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Herald-Advocate


Hardee County's Hometown Coverage


105th Year, No. 36
3 Sections, Pages 32


Thursday, August 18, 2005


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Stadium Wil


Be Ready


For First Home Game


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Wildcat Stadium has a new look,
with fresh painting and-a new logo.
Expected to be ready for the first
home game of the season on Sept. 2
against Fort Meade, the stadium is
getting final renovations this week.
A few minor things may take a bit
longer, due to backlogged orders.
In a letter to Deputy Schools
Superintendent Rocky Kitchens
last week (see copy), engineer Oris


L. Voigtmann said, "In our profes-
sional opinion, the stadium is as
structurally sound as it was before
the hurricane damage."
. Voigtmann told the School Board
in' December, "Contrary to rumor
or misinformation going around,
the concrete stadium did not move.
It stood up quite well from such a
high-velocity hurricane."
He said the concrete bleachers
had lasted over 35 years since the
stadium was completed Nov. 28,


1968. The concrete seating is of the
same durability as the Dallas-Fort
Worth Stadium build in 1958 and
the Raymond James Stadium in
Tampa. "It's one of the best built
stadiums I've seen."
.Voigtmann said there were only
two areas of damage, primarily
caused by the large light standard
which was blown over into the
upper rows of seats in the reserved.
section. Some weld plates were
See STADIUM 2A


PHOTO BY RALFH HARRISON
Freshly painted Wildcat Stadium sports new design on its logo as the Cats get ready to rumble
in first home game against Fort Meade on Sept. 2.


$7 Million Hurricane Grant To


Aid Moderate-Income Residents


fBy JOAN SEAMAN
-.Of The Herald-Advocate
,,Hurricane recovery dollars keep
rolling in;, this time it's $7 million
to repair or replace housing.
Janet Gilliard, director of the
Community Development Office
(CDO), presented the special new
$7 million program to the Hardee
Counts Commission last week for
its approval, which was unanimous.
I Hurricane Housing Reco\ery
(HHR) dollars can be used for
extremely low income (ELI) to
moderate income households,
based on the. county's average
median income of $37,600. Of the
$7 million, $5.9 million is designat-


ed for use of all income levels,
while $1.184 million can only be
used for ELI homeowners.
Gilliard said a Hurricane
Housing Work Group was formed
by Gov. Jeb Bush last fall to review
long-term housing needs and make
recommendations for a one-time
grant. Money for it was included in
the 2005-06 state budget.
The work group decided local
communities can best decide how
to use HHR monies and recom-
. mended the money be allocated
according to need.
Hardee ranked second (74.10
percent) to DeSoto County (64.30,
%) of total housing damage. Of the


5,570 units damaged 'in Hardee
County, 61.70 percent, or 3,741
single-family homes were dam-
aged. Multi-family homes had 193
units damaged, 36.5 percent of
such homes. Manufactured homes
damaged were 1,626, 77.40 per-
cent, highest of the six-county
southwest Florida group, which
also included. Okeechobee,
Charlotte, Polk and Highlands
counties.
Eligibility for the grant monies is
according to income and number of
people in the household. Income
levels begin with ELI at 30 percent
of median income, $9,100 for one
See HURRICANE 3A


Molestation Alleged FATAL COLLISION
By CYNTHIA KRAHL Arturo Trevino Castillo. of 780
Of The Herald-Advocate Martin Luther King. Jr. Ave.,
A 30-year-old Wauchula man has appeared in Hardee Circuit Court
been accused of molesting a 10- for arraignment. on Tuesday. He
year-old child. pleaded not guilty to' the first-
degree felony charge of lewd .
molestation.
Castillo is being represented byW
See ALLEGED 2A


No Election
A. 01 By JIM KELLY ,
Of The Herald-Advocate
There will not be a city election
'in Bowling Green on Sept. 27
because only two candidates filed
Sto run for the two City Commission
Castillo seats available.
City Commission member Perry
Knight, who is also mayor, will',
WEATR. automatically be on the commis-.
WEATHER :', f fG '_ dRt sion for another three years because
.'. fS..'.".-. ,'74 al of no opposition. '
't ... as ,75 o.o4. Randy Mink, a former City
2. ,.,.. ,.6 0o.oo Commission member and mayor,
08/ ... 95 74 oo ill also be awarded a three-year
!.,0"*4. '., 7 o seat on the commission due to no
o061 s94. 7- o.01
.'iS 5 76'. .1 opponent. Incumbent Woody
X.Bg -Ratunei l 08/os6-45a43 Caligan decided not to run for re-
s. ...-i pere st yearM 35.63 election. '1 1
nu. Average 3.6 Qualifying for the planned elec-
f.e ..u,,. ,., ....- oMR..nM C9uc tion was all last week at the City
,Hall.
^ INDEX The new term of office begins in
Classifieds 6B October. A pair of vehicles collided
Community Calendar. 7A Qualifying fees for office were Gonzales, 44, of 1818 Reil
SCourthouse Renort..... $28. Commission members are Angela Marina Newman, 1
Courhousim e eport ........ 6C paid $150 a month. Franza Jr. said Gonzales f
SCrime Blotter.................11A The commission meets the sec- pickup truck overturned at
SHardee Living.................2B nd Tuesday of every month at 7 Fire-Rescue personnel ar
Information Roundup....3A p.m. at City Hall. Other commis- address, and Richard Nici
Obits 4A sion members are Fern, Gibson, was treated and released,
School Lunch Menus....4B David' Durastanti and Richard Gonzales died at the scene
S : Barone. Memorial services will beJ


PHOTO BY RALPH HARRISON
d just off Center Hill Road late Monday afternoon. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, Isidro
1 Road, Wauchula, was driving a 2002 Ford pickup north on Center Hill Road shortly before 5 p.m. when
9, of 4627 Alderman Road, Bowling Green, was driving west on CR 664 in a 1999 Plymouth. Tpr. Joseph
ailed to stop at a stop sign and, entered the intersection directly in the path of Newman's vehicle. The
nd ejected its driver, while the Plymouth came to rest on the north shoulder of CR 664. Hardee County
e shown extricating Newman and her passengers, Jose Luis Aguilar, 18, also of the Alderman Road
iols, 22, of 5112 Minor Ave., .Bowling Green. All three were airlifted to Tampa General Hospital. Aguilar
while Newman was listed in serious condition and Nichols in critical condition on Tuesday evening.
ie. He became the sixth fatality on Hardee County roads this year. He leaves a wife and two daughters.
held at First Baptist Church of Bowling Green tomorrow (Friday) at 7 p.m.


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2A The Herald-Advocate, August 18, 2005


The Herald-Advocate
Hardee County's Hometown Coverage
JAMES R. KELLY
Publisher/Editor
CYNTHIA M. KRAHL
Managing Editor


JOAN M. SEAMAN
Sports Editor

BESS A. STALLINGS
Hardee Living Editor

,115 S. Seventh Ave.
P.O. Box 338 .
Wauchula, FL 33873


RALPHH HARRISON
Production Manager

NOEY DE SANTIAGO
Asst. Production Manager


Phone: (863) 773-3255


Fax: (863) 773-0657


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Stump The Swami
By John Szeligo

Well, Football Fans, it is time to look at the ACC. Last year, all the
hype was on the FSU and Miami battle for supremacy. Shockingly,
Virginia Tech, the former fourth-place finisher in the Big East, slipped in
and wonthe conference title over the previous national contenders. Will
FSU and Miami see a return to normalcy in 2005 ?
The ACC will see the addition of Boston College in 2005. The move
enables an ACC Title Game between the Atlantic Division and the Coastal
Division. Bringing in Boston College also adds the highlight footage of
Doug Flutie's "Miracle Pass" to the ACC promotional films. However, that
is about the extent of its football heritage The Eagles addition %was sup-
posed to capture the Boston TV market. The fact is BC plays in another
diminutive 40,000-seat stadium and its fans could fill a Boston Market
Restaurant quicker than the TV market for ACC executi es Travel cost
alone will further handicap the Eagles from flourishing in their, new home.
Wonder how Chowder and BBQ will go together?
Another issue in the ACC is that degrading image of Chief Osceola
sticking the spear at Doak. That image is so insulting and demeaning to
Native Americans that the NCAA has banned the outrage. Please, NCAA,
get a life. Schools with graduation rates lower than sea level, boosters ille-
gally engaged %with programs, a real solution to choosing a football cham-
pion and other issues of "lesser" importance are overlooked while the
NCAA thinks political correctness is necessary. One of the tribal leaders
said it best recently. "It's another example of white men deciding what is
best for Indians". Of course, the NCAA didn't ask the Seminole Natign or
it would have received the same answer as alwa s. The Serrnibles are not
offended and support FSU in the controvers.N After numerous petitions
and outcr\ in the press,. the NCAA is re-exaluating us decision at this writ-
ing. .
Now let's look at the 2005 ACC race .
Atlantic Di vision
1. Florida State --- The Noles are rebuilding as %well as reloading in 05.
Onl. 11 starters return. The defense should keep FSU in any game until the
offense catches up. The running game could be the best in the ACC with
Booker. and Washington. Look for a 9-2 or S-3 2005 in Tally
2 Clemson --- Tommy Bo\wden hopes to challenge his dad for a spot
in the inaugural ACC Championship game. He brought in a new offensive
coordinator from Toledo to jump-start the Tigers' offense Senior Charlie
Whttehurst has over 5,000 career passing yards while leading the offense.
He hopes to be the first Clemson QB to go 4-0 against ri'al South Carolina.
Are \ou listening Coach Spurrier? S-3 in Death Valley this year
3. N. C. State --- The Wolfpack slipped in 04 after losing Philip Rikers
but 05 should see an upsw, ing. The defense is loaded and new defensive
coordinator Steve Dunlap. of West Virginia fame, inherits the ACC's best
defensive line. A strong running game \w ill overshadow the pass on offense.
Chuck Amato should see his Pack win 6 or 7 games and return to a bow I in
2005.
4. Boston College --- Fourth place is a spot the Eagles know well after
a long residence in that spot in the Big East for most of their tenure They
do return 15 starters from 2004. led bN DE Mathias Kmwanuka. a pro
prospect. An eas\ ACC schedule \wih winnable games against North
Carolina and Wake Forest may give the Eagles a si\-w\ in season and anoth-
er minor bou1l.
5. Maryland --- The Terps are a hard one to call in 2005: 13 starters
return but QB is a big question mark. This team could win as little as two
games or as many as six. Regardless. the shine is off Ralph Friedgen who
won 31 games in his first three \ears.
6. Wake Forest --- Yes, the Demon Deacons under Jim Grobe are bet-
ter than years past. However. a three-win season would be a good year. 16
starters return to lead the team but a tough schedule w tth FSU. Nebraska
and Miami \\ ll undo them.
Coastal Di ivsion
1. Miami --- Larry Coker's Canes failed to win 10 games for the first
time since 1999 last year. FSU. Clemson and Virginia Tech are all on the
road. Those are called landmine games. If the Canes can sweep the land-
mines. especially with a young QB. a return to 10 wins is likely. The
defense allowed only 17 ppg in 2004 and all 11 starters from the last fi\e
games return. This team should w in between 9 and 11 games.
2. Virginia Tech --- The Hokies won the ACC in 2004. Gone is All-
Everything QB Bryan Randall. The Hokies are putting all the chips on
Michael Vicks' little brother Marcus to replace him. That is a dangerous
gamble considering the QB's past and his alleged six-foot frame.' VPI does
have a wealth of talent to overcome most opponents on its schedule. They
avoid FSU and Clemson and host Miami. A trip to \Vest Virginia should
result in another loss. The hokies have not scored an offensive touchdown
in three Nears against the Mountaineers. A 9-2 season looks in store for the
Hokies or Gobblers of VPI.
3. Virginia --- Al Groh has 14 starters back from a team that finished
8-4 in 2004. The Cavs play Miami. FSU and rival Virginia Tech. There is
enough talent to w in six or seven games in 2005 and return to a bowl game.
4. Georgia Tech --- The Yellow Jackets are similar to Virginia. They
return a lot of players from a seven-win season but ha\e a strong schedule;
S Miami and Clemson in conference and SEC powers Auburn and Georgia
out Qf conference \would give any coach the shakes. This team should win
no less than four or more than six games in 2005.
5. North Carolina'--- Here is another 2004 bowl team returning 16
starters and could win as many games in 2005. The schedule is not kind to
the Heels, however. Virginia Tech, Louis tile, Miami and Utah make it
unattractive for easy wins although great for fans to watch. The Tar Heels
will slip below .500 in 2005.
6. Duke --- What can you say?' Basketball season is anxiously await-
ed. Mark September 17th on your Duke calendars. The Blue Devils play
VMI, their only probable victory.


SUBSCRIPTIONS:
Hardee County
6 months $16; 1 yr. $28; 2 yrs. $54
Florida -.
6 months $20: 1 yr. $37: 2 yrs. $72.
Out of' Slate
6 months S24, I yr. $44:2 yrs, $86
-'1


fondling the 10-year-old on two
occasions within the past couple
months, Harris said.
He was jailed later that same day,
at about 11:30 p.m.



The secret of good cooking is,
'first, having a love of it... If
you're convinced that cooking


is drudgery, you're never going
to be good at it, and you might
as well warm up something
Far from home and craving hometown news? Subscriptions can be frozen.
mailed out of county or out of state. See rates in the masthead on 2A ---James Beard


the rest came from donations,
explained Kitchens.
Mosaic Inc. donated a large steel
storage building, with an extra
12x50-foot storage building moved
from another school location for
use by the track team for its equip-
ment.


"Supply and demand, for home
and commercial construction has
delayed some of the concrete,
materials and labor. We did all the
essential work at the schools to get
them ready. Classrooms came first
but since then the priority has been
on the stadium. There's still some-


thing to be done at each of the
schools, but they are 80 percent
done. We will finish up the rest as
quickly as we can," Kitchens con-
tinued. .
"I feel confident the stadium will
be ready for the first home game,"
concluded Kitchens.


s wl rrol


broken. "There are no other cracks
or damaged areas in the entire sta-
dium," said the engineer, who rec-
ommended restoring the stadium
rather than building another, saying
an aluminum seating stadium
would cost more and not be as
durable.
Kitchens made his almost-daily
visit to the stadium late last week,
pointing out the changes made and
yet to be made.
''The biggest problem has been
getting concrete, the finishing crew
and concrete pump all scheduled at
the same time," he said. Workmen
were busy cementing the entry
ramp to the handicapped seating
which is near completion. This
cement seating area is overlaid with
a smoother cap which will allow a
handicapped person and compan-
ion to sit in the first row on both the
right arid left side bleachers. They
fully meet all Americans With
Disabilities (ADA) requirements,'
said Kitchens.
Removing the bottom rows of
stands for the handicapped seating
allowed them to be used to replace
the broken ones in the top of the
reserved section. "There's no rea-
son to be scared of it. It is just as
good as it ever was," said Kitchens.
The bleachers are constructed in
the Cambra method. Looking at the
seating from a distance, it seems to
be arched. There are "cracks", or
spaces between each section (as
there always have been). This
allows the bleachers to "expand."
It's designed that way to flatten
when loaded, Kitchens explained.
The six old light poles have been
replaced with four Musco 80-foot
poles. "The lights should be opera-
tional by next week," Kitchens
said.
Almost all of the perimeter fenc-
ing was damaged. CF Industries
volunteered to remove the old fenc-
ing so 3-D Fencing could install
new, There will be wire fencing
around the field. There is a five-
rweek delay in delivery, and it may
not be up by the first game,
Kitchens relayed.
In and around the stands, there
will be vinyl fencing, with alu-
minum handrails.
"The field is in better shape than
last year. We didn't have varsity,
junior varsity and youth football or
soccer using it. We did put in a new
sprinkler system," he said.
Two new lights are on the visi-
tors side of the stadium. They will
have to again use portable toilets. ;
The new concession stand/bath-
rooms will not be done this year. '
Work on it will begin as soon as all
football is over. It will have
restrooms and concession at each
end, serving the \ visitors and home
crowd separately. '
Meanwhile, the visitors and
home folks will use the concession
stand under the bleachers. Home
folks will also use'the old bath-
rooms.
Steel framing for the new score-
board has been installed. A new
sign, again bearing the names of the
donors, Wauchula State Bank and
Joe L. Davis, %\ ill be completed late
.this week, said Kitchens.
The Steve Durrance field house
has been rebuilt, to double its for-
*mer size. There are separate lock-
er/meeting areas for the varsity and
junior varsity The former JV lock-
er room under the stands has been
converted into a weight room.
Insurance paid about $40.000 and



ALLEGED
Continued From 1A
Mel McKinley of Ihe Public
Defender's Office. Circuit Judge
Robert L. Doyel set his next court
date for Sept. 6. Meanwhile,
Castillo is being held in the Hardee
County Jail without bond.
If ultimately convicted of the
crime as charged, Caslillo would
face a maximum penalty of 30
years in state prison and/or a
$10,000 fine.
According to an arrest report
filed by Det. Sgt. John Shivers of
the Hardee County Sheriff's Office.
the alleged molestation came to
light on July 29 while the child and
her family were at a business office
on U.S. 17. The child told some-
one there, he said.
The little girl said she had been
"touched."
Sheriff's Office spokesman Maj.
Claude Harris Jr. said a suspect was
named, and Shivers went to talk to
the man.
Castillo allegedly admitted to


Sincerely,

LONG ASSOCIATES
ENG ERS/AR~C TECTS, INC.


Oris L. oigtman E
Florida Registration #17270,
Vice President


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STADIUM
Continued From 1A


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Reserved seating has been repaired, moving planks to upper section from lower ones and mak-
ing room for special handicapped section.


Steve Durrance Field House has been rebuilt to double its previous size, accommodating both
varsity and junior varsity squads.

August 11, 2005


Mr. Rocky Kitchens, Deputy Superintendent
Hardee County Public Schools
P.O. Drawer 1678 : ..*
Wauchula, FL 33873

RE: HARDEE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM
REPAIR

Dear Mr. Kitchenss,

As pet our telephone conversation of last week, because of the handicap improvements made to
the stadium which allowed us to remove eight of the existing prestressed seating units and thereby
make it possible to replace the three hurricane damaged seating units with identical units, we no
longer feel that it is necessary to conduct a load test of the repaired area.

In our professional opinion, the stadium is as structurally sound as it was before the hurricane
damage.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.





August 18, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 3A


HURRICANE
Continued From 1A


HKell/y's Column
l By Jim


S. L. Frisbie IV, publisher of the Polk County Democrat in Bartow, has
seen the phosphate industry change a lot of Polk County during the last 40
years or so.
He wrote last week that a few decades ago there were over a dozen
phosphate companies digging up phosphate rock in Polk County and pro-
cessing it into fertilizers and other products.
Over the years there were mergers and some companies ran out of
phosphate reserves to mine.
By the end of 2005 Mosaic will be the only major phosphate company.
operating in Polk. U. S. Agri-Chemicals Corp. (USAC), owned by the
Chinese company Sinochem, plans to close its phosphoric acid plant in Fort
Meade and its Bartow plant, which produces dry fertilizer.
USAC in recent years had not been mining any phosphate but has been
purchasing about two million tons a year from IMC and processing it into
fertilizer. The agreement could have lasted until 2014 but IMC had the
right to terminate the pact early. IMC planned to end the agreement in
October 2007.
USAC could not extend the deadline in talks with Mosaic, a new com-
pany formed by combining IMC and Cargill Fertilizer, and the deal will
now end in December 2005.
Mosaic has enough phosphate reserves to operate its plants in Polk
County for about 30 years, Frisbie wrote.
The tentative agreement, subject to approval by the boards of Mosaic
and USAC, includes Mosaic paying USAC $84 million, another $10. mil-
lion to USAC to settle a price claim on phosphate, $38 million in Mosaic
stock to USAC for assets that include land and unmined ore, and Mosaic
not being responsible for closure issues of USAC, such as gypsum stacks.
In Hardee County there are only two major phosphate players left --
SMosaic and CF. Twenty years ago. there were several phosphate companies
buying land here.
The industry is moving south into Hardee County as Polk's reserves
are mined. .
Eighty years ago Helen Keller, a famous blind person, challenged
Lions International to become "Knights of the Blind." Lions adopted the
challenge to fight against blindness.
In the last 15 years Lions International has-restored sight to 4.6 million
people suffering with cataract blindness, prevented blindness in 24 million
more, and provided eye-care services for under-served people in 88 coun-
tries, said Dr. Tae-Sup Lee, past international president and chairperson of
Campaign SightFirst II, which seeks to raise $150 million.
Sight-First I funded 724 projects, provided 65 million treatments for
river blindness, built or expanded 258 eye hospitals, provided equipment
upgrades for 300 eye care centers, expanded 6 training facilities, trained
13,886 ophthalmologists, ophthalmic nurses and allied health workers, and
disbursed $175 million in grants.
* The Wauchula Lions Club has been in operation over 50 years, meets
every Thursday noon at the local VFW center on Hanchey Road in
SWauchula, and has helped do its part in the fight against blindness and poor
vision.
Having good vision is a blessing that can be taken for granted.

The Hardee Wildcat \ arsity football team will play its fall kickoff clas-
sic Friday at 7:30 at Lake Region High School south of Winter Haven. The
first regular season game is Aug 26 at Cape Coral Mariner west of Fort
Myers. The first home game is September 2 against state Class A
Champion Fort Meade.
Hardee is in Class 3-A, and district games are against Sebring, Avon


person to $17,150 for a family of
eight. The highest category is mid-
dle income, up to 120 percent of the
median income. That is $36,36,0 for
one person up to $68,640 for a fam-
ily of eight.
Gilliard said there have been 283
applications since last August. Of
these, 58 on homeowner
repair/replacement and 90 for
rental/purchase assistance .have
already been helped. Delays in the
remainder are because of contractor
or materials shortage. She encour-
ages many more to apply as these
monies can be used within the
cities as well as the unincorporated
areas of the county.
The monies can be used for reha-
bilitation or replacement of a







Audition Now For
'My Fair Lady'
The Hardee County Players
Inc. will be holding open audi-
tions for its upcoming produc-
tion of "My Fair Lady." Auditions
are Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m.;.
Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.; and
Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
All are at the historic Wauchula
City Hall Auditorium, 225 E.
Main St.
The players need to fill 25
speaking parts (19 of them
singing) along with a chorus, a
dance ensemble, non-speaking
parts and a pit orchestra.
Everyone auditioning for a
speaking-part will read from the
script. Singers need to prepare
a song and bring sheet music.
For more information, call 767-
1220.


house, purchase assistance, self-
help, disaster recovery, rental secu-
rity and utility deposits and multi-
family rental rehabilitation. Each
category has criteria and restric-
tions.
One of the most-needed at this
time may be rental or purchase
assistance, as people in trailers sup-
plied by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
have until'February to move out of
them, or purchase them and move
them to their own location. These
funds cannot be used for purchase
of trailers, only houses, said
Gilliard.
"The applicant is the driving
force. It's gap financing, supple-
menting an applicant's- insurance,
FEMA or bank loans. It will cover
only what is needed-to get into ade-
quate housing which meets all cur-
rent health, fire, safety and building
codes, said Gillliard.
For the rehabilitation/replace-
ment housing program, there are
liens placed against homes, which
must be occupied by the owner.
These liens are forgiven as the per-
son remains in the home and main-
tains it. After 10 years, half of the
lien is forgiven. After 20 years, it is
totally cleared. If homeowners
die, move or sell the home, they
could be responsible to repay some
portion of the lien. For the rental
utility and security deposit and
multi-family rental rehabilitation,
there is no repayment or lien
responsibility.
For more information, or to
make an application, call the CDO
at 773-6349 or drop by the office
on the second floor (Room 201) of
the Hardee County Courthouse
Annex I, 412 W. Orange St.,
Wauchula

Young eagles don't have feath-
ers that match their parents' until
they are about four years old.


Park and DeSoto.. Hardee High has a 32-game regular season winning
streak.

Henscratch Farms Vineyard and Winery is hosting its 5th annual har-
'vest festival Saturday from 7 to'1 to kick off the grape season.
There will be LU-pick grapes, petting zoo, pony rides, square dancing,
family games, food and pie-eating contests, plus a Bluegrass band.
Admission is $2. The farm is at 980 Henscratch Road in Lake Placid.
There is a small but growing interest in growing grapes in Hardee
County. Grapes are a health) fruit. ,


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We believe in national values like
service, duty, and commitment.
And when the nation called to us,
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Help us to guard our country and to
serve in our neighborhoods nationwide.
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career skills that matter to America's
future. Now is the time to step forward.
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We'll be kicking off our 2005 2006 Awana program in just a couple of
weeks. The goal of Awana is to reach boys and girls with the gospel of Christ
and train them to serve Him. Thisis the end result but the method is FUN!
If you're looking for an exciting & rewarding way to get your children involved
AWANA is the way. Through scripture memory, handbook time, game time,
& council time your child will be excited about learning the Word of God.
Classes are divided by age groups:
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Obituaries


ROSA JUDAH CAREY
Rosa Judah Carey, 56, of
Bowling Green, died Friday, Aug.
12, 2005, in Lakeland.
Born Dec. 19, 1948, in
Wauchula, she had lived in Hardee
County since 2000, moving from
Bradenton. She was a church clerk
and a member of Bethlehem
Primitive Baptist Church. She had
worked at Wal-Mart for three years
and was a graduate of Hardee High
School.
She was preceded in death by her
father, William P. Judah and one
son, Michael Shane Neads.
Survivors include her husband,
Mark of Bowling Green; mother,
Rosa Lee Judah of Wauchula; one
son, Wayne Neadi of Bowling
Green; two brothers, John T.
"Buddy" Judah of Wauchula and
John W. "Billy" Judah and wife
Sheri of Zolfo Springs; and grand-
children, Kyle Neads and Shane,
David and Natalie Neads.
Services were held at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 16 at Robarts Family
Garden Chapel, Wauchula, with
Elder Buddy Judah and Elder Ben
Roberts officiating. Burial was in
Bowling Green Cemetery.
Visitation was Monday, Aug. 15, 6-
8 p.m.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula


JOSEFINA
RODRIGUEZ
Josefina Rodriguez, 75, of
Bowling Green, died Thursday,
Aug. 11, 2005, at home.
Born March 19, .1930, in
Shreveport, La., she moved to
Hardee County in 1965 from
Michigan. She was a homemaker
and a member of the Apostolic
Church on Apostolic Way in
Wauchula.
.Survivors include five sons
and daughters-in-law, Felix Jr.
and Ofelia Rodriguez of
Michigan, Profirio and Maria
Rodriguez and Eusevio and
Diana Rodfiguez, all of -Texas,
David and Melva Rodriguez and
Jesus and Cathy Rodriguez, all of
Wauchula: ten daughters and
sons-in-lja Olivia and Cecilio
Navarro of Texas, Josie Salas of
Bowling Green, Maria and
Vincent Gutierrez of Texas,
Christina Garcia of Kansas,
Paula and Guiermo de la Cruz of
Bowling Green, Estella and Elias
Valdez of Zolfo Springs, Delilah
Rodriguez of Kansas, Belinda
Balderas of Texas, and Ester
Rodriguez and Rosa Rodriguez,
both of Kansas; four brothers,
Solomon Alamia and Juan
Alamia of, Georgia, Santos
Alamia of Bowling Green, and
Jessie Alamia .of Michigan; 531,.
grandchildren; and 35 great-
grandchildren.
Services were at 10 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 15, at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel,
Wauchula, with burial in
Wauchula Cemetery. Visitation
was Sunday, Aug. 14, 6-8 p.m.



