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A Childhood Lesson At Thanksgiving .. .C.J. Mouser 4B Impact Fees To Go From $800 To $6,500 ...Story 11B Hardee County Men Deployed To Iraq i...Story 1C The Herald-Advocate Hardee County's Hometown Coverage 105th Year, No. 50 , 3 Sections, Pages 32 SThursday, November 24, 2005 DOT Delays The Four-Laning Of U.S. By JOAN SEAMAN Of The Herald'Advocate The Hardee County Commis- sion heard some hard news about U.S. 17 at it recent meeting. Just the preliminary engineering and design for the south half of the proposed four-laning of U.S. 17 from the DeSoto County line to Zolfo Springs won't be done until 2011. The, commission balked, argued and discussed, but finally reluctant- ly approved the state, Department of ,Transportation's new five-year plan (2007-2011). DOT liaison Susan King spoke initially, then got added comments from her boss, Frank Mears, as commissioners intensely ques- tioned why even'design on the final liiece of U.S. 17 needing four-lan- ing was moved back four years. King first said there would be a public hearing in January on using the .existing alignment of U.S. 17 from the DeSoto County to south of Zolfo Springs, then follow the old CSX railroad corridor from Oak Street north to join the four-laning already done. Mears said U.S. 17 was part of the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) and of the highest priority, after 1-75. "We just got 1-4 done, then there's 1-75, U..S. 17 and U.S. 27, bringing each up to the level of service and future demand." "U.S. 17 is not in demand. Until it is four-laned all the way, it won't be," responded Commissioner Dale Johnson. Mears said the legislature had designated 75 percent of National Highway funds for SIS and 25 per- cent for non-SIS roads. "District I did well on its portion of $250 mil-' lion earmarked for SIS," he said. Commissioner Minor Bryant asked about plans to continue U.S. 98 south at Fort Meade on U.S. 17 all the way to SR 66 and thence east to join U.S. 98 south of Sebring. "It would make more sense than the. road east of Fort Meade, which is not adequate for major traffic." When long-term recovery project coordinator Doug Knight asked about the delay of $3.7 million for design of U.S. 17, King said design costs go up when construction costs do. Design is a percent of the total project cost. Since there has been a 'significant increase in the cost of steel and concrete, there are similar See DOT 2A State Will Not Seek The Death Penalty PHOTO BY RALPH HARRISON Sandhill cranes take flight as a steam locomotive and the Peace River wind their way through this historic scene on a Wauchula State Bank building. It is the first mural in what is hoped to be a series of heritage murals. Wauchula Gets First Historic Mural By LAUREN RAULERSON For The Herald-Advocate Wauchula State Bank has started 'the ball rolling I ith a community project to adorn the 'town with murals. The new mural near the corner of U.S. 17 North and Main Street was painted by Terry Smith of Land 0' Lakes. The scene reflects the old train tracks that used to run where the new northbound lanes of U.S. 17 are and the town's heritage.. The mural was completed over a five-week period, and it took 19 solid days of.painting before it was, .finished. First, a pencil sketch was prepared and revisions were made. Then a color.sketch was 'drawn. Finally, Smith did a canvas painting of the mural, which was on display at the bank for weeks. The city has made regulations for any new murals. The\ must cone\ .the county's heritage and can in no way be a form of advertisement, WVauchula State Bank's mural includes the Peace River, sandhill cranes, downtown. Wauchula in 1929 (the year the bank originated),. WEATHER 63E HI-i .! a .1 1 : -. :'68 63 0.oo '*11/17 8' ?'" ,':'7rS.:.;' 64r; '."C:.d0', .31/79 75i 5 0.00 S.. 78 62- 0.00 ^^ .^'- n ::81 ,6 0.0 'f .i /2 .., 6. ; ,S ,. 0.00 "a lo, r .JFa, oha Rupsrrti7 Corner'. I INDEX Classifieds 6A Courthouse Report.......6C Crime Blotter................ 7C Hardee Living................ 6B Information Roundup...2B r Obits 4A ? School Lunch Menus...5C .'. ;.i : ,* .. .*.. .*,?-,;. .-*, ,,- ,- ' orange trees and palmettos. It truly depicts local history. The mural is not extremely detailed because most people who' see it are passing it in a vehiclee instead of walking up to it. There are also hidden pictures ,in the mural. The bank's logo as 6 well as initials of some who have con- tributed to the heritage of the bank have been secreted into the design. The mural has lights thai shine direct) on it at night so it is visible in the darkness. "We wanted it to add to the uniqueness of our com-' munity," says bank marketing director Misty Hughes. In January, Wauchula State Bank % ill have a dedication ceremony for its new mural. ., Main Street 'Inc. of Wauchula is also planning on painting a mural, in Heritage Park' sometime this spring. It plans on using Smith as the artist and either painting 'the history of NMain Street or an agri- cultural timeline. Fundraising still has to take place for this project to be possible. Main Street Inc. will hold its annual Grillin' & Chillin"' in February as well as other events to raise money See MURAL 2A Planned Growth Pushes Utilities By JOAN SEAMAN Of.The Herald-Advocate Accommodating about 700 new, housing units mandates that, Wauchula increase its water and' sewer service soon. Although the planned expansion of the city's wastewater plant is not diue for construction until 2008,ithe Wauchula Cit% Commission has authorized City Manager Rick Giroux to go ahead with interim plans to get more capacity at the plarits. . There are over 350 units planned to begin construction in the spring of 2006, said Giroux, following up' on the request of Bill Gamble, who appeared at the Nov. 14 commis- sion meeting requesting answers on when he could anticipate construc- tion. Four plans for new construction are each in different quadrants of the 'city. Gamble's 91-unit housing development called Village Oaks is just off Altman Road in the south- west sector. Hidden Creek, a 60-' unit ,housing area off Louisiana Street is in the northwest. Valencia Gardens, a 104-unit ; apartment complex is ff US. .17 northbound, lanes in, the. southeast and Orange Walk, an over-55 area of homes is off Heard Bridge Road in the north- east. 'Long-range, there is additional 'growth anticipated, probably up to or beyond the 2008 expansion of the wastewater plant from one mil- lion to threp million gallons daily. At present, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) says the city has reached its capac- ity. Giroux suggested a "Band-Aid" which could allow the city to recoup' 10 percent of that and accommodate the immediate pro- jects planned for completion .in 2006-07. Giroux explained, two ways he hoped to 'get some, "forward progress." One is an infiltration and inflow study of the sewer rehabili- tation which apparently still has a big leak which allows up to 250,000 gall ns of rainwater to get into the wastewater system. "If public works can. locate and plug See UTILITIES 3A By CYNTHIA KRAHL Of The Herald-Advocale The State Attorney's Office has announced it will not seek the death penalty in the case of a rural - Wauchula man accused of shooting his ,ife 13 times Michael Branham. 46,' of 441 Shaw Road. has maintained that the Jul\ 26 shooting of Janette Branham, 40, w\as in self-defense. He says she came at him with a pair of scissors. But Hardee County sheriff's investigators allege evidence col- lected at the scene and :statements from witnesses refute Michael Branham's claim. They arrested him on a first-degree murder charge on July 28. Because first-degree murder is a capital offense, a grand jury was convened. It handed up its indict- ment on Aug. 17. Branham remains in the Hardee County Jail \\ without bond.' And in a pre-trial hearing in Hardee Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon, defense attorney Law- rence D. Shearer of Lakeland told Circuit Judge Robert L. Doyel that he had just received notice from the state of its intent not to seek the See DEATH PENALTY 2A Barnham Pedestrian Killed Crossing U.S. 17 By CYNTHIA KRAHL Of The Herald-Advocate A. 45-year-old pedestrian was killed last week trying to cross U.S. 1:7. .. Miguel Lopez, address unknown,, was walking across the highway at about 7;40 p.m. Wednesday when he was struck by a northbound vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol said. In a report on the incident, Cpl.' Dennis K. Roberts Jr. said a 1993 Cadillac was headed northbound in the outside lane of U.S. 17 about *.three miles north of Wauchula when 'Lopez, who was walking from ,the west side to the east, stepped directly into the path of the car. Roberts said it was dark at the time, and. that the area was unlight- ed. Further, he alleged Lopez was under the influence of alcohol, and did not see the approaching vehicle. The driver of ,the car, Jose Alberto Flores, 25, of Maple Street in Bowling Green, was not injured, nor was, his passenger, Pablo Rivera III, 17, of Banana Street in Bowling Green. The vehicle sustained $3,000 in damages, Roberts estimated. Lopez was dead at the scene, the corporal said. No charges will be filed. Lopez became the ninth person killed on Hardee County roadways so far this year. .N9APPJ>' 46 plus 4d sales tax 17 I 2A The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 The Herald-Advocate Hardee County's Homelown Coverage JAMES R. KELLY Publisher/Editor CYNTHIA M. KRAHL / Managing Editor JOAN M. SEAMAN Sports Editor BESS A. STALLINGS Hardee Living Editor U115 S. Seventh Ave. P.O. Box 338.. Wauchula, FL 33873 'oRlj4 RALPH HARRISON Production Manager NOEY DE SANTIAGO Assr. Production Manager Phone: (863) 773-3255 Fax: (863) 773-0657 Published weekly ion Thursday at Wauchula. Florida, by The Herald-Advocate Publishing Co. Inc. Periodical Postage paid at U S. Post Office, Wauchula. FL 33873 (USPS.57S-780). "Postmaster." send address changes to: The Herald-Advocate, P.O. Bom : 338, Wauchlla. FL 33873. . DEADLINES: Schools -Thursday 5 p.m. Sports Monday noon Hardee Living