa-
tion.
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Name: Joey Vinton Davis
Age: 39
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 196
Last Address: 55E Starr
Ave., Lake Wales
Charge: Violation of proba-
tion (original charge grand
theft).


Name: Sylvia Darlert Laster
Age: 31
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 145
Last Address: 415
Montgomery St., Lakeland
Charge: Scheme to
defraud.




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Name: Errol Deshay
Sampson
Age: 47
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 160
Last Address: 1918 Ferrel
Court, Tampa
Charge: Non-support


Name: Refugia Rosales
Age: 36
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 130
Last Address: 3435 S.
Palmetto St., Zolfo Springs
Charge: Non-support


Name: Bias Aleman
Age: 26
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 180
Last Address: 429 Keeton
Road, Wauchula '
Charge: Failure to appear
in court on a charge of traf-
ficking in methampheta-
mine.


Name: Fabian Soria
Age: 23
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
Last Address: 508 W.
Main St., Wauchula
Charge: Failure to appear
in court on a charge of
possession of metham-
phetamine.


Name: David J. Brouwer
Age: 20
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 135
Last Address: 701 La
Playa Dr., Wauchula
Charge: Violation of proba-
tion (original charge pur-
chase of marijuana).


Name: Robert Breland
Age: 18
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 160
Last Address: 701 La
Playa Drive, Wauchula
Charge: Failure to appear
in court on a charge of
aggravated battery.


The Hardee County Sheriff's Office holds active warrants for the above individuals. If you
have any information concerning a listed person's whereabouts, call the SHERIFF'S
OFFICE WARRANTS DIVISION at 773-0304 ext. 205.,, .,


Wanted


Inside Out
By Chip Ballard



HOLD THE HORROR, GIVE ME LAUGHTER
Because no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq,
many people believe they all were destroyed, and I hope they're right.
We know there are nuclear bombs on the planet, but it comforts us
some to think they are securely under the control of responsible govern-
ments. That terrorists could actually get their hands on them and detonate
them in America is the stuff of science fiction; Hollywood fantasy so hor-
rible it's impossible to imagine.
If we could imagine it, we'd be so outraged at the ridiculous political
correctness that is keeping our government from doing everything in its
power to prevent it that we'd be screaming from our rooftops, proclaiming
the name of Jesus, waving Arierican flags.
Driving to Bradenton to pick up my son, Kyle, I tuned in a radio pro-
gram that shook me to the core and turned my world view upside down,
inside out. National talk-show host Glenn Beck was interviewing Dr. Paul
L. Williams, an FBI consultant and adjunct professor of humanities at the
University of Scranton. An expert in Islamic studies, Dr. Williams is the
author'of several books on terrorism, including "The al-Qaeda Connection"
and "Al-Qaeda: Brotherhood of Terror."
In Williams's -latest book, "Osama's Revenge: The Next 9/11," he
claims al-Qaeda has been planning a spectacular nuclear attack using six or
seven suitcase nuclear bombs that would be detonated simultaneously in
U.S. cities..,
In "The al-Qaeda Connection," Williams presented clear evidence
showing that in the chaos following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the
Chechen Mafia got its hands on portable Russian nuclear weapons, and
between 1996 and 2001 mafia members negotiated the sale of 20 nuclear
"suitcase bombs" to representatives of Osama bin Laden. Each suitcase
bomb, far worse than so-called "dirty bombs," is capable of killing millions
of Americans while exposing millions more to deadly radioactive fallout.
According to Williams, reliable sources indicate these bombs may
already be in the possession of al-Qaeda cells in such major U.S. cities as
Washington, New York, Chicago, Miami, Las Vegas, Houston and Los
Angeles. Sources also say bin Laden has recruited former Soviet scientists
atid technicians to maintain these weapons and recharge their nuclear cores
so they may be deployed immediately on his command.
'Bin Laden'brags that the day the bombs are detonated will be
"America's Hiroshima," or the "Day of Islam." Williams says bin Laden
views this destruction and slaughter of innocent civilians as perfectly justi-
fiable,' "an eye for an eye," since America did it first in World War II.
'Williams told Bedk that intelligence agencies have reliable leads that'
specific mosques in America are harboring nuclear materials, but because
I, these structures are places of, worship, political correctness prohibits
searches. .
Beck said it sounded insane. If any of it were true, why wasn't it front-
page news in every newspaper in America every day? Why weren't- the
Mexican and Canadian borders sealed tight? Why wasn't everything possi-
ble being done to prevent this nightmare, this holocaust, this Armageddoxn,
from ever happening? .
This is America, Williams reminded him. We have freedoms. We have
rights. We're careful not to hurt anyone's-feelings. We have political cor-
rectness.
IBeck.said we also ha\ e the right to move to the Pocono Mountains, and
he was going home to pack., He played a little Wayne Newton music to
lighten the mood. cracked a joke. A recovering alcoholic, Beck knows well
the therapeutic power of laughter.
When I arrived in Bradent in, shaken, Kyle came running out to the car
to meet me. I jumped out and hugged him tight.
"What's up, Dad?" he said..
I looked up. "Oh, the clouds. The sky. Stars. Prices."
He laughed. It was a sweet sound.
Comments or questions? E-mail Chip Ballard at chipkyle746-@earth-
link.net. ,.
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Drug Trafficker Gets




80 Months In Prison


By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of1 Tne Herald-Advocate
In a sw ift dispensation of justice.
a BoIling Green man arrested just
three months ago for dealing drugs
as sent off to prison last week in
Hardee Circuit Court.
Manuel Hernandez Sr.. 40, of
44-14 NMaple A\e did not even win
the tw\o-week delaN he asked for
before beginning to serve his sen-
tence. He asked Circuit Judge
Robert L. Do el for time to first get
his business in order, including
tending to his S85-year-old mother
and a couple, cars he had begun
o ',ork on in his job as a mechanic.
: Doyel said no." '-
Hernandez originally had 6eenr
charged with armed trafficking in
-rnethamphetamine. possession of- a
firearm b' a con% icted felon, pos-.
session of a firearm with the serial
'number remo ed and possession of
less than 20 grams of marijuana.
-. But in a plea agreement worked
,lout between defense attorney John
*E. Kirkland and Assistant State
'Attorney Gary R. Ellis. the first
charge was reduced to plain traf-
f icking and the second to construc-
.tive possession. The third felony,
possession of a firearm with the
serial. number removed. \\as
dropped The marijuana charge, a "
.misdemeanor, remained unchang--


Hernandez Sr.


.With Hernandez entering
to :.those charges, Doyel s
him to six years and eight
in Florida State Prison, an
diatel\ remanded him into
Further, the judge as
$50.000 fine and $370
costs, due within one
Hernandez's release from
Bowling Green Polic
John Scheel said the origi
stemmed from a search
executed late in the aftei
April I at Hernandez's
Avenue home. I
In all. four people %were
including Hernandez's two
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 252005DR000025
Amanda, Outley Tyler
Petitioner, ,
and
.Timothy Tyler
Respondent.,
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
To: Timothy Tyler 606 W. Pinson
Street. Sylvester. GA 31791.


." YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
isessed a has been filed against you and that
in court you are required to serve a copy of
year of your written defenses, if any. to it on
prson. Amanda Outley Tyler, whose address
rison. is P.O. Box 1124, Wauchula, FL 33873
,e Chief on or before August 12, 2005, and file
nal arrest the original with the clerk of this
warrant Court at RO. Drawer 1749 OR 417 W.
o Main St. Room #202 Wauchula, FL
rnoon on 33873. before service on Petitioner or
s Maple immediately thereafter. If you fail to
do so. a default may be entered
arrested, against you for the relief demanded in
Sthe petition.
o sons. Copies of all court documents in this
md mari- case, including orders, are available
at the Clerk of the .Circuit Couri's
SOffice. You may review these docu-
-^ iments upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the
| Circuit Court's office notified of your
RP.M. | 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 the address"
S on record at the clerk's office. '
S WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida
Family Law Rules of' Procedure,
hbors .' requires certain automatic disclosure
ked in of documents and information.
lorida Failure to comply'can result In sanc-
onor tons, including dismissal or striking
Honor of pleadings.


)er of
hanks

ade,
606
-3325


DATED July 7, 2005.
B. Hugh Bradley .
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: Diane V. Smith
Deputy Clerk
7:14-8:4p


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.)


STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NOTICE OF DRAFT PERMIT
The Department of Environmental Protection gives notice of its preparation of a draft permit for Nickerson Brothers,
LLC, to discharge to waters of the state process and non-process wastewater and stormwater from the Zolfo Spring
Dairy. This dairy facility is an existing pasture-based operation that will maintain approximately 1,260 cattle on an
annual average basis The dairy site encompasses approximately 400 acres. The proposed herd size will include
approximately 955 lactating cows. The facility consists of a concrete milking parlor with associated feeding area,
travel lanes, cooling pond paddocks, and open pastures. Facilities are also designed to partially collect manure from
the pot herd, crippled herd and springers, as well as all the manure from the calves.