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LYNDA B. SOLNER
Lynda B. Solner, 76, of
Wauchula, died Tuesday, Aug. 9,
2005, at her residence.
Born Aug. 20, 1928, in Ontario,
Canada, she moved to Wauchula 13
years ago from there. She was an
office manager for Broy Engineer-
ing and a member of Wauchula's
First Assembly of God and the
Wauchula Moose Lodge.
Survivors include her husband,
Randall Solner; one daughter,
Catherine Parr of Penticton, B.C.;
iwo sons, Rody Parr of Downview,
Ontario, and Raymond Parr of
Guelph, Ontario; three sisters,
Carol Eliott, Gladys Cook and
Brenda Brockman, all of Kingston,
Ontario; -four grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Friday,
Aug. 12, at 2 p.m. at McLean
Funeral Home, Fort Meade.
McLean Funeral Home
Fort Meade


ISIDRO GONZALES
Isidro Gonzales, 44, of Wauchula
died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, in
Wauchula.
Born Feb. 19, 1961, in Luling,
Texas, he had been a long-time res-
ident of Wauchula. He was a site
merchandiser for Neal Commun-
ities in Bradenton and was a mem-
ber'of the First Baptist Church of
Bowling Green.
He was preceded in death by his
mother, Antonia Banda Morales.
Survivors are his wife, Alicia B.
Gonzales; two daughters, Andrea
M. Gonzales and Christina A.
Gonzales, both of Wauchula; his
father, Cecilio Gonzales of
Wauchula; two brothers, Ramon
Gonzales and Cecilio Gonzales Jr.,
both of Wauchula; one sister,
Sylvia Gonzales of Winter Haven;,
and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held
Friday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. at the

First Baptist Church of Bowling
Green.
Steele's Family Funeral Services
Winter Haven
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MACROPIO CORNELWp
HERNANIEZ
Macropio Cornelio Hernandez,
71, of Zolfo Springs, died
Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005, in
Auburndale.
Born July 20, 1934, in Mexico,
he moved to Hardee County five
years ago. He was a Christian
and a farm worker.
Survivors .include his wife,
Maria of San Miguel, Oaxaca,
Mexico, and four sisters, Julia
Hernandez of Zolfo Springs and ,
Fra-nbisca _Hernandez. Juana'
Hernandez ahnd Tomasita
Hernandez, all of Mexico.
Services were held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Auig.. 17, at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel,
Wauchula,. with burial in
Friendship Cemetery. Visitation
was Tuesday, Aug. 16, 6-8 p.m



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MACROPIO CORNELIO
HERNANDEZ
Macropio Cornelio Hernandez,
71, of Zolfo Springs, died Tuesday,
Aug. 9, 2005, in Auburndale.
Born July 20, 1934, in Mexico,
he moved to Hardee County five
years ago. He was a farm worker.
Survivors include his wife, Maria
of San Miguel, Oaxaca, Mexico,
and four sisters, Julia Hernandez of
Zolfo Springs and Francisca
Hernandez, Juana Hernandez and
Tomasita Hernandez, all of
Mexico.
Services were held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel, Wauchula,
with burial in Friendship Cemetery.
Visitation was Tuesday, Aug. 16, 6-
8 p.m.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

ROBERT "BOBBY" LEE
CLANTON
Robert "Bobby" Lee Clanton, 57,
of Fort Meade, died Monday, Aug.
15, 2005, at Lakeland Regional
Medical Center.
He was born October 24, 1947.
Survivors are his father and
mother, R.L. and Rena Belle
Clanton of Fort Meade; one son
William "Billy" Lee Clanton; one
daughter, Delia Dawn Clanton
Fotheringham; two stepsons,
Garrett Burroughs and David Lee
Burroughs; three brothers,
Raymond William Clanton, Lacey
Newton Clanton and David
Andrew Clanton; one sister,
Frances Poole; three grandchildren;
and seven step-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends
today (Thursday), Aug. 18, 10-11
a.m., with the service immediately
following at Moody-Brant Funeral
Chapel in Fort Meade.
Moody-Brant Funeral Chapel
Fort Meade


JOSEFINA RODRIGUEZ
Josefina Rodriguez, 75, of
Bowling Green, died Thursday,
Aug. 11, 2005, at home.
Born March 19, 1930, in
Shreveport, La., she moved to
Hardee County in 1965 from
Michigan. She was a homemaker
,and a member of the Apostolic
Church on Apostolic Way ,in
Wauchula.
Survivors include five sons and
daughters-in-law, Felix Jr. and
Ofelia Rodriguez of Michigan,
Profirio and Maria Rodriguez and
Eusevio and Diana Rodriguez, all
of Texas, David and Melva
Rodriguez and Jesus and Cjithh.
Rodriguez, all of Wauchula; ien
daughters and sons-in-lai Olivi'a
and Cecilio Navarro of Texas, Josie
Salas of Bowling Green, Maria and
Vincent Gutierrez of Texas;
Christina Garcia of Kansas, Paula
and Guiermo de la Cruz of Bowling
Green, Estella and Elias Valdez of,
Zolfo Springs, Delilah Rodriguez
of, Kansas, Belinda Balderas of
Texas, and Ester Rodriguez and
Rosa Rodriguez, both of Kansas;
four brothers, Solomon Alamia and
Juan Alamia of Georgia, Santos
Alamia of Bowling Green, and
Jessie Alamia of Michigan; 53
.grandchildren; and 35 great-grand-
children.
Services were at 10 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 15, at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel, Wauchula,
with burial in Wauchula Cemetery.
Visitation was Sunday, Aug. 14, 6-
8 p.m.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula


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Hardee County Schools Off


To A Great Start This Year


By SHAYLA BRYAN
Herald-Advocate Intern
First days are always the tough-
est.
But, remarkably, the first day for
Hardee County schools went very
smoothly.
Bowling Green Elementary
reports that it had a "great first
day." Principal David Durastanti
said that it' was possibly his best
first day in his 24 years of adminis-
tration.
He didn't see any teary eyes
among the younger students and it
didn't rain. Last year, he said it
rained the first three days of school,
but this opening Wednesday there
wasn't a cloud in the sky. BGE
was 561 students strong.
The junior high was set to see
quite a few changes. Mae
Robinson, principal at Hardee
Junior High, said that staff and stu-
dents were glad to get started and,
so far, they are making a. smooth
transition from block scheduling to
the eight-period day. Robinson
attributes the successful first day to
the staff's excellent planning.
In fact, the school has even got-
ten a head start and has already
begun testing students' reading lev-
els.
Robinson said that, in a way,
she's sad this was the last "first
day" at the current junior-high site,
but she gets very excited when she
thinks about the possibilities for
growth and expansion at the new
facility now under construction and
set to open in August of 2006. She
describes having mixed feelings
because this school is very special.
Hardee High School Principal
Mike Wilkinson said that he was
very happy with how the first days
went. About 1,085 students were
there to start school.
"It will take a little time for stu-
dents and' teachers to adjust to the
new schedule," he said. "But every-
thing went really smoothly," he
added.
Wilkinson said that since school
has started, even more students
have expressed an interest in the
new Junior Reserve Officer
Training Corps program.
However, the school has had to
limit the number enrolled to about
150, as any more students would
require another instructor and the
school hasn't budgeted fr.r.th:t ,
During the pfi.t fe d.;,
JROTC cadets hav -;been fitted for
their uniforms. He also mentioned
that JROTC's color guard will be at
the first home football game to pre-
sent the colors.
Jan Beckley, principal at Zolfo
Springs Elementary, felt that it was
a great first day and a great begin-
ning to the school year. She said
all the teachers were well prepared
-and the students showed up ready
to work.
For the most part, students were
welcomed back to a campus where


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ROSA JUDAH
CAREY
Rosa Judah Carey, 56, of
Bbwling Green, died Friday,
Aug. 12, 2005, in Lakeland.
Born Dec. 19, 1948, in
Wauchula, she had lived in
Hardee County since 2000, mov-
ing from Bradenton. She was a
church clerk and a member of
Bethlehem Primitive Baptists
Church. She had wVorked at Wal-
Mart for three years and was a
graduate of Hardee High School.
She >was preceded in death by
her father, William P. Judah and
one son, Michael Shane Neads.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Mark 'f Bowling Green;
mother, Rosa Lee Judah of
Wauchula; one sonl, Wayne
Neads of Bowling Green;. two
brothers, John T. "Buddy" Judah
of Wauchula and John W. "Billy"
Juidah and wife Sheri of Zolfo
Springs; and grandchildren, Kyle
Neads who is the son of Shane,
and Shane, David and Natalie
Neads, the children of.Wayne.
Services were held'at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 16 at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel,
Wauchula, with Elder Buddy
Judah and Elder Ben Roberts
officiating. Burial was in
Bowling Green Cemetery.
Visitation was Monday, Aug. 15,
6-8 p.m.


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nearly all repairs had been complet-
ed. The media center is up and
running, and the only repairs that
remain are replacing fencing and
covered walkways.
Beckley and ZSE's staff have
entered this year with high expecta-
tions for its 572 children.
Principal Sonja Bennett from
North Wauchula Elementary said
she was pleasantly surprised at how
well it went on her first day as prin-
cipal.
She added that the kids were
excited to be back and the staff was
ready to greet them. There were
581 students in classrooms at
NWES on the first day.
Wauchula Elementary School's
preparation for the school year paid
off, Principal Michele Polk said.
Everything ran efficiently. She
said that the students are ready to
come back once it's time, and that
the teachers worked really hard to
get ready for them.


She has also been impressed with
the performance of WES's new
teachers, who she said seem to be a
perfect fit for their team.
Schools Superintendent Dennis
Jones surveyed all th~e schools and
proclaimed the first day a success.
"We measure success on the first
day by if we bring them safely to
school, feed them .and get them
home safely. And we did that,"
Jones said.
He spoke with each of the
schools' administrators and all the
comments he received were very
positive, he reported. The coun-
ty's new staff members also were
very positive about their first-day
experience.
There were a few routine prob-
lems like younger students getting
on the wrong bus or missing the
bus, but everything was taken care
of, Jones said, adding that there is
absolutely no reason not to be opti-
mistic -about this year.


Well, here we are Year One A.C. (After Charley).
I'm sure each and every one of you -- like me and my family -- has a
personal experience from last year that you identify with. Perhaps it was that
moment before the storm when we realized we were directly in its path.
Maybe it was a moment during the onslaught of wind and rain that fixes
your memory. Or better still, the moment we emerged from the devastation
to realize, no matter what was damaged, we had each other and we had sur-
vived. Whatever your moment was, I'm sure it is unique to youand yours
so I won't trivialize the experience by adding "my own 'two cents."

Could It Happen Here?
With the London bombings still fresh in our minds, this month is going
to focus on domestic security. Even though matters of domestic security and
law enforcement are best left to trained professionals, there are many things
you can do to take an active part in preventing acts of domestic, terrorism.
During the week of Aug. 1-5 there were two bomb threats reported to the
State Warning Point, so there are always reasons to remain careful and
observant of our surroundings.
Unlike most natural disasters, such as hurricanes or floods,' there will
likely be little or no warning for a terrorist act. I
Known terrorist activity is routinely monitored in Florida and through-
out the United States by law enforcement agencies specially trained to deal
with terrorists and their actions.
Because the best thing you and your family can do is prepare, below is
a list of additional supplies you should put in your family disaster pre-
paredness kit:
VSet up an improvised safe room, preferably in a windowless interior
room in your home.
-Maintain a supply of duct tape, plastic sheeting or garbage bags to
seal around doors and windows.
4 Determine escape routes from your home and establish a meeting
place such as a public building or designated area established by' the local
government.
In the event you are a victim of a terrorist act, remember these impor-
tant safety tips:

Explosion:
V/Leave the premises quickly and calmly.
/If you are trapped in debris, cover your mouth' with a piece of cloth
and rap on a pipe or wall so rescuers can hear you. Shouting can lead to
inhalation of dust or other particulate debris.
x/Assist victims only if they are not trapped and it is safe for you to do
so. Untrained persons can become victims themselves should the building
collapse. Wait for trained rescuers.

Bio-Chemical Agents:
4You will be instructed by authorities to either seek shelter and seal the
premises or evacuate immediately.
4Turn off AC and/or ventilation units immediately.

Suspicious Packages:
VLeave the package alone. Do not touch it or move the item(s).
4Leave the vicinity immediately. .
4 Instruct all who have had contact with the package to wash their
hands with soap and water.
4Call 911.
4/Collect information on all persons who have been exposed (name,
birthday, any ill effects reported, etc.).
Even though Hardee County doesn't have many "high value" targets
such as large military installations, shopping malls or stadiums, we should
be prepared for potential acts of domestic terrorism just as we would for a,
flood or hurricane.
.For more information, visit www.floridadisaster.org or www.red-.
cross.org.
," Recovery By The Numbers
One number that is getting bigger is the number of potential shelter
spaces in Hardee County. As part of the Shelter Retrofit Grant program, hut-
ricane screenis are going to be installed on the media center at.Zolfo Springs,
Elementary School. Unfortunately, they won't be in by the end of this hurt
ticane season but by June 1, 2006, we can add that building to our shelt r
list, creating that much more space to shelter the public should it be needed -

Are You Ready? ;,
The county and all three municipalities have adopted the National
Incident Management System. NIMS (every government program has atn
acronym) is a system that standardizes the way governments prepare for anti
respond to domestic disasters, regardless of size, scope or complexity..
Emergency management has revised our Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan (CEMP) to reflect the incorporation of NIMS.
It is our intent to use this system to improve the way we deal with nat-'
ural and man-made disasters on the local level. Your EOC staff and volu,
teers will train on this system in the coming weeks so we can be ready if,
necessary.
Answering The Call
The Hardee County Chapter of the American Red Cross is always loolk-
ing for volunteers. They do a lot of "behind the scenes" work in Hardie"
County that, unless you've needed them, you might not know about. F6r.
instance, your home has been severely damaged by fire and you have ,
nowhere to stay for the night. Red Cross volunteers can assist you with i
overnight lodging, food vouchers and other types of post-disaster assistance:
To do this, the Red Cross needs your help. If you would like to become a
Red Cross volunteer, contact Rhoda McCoy at 773-9097.

Tip Of The Month
Those flashing red lights in your rearview mirror mean yield the right t
of way to the approaching emergency vehicle. Move to the right-hand side
as safely as possible and let it pass. After all, it could be going to your
house.


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August 18, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 5A


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
Pictured on Page One are Scouts
S.L. Frisbie of Bartow and Terry
Warren and Mike Crews both of
Wauchula, checking their equip-
iment shortly before leaving for the
Eighth Boy Scout World Jamboree
in Canada. (The Scouts are wearing
their uniforms.)

Rev. Otis Garland, pastor of the
First Baptist, Church, and Mrs.
Garland are expected to return today
from'a five week tour of Europe and
the Holy Land.
In their absence, "the Garlands
have been sorely missed by their
church and their many friends in
Wauchula. In order, to welcome
them home, and express apprecia-
tion for their devoted service to the
community, the church has planned
a reception immediately following
the evening worship service Sunday
night inthe church social hall.
Not only members of the church,
but all friends of the Garlands
throughout the city are cordially
invited to be present and welcome
them home.

An emergency call has been
made by Principal George Blanton
,of Wauchula Elementary School for
substitute or part-time teachers for
the lower grades. Applicants with
some college work are preferred but
others with experience or otherwise
qualified are urged-to immediately
contact Mr. Blanton with a view
toward performing this necessary
service foriour children.

. It was announced today by Mac
L. Polstoti, manager, of the Hardee
Theatre, a stage .show will be an


extra added treat for the patrons
attending the theatre Tuesday,
August 23rd, for one day only in
person at 9:00 p.m.
The stage production features the
"Florida Playboys" in their version
of "Jamboree" Florida style. All
talent used in the production are
boys from in and around Hardee
County.

The City of Wauchula came into
the limelight in a recent issue of the
St. Petersburg Times with a large
picture of Main Street and other
features of the city and surrounding
area, with emphasis being given the
agricultural aspects of the county.
Population figures and other statis-
tics of interest were included in the
extensive publicity given the city
by its neighboring newspaper.
Thank you, St. Petersburg Times.

From the "Local Paragraphs"
column:

-Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Grainger
are in Columbia, S. C. this week
attending a meeting of Brandenton
Production Credit Association of
Florida.
-Mrs. Mildred Dunn, Mrs.
Gayle Harman and Miss Kate
Hadsell returned Sunday from
Naples where they played for the
State B.P.W.C. board meeting.
-Dr. and Mrs. William Howard
and children spent the weekend in
Arcadia as the guests of Mrs.
Howard's parents Dr. and Mrs. J.
M. Morques.
-Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lane and
children, Miss Joan and Jimmy,
have returned from Monticello, Ga.,
where they were guests of Mr.
Lanes, mother for several days.
-Mrs. Rose Posey and daugh-
ters, Miss Ruth and Gayle, of
Bradenton, were visitors in
Wauchula Sunday. They were
accompanied over by Misses Ann
Janes and Sharon Taylor, who had


WEATHER SUMMARY REPORT
Rainfall was sporadic during the week of Aug. 8-14. Rainfall for the
'week ranged from less than a quarter inch in Fort Pierce, Umatilla and Lake
Alfred to over three inches in Hastings and Tallahassee. Many stations in
the central to northern peninsula reported from one to one and a half inch-
es of rain. Average temperatures were mostly in the mid-80s, a degree or
two above normal. High temperatures around the state were all in the low
to mid-90s, with Orlando reaching a high of 96 and Tallahassee reaching a
high of 95. Low temperatures were 70s across the state.
FIELD CROPS REPORT
,Peanut growers took advantage of a break in the rains to get into the
'fields to apply fungicide. Almost 75 percent of the peanut crop was rated
good or excellent, although some white mold and tomato spotted wilt virus
is showing up. All peanut plants have pegged. Hay production was report-
ed below normal in some areas. Rainfall amounts have been varied, result-
ing in some areas being top wet and some areas too dry. In some localities,
rains have continued to delay pest control activities. Topsoil and subsoil
moisture supplies were reported mostly adequate or surplus, with a few
reports of short supplies.

VEGETABLE REPORT
Growers in central and southern counties are beginning some field prepa-
ration activities and checking irrigation systems. Limited tomato planting
has begun.in southern Hillsborough.County.
LIVESTOCK REPORT
In the panhandle, the pasture condition is fair to excellent, with most pas-
ture in good condition with excellent growing conditions. Inrk the northern
areas, armyworms are causing some damage. The pasture condition is poor
to excellent, with most pasture in fair condition due to drought. In the cen-
tral areas, the pasture condition is poor to excellent, with most pasture in
good condition. In the southwest, the pasture condition is poor to excellent,
with most pasture in poor to fair condition due to flooding. Statewide, the
cattle condition is poor to excellent, with most in good condition.

FRUIT REPORT
citrus: A cool front, along with rainfall at the beginning of the week,
cooled down the temperatures slightly in the western and central citrus pro-
ducing counties. By the middle of the week, temperatures were back into
the mid to upper 90s in all areas, with Lake Alfred and Sebring recording
temperatures at over 96 degrees. Groves in the southern counties still have
excess water ,in the grove middles and on secondary roads. Overall, trees
look good, with field workers reporting slightly larger than golfball-size
fruit on oranges and baseball-size fruit on grapefruit.


been their guests of sever.., days.
-D. L. Noblett returned
Thursday from several week's visit
in Double Springs, Ala.
-Rev. E. C. Earnest, former pas-
tor of the New Hope Baptist church
who now lives in Charlotte Harbor,
was a visitor in Wauchula Thursday.
-Mrs. Fred Priem left Monday
from Tampa by Eastern Airlines for
Elkhart, Ind., where she will join
her husband who has been attend-
ing the Elk's Convention in
Philadelphia, Pa. They will return






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A Daily Thought

THURSDAY
The Lord builds His upper
rooms above the skies; He sets
their foundations on the earth.
He calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out on the land.
The Lord is His name.
Amos 9:6 (NCV)

FRIDAY'
Come now, you who say, "Today
or tomorrow we will go into such
and such a town, and spend a
year there and trade and' get
gain;" whereas you do not know
about tomorrow. What is your
life: For you are a mist that
appears for a little time and then
vanishes.
James 4:13-14 (RSV)

SATURDAY
Nehemiah said, "For today is a
sacred day before the Lord your
God. It is a time to celebrate
with a hearty meal, and to send
presents to those in need, for
the joy of the Lord is your
strength."
Nehemiah 8:10 (TLB)
SUNDAY
It is our aim, therefore, to please
Him (Christ), whether we are at
home or away. For everyone of
us will have to stand before
Christ our judge, and we shall
be rewarded for what we did
when we lived in our bodies,
whether it was good or bad.
II Corinthians 5:9-10 (PME)

MONDAY
But I trust in You, O"Lord. I say, .
"Yod are my Gbod. My times are
in Your hands.
Psalm 31:14-15a (NIV)

TUESDAY
Jesus said, "In very truth, any-
one who gives heed to what I
say, and puts his trust in Him
who sent Me, has hold of eternal
life, ahd does not come up for
judgment, but has already
passed from death unto life."
John 15:24 (NEB)

WEDNESDAY
Hannah prayed, "The Lord
sends death, and He brings life.
He sends people to the grave,
and He raises them to life again.
The Lord makes some people
poor and others He makes rich.
He makes some people hum-
ble, and others He makes
great."
I Samuel 2:6-7 (NCV)
All verses are excerpted from The
Holy Bible:. (KJV) King James
Version; (NCV) New Century
Version; (NEB) New English Bible;
(NIV) New International. Version;
(RSV) Revised Standard Version;
(PME) Phillips Modern English;
and (TLB) The Living Bible.


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home together.


25 YEARS AGO
The Board of County
Commissioners, during a budget
workshop on Tuesday, asked
County Engineer Harry Lampe if he
would consider being Hardee
County's first county administrator.
Lampe (Pictured on Page one),
52, has been the county Engineer
since February 1978.
Commissioner Maurice Hender-
son told Lampe, "I think you're
doing us a real good job. You're a
real asset to the county, and we've
always been able to work real well
together.
The creation of a county adminis-
trator position would be a major
decision by the commissioners.

Pictured on Page One are the
junior high cheerleaders who won
the top award and three ribbons at
the International Cheerleader
Foundation Camp. Shown are Lyn
Davis, captain, Nancy Bond,
Beverly Keene and Lynn Carson.
Although the Hardee girls were
the youngest at the camp, they won
the Randy Neil Award for
Excellence (the top award given)
and three ribbons in the following
categories; super spirit, effort and
improvement and excellence.

Spencer Roberts is shown on
Page One demonstrating the "Super
Cooker" grill recently purchased, by
Mississippi Chemical Corp. The
grill, which will cook up to 200
hamburgers at one time, is available
free of charge to civic clubs,
churches and family groups.

Jim Murray (pictured) of
Bowling Green, who is employed
by the Florida Game and Fresh
Water Fish Commission, graduated
July 25 from the Wildlife Law
Enforcement Academy after receiv-
ing 500 classroom hours of instruc-.
tion.
Murray will be assigned to
Glades County.

From "Kelly's Column" by Jim:
-Wauchula banker Bill Crews
has made the news again, this time
by landing his twin-engine Cessna
at Wauchula Airport without lower-
ing the landing gear. Bill should
take note that August 19 is National
Aviation Day.
-Wauchula insuranceman Jim
Altman is recuperating from a
motorcycle mishap. Another
Wauchula insurance industrialist,


Clyde Ratliff Jr., will soon build a
new building.
The 1980's will also likely see
new headquarters built for the First
Baptist church of Wauchula and
English Chevrolet Co.

Bobby Durrance, 9, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Durrance of
Bowling Green, won this trophy
over the weekend by catching an
18-lb. 4-oz. dolphin in the 4th
Annual Fort Pierce Deep Sea
Jamboree. (He is pictured.) He
caught the dolphin in the Atlantic
Ocean on a squid. Bobby's uncle,
Jeffri Durrance, placed sixth overall
with a 21-lb. 14-oz. dolphin.

The Hardee County School
Board recently ratified a new salary
schedule for the school district, giv-
ing themselves a 78.6 percent raise.
When contacted after the meet-
ing, Superintendent John Terrell
said that his salary and that of the
school board was set by the State
Legislature.
The new pay raise increases
board members salaries to within a
few hundred dollars of what the
county commissioners are paid.
Transportation "Director Grady
Albritton is pictured demonstrating
the automatic lift on the most
Recently purchased bus for handi-
capped students.


10 YEARS AGO
It's official! It took effect
Monday night! ,
The city of Wauchula's
"Minimum Maintenance Standard"
ordinance was unanimously
approved by a roll call vote of coun-
cil members on-Monday evening.
Now, it is against the law to not
maintain your property, including
paint, windows, roofs, chimneys,
gutters and down spouts and any
fences, lighting devices and retain-
ing walls as well.
Failure to keep at least a pre-
sentable appearance, or allowing
dilapidated conditions which
depress adjoining property values
and create blight, could result in
fines and a lien against your proper-
ty.
The public works office, and City
Administrator Jerry Conerly, have
the responsibility to follow up on all
complaints of buildings suspected
of failing, to meet the minimum
maintenance standards.

Today (Thursday) is the day adult
education day and evening classes


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begin. Evening classes will no
longer to be held at Hardee Junior
High School
Morning classes, at 8 a.m., and
evening classes, at 6 p.m., will all
be at the Family Resource Center
on West Main Street, just west of
the junior high school campus.

Parents and students who will
attend Hardeee Junior High School
beginning today (Thursday) are
reminded of a change in the dress
code.
No caps or hats will be allowed at
school during school hours, accord-
ing to the rules for the 1995-96
school year.

Two 50-year-old pictures are
shown showing how Victory Over
Japan Night was celebrated in
Hardee County.
One picture shows the telephone
office in Wauchula. One lady has
her hand on the fire siren switch. It
blew for hours on that night.
The other photo shows young-
sters pulling the bell at the First
Baptist Church of Wauchula.
Volunteers kept the bell ringing for
hours. One of the boys pulling the
rope to the bell is Reuben Moore's
son, said John McDonald of Winter
Haven who submitted the pictures.
"No one complained about the
noise. It was a joyous night," said
McDonald.

Pictured is Solomon's Castle
which has brought international
spotlight to Hardee County. It
enters its 23rd year as a county
landmark.
Also shown is its creator Howard
Solomon who is standing by his
newest project at the castle, the
Boat in the Moat Restaurant,
designed after Columbus' sailing
ship, the Santa Maria.

The 17-year winning record is on
the line for Hardee head football
coach Bob Martin (pictured) in
1995.
Martin starts his 18th and final
season at Hardee Senior High
School next week when the
Wildcats clash with the DeSoto
Bulldogs in a pre-season classic in
Arcadia.
Martin said recently this will be
his last year at the helm of a team
which has not had a losing .season
under his leadership.
A combination of health prob-
lems "and just getting older" led
him to decide that it was time to
hand the reins over, "to give some-
one else a chance."


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TRIM Notices In Mail


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Area residents should have
received their annual proposed tax
Notices.
Property Appraiser Kathy
i Crawford and her staff mailed
TRIM notices to all property own-
ers in the county last week.
These are not the tax bills which
will come out in November. Any


property owner who has not
received a TRIM notice should
contact the Property Appraiser's
Office at 773-2196 or stop by her
office in Courthouse Annex II at the
intersection of Oak Street and U. S.
17 South.
The TRuth In Millage forms sim-
ply tell residents what they can
expect when they receive their tax
notices, tells them of public budget


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hearings on proposed taxes, and
how to appeal them.
When the bills are received they
will include non-ad valorem assess-
ments for solid waste and fire.
Those in the municipalities pay the
solid waste (garbage) on their utili-
ty bills and will have only the fire
protection assessment on their tax
bills in November.
Solid waste assessments may

NOTICE OF PROPOSED
PROPERTY TAXES
DO NOT PAY
THIS IS NOT A BILL
The taxing authorities which levy property taxes
against your property will soon hold Public
Hearings to adopt budgets and tax rates for the
next year.
The purpose of these Public Hearings Is to
receive opinions from the general public and to
answer questions on the proposed tax change
and budget PriorToTaldng Final Action.
Each taxing authority may Amend or Alter Its
proposals at the hearing.


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change for those in the unincorpo-
rated areas of the county served by
Hardee County Disposal System,
which was awarded the franchise
several years ago.
The current assessment of $154 a
year is broken down into $70 dis-
posal and $84 collection. After a
public hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 30
at 6 p.m., the County Commission
may increase the collection cost to
$86.30. The annual assessment
would then be $156.30 per year.
Fire assessments have been
$108. There has been discussion on
increasing this or adding a second
assessment for emergency or res-
cue costs. The County Commission
has not made a decision, nor sched-
uled a public hearing on the matter.
Overall, taxes will hold pretty
steadily on millage rates, but
increase because the same millage
brings in more money this year
than last because of property values
differences.
"This year has been a unique
year. Our office has been faced
with balancing the increases in
property values driven by econom-
ics with the decreases in property
values resulting from the hurri-
canes," said Crawford.
"Property owners that received
no significant structural damage
should expect to experience some
increase in the value of their prop-
erty. Florida Statutes and guidelines
set by the state Department of
Revenue require that the values
placed on property must be in.
accordance with values dictated by
the market. As land values increase
and the cost of construction
increases, the result to the (taxing)
equation is increases in overall
property values explained
Crawford.
The TRIM notices tell residents
what their taxes were last year,
what they will be in the coming
year if budgets are approved and
what they would have been (called
tie roll-back rate) if public officials
had set taxes to raise only the same
amount of money as last year. (In
the county, the proposed millage is
the same as last year, 8.7064. The
roll-back rate is 8.618.
"The taxes to be paid are broken
down among each taxing authority.
If property owners have any ques-
tions regarding the values imposed
on their property, they should first
contact the Property Appraiser's
Office. If we are unable to resolve
the matter, the property owner may
file a petition with the Value Adjust
Board (three commissioners and
two School Board members) before
the Sept. 6 deadline," said


TAX/BUDGET HEARINGS


Sept. 8 School Board (final) 5:01 p.m.
Sept. 12 Indigent Helath Care Board .5:30 p.m.
Zolfo Springs 7:00 p.m.
Sept. 13 Water Management (Tampa) 5:01 p.m.
Wauchula 6:00 p.m.
Bowling Green 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 19 Bowling Green 5:15 p.m.
Sept. 26 County Commission 5:01 p.m.
Sept. 27 Water Board (Brooksville) 6:00 p.m.
Indigent Health Care Board 5:30 p.m.
Wauchula 6:00 p.m.