Monday 5 p m. General New-} Monday 5 p.m. Ads Tuesday noon LETTERS: The Herald-Advocate welcomes letters .o the editor on matters of public interest. Letters should be brief, and must be written in good taste, signed and include a daytime;phon6 number. SUBMISSIONS: ,Press releases on community matters are welcome. Submissions should be typed, dou . ble-spacedAnad adhere to the above deadlines. All items are subject to editing. Kelly's Column By Jim The Tampa Bay Bucs can be thankful this week for a 7-3 record this season after going 5-11 last year. The Bucs have added a Cadillac to their offense in 2005. The Hardee Wildcats can be thankful for an 11-1 season,, despite a ,14--11 loss last Friday at Lakeland Kathleen. The Cats could not solve the Red Devils' defense. - Freda Douglas of Wauchula is a distributor for XanGo juice, a dietary supplement made from a puree of the mangosteen fruit from Southeast Asia. I have not tried the juice, which is supposed to help intestinal health, help the immune system, promote.joint flexibility and maintain a healthy respirator. system. ,Odell Taylodrof Hardee County has been having respiratory difficulty in recent months. He worked for the Herald-Advocate years ago and more . recently in the phosphate industry. . The ability to breathe well is something many of us take for granted. The price of oranges has gone up sharply in recent weeks, following Hurricane Wilma and recent canker losses. Local grower Kenny Sanders? has sold his earlies andl irids for $1.25 a pound solids and $1.40 a pound solids for valencias.- ........ ..... Higher prices are really good news for citrus growers. The price for grapefruit has even been better. The 2004 hurricanes and 2005 Wilma reduced the.crop by well over half. One local grower said last year -he received $16 a box net from his ruby red grapefruit grove in Polk County.: A few years ago there was excessive supply, and some growers pushed their grapefruit groves and planted valencia oranges instead. How the mar- ke can change, based'on the old adage of supply and demand. SThere was a report Tuesday, for oranges of $1.30 and $1.50,for pound solids. 'Many contracts allow for a price rise, less a.nickel. -Oranges and grapefruit are extremely healthy fruits to eat, along with most other fresh ripe fruits and vegetables. Something to be thankful for is that gasoline prices have been falling, in recent weeks. Prices had spiked to about $3 a gallon following Hurricane Katrina. but on Tueday. regular unleaded gasoline in Wauchula was $2.27. Refineries are back to running at normal "capacity, arid Floridians. reduced their gasoline consumption by three percent. Henry and Juanita Graham of Wauchula have been married for 70 years. Following health problems, they both live at Hardee Manor nursing home which will soon celebrate its 25th anniversary. .-. Ben Kouris is another Wauchulan who lives at Hardee Manor. In maryv cases a nursing home is necessary during a person's later years. There is increased debate in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere about the war in Iraq. It will be interesting to see.how the scenario unfolds, if the U.S. will come up w ith some sort of exit strategy or stay the course indefi- nitely, Hunting season is in full swing. The weather is turning' coler. Thanksgiving is upon us. and Christmas is-fast,approaching. One of the fall's highlights %was the re-opening of the Hardee Football Stadium and the outstanding fireworks display at tie opening home game. The largest' building projects underway are the, new K-8 school, which needs a name, and the new Hardee County industrial park. Henry Graham .suggests Hilltop as the heew school's name. . COURTESY PHOTO, Artist Terry Smith applies paint to a tree as he works on a mural at Wauchula State Bank. The mural, the first in Hardee County, can easily be seen by motorists on U.S. 17 North .., -MURAL Continued From 1A for this community project. Smith has been a full-time artist for seven years. He was painted about 20 murals all over the coun- try. His murals are displayed in Georgia, South Carolina, Kansas, Michigan and several Florida cities. Smith has painted six murals in Lake Placid, which is known as the "Town of Murals." Wauchula State Bank's mural is. the first he has done in Hardee County, butit more than likely will not be his'last. To paint a mural, there is a spe- cific process that must be 'followed in order to ensure the quality of the painting. Usually a primer is put on the wall, however the bank's wall had already been primed a green- gray color. Usually Smith primes a wall a' gray color in order to keep the sun from reflecting off of a white surface. The wall this mural is painted on. is odd shaped, which posed a chal- lenge for Smith. Those obstacles, however, were conquered. Smith sketched the mural first and then used pure acrylic paints, used by many theme parks for out- side paintings. "Once the time comes to paint the wall, it is more or less paint by numbers," he says, since the mural has already been painted on a canvas and the colors have already been mixed. Two acrylic-based clear coats with Ultra Violet protection are then applied to -the mural, to pre- serve it. The wall must be washed e\ery two years. The mural should last about 20 years without having to' be touched up,'but it depends on the condition of the wall. Wauchula State' Bank expects to be the first of several busines-es" aand organizations to portray the local heritage and aid in unifying the community. DOn T Continued From 1A increases in design costs, in this, case from $2.4 million to $3.7 mil-' lion. Knight asked what would happen if' he -could find another funding source for the $3.7 million design phase. King and Mears ;said that wouldn't help unless there was also a source for the $100 million con- struction of the 11-mile route. If the design is done too early,: it would havy to be updated;, at additional expense, when construction, is 'about to begin. UMears said there are more dollars coming for the SIS program under growth management plans. "We'll be revising the SIS plan in the next few months. When we update it, we'll know what to tell you if advancing the design is helpful." King had opened the discussion by' telling commissioners that resurfacing of U.S. 17 from the Polk County line to SR 62 and from. 'SR 62 to Tropicana Motel north of Wauchula would happen in, the' 2007 year (which begins next June).. "Copyrighted Material -- ~ Syndicated Content __ Available from Commercial News Providers" a .~ - ~ a .~- ~'- 4b4 -40 - -wmmm -4wdm. King said the department was let- ting contracts for resurfacing of SR 62 from Allapattah Road to U.S. 17 to be done this fiscal year. Also there will be resurfacing of the existing U. S. 17 from the DeSoto County line to Zolfo Springs done later this year. The $1.7 million for replacement of the Kelly Roberts Road bridge has been moved to '2007. Resurfacing of 'SR 66 from the 'Charlie Creek bridges to U.S. 17 is scheduled for the 2008 fiscal year." Federal monies have been set .aside, earmarked, for, road work related to the international cargo airport when that feasibility study is completed in the next month or so, said King. Construction ,on the Wauchula train depot is now set for 2009 and landscaping inf Bowling Green, Wauchula and the county is includ- ed in four of the next five years. Sidewalks, including those in Wauchula Hills, are in the 2009, year, but the county could advance the money for them and be rein- bursed in the year it, is planned. After updating current and future projects, King asked, the commis-. sion to endorse, the new- five-year plan. Johnson said, "If we agree, we are sealing our fate. We never know when you will get to it." The' commission reluctantly approved the state plan. ABOUT . Letters ToThe Editor The Herald-Advocate, wel- comes letters to the editor on matters of public interest. Letters should be brief, and must be written in good taste, and include the writer's full name, address:. and daytime telephone number for verifi- cation. . Letters must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday to be considered for that week's edition. Submissions should be typed: or legibly written. Send letters to: Letters to the Editor, The.Herald-Advocate, 33873. Fax letters to (863) 773-0657. . DEATH P Continued death penalty. Still, he said, he was not pre- pared to go to trial next month, as Branham had wanted. Shearer _ explained that his other trial work hindered him from fully preparing the Branham case for a December trial. He asked the judge for a continu- ance. Assistant State Attorney Gene L. Malpas stood "to. address the judge. "Our position is Mr. Branham has to waive his right to a speedy trial. We would ask the court to inquire of him if that is, -indeed, what he wants to do." Doyel explained to Branham that he has the right to' be tried within si\ months of his arrest. He said it was Branham's decision if he want-. ed to waive that right or not. He repeated that Shearer had said he needed a delay to properly prepare. ."You-heard what your lawyer said about preparation.. Are you.in agreement?" Doyel asked Bran- ham. , PENALTY From 1A "If Mr. Shear.er thinks it's best, I'm in agreement," Branham re- sponded. Because Branham previously had insisted on a December trial, Malpas then asked the judge to-, have Branham immediately sign.. the waiver form,-which he did. The case now goes from Doyel's docket to Circuit Judge Susan W. Roberts, who in January will take , over all first-degree murder cases in the 10th Judicial Circuit, which. includes Hardee, Highlands and Polk counties. As no one in the courtroom was aware of Roberts' schedule, a date for Branham's first court appear- ance in front of her could not be determined. "Judge Roberts will have to' set a date," Doyel explained to Branham. The judge did, however, give Branham a "backup" date of Jan. 17. He said Branham could appear in Doyel's courtroom if no other date had been set by that time.. Nutrition Notes IHOW RISKY IS RED MEAT? A large European study recently reported a strong link between eating high amounts