The existing wastewater treatment system was designed based on an average of 29,000 gallons per day milking
parlor wash. This wastewater flows directly to a large waste storage and solids settling pond (WSPI). Solids will be
removed and placed on the pond banks for dewatering. .Drainage will be directed back into the pond. The solids will
be either renioved by a commercial solids handling company or used by a third party for land application at
agropomic rates, Effluent from WSPI overflows into a smaller waste storage pond (WSP2), and then flows via
Outfall D-OQI;.into an 1,850-feet long subsurface irrigation distribution ditch that is 10 to 20' feet wide and 6-feet
deep from' the 'iop of the berm. The ponds and distribution ditch of the waste management system are designed to
contain a. 24-houi 25-year storm. For rainfall events exceeding this volume, excess wastewater will be released as
sheet 'flows across grassed.pastures that will provide additional treatment prior to discharge off-site. Clean water
from roof'run-off is'flot diverted away from the waste collection system. This facility also has eight (8) cooling ponds
that are desigfiated as High Intensity Areas (HIA's). The manure. deposited in these areas is contained within the area
and runoff is directed to their associated cooling pond. The cooling ponds are also designed to contain a 24-hour 25-
year storm. The.'facility is located at latitude 27" 02' 13.71" N, longitude 81 49' 52.18" W on 3206 Steve Roberts,
Special, Zolfo Springs,'Florida in Hardee County.

Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit of the Department or may submit a written
request for a public meeting to The Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest District Office, 3804
Coconut Palm Drive, Tampa, Florida 33619-1352 in accordance with rule 62-620.555 of the Florida Administrative
Code- The comments or request for a public meeting must contain the information set forty below and must be
received in the Southwest District Office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Failure to submit comments or.
request a public meeting within this time period shall constitute a waiver of any right such person may have to submit
comments or request a public meeting under Rule 62-620.555, Florida Administrative Code.
The comments or request for a public meeting must contain the following information:
(a) '-The commenter's name, address, and telephone number, the applicant's name and address, the
Department Permit File Number and 'the county in which the project is proposed;
(b) A statement of.how and when notice of the Department action or proposed action was received;
(c)'A statement of the facts the Department should consider in making the final decision;
S (d) Astatement of which rules or statutes require reversal or modification of the Department action or
proposed action; and
(e) If desired, a request that a public meeting be scheduled including a statement of the nature of the issues
.proposed to be raised at the meeting. However, the Department may not always grant a request for a public meeting.
Therefore written comments should be submitted within 30 days of publication of this notice, even if a public
meeting is requested. ,

If a public meeting is scheduled the public comment period is extended until the close of the public meeting. If a
public meeting is held any 'person may submit oral or written,statements and data at the meeting on the Department
proposed action. As a result bf significant public comment the Department final action may be different from the
position taken by it in this draft permit.

The,-permit application file and'supporting data are available for public inspection during normal business houks,
8:60 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, at The Department of Environmental
Protection, Southwest Distrfit Office, 3804 Coconut Palm Dri'e. Tampa. FL 33619-1352. Tel. (8131 744-6100.
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A Daily Thought

THURSDAY
But the person who trusts in the
Lord will be blessed. The Lord
will show that he can be trusted.
Jeremiah 16:7 (NCV)

FRIDAY
See that no one pays back
wrong for wrong, but always aim
at doing the best you can for
each other and for all men.
I Thessalonians (NEB)

SATURDAY
Jehovah God is our light. I pre-
sent to Him my sacrifice on the
altar, "For You are my God, and I
shall give You this thanks and
this praise." Oh, give thanks to
the Lord, for He is so good! For
His loving kindness is forever.
Psalm 118:27-28 (TLB)

SUNDAY
Beloved, I pray that all may go
well with you, and that you may
be in health; as I know that it is
well with your soul.
Ill John 1:2 (RSV)

MONDAY
God said, "Remember what
happened long ago. Remember
that I am God, and there is no
other god. I am God, and there
is no one like Me."
Isaiah 46:9 (NCV)

TUESDAY
May the God of hope fill you
with joy and peace in your faith,
that by the power of the Holy
Spirit (in you), your whole life
and outlook may be radiant with
hope.
Romans 15:13 (PME)

WEDNESDAY
All these curses will come upon
you ... Because you did not
serve the Lord your God joyfully
and, gladly in the time of your
prosperity.

Deuteronomy 28:45a, 47 (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 Modernr English;
and (TLB) The.Living Bible.






August 4, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 5C


During the past week, sheriff's deputies and city police officers
investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests:
COUNTY
July 30, Tina Marie Earnest, 32, of 23051 Edwards St., LaBelle, was
arrested by corrections Ofc. William Gooding on' a Georgia warrant charg-
ing him with failure to appear in court on a charge of issuing bad check.
July 30, Charlie Taylor Jr., 59, General Delivery, Wauchula, was
arrested by Dep. Mixon Trammell and charged with indecent exposure.
July 30, a residential burglary on Resthaven Road, a theft on Parnell
Road, criminal mischief on Georgetown Loop and Lucky Lonesome Trail
and a vehicle stolen on SR 66 were reported.
July 29, Raul Garcia Gonzales, 24, of 402 Lynn St., Bowling Green,
Swas arrested by Dep. Joe Marble and charged with sale of methampheta-
mine within 1,000 feet of a church and possession of methamphetamine
with intent to sell.
July 29, Manuel Garza, 20, of 627 Green St., Wauchula, was arrested
by Dep. Joe Marble on Polk County warrants alleging failure to appear in
court on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug
paraphernalia and knowingly driving while license suspended.
July 29, Delisha Keyon Redden, 24, of 780 Martin Luther King Jr.,
Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a charge of non-support and
violation of probation (original charge battery).
July 29, Bobby Lee McAbee, 18, of 4522 Pringle Road, Wauchula,
was arrested by Dep. Paul Johnson and charged with possession of alcohol
by a person under 21.
July 29, thefts on two locations on Polk Road and on Martin Luther
King Jr. Avenue, and tags stolen on South Road and Petteway Road were
reported.
July 28, Launa Lovett Gentile, 31, of 2445 Kumouat St., N. E., Palm
Bay, was arrested by Sgt. Barry Schnable and charged with violation ofpro-'
bation (original charge burglary of a structure).
July 28, Shameka Snell, 19, of 1295 N. Holland Parkway, Bartow, was
arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on charges of violation of probation (original
charges battery and disorderly conduct).
July 28, Lashonda Barbitt Baker, 30, of 838 Pleasant Way, Bowling
Green, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a charge of violation of proba-
tion (original charge possession of cocaine).
July 28, Alejandro Cid, 20, of Kathryn St., Port Charlotte, was arrest-
ed by Florida Highway Patrol Tpr. Louis Smith and charged with two
counts DUI and no valid license.
July. 28, fights on Hobb Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, a
residential burglary on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, burglary of a con-
veyance on Hancock Road, a theft on Pathfinder Way, and criminal mis-
chief on Lang Road and Yetter Road were reported.
July 27, Antonious Lavell White, 37, of 1835 Reif Road, Wauchula,
was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on Polk County warrants charging him
with'two counts non-support.
July 27, Brandy Renee Kemp, 28, of 1622 SR 64 E., Zolfo Springs,
was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on capiases alleging failure to appear in
court on charges of loitering and prowling, and possession of methamphet-
amine.
July 27, John Thomas Williams, 42, of 453 S. Hollandtown Road,
Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a capias alleging violation
of a domestic violence injunction for protection.
July 27, burglary of a conveyance on Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue,
thefts on SR 64 East, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Tuskeegee Street,
a tag stolen on Stevens Carlton Place, criminal mischief on Martin Luther
King Jr. Avenue and a vehicle stolen on Popash Road were reported.
July 26, Rufus Minor Howell, 32, of 570 Webb Road, Wauchula, were
arrested by Dep; Joe Marble on a Highlands County warrant charging him
with non-support.
July 26, Christina Rodriguez, 22, of 682 Chamberlain Blvd.,
Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on capiases alleging failure to
appear in court on charge ofindecent exposure and petit theft.


July 26, thefts on East Main Street and Riverside Drive and a vehicle
stolen on Stevens Carlton Place were reported.

July 25, Mary Jane Macias, 25, of 609 N. Ninth Ave., Wauchula, was
arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging her with violation of
probation (original charge domestic battery).
July 25, Gary Marshall Gebler, 42, of 1234 Reynolds Road, Lakeland,
was arrested by corrections Dep. Earl Harrison on a warrant charging him
with non-support.
July 25, a tag stolen on Nursery Road, a theft on SR 62 and burglary
of a conveyance on Carlton St, were reported.
WAUCHULA
July 31, Leroy Fender Jr., 27, P. 0. Box 85, Zolfo Springs, was arrest-
ed by Sgt. John Easoi and charged with possession of marijuana and pos-
session of drug paraphernalia.
July 31, a theft on U. S. 17 South and criminal mischief on North
Eighth Avenue were reported.
July 29, Marvin Glen Cook, 47, of 530 Illinois Ave., Wauchula, was
arrested:by Sgt. John Eason and charged with violation of a domestic vio-
lence injunction for protection.
July 29, a 14-year-old Wauchula youth was arrested by Ofc. Matthew
Whatley and charged with domestic battery.
July 29, a tag stolen on West Main Street was reported.