Crawford. Appeals will be heard
the following week and must be
based on specific factor, not just a
reluctance to pay taxes.
Crawford also explained one
other tax situation. "In evaluating
ways to assist the agricultural
industry for the damage received
from the hurricanes, we determined
that keeping the values in line with
the values of 2004 would be most
beneficial to the property owner.
With the exception of citrus, all ag
classification values remained the
same as they were in the previous
year.
"All citrus values are derived by
evaluating a five-year average for
each category of citrus. In a year
where economics dictate an
increase in all land values, our
county applied no increase to the
base land rate for citrus. The base
rate that is currently applied to all
citrus land, regardless of produc-
tion levels, is $1,200 per acre-the
additional per acre value is based
on income received for each cate-
gory .of citrus," concluded
Crawford.
Public hearings on each govern-
ment's budget are set for
September, except for the School
Board, which has already had it
first public hearing. Its final public
hearing is set for 5:01 p.m. on Sept.
8.
The Indigent Health Care
Board's first public hearing is 5:30
p.m. on Sept. 12, Its millage
decreases each year because the tax
for paying hospital costs for county
residents treated at Florida
Hospital-Wauchula is limited, by
ordinance, to a maximum of
$550,000 per year. With more resi-
dences and businesses in the coun-
ty, each homeowner's share is a lit-
tle less. The second public hearing


is Sept. 27 at 5:30 p.m.
Zolfo Springs will also have its
first public hearing on Sept. 12,
but at 7 p.m. A date for the final
public hearing has not yet been
scheduled.
On Sept. 13, there are four public
hearings.
At 5:01 pm., the Southwest
Florida Water Management District
will hold its first public hearing on
the district and basin board bud-
gets. Peace River Basin Board,
which includes Hardee County, and
the district board are not changing
millage. A second public hearing is
Sept. 27 in the agency's
Brooksville office at 5:01 p.m.
On Sept. 13, there will also be,
Wauchula, County Commission
and Bowling Green public hear-
ings. Wauchula will meet again on
Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. The county's
second public hearing is Sept. 6 at 6
p.m. Bowling Green's second hear-
ing is on Sept. 19 at 5:15 p.m.








THURSDAY, AUG. 25
VHardee County Commis-
sion, regular meeting, Room
102, Courthouse Annex I, 412
W. Orange St., Wauchula, 8:30
a.m.
VVHardee County School
Board, regular meeting, Hardee
Junior High School Media
Center, 200 S. Florida Ave.,
Wauchula, 5 p.m.

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By C.J. MOUSER
For The Herald-Advocate
'I was 10 years old, a dedicated tomboy
and budding wrestler when my mother
decided that I was going to learn to play the
piano.
We didn't even own a piano, so- daily
practice was out of the question. But that
didn't stop my mother from setting up
,weekly lessons with a teacher in the neigh-
borhood, since she viewed playing the
piano as my first step toward becoming "a
lady."
Naturally, under the circumstances, the
lessons felt like a punishment. So it was
with a certain amount of irritation one fall
afternoon that I walked the six-blocks to the
address my mother had printed on an index
card she had given me; along with $3 to
;pay for the lesson.
The little house sat way back off the
.street at the end of a gravel path. It was lit-
erally buried in flowering bushes and trees.,
I had passed this house every day for four
..years on my way to and from school, but
had no idea who lived in it. It was one of a
'few "mystery" houses in the neighborhood
and the subject of much childhood gossip
.and speculation.
* I knocked and waited, clutching the
,card, which also had the day and time of
my weekly lessons and my name printed on
.it; just in case I forgot who I was, I could
just hand over the card. Good ol' Mom.
Lessons were on Wednesdays at 4.
.There was no beginning or ending date,'
.which made the whole thing feel like a sen-
'tence with no conclusion ... no possibility
:of parole or time off for good behavior.
I stood there for what seemed an eterni-
ty and had almost decided that I had
:escaped the two-hour-long torture session
.when there was a shuffling sound from
deep inside the house. I waited, my shoes
-crunching the gravel each time I moved,:,
.grasping the card with my mother's hand-
:writing on it ... my only connection to the
;world at the other end of the path where the
'sun still shined.
A figure emerged from the gloom inside,
'the house, and paused just out of reach of
my eager eyes.
"Hello?" I inquired timidly, my nose
mere inches from the screen door and the
dusty wire mesh that helped to conceal the
mystifying figure.
"Vat you vant?" came the reply. "I don't
vant no cookies, yah'?"
"I'm ... I'm supposed to take piano
lessons," I said, blushing. Had, I come to
the wrong house? I quickly checked the
address on the card. It matched the little
brass numbers that were tacked on the side
of the front door. No. I was at the right
place, all right.


There was an agonizingly long silence
before the voice came again.
"Oh, yah. Yah, dis is right. You come
inzide," the voice said, and then the shuf-
fling repeated, only tis time in the other
direction.
I swallowed around a lump in my throat
and reached for the handle to the screen
door. Where had my mother sent me? The
place was a dungeon! Did she even know
who lived in the house? Maybe it was all an
.elaborate trap. Maybe it was some kind of
phony-piano-teaching, kid-stealing crime
ring and I was the next victim!
The screen door opened with a horrify-
ing screech as the rusty spring screamed out
a reluctant alarm. I stepped into what I
assumed was known as a mud room; a
place to pause and remove a dripping rain-
coat or muddy shoes, but looked more like'
the back of a seldom used closet.
Newspapers, magazines, assorted boxes and
paper bags filled with unidentifiable con-
tents lined both walls, leaving only a path-
way which Ifollowed hesitantly.
At the end of the mud room \xas the liv-
ing room. I was astonished'to find that this
room also'was crammed full of boxes and
bags and \%as as dark and dreary as King
Tut's tomb. Left to my own devices, I fol-
lowed the only path that was available,
through a gloomy kitchen and down a long
hallway, until eventually I encountered the
only room in the house into which the sun-
shine wI'as encouraged to come.
Against one \\all sat a baby grand piano.
above which dust motes danced and in front
of which was a daint y little upholstered
stool with a ridiculous six-inch red silk
f fringe dangling from the seat cushion. Near
the piano in a tattered old recliner sat the
woman who I assumed had been attached to
the voice at the door.
"Come here," she demanded. I crossed
the room and stood before her chair, and for
the first time \ve had a good look at each-
other. Her clothing was layered: a loose-
fitting blouse over a light flowered skirt
that stopped somewhere between her knees
and feet. Under that, a shift of some sort, i
and over it, a light sweater. On her feet
were sensible old lady shoes into which her
sagging stockings p'iddled.
"Give me your hands." she demanded.
The grandfather clock down the hall
chose that moment to herald the hour of 4
o'clock. The first gong of the chime caused
me to jump like I'd been shot.
"You are not afraid of me," the old lady ,
said matter-of-factly, and something in her
watery blue eyes made it true.
"Ahh, yes." she said as she examined.
my hands. "Your mother is a wise woman.
You haf piano-playing fingers."
"I do?" I, too, examined my-hands.


Volleyball Starts Tuesday


By JOAN SEAMAN -
Of The Herald-Advocate
Lady Wildcat Volleyball begins
at home on Tuesday.
'Coach Ken. Leupold is excited
about his volleyball squads which
open at home against DeSoto, per-,
haps the toughest challenge in the
Class 4A, District 10 competition.
Other district opponents 'are
.Avon Park,' Sarasota Booker,
'Palmetto, Sebring and Braden
iRiver, a new school at Bradenton
;taking students from Southeast and
'Lakewood Ranch. None of these
:will be easy opponents.
Hardee also plays non-district
;matches against Lake Placid,
'Bartow, Frostproof and Lakeland
'Christian, again challenges to over-
come.
Seniors Micaela Hall, Santresa
;Harris and Heather McKinney will
:lead the varsity squad. Hall and
'Harris play right side specialist,
.with Harris also a defensive spe-
.cialist. McKinney is an outside hit-
ter.
The varsity juniors are setters
fDanielle Hines and transfer student
,Bethany Lang, who will also play
%:hitter, -along with D. K. Davis.
,Madison Graham and Sarah
-.Mahoney are middle blockers/hit-
ters. Jahna Davis is a defensive spe-
. cialist.
I The only sophomore on the var-
.ty is Marissa Hall, who will also
be a defensive specialist.
The junior varsity will be,
anchored by junior Juliann Davis, a
setter. Sophs are Jerrica Grimsley,
Kimberly Holt. Gloria Solis.
: Amber Steedley and Megan White.
'The JV freshmen are Laura
;C-alvillo, Christy Davis, Jessica
o Gon.iales, Hannah Marshall,
.Kristen Robertson and Kembdr


Townsend.
Two players are injured and may
not play immediately. For the varsi-
tv, it is Hines,.with Townsend side-
lined by an ankle sprain.
"The girls are improving quite a
bit. doing' everything better than
last year's squad." said Leupold.
%who %will be assisted by his wife
Barbara and son Jonathan, both


trained in the sport.
The 20-match season has a cou-
pie of three-match weeks, with at
least one at home. It all leads up to
the district playoffs at DeSoto the
week of Oct. 18th.
Come out and support the 2iris as
the\ meet the challenging season
head on. Games start at 6 p.m. with
the junior varsity in action. Varsity
play starts about 7:30, in the best of
five games format.


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Fall 2005


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"See the long, delicate fingers? You vill tongue in chef
do veil." My Twin" acr
"Cool," I replied automatically, consis- When I an
tent with the slang of the period, and the the first thing
old lady frowned. parked in the
"You play now," she said, picking up a How could M
small basket at her feet which held assorted for another ct
balls of colorful yam and two knitting nee- I had long
dles. entry, so I yar
"I don't know how to play anything," I behind my ba
protested. living room v
"Of course you do," she argued. "If you across from e
play only one note, you haf made music." but I instantly
I sat down on the prissy little stool, and daughter, wh<
my right index finger automatically found tos throughout
middle C. that the man
"This is the beginning," the old lady she spoke ab(
said. Then she smiled at me for the first "Who are
time. I couldn't
During that first lesson I learned about that something
the notes of the scale and the.naries for "Oh," the
them. By the. time I left for home at 6 girl who take
o'clock, I knew how to play "Twinkle, She had n
Twinkle, Little Star." I walked home feeling looked nothir
like a budding Liberace. "Come an
I also had learned that my teacher's I stayed w
name was "Mizz Hannah" and that she had sighed and sc
played the piano for her income in hands.
Germany. I learned-that the boxes and bags "I have a
that lined the walls were filled with news- birthday."
papers and magazines that announced past Confusion
performances and extolled her \ irtues as 'a and I was sur
master pianist, I learned that her husband get that much
had died years before, and I learned that she Miss Han
was 81 years old. But most importantly to room and put
her, I learned that her birthday was exactly "My motl
the same day as mine, which seemed to Monday morn
bring her no end of joy. "She did?
"Ve are 1tins, yah?" "Yes. She
She went on and on about the fact that ing.
we were born the same day, albeit 70-some The man
years apart. alarmed. I ha
"'This makes us the same, vether you say In grief and s
so or not!" she insisted, even though I had in my eyes an
not argued with her ... openly. h "'We had
My lessons went on with Miss Hannah pidly, and the
for sex eral months. I learned the notes "I know.
EGBDF. kneeled down
; "You remember Every Good Boy Does' "She thought
Fine. Then you vill not forget!" two together.
I learned the notes FACE, and where potential. "
they were on the piano. She taught me I handed h
chords and tempo and several simple songs. another word
She taught me rhythm and proper place- screen door s
ment of my piano-playingfingers. And over time. I walk
time, she taught me to be Very fond of her. my cheeks.
So much so that I began to look forward to To this da
the elaborate birthday celebration she had that I don't tl
planned for our upcoming birthday. bepame the p
"I vill make a cake, yah? And on tha~t"' anticipated, t
day you vill play a new song for me, and I bought a pia
:vill have a surprise for you for a job vell from house tw
done!" against the w
"I \\anna buy Miss Hannah a birthday When I lc
card," I announced to my mother, three see fingers th
days prior to my next lesson and our birth- 'raised child
day, which by coincidence fell on a gers that hay
Wednesday that year. mundane anc
any other fin
"I think." my mother said as mothers I don't se
tend to do when money is tight. "that a card more, for wit
made by you would be much more special." died to be
I guess in the end she wiis right. I Over the
invested at least two hours into meticulous- and the height
ly drawing a piano and a little stool corn lowered cons
plete \\ith red fringe. I drew an old lady get the time
with blue eyes in layered clothing holding a me feel that
birthday cake, and the sun streaming in reach, and w
through the window behind her. And then. the sky %was I







Acres For Industry


By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate ,
The tiny town of Zolfo Springs
did last week %what it has wanted to
do for a very., ery long time.
. It grew. '.
Acting on the recommendation
of its Zoning Board, the Zolfo
Springs Town Council unanimous-
ly approved the annexation of
17.04 acres into the municipal lim--
its. In a public hearing before the
vote, no objections were heard.

Zoning Director Tom Homack.
presented the proposal to the coun-
cil, noting the request came from
Marty Wohl of CTM Investments.
Wohl wanted the parcel annexed
into the town and zoned I-L for
light industrial.
The land sits on SR 66 between
Garza and Farrell roads and across
from acreage owned by the town
and used for its sewage treatment
facility. .
From the audience, Terrin
McKelvey-Green asked if Wohl's
plans for the property would create
jobs in the town.
Wohl responded that he plans to
develop an industrial park of one-:
acre lots. "So, yes, it would create
jobs in the town of Zolfo Springs,"
he said.


Hornack noted that the change to
the town's Comprehensive Land
Use Plan must now be approved by
the state Department of
Community Affairs.,
In other action. last Monday
night, the council:
'heard Mayor Marilyn Aker,
report that the town is using day-
labor crews to fill potholes on town
streets. The work is done daily,
she. said, and started with. the east
end of town. Work on the west
side begins this week.
agreed to seek prices for updat-
ed sound equipment, at the recom-
mendation of town attorney Gerald
Buhr, who noted meetings must be
recorded for audible playback.'
agreed to advertise for bids for


ek, wrote "Happy Birthday To
oss the front.
rived at Miss Hannah's house,
I noticed was the strange car
driveway. I was disappointed.
iss Hannah schedule a lesson
child on our birthday?
; since stopped knocking for
nked open the door, the card
ack, and made my way to the
here a man and a woman sat
ach other. I had never met her,
y recognized Miss Hannah's
om I had seen in framed pho-
tt the house. And I suspected
was Miss Hannah's son, whom
out on occasion.
you?" the man demanded.
speak, but I knew instantly
g was terribly wrong.
daughter said. "It's the little
s the lessons."
o trace of an accent and
ig like her mother.
d sit down, sweetie."
'here I was, and the man
rubbed his face with both

lesson," I said. "We have a

n had tied my tongue in knots
prised that I had managed to
h out.
nah's daughter crossed the
t her hand on my shoulder.
her went into the hospital
ning, honey."

passed away early, this morn-

began to sob, and I was
d never seen a man cry before.
ympathy, big tears welled up
id I began to cry, too.
a birthday," I said again, stu-
woman smiled at me warmly.
She told me about you." She
n and looked me in the eyes.
it was fate.that brought you
She thought you had great

her the card, and without
I left the way I had come, the
creeching at-me for the last_
d home, tears streaming down

y, not a single birthday passes
link of Miss Hannah, I never
iano virtuoso that.she had-
)ut I eventually went out and
no that has moved with me
house, and sits there now
'all gathering dust.
ok down at my hands now, I
Lat type, fingers that have,.
en and kneaded bread and fin-
e engaged in a multitude of
I routine activities, much like
gers.
e piano-playing fingers,any-
h Miss Hannah that dream
,replaced with other dreams.
years, the quality of dreams
it of the stars I reach for have
i'derably. Yet I will never for-
and the old woman who made
all I had to do was stretch and
ith my piano-playing fingers.
he limit. -


an auditor. '
heard a report from Emergency
SManagement Director Rich
Shepard on the National Incident
Management System for creating a
national standard for emergency
response.
heard that the Police Depart-
ment issued $29,115.50 in traffic
citations for the month of July, of
'which the town should receive 56
percent at a later date. It was also
noted that the most recent collec-
tion from the Clerk's Office
amounted to $7,520.10.
replaced former town clerk
Jack Logan on various committees
with new Town Clerk Mary Jane
Tindell. The changeover places
her on committees for transporta-
tion,finance, safety, the charter and
planning and development.


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IS MONDAY AT 5 P.M.


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Tuesday 4 Heartland Christian
Thursday 6 Palmetto**
Monday 10 Frostproof
Tuesday 11 Lake Placid

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Bowling Green Thanks Parker Farms For Hurricane Help


By JIM KELLY
Of The Herald-Advocate
The Bowling Green City
Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 9,
, gave thanks to Jimmy Parker and
Parker Farms for help during and
after last seasons' hurricanes.
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packing house, his employees, and
forklifts. He handed out ice. He
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The commission approved sever-
al home improvement projects in
the city for residents through a
CDBG housing grant administered
by David Fox. Also approved was
some paperwork for a $2.25 million
grant to the city through the
Department of Community Affairs.
The commission approved a
'national Incident Management
System recommended by Rich
Shepard, county emergency opera-
tions manager. This will enable the
city to help and be helped and par-
ticipate in federal emergency plan-
ning funds.
Charles Fulse said the road he
lives along has severe drainage
problems. "I have never had water
stand in front of my house. There
are mosquitoes, snakes and frogs."
Fulse said the drainage problem
began with the work on U. S. 17.
He lives on Mason-Dixon.
Commissioner David Durastanti
said a garbage truck got stuck by
his house due to recent rains.
"The area is low. DOT or
SWFWMD needs to drain water
into U. S. 17." Mayor Knight told
Fulse. Knight said he and city
manager David Elbertson 'will look
into the matter and call agencies for


help.
Lester Fulse said he has killed 12
water moccasins near his house,
that a culvert is stopped up, and
grass is grown up in a nearby lot.
He lives on Myrick.
The Mayor said he would meet
with Fulse the next morning to
review the situation. "Water was
standing in my yard for the first
time since 1977," said Knight.
Charles Fulse asked for an
update on progress for the commu-
nity park. David Fox said
Chastain-Skilman engineer have
just been hired and will draw up
specifications to improve the park
under a $200,000 state grant.
One resident asked if the city
could spray for mosquitoes.
Randy Mink was given approval
to have a concert at the old train
depot, which is under operations of
the local historical commission
headed by Jackie Gibson.
"Bowing Green used to have the
strawberry festival. Now it is in
Plant City," said Mink.
Gibson asked if the city could
help financially with repairs and
improvements to the train depot.
More insurance is needed. The gut-
ter and security system need repair.
A fence and roofover are needed


for the caboose donated by CSX
and restored by Mosaic.
Historical society membership is
$12. The depot theme is for a
museum, said Gibson. The society
usually meets the first Saturday of
the month at 10 a.m. at the depot..
Prices for equipment at the parks
may be presented next month by
the recreation committee.
The first reading was approved to
renew Central Florida Regional
Planning Council to prepare the
five-year comprehensive plan.
The commission approved get-
ting bids on two small parcels
totalling .94 acre off County Line
Road on Bookertee Avenue.
Dee Williams-Tatis asked for a
city survey of a city-owned 19-acre
site on West Main Street past Avion
Palms. She wants the city to donate
the property as 50 houses of vari-
ous sizes can be built for low, mod-
erate and market-based income
groups. She asked if the city could
be a partner in the project or spon-
sor the project to help achieve more
housing for needy people.
City attorney Gerald Buhr said
the city cannot give away property
to private investors. He 'suggested
going out for bids to get the best
value. The mayor said Dee


Williams-Tatis provided no site
plan or other needed information.
She also asked that sewer and water
impact fees be waived. The fees
are $900. Buhr said the fees should
be $2,700.
Durastanti said the city has limit-
ed sewer and water capacity and
should not expend, it all On one
housing project.
The mayor suggested a workshop
session to find out more informa-
tion.
"We need some decent homes.in
Bowling Green. There are a lot of
people needing homes. That is my
concern" said William-Tatis.
She said a strip mall is proposed
at U.S. 17 and Jones Street that
would include a deli, laundromat
and two business sites. The mayor
and city manager will meet with
her representatives.
The commission discussed a sex-
ual predator ordinance that would
ban predators and sexual offenders
from moving to within 2,500 feet of
schools, churches and daycare cen-
ters. A Bowling Green ordinance
could be based on one in Miami
Beach, said Buhr. Such an ordi-
nance would virtually ban new sex-
ual predators and sexual offenders
from moving into the city.


Drug Probe Nets 3 More Suspects


By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
Three more suspected drug deal-
ers have been charged following a
covert narcotics investigation that. 'X
began in March.
Col. Arnold Lanier of the Hardee
County Sheriff's Office, a
spokesman for the Inter-Agency
Drug Task Force, said the arrests
"are rolling in" and that "more can
be expected" as a result of the
probe.
Two arrests were announced last
week, and three more this week. P
Christopher John Albritton, 24, Albriton
who listed an address of 535 ro
Prescott Road, Zolfo Springs, was 1/16th of methamphetamine to a
arrested on Thursday of last week confidential informant. Both of the
and charged with two counts each alleged transactions took place at
possession of methamphetamine 627 Green St. in Wauchula, the
within 1,000 feet of a church, sale colonel said.
of methamphetamine within 1,000 And on Wednesday of last week,
feet of a church, operating a nui- mother-daughter Tammy Wilson-
sance drug house and possession of Smith Friel and Kathy Rae Friel
drug paraphernalia, were jailed.
Lanier said the charges stein 'Tarnmm Friel, 37, of 412 N.
from two separate, incidnts,- Ninth Ave., Wauchu la, was charged
alleged to have occurred on June 13 with drug trafficking, possession of
and June 15. In them, Albritton is methamphetamine within 1,000
accused of selling 1.7 grams and feet of a convenience store and pos-


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Lanier alleged that on July .7,
Tammy Friel threw 23 grams of
methamphetamine into a bathroom
at 627 Green St. and then ran into a
bedroom as Drug Task Force offi-
cers executed a search warrant at
the residence.
Kathy Friel, of 3373 John Holt
Road, Ona, was charged with two
counts each possession of metham-
phetamine within 1,000 feet of a
convenience store and of public
housing, sale of methamphetamine


within 1,000.feet of each and deliv-
ery of drug paraphernalia.
She allegedly sold one gram of
meth to a confidential informant at
the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency's temporary trailer
park on Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue on July 26, and five grams
again on Aug. 10 near a conve-
nience store.
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their bond amounts, and remained
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officers and the adults pictured on either side on the first step are the class sponsors. The courthouse
was the chosen place for class pictures over the years. It has recently undergone some major renova-
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During the past week, sheriff's deputies and city police officers
investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests:

COUNTY
Aug. 14, Guadalupe Ybarra, 38, of 1820 Oak Wood Loop, Bartow, was
arrested by Dep. Mixon Trammell and Bartow Ofc. Baine on Polk County
warrants charging aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, posses-
sion of methamphetamine, aggravated fleeing to elude police officers, pos-
session of marijuana, battery on a p "e dog, possession of narcotic para-
phernalia and habitual driving while license suspended.
Aug. 14, a residential burglary at Lockmiller Road and a vehicle stolen
on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue were reported.

Aug. 13, Jose Luis Campos, 28, of 1156 Downing Circle, Wauchula,
was arrested by Dep. Todd Souther and Florida Highway Patrol Tpr. S.D.
McKinney and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with proper-
ty damage, resisting arrest without violence.and driving with knowledge of
a suspended license.
Aug. 13, Steven Michael Hall, 43, of 402 Walker Road, Avon Park,
was arrested by Dep. Todd Southers on capiases alleging failure to appear
in court on failure to pay fines on convictions for battery and violation of
an injunction for protection.
Aug. 13, criminal mischief on Airport Road was reported.

Aug. 12, criminal mischief on Peace River-Woods Drive, burglary of a
conveyance on Corncrib Road and a fight on Petteway Road were report-
ed.

Aug. 11, Ernest Warren, 52, of 1840 Fourth St. NW, Winter Haven,
was arrested by Sgt. David Drake on a warrant alleging violation of proba-
tion (original charge petit theft).
Aug. 11, Josephine Garza,.34, of 855 Pleasant Way, Bowling Green,
was arrested by Dep. Paul Johnson on a warrant alleging violation of pro-
bation (original charge felony battery).
Aug. 11, Christopher John Albritton, 24, of 535 Prescott Road, Zolfo
-Springs, was arrested by the countywide Drug Task Force and charged with
two counts of possession of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a
church, two counts of sale of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a
r church, two counts operating a nuisance drug house, possession of drug
paraphernalia and delivery of drug paraphernalia.
S Aug. 11, Roland Lopez Arguijo, 48, of 1684 Carlton St., Zolfo Springs,
was arrested by, Dep. Mark McCoy and charged with possession of
Methamphetamine arid possession of drug paraphernalia,.
Aug. 11, a 17-year-old Wauchula youth was arrested by Dep. Manuel
Zuniga. and charged with domestic violence battery.
Aug. 11, criminal mischief at Lost.Acres Drive and Martin Luther King
:.-:Jr. Avenue, a theft on Sumner Road and a stolen vehicle were reported.

Aug. 10, Tammy Friel Wilson-Smith, 37, of 412 N. Ninth Ave.,
Wauchula. wvas arrested by the Drug Task Force and charged with drug traf-
f ticking, possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell within 1,000
'feet of a convenience store and possession of methamphetamine.
Aug. 10, Kathy Ray Friel, 20, of 3373 John Holt Road, Ona, was
,. arrested by the Drug Task Force and charged with possession of metham-
phetamine within 1,000 feet of a convenience store, sale of methampheta-
mine within 1,000 feet of a convenience store, two counts delivery of drug,
paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of public
housing and sale of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of public housing.
: Aug. 10, Marcos Hernandez, ofHuss Street, Wauchula, was arrested
by Dep. Joe Marble on a charge of violation of probation (original charge
carrying a concealed weapon).
Aug. 10, Santos Luna, 27, of 4632 Pine Ave., Bowling Green, was
arrested by the Drug Task Force and charged with felony fleeing to elude a
police officer.
Aug. 10, Roberto Zurita, 19, of 4802 Epps Ave., Bowling Green, was
arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on charges of violation of probation (original
charge DUI and no valid-lieense). -;
Aug. 10, Mario Alonzo Rodriguez. 26, of 4407 Beachwood Road,
Bowling Green, was arrested by Sgt. Lyle Hart on a capias alleging failure
to pay a fine on a conviction for trespass).
Aug. 10, residential burglaries on Heard Bridge Road and Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue, thefts at Prescott and Popash Roads and fight on
North Road were reported.

Aug. 9, James Raymond Richardson, 18, of 1867 Kazen Road,
Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on three counts fraudulent use


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of a credit card, three counts forgery of a credit card and three counts petit
theft.
Aug. 9, Daniel J6hn Truman Patton, 19, of 9143 Morgan Path, Sebring,
was arrested by Fish and Wildlife Commission Ofc. Harper and charged
with entering a park in a non-designated area and evasion of park fees.
Aug. 9, Brandon Scott Poucher, 20, of 219 N. Eighth Ave., Wauchula,
was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on charges of violation of probation (orig-
inal charges aggravated battery on a pregnant woman, grand theft auto and
possession of methamphetamine).
Aug. 9, Armando Hinojosa, 27, of 979 Steve Roberts Special, Zolfo
Springs, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a charge of interfering with
child custody.
Aug. 9, Manuel Zamarripa, 24, of 105 Constitution Lane, Frostproof,
was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging him with violation
of probation (original charge felony attempting to flee to elude a police offi-
cer).
Aug. 9, Daniel Ross Pelham, 21, of 1565 Old Bradenton Road,
Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant alleging failure to
appear in court on a charge of grand theft.
Aug. 9, Ignacio Avila Albarran, 29, P. 0. Box 2258, Lake Placid, was
arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant alleging failure to appear in court
on a charge of fleeing to elude a police officer.
Aug. 9, Jorge David Torres-Villanueva, 17, of 315 SR 62, Wauchula,
was arrested by Sgt. Kevin White and charged with aggravated battery.
Aug. 9, a 16-year-old Zolfo Springs youth was arrested by-Dep. Julie
Bridges and charged with trespassing. He was detained on Highlands
County warrants charging him with attempted fleeing to elude a police offi-
cer, resisting arrest without violence, no valid license and reckless driving.
Aug. 9, a residential burglary on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, thefts
on Hogan and-South-roads and Tuskegee Street, criminal mischief on
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and a vehicle stolen on U. S. 17 North were
reported.