of red meat and an increased risk of colorectal cancer. This finding supports and extends the results of several previous studies.j However, for consumers who want to apply these findings to best protect their health, questions remain about specific food choices.; The large European study shows that after an average of almost five years,: people who ate the most red meat and processed meat had a 35 per! cent greater risk of developing colorectal cancer than those who ate the' least amounts. The cancer risk actually rises with fairly small amounts of these foods. Eating more than about five-and-a-half ounces of red meat and, processed meat per day put people in the most at-risk group. A smalleef change in risk was even seen with 10 ounces per week. The meats respon-j sible include beef, pork, lamb and veal, plus sausage, ham, bacon and coldj cuts. Not all studies support a link between red meat and colon cancer, bull what scientists call the "preponderance," meaning a convincing majority do. A study of more than 148,000 Americans released earlier this yean .tracked people for 9 to 19 years. Those who ate the most red and processed meats faced a 13 to 15 percent increase in the risk of colon cancer. I There are several factors to consider when trying to discern how red meat raises cancer risk. The high saturated fat content is a major contribu- tor to heart disease. It may affect cancer development as well. But merely choosing lean red meats and reduced-fat processed meats does not appear to remove the cancer risk. Cancer-causing substances, known as heterocyclic amines (HCAs), foi when meat is grilled, broiled, or fried at high temperatures. Because HCAs form on poultry and fish cooked at high temperatures, too, HCAs alone dc- not explain the greater risk from red meat. Another problem particular to processed red meats is the presence of nitrites, which can be converted to carcinogenic N-nitroso compounds (NOCs) in the colon. In fact, some NOCs may already be present in the meat. Nitrites don't account for all of the risk posed by processed red meats' however, since not al of these meats contain them. The higher colon cancer risk from red meat may be due to its levels o:' the. heme form of iron. Heme iron is only found in animal Toods, and the amount in beef is about twice that in chicken and fish. It has a different chemical form than the iron in plant foods and supplements. Heme iror. seems to damage the lining of the colon and cause abnormal cell growth. One study shows that increasing red met leads to more NOCs in the colon) Red meat's heme iron produces more NOCs than iron from plant foods., What should you do? The American Institute for Cancer Research's expert panel report, Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer, recom4 mends limiting red meat consumption to three ounces a day or less. Choose poultry and stew it or bake it to avoid HCA formation. Prepare fish two times a week since studies show it offers protective benefits, apparently through its special omega-3 fat. Since none of the risks connected with red meat apply to plant-based dishes, make meatless entrees with beans, nuts, or seeds for protein. If you continue to include red meat in your diet, choose lean cuts and stick to the recommend 3 ounces or less a day. Even if you've eaten large amounts of red meat your entire life, studies suggest that changing your eat- ing pattern now can have a positive effect within a few years. When you eat any kind of animal protein, however, make sure the focus of your meals is vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans, which are the source of many health-promoting nutrients and phytochemicals. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Hardee County 6 months -516; 1 yr.'-$28; 2 yrs. -$54 Florida 6 months $207 1 yr. $37; 2 yrs. $72 Out of State 6 months 524, 1 yr,- $44; 2 yrs. $86. November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 3A CONi 4~ SNutrition Notes CERT PLANNERS ARE YOU READY FOR WEIGHT LOSS? wu may not be ready. A person's behavior changes in a series of distinct s ges. Studies suggest that sometimes people may feel ready to lose 3 eight, but they are unprepared to alter their behavior to do so. There are five stages of motivational readiness in a widely accepted i fdel of behavioral change. In the precontemplationn" stage, a person has nr intention of changing. At the next step,, "contemplation," a person i tends to change, but later. During the "preparation" phase, a person is riady to change within the next month. The "action" stage is reached when person has recently changed a behavior. The final, "maintenance" level occurs only when a person has carried out the new behavior for at least six n~onths to two years. A recent study of women trying to manage their weight showed that tse women were stuck in the precontemplation stage. There were two rea- s'ns for their passivity: The difficulties the women perceived outnumbered tie advantages; and they lacked confidence in their ability to successfully nake changes. An earlier study about what prevented young adults from eating more vegetables and fruit found that moving from precontemplation depended on Show many benefits the young adults saw to changing. Yet moving from the next stage, contemplation, was more influenced by how many barriers they Ssw. A balance in favor of the benefits was the main indicator of a readiness tO actually make the changes. In the more recent study of women, how they thought about the "pros" ahd "cons" of dieting was also significantly related to the stage they were in regarding weight los behaviors, like decreasing fat consumption and increasing exercise. If you want to move forward in living a healthy lifestyle, the "pros" S ive to outweigh the "cons" in your mind. Find ways to get around barri- e s that you think are inconvenient, expensive, boring or difficult. Be spe- c fic about what you are trying to overcome and creative about possible s ilutions. Research shows that the balance of pros and cons relates to each s nall behavioral change, not just to the goal, like losing weight. For exam- S e, you might see many more benefits to losing weight than to remaining ck Ierweight. But if you see more barriers than benefits to new habits like exercising more and decreasing food portion sizes, you are unlikely to change. However, if you are ready to change some behaviors, make at least these changes. Small successes can build your confidence in making more changes. The other key influence on women's readiness to niake changes to lose weight was their belief in their ability to overcome barriers. Past studies have also shown that people "pursue a goal more diligently if they believe they can succeed. When people think a task exceeds their abilities, most will avoid it or give up easily when obstacles arise. UTILITIES Continued From 1A that, we would 6nly be at 75 per-: cent capacity. It inflates our num- bers, especially in the rainy season, and DEP takes a three-month aver- age of numbers on gallons processed," explained Giroux. A. second project will authorize engineering firm Chastain- Li Skillman to work with DEP to increase the city's current permit by 100,000 gallons, allowing 1.1 mil- lion gallons pet day. "Since they know we-are starting anexpansion project, and the increase won't cre- ate any environmental,hazard, I believe they will amend the permit PHOTO BY RALPH HARRISON The Heartland Chorale is hosting its second annual "Treasures of Christmas," and this event involves over 80 soloists and 40 instrumentalists. Those pictured above have been the backbone behind this presentation planned for Friday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Wauchula. Director/conductor Sherry Miller is seated at the piano. Standing behind her (from left) are board members Tim Miller, Tom Taylor, Bess Stallings, Mary Jones, Kim Davis, John Eason, Brenda Knight and Jerry and Vickie Conerly. For advanced tickets ($8 each), call Jones at 773-6129. and give us some growth room,'" said Giroux. The city, recently locked in a State Revolving Fund loan of up to $16 million at a low 1.43 percent interest, rate. With the $2 million in Community Development .Block Grant funds and other monies, the city could use much less than the $16 million and would only draw on it as needed. Payments. on it do not have to be made until the con- struction is completed. The commission authorized Giroux 'to use up to $750,000 in current .funds for the design and engineering for the project. 50units I 1 ._ [. .1 40 bed ALF .I . SI j - r 138 80 unnits IT ; '- -" r, .; 1[,0Li -- -~ r ii 'iHospital- 970-5 12h1 'I iI-*I 2-- - -1 I, -1 i.' 1 Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do and you've done it. -Margaret Thatcher TANNING , K 'LAS..SSIX, 767-6063 Hours: Mori-Fri 9am--7pm Sat 10am-2pm 215 E. Orange St. Wauchula (Located Southwest corner of, Wauchula Post Office) $35 '1 \ unlimited-monthlyL > or 10 sessions-$25 PLUS 40% off any lotion offer good thru 12/8 L4 jritl11, ** Sale ends Friday November 25, 2005! *Se your local store specfc days and hours. c Nicholson Supply Co. 225 E. Oak Street, Wauchula Vu 773-3148 Visit us online at: nicholsonace.com . 11:24c November 2005 L hTr~~ * 1K COURTESY PHOTO Long-range plan shows proposed new growth for city to provide utilities. In our busy world, Thanksgiving is a time of ** reflection... ,. '-A time when we remem- "h ber all those who have R ,b blessed us throughout the .. year. Thank you to all our faithful customers, friends S Er family. It is a blessing S to serve you. Wishing you and those Syou love a very Happy S Thanksgiving! We Panhes-n-Pockets We il be closed (Earnest ShoppiMon.