July 28, criminal mischief on South Seventh and South Ninth avenues
and a vehicle stolen on Eddy Street was reported.

July 27, Diana Gail Boyd, 47, of 700 E. Townsend St., Wauchula, was
arrested by Ofc. Justin Wyatt and charged with domestic battery.
July 27, Christopher Mark Tindell, 25, of 714 Seminole St., Wauchula,
was arrested by Ofc. Chris Baty and charged with domestic battery and
criminal mischief. At the jail on July 28, Probation Ofc. Ed Enfinger
charged Tindell with violation of probation (original charge simple battery).
July 27, criminal mischief on East Townsend Street and South llth
Avenue was reported.
July 26, Justin Ashley Raulerson, 19, of 536 Mel Smith Road, Zolfo
Springs, was arrested by Ofc. Gabe Garza and charged with violation of
probation (original charge domestic battery).
July 26, Ariel Vallejo,. 35, of 741 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.,
Wauchula, was arrested by Ofc. Matthew Whatley and charged with aggra-
vated battery on a pregnant woman.
July 26, a theft on North Eighth Avenue was reported.

July 25, thefts on North Ninth Avenue and U. S. 17 South were report-
ed.
BOWLING GREEN
July 31, a fight on Dixiana Drive was reported.

July 29, a 15-year-old Bowling Green youth was arrested by- Ofc.
Jereme Bridges and charged with possession of marijuana and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
July 28, Christine Hache Merritt, 46, of 3317 N. Nursery Road, Zolfo
Springs, was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ehrenkaufer on warrants charging her
with two counts uttering a forged instrument and two counts petit theft.
July 25, James Stanley Rogers, 42, of 10101 Maronda Drive,
Riverview, was arrested by Ofe. Jereme Bridges and charged with DUI,
possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, habitual driving
with knowledge of a suspended license and refusal to submit to breathalyz-
er tests. '
July 25, a theft on U. S. 17 North was reported.
ZOLFO SPRINGS
July 31, Linda Joyce Johnston, 48, of 3428 Acorn Drive, Zolfo
Springs. was arrested by Ofc. Ray Mitchell and charged with possession of
a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug
paraphernalia.
July 29, a 16-year-old Frostproof youth was arrested by Ofe. Warren


Brittingham and charged with possession of marijuana.

July 27, thefts on SR 66 East and Hickory Court were reported.

July 25, a theft on Magnolia Street was reported.


MARIJUANA MYTHS & FACTS
Technology in the 21st century has changed our lives in many ways,
some good and some maybe not so good. One such change is the availabil-
ity of computers and access to the Internet. Finding answers to questions is
easy, but are those answers always correct? How do we help young people
learn to discern the difference?
The fact is that it is much easier to obtain false or wrong information
regarding illegal drugs and alcohol than it is to find correct information.
This can be dangerous for young people trying to collect facts as they make
decisions that will affect the rest of their lives.
Marijuana is one of three gateway drugs, and a substance of great con-
troversy and discussion. Alcohol, tobacco and marijuana are referred to as
gateway drugs because they are relatively easy for kids to obtain. Then, the
use of these drugs opens the door for experimentation with harder drugs like
cocaine and heroin. Teens who smoke marijuana are more likely to try
other drugs, in part because they have more contact with people who use
and sell them.

Here are some facts that are necessary when talking with young
people about marijuana:
*THC (the active ingredient in marijuana) affects the nerve cells in the
part of the brain where memories are formed. Marijuana can seriously affect
your sense of time and coordination, impacting things like driving. Using
marijuana affects your judgment, drains your motivation, and can make you
feel anxious.
*There are more than 400 known chemicals-in marijuana. A single joint
contains four times as much cancer-causing tar as a filtered cigarette.
*Marijuana can limit your body's ability to fight off infection. Long-
term marijuana use can even increase the risk of developing certain mental
illnesses.
*It can be laced with other dangerous drugs without your knowledge.
"Blunts" hollowed-out cigars filled with marijuana -- sometimes have
substances such as crack cocaine, PCP or embalming fluid added. Lacing
marijuana with other illicit drugs is one way of introducing someone to
stronger drugs without their knowledge.

How can you tell if a friend is using marijuana?
Sometimes it's tough to tell. Here are 'signs to look for: seeming dizzy
and having trouble walking; red, bloodshot eyes; smelly hair and clothes;
having a hard time remembering things that just happened; or acting silly
for no apparent reason.
If someone you know has one or more of the above warning signs, he
may be using marijuana.

What can you do to help someone who is using marijuana or other
drugs?
Be a real friend. Encourage your friend to seek professional help. To get
more information and find referrals, call the National Clearinghouse for
Alcohol & Drug Information at 800-729-6686.
For further information regarding drug and alcohol issues, here are
some reliable Web sites. Remember, in your efforts to talk with your kids,
you need to be informed with facts. Check out www.ncadi.samhsa.gov;
www.drugabuse.gov; www.marijuana-info.org or www.teens.drugabuse.-
gov.
"Your local Drug Prevention Coalition meets the second Tuesday of
e\erN. month ai'8 a.m. at the Hardee County Health Department. Join us and
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COUNTY COURT
The following marriage licens-
es were issued recently in the
office of the county court:
Kenneth Wayne Harris, 32, Zolfo
Springs, and Dustie Kaye
McClelland, 23, Zolfo Springs.
Jose Luis Campos, 28,
Wauchula, and Victoria:, Lynn
Garcia, 19, Zolfo Springs.

The following small claims
cases were disposed of recently
by the county judge:
Asset Acceptance LLC vs. Larry
R. Moore, voluntary dismissal.
Azalea Apartments vs. Latravia
Harris, default judgment of evic-
tion.
Adventist Health System Sunbelt
Inc. d/b/a Florida' Hospital
Heartland vs. Chris Baty, judgment.
National ,Asset Management
LLC vs. Daniel Wolfenbarger.
default judgment.
Portfolio Recovery Associates
LLC vs. Jerry W. Purser, judg-
ment---e\ecution withheld.

The following misdemeanor
cases were disposed of recently in
county court.
Christopher Ross Carmona,
domestic battery, not prosecuted.
Richard James Baxle.. posses-
sion of marijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia. 45 days in jail
with credit for time served tCTS,
and concurrent \Mth Polk County
sentence, license suspended t\\o
years, $315 fine and court costs,
$100 public defender fees.,
Shannon Allen Gentry,, domestic
battery and violation of conditions
of pretrial release, nine months in
jail (concurrent A ith felony sen-
tence), $667 fine and court costs,
$100 public defender feqs..
Ramon Naranjo Sr., domestic
battery and violation of conditions
of pretrial release, 60 days CTS, 12
months probation, 26-% keek batters
intervention class, no weapons or
firearms, $667 fine and court costs,
$100 public defender fees- $50.
investigative costs.


Eric Wayne Tufner, petit theft,
adjudication withheld, probation
six months, stay out of business,
$315 fine and court costs, $100
public defender fees, $50 investiga-
tive costs, 10 hours community ser-
vice.
Florence Lorraine Huffman, two
counts petit theft, adjudication
withheld, probation one year, stay
away from co-defendant, $315 fine
and court costs, $100 public
defender fees, restitution to be set,
25 hours community service.
Mark Dwayne Williams, posses-
sion of marijuana, adjudication
withheld, probation one year, drug
abuse evaluation and treatment,
random drug screens, warrantless
search and seizure, $315 fine arid
court costs, $100 public, defender
fees, $50 investigative costs.
Jose Sanchez Gonzales, domes-
tic battery, estreated bond.
Dina Joe Baldwin, violation of
probation (original charge posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia), proba-
tion revoked, new one year proba-
tion with drug treatment and same
other conditions.
Jerald Lee Lane, violation of
probation (original charge domestic
battery), probation revoked, 90
days CTS.
John Anthony Tolle, violation of
probation (original charges posses-
sion.of marijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia), probation
revoked, 90 days CTS. outstanding
fines and fees placed on lien.
Anthony Jerome Redfin, posses-
sion of marijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia, adjudication
withheld d on first charge, probation
one year-transferred, .to Polk
County, random drug screens. $315
fine and court costs, $60 public
defender fee, $50 investigative
costs, 15 hours community service.
Charles Claude Crouse II. viola-
tion of probation (original charge
possession of alcohol by a person
under 21);- probation-revoked. 30
days (concurrent with traffic sen-
tence), outstanding fines and fees
placed on lien.