Aug. 8, Troy Coleman Dickey, 31, of 944 Buttonwood Drive,
Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging him with
violation of community control-house arrest (original charge possession
of methamphetamine with intent to sell).
Aug. 8, Ralph Cabrera, 39, of 510 W. Plaza, Tampa, was arrested by
Parole Ofc. Russell Odham on a charge of violation of parole.
Aug. 8, criminal mischief on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, and thefts
on Hammock Road and West Main Street were reported.

WAUCHULA
Aug. 14, Douglas Joyner, 32, of 157 Will Duke Road, Wauchula, Was
arrested by Ofc. Angie Hill and charged with trespass after warning.

Aug. 12, Cipriano Herrera-Andres, 35. of 4463 E. Main St., Wauchula,
was arrested by Sgt. John Eason and charged with DUI.
Aug. 12, a tag. stolen on U. S. 17 South was reported.

Aug. 11, Masharie LaQuentes Herbert, 30, of 1657 Cactus Ave.,
Wauchula, was arrested by Det. Sgt. David Stimson and charged with tres-
pass. .
Aug. 11, a residential burglary on W. Main Street was reported.

Aug. 9, a residential burglary on'Hawaiian Drive was reported.
Aug. 8, Michael Harry Mohn, 61, of 404 N. Seventh Ave., Wauchula,
was arrested by Sgt. John Eason and charged with disorderly intoxication,
assault and resisting arrest without violence.
Aug. 8, a residential burglary on South Ninth Avenue, criminal mis-
'chief on South Ninth Avenue and a theft on East Bay Street were reported.

BOWLING GREEN
Aug. 10, Larry Lee Camacho, 25. of 715 Avon St., Bowling Green,
was arrested by Sgt. Robert Ehrenkaufer and charged with domestic assault.

Aug. 9, a vehicle stolen on Grove Street was reported. .

Aug. 8, Hugo Salazar, 24, General Delivery, Bowling Green, was
arrested by Ofc. Jereme Bridges and charged with DUI and no valid license.

.. ZOLFO SPRINGS
Aug. 13, Enrique Rick Gonzalez, 48, of 3112 Magnolia St., Zolfo
Springs, was arrested- by Ofc. Warren Brittingham and charged with
sale/delivery of marijuana, and sale/delivery of marijuana within 1,000 feet
of a school. ,
Aug. 13, Robert Breland, 18, of Wauchula Garden Apts., Wauchula,
was arrested by Ofc. Warren Brittingham and sheriff's Sgt. Kevin White on
charges of possession of a firearm during commission of a crime, carrying
a concealed weapon. opening display of a firearm or weapon, aggravated
assault, driving with knowledge of a suspended license, leaving the scene
of an accident with property damage, possession of a firearm by a convict-
ed felon, resisting arrest without violence. He was detained on warrants
alleging failure to appear in court on charges of no valid license and pretri-
al on a charge of aggravated battery.. -

Aug. 12, a 17-year-old Arcadia youth was arrested by Ofc. Warren
Brittingham and charged with possession of marijuana. "

Aug. 10, Steve Allen Martin, 47, of 3614 Michigan Ave., Sebring, was
arrested by Ofc. Warren Brittingham on a Highlands County warrant charg-
irng him with violation of probation (original charge DUI).


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INVITATION TO BID
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
The Board of County Commissioners, Hardee County, Florida, hereinafter
referred to as "County" is soliciting bids from qualified, licensed communi-
cations firms to lease an area, approximately 60' x 60', In the southwest quad-
rant of the area known as Hardee Park to locate and construct a communi-
cations tower. Sealed BIDS will be received at:
Hardee County Purchasing Office
Attn: Jack Logan, Purchasing Director ,
205 Hanchey Road
; Wauchula, FL 33873 '

until Monday 2:00 P.M., local time, September 12,2005, at which time they will
be publicly opened by the County Purchasing Director or designee and read
aloud. Any BIDS received after the time specified will not be accepted.

Each vendor responing to this Invitation to Bid is to provide a complete and
detailed manufacturer's specifications, documentation on all components
specified and pricing as specified herein. Bid documents may be obtained
from the Hardee County Purchasing Office, 205 Hanchey Road, Wauchula,
Florida 33873, or by faxing a request to (863) 773-0322.

BIDDERS shall confine their bids to the project in its entirety. Partial BIDS
will not be considered. Bids submitted by FAX or other electronic media will
NOT be accepted under any circumstances. Late bids will NOT be accepted
and will be returned to the bidder. -.
An original BID (clearly markedas-the "ORIGINAl") with two (2) copies must
be sealed and tle outside of the envelope must be marked: SEALED BID -
LOCATE AND CONSTRUCT COMMUNICATIONS TOWER IN HARDEE PARK.
Bid will be awarded by the Board of County Commissioners at 9:00 A.M..
Thursday. 9/22/05.

The County reserves the right to: waive Informalities and/or Irregularities In
any BID, delete any portion of the project; extend the project within the limits
of the work involved which in its Judgement Is in the best Interest of the
County. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bld(s). The-County
may postpone the award for a period of time which shall not extend beyond
sixty (60) calander days from the Bid opening date.

Gordon R. Norris, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners,
Hardee County, Florida: '' '* 8"18c
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Well, football gets under way again on Friday evening, in the presea-
son game at Lake Region, at Eagle Lake. Take U. S. 17 north and stay on
it, proceeding toward Winter Haven. Go all the way through Eagle Lake.
When you reach the final stop light at the end of town, turn right and fol-
low the Thunder Road signs into Thunder Stadium.
The Cats are ready to go; they've been practicing since Aug. 1 under
the new regulations of the Florida High School Athletic Association
(FHSAA). The preseason game is against:Lake Region, a Class 4A, District
12 school in with Winter Haven, Armwood-Sefner and Auburndale, all
tough competition.
Hardee head coach Derren Bryan, in his fifth year at the helm of the
Cats, is preparing them for a physical game against the bigger, and possi-
bly stronger, Thunder, coached by Randy Myers.
Hardee's first regular season game is at Cape Coral Mariner, off 1-75
South past Fort Myers. The first home game is Sept. 2, against defending
2A state champion Fort Meade. The rest of the schedule includes teams in
a higher classification or ones with, an outstanding record, like St.
Petersburg Catholic in the fourth game of the season.
Also, because of FHSAA rules mandating that district opponents play
on the sixth, eighth and 10th games of the season, Hardee had to schedule
Sebring, Avon Park and DeSoto games accordingly. This will be the first
year that DeSoto is not the final game of the season. It will, however, be
Senior Night. Homecoming will be at the Oct. 21 home game against
Haines City.
Wildcat Stadium should be ready for the Cats' first home game. Jerry
Kapusta, who coordinates sale of football paraphernalia and tickets,
reminds those that purchased season or reserve tickets last year that they
need to trade them in for 2005 tickets. '
Also caps and T-shirts, at $8 each, are on sale at Hanchey's Carpets,
110 E. Main St., Wauchula, or by calling Kapusta at 773-3173 (work) or
773-4845 (home).

JV Football starts with an Aug. 25 game at Port Charlotte. There are
only two home games on the JV schedule, many teams unwilling to put the
junior Cats on the schedule because of their success in past games.
Junior High football begins Sept. 20 at home against Avon Park. There
are new coaches this year. Gregg White will be head coach and be assisted
by a pair of former Wildcats, Rashad Faison and Hacam Shweil.
We do not know when Youth Football starts. Signups ended Aug. 12.
As soon as we have information, we will share it with you.

Other fall sports are also getting under way. Girls volleyball will start
on Aug. 23, at home against DeSoto, a formidable opponent with many
players who play year-round.
Boys golf opens at Sebring on Aug. 22. The girls team starts at the
home Torrey Oaks course on Aug. 23 against George Jenkins High.
Golf, cross country and swimming/diving schedules are not available
yet. They are slated to start in early 'September.
Junior high softball begins Sept. 12 at Sebring. Coaches are Patrick
Mahoney and Beth Sasser.

Women's Church League finished up its post-season tournament last
' Thursday, with Wauchula First Methodist sweeping to victory in the cham-
pionship game. The Men's Community League will see further delay in get-
ting started, while cement for the new dugouts is poured and settling. As
soon as we have a starting date, we will let you know.

Finally, there's a wonderful opportunity to honor the late Walter Bailey
and support research for a cure for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS),
better known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
To help out, stop by State Farm Insurance at the intersection of Oak
Street and U. S. 17 South and pick up one or several $17 tickets for the
Sept. 10 Tampa Bay Devil Rays game. Nine dollars of each ticket sale is
being donated to the ALS Florida Association.
Walter's son, Michael will throw out the first pitch of the game.
Everyone who purchases a ticket at the State Farm office will receive the
benefit ticket and a T-shirt to wear during that special game. Let's fill up
most of the 3,000 seats designated for the benefit.
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 tire and
space allows.

HARDEE COUNTY KIDS NEED
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.)

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HARDER COUNTY, FLORIDA
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Hardee County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting pro-
posals for:
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE PRIVATIZATION
OF THE HARDEE COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT


The Hardee County Board of County Commissioners, hereinafter
referred to as "County", will receive proposals at:
SHardee County Purchasing Office
Attn: Jack Logan, Purchasing Director
S2' 05 Hanchey Road
S Wauchula, Florida, 33738
until Monday. September 12. 2005 at 2:00 P. M. Local time, at
which time they will be publically opened by the County
Purchasing Director or designee and read aloud. Bidder is
responsible for the delivery of its proposal and/or letters of intent.
Those received after the specified day and time will not be
opened. .
Hardee County proposes to award a contract for Privatizing the
Management of the Hardee County Probation Department.
Hardee County will accept, review and evaluate proposals and
may require verbal presentations prior to final selection. The
selection process shall be open to the public and records main-
.. tained in accordance with Florida Statute 287.0955, Consultants
Negotiation Act.
Consultants shall submit one original (clearly marked as the
("ORIGINAL") with five (5) copies of their proposal. Proposal is
scheduled to be awarded by the Board of County Commissioners
at 9:00 A. M., Thursday, 9/22/05.


HARDEE COUNTY
INDEPENDENT INDIGENT HEALTH
CARE SPECIAL DISTRICT BOARD
PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING

The Hardee County Independent Indigent Health Care
Special District Board will hold their regular August
meeting on Tuesday, August 23rd at 5:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held in the Courthouse Annex
Commission Chambers, 412 West Orange Street,
Room 102, Wauchula, Florida 33873.
For -more information, please call the Office of
Management and Budget at 863-773-3199. 8 18c


Hardee County is an equal opportunity employer. The County
reserves the right to reject any or all proposalss, and may post-
pone the award for a period of time which shall not extend beyond
thirty (30) calendar days from the proposal opening date. Late
proposals will NOT be accepted.

Gordon R. Norris, Chairman
Board of County Commissioners, .8:18
Hardee County, Florida







12A The Herald-Advocate, August 18, 2005


CF, CHIRP Helping Restore


House For Wauchula Family


By JIM KELLY
Of The Herald-Advocate
CF Industries and CHIRP are
helping restore a hurricane-dam-
aged home in Wauchula for the
Kevin Sumner family.
Sumner, an employee with
Roberts Funeral Home, lost part of
his left leg on July 2, 2005, from
surgery due to diabetes. He is
being fitted for a new lower leg this
.week and hopes to be back to work
in a few weeks.
The family's old home at Summit.
and Tulane near the county jail in
Wauchula was ruined by the hurri-
canes last year.


In December 2004 Sumner pur-
chased a hurricane-hit home for
$30,000 on North Seventh Avenue
two lots north of Louisiana Ave. in
Wauchula. The house needed
major repairs.
Coming to help were CHIRP
(Christians Helping In the
Recovery Process) and CF. The
Mennonites finished the handi-
capped ramp. CF provided new
doors, finished the porch railing,
paid for rewiring, new windows,
ceiling fans, replacement boards,
removing the old fireplace, trim-
ming the large oak tree, and hauling
off debris.


CF is hiring some of the work tq ,
be done by contractors including
TNT Reclamation. On Friday,
Aug. 19, CF will have the house
painted as part of the Day of6
Caring.
The First Baptist Church of ,/
Temple Terrace near Tampa will
help finish up the roofing and other
work, said CHIRP director Jimmy
SMorse, pastor of Northside Baptist
Church. He said United Way is a .
big supporter of CHIRP. .
"Restoring this house is a com- .
munity project," said Rev. Morse. .
"All labor and materials are donat -
ed."
Sumner has been off work since ." '
February due to diabetes. His wife ." .
Marti is employed with Hays' PHOTO BY JM KELLY
Transport. Their daughter Naomi, HHT YJI EL
Tr19, lives at homers. Their daughter Naomi Helping restore hurricane-damaged home in Wauchula are, from left, Dale Martin, Chris Knight,
oth19, lives at home. They have two1, Ronald Moye and Jack Moseley, all of CF; Adam Torres, supervisor for TNT Reclamation; and
and Julia Arapian, 27. workers Jose Lopez, Simon Ruiz and Jamie Rosales.


P-IHIOU Y JIM tKLLY
Kevin Sumner (left) visits with Rev. Jimmy Morse.



Walk-A-Thon Aug. 20 Will

Help Habitat For Humanity


Hardee Homes, which operates
five group homes in Hardee
County, is sponsoring a walk-a-thon
Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon at
Pioneer Park in Zolfo Springs to
benefit- Habitat for Humanity, said
owner Angie Hines. I
There will be a lemonade and
Gatorade stand operated by Miss


Hardee County, Nikki Graham.
Hardee Homes serves 33 adults
of ages 18 to 74.
Checks made out to Habitat for
Humanity can be sent to Hardee
Homes, 408 S. 6th Ave., Wauchula.
For more information call Angie
.Hines at 773-6162 or Pan Warren at
773-0579.


In Business
By Shayla Bryan



ANTIQUES & MORE A little over a year after ha\ ing its space
completely destroyed by Hurricane Charley, one business has gotten a fresh
start.
What was formerly Once Upon A Time has now reopened as Jolie's
Gift Boutique & Antiques Mall. It shares the building at 130 W. Main St.
with the florist shop, Main Street Market.
Jolie's, just as Once Upon A Time did, rents space in its store to local
vendors. Currently, five different vendors are represented in Jolie's.
Unique items can be found there including antiques, gifts, estate and silver
jewelry and children's toys.
Extensive repairs had to be made to this building's interior before the
business could open. Some exterior repairs remain, like painting and
replacing the awnings. The. former location, however the historic
Wauchula Feed Store was leveled following the hurricane.
Owner Patty Shackelford Brown and manager Liz Pace "look forward
to seeing old friends and meeting new ones." Drop in Tuesday through
Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., or Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jolie's can be reached
at 773-2400.
An official grand opening will be held at a later date, possibly some-
time in October.


PHOTO BY SHAYLA BRYAN
Shelves at Jolie's are lined with all sorts of interesting antiques
and collectibles.
A DIFFERENT TUNE The Zolfo Springs-based radio station
106.9 is bringing'a new sound to the Heartland. It began-when General
Manager Bryan Hollenbaugh joined the Heartland Broadcasting Corp. in
mid-July. Soon after, "The Bull" was launched.
The station will begin broadcasting Hardee Wildcat football games.
This season, almost half of the games will be aired.
"We are trying to create a radio station that is geared toward this area,"
Hollenbaugh said. The station is playing a wider variety of country music
that he describes as fun and upbeat.
"The Bull" will focus on what's important to Hardee and DeSoto coun-
ties' and keep the public informed about local events and activities. The sta-
tion looks to become more involved in the community, as well.
Hollenbaugh has over 20 years of radio experience. He got his start
while he was serving in the Air Force with the Armed Forces Radio &
Television Network. Since then he has managed stations in New Mexico,
Nevada, Key West and the Virgin Islands.
Heartland Broadcasting's other station, La Zeta 105.3, will see very
few changes. Listeners can expect the same quality music and will see the
station doing more to connect with its Hispanic audience.


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Lozano Now Ranked Number 1


Wildcat Climb Starts Friday


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Hardee's superior young boxer
Daniel Lozano is ranked best in the
world.
Lozano, son of Daniel and Sylvia
Lozano of Bowling Green, recently
returned from the Ringside World
Championships held Aug. 2-6 in
Kansas City.
' He was ranked second after' tak-
ing the silver medal in the Junior
Olympics Nationals, losing only to
Robert Rodriguez of Colorado.
Lozano, who had lost twice to
Rodriguez, won the decision in
their first-round bout in Kansas
City. He went on to get the decision
win from Angel Maldonado, whom
he had also faced and beaten in the
Junior Olympics.
On the third day in the 101-
pound division matchups, Lozano
tangled with Ricardo Esquivel, and
again took the decision, and the
championship belt.
With all his victories, Lozano,
15, has back-to-back world cham-
pionships, last year at 95 pounds.,
This year, he moved up to 101'
pounds. In his eight-year amateur,
career, Lozano had molded a 53-7
record.,
He benefited from a 10-day trip
to Michigan in late July; a manda-
tory session for boxers selected to


COURTESY PHOTO
Toting championship belts is becoming a habit for Bowling
Green teen Daniel Lozano.


represent United States in the
upcoming Pan-Am games, which
could bring another world title to
the dedicated local'boxer.
At Marquette, boxers learned the
international scoring point system.
Lozano also got to spar with top
boxers in various weight cate-
gories, 101, 106, 110, and 119. He
found the 110-pound opponent,


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The Hardee County Economic Development
Authority (Independent Board) will meet on
Tuesday, Auqust 23, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. in the
County Commission Chambers, 412 West Orange
Street, Room 102, Wauchula, Florida.

For more information call the County Manager's
office at 863/773-9430.

This is a Disabled-Accessible facility. Any disabled person
needing to make special arrangements should contact the
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prior to the public meeting.
SThis notice is published in compliance with Florida Statutes
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who had won 30 bouts by TKO
(technical knockout), a hard fighter,
with a strong right hand. "I just had
to be faster and get my shots in
first," said Lozano. The 119-pound
fighter "ran a lot and I had to try to
cut off the ring to get to him.
Three days after his trip to
Michigan, Lozano headed to
Kansas City.
Lozano has a busy time ahead
this fall. He's had 16 bouts so. far'
this year and lost only two. He
came back from his loss at the
Junior Olympics final to beat'his
taller nemesis in the Ringside
championships. Rodriguez came in
at 5'9", against Lozano, ,who is
only 5'3".
"I worked with my dad (his
coach Daniel Lozanoi on how to
get inside his reach advantage I
had to jab and counterpunch,, slip in
fast and get my shot off before his."
In September. Lozano will travel
to Me\ic.' Cit\ w ith the USA team
for the Pan-Am world -ch.impi-
onships. In October, it's a trip to
Oxnard, Calif., for the National
PA.. Police Athlete League) cham-
pionships, where he will probably
face the three fighters he fought
against in Kansas City early this,
month -.. ..
Lozano. who turns 16 on No%
'12, remains confident He thanks
Roy and Stephanie Salazar for tak-
ing him to Kansas City. They also
took their son, 10-year-old Ruben
Ozuna. One of the smallest fighters
in' his .70-pound division, Ozuna
faced the eventual champion Julian
Rodriguez in the opening round'
and lost the decision
.When Lozano turns 17 in 2006,
he will fight in the Open division.
facing any opponent from age 17
and up, a challenge he expects to
prepare him for the 2008 Olympics
where he hopes to represent.
America.


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The Hardee Wildcats begin the
12-week trek through the 2005
football season on Friday.
The 7:30 p.m. pre-season game
in Eagle Lake, against the Class 4A
Thunder "will be a good test for
us," said sixth-year Hardee head
coach Derren Bryan.
To get to the game, follow U. S.
17 north toward Winter Haven.
After going through Eagle Lake,
turn at the stoplight on Thunder
Road and follow the signs into
Thunder Stadium.
The 46 Wildcats on this year's
roster includes 18 seniors, 21
juniors and seven sophs, who will
follow the direction of Bryan and
his assistant coaches, most of
whom have been with him since he
took over the top position in 2000.
John Sharp is defensive coordinator
and also handles the wide receivers.
Steve Rewis supervises the offen-
sive line and defensive backs. Dale
Carlton directs the offensive back-
field and inside linebackers. Jason
Clark is over the tight ends, offen-
sive tackles and 'defensive ends.
Lee Thomas works with the defen-
sive line and assists with offensive
linemen. *
After an intrasquad scrimmage
last Friday, Bryan named his start-
ing lineups for this Friday's game.
The starting offensive line will
be left tackle 6-3, 230-pound senior
Jeremy Kelly; left guard 6', 175-
pound junior Jake Benavides; cen-
ter 6.', 190-pound senior Daniel
Moore; right guard 6', 305-pound
junior Haceem Schweil; and right
tackle 5'10",. 291-pound senior
Justin English.
The tight end is 6', 175-pound
senior Justin Woods. The Z or slot
receiver is 6'2, 170-pound. junior
Jermaine King. Three players will
rotate in the X or split end position,
5'10", 170-pound junior Lisnell
Youyoute, 5-9", 160-pound senior
Thelinor "Lino" Jena, and 5'9",
160-pound junior Chris Rich.
In the 'backfield wilJ be junior
quarterback Weston Palmer, along
with senior fullback Brad Gilliard
and senior tailback Marc Hodges.
The defensive starting team .'.ill
hae Jefe olf the same players
Defensive ends are senior' Pierre
Lazarre- and junior Johnny Ray
Harris, and defensive, tackles. 6'1"
junior Ramon Hernandez and 5'10"
senior Gilbert Randall. ,
The inside linebackers are junior
Ricky X"iggins and senior Jose.
Salvador.. Outside linebackers are
senior Jackson Frenot and junior
Briant Shumard. The .cornerbacks
are senior Jackson Mosley and
junior Chris Rich. The safety is
m:ophomore Terry Redden Jena and
Palmer will rotate in these positions
as well.
Others. on the roster are seniors


Art Briones, Justin Altman, Ryan
Roehm, Derek Sconyers and
Bobby Bandy, along with juniors
Will Krause, Josh Mayer, Tacory
Daniels, Michael Carpenter,
Andrew.Cisneros, Andrew Rangel,
Eric Cobb, Reggie Grizzard, Jorge
Lopez, Kyle Parrish, Cameron
Durham and kicker Pablo Anselmo.
The remaining sophomores are
Jimmy Cimeus, Mark St. Fort,
Onell Virgile, Jayquan Gandy and


Ronnie Bandy.
Bryan and staff expect a battle
against the heavier 35-man
Thunder squad, which plays in 4A-
District 12 with Winter Haven,
Armwood-Sefner and Auburndale.
"We expect them to run the ball
hard and we're going to do the
same. We will have to deal with
them by not missing on any funda-
mentals. I expect it to be a great
challenge for us," concluded
Bryan.


Guess God is the onlu One there is
when it seems no one cares
And life's not fair
but wrong
And hope is the onl thing you're holding on.

Time seems so long
plus far awaq
From te night 'til the da.

5o depressed can't help but pr,
then uou start to remember im,
The One who died for those sins
up on the cross
Fluspaid the cost.

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2B The Herald-Advocate, August 18, 2005


Hardee


The family of James and Lora
Brewer of Wauchula is helping
them celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary on Aug. 20 With a
reception in the fellowship hall of
the First United Methodist Church
in Wauchula.
Friends and relatives of the cou-
ple are invited to call between the
Hours of 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. :
The Brewers were married on
Aug. 13, 1955, in Coleman County,
Ala., and moved to Hardee County
the following year where he was a


Living


Shirley Huddleston & Wilbur

Cobb To Wed Saturday


Wilber Cobb and Shirley
Huddleston of Wauchula have
announced their engagement and
upcoming marriage.
The couple will be married
Saturday, Aug. 20, at Riverview
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grove worker and she was a home-
maker.
The couple have four children,
Martha Vandiver of Wauchula and
husband Johnny, Bobby Brewer of
Wauchula and wife Susan, Pete
Brewer of Arcadia and wife Laura
Ann and Missy Massey of
Wauchula.
Completing the family tree are
six grandchildren, Leslie Brewer of
Arcadia and Kelly and Bradley
Brewer, Dusty and Paige Massey
and Cody' Vandiver, all *of
Wauchula.


Don't Be Left Out! .
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HOMECOMING

Sunday, August 28

New Elim
Independent Baptist Church

Guest Preacher:
REV. BOB HOLDER

Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Dinner on the grounds
following.

Special Singing
in the afternoon.

Everyone invited.


Wilber Cobb & Shirley Huddleston


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92nd BIRTHDAY


Heights Baptist Church in
Wauchula.
Friends and relatives of the cou-
ple are invited to the ceremony
which will begin at four o'clock in
the afternoon.
,~ 40'"l '0 ".


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COURTESY PHOTO
Friends and family members of Josephine Steffens gathered on
July 18 to celebrate her 92nd birthday with a dinner hosted by
daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Tim Miller. Guests included
grandson, Austin Stoner; sister, Helen Parker; Jimmy and Carol
Parker; Faye Shackelford; and Rev. and Mrs. James W. Miller.
Birthday wishes and fond memories from the past were shared,
with a special prayer led by Pastor Miller.


Homecoming will be held
Sunday, 'Aug. 28, at New Elim
Independent Baptist Church.
The Rev. Bob Holder will be the
guest speaker for the morning wor-
ship service which will begin at 11.
Dinner-on-the-grounds will follow,
and there will be special music irt
the afternoon.
The public is invited to share
with the' congregation in this cele-
bration. '" : "
The First Baptist Church of
Bowling'Green will soon begin its
2005-2006 Awana program for
youngsters from age 3 through.the
sixth grade.
The Wednesday night program
willbegin on Sept. 7. with registra-
tion during the kick-off festival
planned for Aug. 31, 6-8 p.m.
There will be classes for ages 3-
4, and grades K-2 and 3-6 from
September until next August. '
For more information, call the
church at 375-2253.
The church is located at 4531'
U.S. 17 N.


COURTESY PHOTO
Ten young ladies spent part of their summer learning to twirl the
baton. Jennifer Crawford, a former Hardee High School
majorette, held classes two days a week, teaching basic twirls.
On July 30 the girls treated their families and friends to an end-
of-the-summer show of what they had learned, complete with a
routine to the Shrek 2 song 'Accidently in Love." Everyone
enjoyed hamburgers and hot dogs afterwards. Pictured above
are the, girls who participated. They are (front row, from left),
Shelby Zeiglar, Emily Patarini and Elizabeth Weeks; second row,
Danielle Weeks and Claudia Klein; third row, Emily Ashkenase,
Morgan Crews, Miss Jennifer and Emily Bennett; back row, Katie
Smith and Caroline Durrance.


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If I be the first of us to die, let grief not blacken long your sky.
Be bold Net modest in sour grie\ing. there is a change but not a lea ing.
For just as death is a part of life, the dead li\e on forever in the living.
And all the gathered riches of our journey. the moments shared, the mysteries explored.
The steady layering of intimacy stored, the things'made us laugh or weep or wing
The jo.i of sunlit snow or first unfurling of the spring.
The wordless language of look and touch. the knowing, each giving and each taking.
These are not flowers that fade. nor trees that fall and crumble. nor are they stone.
For even stone cannot the wind and rain withstand
And mighty mountain peaks in time reduce to sand. What we were. we are.
What we had. \we have. A conjoined past imperishabl. present.
So when \ou walk the woods where once %we walked together
And scan in \ain the dappled bank beside you for m\ shadow.
Or pause where \e alw\aNs did upon'the hill to gaze across the land.
And spotting none, feel sorrow start to steal upon you.
Be still. Close your eyes. Breathe.
Listen for my footfall in \our heart.
I am not gone but merely w alk within you.
Auinror Unknown
It has been a year since we lost our precious husband. Daddy, and PaPa Dean. We want
to thank all of our wonderful family, friends, neighbors, brothers and sisters in Christ and
the community as a whole for the support, love and prayers of which we were the benefi-
ciary. One might have expected people to rally around after Dean's death, but the out-
pouring of comfort we continue to receive overwhelms us. Thank you for all the kind
words and for those who couldn't speak, thank you for the smile or touch that made us
know what you wanted to sa\. Thank you so very much, for caring for our family.
9'1renda Ct,!s 9(od and bc5annqn 9 oberLson and f/amt.
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Learn about new special interest programs,
events and judging teams
For more information call your club leader or the
4-H office at 773-2164
The Florida Cooperative Extension Service programs are available to all without regards to race, color, sex, age, religion,
national origin or handicapping conditions
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James & Lora Brewer

Couple To Celebrate

50th Anniversary Saturday


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COURTESY PHOTO
New York City was the destination this summer for these 2005 Hardee Senior High graduates and
their moms. The days were filled with shopping, sightseeing, shopping, eating, tours and more
shopping. On Saturday they enjoyed "Phantom of the Opera" and dinner at Sardi's. Pictured
above (from left) are Dustie Davis, daughter of Larry and Kim Davis; Erica Durrance, daughter of
Kelly and Elizabeth Durrance; Nikki Graham, daughter of Rocky and Renee Graham; Rebecca St.
Romain, daughter of Dwight and Tricia St. Romain; Kathryn Pace, daughter of Al and Mary Nell
Pace; and Teri Painter, daughter of Gary Painter and Teresa Hall.