-Fri 930- 5:30 Thursday Saturday 110 N. 6th Ave. Wauchula Sat. 9:30 1:30 for Thanksgiving 773-9684soc:24c ..socl 1:24c II i ~ ~mrra V.5 ! ~VnlrmYi~~tl~Ul.ilccn A& J \V7 -* 1 U z 1 w 1, CON I,.. m. 130 unfts IL 2 LT 4A The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 Florida Bobwhite Quail Numbers Nosedive: Leaders Seeking Cure Wildlife conservation authorities met at Tall Timbers Research Sta- tion near Tallahassee Monday, Nov. .14, to map a plan to reverse a 25- year decline in Florida's bobwhite quail population. According to the Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI), Florida's quail population has dropped between 3 and 5 per- cent each year for a total decrease of 70 percent since 1980.. Experts say that is merely a symptom of a much bigger problem loss of quality habitat. Where hunters in Florida were once harvesting around-2.5 million quail annually during the 1960s, they are now tak- ing fewer than a quarter-million. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ,(FWC) in .cooperation with Tall Timbers, called on Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H.-Bronsbn, FloridaChief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher. U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd, and other state, federal and key conservation organizations to assemble for the Leadership Summit onBobwhite Managerfient on Florida's Public Lands. The purpose of the half-day meeting was to enlist support of leaders and key stakeholders in public land management, conserva- tion-and bobwhite management for* the focus of restoring habitats for quail. The initiative will help not only quail but also several other. birds, including the threatened red- cockaded "woodpecker and the Florida scrub-jay, as well as more than 40 endangered or threatened plant, species, all of which depend on the same open pine woods ecosystem for their survival. Florida has roughly 6 million acres of public lands. Approximately 1.5 million of'this, acreage could provide suitable * quail habitat if proper management techniques. such'as frequent pre- scribed burning and timber thin- ning were employed. , S"I feel really good about the level LARRY DAVIS Larry Davis, 73, of Bowl Green, died Thursday, Nov. 2005, at Lakeland Regio Medical Center. He was born April 11, 1932 graduated from Fairfield. H School, Fairfield, Iowa in 1950. married Mary Klontz in 1952. served in the US Army from 19 1954 and worked for the Iowa D for 36 )ears, retiring from Ottumwa Bridge Repair Crew 1990. He w as a member of the F Lutheran Church in Ottumwa, Ic and an associate member of Pe Valley Lutheran Church Wauchula. He was preceded in death by parents. Ben and Valeda Davis daughter, Carrie Jane. Sur ivors are his wife, Mary;a their three children Robert Ottumwa, Iowa, Amy Burlington. Iowa and Lisa Ke and her husband, Kerry of Pa City. The body has been cremated ashes will be interred in Ottum' Iowa. A memorial service will held in Ottumwa at a later date celebration of his life %was held the Peace Valley Lutheran Chu in Wauchula. on Saturday Nov. with the Rev.,Bruce Sommerfi officiating. The family requests in lieu flowers, memorials ma\ be made Hope Haven Development Cen 3711 Lenox, Burlington, lo 52601 where Amy resides,'or to American Cancer Society. Brant Funeral Chapel Wauchula LEROY E. PFEIFER Leroy E.. Pfeifer, 84,, Wauchula, died Sunday, Nov.' ' 2005 at Florida Hospital Flaglei Palm Coast. Born ,Dec. 1, 1920, Milwaukee,; Wis., he was an elec cal' engineer and salesman Wisconsin. He was a member First Christian Church Wauchula. S Survivors are two daughters,S *Pfeifer-Persch of Flagler Beach a Nancy Pfeifer-of Campbell, Cal two grandchildren; and three gre grandchildren.. Memorial donations may be s to First Christian Church, 11 Louisiana St., Wauchula 33873. Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home Daytona Beach The highest of wisdom is co tinual cheerfulness: such a sta like the region above the mo is always clear and serene. --Michel de Montaig Northern bobwhite quail.. of leadership of those who attended. this meeting, and I am confident that we have the ability and com- mitment to get 'some things done to help quail restoration in this state," .said Congressman Bold. Represented at the meeting were the state's Division of Forestry,,the - U.S. Forest Service, Univbersity of. Florida, water management dis-: tricts, Department of Enyvironien-> tal Protection, Allied Sportsmen of Florida, Quail Unlimited' Pheas-,. ants/Quail Forever, U.S.! Depart- /ment of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. "The number of hunters in this' state has been declining significant- ly, and I feel we can help turn this around by increasing quality hunt- ing lands and game. This will help pass down the hunting tradition to ; future generations and increase hunting families in Florida," sdid' ''Kate Ireland. chair of Tall Timbers' board of directors ,and owner, of, Foshalee Plantation. Other states within the bobwhite quail's range, including Alabama, Arkansas. Georgia. Kentucky. VERA MAE HORNSBY., ing Vera Mae Hornsby, 94, of 17, Wauchula died Satuiday, Nov.[19, nal 2005, at home. She was. born Oct. 5, 1911 in and Dublin, Georgia and had. been a igh resident of this area since 1944. She He met her late husband, T.C. Hornsby, He in Lakeland during the depression, 52- when he was a, sign painter for OT Coca Cola. Together in 1949. they the acquired the Wauchula Coca Cola in Bottling Company and operated the irst company until 1987. She was an iwa avid fisherman and loved to teach ace others how to fish. She made and in painted china, was a sales represen- tative for Avon for 20 years and his was a member of the Eastern Star. and She and Mr. Hornsby were mar- ried for 55 years until his death in and 1992. of Surv ivors are her son, Thomas C. -of "Tommy" Hornsby, Jr. and wife, Iler Barbara of Atlanta, Georgia; grand- aim daughters. Ashley Hornsby of Gainesville. and Jennifer Hunter and and husband, Rich of Atlanta: and wva, man\ nieces and nephews. be Funeral services %will be Friday, . A Nov. 25, at 1 p.m. at the chapel of I at the First Baptist Church of rch Wauchula with Dr. Bob Nornian 19, officiating. Visitation will be one eld hour prior to sermicetime at the church. Burial and graveside ser- of vices will be Friday at 3 p.m. at e to Oak Hill CemeterN, Lakeland.' ter. Brant Funeral Chapel wa Wauchula the . VIDA S. WILLIAMS Vida S. Williams, 82, of Fort Meade, died Thursday, Nov. 17, : 2005, at Bartow Care Center. Born May 16, 1923. at Bowling .of Green, she was a lifelong resident 20 of Fort Meade. She drove a,bus for' i* the Polk County School Board for 33 years, and a member of in Cornerstone Church of God in Fort tr"- Meade since 1950. in She was preceded in death by her of husband of 49 years. V.D. of Williams. Survivors include two daughters, Sue Janice Jared of Fort Meade, and nd Yvorine Davis and husband Dick of if.; Sanford; four sisters, Myra Waldee, ,at- Sharon Smith and Sherry Spurlock. . all of Fort Meade and Mary Jo ent Cooksey of Fort Myers; four grand- 12i children; and five great-giandchil- dren. Visitation was Sunday, Nov. 20, at McLean Funeral Home. Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 21, at 11 a.m. at Cornerstone Church of God of Fort Meade with the Rev. on- Bill Whitener officiating. Interment ate, was in Evergreen Cemetery in Fort on, Meade. McLean Funeral Home gne Fort Meade Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, 'Tennessee and, Texas, have already started similar initiatives. South Carolina and Mississippi also are on the verge of getting involved, and the goal of the NBCI is to enlist nine more states, adding 2.8 million coveys of quail to the existing pop- ulations and improve habitat on.81 million acres within the bird's range. The FWC is committed to form- ing a partnership with several inter- ested agencies and organizations to share the cost of time and resources spent on the challenge of turning this situationarbund. One need identified at the meeting was to cre- ate a full-time' paid position to spearhead this initiative. "This is the last chance anyone has to help the bobwhite quail in this state and reverse this down- ward spiral in its population As part of this team, I promise to do everything in my power to see that tomorrow's generation can enjo' this great species.'" said FWC Commissioner Richard Corbett. COURTESY PHOTO i John Barksdale hunting quail in the Red Hills with the aid of his trusty pointer, Sally. Nutrition Notes TURKEY CAN BE WELCOME In just a few weeks, you'll have more leftover turkey than you know what to do with. It's a good time to start collecting recipes that give you an alternative to endless turkey sandwiches. Cooked turkey stashed in the freezer can be a welcome sight dur-, ing the hectic weeks after Thanksgiving. You can toss it with pasta and vegetables, add it to a main course salad, or do all kinds of creative things combining it with other ingredients for a one-dish meal. The mild flavor of turkey makes it a good choice for many cooking styles and ethnic cuisines. Most seasonings and sauces go well with turkey. So you can make an Italian spaghetti sauce, a Mexican taco, an Indian curry or an Asian stir-fry. A good, healthful way to use left- over turkey is the base for a casse- role. With a whole grain, you can make a flavorful and rich-textured but healthful one-dish meal. You might start with barley, a j grain that's been popular since the Stone Age. A single cup of this easy-to-prepare grain contains eight grams of fiber, the same amount of fiber found in seven cups of white. rice. Barley also is rich in protein, I potassium, calcium, iron and B vit- I amins. Barley's nutty flavor goes well' with onions, mushrooms, or peas .' Butternut squash also is a good complement. This large, pear- shaped winter squash has sweet, orange flesh. With onion, 'green . pepper and sage, you'll be glad you had turkey leftovers. ." ., .i bless in, and give thIanks A B O U T ... 'i r, -,.