NOTICE

REQUEST FOR REZONE

All interested persons are hereby notified that Diego and Jill Fallon are request-
ing a rezone of their properties, located at 109 & 113 W. Bay St., for the purpose
of building a doctor's office with on site parking. The request is for the rezon-
ing of 109 West Bay Street from C-2 (Highway Commercial/Light Manufacturing)
to C-1 (Downtown Commercial); and to change the land use from Low Density
Residential to Commercial. The request for 113 West Bay Street is for the
rezoning from HC-1 (Historic Downtown Commercial) to C-1 (Downtown
Commerciall; with a land use change from Low Density Residential to
Commercial. The properties are legally described as:

N1/2 OF E1/2 OF LOT 2 BLK 40 WAUCHULA
ORS LOCATED IN SEC 4 34 25
(109 West Bay Street)
AND
W1/2 OF LOT 2 BLK 40 WAUCHULA ORS .
LOCATED IN SEC 4 34 25
(113 West Bay Street)

The proposed request will be considered by the Wauchula Planning and Zoning
Board on Monday, August 15, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. and the Wauchula City
Commission on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 6:00 p.m., at the 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 they 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/Clarissa Abbott
City Clerk.

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The following criminal traffic
cases were disposed of recently in
county court. Dispositions are
based on Florida Statutes, dri-
ving record and facts concerning
the case.
Crystal Maria Escobedo, reck-
less driving and no valid license,
adjudication withheld, 16 hours
community service.
Alfonso Jainmes, reckless driving,
30 days-suspended, attend driver
safety school, $440 fine and court
costs.
Jesus Manuel Reyes, reckless
driving, 30 days CTS, $335 fine
and court costs, $100 public
defender fees, $50 investigative
"costs.
Jessie Aguilar Jr., driving while
license suspended (DWLS), 30
days-suspended, $330 fine and
court costs.
Corey DeShawn Fowler, racing
on highway and DWLS, adjudica-
tion withheld on first charge, 14
days, probation six months,
$487.50 fine and court costs.
Christopher James Jeffrey, racing
on highway, adjudication withheld,
90 days, driver safety class,
$627.50 fine and court costs.
Anthony Jerome Redfin, DWLS,
adjudication withheld, probation
six months, $330 fine and court
cost.
Charles Claude Crouse II, viola-
tion of probation (original charge
reckless driving), probation
revoked, 90 days, outstanding fines
and fees placed on lien.
Jose DeJesus Najera-Reyna, DUI
with property damage and no valid
license, probation six months, six
months ignition interlock, license
suspended six months, no alcohol,
$622.50 on first charge, $125 fine
on second. d

CIRCUIT COURT
The following civil actions
were filed recently in the office of
the circuit court:
Carolina M. Luna and the state
Department of Revenue (DOR) vs.
Pedro Castro Jr., petition for child
support.


Margarita Olvera and DOR vs.
Raymundo DeLeon, petition for
child support.
Vernerdeen Shanks and DOR vs.
Robert Dale Shanks, petition for
child support.
Rajeeni Faulk vs. Willliam
Carlton, petition for injunction for
protection.
Darlene King vs. Carl King, peti-
tion for injunction for protection.

The following decisions on civil
cases pending in the circuit court
were handed down recently by
the circuit court judge:,
Dean Simpson and Josephine
Simpson, order.
Tikisha Williams vs. Hasan
Williams, voluntary dismissal of
injunction for protection.
Janice Kimberly Farabee and
DOR vs. Kenneth Glen Farabee,
modification of child support.
Mary Helen Melton and DOR vs.
Cierra Letice Melton, dismissal of
petition for child support.
Lorenza Salazar vs. George
Alamia, partial dismissal of injunc-
tion for protection.
Retta Baucom vs. Simon Ramon,
injunction for protection.
Freda Kersey vs. Arlie Kersey
Sr., partial dismissal of injunction
for protection.
Jennifer Lynn Nichols vs.
Kimberly Pierce, injunction for
protection.
Gloria Faulk. and DOR vs.
Sheldon L. Faulk, voluntary dis-
missal of petition for child support.
Teresa Adriani and DOR vs. Guy
Smith, voluntary dismissal of peti-
tion for child support.
Cheryl Marie Baker and DOR
vs. Jeffery Allen Baker, voluntary
dismissal of petition for child sup-,
port.
Ruby Olvera and DOR vs.
Adolfo A. Salazar Jr., voluntary
dismissal of petition for child sup-
port.
Mary Helen Melton and DOR vs.
Elmarco,R. Blount, voluntary dis-
missal of petition for child support.
Linda Helms and Barbara Tuten
as personal representatives vs.


REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS

The School Board of Hardee County will receive requests
for sealed bids on two (2) storm damaged metal storage
sheds 12 x 50, #99-036 and #99-037. The sheds will be
shown by ,appointment by contacting Barbara Spears at
(863) 773-9058 ext. 208. Sealed bids may be submitted to
the Hardee County School Board, Superintendent's Office
at 1009 N. 6th Avenue, Wauchula, FL 33873 until 2:00 RM.,
Wednesday, August 10, 2005.

Storage shed& must be moved within 30 days after
Board acceptance of sealed bids. ...-.

Sealed Bids must be submitted to the Office of the
Superintendent of Schools, Attn: Barbara Spears, Director's
Secretary, RO. Box 1678, Wauchula, Florida 33873 not later
than 2:00 RM., Wednesday, August 10, 2005.
Envelopes must be sealed and marked as follows:

PROPOSAL: August 10, 2005
Storage Sheds

The Hardee County School Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids and waive informalities. Unsealed bids,
e.g., fax transmissions, will not be accepted.

Dennis G. Jones
Superintendent of Schools

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NOTICE

REQUEST FOR REZONE

All interested persons are hereby notified that Jeremy L. and Letisha Christian
are requesting a rezone of their property, located at 101 S. 3rd Avenue, from R-
IA (Single Family Residential) to P-1 (Professional Neighborhood Commercial).
The property is legally described as:

BEG AT NW COR OF BLK 27 & RUN E/LY
ALONG N BDRY OF SAID BLK 96 1/2 FT
THEN S/LY PARALLEL WITH 3rd AVE 107 FT
THEN W/LY PARALLEL WITH MAIN ST 96 1/2
FT THEN N/LY WITH 3rd AVE 107 FT TO POB
BLK 27 WAUCHULA RR SURVEY.

The proposed request will be considered by the Wauchula Planning and Zoning
Board on Monday, August 15, 2005, at 6:00 p.m. and the Wauchula City
Commission on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 6:00 p.m., at the Commission
Chambers, 225 E. Main Street, Wauchula, Florida. Any interested persons) will
be heard at this meeting. If any person decides to appeal any decision made by
the Board with respect to this request for which they 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/Clarissa Abbott
City Clerk













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Advocat Inc., Diversicare
Management Services Co., Advo-
cat Insurance Inc., Diversicare
Leasing Corp. and Mary J. Love,
dismissal

The following felony criminal
cases were disposed of last week
by the circuit judge. Defendants
have been adjudicated guilty
unless noted otherwise. When
adjudication is 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 state sentencing guidelines.
Final discretion is left to the
judge.
Vincente Earle Everett, posses-
sion of marijuana within 1,000 feet
of a church with intent to sell arid
possession of marijuana, not prose-
cuted.
Manuel Hernandez Sr., armed
trafficking in methamphetamine-
amended to trafficking in metham-
phetamine, constructive possession
of a firearm by a felon, fleeing to
elude a police officer, felony dri-
ving while license suspended and
possession of drug paraphernalia,
80 months Florida. State Prison
with first three years as minimum
mandatory, $50,000 fine and $370
court costs due within one year of
release; two counts possession of
marijuana, time served; aggravated
battery on a law enforcement offi-
cer and possession of a firearm
with serial number removed, not
prosecuted.
Yanel Rios Albarran, battery and
aggravated assault with. a deadly
weapon, not prosecuted, transferred
to county court with filing of .mis-
demeanor charges.
Joseph Alexander Allan, posses-
sion of marijuana within 1,000 feet
of a convenience store and posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia, not
prosecuted,
Maurice Aaron Brown, posses-
sion of marijuana, 12 months drug
offender probation, license sus-
pended two years, no alcohol, war-
rantless search and seizure, evalua-
tion and treatment. $500 fine, $415
court costs, $190 public defender
fees, 50 hours community service.-
John Cisneros, two counts
felony driving while license sus-
pended and resisting an officer
without violence, -probation 18
months, make valid attempt to get
driver license. $500 fine, $780
court costs, 200 hours community
service.
Marvin Glen Cook, two counts
aggravated assault, not prosecuted,
,transferred to county court with fil-
ing of misdemeanor charges.
Glenn Theadore Curry Jr., pos-
session of drug paraphernalia,
transferred to county court; posses-
sion of methamphetamine, not'
prosecuted.
Corey Deshawn Fowler, viola-
tion of probation (original charges
possession of cocaine with intent to
sell or deliver and possession of
drug paraphernalia), probation
revoked, 18 months community
control-house arrest, with license
suspended two years and same
other conditions.
Shannon Allen Gentry, aggravat- .
ed assault and battery, nine months
in jail CTS, $500 fine, $415 court