Rise & Shine
By Ted Simonson

GUIDANCE FROM ABOVE
Happiness is following God all day long and yielding over and over to
His gentle leading...Turn left here. Now right. Stop. Wait. Do the next
thing. Help that person. Give, and don't count the cost. Choose not to be
frustrated, impatient or angry. Choose instead to be kind and at rest.
Why? Because it pleases your Beloved. He wants you to be free from
the entanglements of sin so that you can enjoy His companionship without
interruption.
Victory over sin is not a solitary moral achievement. It is simply refus-
ing anything that threatens your fellowship with God. The alien thing does-
n't have to be "bad". In: fact, it can be something many would consider
"go od". But you sense that somehow it is incompatible. Since both you
and God want the same thing, there is no reason to tolerate an obstacle.
. You don't even have to understand why something troubles you. Hand
:it over to Him. Leave it with Him. He will take care of it. Keep yourself
ready for your next assignment.
S It is. so important to keep a quiet heart and a clean conscience, being
sensitive to His gentle leading. Sometimes God shouts in our pain, but most
often He speaks softly in a morning sunrise, a Bible verse, in the counsel of.
a friend.
I don't think Hea'.en is a place completely different from our everyday
life on earth. It's just finer and lo\ elier Our fellowship with)the Lord will
be complete: No interruptions, not even that of night and day.
We must remember that God is not a machine tabulating our actions
and automatically dispensing blessings and curses., The Bible says He
"'\earns'" \ er us He "\ earns" for a close personal relationship. Computers
are wonderful contraptons,but the\ don't "--\earn".
Dolls don't either. A 4-'.ear old hugging her dolls witifully observed,"I
lore them but the\ ne'er lcoe me back!"
Doesn't this remind ou of some people' God loves them over and
over but the\ ne er "love Him back". What a shame! Not only could they
live their \ejr-r in happiness. They could find out the reason they were cre-
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Alvarado Jr. has been visiting fami-
ly and friends in Hardeer County
while on leave, after seven months i
in Iraq.
He returned to the states on Aug.
8, and is scheduled to return to Iraq
Aug. 22. .
'The 2004 graduate of Hardee
High School is married to Rachel
Laso Alvarado who resides in
Wauchula while her husband is
serving overseas.
Alvarado, 21, is the son of
Armando and Marie E. Alvarado of
Bowling Green.


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Pictured following the noon meeting at the Panda Restaurant (from left) are Dick Maenpaa,
Matheny, Joyce Maenpaa and Charles Matheny. The Maenpaas recently returned from a trip to
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Local UF Student Named

To National Dean's List


Vicente Jr.


2-Year-Old
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Little Vicente Cabrera Jr. turned
two years old on Aug. 12 and the
;next day celebrated with a party at'
the Pioneer Park Pavilion.
Helping him celebrate with "The
Incredibles" party were his grand-
parents, Arturo and Margarita
Cabrera and Elena Patino, all of
Wauchula, and David and Nora
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List.
Each year, one half of one per-
cent of the nation's college students
are selected by their deans or other
faculty members for this award.
This summer, Noblett worked as
a producer and on-air host for.
Classic, 89 & Nature Coast, a
Florida Public Radio station based.
on the campus.
She plans to pursue a master's
degree in telecommunications-news
and hopes to one day work, as a
sports commentator.
She graduated cum laude from'
South Florida Community College
,in' 2004, where she was a member
of Phi Theta Kappa, and is a 2003
honor graduate of Hardee High
School.


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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
MONDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Donut,
Juice,Yogurt, Milk
Lunch: Chicken Fryz or Sau-
sage on a Bun (Salad Tray, Pinto
Beans, Applesauce, Juice, Roll)
and Milk
TUESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Cinnamon
Toast, Oatmeal, Applesauce,
Milk


Lunch: Deli Turkey Sandwich
or Cheeseburger on a Bun
(Salad Tray, Whole Kernel Corn,
Peanut Butter Cookies, Juice
Bar) and Milk
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Waffle,
Syrup, Baked Ham, Pineapple
Chunks, Milk
Lunch: Corndog or Hamburg-
er Gravy (Salad Tray, Mashed
Potatoes, Green Beans, Juice,
Roll) and Milk

THURSDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Cheese
Grits, Buttered Toast, Juice, Milk
Lunch: Cheese Pizza or
Lasagna (Salad Tray, Garden
Peas, Pears, Juice, Roll) and
Milk


FRIDAY
Breakfast: Cereal,


Danish,


Peaches, Juice, Milk
Lunch: Tacos or Stacked Ham
Sandwich (Salad Tray, Potato
Rounds, Juice, Jell-O) and Milk

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MONDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Donut,
Yogurt, Juice, Milk
Lunch: Chicken Fryz or
Sausage Sandwich or Repperoni
Pizza (Tossed Salad, Pinto
Beans & Ham, Cole Slaw,
Applesauce, Juice, Roll) and
Milk

TUESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Buttered
Toast, Oatmeal, Applesauce,
Milk
Lunch: Cheese Pizza or Deli
Turkey Sandwich or Cheese-
burger on a Bun (Lettuce &
Tomato, Juice Bar, Whole Kernel
Corn, Peanut Butter Cookies)
and Milk


Pepperoni Pizza or Corndog
(Tossed Salad, Green Beans,
Mashed Potatoes, Cucumber &
Tomato Salad, Juice, Fruit
Snack, Roll) and Milk

THURSDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Cheese
Grits, Buttered Toast, Juice, Milk
Lunch: Cheese Pizza or
Toasted Cheese w/HB Egg or
Lasagna (Tossed Salad, Garden
Peas, Waldorf Salad, Pears,
Juice, Roll) and Milk

FRIDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Danish,
Peaches, Juice, Milk
Lunch: Tacos or Pepperoni
Pizza or Stacked Ham Sandwich
(Lettuce & Tomato, Potato
Rounds, Mixed Fruit, Jell-O,
Juice) and Milk
SENIOR HIGH
MONDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Donut,


Yogurt, Juice, Milk
WEDNESDAY Lunch: Sausage Link on a Bun
Breakfast: 'Cereal, Waffle, (Tossed Salad, Macaroni &
Syrup, Baked Ham, Pineapple Cheese, Steamed Cabbage,
Chunks, Milk Squash, Juice, Applesauce) and
Lunch: Hamburger Gravy or Milk


TUESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Cinnamon
Toast, Oatmeal, Applesauce,
Milk
Lunch: Deli Turkey Sandwich
(Tossed Salad, Potato Rounds,
Corn, Cucumber & Tomato
Salad, Peanut Butter Cookies,
Juice Bar) and Milk

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Waffles,
Syrup, Pineapple Chunks, Milk
Lunch: Hamburger Gravy
(Tossed Salad, Mashed Pota-
toes, Green Beans, Fruit Snacks,
Roll, Juice) and Milk

THURSDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Cheese
Grits, Buttered Toast, Juice, Milk
Lunch: Lasagna (Tossed
Salad, Veggie Cup, Garden
Peas, Pears, Waldorf Salad, Roll,
Juice) and Milk

FRIDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Danish,
Peaches, Juice, Milk
Lunch: Taco (Tossed Salad,
Mexican Rice, Refried Beans
w/Cheese, Jell-O w/Fruit, Juice)
and Milk


NwAr

TWO BLUES, NO PINKS
Christopher and Samantha Parks,
Atlanta, Ga., a six pound ten ounce
son, George Allen, born July 23,
2005, Northside Hospital, Atlanta.
Mrs. Parks is the former Samantha
Brown. Maternal grandparents are
Roy A. Brown and Sandra Brush
Brown, both of Wauchula. Paternal
grandparents are Virginia Parks of
New York and the late George
Parks.

Steve and Andrea Johnson,
Bowling Green, a seven pound thir-
teen ounce son, Bryson James
"B.J.", born July 18, 2005,
Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Johnson is the former Andrea
Handley. Maternal grandparents
are Steve and Ruby Handley of
Avon Park. Maternal great-grand-
parents are Nolan and Margaret
Handley of Lake Hamilton.
Paternal grandparents are Dale and
Sarah Johnson of Wauchula.
Paternal great-grandmother is
Hazel Johnson of Bowling Green.


At the Florida Livestock Auctions, receipts totaled 9,965 compared to
last week 10,722 and 13,453 a year ago. According to the Florida Federal-
State Livestock Market News Service: slaughter cows and bulls were
steady, feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady.


Feeder Steers:



Feeder Heifers:


Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2:
200-300 lbs., 160.00-220.00;
300-400 lbs., 122.00-165.00; and
400-500 lbs., 108.00-135.00.

Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2:
200-300 lbs., 140.00-200.00;
300-400 lbs., 112.00-149.00; and
400-500 lbs.,' 105.00-130.00.


Ra I BREED: Laborador
Retriever
Mix
SEX: Female
SAGE: 1 YearOld
-NAME: Chance




This is a FREE adoption. The dog has a valid rabies vaccination &
the previous owner has paid the adoption fee.
Adoption fees are $45 and include a rabies vaccination and spaying or neutering of
the animal. Conlac 773-2320 if you are inleresed in adopting any cats or dog, that
desp rate0l neyd a oving' home. The kennel location is 685 7% :-port Road.
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"All your lawn needs"

It's what we do.


* Top notch complete lawn maintenance

* Landscape installation and design
* Irrigation repair and installation



Now Taking New Customers

(863) 781-6793.,
7:28-8:18p


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For the week ended August 11, 2005:







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CROWN FORD'S


EMPLOYEE PRICING


DIFFERENCE


Friendly, No Pressure, No Hassle Atmoshphere

With 25 Dealerships, across the country, we need your

trade in! Top Dollar Paid!

Our huge Coast to Coast financial network can get you


financed when other dealers can !


2005 Explorer
4 Door, XLT
MSRP $33,295
Employee Pricing $24,958
You Save $8,697
STK # 5U63003
2005 Five Hundred
Sedan
MSRP $22.795
Employee Pricing $19,982
You Save $2,903
STK # 5P23009


2005 F-150
Regular Cab,
MSRP $21,120
Employee Pricing $14.995
You Save $6,125
STK # 5F12306
2005 Freestar
Van
MSRP $28,100
Employee Pricing $18,635
You Save $9,465
STK # 5A51001


2005
Crown Vic
MSRP $25,360
Employee Pricing $19,990
You Save $5,370
3TK # 5P73003
2005 Explorer
Sport Trac
MSRP $29.935
Employee Pricing $23,998
You Save $5,937
STK # 5U67109


2005 Eddie Bauer
Expedition
MSRP $42.535
Employee Pricing $31,698,
You Save $10,567
STK # 5U17043
2006 F-250
Regular Cab'
MSRP $26,495
Employee Pricing $22,685
You Save $3,810
STK # 6F20024 2006 Super Dulies at Employee Price'


2005 -F150
Supercrew 4x4 Lariat
MSRP $39,200
Employee Pricing $29,927
You Save $9,273
STK # 5W14331
2005
Focus
MSRP $16,820
Employee Pricing $12,828
You Save $3,992
STK # 5P31026


Used Car Deals The Competition Can Only Dream About!


Ford Mustang

Beautiful Charcoal Metallic with
Chrome Wheels, Automatic,
sK # $274/Month and under 15,000 miles.
5W21199M Zero Down 15,
2003 Ford F150 j 'b '
Supercab


Loaded Lariat with Leather,
Stepside Box, Chrome-Tech
Wheels.
smT $323/Month $18,995
5U67126A Zero Down


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1999 Uncoln 7
Continental


Loaded with all the Lincoln
Luxury Features.
sTK $9,995
507018
2002 Chrysler
P T C ru ise r I,,


Custom Interior, Brilliant
Maroon Metallic Paint, Rear
Spoiler, A Real Beauty!
sT, $199/Month $11,595
506011 Zero Down
2004
Fscape


e Graphics Pckg, 72 Mo.
Financing, Great Payment.
Extra Clean!
ST, $259/Month $14,995,
507015 Zero Down


2002
Ford Windstar


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STK $210O/Month
5KO1011A Zero Down


2004 Explorer
Sport Trac


STK# $339/Month
o0?01 Zero Down


LX model with Power
Windows, Locks, and Mirrors,
Third Row Seating, CD player,
Extra Clean.
$11,998


Like New with only 17,000 miles.
XLT Model with Power Windows,
Locks, and Mirrors, Deep Tinted
Glass, Chrome Running Boards.
Bed Liner.
$19,999 ,-


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The


Classifieds


ABOUT ...

Classifieds
DEADLINE ....Tuesday noon
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/Produce
Real Estate
Recreational Vehicles
Rentals
Services
SWanted
Yard Sales


CarolTomblin CAROL'S
Owre POOL

SERVICE
.10 Years Experience ~
Certified & Insured
I "" Office: 863-452-6026
rCell: 863-449-1806
P.O. Box 974 Avon Park, FL 33826
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24-Hour Emergency Towing Lowest PossibleRates Fast, Reliable Service


SHill's Auto World
U.S. Hwy. 17 Bowling Green











Beautifully restored vintage home for sale. Main house has 2 BR, 2 baths,
hardwood floors, gas fireplace, recessed lighting, 10' ceilings. Kitchen appli-
ances included. New roof in 2002, new thermnil windows in main house.
Central heat and air. Unique circular screened porch, large screened lanai.
Includes guest quarters or one BR, 1 bath apartment. Double garage!
Orlered at $265,000!
ON LAKE PLACID! Beautiful lake home at 3275 Placid View Drive. Fully
furnished 2 BR. 2BA\ in main house, I BR, 1 B.A in guest quarters. 2 CHIIAC
unils. Security system. New Smithbilt shed. .
Approximately 27 ac. on paved road near Wauchula with paved road
frontage. Zoned FR-1I Development potential! Listed at $19,500 per acre!
Greal commercial development site on Highwa. 17. Cail Joe Smithfor price.
location and details!
Hardee County: 150+ acres pasture with count) road frontage. Flowing
creek, several farm wells and cow 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!
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY! Large corner parcel on new Northbound US
17! Cleared and ready to build! Listed at $245,000!
24,000+ SF commercial lot at corner of Heard Bridge Road and Townsend
Street, just 1 block East of Northbound US 17! Just $45,000!
3 bedroom, 2 bath cedar and cypress home in family oriented neighborhood.
All appliances included. New roof. Offered in "AS IS" condition. Listed for
$99,500 firm.
2,060 ac. SR 70 Manatee County ranch/development property. Two small
houses, packinghouse with cold storage. Offered by bid! Call for details.
122+ acres development property on US 98 near US 27. Presently in good
quality citrus grove. Offered at $16,000 per acre!
PLEASE CALL US IF YOU HAVE PROPERTY TO SELL
James V. See, Jr., Broker James V, See, Sr., Broker
Sales Associates
( after hours)
Mary Rollins (863) 773-9673 Robert Jones (863) 781-1423
Ben Gibson (941) 737-2800 Brian PohlI (863) 773-6563
Joseph F. Smith (863) 781-1851 John H. Gross (863) 273-1017
Bruce E. Shackelford (941) 725-1358
1S We are a member of the Wauchula Board of Realtors and m
S Multiple Listing Service, and can service other Realtors' listings. I1
R*Ilse


ONE 1998 PERKINS DIESEL Grove
pump, 250 HP, 235 Tach hours, excel-
lent condition. $8,500 OBO. 773-9122.
8:18-25p
DIESEL INJECTION REPAIRS, pumps,
starting at $195., injectors, turbos,
misc. tractor repairs, clutches, engine
rebuilds. 863-385-5596 9:2-12:29;05p
-
BUILT IN DISHWASHER, 6 weeks old,
$75. New microwave used twice, $50.
863-735-0139. 8:18-25p


'84 3/4 TON CHEVY truck, $2,000
OBO. 781-9651. 8:18-25c
1994 SUBARU LEGACY SW, 2.2 LGX,
fair condition, needs minor repairs,
$600. 767-0291 after 4 p.m. 8:18p
MOVING MUST SELL. 1985 GMC, 4
door, dually truck, air, 454 engine;
1988 Buick Regal, good body, good
engine; 20' inboard/outboard with
trailer. Take all for $3,100. 773-6755.
8:18-25p
1981 FORD F100, longbed pickup
truck, straight 6 motor, $650 OBO. Call
Alex 781-4174. 8:18-25p


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Cons tr xc ti on Corp_

General Contractor
Lic.# RG291103615
Locally owned and operated

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





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4 rthe best deals


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$4,000 TO $6,000 monthly
PL^EASOS'

Join a national effort to assist
in the enrollment of the new
part D prescription drug plan
for retirees on Medicare.
Duties include education and
distribution of part D materi-
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local area.
,
Training is provided.
Call today to secure full info.
863-385-0707.
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Country Manor Apartments
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.
Monday through Friday 10:00 to 6:00
Equal Housing Opportunity .. .i..c


A -^ H
1995 MAZDA, MX-6, 2 door, 4 cylinder,
$2,100 OBO. Call Alex 781-4174.
8:18-25p
1997 DODGE, 4X4, 250 D4 CAT off
road, 18 yd truck, new hitch for 5th
wheel with ball. 735-1333. 8:18p
'89 FORD EXTENDED cab, 4x4, auto.,
V8, air, $4,000 OBO. 767-6468.
8:11-18p


A -fi
DIESEL INJECTION REPAIRS. See
Agriculture. 9:2-12:29,'05p

SE
BAYLINER FISH & SKI boat, 50 HP
outboard, $2,000 FIRM. 863-735-0139.
8:18-25p


Short Time Job Bankruptcy Raepo Slow Pay
Just moet our easy requlamana and you are condlttootly
APPROVED* NO MONEY DOWN
*Low monthly payments Competiative Rataes Not Buy Here-Pl Here
Established Credit Late Model Car & Trucka. Cll now for your cradt approve on our 24 hr. toM free
HOTUNE 140-838061
'vbu must maet our lender's crdtsadrs noean qiyrqieet
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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Pay rate: $11.10 $14.57
Wanted for the Hardee County Office of Community
Development. Ability to establish and maintain working
relationships with Department Heads, employees and
the-. public. Considerable knowledge of office practices
and procedures and considerable ability to make inde-
pendent decisions. Must have extensive experience in
organizational skills, office environment in business
English and be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and
Powerpoint. Must have a High School Diploma or
GED.
Bilingual preferred.

Complete job description and application forms posted
on County web. site: www.hardeecounty.net.
Applications accepted in the Human Resource Dept.
205 Hanchey Road, Wauchula, Florida 33873, (863)
773-2161, until 5:00 p.m., August 25, 2005. EOE-
F/M/V c'8:18c










Beautiful wooded 5 acres, like new DW/MH, 3/2, Central H/A, 5138 Deer
Run Road. $120,000.
15 Acres Rhynn Road currently in grove. Well & Irrigation system & drain
tile. $15,000 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 H/A, CB $65,000.
170 College Lane, 2BR 1 Bth Central H/A. Large wooded lot $69,500.
And 22 acres MOL Gi-ove, deep well, corner of Barlow Rd. and S.R. 64E.
W/MH.
50 acres more or less close to town. Frontage on 2 paved roads. $15,000
per acre. ,
1 ac. wooded lot Golfview $22,500.
Large frame home, 3 BR, 1 bath, 4428 Central Ave., Bowling Green.
$72,500.




We Buy Houses

/^' 'L^ ^"x o you- own an
/unwanted house
.......,and need to sell
Sait quickly?




Is your home vacant B ." l
or in need of repairs?
Are you facing
Foreclosure? I
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Relocating?
ivorce? '"

Bad tenants?
*,Have no equity? L

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Fernando Morales at 781-2541
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The


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Excavation and Paving Contractors


Over 30 Years Experience
SClearina
* Earthwork
, Building Pads
* Shell Roads & Driveways
* Ashphalf Pavinq (Roadi, Drivewavi & Parkinelots)
* Concrete Pavin qDrivewavs &idewalls)
* Underground Utilities (Sewer Storm Drainae)
* Asphalf Seal Coating


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Cell (863) 201-0091
Direct Connect 157*139*4891


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Owner


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SSavvy, driven marketing whiz

106.9 The Bull, the Heartland's
new country station, is expanding
it's marketing team in Hardee,
DeSoto and Charlotte Counties.

Valid driver's license and
transportation a must.

To set up an appointment, call Ron Brown at
863/494-4111.

Resumes may be emailed to
ron@bull.fm

Heartland Broadcasting Corporation
is an Equal Opportunily Employer
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220 N. 6th Avenue
OPP4N I Wauchula, Florida 33873
(863) 773-3337 Fax: (863) 773-0144
www.floresrealty.net
SPECIAL OF THE WEEK
"" NEWER CB HOME IN ZOLFO SPRINGS 3 BR/2 BA Central Air
& Heat on Nice Corner Lot. Call for your appointment today! Asking
$125,000.


Good Homesile 5= Acres paied
road frontage, approximately 2
miles west of town. Don't Let this
Deal Pass You By! Asking $110.000.
New Listing (3) 5.85 Acre Tracts
and (1) 17.95 Acre Tract on 62 W\esl
of US Hvy 17. Good Land ideal for
Residential. Asking $21.900 an acre.
Listing in Downing Circle Buyer
wanted for this Brand New 2006
Manufactured Home. 3BR/2BA
Central Air & Heal. Stoie &
Refrigerator. NiMoe in Read).
Asking $74,500.
Newer Mobile Home on 1 AC -
Very well maintained and out in the
Country. 3BR/2BA 2001 Mobile
Home with Central Air & Heat.
Located in Ft. Meade. CALL
TODAY! Asking $92.500.
Large Corner Lot 3BR/2BA large
Frame Home within 11auchula city
with lots of potential. Asking
$280.000.


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
today!!! Being offlTered at $390,000.
\\est Hardee County 8.23 Acres
with restrictions off Kazen Road
Greal ror New Home Construction,
Close to town. Asking $123,500.
BIG House. BIG Yard That's
what )ou will find in this 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.
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


Noey Flores John Freeman Amanda Ilishoe Stere Lanier
**.-Whether you're buying or selling. The pro-
fessionals at Flores & Flores, Inc. will be happy
to assistt you. Let one of our associates help
mal~ 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
Lawrence A. Roberts..............(863) 773-9256
S Noey Adam Flores (863):781-4585
John Freeman (863) 773-6141
Amanda Mishoe (863) 781-3587
Steve Lanier (863) 559-9392 8:18c


Classifieds


18' BOWRIDER w/125 O.B. and trailer.
Runs good. Need interior and cable,
$800. 3.0 outdrive for 6 cylinder, $250.
Aluminum trailer 17', $300. 773-3513.,
8:18p


FURNITURE SALE! Sofa $100, love
seat $50, coffee table, 2 end tables, 2
lamps $100, sofa table $50, dining
room table w/4 chairs $150. 773-6818.
8:18p


WOOD DINING table with 6 chairs
$100 good condition. 863-773-2508.
8:18p


DRIVER DELIVERY truck for orna-
mental nursery. Class D CDL required.
Apply Peace River Growers, 3521 N.
Nursery Road, Zolfo Springs, $9.00
per hour. EOE. 8:18-25c
CARPENTER NEEDED to frame new
house. 781-4903. 8:18p


I~ue Birg*,(83. 781-353D


I Nice 4BR 3 Bth C.B. home in nice area. 4230 S.F. Studio apt
attached. Hardwood floors. Irrigated pond. Stable neighborhood.
$249,900.
*5.23 wooded acres with electric pole, well, septic tank, great home
site, nice area. Main road. $74,900.
*Nice 3 BR 2 BA home built in 2000, large corner lot. Good starter.
home. $84,500.
*205 Acres available in Manatee County. Buyer can divide into
smaller tracts. 20 minutes from 1-75. $22,000/acre.
*Other acreage available in 10,20, or 40 acre tracts call for details.
*10 or 15 ac tract in nice area. Great homesite, $12,000 per acre.
*10 acre tract cleared and ready for homesite $140,000.
LOTS NOW AVAILABLE! 1 acre and 2.5 acre tracts available for building sites.
WATCH FOR NEW 84 HOME DEVELOPMENT in Wauchula-Deed restricted,
Close to high school. Homes starting from $155,000. Call today for info.



Cash! Cash! Cathf

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your house

No commission fees!

Quick closings!


Now buying houses and land for

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Family Services Coordinator
(2 positions)

ECMHSP is now accepting applications for Family Services
Coordinator in a Migrant Head Start Program. Responsible for the
on-going recruitment and enrollment of center children and for
the implementation of Social Services and Parent Involvement
areas of the program. Also assists in assessing that health and
disability services are provided. Preferred: Associate's degree in
Human Services, Social Work or related field and two years expe-
rience working with children and families, or Family Development
Credential or equivalent and 3 years experience working with chil-
dren and families and active enrollment in an Associate's degree
program in a Human Services field. Experience in community
services Billingual (Sp/Eng or Creole/Eng). Accepted: High
School Diploma/GED and five years, experience working with chil-
dren and families. Experience in community services. Family
Development Credential or equivalent or active enrollment in an
Associate's degree program within one year. Starting salary
$10.34-$10.86 per hour. Personal Leave and employer-matched
retirement plan, Closing Date: .8/29/05. Send resume/letter of
interest or apply, at 5115 Mason Dixon Ave. Bowling Green, Fl
33834 Tel 863-375-2101, EOE, ADA License# C14HA001.

Anuncio para el puesto de
coordinator de servicios para la familiar

ECMHSP esta aceptando solicitudes de empleo para el puesto
de coordinator de servicios para la familiar. Sera responsible por
el reclutamiento e inscripcion de los ninos, la implementation de
servicios sociales y la participation de los padres en el program.
Ayudar a evaluar que los servicios de salud y discapacidad sean
proveidos. Se prefiere: Titulo de asociado en Servicios
Humanos, Trabajo Social, o en una.area relacionada, y que tenga
dos anos de experiencia trabajando con ninos y families, o cre-
dencial de Desarrollo de Familia o en una area relacionada y que
tenga tres anos de experiencia trabajando con ninos y families y
estar matrrculado para obtener un titulo de asociado en Servicios
Humanos. Experiencia trabajando en servicios para la comu-
nidad. Biligue (espanol/ingles o criollo/ingles). Se acepta:
Diploma de escuela secundaria o GED y cinco anos de experi-
encia trabajando con ninos y families. Experiencia trabajando en
servicios para la comunidad. La credencial de Desarrollo de
Familia o credencial equivalent o estar matriculado para obten-
er un titulo de axociado antes de cumplir el primer ano de
empleo. El salario injcial es entire $10.34-$10.86 por hora. Se
ofrece permiso personal, permiso por enfermedad y beneficio de
retire con contribution del empleador. La fecha final para entre-
gar la solicitud es: 8/29/05, envie su curriculo y su carta de interest
o su solicitud de empleo a: 5115 Mason Dixon Ave. Bowling
Green, FL 33834. Telefono 863-375-2101, EOE, ADA, licencia #
C1 4HA0001
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DOCTOR'S OFFICE needs FT person
for front office. Must be bilingual.
Previous medical experience pre-
ferred. Good working atmosphere,
benefits. Mon.-Friday position. Send
resume to Doctor's office, attn. Office
Manager, 322 South 6th Avenue,
Wauchula. 8:11-18c
$1,000 SIGNING BONUS; BULK truck
drivers and service personnel. Coker
Fuel, Inc., 231 W. Main St., Wauchula
2:24tfc
AUTO RESTORATION DEPOT experi-
enced paint and body person only.
Must have ,minimum 5 years experi-
ence. Full or part time. Apply In per-
son 122 S. 8th Ave. 8:11-9:1 p
HOUSEKEEPER needed, live on
estate. Call (863) 634-7552 or (863)
763-5321. 7:28tfc


PERSON FOR GENERAL repair and
maintenance of trucks, trailers, trac-
tors and general farm machinery.
Welding and fabrication a plus..Wages
negotiable depending on experience.
Apply at Buckhorn Nursery, 475
Lambert Rd., Zolfo Springs. 863-773-
6662. ,8:18c
MECHANICS $1000 sign-on for
experienced Competitive wages!
Good benefits. Trainees welcome.
Tampa, Port Manatee, Auburndale.
Commer-cial Carrier Corp. 877-967-
5222. 8:11-18p
FLEXIBLE HOURS P/T/F/T at growing
CPA Firm. Opening for staff accoun-
tant/bookeeper. Pay based on
educ/exp. Send resume by fax 773-
.0049 or email robinjed@strato.net.
8:11-18p


dzalea apartments

Now accepting applications!