**, ; .. .... ObituariesT .or alT that is good Obituaries it!: ^ -: -/ Obituaries are published -' i free of charge as a public We. ask the Lord service, but must be submit- ,f. a 1 ted through a funeral home d' r' .'r -- A one-column photo of the .' peace ancjo deceased may be added for -. .' )i a r $15. -t adU yur lajiiiy Obituaries contain the - name, age. place of resi- ---- t han in. dence, date of death, occu- ti Thanksgiving. pation, memberships, I immediate survivors and '" i funeral arrangements. The list of survivors may include | " the names of a spouse, par- ,J.. iT n "' ,r ents, siblings, children and -L children's spouses and /.... ; -" a grandchildren, and the num- ... C'\ ber of great-grandchildren. .aye" . If there are no immediate survivors, consideration of other relationships may be' "" "" given. "it is a ood th;y to jive thanks unto the Lord, and to sinj yraises unto thy name, o most Hi0h" i --- == =------------------ PsaliIIs 92:1 (KJV) Happy Thanksgiving Dennis and Debbie Robarts & The Staff Of 0 FUNERAL HOMES 11 24c . Obituaries November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 5A Safe Keeping By Rich Shepard Emergency Management Director Is It Safe To Come Out Now? OK, gentle reader, I am officially ready to put this hurricane season to bed. We have a few issues to tie up but, all in all, we are more than ready to be done. I, for one, am thankful we did not have to endure the type of assault we had last year, and hope that next season finds us even more prepared to deal with whatever Mother Nature sends us. This month's column will focus on something other than the weather for a change. I would like to bring to your attention an often overlooked natural hazard: bees. Most of us, at some point in our lives, have been stung 'by a honeybee. It's a defensive mechanism and natural instinct of the bee to sting when it is defending its nest. But what about so-called "Killer' Bees? There have been a great many myths surrounding this insect, many perpetuated by the movie industry. In this column I'm going to stick to, as Sgt. Joe Friday would say, "just the facts." What's The Buzz? Killer Bees are actually known as Africanized Honeybees (AHB). Ir an effort to increase honey production, African bees were bred with the considerably more docile European bees in hopes they would lose theit more aggressive tendencies. Unfortunately, this was not the case. In 1957, 26 Africanized queen bees escaped from the breeding facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and established themselves in South and Centra America. The AHB have continued their march north, and were first report- ed in the United States in 1990 in Hidalgo, Texas. Since then, AHB colonies have been found in Texas, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, California anc now Florida. But what makes the AHB so dangerous? The answer is geography. The AHB have their roots in Sub-Saharan Africa, where they evolved to b( more aggressive when it comes to foraging and defense. However, they are no different than European bees when it comes to stinging ability or venom Like all. bees, an AHB can sting only once. It releases a powerful pheromone (chemical message) that attracts other bees to the site. AHFB venom is no more or less toxic than any other honeybee. The difference is the way.the bees respond to threats. AHB will respond to threats with fa Greater numbers of defenders than European bees. "Bee" Prepared So what can you do to protect yourself from a potential encounter witl an AHB? Step Outdoors With Michael Kelly There seems to be an overabundance of snook ip the Peace River. Last Thursday morning I made a float down the river and caught eight, snook. I launched my boat at daylight and ran about a mile down river before stopping to fish.' '. It did not take long for the action to begin. On about my fifth cast I caught a 22-inch snook. Two casts later I caught another one about the same size. Ten minutes later a good sized fish inhaled my plug. He came to the surface, and I could tell it was a nice fish. After about a three minute strug- gle I landed a keeper-size 26-inch fish and put him in the cooler. The action.slacked, off for about an hour, but picked up again soon. I boated five md'r during the morning. Most of these snook are under the legal slot size of 26 to 34 inches but are still fun to catch. Snook are very aggressive and will hit just about any plug you throw at them. Once you hook one they are very fast and powerful, putting up a good fight. One of the snook I caught Thursday jumped out of the water six times. < To locate these fish just look for fallen trees, logs, and deep holes in and around the moving water. I did not caich a single fish where the water did not have a fairly strong current. Also along the river I saw an abundance of wildlife, including turkeys, deer, ducks, squirrels and a lot alligators. Duck season opened last Saturday, arid I was blessed enough to have a W, wonderful hunt. I was joined by my father, brother Jonathan and Kevin Sanders. After going to Lakeland for the Hardee football game on Friday night, we struck out for Fellsmere about 12:30 a.m. Fellsmere is near the east coast close to Vero Beach.'We arrived at the T.M. Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area about 3:30 and got to catch about an hour and a half of sleep before our hunt. The T.M. Goodwin unit is a Ducks Unlimited marsh project, developed in cooperation by the St. Johns River Water Management District, North American Wetlands Conservation Council, Ducks Unlimited, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 'The area consists of numerous one mile long and a third of a mile wide impoundments that are flooded with about two feet of water. Starting at five o'clock they shuttle the hunters out to heir area on a gooseneck trailer. Whenever we were dropped off we were immediately bombarded by massive swarms of mosquitoes. Luckily we had plenty of repellent, but it only seemed to deter them for a few minutes and they were back again. As. we waded into the water at dark we could hear a lot of ducks fly- ing off. Whenever we picked out the area we wanted to hunt we threw out the decoys and got in some tall grass and bushes to hide. We hadto wait about 25 minutes until legal shooting time, which start- ed at 6:17. Even while it was still dark we had teal flying in and lighting in our decoys. It took everything I had to resist from shooting early as we lit- erally had ducks flying within a few feet of us.. It was finally time to shoot. A flock of about 20 green-winged teal flew over our decoys, and I raised and fired,'bringing down two in one shot. What a way to start the morning. Before I could reload my gun more ducks flew by and I did not do well this time. Catching me off guard; the ducks; were flying about 50 miles an hour. I emptied my gun and didn't cut a feath- For about the next 45 minutes we had ducks constantly flying over us. Kevin and Jonathan began to heat up and really start bringing them down. Aflock of blue-winged teal buzzed through the decoys, and again I quick- ly shot, causing another to fall to the water., A drake pintail flew over for a look at the decoys and down he fell. another blue wing teal came in and met the same fate. Five minutes later I got a Florida mallard and at 6:45 I had reached my limit. .After it became better daylight my dad's gun came alive, endiAg an early dry spell. He quickly got two teal and a mallard. Kevin was the next to reach his limit of six teal. By nine o'clock every- body had reached their limit of sixiducks, and it was time to pick' up the Sdecoys. We had two pintails, two mallards, eight green wing teal, and 12 blye wing teal. I would have to say this was one of the finest duck hunts I have ever been on. At one point I saw about 1,000 ducks in the air at the same time. Mapy of the other hunters also reached their limits as well. S 1 also 'noticed severalballs of ants floating on the water's surface con- taining anywhere form 100 to 300 ants. I was cautious and was sure to stay away from them. Jonathan on the other hand was not. He came over to me looking for help with about two hundred ants crawling on his pants. Being the kind brother that I am, I knocked all the ants off of him. He didn't get bit but one time, in my efforts to help I got bit by about 10. Many people have never been duck hunting. If you are on.a good hunt it can be one of the finest and most exciting hunts you could,ask for. It may require doing some traveling but it is well worth it. I would like to see a project like this be put in to the Hardee County area. It would offer another recreational resource, 'as well as bring hunters from around the state into our county. *Listen for buzzing which can indicate a swarm or nest of bees. *Examine your work area before using any power equipment. AHB colonies are especially sensitive to loud noises or vibrations. *AHB nesting sites can include buckets, cans, empty boxes, tires, holes in trees or in the ground or any cavity that can offer protection from the ele- ments, so check these are carefully when working outside. If you encounter a swarm of Killer Bees and are attacked, there are steps you can take to defend yourself from unnecessary injury. S If attacked, run as fast and as far away as you can, preferably in a zig- zag pattern. AHB can fly at 12-15 mph, so even the average person should be able to escape. eMake every attempt to cover your face, especially your mouth and nose, as the bees are attracted to the carbon dioxide you exhale. *Do not attempt to rescue a person under attack, as you will become a victim yourself. Encourage them to flee, and seek shelter. *Do not attempt to hide in trees or under water, as AHB can remain in an area for up to 30 minutes when agitated. *Seek immediate shelter in a vehicle or building. *Never stand still or get trapped in an area where you cannot escape the bees. If you discover a possible AHB nest, follow these guidelines to avoid possible injury: *Do not, under any circumstances, disturb the nest. *If the bees are not swarming, contact a local pest control agency to have them removed. S *Call 911 if the bees are swarming, and avoid any loud noises or vibra- tions as this may trigger a 'defensive reaction. *Contact the Florida Department of Agriculture to report any feral (wild) bee swarm. The Department of Agriculture monitors deep-water ports and set traps e for possible AHB infestations. They also set traps along the Interstate 10' r corridor, should the AHB try to travel east by land. Additionally, local bee- keepers regularly inspect and monitor their hives for any suspected AHB activity. Hives