costs and $190 public defender fees
due within 12 months of release.
Brandy Renee Kemp, possession'
of methamphetamine and loitering
and prowling, estreated bonds.
Juanita Daisy Richardson, child
abuse, not prosecuted.
Michael Paul Sanchez, fleeing to
elude a police officer, felony dri-
ving while license suspended and
violation of probation (original
charge driving while license sus-
pended), probation. revoked, one
year one day Florida State Prison
CTS, permanent license suspen-
sion, $100 investigative costs and
$25 restitution due within 90 days
of release, $500 fine, $415 court
costs and outstanding fines and fees
placed on lien.
The following real estate trans-
actions of $10,000 or more were
filed recently in the office of the
clerk of court:
First National Bank of Wauchula
vs. Socorro Lopez and Maria
Santiago Cipriano, $24,000.
Jeffery L. Smith to
Terradventures LLC, $140,000.
Edward S. Jr. and Connie Joan
Schontag to Harold E. and Shirley
L. Whaley Gledhill, $26,600.
Frank P. and Betty J. Barlow as
trustees to Paul S. and Celia L.
Hayman, $116,000.
Roscoe and A. Louetta Coker to
Michael D. and Lorena B. Grills,
$75,000.
Jack M. Bauknight to Real Home
Investments LLC and Central
Mobile Homes Inc., $11,000.
Robert M. and Geneva Mae
Beavers to Richard Barry
Pikowsky, $125,000.
Charles R. and Rachel P.
Mowbry and Deborah Ferron to
Halvor and Betty Vance Biering,
$19,000.
Highvest Corp. to Michelle R.
Check, $12,000.
John K. and Rachel M. Coppens
to John G. Sirois, $67,500.
Sweetwater Groves LLC to
James A. Messana, $1,179,500.
Benita C. Neder to Artis Ben
Coker Jr., $36,330.
R. Bryan and Suzanne A. See to
Clarence J. Jr. and Vanette S. See,
$100,000.
Kathleen Mae See Calder to R.
Bryan See, $15,000.
Dorothy E. Stoll Walls to
Bermuda Apartments of Sarasota
LLC, $1,608,232.85.
Bertha May Bragg to Hoover
Pace, $15,400.
Charles Holbrook Cannon Sr. as
trustee to Jimmie Lee and Lorraine
M. Smith, $25,000.
CLA-DOR Enterprises Inc. to
BHRGU Avon Properties LLC,
$600,000.
Dora, S. Wingo as trustee to;
BHRGt Avon Properties LLC,
$100,000.
George A. Vogt to Heartland
Properties LLC., $432,888.


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OPEN ACCESS: SAME DAY, NEXT DAY
APPOINTMENT SYSTEM
In an effort to improve service to you, we are beginning a new
appointment system. The system is called OPEN ACCESS. It
lets. you make your appointment the day you need it or no
later than the next day.

These changes are coming to the Hardee County Health
Department beginning Monday, August 1, 2005. All clinical
services except dental, maternity and x-ray clinics will begin
an Open Access appointment system. 30% to 50% of the
appointments will be opened each day.

Open Access is not the same thing as walk-in appointments.
Clients will be instructed to call in as early as possible after
7:00 a.m. to schedule an appointment for that day. This
should eliminate the need for double booking and reduce the"
no show rate. We are asking that our clients be patient with
us during our "growing" phase of beginning this new system.
For more information, call Sandy Griffip, R.N. at 773-4161
x 142.

OPEN ACCESS: MISMO DIA, SIGU-
IENTE DIA SISTEMA DE CITAS

En un esfuerzo para mejorar nuestro servicio a usted, estare-
mos comenzando un nuevo sistema de citas. El sistema se
llama OPEN ACCESS (ACCESO ABIERTO). Este sistema
dejara hacer sus citas el mismo dia que usted Io necesite o
que no demore mas que el siguente dia.
Estos cambios vendran al Departamento de Salud del
Condado Hardee comenzando el Lunes, Agosto 1, 2005.
Todos los servicios de la clinic con la exception de la clini-
ca dental, maternidad y radio-x comenzaran a usar el sistema
open access. 30% a 50% de las citas estaran disponibles
cada dia.

Acceso Abierto no es Io mismo como venir sin cita. Los
clients seran instruidos a-que Ilamen lo mas.temprano que
puedan despues de las 7:00 a.m. Para que pueda hacer una
cita ese mismo dia. Esto eliminara la necesidad de double
citar y reducir el numero de los clients que no asisten a sus
citas. Les sugerimos a nuestros clients que nos tengan
paciencia durante nuestra fase de crecimiento en el comien-
zo de est nuevo sistema. Para mas information, hable con
Sandy Griffin, R.N. al 773-4161 extension 142. 7:21-8:4c






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Manor Memories
By Yblanda Esquivel
Hardee Manor Healthcare Center


RESIDENT CELEBRATES 100th BIRTHDAY
How does it feel to be 100? Well, Mr. Nathaniel Brown from Arcadia
recently celebrated his 100th Birthday at Hardee Manor, surrounded by his
family.
Mr. Brown was born on July 17, 1905, in Jasper, one of 12 children,
six boys and six girls. Mr. Brown is the only male living.
Ott of six girls he has three sisters living, Vera Woods, 89, of Arcadia,
Marie Westberry, 92, of Eagle Lake, and Oedia Forney, 86, of Avon Park.
Mi. Brown had five children, but only three are living. His sons are
David Brown of Arcadia and Buddy Brown of Fort Pierce. Son Buddy says,
"Dad kept me out of trouble a lot. I remember when he sent me to Boy
Scout Camp when it seemed he didn't have enough money-to do it. I'd like
to thank him for my whole life. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for him.
He made sure I had everything I needed to carry on with my life."
His only daughter, Jeanette Butts of Arcadia, arranged the birthday cel-
ebration for him. She shared how her dad worked hard driving a tractor out
in the orange groves. She also added, "It's unbelievable to have a dad that's
100 years old. He is a fighter just like the Energizer bunny, he just keeps
going and going."
So, how does it feel to be 100? I asked Mr. Brown that question and
his response to me was, "I feel better than you do."


Memory Lane


COURrTESY PHOTO
Nathaniel Brown (front) celebrated his 100th birthday with (left
to right) son Buddy Brown, daughter Jeanette Butts, and sisters
Vera Woods,, Oedia Forney and Marie Westberry..


NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR TAX DEED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ILENE & JON KLASFELD,
CO-TRUSTEES FOR THE ILENE KLASFEILD TRUST DATED
5-14-96, the holder of the following certificate has filed said
certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate
number and year of issuance, the description of the proper-
ty, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows:
CERTIFICATE NO. 547 YEAR OF ISSUANCE 1998
'Deocription of Property: "i.,
Tract A, Peace River Heights, Unit 3, less and except
the North 105 feet thereof, as per plat recorded in /
Plat Book 3, page 48, public records of Hardee
County, Florida.

Name in which assessed: Emory Rivers Jr & Dorothy Rivers

Said property being in the County of Hardee, State of
Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law
the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the
highest bidder at'the courthouse door located at 417 West
Main Street on the 24th day of August, 2005, at 11:00 a.m.,


NOTICE
REQUEST FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION

All interested persons are hereby notified that Greg or
Jeannie Gilliard is requesting a special exception to build two
duplexes on their property located at 618\" 7th Avenue. The
property is legally described as:

.67 AC BEG AT SW COR OF NE1/4OF NE1/4
$& RUN E 949 1/2 LKS N 195 LKS TO BEG
THEN RUN W 230 FT N 195 LKS E 230 FT &
195 LKS TO BEG 09 34S 25E.
The proposed request will be Considered by the Wauchula
Planning and Zoning Board on Monday, August 15, 2005 at
6:00 p.m. at the City Commission Chambers, 225 E. Main
Street, Wauchula, Florida. Any interested persons) will be
heard at this meeting. If any persons) decides to appeal any
decision made by the Board with respect to this request for
which they will need a verbatim record of the proceedings,
they will need to ensure that such verbatim record is made.