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

860 Pleasant Way Bowling Green, FL

(863) 375-4138
Monday Friday 9 a.m. 5 p.m.
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5105 N. Hwy 17 Bowling Green
OU TIE AREONSAE VEYDY


Any old hillbilly can change a
tire, b'ut we sell tires for less
and we prove it!


Bo Espino
Auto Technician


Bo changes all types
of tires...
Car, Semi, Trailer,'
etc.
Open:
Mon-Sat
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BEWARE!
We are licensed and
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Assistant Teacher

ECMHSP is now accepting applications for Assistant Teacher to
work with children ages 6 wks to 5 years in a Migrant Head Start
Program. Responsible for assisting in the provision of develop-
mentally appropriate activities and care for Head Start children
under the guidance and direction of the Teacher. Position sup-
ported by the Early Childhood Education Specialist. Preferred:
CDA for working with appropriate age group (Infant/Toddler or
Pre-school), 2 years experience, and active enrollment in
Associates degree program. Bilingual (Spa/Eng or Creole/Eng).,
Accepted: High School Diplbma/GED and CDA Credential for:
working with appropriate age group (Infant/Toddler or Pre-school).
and two years experience working with young children. Starting;
salary $8.58-$9.01 per hour. Personal Leave and employer-
matched retirement plan. Closing date: 8/29/05. Send resume/let-
ter of interest or apply at: 5115 Mason Dixon Ave. Bowling Green.
FL 33834, Tel. 863-375-2101, EOE, ADA, License #C14HA0001.

Anuncio de empleo para el puesto de
asistente de maestro

ECMHSP esta aceptando solicitudes de empleo para el puesto
de asistente de maestro para trabajar con ninos entire las edades:
de 6 semanas a 5 anos de edad en un program de Migrant Head:
Start. Tendra la responsabilidad de ayudar en la implementacionr
de las actividades apropiadas para el desarrollo infantil y ayudar
en el cuidado de los ninos de Head Start bajo la guia y direction,
del maestro del salon de clase. El puesto esta apoyado por la,
especialista de education de la ninez temprana. Se prefiere: La
credencial CDA para trabajar con el grupo de ninos de la edad:
apropiada (bebes/ninos pequenos o preescolares) y dos anos de
experiencia. Ademas, debe estar activatmente matriculado en
una' program para obtener su titulo asociado. Bilingue
(espanol/ingles o criollo/ingles). Se acepta: Diploma de escuela
secundaria/GED y la CDA para trabajar con el grupo de ninos de
la edad apropiada (bebes/ninos pequenos o preescolares) y dos,
anos de experiencia trabajando con ninos pequenos. El salario.
inicial es entire $8.58-$9.01 por hora. Se ofrece permiso personal,
permiso por enfermedad, y beneficios de retiro contribution del
empleador. La ultima fecha para entregar la solicitud es: 8/19/05,
envie su curriculo/su carta de interest o su solicitud de empleo a:
5115 Mason Dixon Ave. Bowling Green, FL 33834, Tel 863-375-
2101, EOE, ADA, Licencia # C14HA0001 c18:18,25c
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION
You are hereby notified that Wauchula State Bank
will sell the vehicles described below "As Is" to the
highest bidder for cash, free of prior liens, to satis-
fy legal obligations.
1984 Olds 4D Id.#1G3AY69Y5E9723841
2004 Chry 4D Id.#1C3EL56R04N323641
2001 GMC UT ld.#1GKCS13WX12175430
Contact Linda or Shannon for details at Wauchula
State Bank 863-773-4151. The sale will be held on
Friday August 26, 2005 at 10:00 am at the Wauchula
State Bank parking lot located at 106 East Main
Street, Wauchula, FL. c8:18,25c

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@kidshopeuriited.org or fax to (407)
386-3499.
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Classifieds


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


3 BR/ 1 B, 2 car garage, in Ft. Meade,
like new, $87,000. (863) 781-2541.
8:11-18p
3 BR/2 BA, 2 car garage, 1 1/3 acre, 2
wells, septic, Altman Road. 863-699-
9200 863-559-6751. 8:4-9:1 p


We Buy Houses! 'k

$Cash$

Call Juan Delatorre at

(863) 773-0016 (863) 781-1128 Marc Anthony, Juan& Aaron
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OPERATOR
TRAINING FOR
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Bulldozers, Backhoes,
Loaders, 'Dump Trucks,
Graders, Scrapers,
Excavators
Next Class: August 22nd
National Certification
Financial Assistance
- Job Placement Assistance
800-383-7364
Associated Training Services
www.atsn-schools.com
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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


A good cook is like a sorceress
who dispenses happiness.


DIVORCE
BANKRUPTCY


$69

863-314-0846
(non-lawyer)1


You Have
The Power
At Suburban Propane, we
have been satisfying the
needs of our 750,000
customers for over 75
years. We are currently
I looking for a:
DELIVERY ROUTE
SALESPERSON
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 i
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-
ward your resume and salary
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.
www.suburbanpropane.com
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ROOSTERS, LAYING hens, 4 pygmy
goats, and eggs (750 dz.) 863-735-
0139. 8:18-25p
WANTED PYGMY or dwarf pygmy
nanny goat. 781-9472. 8:18-25p


2001 YAMAHA, 4x4, 4-wheeler, alu-
minum rims w/new tires, $2,500 OBO.
773-3513. 8:18p


OPENING SOON!


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


FOR SALE: 1999 Homes of Merit dou-
ble wide. 28'x60'. Excellent condition,
3BR/2Bath, den, fireplace, large living
room, garden tub. Must be moved.
$58,000. Call 863-767-4620. 8:18-25p


NOW HIRING
Full and part time waiters
and waitresses. Must be 21
years and over. Must have
at least 1 year experience.
For more information
please contact
Natalie Pearson 773-4485
from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Also hiring full time busers.


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Committed to the future of rurtd commultme.


Cargill Juice Job Fair

Wednesday, August 24

9 am Noon
1 pm 4 pm

COME MEET THE TEAM
at
1552 Sun Pure Road
Avon Park

Bring your resume, complete an application on site and
be interviewed on the spot. We are seeking motivated
team players with great attitudes and strong work ethics
to complete our production force in Frostproof and Avon
Park locations. Previous manufacturing or citrus pro-
cessing experience is helpful. Mechanical aptitude and
computer skills are a plus.
If you are seeking an outstanding opportunity to work for
a great company, don't miss this chance to apply. We
offer good pay and great benefit package including
Health/Dental/Life, 401-k, Pension, tuition reimbursement.
Interested candidates may also apply at One Stop Career
Centers in Lakeland, Winter Haven or Sebring. Fax
resumes to 863-635-8125 or call 863-635-8054 for more
information. DFWP/EOE. c18Ise


L AMBER R
REALTY INC. "
402 South 6th Avenue(863) 773-0007
Wauchula, FL 33873 Bus. (863) 773-0007
DORIS S. LAMBERT, G.R.I., Broker Fax: (863) 773-0038 Doris Lambert
KENNETH A. LAMBERT, Broker E-mail:lambertdl@earthlink.net
BUYERS AVAILABLE! WE NEED YOUR-LISTINGS -CONTACT US TODAY!


HIGHWAY 62 FRONTAGE 5 acre tracts excellent
building sites. $100,000.
NATIVE 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.
Recently updated, lovely frame home, 3B/1 Bth, well
maintained, irrigation for plants, convenient location.
$125,000.
Secluded 17 acres and 2B/1.5 Bth M/H; plenty of
wildlife including turkey, deer, and hogs. $175,000,
COMMERCIAL LOT! Ideal location on Highway 17
North. SEE TODAY!
ZONED COMMERCIAL! This lot has great potential;
presently has a 2B/lBth home, approx. 1200 square feet.
Listed at $75,000.
110 Acres of native grasses, two 4" wells, 2000 feet of
paved road frontage, beautiful live oaks, approx. 5 acres
native woods, gentle slope to property; perfect home-
sites. $15,000 per acre.


SEE THIS PARK MODEL D/W 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; $570,000.
Close to Manatee 5.49 acres, cleared, fenced, and small
pond. $95,000.
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.
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. "I


SERVICE YOU CAN COUNT ON


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ASSOCIATE:
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DELOIS JOHNSON.............773-9743
MICHAEL ADAMS .............781-2413
MIKEY COLDING...............781-1698
DAVID McCLINTOCK..........781-1226
CHARLOTTE TERRELL......781-6971


REALTOR
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Citrus Removal Land Clearing
backhoe Work
Fond Digging Ditch Cleaning.
Drivewags ebble Rock, etc.
~ s1~NOW VAILABLE 1
F ill ir,& eom oi


Shawn Rimes
(863) 781-0412
Agnet
158*17*9761


References Provided Upon Requests


1 BR or 2 BR Apartments Available
for 62+ or Disabled
Forest Glade Apartments
700 E. Townsend St.
Wauchula, FL
863-773-0592


On-Site Managers
Central Heat/Air
Wall To Wall Carpet
Storage Room
Office Hours
1:00 pm 5:00 pm


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WE DO IT AL
...and we AL WA Y
do it forL E3 $S !


Billy Ayers
Tire Technician


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HOURS
Mon. Fri. 8-6
Sat. 8-12


ISe Habla Espanoll


REALTOR


Ienn3 Sanders
See more listings at
REAL ESTATE
NEW LISTING! Country living
at its best! Bring the cows. 22.5
acs. complete with outstanding
3 BR, :2 bath modular home
with caged pool & large
screened lanai. Beautiful hard-
wood cabinets with granite
countertops, fireplace & new
landscaping. $625,000!
NEW LISTING! 5 acs. in east-
ern Hardee Co. Has plenty of
trees and lots of wildlife.
$70,280!


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.
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!
Take part and locate your busi-
ness in this growing commercial
area! 450' on North Florida
Ave. Zoned commercial.
$360,000!
5 BR, 2 bath MH on 5 acs.
With 1860 SF living area.
$130,000!
Great location for your com-
mercial business ... right on US
Hwy 17! 2044 total SF gives
plenty of room! $95,000.
34.4 ac. Valencia grove with
red & green jets. Good produc-
er. $18,000/ac!


863-773-0777
863-773-0727


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i REALTORSS
JOE L. DAVIS
JOE L. DAVIS, JR.
JOHN H. O'NEAL

- www.joeldavis.com
INVESTMENTS
Frontage on Hwy 17 N. South of
new Suncoast Schools Credit
Union. Approximately 3.5 acs.
with 2 homes and 1 office.
$1,000.000!
RELAX & ENJOY! This beau-
tiful, wooded 52 ac. tract in
SW Hardee Co has easy access
0 ith dble road frontage.
$780,000!
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 l our home. $60,000!
20 ac. Hamlin groie approx.
2.5 miles east of Wauchula
Paved rd frontage. $320.000!
REDUCED: Sellers motivated!
Outstanding home in
Knollwood. 5 BR, 3 1/2 bath,
formal living & dining, extra
large family room fireplace,
game room, and heated pool
w/hot tub. Now $290.000!
20 acs. in Ft. Green area.
Grove with home. 3BR, 1 bath
with pool. Call toda .
$15.000/ac.
Secluded 2000 MH on 15 acs.
sith 3BR. 2 bath, 1809sf liing
area. 3855 total sf. Includes
large concrete, covered
patio/carport, shed, and dog
pens. Reduced to $295,000!
38 ac. grove with county rd
frontage in SW Hardee Co.
$550,000!
Commercial 34.5 acs. on north
bound Hwi 17, over 1,800 feet
of frontage. Bu. all or in part.
Call today for details!


CLATES AFTER HOVRS.
DIDROYALL 781-.M90,
SANDY LARRISON.. .&12-0I.M0
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BEAUTIFUL 1996 Hi-Line park model
w/Florida room & laundry room addi-
tion, large utility shed. Includes wash-
er & dryer. Paid $25,000 plus $11,000
for additions will sell for $11,000 cash.
285-8502 or 245-9519. 8:18-9:15p
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


SHIH-TZU puppies, adorable & cud-
dly, ACA certified. Now taking
deposits. Call 781-1160. 8:18p


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BEAGLES FOR HUNTING one five
year old registered male; one seven
year old registered female and four
eight month old young dogs, $600 for
all 773-0547. 8:11-25p
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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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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"On The Jot


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


John Resclike
Bill Reschke


Help Wanted
Southeast Modular Mfg. South
has an immediate opening for all
phases of modular construction.
Experienced Welders, framers, trim carpenters,
plumbers and electricians.
Competitive pay, benefits arid 401K.
Apply in person 1340 Highway 17 North
Wauchula, Florida 33873
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CCC-045925
License CBC-12430


Julie Hancoci
(863) 781-4903
, Email:jhancock@ strato.net
www.cfreal.com


Teresa Hancock Gonzalz .................Broker/Owner
gonzosellshomes@ aol.com
Julie Deane Hancock ................. Realtor/Associate
jhancock@strato.net

I .Memb'erof Florida and National Association of
Realtors and Greater Tampa'Association of
Realtors. EuQLousING

BRADENTON BEACH

The best of everything. Full gulf view, partial view of the bay, pool,
tennis court, dock with boat slips and miles of beach. This com-
plex stretches from Gulf to bay and
has everything you could want for
that perfect vacation home or home
Period. Newly updated and decorat-
ed in that Tommy Bahama island
style-. Kitchen has new granite
A coun-
ters, new maple cabinets and all new
stainless steel appliances. Guests
love it so 'much that they book their
vacations a year in advance just to
save their time slot, Some furnishings
are included and others are negotiable.

$575,000

Thinking of listing your home?
Call us for fast results!
5% commission Due ONLY at closing
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THERE IS HELP!
Spouse Abuse
Crisis Line
1 (800) 500-1119


We Buy


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AM-SbUTH REALTY
( 63) 773-2122,,

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DEMOLITION
Tree & Stump
Removal

Parker Fill Dirt

Local Contractor
(863) 735-2415
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SAM-SOUTH REALTY

AKINA G REAL ESTATE REAL EASY. '
An Independently Owned and Operated Member of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation


FREE: Approximately 1 year old, male,
blonde, dachshund and cur mix and
female guinea pig w/cage. 767-0911.
8:18nc
COCKER SPANIEL puppies, 9 weeks
old, AKC registered. Call Frankie 735-
2382. 8:18p
HAPPY JACK skin balm: treat 'hot
spots'. Stop painful scratchifig &
gnawing without steroids on dogs &
cats. TSC Stores (773-3456)
www.happyjackinc.com. 8:18-9:8c
FOR SALE Beach condo full gulf
view, partial bay view, $575,000. Call
Julie Hancock Central Fla. Real
Estate Investments, Inc. 781-4903.
8:18p
5 ACRES, great homesite, fenced, Ag-
well, $75,000. 863-781-2493.
8:11-9:8p


10 ACRES. Two mobile homes on ;
property. 773-5878 call for price.
8:18p 1


ATTENTION! The Federal- Fair
Housing Act Prohibits advertising any *
preference or limitation based on :
race, color, religion, sex, handicap, :
familial status or national origin, or .
the intention to make such a prefer-'
ence or limitation. Familial status '
includes children under 18 living with ,
parents or guardians and pregnant'
women. tfc-dh
2 BR mobile home, AC furnished,'
recently remodeled, $475 monthly,'
$450 deposit. No Pets! 2 references-
required. 773-0926. 8:18c.


Now Hiring
for Fall
Stock & Cashiers
Must be flexible with hours & days!
Apply in person
at
Kash n Karry
1113 US Hwy 17 So.
Wauchula ci8:11,18c


77 WELDER HOME
= GYM

LIKE NEW

$150

773-6081
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OW RE-OPEN!



Sr. I Tea 9arkel

Hwy. 17


Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday
RESTROOMS WATER ELECTRIC

781-1062 c4:21tfc


600 West College, Drive
Avon Park, FL 33825
(863)453-6661 FAX (863)784-7497
E-MAIL: jobs@southflorida.edu
www.southflorida. edu


COORDINATOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Full-time, year-round position to provide professional support in the Community
Relations and Marketing Office for external and internal public relations.
Energetic team player needed who is responsible for designing all print adver-
tising, brochures, and newsletters. Exceptional computer skills, particularly in
desktop publishing (PageMaker, Quark, and PhotoShop) and word processing,
required. Ability needed to meet deadlines, to be flexible, and to perform high
quality multi-tasks. Will coordinate a variety of public relations, advertising, and
marketing projects as assigned. Act as staff photographer. Requires Bachelor's
degree in marketing, public relations, graphic-arts, journalism, or related field
and, at least two years of directly related experience. Extensive experience in
graphics design may substitute for. the degree requirement or experience.
Starting annual salary: $25,000 $30,000. Full-time employee benefits include
retirement, health and life insurance, vacation and sick leave. Deadline 5:00
p.m., Thurs., Aug. 18, 2005.
Application forms are available in Human Resources, Building I (Highlands
Campus), on SFCC's Web site, or at any SFCC campus/center.
SFCC IS AN EQUAL ACCESS/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTION c118:11-18c


SOUTH FLORIDA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE


702 SOUTH 6TH AVENUE
WAUCHULA, FL 33873


"ary Delatorre Broker

(863) 773-2122
FAX (863) 773-2173
AFTER HOURS CALL:
Donna Steffens, Associate 781-3627
Jerry Carlton, Associate 375-2887
Richard Dasher, Associate 773-0575
Dane Hendry, Associate 381-2769


Richard Dasher


0 .
Office hours 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
,3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, fenced yard, large outbuilding. CHARMING TWO BEDROOM, 1 BATH concrete block
$95,000. home in quiet neighborhood. Remodeled and ready for
------ new family. $89,900.
NEWLY REMODELED HOME, great location, new appli- ---
ances, fixtures and more. $129,900. BUILD YOUR OWN HOME IN THIS WOODED 5 ACRE
------ TRACT $152,000.
HIGHWAY 66 FRONTAGE. Zolfo Springs lot. $40,000 SERENE SURROUNDINGS 3 bedroom, 2 bath MH on 8
acres. Large barn and more. $195,000.
SECLUDED 24 ACRES, cabbage palms, oaks and other ------
natural Florida flora and fauna. Perfect for weekend LARGE LOT corner of Main and Hwy 17 in Bowling
camping. $6,500 per acre. Green. $200,000.


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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. 7:21-9:22p
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
NICE CLEAN furnished efficiency
apartment for one person only.
AC/Heat, utilities furnished. $100 per
week. First and last weeks rent, dam-
age deposit and references required.
773-9793. 8:18p


NEED HELP with your elderly? 'Part-
time or weekend. 773-3972. 8:18-9:1c
EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINTING by pro-
fessional. Reasonable rates (863)
245-0064 or (941) 518-9476. 8:11 p
MIKE'S LAWN CARE SERVICE.
Residential and commercial. Free
estimates. 773-6656. 8:11-9:8p
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.
7:14-9:15p

PUMP TROUBLE? CALL
ULLRICH'S PITCHER PUMP
For complete sales, service and
installation, call (863) 773-6448.
7:18tfc


TN T FILL PIZT, INC
Dirt, Sand, Shell, Washout, Citrus Tree Removal, Land
Clearing. Building House Pads and Driveways
3721 E Main St Tim Parrish
Wauchula F (863) 781-3342
33873 Nextel
Office 158*17*31234
(863) 773-9446
S(863) 773-9446 We Accept Most Major Credit Cards

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Personnel and
Payroll Services


SOLUTIONS
Personnel Services

CONTACT:


Payroll
SFederal and State
Taxes
Deposits
Tax Reports
Worker's Comp
FICA
Year End W2's


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(863) 773-9225 10:21tc


PILKINGTON TREE SERVICE INC.
Bobcat rvice Tree Trimming
Complete Tree Removal

*FREE ESTIMATES*

(803)781-2089


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107 W. Main Street I n
TopsySee wauchula, FL 33873
REAL ESTATE 773-5994


NEW LISTING: 15 acres, Lemon Grove Area, $15,000 per acre. r
NEW LISTING: 2.10 acres parcel in Pioneer Acres, $30,000.
Approx. 10 acres in Golfview. For $75,000
Large acreage available. Call for info.
NEW LI mst aets be tifu lder home in Wauchula.
4Br/2B a. n ii Y jing'olitey remodeled, New Metal
roof. t tt-i AA p3 sted living group home or
2ap &I0ppJ_,
NEW LISTING 10 acre parcel located on NManley Rd.
We Have Buyers! We Need Listings!
Topsy See, broker Vanette See, associate


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ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION, roof-
overs, screen rooms, carports, pool
cages, rescreening'. Harold Howze
Construction. 735-1158. RR0050181.
7:14-9:15p
FRANK'S LAWN CARE, free esti-
mates. Commercial, residential.
Licensed-insured. 781-7360.,
6:30-9:1 p
CENTRAL PUMP & IRRIGATION, INC.,
(863) 773-6259. Services include aer-
ators, house pumps, new installation
& repair on yard systems. 5:26tfc
D.C. PHONE SERVICE. Residential
and small business installation &
repair. Specializing in mobile homes,
35 years experience. 863-773-9179.
5:19-8:25p
JIM'S PAINTING SERVICE. House and
mobile home repair. Interior and exte-
rior. Mobile top coating, pressure
washing, free estimates, Lic. & Ins.
#218, 767-9650. 11:6tfc
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP. Every
Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. Located
at the SFCC Annex, Room #105, Hwy.
17 North, Wauchula. 735-2511. tfc-nc
IS ALCOHOL CAUSING a problem?
Call Alchoholics Anonymous in
Hardee County at 735-3109. Several
weekly meetings. tfc
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.


LET US PICK up junk cars out of your
yard. Will buy old farm tractors.
Crooms- 773-0637. 2:24tfc
PARKER FILL DIRT, tree removal,
stump removal, dragline, track hoe,
land clearing, shell, clay, top soil,
loader, bulldozer, dump trucks. 735-
2415. 9:9tfc


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 cairy
the contractor's license number.
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OSTOMY, COLOSTOMY, AND ideosto-
my supplies now in stock at Pete's
Pharmacy. tfc

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GIANT YARD SALE: Fri. & Sat. 7:30
a.m. All sizes men's women's, babies
clothes,, furniture, appliances, and
much more! 1265 Knollwood Circle,
Wauchula. 8:18p
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 4676 County
Road 663 N., Ft. Green area, 8:00-?
Tools, dresser, night stand, storage
cabinet, lots of misc. 8:18p
YARD SALE: Fri. & Sat. 7-7, 119 S. 8th
Ave. Lots of Stuff. 8:18p
FRIDAY/SATURDAY, 9-?, 933 Heard
Bridge Rd., Rain or shine! 8:18p
HUGE SALE! Saturday, 8-7, 4636
Bryan Ave., Bowling Green.' Name
brand clothes for boys, girls, adults,
nice furniture, dishes, more 8:18c
BIGGEST YARD SALE ever seen on
J&J parking lot. Something for every-
one. Everything cheap. All day Friday
sale will be Sept. 2. 8:18-25c
QUEEN BEDS $25 set. Fri./Sat. Edna's
Parking Lot. 8:18-25c
SATURDAY, 7-?, 3129 Hanusch Rd.
behind Torrey Oaks Golf Course.
Follow signs. 3 Family! 8:18p


SATURDAY, 7:30-?, 753 Old Bradenton
Rd. Multi-family! Household items.
8:18p
FRIDAY/SATURDAY, 8-5, 214 S. 10th
Ave., Wauchula. Lawn mower, big
screen TV, pull trailer, etc. 773-6697.
8:18p


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CUSTOM BLUEPRINTS
NEW OR EXISTING REMODEL DESIGN




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RESIDENTIAL*COMMERCIAL PHONE: (863) 832-0149
SITE DESIGN FAX: (863) 735-0147 -

HELP WANTED
No Place Like Home, Inc. looking for highly motivated respon-
sible, and caring people to work With Developmentally
Disabled adults and children. You Must Have a High School
Diploma or equivalent and at least 2 years Related Work
History. Full & Part time positions, evenings, nights & week-
end shifts only.
Qualified Applicants please, stop by 955 Altman. Road,
Wauchula to fill out an application or call (863) 767-6006.
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TREE TRIMMING
CUTTING CLEAN-UR ETC.
Free Estimates
(863) 767-0934
Cell: (863) 781-2783
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A community is like a ship;
everyone ought to be prepared
to take the helm.


2001 1998
Sebring Expedition
convertible local-owner

2001 2001
Dodge Ford
short wheel XLT Lariat
base crewcab

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-' Coupon ~
$500 OFF
any vehicle on the lot!
Must bring in coupon.
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPENDING
The beginning of school is one of the biggest spending times of the :
year. Families are faced with buying school clothes and classroom supplies
for their children. Teachers are often faced with not only buying school
clothes arid supplies for their children, but for themselves and their own
classrooms as well.
It is burdensome to the family budget and quite convenient and easy to
over-extend credit buying, only to face the bills over the coming months,
which lead into the holiday season, which is another heavy spending peri-
od.
So, what to do? The Institute of Consumer Financial Education has 10
tips for helping families avoid heavy debt during this time of year. My hope
is that these ideas will help keep your family spending plan healthy! Try
these tips for getting better value when doing your remaining back-to-
school shopping.
1. Make a list of what is needed by category; for example, clothing,
books, sports, music, etc.
2. Start watching for store sale flyers, flea markets, garage sales, clear-
ance sales, etc.
3. Establish a spending plan and timetable for purchases over several
weeks or months.
4. Comparison shop with at least five different sources for the best val-
ues.
5. Consider not buying all the needed clothing initially, because it may
all need replacing at the same time. Spread out these purchases over many
weeks. Allow some flexibility so as to take advantage of sales and true bar-
gains.
6. Avoid using credit cads to spend income not yet earned. They are too
expensive and users either pay interest or an annual fee, or both, for the
convenience. Some credit card companies routinely promote indiscriminate
spending, which so often can result in overspending.
7. When it comes to trendy items for school clothes or school supplies,
encourage children to become independent and not "go-with-the-flow,"
demanding all of the latest fads from the summer's hottest movies, for
example. Fads often lose their steam after school starts because nearly
every other child has them.
8. If you have more than one school-aged child in your house, you may
want to consider setting aside money each month of the year for this
expense to avoid having to divert money away from other expenses. Good
money managers follow this practice.
9. Use layaway plans for clothing, supplies, etc. whenever possible and
practical.
10. Purchase previously used textbooks, lab tools and supplies, etc.
when possible.
For more information about mending spending, visit tlhe ICFE's Web
page at www.icfe:info., Avoid being a victim to the forces of credit spend-
ing, and keep your family's budget healthy this school year! Also, call the
Hardee County Extension Service at 773-2164 for more information on
developing a spending plan.


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.)