that are infested with AHB are destroyed. If you would like to learn more about Killer Bees, visit - www.doacs.state.fl.us or call our County Extension Office at 773-2164. Of s course, your local Office of Emergency Management will be glad to answer any questions you might have about AHB or other environmental hazards as well. e ' e "Bee" Aware .e The European Honeybee used for pollination accounts for about one- 1 third of all the food we eat. It is a vital part of Hardee County's and our 3 state's economy. The honey industry in Florida is ranked among the top five in the nation, with a net worth of over $13 million. The bee industry is close- s ly monitored by the Florida Department of Agriculture, and Florida bee- r keepers are working closely with them to control the advance of the AHB. Unwarranted public panic could cause unnecessary curtailing of this vital industry. Your fire and EMS personnel have recently received training on how to deal with AHB attacks and are ready to respond if necessary. With some understanding and the application of basic safety measures, we will be able to coexist with these insects. . TIP OF THE MONTH -" As you are traveling this holiday season, take that extra second or two to.make sure everyone in the vehicle is wearing his seatbelt properly. A sec- ond or two spent before you leave the driveway can mean the difference between life or death in a vehicular accident. Remember, managing your emergencies begins with you. YOU Can Appear In... Poet's Place Are you a poet? Let us show itl Your work could be published in this newspaper In "Poet's Place," a weekly feature which relies solely on reader submissions. Poems must be your own original work, written by you, not someone else. To appear in this feature, send your poet- ry, name and town of residence to: Poet's Place, The Herald- Advocate, P.O. Box 336, Wauchula, FL 33873 or fax 773-0657. Love the speed. In Business By Brett Jarnagin 4', SUPER SAVINGS -Eddie's Discount Groceries has now stepped into the local grocery scene, offering 40-60 percent savings on all items. You can find this wealth of savings at 4010 U.S.. 17 S. It is located at the south end of Wauchula Plaza, where the Goodwill used to be. The store is owned by seasoned grocer Eddie Ramirez, who operated a discount grocery in Bradenton. He moved his business to Wauchula after learning that there were those in need of the help with groceries here, instead of just bargain hunters. It is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Any brand of canned and nonperishable goods can be found on the shelves, as long as the customer does not mind the occasional dent or scratch. The stock is not limited to only canned goods. Frozen food, sand- wich meat, dry foods and milk are also sold. Shoppers are invited to check the variety at Eddie's. Discount Grocaries PHOTO BY BRETT JARNAGIN Eddie's Discount Groceries is open for those who are looking for a bit of help with cutting their grocery costs. New business or management? Remodeling or relocating? Call Brett Jarnagin at 773-3255 with your business news. Hope is the companion of power and the mother of success. For those of us who hope strongest have within us the gift of miracles. -Sydney Bremer YOU Can Appear In... 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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 Wanted Yard Sales FARM EQUIPMENT: Tractors and irri- gation. equipment. (352) 303-3315 for more info. Good Deal! 11:10-12:8p HAY FOR SALE! Just cut-fertilized bahia-round bales. Pick up in field. $26/bale. 773-4642 after 5 p.m. 10:20-11:24p DIESEL INJECTION REPAIRS, pumps, starting at $195., injectors, turbos, misc. tractor repairs, clutches, engine rebuilds. 863-385-5596 9:2-12:29;05p FRIGIDAIRE 21 cu. ft. looks good as new, 2 years old. MAGIC CHEF stove 36" electric stove looks good, cooks good. 375-2519. 11:17-24p 1972 FORD MUSTANG, runs good, new brakes, needs some body work, $1500 Firm. 773-4698. 11:17-12:15p HOUSE FOR SALE By Owner 3 B/R, 2 Bath home with two guest apartments added to house. Each apt. has 1 B/R 1 Bath, living room and kitchen. Large corner lot w/chain link fence and deep well. Has new metal roof. All block construction w/stucco. Outside recently painted. All apartments and house have separate CHA. Shown by appointment only to qualified buyers. Must see to. appreciate. Offered at $250,000 firm. 863-375-4424 cll1:24p Temporary or Permanent Personnel and Payroll Services CONTACT: Payroll Federal and State Taxes Deposits Tax Reports Worker's Comp FICA Year End W2's ROBBY ALBRITTON 116 W. Orange St., Wauchula (863) 773-9225. NOW HIRING 10:21tfc 1989 T-TOP CAMARO, $200; 1984 F- 150 4WD, $800. 781-6374. 11:14p -DODGE CARAVAN 1994. Does not run. Good for parts. Motor and trans- mission re-built, 4 new tires, $300 OBO. 773-2477 or 273-0125. 11:17-24p 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT, 4 WD, 86K, new tires, fully loaded. First own- ers. 13K negotiable. 375-2070 evenings or (863) 412-0484 days. ___ 11:17-24p DIESEL INJECTION REPAIRS. See Agriculture. __ 9:2-12:29,'05p WOODEN BUNK BED, can be used as 2 separate beds, twin on top, full size on bottom; 3 drawer chest w/front door & 3 shelves; 5 drawer chest w/matching dresser & mirror. Everything for $300 or can be sold separately. Call 767-0187, leave mes- sage if no answer. 11:24-12:1 p OFFICE PERSONNEL needed. Experience in Bookkeeping, A/R, and Payroll preferred. Valid drivers license and reliable transportation required. Background check & drug testing required. Salary based on experience. Apply in person w/resume at: Family Business Service, Inc., 217 W. Palmetto Street, Wauchula, FL. 11:24-12:1 c CHILD CARE TEACHER Full time position available for 3 year old class- room. Training and experience help- ful. Drug free workplace. EOE. Contact Vera Tapley at 863-735-0110. 11:24-12:1c WORK @ HOME. Earn $450- $1500/month PT. $2000-$4500 FT. www.Home303.com or (303) 292- 9959. 11:3-12:1p 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. 7:21ftfc EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Pay rate: $9.38 $12.31 Wanted for the Hardee County Road & Bridge Department. Knowledge of the general practices applied in the care and operation of a wide variety of light. and heavy construction and maintenance equipment. Ability to perform preventative maintenance on related equipment. Must have High School Diploma or GED. Valid FL Class "B" CDL required. Complete job description and Applications posted on county web site: www.hardeecountv.net. Applications accepted in the Human Resource Department, 205 Hanchey Road, Wauchula, FL, 33873, (863) 773-2161. Position closes at 5:00 p.m., December 8, 2005. EOE-F\M\V 11:24;12,1c 2 o r3BR, 1 bath,.4428 Central Ave., bowling Green. B o72,500.s o....... 421 Grape St. BG 3/1, central H/A, CB $65,000. 5 acres Prime location. Vandolah Rd and Dink Albritton Rd. $110,000.* 170 College Lane, 2BR 1 Bth Central H/A. Large wooded lot $69,500. 22 acres MOL Grove, deep well, corner of Barlow Rd. and S.R. 64E. W309 Illinois Ave. Large frame home. 4/2. Large lotMH.. $67,500. 309 Illinois Ave. Large frame home. 4/2. Large lot. $67,500. L AM BER R REALTY INC..' 402 South 6th Avenue Wauchula, FL 33873 DORIS S. LAMBERT, G.R.I., Broker KENNETH A. LAMBERT, Broker Buyers Available - PEACEFUL SETTING for this 2B/1,5Bth home locat- ed on 5 acres, convenient location, paved road access, large fish pond and plenty of nice oaks. Won't last long call today! $189,000 /Lovely 3B/2Bth, frame/stucco home, built with steel trusses, inside utility, fireplace, updated appliances, 10x20 shed, metal roof; located on 5 acres; small pond. $265,000 NEW LISTING! 15 acres cleared pasture with small barn and 3B/lBth home; large oaks, paved road frontage. $425,000 MOTIVATED SELLER! 3B/2Bth home with many extras on 5 acres, fenced and cross fenced, large oaks and pond; horse barn with electricity; first class work- shop; 4 wells on property. $314,900 BE THE FIRST to see this charming home located in family neighborhood; great room plan, 3B/2Bths; 2436 square feet, built in 2000. $170,000 MUST SEE TO BELIEVE! This 2,500+ custom built home on 5 acres has too many extras to list! 2B/2Bth, built in 2003. Call today to see! NEW LISTING! 20.3 acres, fenced and cross fenced; excellent pastureland. Call'for details! GREAT LOCATION FOR SMALL FAMILY - 3B/2Bth, C/B home; close to shopping and schools. $110,000 ACROSS FROM INDUSTRIAL PARK 10 Acres - Zoned 1-2, Highway 62 road frontage; office space and service shop. Call for details! Located in the country but close to town! Large 4B/2Bth D/W on 5 ACRES; 2387 total square feet; built in 1998; listed at $175,000 www.lambe SERVICE YOU ( m^ ASSOCIATE: DELOIS J( ASSOCIATE: MICHAEL EQUAL UHOVSM OPPORTUNITY A K'FC"u ATE. M(IKEV C Bus. (863) 773-0007 Fax: (863) 773-0038 E-mail:lambertdl@earthlink.net Delois Johnson We Need Your Listings! MAKE AN OFFER TODAY! Country style home on large, corner lot (3 lots total), 3B/1Bth, new roof, large 12x24 shed, convenient to schools. $95,500 Park model D/W M/H on nicely landscaped corner lot; 2B/2Bth, 1656 square feet, some furniture included in sale. $85,000 HIGHWAY 62 FRONTAGE 5 acre tracts excellent building sites. $100,000 NEW LISTING! Commercial corner lot, good loca- tion. Call office for information. HUNTERS BE AWARE! Abundant wildlife including turkey, deer, and hogs plus a 2B/1.5Bth Mobile Home on secluded 17 acres;. $175,000 Vacant lot in restricted area, perfect for your mobile home; located short distance from town. $15,000 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY! Ideal location on Highway 17 North. See Today! Commercial lot in Wauchula! Good location for all types of businesses. See today! $75,000 A total of 27.5 acres will sell as 7.5 aicre tract and 20 acre tract or total tract; plenty of wildlife, convenient location; excellent home sites. Call for information. EXCELLENT BUILDING SITES CONVENIENT LOCATION! Four 5 Acre tracts located just outside of town. Call today for details! INVESTORS LOOK NO FURTHER! COMMER- CIAL PROPERTY Zoned I 2; high traffic area; Call for details! ertrealty. net CAN COUNT ON )HNSON.............773-9743 ADAMS .............781-2413 t, I ..NGhi' '7.1-1698Q REALTOR ASSOCIATE: DAVID McCLINTOCK.......... 