CITY OF WAUCHULA
s/David B. Royal
Mayor, City Commission


ATTEST:
s/Clarissa Abbott
City Clerk
PROPOSED
S |SPECIAL |
N EXCEPTION







MELFNDY STRFT
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"T Golden Nuggets
By Lorraine and John Gillespie
Alpha & Omega Freedom Ministries of Wauchula


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11 Corinthians 13:5 (amp) Examine and iest and eval-__
uate your own selves to see whether you are holding
to your faith and showing the proper fruits of it. Test
and prove 'ols'lfest'. Do you noi yourselves realize
andm know/ that Jesus Christ is in you unless you are
(counterfeits) disapproved on trial and rejected?
S-11 Corinthians 13:5 (A.MP)
We need to examine ourselves daily to make sure our fruits are good.
David even told God to search his heart to see if there is any wicked way
in him, because only God really knows our heart.
It pleases God if v\e will humble ourselves and evaluate our motilel,
for the decisions we make. Do we have ought against others? Do we hae
uinforgiveness in our hearts? Have we dishonored our parents? Do we love
our spouses and children, really love them?
If we don't check our hearts and do something about it, or ignore what
is there, we ivill suffer the consequences until we will cry out to God for
help. So a Golden Nugget would be to bewilling to examine ourselves, and
,change or the pressure will be put on us by our circumstances.



NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR TAX DEED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that BUEL LOYD KING, the hold-
er of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a
tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and
year of issuance, the description of the property, and the
names in which it was assessed are as follows:


BREED:
SEX:
AGE:
COLOR:


Plott Hound
Male
Adult
Tri-Color


Adoption fees are $45 and include a rabies vaccination and spaying or neutering or
the animal. Contact 773-2320 if you are interested in adopting any cats oz dogs that
desperately need a loving home. The kennel location is 685 Airport Road,
Wauchula (at the county landfill)., ...


Our bodies communicate to us are willing to listen to them.
clearly and specifically, if we --Shakti Gawain


INVITATION FOR SEALED BIDS FOR
KITCHEN AIR CONDITIONING ADDITION
AT HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Sealed bids will be received by The School Board of Hardee
County, at the school board office, 1009 North 6t' Ave., Wauchula,
Florida 33873 until 2:00 p.m. on August 18, 2004 at which time all
bids shall be publicly opened for furnishing all labor and material
and performing all work necessary for Kitchen 1 Air Conditioning.
Hardee Senior High School, 830 Altman Rd., Wauchula,, Florida
33873.

Bidder must be a licensed Florida Contractor ("Contractor")
unless otherwise set forth in these bid documents.
MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE: August 11, 2005 at
10:00 a.m. at the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Hardee
County School Board, 1009 North 6" Ave., Wauchula, FL 33873.
Complete drawings may be examined by appointment at the
Hardee County Educational Facilities Dept., 1015 Hwy 66, Zolfo
Springs, FL 33890, please contact Rob, Krahl at (863) 735-2055 to
schedule an appointment or pick up a set of drawings. No bids
may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of
bids for a period of thirty (30) days.

Each bid shall be submitted to the Office of the Superintendent of
Schools, Hardee County School Board, RO. Box 1678, Wauchula,
FL 33873. Bids shall be Sealed and submitted on the "Bid Form"
provided in Project Manual.

Bid tabulations with recomrmended awards, shall be posted for
review by interested. parties at the Hardee County School Board
office.Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed by Section
120.53(5), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceed-
ings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.
Subcontractborand material suppliers shall direct all questions to
the Contractor, who shall contact the School Board directly for
clarification of interpretation of Bidding Documents.
All workers on the job site must pass a security clearance.

Dennis Jones ,
Superintendent of Schools
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PHOTO SUBMITTED BY DORA MELENDRERAS
These bathing beauties each summer loved the opportunity to get together to sunbathe and just chat.
This picture, taken in May of 1965, was at Pammy Jo Melendreras' home on South Ninth Avenue in
Wauchula. It was her 10th birthday, and she invited her good friends to help her celebrate. "We had no
swimming pool," relates her mother, Dora, who referred to the young ladies as "beauty girls who always
had fun "sunning." Pictured (from left) are the honoree, Carmen Ezelle, Sara Lee Cannon, Janet Rocker,
Cindy Chapman, Kathy Jo Smith and Sara Jane Petteway.

SHARE YOUR OLD PHOTOS WITH US!
Take readers on a walk down Memory Lane by sharing your photos from 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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Dated this 8th day of July, 2005.,
B. Hugh Bradley
Clerk of Circuit Court
Hardee County. Florida
AD No 1
By: Alicia C Albritton
Deputy Clerk :: ,


YEAR OF ISSUANCE 2002


CERTIFICATE NO. 886,
Description of Property:


That part of the E 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of
Section 8, Township 34 South, Range 26 East, lying
North qf Wauchula-Avon Park Road.

LESS:
'The West 2 1/2 acres of that part of E 1/2 of SE 1/4 of
thie NW 1/4 of Section 8, Township 34 South, Range
26 East, lying North of Wauchula-Avon Park Road.

ALSO LESS: ,
The East Five (5) acres of that part of E 1/2 of SE 1/4
of NW 1/4 of Section 8. Township 34 South, Range 26
East, lying North of Wauchula-Avon Park Road.

Name inwhich assessed: ALICE B. KING HEIRS OF
Said property being in the County of HARDEE, State of
Florida.
Unless such certificate, shall, be redeemed according to law
the property described in such certificate shall be sold to the
highest bidder at the courthouse door located at 417 West
Main Street on the 17th day of August, 2005, at 11:00,a.m.
Dated this 5TH day of JULY, 2005.
B. Hugh Bradley
Clerk of Circuit Court
Hardee County, Florida
AD No 1!
By: Jessica Lamb
Deputy Clerk 7:14-8:4c