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COMMUNITY COLLEGE


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Full-time year round position responsible for fire and security alarm
system maintenance and trouble-shooting. Experience or training on
Simplex alarm systems and fire sprinkler systems required. At least
two years of related full-time experience preferred. Position involves
moderately heavy manual work. Hourly rate: $9.49 to $10.22, plus
comprehensive benefits package including retirement, medical and
life insurance, vacation and sick leave. Deadline: 5 p.m., Friday,
August 26, 2005.
Application forms are available in Human Resources, Building I
(Highlands Campus), on SFCC's Web site, or at any SFCC cam-
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
FAMILY LAW DIVISION.
CASE NO.: 2001 DR-000440
IN RE: THE MATTER OF:
CARLOS ALEMAN
Petitioner/Father,
vs.
WENDY TOLEDO,
Respondent/Mother. /

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR CHILD
CUSTODY. PATERNITY AND OTHER
RELATED RELIEF
TO: WENDY TOLEDO
1819 Alamo Ave.
Wauchula, FL 33873
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
has been filed against you and that
you are required to serve a copy of
your written defenses, if any, to it on
CARLOS ALEMAN, Petitioner, c/o
Wendy K. McGinnis, Esquire, whose
(address is Post Office Box 130,
Bartow, FL 33830-0130 on or before
I thirty (30) days from the date of this
publication, and file the original with
the Clerk of this Court, at Post Office
,Box 1749, Wauchula, FL 33873 before
service on Petitioner or immediately
thereafter. If you fail to do so, a
Default may be entered against you
;for the relief demanded in the peti-
tion.
Copies of all court documents in
this case, including orders, are avail-
able at the Clerk of the Circuit Court's
,office. You may review these docu-
ments upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the
Circuit Court's office notified of your
current address. (You may file Notice
of Current Address, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law For
12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit
'will be mailed to the address on
record at the Clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12,285, Florida
SFamily Law Rules of Procedure,
requires certain automatic disclosure
of documents and information.
Failure to comply can result in sanc-
tions, including dismissal or striking
of pleadings.
Dated: August 4, 2005
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
B. Hugh Bradley
SBy: Connie Coker
Deputy Clerk 8:11-9:1c





IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND, FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO. 25 2005 CA 000 429

--LAMBERT PROPERTIES, INC.
Plaintiff,
vs. ...
HERMAN JOHN WALTER
HUENEKE AS SUCCESSOR
! TRUSTEE UNDER HEARTY
ACRES TRUST DATED JULY 6,
1994. HERMAN JOHN WALTER
HUENEKE, INDIVIDUALLY AND
THE UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES
OF THE HEARTY ACRES TRUST
DATED, JULY 6, 1994, AND ALL
OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY,
-THROUGH AND UNDER OR
AGAINST THE BENEFICIARIES,
Defendants. /

NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: Herman John Walter Hueneke
as Successor Trustee under Hearty
Acres Trust 'Dated July 6, 1994,
Herman- John Walter Hueneke,
.:Individually iand the:' Unknown
Beneficiaries of the Hearty Acres
Trust Dated, July 6, 1994, and All
Other Parties Claiming By, Through
.and under or Against the
Beneficiaries, address unknown.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
for Quiet Title on the following prop-
erty in HARDEE County, Florida:


Begin at a point 33.00 feet
South 00 21' 52" West of the
NE corner of the East 1/2 of NW
S1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 30,
Township 34 South, Range 26
East, thence South 00 21' :52"
West along East line of said
; East 1/2 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4,
S660.00 .feet; thence -North 89*
25' 28" West parallel, to North
line of said East 1/2 NW.1/4 of
NE 1/4, 664.11 feet; thence
North 00' 24' 19" East along
West line of said East 1/2 of NW
1/4 of NE 1/4 660.00 feet;
thence South 89 25'28" East
parallel to North line of said E
1/2 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4, 664.04
feet to the point of beginning.
Subject to a public road ease-
ment of East 25 feet.
N1: has been filed against you and you
are required to serve a copy of your
written defenses, if any, to it on JEFF
J. MCKIBBEN, Plaintiff's attorney.
whose address is Post Office Box
1748, Wauchula, Florida 33873, with
thirty (30) days after the first publica-
tion of this notice, and file the original
with the Clerk of this Court either
before service on Plaintiff's attorney
or immediately thereafter; otherwise
a default will be entered against you
;. for the relief demanded inhthe Com-
, plaint.
WITNESS my hand and seal of this
Court on 3 day of August, 2005
S'B. HUGH BRADLEY
As Clerk of the Court
By: Connie Coker
As Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a disability
who needs any accommodation in
order to participate in this proceed-
:; ing, you are entitled, at no cost to
* ,.you, to the provision of certain assis-
' tance. Please contact the Office of
-: the Court Administrator, 863-534-
'* 4690, within two (2) working days of
your receipt of this Instrument: If you
are hearing -or voice impaired, call
TDD 863-534-7777 or Florida Relay
Service,80b-955-8770. 8:11-9:1c
8:11-9;1C


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File # 25-2005-CP-000090


* IN RE: ESTATE OF
PETRA PEREZ JAIMES
Deceased. I
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of
Petra Perez Jaimes, deceased,
whose date of death was September
21, 2002; is pending in the Circuit
Court for Hardee County, Florida,
Probate Division; File Number 25-
2005-CP-000090, the address of
which is P.O. Drawer 1749, Wauchula,
FL 33873. The names and addresses
of the personal representative and
the personal representative's attor-
ney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and
other 'persons, who have claims or
demands against decedent's estate,
including unmatured, contingent or
unliquidated claims, and who have
been served a copy of this notice,
must file their claims with this court
WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3)
MONTHS AFTER THE DUE DATE OF
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decendent
and other persons who have claims
or demands against the decendent's
estate, including unmatured, contin-
gent or unliquidated claims, must file
their claims with this court WITHIN
THREE' (3) MONTHS AFTER THE
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S
DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI-
CATION OF THIS NOTICE IS:
AUGUST 11, 2005.
Personal Representative:
Santana M. Rodgriguez
284 Griffin Road
Wauchula, FL 33873
Attorneys for Personal Representive:
RICHARD E. LARSEN, ESQ.
LARSEN & ASSOCIATES, RA.
55 E. Pine Street
Orlando, Florida 32801
(407) 841-6555
Florida Bar Number: 0794066 8:11-18c


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
FLORIDA IN AND FOR
HARDEE COUNTY
CASE NO. 252005CA000432
DENNIS M. CARRICO and CATHERINE
B. CARRICO husband and wife
Plaintiffs,

vs.
WILLIAM K. MATETZSCHK and
MARGIE N. MATETZSCHK, his wife, if
alive or if dead, and their unknown
spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees,
creditors, and all other parties claiming
by, through, under or against them;
and BEVERLY A. HERNANDEZ and
RICHARD A. HERNANDEZ. her hus-
band,
Defendants, /

NOTICE OF ACTION
) TO THE DEFENDANTS: WILLIAM
K. MATETZSCHK MARGIE N. MATET-
ZSCHK, his wife, if alive pr if dead,
and their unknown spouses, heirs,
devisees, grantees, creditors, and all
other parties claiming, by, through,
under or against them
3575 S. Side Blvd.
Jacksonville. FL 32216
Last Known Address

BEVERLY A. HERNANDEZ
RICHARD A. HERNANDEZ
54 Oak Ridge Circle
Lake Placid, FL 33852
Last Known Address
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
has been filed against you to quiet
title on the following described prop-
erty in Hardee County, Florida.

Lot 71 of the Oaks of Hardee
County, an unrecorded subdivi-
sion in Hardee County, Flqrida,
more particularly described as: A
boundary survey of Lot 71 of The
Oaks, an unrecorded subdivision
lying in Sections 11, 14 and 15,
Township 36 South, Range 25
East, Hardee County. Florida,
described as follows: Assuming
the North line of said Section 15
to bea N 89'49'21" W: thence
commence at the NW corner of
said Section 14; thence S
5813'47" E, 531.05 feet; thence S
0026'19" W, 120.00 feet; thence S
89052'38" E, 3020.00 feet; thence
N 0026'19" E, 733.00 feet; thence
N 8952'38" W, 110.00 feet; thence
N 0026'19" E, 822.00 feet to the
P.O.B.; thence continue N
0026'19" E, 270.00 feet; thence N
8952'38" W, 810.00 feet; thence S
0026'19" W, 270.00 feet; thence S
8952'38"\E, 810.00 feet to the
P.O.B.; subject to a road easement
over the North 30.00 feet and over
the West 30.00 feet thereof.

and you are required to serve a copy
of your written defenses, if any, to
JOHN W. H. BURTON of Burton &
Burton, RP. A.. Post Office Drawer 1729,
Wauchula, Florida 33873, on or before
the 9th day of September, 2005, and
file the original with the Clerk of the
Court either before service on


Plaintiffs', attorney or immediately
thereafter, or a default will be entered
against you for the relief demanded in
the complaint or petition.
WITNESS my hand and seal of this
Court on this 4th day of August,
2005.
B. HUGH BRADLEY
.Clerk of Courts,
By: Connie Coker
Deputy Clerk
: 8:11-9:1c


By LAUREN RAULERSON
For The Herald-Advocate
Most Hardee County residents
are aware of the fact, that hundreds
of youngsters are involved in local
4-H clubs, if only due to the strong
smell of pigs, cows and poultry
from the Cattleman's arena during
the Hardee County Fair in late
February.
However, many residents includ-
ing some 4-H members, are not
aware of how large the 4-H pro-
gram is and everything it has to
offer.
Today (Thursday) is 4-H open
house. It will be held at the Hardee
County Agri-Civic Center on
Altman Road from 3-7 p.m. for
anyone who is interested in seeing
what 4-H has to offer. The 4-H
County Extension Office is also
available to answer any questions
at 773-2164.
The 4-H program's purpose is to
build leadership skills, responsibil-
ity, loyalty and service into the
leaders of tomorrow. The 4-H
motto is "Learning by Doing" .
Most 4-H members in Hardee
County choose to do a project on
raising an animal such as a pig,
steer, chicken, rabbit, -etc. By car-
ing for an animal a great deal of
responsibility is learned. At the
County Fair, the 4-H members sell
their animals and receive money
that can be put towards college, a
vehicle or other expense.
This project is an example of
"Learning by Doing", and as it
teaches the 4-H members, it also
rewards them for the skills they
have learned and mastered. While
this particular project is extremely
beneficial, 4-H offers numerous
projects such as this one to teach
other vital skills.
The terms .4-H Congress,
Legislature, consecutive boards
and county, district and state coun-
cil are foreign to most Hardee
County 4-H'ers. These opportuni-
ties are available to 4-H seniors. A
senior is anyone who is 13 by Sept.
1 of the new 4-H year.
County events are held every
year in Hardee County for youth
interested, in a variety of activities.
Public speaking, demonstrations,
clothes design, modeling, instru-
ment playing, singing, speeches
and many other projects are dis-
played every year at county events.
The 4-H'ers compete against one
an, t.ligr in sepa-iate categories. and
the winners advance to district
events.
District events are held in one of
the counties in the local .district,
which is District 10. District events


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN
AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
STATE OF FLORIDA
JUVENILE DIVISION

CASE NO. 252004DP000065

IN THE INTEREST OF:
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DOB: 12/16/96
Child. I

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OP
HEARING ON PETITION
ALLEGING DEPENDENCY'

THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO:
JOSE IBARRA
Father of D.I., a white female child
born on December 16, 1996
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
a petition under oath has been filed
by the Department of. Children and
Families in the above styled Court,
which seeks the dependency of your
child:
D.I.
a white female child
born on December 16,1996
and you are hereby COMMANDED to
personally appear before the HION-
ORABLE Robert L. Doyel, Circuit
Judge, on September 22, 2005, at
9:00 a.m., at the HARDEE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE, 417 WEST MAIN
STREET, WAUCHULA, FLORIDA, for
an ARRAIGNMENT HEARING In this
matter.
YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR IN
PERSON WILL BE'TREATED AS
YOUR CONSENT TO THE ADJUDICA-
TION OF THIS CHILD AS DEPEN-
DENT AND MAY ULTIMATELY
RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CUSTODY
OF THIS CHILD.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE
AN ATTORNEY REPRESENT YOU IN
THIS MATTER. IF YOU CANNOT
AFFORD AN ATTORNEY, YOU MUST
BE PRESENT AND REQUEST THAT
THE COURT APPOINT AN ATTOR-
NEY FOR YOU IF YOU WANT ONE.
In accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, persons with
disabilities needing a special accom-
modation to participate in this pro-
ceeding should contact the individual
or agency sending the notice at 1014
South 6th Avenue, Wauchula, FL
33873, telephone (863) 773-3227, not
later than seven days prior to the pro-
ceeding. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-
800-955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-
8779, via Florida Relay Service.
DATED THIS 5th day of August,
2005. ,
B. HUGH BRADLEY, CLERK
C. Nava
.as his Deputy Clerk
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are similar to county events except
on a larger scale. Competitions are
held for each category and the win-
ners for each category advance to
4-H State Congress.
Congress is held annually at the
University of Florida in Gainesville
at the end of July: While competi-
tions are held here, Congress is
much different than county or dis-
trict events. Florida's 4-H'ers stay
in the University of Florida's dor-
mitories all week and participate in
a variety of workshops as well as
service and recreational activities.
Youth from across the state join to
make friends, gain. experience and
learn skills to make them better
leaders.
While Hardee County is small,
its 4-H program is huge! Still, only
four local 4-H members attend 4-H
State Congress this year. One of
the four was Catherine Polk. "I
attended a Web Internet workshop
at Congress and I thought it was
really interesting. I never thought
4-H would have such a variety of
opportunities" Catherine says.
Catherine also performed at the
Performing Arts Center, playing the
piano in: front of the entire 4-H
Congress. "I was amazed at what a
big production the 4-H program put
on," she,says.
Living in a small community like
Hardee County, meeting new peo-
ple is not an everyday occurrence.
State 4-H Congress puts 4-H'ers in
an environment with hundreds of
new people. This new environment
especially teaches small-town
youth communication and people
skills which are vital once kids
leave this sheltering community.
Leadership and public speaking
skills are also taught in various
ways at Congress.
Another 4-H state event is 4-H
Legislature. It is held in
Tallahassee at the House of
Representatives. 4-H'ers have the
opportunity to participate in the
legislative process and pass mock.
bills as well as attend workshops


and serve on committees.
This 'year, one local 4-H'er
attended 4-H Legislature, Roy
Petteway. "It's never smart to stay
in the same pond. It was good to
get out of my comfort zone and
meet new people." Roy says,
"Most kids who attend
"Legislature" didn't show animals.
They were in the 4-H program
because of state events like
Legislature. It really showed me
there is more to 4-H than what I
thought."
There are also 4-H consecutive
boards, where 4-H'ers sit on com-
mittees and plan upcoming 4-H
events. They play a part in the
future 4-H year, and while having
to learn how to work with others
successfully, they also learn how to
become successful leaders.
These events aie all great learn-
ing opportunities, but some may be
reluctant to attend these state
events because of the distance and
the amount of time away from
home. However, there also are
local leadership opportunities such
as serving on the county council.
Each county has a 4-H president,
vice president, etc. These positions
obviously teach great leadership
skills and play a large role in the
county's 4-H program.
In the same way every county
has 4-H officers, each district has
officers as well. This year's district


officers for District 10 are
President Jamie Burnham from
Okeechobee County, Vice Pre-
sident Sarah Dumont from High-
lands County, Secretary Lauren
Raulerson from Hardee County,
Treasurer Rachel .Barber from
Highlands County, Reporter/His-
'torian Kelly Buckanan from
Okeechobee County, Parliment-
arian 'Rachel Rock from Okee-
chobee County and Chaplain Kayla
Patton from DeSoto County.
Holding a district office allows
them to meet new people and plan
the 4-H year for hundreds of 4-
H'ers in the area. These officers
will work to better the district's 4-H
program as a whole and promote
the state 4-H events.
The 4-H organization offers so
much more than what the commu-
nity sees every year at the Hardee
County Fair. The agriculture aspect
of 4-H has taught Hardee County's
youth necessary skills in becoming
respected men and women for the
past several years, but it is time for
Hardee County 4-H'ers to see the
variety of opportunities 4-H has to
offer in addition to its great agricul-
tural program.
Each 4-H'er pledges to think
clear, be loyal, strive to be healthy
and serve their club, community,
county and world. They follow a
motto to "learn by doing," and all
these 4-H opportunities allow all of
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Thursday, August 18, 2005


First Methodist Tournament Champs


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The brief post-season Women's
Church Softball League took only
two evenings to declare a tourna-
ment winner.
With Wauchula First Baptist opt-
irg not to play in the tourney, there
were only five teams and four
games necessary to decide the
championship. Wauchula First
Methodist drew a bye on the first
evening and won two games last


Thursday to become champions.
The tournament started Monday,
Aug. 8, with a game between
Bowling Green Baptist and
Christian Heritage, which won the
nail-biter 14-12.
For Christian Heritage, it was
Kimberly Holt and Loretta Smith
smacking doubles. Mindy Chap-
man, Valerie Smith and Christine
Mardo each had four hits. Vanessa
Smith and Mardo each circled the
bases three times.


Thank You

I thank you for my pants,
But not for the ants.
I thank you for my hat,
But not for the bats.
I thank you for friends,
And for my kins.
I thank you for my school,
'Cause now I'm not a fool.
I thank you for my house,
And that I'm not a mouse.
I thank you for my certificates,
They prove I'm not an idiot.
I thank you for the cars,
But not for the bars.
I thank you for the trees,
And I'm glad that you made me.
The End

By Mesqua Fields,
age 11, daughter of Joesph H. Fields, Fort Green

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Advocate. P.O. Box 338. Wauchula. FL 33873.


For Bowling Green, it was Erica
Dalton stroking a pair of doubles
and Kirbi adding another. Sharon
had a perfect night with four hits
for four at-bats. Amy added three
scores, Erica two and Tina,
Summer, Connie, Kirbi, Sharon,
Amanda, Selena and Kristine each
one run. Others playing this year
have been Kali, Tiffany, Chelsea,
Brandi, Hannah, Angie, Brittany,
Raleigh and Lori.
The Monday late game was a
long heartbreaker for St. Michael's
Catholic, which lost 29-27 to First
Christian.
For First Christian Tammy
Camilo hit a triple, double and
three singles in almost hitting for
the cycle. Melissa Albritton and
Staci Stanford each also had five
hits. All three scored five runs. Tara
Bates chipped in with four scores
and Loretta Starnes and Erica
Eisenhower had twin tallies and
Linda Rogers and pickup player
Mindy Chapman had one apiece.
Virginia Jackson drilled a triple,
double and three singles for a half
dozen RBIs for St. Michael's. She
and Angel each came around to
cross home plate five times. 'Erica
had four hits and four scores.
Denise, Crystal and Roxanne each
'added three runs. Other players for
St. Michael have been Amy, Sarai,
Lori Dees, Sami Jo Morgan, Wanda
Stettler, Glenda Eures, Gloria
Floes, Marvina, Linda R. Ashley,
Mary, Josie, Ciara, Janice and
Paloma.
In the Thursday early game, First
Methodist outlasted Christian
Heritage 11-2.
Elene Salas homered and dou-
bled for four RBIs for First
Methodist. Joy Gilliard tripled and
Mary Morgan and Jamie Salas each
doubled. Meagan Smith, Jamie
Salas and Dusti Taylor came
around to score twice apiece.
Morgan, Gilliard, Elene Salas,
Heather Heine and Stephanie
Gugle added solo scores.
For Christian Heritage. Kimberly
Holt and Valerie Smith were the
only players to cross home plate.
Ann 'Talley. Jennifer Roberts.
Donna Smith. Sandra Holt, Loretta
Srfiith, Christine Nlardo and
Nichelle Wiggins all were stranded
on the bases. .Others pla. ing for
Heritage this season are Dakota
Swain, Vanessa Smith, Whitne


Smith, Ashton Shoffner, Mindy
Chapman, Brittany Edmonton,
Brittany McMillan, Jan Dillon,
Cindy Brown and Dana Shoffner.
The championship game between
First Christian and First Methodist
was next. The Methodist women
won this one 30-2, putting a
resounding finish to their season.
Elene Salas tripled and both
Morgan and Gilliard hit doubles.
Jamie Salas had five hits and was
safe on an error, putting six runs on
the board. Crystal Bledsoe also had
five hits. Morgan, Gilliard and


Elene Salas each rounded the bases
four times. Bledsoe, and Dusti
Taylor each added a trio of scores,
Smith two runs and Debbie
Gulliver, Gugle and Kristian Taylor
each one tally. Others playing for
the Methodists this season have
been Tammy Perrine, Lori Knight,
Diane Brummitt, Aimee Dellepere,
Sue Varrecchio and Lori B.
For First Christian, Camilo and
Eisenhower were the only batters to
get all the way home. Albritton had
the only extra-base hit, a double.
Camillo led with four hits for four


at-bats, and Starnes had twin hits.
Others playing for First Christian
this year we re Stanford, Bates,
Rogers, Linda Strickland, Liz
Lenhart, Sabrina Barber, Kim
Cason and Chelsea Whaley.
First Baptist did not play in the
tournament. Their players during
the year included Robin Macias,
Shari Knight, Melissa Eldridge,
Melinda Nickerson, Celia Pate,
Danielle Turner, Kristie Gough,
Kaila Nix, Maratha Ann Weems,
Kelli Denney, Emily Eldridge,
Melanie Henderson and Stephanie.


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-Schedule Of Weekly Services


Printed as a Public Service
by
The Herald-Advocate
WVauchula Florida

Deadline: Thr ay 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.'
tunday 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. ..... 600 a.m.
Thurs. Ladies Bible Study 5 30 p.m.

CHURCH OF GOD
H: w 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. Centra. -
Sunda.i AM Worship .. 10-30 am
Sunday Evening 600pm
We'd Prayer Meeung 7 00 p m

FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD
4937 Hwy. 17 N. 375.4206
Sunday School.. 9 45 a m.
Morning Worshp ... II 00 a m
Disciples Train & Choirs 5-30 p.m
Evening Worship ... 6-30 p m
Wednesday Pra.er .7-00 p m

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Bowling Green
S. Hwy. 17.-375-2253
Sunday School ... .. 9-45 a m
S Morning Worship .. 11I 00 a m
Sunday Eening .6 30 pm
\\ednesda) Prayer 6 31) pm

FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Grape & Church Streets 375-2340
Sunday School ..9 45 a m
Morning Worshup....... 11I 00 a m.
Youth Fellowship ..... .5.00 p.m
Evening Worship 600pm
Wed Bible Stud ... 7:00 p m

FORT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist Church Road 773-9013
Sunday School ........ 9 45 am
Morning Worship .11.00 a m
Sunday Evening .. ..600 pm
Wedn~da3y Prayer 7 00 p m
HOLY CHILD
SPANISH CATHOLIC MISSION
Misa I Espanol) Sunday .7 00 p.m

IGLESIA DEL DIOS VIVO
105 Dixiana St. 375-3370
Dormingo Serv De Predicacion II 00 p m
Martes Estudio Biblico .... 7.00 p m.
S iercoles Estudior Juverul 7.00 p m.
Jueves Serv. De Predicacion 7 00 p m

IMMAANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
210 E. Broward St. 375-4228 or
773-9019


Sunday School .. .. .
Morning Worship
Evening Worship .......
Wednesday Prayer.......


.9 45 a m
11:00 am.
.7-00 p m
.700pm


MACEDONIA PRIMITIVE
BAPTIST CHURCH
607 Palmetto St.
Church School ..... ..930 a m
Morning Serv ice 11 00 a m
Evening Service .....700pm
Wed Bible'Study/Prayer Ser 7 00 p m.
Communion-2rid Son Evening 6:00 p m

MT. PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH
6210 Mt. Pisgah Rd. 375-4409
Sunday School .. .. .. 9:45 a m
Morning Worship ....... .11.00 a m
Disciples Training ... 5.00 p m
Evening Worship ... .7-00 p m
Wednesday Prayer Time .. 7-00 p m

OPEN DOOR FULL GOSPEL
PRAISE CENTER
E. Broward St.
Sunday School..... 1000 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 II 00 a.m.
Sunday Night Service ...........7:00 p.m.
Mid-Week Bible Study, Thurs. 7:30 pim.

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 .600pm
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 600 p m
Evening W.orship 630 pm
Wednesday Prayer. 7-00 p m

ONA BAPTIST CHURCH
131 Bear Lane 773-2540
Sunday School 1000am
Morning Worship 11I 00 a m
Evening Worshiup .600 pm.
Wednesday Prayer 7 00 pm

UNION BAPTIST CHURCH
5076 Lily Church Rd. 494-5622 .
Sunday School 1000am
Morning Worship I I 00 a m
Evening Worship 0 00 p.m
Wednesday Prayer Time 7 00 pm


WAUCHULA

APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY
New York Ave. and Apostolic Rd.
Sunday School .. 1000 a.m
Evening Serice 500pm
Tuesday Service. .. 700pm
Wednesday Service 700 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 Sern.ice & Worshlp 700 p m
. -Saturday Prayer ........... .7.00 p.m
CHARLIE CREEK
BAPTIST CHURCH
6885 State Road 64 East 773-3447
Sunday School. .1000am.
Morning Worship ... I 1:00 a.m
Evening Worship .... ..7:00 p m.
Wed. Evening Worship .... 7 00 p m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
201 S. Florida Ave. & Orange St.
773-9678
Bible Stud 1000a.m
WVorship Service 11-00 am
Wednesday ............... 7:00 p m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Will Duke Road
773-2249
Sunday Morning Worship 9.30 a.m
Sunday Bible Class 11-30 am.
Sunday Evening Worship...... 6 00 p m.
Wed Night Bible Class ... ..7 00 p m
Men's Leadership & Training Class -
2nd Sunday of Month 4 00 p m
CHURCH OF GOD
NMartin 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 900a.m.
Sunday School 10-00 a.m
Priesthood .. .11 -00 a.m.
COMMUNITY LIGHTHOUSE
903 Summit St. 735-8681
Sunday School ... 10:00 a.m
Sunday Morning ..... ..I :00 a.m.
Sunday Night ... .. .. 6 00 p m.
Wednesday Night .7.30p.m.
ENDTIME CROSSROAD MINISTRY
501 N. 9th & Georgia St. 773-3470
Sunday School. I1000am.
Morning Sernice .. 11I 30 am.
Evening Service ......... ..7:30 p.m
Wed. Bible St. & Yth Gath. ..7.30 p.m.
Fri. Night (Holy Ghost Night) 7 30 p m.


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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 .. 1000a.m.
Moming Service II 1 00a.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.
Moming Worship I -00 a.m.
Evening Worship 6-30p.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 1045 a m
Wed Youth Meeting ......6:30- 8:00 p.m.,
Wednesday Service 6 00 p m
Wednesday Bible Study 6 30- 7 00 pm
FIRST CHURCH OF
THE NAZARENE
511 W. Palmetto St.


Sunday School
Morning Service
Evening Worship
Wednesday Prayer .


. 1000am
11) 00 a m
II 00 am
6 00 pm
7 00 pm


FIRST MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
1347 Martin Luther King Ave.'
S 773-6556
:'Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Ser' ice. I 00 a m
Evening Worship 600 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 45a.m.
Traduonal Worship ..... 11.00 a.m.
Evening Service ........ 5-00 p.m.
Wednesday Activities.... 6 00p.m.'

: FLORIDA'S FIRST ASSEMBLY-
OFGOD'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 TABERNACLE
Pentecostal
810 W. Tennessee St. 773-3753
Morning Ser% ice. ..10:00am
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 Schpol ... ....9-30 a.m
Worslup ....... ..1030 am
Wed Night Dinner....... 6 00pm
Wed Bodybuilders Adult Cl.
Crossroads & Lighthouse Mmn 7 00 p m

IGLESL ODE DIOS
PENTECOSTAL, M.I.
903 E. Summit St. (863) 452-6693
Pastor: Reinaldc Ortiz
Martes ... ... 7.30 9 00 p m.
Viernes 7-30 9:00 pm
Domingo 11 00 am 1.00pm

IGLESIA ADVENTISTA DEL
SEPTIMO DIA
Old Bradenton Road
767-1010
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH
155 Altman Road 1131 '
Sunday 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 DALE BAPTIST CHURCH
3102 Heard Bridge Road 773-6622'
Sunday School ... '.9 45.a m
Morning Service .... .. 11 00 a m..
Evening Worship ..... 6 00 p m
Wednesday Prayer.. .. ... ..7-00 p m
NEW BEGINNING CHURCH
Corner of 7th Ate. & Palmetto St.
735-0555
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
.1999 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 Prayer ....... 7 00 p m


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

NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
912 N. 8th Ave. 773-6947;
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ..............11:00 a.m.
Discipleship Training........... 6:00'p.m.
Evening Worship ........ ........7:00 p:m.
Wednesday Supper..................5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ................6:45,p.m.
OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
4350 W. Main St. 735.0321
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship .....................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study............6:30 p.m.
PEACE VALLEY LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1643 Stenstrom Road 773-2858
Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Fellowship:................11:00 a.m.
Weight Watchers
meet Thursday ......................5:00 p.m.

PROGRESSIVE MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
149 Manley Road East Main 773-5814
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service...................... 11:00 a.m.
Wed. Evening Prayer.........7:0 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 W'orhip 6 (0) p m
Wednesday Prjaer 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. 91h Ate. 773-6418
Sunday 9-00 a.m.
Holy Days
ST.l MICH-EL'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
408 Heard Bridge Road 773-4089
Saturday Mass (English) ..........5:00 p.m.
(Spanish) ...........7:30 p.m.
Sunday ) English i ......................9:00 a.m.
iSpanishi ...... .............10:30 a.m.
(Creole) 1:00p.m.
Dail Mass min English 8 30 arft. '

-SEVENTIPIAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
205 S. llth Ave.-773-9927
Sabbath School ... 930am
Morning Worship I 1 00 a m
Tues Prayer Meeting 7 00 p m.
SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
'505 S. 10th Ave. 773-4368
Sunday School 9 45 am
Morning Worship 1I t00 m m
Evening orshlup 6 00 p m
Wednesday Prayer 7 00pm .

SPIRIT WIND TABERNACLE
1652 Old Bradenton Road
S773-2946
Sunday Morning Worship 10 30 am
Evening worship p ...... 6 00 p m.
%Wednesday Worship .'..-. 7:30 p.m.
Friday Worship .. 7-3)pm p '
TABERNACLE OF PRAISE & JOY
116 Orange SI
Sunday School 10 00 am
Morning Worship 11 30 a m
Evening Worship 7 00 p mi
Tues Bible Sid% & Child Train 7 00 pm
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 Worship 11-15 am.
Evening Worship 6 00 pm
Wed Night Fam Training 7 30 p m
Thurs Youth Bible Study '7:00 pi:n. '
Friday Night Worship.. 7:30 p.m.