781-1226 ASSOCIATE: CHARLOTTE TERRELL......781-6971 cl11:24c SOLUTIONS Personnel Services .Houso For ,alo .Beautiful 4. Bdrm/2 1/2Bath on 5 acres. Located 2.5 miles east of Zolfo Springs just off Steve Robert Special on Bailes Road. This home has just been remodeled with new carpet, pew tile, new fixtures, new central a/c unit, new roof, new septic, fresh paint, new landscaping and many more upgrades. Relax this winter in front of your fire- place in this quiet country setting. Ready for move in. $245,000.00. For an appointment arid more details contact 863-781-1103. Cl1 17.24C Heritage Inn & Suites Wauchula/Bowling Green For the following positions: Front Desk Housekeeping Maintenance Apply in person at Best Western 2727 US Hwy 17 N., Bowling Green Tel.: 863-773-2378 Drug Free Workplace. Criminal background and driver's license checked prior to hiring. IrI, = r ---- --m I GPFI=IV 7 1:>AV.S A VVE7AffK! I I I I ' ' November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 7A The 0*Florida Institute For Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. "Where a Job Can Become a Career" Our New Starting Rate of Pay is $9.00 PER HOUR We are currently accepting applications for the fol- lowing positions: R.S.A.'s "Weekend" Shift-full time or part time. High School Diploma or G.E.D. $9.00 per hour starting rate. Environmental Technician Weekend (Sun, Mon, Fri, Sat). HS Diploma or G.E.D. Training provided. $9.00 per hour starting rate. Experienced preferred/will train. C.N.A.'s 2nd, 3rd, and Weekend shifts available. Current Florida Licensure & HS Diploma or GED required, experience preferred. C.N.A.'s start at $9.50. Switchboard Operator (2) Part-time Positions avail- able (16 hrs/wk). Weekends only, A shift and B shift. Must have HS Diploma or GED. $9.00 per hour to start. Dietary Server- Must have HS Diploma or GED. Hours vary with rotation of weekends. Waitress experi- ence preferred. Starting rate of pay is $9.00 per hour. FINR offers an excellent benefit package, is an EOE and a Drug Free Workplace. If you are interested in joining a fast growing company, please stop by 1962 Vandolah Rd., Wauchula, FL to fill out an application, fax resume to 863-773-2041 or e-mail to annettedhr@finr.net. ci1:i7tfc Classified WANTED MATURE BOOKKEEPER live" on estate. Must have valid drivers license. Call 863-634-7552 or 863-763- 5321. 11:3tfc SECURITY OFFICERS NEEDED, D&G license in Bowling Green and Fort Green area. D Class school available. 863-682-2023. E.O.E. 11:10-12:1c J-N-T's MOWING SERVICE Jimmy & Tammy McNabb Licensed & Insured Office 863-735-2902- Cell 863-781-6703 Nextel 161*149209*3- Fax 863-735-0126 Specializing in Lot Clearing Fence Building Small Bush Removal Dirt Work Bush Hogging Pasture/Grove Mowing cl11:17-12:80 HARDEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS NOW HIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, COMMUNICA- TION OFFICERS AND SUPPORT STAFF. Law enforcement and correctional officers must hold a current FDLE certification. Starting pay ranges from $32,000 to $35,200 depending on experience. Communication officers and support staff must be at least 19, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and be willing to. work shifts. Starting pay $21,360 for communications and $20,500 for support staff. All applicants must successfully complete the personnel selection process set forth by the Sheriff's office. Applications may be obtained at the Sheriff's office located at 900 East Summit Street, Wauchula from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For further details call 863-773-0304 ext 211 E.O.E. ci11:24,12:1c Nursery Positions Available Now SGenerhl help and person experienced in spraying or willing to learn at our Zolfo Springs location. Supervisor position available at our Ft. Meade location. Applicant must have a valid ID & Social Security. All positions are full time. Apply in. person at Sunshine Foliage World I 2060 Steve Roberts Special Zolfo Springs, FL 0 ,P AN *New Listing Briarwood. Beautiful 3/2 with den. Formal sitting room. 10 ft. ceilings, open floor plan, 2 car garage,. Great lot. Deed restricted. $349,900. *New Listing Nice 3/2 or 2/2 with 2 car garage and guest quarters that can be rented. Completely remodeled nice detached garage with storage. $179.900. *45 acres Western Hardee County $9,500.00 per acre. *Two 22.5 Acre tracts in Western Hardee County. Good homesite. Quiet and peaceful. $13,500 to $15,000 per acre. *67 beautiful woods and pasture. Conveniently located within one mile of college, Best Western, and Highway 17, in projected growth area. 600 ft. from Peace River. $15,000 per acre. *5 acre tract cleared ready for homesite. Nice area $110,000. * Check out this 3/2 home built in 2004 on 5 beautiful acres in a great location. Country home with front and back porches. Call today. $380,000.00. *Nice 3/2 MH on 2.5 Acres. Family room and Living room. Hardwood floors. Well maintained. $129,900. -3 BR 2 Bth concrete block home %/20 acres good bearing citrus grove in Western Hardee County. Call today for details. *9.74 acres with a 1 to 2 acre stocked lake. Good area. Awesome homesite. $200,000. LOTS NOW AVAILABLE! 2,5, 10 acre tracts available for building sites. ., '- *' : l :?4 IMMEDIATE OPENING LPN or expe- rienced medical assistant-certified, bi-lingual preferred. Position in Wauchula. Fax resume to (863) 767- 1763 or call Betty (863) 452-0566. 11:24-12:1 c FULL-TIMEr BOOKKEEPER needed. Only experienced with Quickbooks and payrolls need apply. Please send . resume to: Box "B", P.O. Box 338, Wauchula, FL 33873. 11:24-12:1 p IMMEDIATE OPENING for licensed massage therapist. Fax resume to 863-773-4340 or call 863-773-4364. 11:17-24p. Your hopes, dreams and aspi- rations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them. HARDEE VERTICAL BLINDS Custom Made Vertical And Horizontal Blinds Call Today 773-2477 or 273-0125 M Y FLORIDA LANDSCAPE SERVICES *Landscape Enhancements -Mulching *Irrigation Repair *LAWN/PLANT Care *Tree Work *Storm & Debris Cleanup For all your landscape needs 863-832-2102 863-773-0817 r Locally-Owned Licensed Insured For Sale to Highest Bidder Twenty-Two Lots on Sally Place In Peace River Heights Parcel Number: 10-34-25-0837-0,0001-0078 Submit Sealed Bids Only to Habitat for Humanity .Sally Place Property 663 South 6th Avenue .Wauchula, FL 33873 'Phone:, 735-0645 S Bids Must be Received by 5:00 PM December 15, 2005. ctll:24p Peniel Construction Services, Inc. Locally Owned and Operated Inferior Remodolinq *.Cho frock Texture Painting *-Tile -Carpet S, Laminate s Hardwood Flooring Cabinefte K. David Woodrow 7L Cheryl oodrdw President (863) 781-5509 Project Admrnisotrator Licensed and Insured Demlition Drywall Carpenter. 05-280 05-281 05-282 ,qCewas 'ooinv f forward to the city with fiunrdations whose architect andibuiCler was god." r e6rews 11:10 c11:24p HARDEE COUNTY -3.87 ACRES ON US 17- Backof property fronts SCLRRproperty. 3 BR/1 bath frame home in good condition. Possibility of future commercial property. $350,000 C-057 HARDEE COUNTY -60 ACRES- Pastuire, fenced, appro 20-25 iB B fl H acres, in old grove. Older house and barn on property. Hurricane damage. Property south of Limestone. $25,000 per surveyed acre. off M. A-209 HWV YNl7 JUST INTO DESOTO COUNTY, COUNTRY CHARMER Hard 'ood floors and pine paneling walls. Sit in yourrocking chair on Sthe froit porch and view the grand rather oak trees. Enjoy the quietness of the country. 2 BR home on 1 acre. $135,000 H-695 HARDEE COUNTY-IMMACULATE3 BR/2 BATH MOBILE HOdMEON OVER 5 ACRES Upgrades include skylights, garden tub, cabinets and mbre. Must see! $172,500 M-299 Call Angie at 863- 990-4802 Kathey Gamiotea, . Broker/Owner ., . 707 East Hickory St. Office: 863-494-3600 Fax: 863-494-2805 Arcadia, FL Cell: 863-990-1000 34266 . CSM mntp- The staff of JIM SEE RERLTY, INC. Wish eueruone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! -AND& Day I JIM SEE REALTY, INC. REALTOR 206 N. 6th AVENUE WAUCHULA, FL 33873 )773-0060 Night (863) 773-4774 I 1", op 0. lm I I 11:24c I IBilly Bob'.s Tires I 8A The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 tThe Classifieds- TIE ME V9 EE ATO 1463475 444 limmvHillDan ill 18318-39 THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - Range Cattle REC, Ona has 4 posi- tions open. A Biological Scientlest Ref. #034697, a Chemist ref. #034698, a Sr Ag Asst ref. #034699 and a Ag Asst ref. #034700. All posi- tion descriptions and requirements can be found at the web site .http://jobs.ufl.edu/ Once you are on, web site click TEAMS option and click on search to see reference #. Please apply on-line before November 30th or call 863-735-1314 for more informa- tion. All positions are permanent posi- tions with benefits. Equal Opportunity Employer. 11:24c 4BR/2BA Block home. 5051 Central Ave., Bowling Green, $125,000. 781- 1062. 11:24c 3 BR/2 BA, 2160 SF, outside of Wauchula, $265,000. (863) 773-5894. 11:10-12:8p FREE MH 14x70; 2 1/4 acre lots, $20,000 each Charlie Creek Park; hunting or camping trailer, $2500; The Bedding Place, used beds & furniture, Bowling Green; aluminum shed, $300. 781-5437. 11:3-12:1p Hay Now Auctions P www.haynowauction.com SPECIAL AUCTION This Friday the 25th we will be having a big Christmas auction starting at 2 p.m. We are also having one on Sunday at 2 p.m. Lots of new stuff & good deals. 3 MILES NORTH OF WAUCHULA ON THE WEST SIDE OF US 17 (863) 243-3229 Terms of Sale: 10% Buyers Premium Good checks and cash cl11:24p Vinnie Scianna,iAuctioneer Lic# AB2317 AU2605 17.0 UPRIGHT freezer, $130; Futon bed/couch, $60; 19" remote control Zenith TV, $20. 773-6087. 11:24p GO-CART, $500; Game Cube with 10 games, $250. 735-1444. 11:24p WAUCHULA 12x36 w/Florlda room, corner lot, completely furnished, clean, new carpet, Little Charlie Creek RV Park, $18,000. (828) 775-9639. 