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Notice of Sheriffs Sale
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Writ of Execution issued in the County Court of Polk County,
Florida, on the 140 day of May 2001, in the cause wherein Brown Citrus Systems Inc. (Hardee County
Land, LLC) was plaintiff and Pasco Processing LLC, 'Florida limited liability company was the defendant,
now known, as Four Seasons Processing LLC, a Florida limited liability company, being case # GCG-01-
0301, in the said court. *1, Loran Cogburn, Sheriff of Hardee County, Florida have levied upon all the right,
title and interest of the defendantss, in and to the following described real property, to wit:
Parcel 1 Legal Description
Parcel ID Number. 22-34-25-0000-02460-0000
Parcel Address: 2325 South 5th Avenue, Wauchula, FL
The North 663.36 feet of the following described parcel: All that portion of the NE
Y of NW % lying North and East of Highway 17, LESS Railroad Right of Way
and LESS that portion conveyed to Hardee County in Official Records Book 481,
page 680 of the Public Records of Hardee County, Florida, all being in Section
22, Township 34 South, Range 25 East, Hardee County, Florida.
ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the State of
Florida Department of Transportation in that certain Special Warranty
Deed recorded December 14, 2001 in Official Records Book 620,
page 547 of the Public Records of Hardee County, Florida; being
more fully described as that portion of the NW % of Section 22,
Township 34 South, Range 25 East, in Hardee County, Florida, being
described as follows: commence at the NE comer of said NW %;
Thence along the North line of said NW South 89*45'20" West, a
distance of 304.865 meters (1,000.21 feet) to the survey base line of
the former CSX Railroad; Thence departing said North line, South
04*28'46" East, along said survey base line, a distance of 87.326
meters (286.50 feet); Thence departing said survey base line, South
85*31'14" West, 18.288 meters (60.00 feet) to the existing Westerly
right of way line of said former CSX Railroad (per Section 06010-
2801) for a Point of Beginning; Thence along said existing Westery
right of way line South 04*28'46" East, a distance of 113.981 meters
(373.95 feet); Thence departing said existing Westerly right of way
line, South 89*44'59" West, a distance of 96.657 meters (317.12
feet); Thence North 00"18'21" West, a distance of 98.011 meters
(321.56 feet); Thence South 88*01'16" East, a distance of 8.794
meters (28.85 feet); Thence North 77*55'06" East, a distance of
19.995 meters (65.60 feet); Thence North 82*50'30" East, a distance
of 32.956 meters (108.12 feet); Thence North 79"02'14" East, a
distance of 18.912 meters (62:05 feet); Thence North 62"46Z34" East,
a distance of 9.751 meters (31.99 feet) to the Point of Beginning.
Containing 9644.7 square meters (2.383 acres).
ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the State of
Florida Department of Transportation in that certain Special Warranty
Deed recorded December 14, 2001 in Official Records Book 620,
page 547 of the Public Records of Hardee County, Florida; being
more fully described as that portion of the NW % of Section 22,
Township 34 South, Range 25 East, in Hardee County, Florida, being
described as follows: commence at the NE comer of said NW ;
Thence along the North line of said NW %, South 89"45'20" West, a
distance of 304.865 meters (1,000.21 feet) to the survey base line of
the former CSX Railroad; Thence along said survey base line, South
04*28'46" East, a distance of 9.153 meters (30.03 feet); Thence
departing said survey base line, South 89*45'20" West, a distance of
18.338 meters (60.17 feet) to an intersection with the existing
Westerly right of way line of said former CSX Railroad (per section
06010-2801) and the South line of a 60 foot road right of way (per
Official Records Book 481, Page 680 and Official Records Book 532,
Page 682, Public Records of Hardee County, Florida) for a Point of
Beginning; Thence along said existing Westerly right of way line,
South 0428'46" East, a distance of 75.686 meters (248231 feet);
Thence departing said existing Westerly right of way line, North
07"27'21" West, a distance of 50.068 meters (164.26 feet); Thence
North 06*39'20" West, a distance of 25.970 meters (85.20 feet) to
said South line of a 60. foot road right of way; Thence along said
South line, North 8945'20" East, a distance of 3.597 meters (11.80
feet) to the Point of Beginning. Containing 144.8 square meters
(1,559 square feet)..
Parcel 2 Leaal Description
Parcel ID Number -15-34-25-0000-03890-0000
Parcel Address: 2230 South 5th Avenue, Wauchula, FL
Begin at a concrete monument at the NW comer of the East % of the SW of
the SW % of Section 15, Township 34 South, Range 25, East, Hardee County,
Florida; Thence South along West line of said tract, 200.00 feet to the Point of
Beginning; thence East and parallel to North line of said tract, 852.82 feet to
West right of way of abandoned railroad (Old S.CL. Railroad); Thence South
0403'47" East along said West right of way 1145.27 feel to a point on the South
line. of said Section 15; Thence North 89049'421 West along said South line,
864 96 feet to a point on the Easterly right-of-way line of U.S. No. 17:;Thence -
North 37*45'40" West along said right of way, 112.70 feet to a point on the West
line of said East Y2 of SW of SW %; Thence North along said West line,
1050.70 feet to Point of Beginning, less and except the South 30 feet thereof.
LESS AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed to Hardee County in that
certain Quit Claim Deed recorded September 16, 1999 iri Official
Records Book 576, page 708 of the Public Records of Hardee
County, Florida.
ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the State of
Florida Department of Transportation in that certain Special Warranty
Deed recorded' December 14, 2001 in Official Records Book 620,
page 551 of the Public Records of Hardee County, Florida; being
more fully described as that portion of the SW of Section 15,
Township 34 South, Range 25 East in Hardpe Couhty, Floridai being
described as follows: commence at the SW comer of said Section
15; Thence along the South line of said Section 15, North 89045'20"
East, a distance of 204.328 meters (670.37 feet) to the survey base
line of State Road 35 (U.S. 17); Thence along said survey base line
North 38*23'54" West, a distance of 2.881 meters (9.45 feet); Thence
departing said survey base, line, North 00*25'10" West, 24.766
meters (81.25 feet) to the existing Easterly right of way line of State
Road 35 (per section 0601-PROJ. 1044) for a Point of Beginning;
Thence continue North 00*25'10" West, a distance of 9.929 meters
(32.58 feet) to the beginning of a curve concave Northeasterly;
Thence along the arc of said curve to the left,! having a radius of
856.712 meters (2,810.73 feet), a central angle of 00"19'36", an arc
length of 4.885 meters (16.03 feet), the chord for which bears South,
38*14'22" East to the end of said curve; Thence South 38*23'54"'
East, a distance of 9.613 meters (31.54 feet); Thence North
83"39'26" West, a distance of' 8.582 meters (28.16 feet) to the
existing Easterly right of way line of said State Road 35; Thence
along said existing easterly right of way line, North 38'23'54" West a
distance of 0.631 meters (2.07 feet) to the Point of Beginning.
Containing 46.1 square meters (496 square feet).
ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the State of
Florida Department of Transportation in that certain Special Warranty
Deed recorded December 14, 2001 in Official Records Book 620,
page 551 of the Public Records of Hardee County, Florida; being
more fully described as that portion of the SW % of Section 15,
Township 34 South, Range 25 East in Hardee County, Florida, being
described as follows: commence at the SE comer of said SW /;
Thence along the South line of said SW %, South 8945'20" West, a
distance of 304.865 meters (1,000.21 feet) to the survey base line of
the former CSX Railroad; Thence along said survey base line, North
0428'46" West, a distance of 9.187 meters (30.14 feet); Thence
departing survey base line, South 89045'20" West, a distance of
18.338 meters (60.16 feet) o the existing Westerly right of way line of
the former CSX Railroad (per Section 06010-2801) for a Point of
Beginning; Thence continue South 89*45'20" West, a distance of
4.298 meters (14.10 feet); Thence North 06"39'20" West, a distance
of 55.700 meters (182.74 feet); Thence North 03"54'24" West, a
distance of 50.002, meters (164.05 feet); Thence North 05=10'01"
West, a distance of 50.004 meters (164.05 feet); Thence North
S0558'07" West, a distance of 50.017 meters (164.10 feet); Thence
North 03020'02 West, a distance of 50.010 meters (164.07 feet);
Thence North 0435'38" West, a distance of 50.000 meters (164.04
feet); Thence North 0123'18" West, a distance of 28.756 meters
(94.34 feet); Thence North 89"44'23" East, a distance of 5.365.


meters (17.60 feet) to said existing Westerly right of way line; Thence
South 04*28'46" East, a distance of 334.297 meters (1,096.77 feet) to
the Point of Beginning. Containing 2155.7 square meters (23,204
square feet).
ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the State of
Florida Department of Transportation in that certain Special Warranty
Deed recorded December 14, 2001 in Official Records Book 620,
page 555 of the Public Records of Hardee County, Florida; being
more fully described as that portion of the SW of Section 15;
Township 34 South, Range 25 East in Hardee County, Florida, being'
described as follows: commence at the SE comer of said SW ; ;
Thence along the South line of said SW %, South 89*45'20" West, a
distance of 304.865 meters (1,000.21 feet) to the survey base line of,
the former CSX Railroad; Thence along said survey base line, North
04'28'46" West, a distance of 9.187 meters (30.14 feet); Thence
departing said survey base line along the North line of a 60 foot road
right of way (per Official Records Book 481, Page 680 and Official
Records Book 532, Page 682, Public Records of Hardee County,
Flonda) and the Easterly extension thereof, South 8945'20" West a
distance of 22.636 meters (74.26 feet) for a Point of Beginning;
Thence continue along said North line South 89*45'20" West a


Way Bak When


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
With 922 head of cattle being
sold through the auction ring,the
Hardee Livestock Market rang up
the largest sale of the year last
Thursday. Prices were up, with top
pripe going to J.H. Dallas, Sarasota,
who sold a calf for $19.50 per hun-
dred.
Russell Farmer, owner of the
market, compared prices with the
comparable week of last year, and
reported that last year $15.50 was
top price for a choice calf.

Companies A and C, 391st
Engineer Battalion, will leave
Sunday morning for two weeks tour
of active duty at Fort Benning, Ga.
Company A, Sebring, is com-
manded by 1st Lt. W.C. Fralish of
Wauchula, and will have 14 men
participating in the training period.
Company C, Wauchula, is com-
manded by 1st Lt. George Blanton,
and will have 20 men for the tour of
active duty.

Delores Gough Rutledge of
Orlando presented her senior recital
at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2nd, in the
Elizabeth Hall Auditorium,
DeLand.
A candidate for the bachelor of
music degree in August, she is a
pupil of Ruth Richarson Carr and
Jack Rowe.
Formerly of Ona, she has been a
member of Phi Beta honorary
music fraternity, Student Guild of
the American Guild of Organists,
Baptist Student Union and an
majorette while at Stetson.
She is married to Harry
Rutledge, a 1953 graduate of the
university, and they reside in
Orlando.

PENSACOLA A baby girl
weighing seven pounds two ounces
was born July 13 to Mrs. Barbara J.
English, wife of Harry D. English,
aviation structural mechanic second
class, USA, at the Naval Hospital
here.
English, who is serving at the
Naval Air Station here, is the son of
Mrs. Paul Smith of Route 1, Ona.
The baby, named Coniie Teresa,
is the first child for the English fam-
ily, who reside in Pensacola.

It was announced today by the-
atre manager Mac Polston that the
Hardee Theatre will give to cus-
tomers 20 valid deeds to real prop-
erty located on top of Davy
Crockett Mountain in Franklin
County, Tenns.
To be the proud winner of one of
these deeds, all you do is save the
front of the Davy Crockett Popcorn
,box. The person presenting the
largest number of boxes in a 30-day
period will receive a real deed to
real property FREE.
Now is your chance to own real
Davy Crockett land and to will your
heirs this piece of glorious
American history.

From the "Births" column:
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lee are
announcing the birth of twin daugh-
ters at Morrell Hospital, Lakeland,
on Monday, Aug. 1st. They haven't
been named yet. Mother and daugh-
ters are getting along, nicely.

From the "Local Paragraphs" col-
umn:
-Mrs. Jim Hendry and daugh-
ters, Patricia and Elizabeth Kay,
spent a month in Daytona Beach
with Mrs. Hendry's aunt, Mrs. Cleo
Hyland. Mr. Hendry and Mrs. N.W.
Josey went up Wednesday and
stayed until Sunday. They all
returned home together.
-j-In the Sunday Tampa Tribune
were two pictures, one of a black
iron old-fashioned wash-pot with a
hard to grow fern in it and another
of a Philippine Easter lily with 6 1/2
feet high stalk and 10 large blos-
soms. The gardner is Mrs. J.N.