S WAUCHULA HILLS
BAPTIST CHURCH
615 Rainey Blid. 773-4010 773-3683
Sunday School ...... .".. 9 .15 a mi
Morning \Worship II 00 a m.
Church Training 6 00 pm:
Evening Worship 7 00 p m
Wednesday Prayer 7 00 p m

WAUCHiULA HILLS HARVEST'.
TEMPLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
210 Anderson
,Sunday School 'i 1000 am :
Church 1000 a m
Youth Service .. 6 00 pm m
Evening Serv ice 7 00 p nm.
Wednesday Serv ice 7 30 p m.


WAUCHULA HILLS
SPANISH CHURCH OF GOD
1000 Stansfield Rd.
Sunday School 1000 a m
Evening Worship .7 31 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 ..........10:00 a.m.
Evening Service ..... ...... .6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service.......... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Youth Service..... 7:00 p.m.

ZOLFO SPRINGS

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

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

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

EVANGELISTIC HOLINESS
CHURCH INC.
Corner of 6th and Hickory
Sunday School :.. ....... .. 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship . . 11:00 am.
E.erning \Worsrip ........ .. 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 School ........... .10:00 a m
Morning Worship ..... ... 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer ... ......7:00p.m.

IARANATIHA BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner or Stee 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
~. O : ak Street .
Sunday Worship ...........10100 a.m.
Evening Worship ............ 7:00p.m.
Tuesday Worshitup ........ 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Worship .........7:30p:;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 600 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 .......... 11:00 a.m.
Last Friday of Each Month Cowboy
Fellowship .......... ..... 7-9 p.m.

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

SAN ALFONSO MISSION
3027 Schoolhouse Lane 773-5889
Domingo, Misa en Espanol... 1.0:30 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 ...... 5:00p.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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can work through us to build and repair His kingdom. He can depend on
usifwe open our hearts and hase faith in Him. Faith is the foundation of
God's house, a strong foundation to build upon. Love and forgivenessare
important building blocks: reflecting God's perfect love and forgiveness to
others can bring them hope. When we shine with the love ofGod, it is
reflected onto everyone we meet. "Don't \ ou kn ow that you yourselves are
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FL/OLB
TB
CB
OLB
WR
QB/OLB
DE
QB/DB
WR
WR/OLB
RB/WR
TE/DE
RB/LB
WR/DB
TE/DE
FB/LB
RB/DE
RB/LB
FB/LB
FB/LB
C
FB/LB
OLB/DL
C
OL/DL
DL
DL
OL
DL
DL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
WR/DB
TE/LB
K
FL/OLB
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180
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160
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Terry Redden
Jimmy Cimeus
Jackson Frenot
Marc Hodges
Jackson Mosely
Briant Shumard
Lisnell Youyoute
Will Krause
Johnny Ray Harris
Weston Palmer
Marc St. Forte
Josh Mayer
Chris Rich
Pierre Lazarre
Tacory Daniels
Art Briones
Onell Virgile
Michael Carpenter
Jaquan Gandy
Ricky Wiggins-
Brad Gilliard
Andrew Cisneros
Andrew Rangel
Jose Salvadore
Justin Altman
Daniel Moore
Garrett Randall
Eric Cobb
Reggie Grizzard
Jacob Benavides
Jorge Lopez
Ryan Roehm
Jeremy Kelly
Kyle Parrish
Haceem Schweil
Justin English
Cameron Durham
Thelinor Jena
Justin Woods
Pablo Anselmo
Jermaine King
Derek Sconyers
Bobby Bandy
Ronnie Bandy
Ramon Hernandez


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Lake Region Thunder
2005 Roster


Name
Chris Williamson
Sean Beckford
Herby Delius
Nathan Osbourne
.Matt Hopkins
Brandon Bird
Jasqn Smith
Marcus Hill
Terry Sullivan
Richard Taylor
Ashiy Thacker
Larry Zealley
John Ritch
Travis Beckwith
Josh McCormick
Daniel Sherman
Lance Zealley
Cory VanHardenberg
Reggie Moore
Daniel Clayton
Josh White
Garrett Pearn
Bill Beaver
Sam Najac
Kyle Sheehan
Matt Harrison
Justin Burke
Billy Gillean
Garrett Beckwith
Nic Miller
Adam Sullivan
Ron Stewart
John Bass
Getro Metelus
Josh Rosser


Pos.
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DB/RB
-DB/LB
K
DB/QB
DB/QB
DE/TE
DB/RB
LB/RB
DE/RB
DB/RB
LB/RB
DB/RB
DE/TE
RB/TE
DB/TE
LB/RB
DB/RB
LB/OL
DE/OL
DT/OL
DE/OL
LB/OL
LB/OL
DT/OL
DT/OL
DT/OL
DT/OL
DT/OL
DT/OL
DT/OL
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DT/TE
LB/TE


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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,
Flbrida, on the 14" day of May 2001, in the cause wherein Brown Citrus Systems, Inc. (Hardee County
Land, LLC) was plaintiff and Pasco Processing LLC, a'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. I, 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
% 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
04028'46" 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 Westerly
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 89044'59" 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 82506'30" 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*46'34" 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 pf Hardee County, -Florida; being
more fully described as that portion of .the NW Y 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 1/4;
Thence along the North line of said NW %, South 89645'20" 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 nght 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 04'28'46" East, a distance of 75,686 meters (248.31 feet):
Thence departing said- existing Westerly right of way line, North
0727'21" 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 89n45'20" East, a distance of 3.597 meters (11.80
feet) to the Point f Beginning.' Containing 144.8 square meters
(1,559 square feet). .
Parcel 2-Lenal Description

Parcel ID Number 1 45-34-25-0000-03890-0000 .
Parcel Address: 2230 South th Avenue, Wauchula, FL

Begin at a concrete monument at the NW comer of the East V2 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.C.L. Railroad); Thence South
04'03'47" East along said West right of way 1145.27 feet to a point on the South
line of said Section 15, Thence North 89'4942' West along said South line,
864 96 feet to a point on the Easterly rignt-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 6n.iie West
line of said East Y2 of SW % of SW 4; 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 in Official
Records Book 576, page 708 of the Public Records of Hardee
County, Flonda. .

ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the State of
Flonda 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 'A of Section 15,'
Township 34 South, Range 25 East in Hardee County, Florida, being
descnbed as follows, commence at the SW comer of said Section
15: Thence along the South line of said Section 15, North 89'45'20"
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) lo 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 38023'54"
East, a distance, of 9.613 meters (31.54 feet): Thence North
83039'26" 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 38023'54" West a T e
r 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 89"45'20" West. a
distance of 304.865 meters (1,000.21 feel) 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 survey base line. South 89"45'20" West, a distance of -.
18.338 meters (60.16 feet) to the existing Westeriy right of way line of
the former CSX Railroad (per Section 06010-2801) for a Point of
Beginning. Thence continue South 89'4520' West, a distance of
4.298 meters (14 10 feet); Thence North 06'39'20" West, distance
of 55.700 meters (182.74 feet); Thence North 03a5424" 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 .
0558'07" West, a distance of 50.017 meters (164.10 feet); Thence : .
North 03 20'02" West, a distance of 50.010 meters (104.07 feet);
Thence North 0435'38" West, a distance of 50.000 meters (164.04
Feett. Thence North 01"23'18" West, a distance of 28.756 meters
(94.34 feet); Thence North 8944'23" East, a distance of 5.365
meters (17 60 feet) to said existing Westerly right of way line; Thence
South 0428'46" 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
Flonda 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 descnbed 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 89*45'20" 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 '


Courthouse Report7


COUNTY COURT
The following marriage licens-
es were issued recently in the
office of the county court:
Daniel Sanford Cole, 23,
Hollywood, and Kristine M.
Cardoza, 20, Sebring.
Biock Alan Grantham, 24, Zolfo
Springs, and Jessi Danielle Welch,
22, Zolfo Springs.
Robert Earl Gilbreath Jr., 32,
Wauchula, and Gina Renee
Carigman, 41, Wauchula.
Jerry Wayne Lovett, 63,
Wauchula, and Shirley Ann Lovett,
58, Wauchula. ,
Jose Lucio Ramirez-Moran, 20,
Wauchula, and Jessica Nicolosa
Fernandez, 18, Wauchula.
Rito Melendez, 19, Bowling
Green, and Anahi Paola Leal Colin,
17, Zolfo Springs.

The following small class case
was disposed of recently in coun-
ty court:
Chancy's Used Cars vs. Harriet
S. Powell, possession, of property.

There was no misdemeanor or
criminal traffic court last week as


it was trial week.

CIRCUIT COURT
The following civil actions.
were filed recently in the office of
the circuit court:
Sherri Powell vs. Paul Davis,
petition for injunction for. protec-
tion.
James E. Paugh and Glenda D.
Paugh, divorce.
Linda Dianna Faye Lopez and
the state Department' of Revenue
(DOR) vs. Jose B. Lop'ez Sr., peti-
tion for, child support.
Mary Jane Tindell vs.
Christopher Mark Tindell, petition
for injunction for protection.

The following decisions on civil
cases pending in the circuit court
were handed down recently by
the circuit court judge:
Alocyndor Jones vs. Ninfa C.
Davis and Direct General Insurance
Co., voluntary dismissal.
Elivoria Santiago and DOR vs.
Pedro Velasco, amended child sup-
port order.
Ninfa Gomez and DOR vs.
Timothy Troy Page, voluntary dis-


Inside Out
By Chip Ballard


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You see these teeth that I ain't got. and these kntots on my bald head?
I eiiaraoitee eyo. boys. I didn't get 'em there a-lyin 'home in the bed.
I hope min) words \on i make you mud: I don 'i ami to make you sore.
Sju ist tri in i'to t he 'pfid. 'cause I've been down that road before.
Hank Wilhaims Sr.

THE ROAD ALREADY TRAVELED
A few nights following the second terrorist attack in London, an
American news broadcast showed security officers checking bags of pas-
sengers boarding subways in New York City. Near the end of the broadcast
a lady with a microphone peered into the camera and purred in a mollify-
ing tone, "Officials' assure us there is no racial profiling happening here.
Searches are completely random."
To prove her point, the camera moved to three Middle Eastern men, in
their early 20s, who, stepped right on through as security officers checked
the purse of a white-haired old woman leaning on a walker. Another cam-
era captured another security officer detaining a young boy handsomely
attired in a Boy Scout uniform..
Even though we saw this scene over and over in airports after Sept. 11,
I was once again struck dumb (or dumber) not only by the immense silli-
ness of this charade but also the great potential danger to which it leaves us
wide open.
When wee-are:100 percent certain the carriers.of an infection are rats.
Swhv are we detaining gerbils?.Wh\ are w-e playing politics with fanatics
who think nothing of flying jumbo jets iino'tall buildings, blowing up buis-
loads of women and children and sawing the heads off innocent civilians?.
There are those x ho would d have.us believe the whole sorry mess is
somehow our fault. Last October in Britain, BBC delivered a three-part TV
series arguirig that terrorism is vastly exaggerated. The series claimed al-
Qaeda barely exists, at all, except as an idea that uses religious violence to
achieve its ends. Although e'idence'shows the terrorists are interested in
acquiring nuclear weapons to use against our cities (assuming they aren't
already in possession of them), a writer for the New York Review of Books
insists the real weapons of mass destruction are world poverty and envi-
ronmental abuse. But %world poverty is rarely mentioned by terrorists and
those known to be in\ol'ed have all been well fed.
It never ceases to amaze me that ,so many lefties not only blame
America for the acts of terrorists, but also actually try to impede efforts to
protect ourselves from their attacks. On the liberal talk radio network, Air
America, it %was suggested that riders on New York subways carry as many
bags as possible to confuse and irritate the cops. The New York Civil
Liberties Unidn opposes all bag searches, and the ACLU still opposes pas-
senger screening at airports.
While Maor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly
are adamant that officers will not engage in racial profiling, a voice of rea-
son echoes dimly, faintly, like a breath of fresh air, through the labyrinthine
New York subway systems; State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat
from Brooklyn, dared to suggest that police should be focusing on those
who fit the terrorist profile. "They all look a certain way," Hikind said. ,"It's
all very nice to be politically correct here, but we're talking about terror-
ism."
Republican City Councilman James Oddo commended Hikind for,
"rushing headlong against the strong undertow of political correctness."
Said Oddo, "The reality is that there is a group of people who want to kill
us and destroy our wayof life. Young Arab. fundamentalists are the indi-
viduals undertaking these acts of terror, and we should keep those facts
prominently in our minds and eyes as we attempt to secure our populace,"
But'the New York Police Department responded that racial profiling is
..illegal, -of doubtful effectiveness and against department policy." And
Ma',or Bloomberg reiterated that it is against the law.and doesn't work.
"I'm against it for fairness reasons, and we're not going to do it." .
value the freedom we enjoy in America as much as anyone; but I
understand that, in time of war, extraordinary measures are sometimes
called for. And make no mistake about it, we are at war. But the enemy is
not vwhite-haired old women and Boy Scouts. That these individuals are
detained and searched as 3oung Arab males pass unmolested ought to make
every American with a whit of common sense cringe.
Comments or questions? E-mail Chip Ballard at chipkyle746-@earth-
link.net.


: 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 18.111 meters (59.42 feet); Thence
North 88'00'00" East a distance of 163.725 meters (537.15 feet).
Thence North 00"14'40" West 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 06*39'20" East a distance of
35.724 meters (117.20 feet) to the Point of Beginning. Containing
5902 4 square meters (1.459 acres).
and %ill offer tie same for sale at public auction as the Haider County SherifTs Office maumn entrance
? located at 900 E Suminu Si Wauchula. Floridi on the 0' day of September 2005 at 10 00am or as soon
Thereafter as possible I %ill officer for sale all the said defendari's. Four Seasons Processing LLC formerly
known asi PAIco Processing LLC. nsihl tite and inleiesi in aforesaid real property at public auction and Aill
sell the sarr.e. subject to all prior liens, taxe., encumbrances and judgments. if any to the highest bidder for
CASH The proceeds to be applied as fai as m:y be IO the payment of cosis and the sausfacnon of the
aboae-descnbed ewecunon


"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.L, Wauchula, Florida at 863-773-0304
' not laer than seven days priorto 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 of Hardee County
By Sgt. Barbara Faircloth
Depty Sheriff
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missal of petition for child support.
The state Department of
Children and Families and DOR v9.
Mildred Michelle Jerdan, voluntary
dismissal of petition for child sup-
port.
Florida Seed Co. Inc. vs. Florida
Fresh Farms Co. vs. Harris Moran
Seed Co., judgment in favor of
Florida Seed Co. Inc. and Florida
Fresh Farms Co.
Marcy Iris Santos Garcia and
DOR vs. Arturo Garcia Jr., volun-
tary dismissal of petition for child
support.
Carlos Aleman vs. Wendy
Toledo, child support order abated.
Arthur Carpenter vs. State of
Florida, motion for reconsideration
denied.
Rajeeni Faulk vs. William
Carlton, dismissal of injunction for
protection.
Darlene King vs. Carl King, dis-
missal of injunction for protection.
Larry C. Elrod and Alice Ann
Elrod, amended divorce order.
Katrina Lynn Krell and DOR vs.
Karl Damon Krell, voluntary dis-
missal of petition for child support.
Sardh Lee Lazo and Jose Alex
Lazo, divorce.
Carrie Elizabeth Meade and
DOR vs. Kristopher Alan Rey-
nolds, voluntary dismissal of peti-
tion for child support.

There was no felony criminal
court last week as it was trial
week.

The following real estate trans-
actions of $10,000 or more were
filed recently in the office of the
clerk of court:
Clay G. Chancey and Kimberly
A. Chancey as trustees to Citra Lee
Partnership, $330,000. *
Eleanor Allen, William B.
Beeson Jr. and James M. Beeson to


Golden Nuggets
By Lorraine and John Gillespie
Alpha & Omega Freedom Ministries of Wauchula


I had heard of You only by the hearing of the ear, but
now my spiritual eye sees You. Therefore, I loathe (my
words) and abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes.
-Job 42:5,6
Most people want nothing to do with the book of Job, but there are
some interesting things in it, the oldest book of the Bible.
Job loved God very much. He would not give up on Him even though
he lost all his children and everything he owned. The only thing he still had
was a very angry wife.
Even though he loved God by what he heard, it brought him to repen-
tance when he saw Him with his spiritual eN es. When our spiritual eyes are
opened, we realize we really didn't know Godi before'and'how blind we
were. We hate the thoughts we had and words we spoke that showed we
didn't know what we were talking about.
When Job repented. God dealt with the friends who were giving words
to Job that did not reflect God. God had them go to Job for prayer. They
were obedient, Job prayed for his friends and God accepted his prayer for
them so they would be forgiven.
God then blessed Job with twice as much as he had before.
A Golden Nugget would be to ask God to open our spiritual eyes so we
can really see Him.


Bureau of Child Nutritilon Programs
Child Care Food Program
NEWS RELEASE
(NON-PRICING PROGRAMS)


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asmo es participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child Care Food Program. Meals will be available at no separate
charge to enrolled eligible children at the centers) listed below.
Parents/guardians of children eligible for free and reduced-price meals must complete an application, Eligibility information includes the
number and names of all household member, social security number of the adult household member signing the application or an
indication that this household member does not have one, total monthly household income or Food Stamp case number or Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families case number, and the signature ofan adult household member.
Name ofCenter (s) Address


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511i5M-. Di.-o Ae Bo-li- GOr- FL 33834


Fort .Mead.e uu Comer 107 61St u aS EF ron Mce adeL 3384
Wauchula Min-am Head Stan anter 604 Martin Luthr Kin Blrd" Wauchula.'FL 33873
Income Eligibililty Guidelines for 2005-2006
Household Size Free Meals Reduced-Price Meals
Annual Monthly Bi- Monthly Annual Monthly Bi-Monthly
1 12,441 1,037 519 17,705 1.476 738
2 16,679 1,390 695 23,736 1,978 989
3 20,917 1,744 872 29,767 2,841 1,241
4 / 25,155 2,097 1,049 35,798 2,984 1,492
5 29,393. 2.450 1,225 41,829 3.486 1,743
6 33.631 2.803 1,402 47,860 3,989 1,995
7 37,869 3,156 1,578 53,891 4,491 2,246
8 42,107 3,509 1,755 59,922 4,994 2,497
For eachadd'l member, add: +4,238 +354 +177 +6,031. +503 +252
Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free and reduced-price meals. Households aic
required to report increase in household income of over 550 per month or $600 per year and increases or decreases in household size.
Tbe policy statement for free and reduced price meals is on file aS the child care center and may be reviewed by any interested party.
To the operation of the Child Care Food Program, no child will be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, national origin, age
or disability. If any member of the household believes he/she has been discriminated against, then he/she should write to the Secretary of
Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.
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Lonestar Construction Corp.,
$55,000.
Deutsche Bank National Trust
Co as trustee to Madelyn Osceola
Caldwell, $54,000.
A. Ray and Loca L. Spears to
Patrick and Carmelle Casimir,
$130,000.
Hammock Land & Cattle Co.
Inc. as trustees to Today Is The Day
Inc., $160,000.
Scott Eugene and Danelle Marie
Turner to Regional Properties Inc.
$284,500.
Billy Ancel Wingate and Cindrea
Camellia Wingate to Jose A.
Vasquez., $10,000.
Marie D. Esquivel to Jimmie
Roger and Barbara Parisi Haley,
$50,000.
Pedro Cati to Odelme Lopez and
Marie Del Carmen Lopez,
$100,000.
Randy S. and Stacy A. Crews to
Matthew Scott and Chrystal
Michelle Ham, $70,000.
Mary E. Park to Lawrence Smith
Jr. and Patricia Smith, $30,000.
William H. Hahn to Juan Carlos
Anton and Jose Antonio Martihez,
$68,000.
Raul Juarez to Pete and Justina
E. Byers, $30,000.
Victor Juarez to Mark and
Amanda Juarez Hernandez,
$40,000.
Elmer and Patricia Shackelford
to Tami J. Saunders, $50,000.
Scott W. Price to Rogelio Leal
Carranco and Carl Q. Carranco,
$50,000.
Kevin and Patrice L. Lipke
Watson to Peace River Irrevocable
Trust, $60,000.
Oasis of Zolfo Springs Inc. to
T.R. Hopkins Co., $550,000.
A. Ray and Loca L. Spears to
Richard D. Perez, $60,000.
Harold and Nancy C. Sanchez to
Willis R. Smith Jr., $14,300.


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Freda's Foibles
By Freda B. Douglas


I think it is safe to say 98% of what I print hard copies off my computer
is to do with my Internet business. Every once in a while I find a writing
that touches my heart and then I make a hard copy for my personal collec-
tion. Such is the anonymous piece I copy for your pleasure and contem-
plation. The piece is call quite simply] ,.
THE Q(.JLT
As I faced my Maker at the last Judgment,
I knelt before the Lord along with the other souls.
Before each of us laid our lives,
like the squares of a quilt, in many piles
An angel sat before each of us sewing quilt
squares together into tapestries that represented our lives.
As my angle took each piece of cloth off the pile,
I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was
They were filled with giant holes.
Each square was labeled
with a part of my life that had been difficult
the challenges and temptations
I was faced with in every day life.
I saw hardships I had endured
which were the largest holes of all.
I glanced around. No one else had such squares.
Other than a tiny hole .here and there, the other tapestries
were filled with rich colors and bright hues of worldly fortune.
I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened
My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together,
S threadbare and empty.
Finally, the time came when each life was to be displayed.
held up to the light...the scrutiny of truth.
The others arose, each in turn, holding up their tapestries
So filled their lives had been.
My angel looked upon me, and nodded for me to arise.
My gaze dropped to the ground in shame.
I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes.
*I had had love in my life, and laughter.
But there had also been trials of illness and death,
and false accusations that took me from my world as I knew it.
I had to start over many times. I often struggled with the
temptation to quit,
only somehow to muster the strength to pick up and begin again.
I had spent many nights on my knees in prayer,
asking for help and guidance in my life.
I had often been held up to ridicule, which I endured
painfully, each offering it up
to the Fatheer in hopes that I would not melt
within my skin beneath the critical gaze of those who
unfairly judged me.
And now I had to face the truth. My life was what
it was, and I had to accept it for what it had been.
I arose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to
the light. .
An awe-filled gasp filled the air.
I gazed around at the others who stared at me with eyes wide
Then I looked upon the tapestry before me.
Light flooded the many holes, creating an image.
The face of Christ.
Our Lord then stood before me, with warmth and love in His
eyes., ,
He said, "E\er time you gave over your life to Me,
it became My life. My hardships, My struggles.
each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside
and let Me shine through, until there was more
of Me than there was of You"
For God so loved the world that He gave up His only begotten Son.
This proves how much he loves you and me. Think on these things.


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


CITY OF WAUCHULA
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Wauchula will be flushing fire hydrants the week of
August 22, 2005. It is possible that you may experience low
water pressure at times but should not be more than just a few
minutes. Also it is possible that you may experience turbid or
discolored water, in that event please let your water run for a
few minutes and this should clear up.
For any questions or problems that may arise due to this pro-
cedure, Please contact us at 863-773-6686. 8 iac

HARDEECOUNTY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
The Hardee County Office of Community Development will
hold a workshop to discuss the Florida Recreation
Development Assistance Program for the proposed Hardee
Park Improvement Project on Monday August 29, 2005 at 5:00
p.m. The meeting will be held in the Office of Community
Development, 412 West Orange Street, Room 201, Wauchula,
Florida.
For more information, please contact Janet Gilliard, Director
of Community Development and General Services, at 863-
773-6349.


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Letter To Editor

Tampa Bay Devil Rays To

Honor Walter Bailey, ALS


Dear Jim, Staff, and Hardee County
Friends,
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is
a progressive disease that affects
nerve cells in the brain and spinal
cord. Motor neurons reach from
the brain to the spinal cord and
from the spinal cord to the body. In
ALS victims, these motor neurons
die and the ability to initiate and
control niuscle movement is lost.
ALS patients often become para-
lyzed in the later stages of the dis-
ease. Throughout this entire dis-
ease the mind is not affected and
remains alert.
My husband, your friend, and
State Farm Insurance agent was a
victim of ALS, also known as Lou
Gehrig's disease. He struggled
very bravely with this horrible dis-
ease, but lost his fight June 14th.
We first noticed that -Walter was
limping shortly after hurricane
Charley.
After several months of intense
testing at the Watson Clinic with no
results, we chose to journey to
Rochester, Minnesota, and the
Mayo Clinic. We were planning onp
a diagnosis treatment and cure.
The Ma'o Clinic was wonderful.
and our doctor was the one of the
foremost ALS specialists in the
United States., He, very compas-
sionately, diagnosed Walter with
ALS and sent us home to Wauchula
with, no treatment or successful
drug regiment.
We were told that the treatment
of ALS has not advanced much
since Lou Gehrig suffered in the
1940's But, we were also told that
the Mayo Clinic and other research
hospitals are on the cutting edge of
a cure.

Join The Club!
HARDEE LIVING DEADLINE
IS MONDAY AT 5 P.M.


ABOUT
Obituaries,

Obituaries are published
free of charge as a public
service, but must be'submit-
ted through a funeral home.
A one-column photo of the
deceased may be added for
Obtanes -contain 'the
name, age, place of resi-
de~nce, date of death, occu-
pation, memberships,
immediate survivors and
funeral arrangements. The
list of survivors may include
the names of a spouse, par-
ents, siblings, children and
children's spouses .and
grandchildren, and the num-
ber, of great-grandchildren.
If there are no immediate
survivors, consideration of
other relationships may be
given.


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* Each year 2,500 new cases of
ALS aire diagnosed in the United
States. At any given time, 30,000
people are struggling with this dis-
ease. Being that ALS is a some-
what rare disease, large drug com-
panies and research hospitals are
not able to spend millions to save
thousands. Therefore, most of the
funding for ALS research is provid-
ed by fundraisers, business and pri-
vate donation.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have.
been committed to supporting ALS
research' for several years. Walter
loved baseball and was a charter
Devil Rays season ticket holder.
On Saturday, September 10th,
the State Farm Insurance Company
of Florida will partner with the
Florida Chapter of the--ALS
Association and the host Tampa
Bay Devil Rays to raise money and
awareness for ALS and pay tribute
tp Walter. It will be a great nightof
fun and fund raising.
Our family will participate in the
pregame ceremony with Michael
throwing out the first pitch and
welcoming our friends. There will


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also be a videotaped message from
Walter on the videotron screen.
The ticket prices are $17, with $9
of each ticket sale being donated to
the ALS Association of Florida.
Also, everyone who purchases a
ticket will receive a T-shirt to wear
during the game. (It is very impor-
tant to purchase your tickets at
Walter's State Farm office, 305 N.
6th Avenue. This will insure that
you receive an ALS benefit ticket


and T-shirt.
Please help us make this event a
huge success and fill all of our
3,000 outfield seats with Wauchula
and State Farm friends. We want to
do our part to help find a cure for
this disease, as well as remember
Walter.
Sincerely.
Evelyn, Michael, Jenny and
Amy Bailey
Wauchula


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COURTESY PHOTO
The Walter Bailey Family encourages friends to support ALS
research by purchasing $17 tickets for Sept. 10. Tampa Bay
Devil Ray baseball game. Tickets can be bought at State Farm
Insurance office in Wauchula.


FALL LEAGUE


SCHEDULES


MONDAY
MONDAY NITE MENS
7:00 P.M.
MEETING AUG. 22
STARTS AUG. 29

TUoESAY
EARLY BIRDS (LADIES)
1:00 A.M.
MEETING AUG. 13
STARTS AUG. 16

GUYS & DOLLS
(MEN & WOMEN)
7:00 P.M.
MEETING AUG. 23'
STARTS AUG. 30


WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY NITE
MENS 7:30 RM.
MEETING AUG. 24
SSTARTS AUG. 31

THURSDAY
NITE OWLS (LADIES)
6:30 RP.M .
MEETING AUG. 11
STARTS AUG. 18


FRIDAY
T.G.I.F.
(MEN & WOMEN)
7:30 PM .
MEETING AUG. 12
STARTS AUG. 19


/


SATURDAY
JUNIORS AGES 6-11
JUNIORS AGES 12 & UP
10:00 A.M. -
REG. AUG. 27
STARTS SEPT. 10

SUNDAY
VEGAS MIXED LEAGUE
(MEN & WOMEN)
1st PLACE TEAM WINS
A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS
7:00 P.M.
MEETING AUG. 28
STARTS SEPT. 11


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Wauchula's First United Methodist Church

Announces a Pictorial Directory For

1Members and Friends of the Church



Appointments for portraits are available:

Friday, August 26th from 2 PM to 8:30 PM

and
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Saturday, August 27th from 10 AM to 5 PM

When it comes to our family,
we dont want anyone left out of the picture.

Free 8x10 and free directory for participating families.
-Immediate viewing of video proofs
-It takes less than an hour


-Specially priced portrait packages
-All major credit cards accepted by
Olan Milli photographers


To make ybur portrait appointment:
Come by 207 N 7th Ave or
Call the church office.
_- Tel. 773-4267


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Lexton Albritton, County Manager


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