Strickland, a former Wauchula resi-
dent who now lives in Tampa.
-Mr. Henry Gilliard and son
Joseph left on Saturday for a 10-day
visit with relatives in Virginia and
Pennsylvania.


25 YEARS AGO
Pictured on Page One are Keno
Jimwright .and John Shaw who
were the first to cross the finish line
in there recent canoe race on Peace
River. Other photos follow inside.

Also pictured on Page One are
those involved in negotiating teach-
ers' salaries. Shown are Dick
Daggett, acting chairman for the
teachers' bargaining unit; John
Maddox, head of the school board's
negotiating team; witnesses to the
proceedings and HCEA team mem-
bers, Ann Taylor, Linda Klein and
Dottie Vasquez. Also shown with
them is Hardee High School
Principal H.C. Patterson. (HCEA's
team tentatively accepted the school
board's offer of a 10 percent across
the board salary increase for teach-
ers and additional benefits.)

The Board of County. Commis-
sioners froze all salaries and capital
expenditures in the general fund
and put a moratorium on any new
positions Thursday, July 24, for the
rest of this fiscal year which is up
Sept. 30
The commissioners had to call a
halt to any expenditures that
weren't necessary because income
was less than had been anticipated.
Commissioner Maurice Hender-
son, finance chairman, told the
board they had only enough money
to meet the payroll Friday.

Joe H. Jones is appoint'
Postmaster -at B'owling Green,
Florida.
Sectional Center Manager-
Postmaster Richard Hebble of
Tampa today announced the
appointment of Joe H. Jones as the
new Postmaster at Bowling Green
effective Saturday, July 26, 1980.
Jones, 51, a native of Bowling
Green has served as regular clerk
for the past 21 years,

From the "South Florida Junior
College News" column:
---Mrs. Suzanne Arant will be
giving organ lessons at South
Florida Junior College during the
1980 fall semester-'whi6h begins
Aug. 21 and ends Dec. 19.

Wauchula is currently locked in a
battle with the Public Service
Commission over the question of
whether, the city is discriminating in
its electrical charges for county cus-
tomers.
"This is something that is going
to be an ongoing battle,!" public
works superintendent Earl Crawley
told the city council earlier this
month.
"I don't really know where it's
going to end," Crawley said.

Stephanie Rhoden (pictured), 14,
granddaughter of the Rev. and Mrs.
J.H. Rhoden of Wauchula, attended
Central Florida Baton Camp July
13-18 at St. Leo College. She
received a ribbon for enthusiasm
and participation.

David Nicholson, Robyn Jensen
and James Mitchell (all pictured)
attended the third session ,of
Exploration '80, a two-week resi-
dent program for)gifted children at
Shorter College in Rome, Ga.
This is the eighth year Shorter, a
Georgia Baptist college, has offered
this unusual educational experience
for exceptional elementary young-
sters. Students throughout the
nation are attracted to the college's
special program.

From the "Who's New column:
-Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wilson,
Wauchula, a six pound fifteen
ounce daughter, Carol Deatine, born
July 20, Winter Haven Hospital.
Mrs. Wilson is the former Barbara
Cooper. Maternal grandparents are


distance of 229.957 meters (754.45 feet); Thence North 51 *05'10"
West a distance of 21.603 meters (70.88 feet); Thence North
83*39'26" West a distance of 18.11.1 meters (59.42 feet); Thence
North 88*00'00" East a distance of 163.725 meters (537.15 feet);
Thence North 00'14'40" Wedt a distance of 11.977 meters (39:29
feet); Thence North 89*15'34" East a distance of 85.461 meters
(280.38 feet); Thence North 79*44'47" East a distance of 11.784
meters (38.66 feet); Thence South 0639'20" East a distance of
35.724 meters (117.20 feet) to the Point of Beginning. Containing,
5902.4 square meters (1.459 acres).
and will offer the same for sale at public auction at the Hardee County Sheriffs Office main entrance
located at 900 E. Summit St. Wauchula, Florida on the 9h day of September 2005 at 10:00am or as soon
thereafter as possible. I will offer for sale all the said defendant's. Four Seasons Processing LLC formerly
known as Pasco Processing LLC, right, title and interest n aforesaid real property at public auction and will
sell the same, subject to all prior liens, taxes, encumbrances and judgments, if any to the highest bidder for
CASH. The proceeds to be applied as far as may be to the payment of costs and the satisfaction of the
above-described execution.


"In accordance with the American Disabilities
Act, persons with disabilities needing a special
accommodation to participate in this proceeding
should contact Hardee County SheriffOffice 900
E. Summit St., Wauchula, Florida at 863-773-0304
not later than seven days prior to the proceeding.
If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-800-955-8771, or
Voice (V) 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service."


Dated July 12, 2005
J. Loran Cogburn
Sheriff ofHardee County
By Sgt. Barbara Faircloth
. Deputy Sheriff
7:28-8:18c.


Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Cooper of
Wauchula. Paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Wilson of
Salisbury, N.C.


10 YEARS AGO
Months, even years, of planning
went into effect Tuesday afternoon '
as Hurricane Erin threatened
Hardee County.
The newly-opened Emergency
Operations Center at 404 W.
Orange St. in Wauchula was a bee-
hive of activity as tracking charts
were constantly revised and phones
were kept busy with calls made
locally and to other centers around
the state.
At 1:04 p.m. on Tuesday, county
commissioners set the wheels in
motion, adopting Resolution 95-30
declaring a local state of emergency
and asking all offices and business-
es to close on Wednesday morning,
the day the worst was to come.
Pictured on Page One is Crews
Riverside Park showing the flood-
ing along Peace River, expected to
worsen as Hurricane Erin passes
through.

EARLY EDITION-Because of
the impending threat of Hurricane
Erin, and the possible subsequent
loss of electrical power, The
Herald-Advocate has been pub-
lished and printed-on Tuesday this
week.
For complete coverage of* the
storm and extended news coverage,
see next week's edition of this
paper.

Also pictured on Page One is
someone's lawn filled with plastic
knives and forks protruding from
the sod. Dean and Brenda Cullins
emerged from their home on
Monday morning to find that some-
one had "set the table."
Over 500 plastic knives and forks
were carefully placed all over the
yard, which is usually known for its
elegant Christmas decorations.
Rumor has it the youth class
which Cullins teaches at New Hope
Baptist Church may have had a
hand, or many hands, in the unique


planting. With a big smile, Cullins
declared it a "harmless prank by a
bunch of real good kids," but one
gets the feeling he may yet have the
last laugh.

Charles Revell of rural Wauchula
recently displayed this Confederate
flag at the grave of his great-grand-
father, Samuel Kervin Revell, who
was born Jan. 31, 1835, and died
April 5, 1902. He was a sergeant in
the Confederate Army, 3rd Florida
Infantry. Eston Revell is his grand-
son and J.K. Albritton is his great-
grandosn. (Revell is pictured with
the flag.)

From the "Personals" column:
-Jan Jucknath and daughter
Beverly recently returned from
Troy, Ala., where they toured the
campus of Troy State University.
Beverly, a recent Hardee High
School graduate, attended pre-col-
leg orientation and registered for all:
classes during their two-day stay.
-Former Wauchula resident Lila
Jaudon Hooker and daughter Vera
June Stanfield were in town last
weekend and enjoyed a get-together
at the Hardee House Restaurant
with approximately 30 friends and
former neighbors.
Lila resides in Franklin, N.C.,
and Vera lives in Ocala, but will
soon be moving to San Francisco,
Calif.
-Jim, Bess and Meredith
Stallings returned to Wauchula
Sunday night from New York city.
Meredith and Bess spent eight days
in The Big Apple. Jim joined them
on Wednesday just in time for him
and Bess to celebrate their 27th
wedding anniversary at Tavern on
the Green.
Meredith and Bess had a big sur-
prise when walking across the well-
known Fifth Avenue on Monday.
Crossing the street and walking
toward them was Theresa Crews of
Zolfo Springs.
Theresa was spending a week in
The Big Apple with Elanor Piper of
Wauchula and her 14-year-old
daughter, Christian.
-Wauchula native Sandra
Makowski was in town recently,
visiting family members and
friends. Sandra resides on Staten
Island, N.Y., where she is a psy-
chologist at the Young Adult
Institute.


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NOTICE OF
SPECIAL MEETING


The Hardee County Board of County Commissioners will
hold a special meeting on Thursday, August 04, 2005, at
8:30 a.m. This meeting will be held to set the proposed.
operating millage rate for fiscal year 2005-2006.

The meeting will be held in the County Commission
Chambers, Room 102, 412 West Orange Street, Wauchula,
Florida.

For more information, please call 863/773-9430.

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.
Interested 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 08:04


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