11:17p-12:15p to RE-OPEN Every Friday, Saturday, A Sunday *Restrooms .Water *Electric. Bowling Green Flea Market 781-1062 c1o:20c 5105 N. Hwy 17 Bowling Green OU TIE ARE N ALEVRDY 24-HouP Emergency Towing Lowest Possible Rates Fast, Reliable Service. ^ Hill's Auto World U.S. Hwy. 17 Bowling Green c15119tfc ... Realtor "IN 220 N. 6th Avenue 0"" Wauchula, Florida 33873 (863) 773-3337 Fax: (863) 773-0144 www.floresrealty.net SPECIAL OF THE WEEK ****Great Family Home 3BR/2BA 2001 Frame Home on 2.50 Acres in Zolfo Springs. Nice and Peaceful living. Asking $198,000.00. 4 Acres Close to Town New school and shopping center close by. Vou can build a new home or set up a mobile home on this property. Take a look toda3. $80,000.00. 2 Story Home in Riverview- Very well maintained 13 BR/2 BA CB with central air & heat. Nicely landscaped yard with front and back screened porch. 1,966:1 heated square feet. Move in ready eiver3 - thing that you have been looking for and so much more. Asking $179,900..":: This really is a great investment opportunity -2 CB Duplexes=4 Rental Opportunities. Very well maintained on a nice quiet neigh- borhood. Bu) one or both. Being offered at $157,000 per duplex. 10.26 Acres with 2 Mobile Homes and Room for a Third Buy this property and start up a nursery. Fenced in area for horses or cattle. Quiet country living off paied road. Minutes from town and shop- ping. MLSH 178440. Asking $210,000. Homesite within 7 miles from town- 20 Acres mostly pasture- land and some natural woodlands with access from Ed %Wells Road and Rabbit Run. Asking $13,900 an acre. Nature at its's Best -i- Spacious secluded home located ofl' Mlurphy Road in South liestern Hardee County. 7.5 acres surrounded by 'Florida Native woodlands, Stocked Pond, several outbuildings and state of the art dog pens. This is definalely a MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE. ALL THIS FOR ONLY $399,000. Location Location Locationi'.- 3BR/2BA CB Home" *fth Pqle Barn on 5- ACRES ON S. HWY 17. Ceramic tile floors, Carpet in bedrooms, Fireplace and Updated Kitchen; Asking $298,000.00. Unbelievable Never thought we would see $40,000.00 for a home again! This 1994 2BR/1BA Mobile Home is priced to sell just west of Zolfo Springs. For more details call today.' REDUCED Investors take a look at this! 51 Acres with develop- ment potential zoned Farm Residential. Property currently has approximately 35 acres of income producing grove and approximately) 16 acres of natru- al woodlands Conveniently located between Wauchula and Bowling Green. Call for your appointment today. Asking $13,900 an acre. Good Homesile 5 Acres paved road frontage, approximately 2 miles west of town. Don't Let this Deal Pass You B! Asking $110.000.00. REDUCED! (2) 5.85 Acre Tracts and (1) 17.95 Acre Tract on 62 West of US HWY 17. Good Land ideal for Residential. Asking $19,900 and acre. Nice and Quiet 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 $320,000. Large Corner Lot-3 BR/2BA Large frame home within Wauchula city limits. Lots of potential. Asking $205,000. *All of our properties are on our website at www.floresrealty.net Noey Flores John Freeman Anmanda lishoe Steve Lanier Lisa Douglas ** Whether you're buying or selling. The pro- fessionals at Flores & Flores, Inc. will be happy to assist you. Let one of our associates help make your Real Estate dreams come true.** WE BUY HOUSES FAST CLOSINGS 'Contact After Hours O.R. (Tony) Flores, Broker, tony@floresrealty.net Oralia D. Flores, Broker, oralia@floresrealty.net After hours...........863-773-2840 Lawrence A. Roberts...............(863) 773-9256 Noey Adam Flores (863) 781-4585 John Freeman (863) 773-6141 Amanda Mishoe ..........(863) 781-3587 *C .', l 1 24c '. '' ,' '__________ ___ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^I Happy Thanksgiving! I.Haree C Wauchula 505 N. 6th Ave. (across from First All vehicles are Buy Here! Pay Here! Wauchula Hills Corner of Hwy 17 S National Bank) HABLAMOS ESPANOLI &,Rea F S 773-6667 & 773-20 SHardee County's Best Sales Team! Billy Hill Ruby Delores Orl Owner Wauchula Wauchula Wau Team Team Rd. D11 anda ichula eam I W sel te estandwhoesle he est 1 I Open: Mon Sat 8:00 5:00 375-4461 * We repair most American cars * Full time mechanic * We are license and insured!l Reg #MV-40625 Bo Espino Auto Technician Asu.I on 'tbeI ... Hiring Immediately Central Florida Health Care, Inc. Avon Park Center Outreach Nurse LPN with valid FL License, pro- vide health education, health screenings, facilitate the Closing the Gap program. Two years experience, com- puter literate, good oral and written communication skills, able to travel and work flexible hours. Outreach Specialist Assist with the healthcare needs/barriers identified in CFHC's tri-county service area. H.S. graduate or the equivalent, experience in health care environment or other community service training, computer literate, good oral and written com- munication skills, able to travel and work flexible hours. Competitive salary, excellent medical/dental/vision/Rx insurance, pension plan. Corporation pays for LTD & life insurance. Send Resume to: CFHC, 950 CR 17A West, Avon Park, FL, 33825, Fax # (S63) 452-3011. EOE/DFW. S 11:24;12:1c -Ap l P.O. Box 1310*Wauchula. Fl. 338730(863) 773-4116*fax (863) 773-3737ewww.prcco.org A Toik.l-toxe *-Uwir. CoO I'r.iuIE ^C? *'^ Peace River Electric Cooperative is actively seeking an Apprentice Line Technician We are looking for someone special because not just anyone can do this work. If you are self- motivated, enthusiastic, personable, can think on your feet, and don't mind hard work, then maybe we can help you build a, career. Our team-oriented company is growing and frankly, we need the help. But we aren't willing to settle for second best. This work isn't easy and requires a willingness to work outside in all types of weather. You may be subject to call out, and we expect you to respond. If you enter our line technician apprenticeship we require that you live within 30 Minutes of the District Office to which you will be assigned. You must be 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED and possess a Commercial Driver's License or have the ability to L obtain one within 90 days of employment. Don't worry about knowing the work; we will train you and there are opportunities to advance your education. Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc., has so much to offer and we work.hard to be your employer of choice. Take a chance and see if you have the "right stuff." If you are interested in one of the positions listed below, please pick up an application at any of our district offices, or download an application from our website at www.breco.ora. We are looking to hire right away, so don't hesitate to apply. If you have any questions regarding the positions, salary or benefits, please contact Barry Terrell at 863 767-4691 or by email at barry.terrellkIOpreco.orq. Positions Apprentice Line Technician (1 position) Central District (Wauchula) Peace River Electric Nondiscrihination Statement "Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PRECO) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communriication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc., Human Resources at (863) 773 4116. To file a complaint of discrimination write Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc, Director of Human Resources, P.O. Box 1310, 1499 US Highway 17 North or by telephone at (863) 773 4116 x 260. PRECO is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Peace River Electric Cooperative is a Drug Free Workplace. All selected candidates are subject to a pre-employment physical, drug test and background check as a condition of employment. 11:24c Te Closed-T~hanksgiving Dayl ~,,, November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 9A ATTENTIONI State Statutes 828.29 requires that all cats and dogs sold in Florida be at least 8 weeks old, have an official health certificate, have nec- essary shots and be free of parasites. tfc-dh BLONDE MALE LAB, 1 year old, needs. a good home. Call Pet Care Center 773-6783. 11:24dh 107W. Main Street m Topsy See Wauchula, FL 33873 REALESTATE 7 594 <^E, 773-5994 NEWLISTING: New 2005 DW Mobile Home. 4BR/2B, 2165 sq. ft. All appliances-mostly furnished. 1 1/4 AC. $139,000. NEW LISTING: 5 secluded acres with fishing pond. 3BR/2B 1990 M/H tin roof.with wood siding. Includes all appliances. $119,500. NEW LISTING: 2.10 acres parcel in Pioneer Acres, $30,000. Large acreage available. Call for info. 10 acres prime property close to Wauchula. $23,500 per acre. Approx. 10 acres in Golfview. For $75,000. -Contract Pending We Have Buyers! We Need Listings! Topsy See. broker Ianene See. associate Or email us ar:lheseegroup@eartnlhnk.rnet C1 1.1 c Buy Here No Credit Paty Here Pefused thfe best dcealts i i tOWn ! Billy Jo JOE L. DA V , REALTOR JOE L. DAVIS, JR. JOHN H. O'NEAL Conical Reas o See more listings at www.joeldavis.com REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS 18 acs. SR 62 & CR 663 FL Green area. Zoned C-2. Frame home included. $500,000! Secluded 2000 MH on 15 acs. with 3 BR, 2 baths, 1809 SF living area, 3855 total SF Includes large concrete, covered pation/carport, shed, and dog pens. $270,000! Bayside home in Englewood! Located on deep water canal. $1.075,000! REDUCED! 4 BR. 2 bath home in Golfview with 2457 living SF. New A/C, 1 yr old roof, in ground screened pool, land- scaped yard, and appliances. Now $250,000! Beautiful pasture located close to town. 20 ac. parcel with paved road frontage and an installed culvert for great access. Listed for $280,000! 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 your home. $60,000! RELAX & ENJOY! This beau- tiful wooded 52 ac. tract in SW Hardee Co. has easy access with dble road frontage. $780,000! Country living in this 3 BR, 1 bath home sitting on .9 ac. Just east of town $168,000. Remodeled inside. Nice lot with room to grow! Frontage on Hwy 17 N. South of new Suncoast Schools Credit Union. Approximately 3.5 acs. with 2 homes & '1 office. $1,000.000! Fish, Hunt & Relax! 1,014 acs. on beautiful Charlie Creek. Good citrus grove for cash flow. Abundant wildlife. Great home, barns & office. $21,000,000! 18 acs. prime development. South side of Bowling Green. Future land use is Highway Mixed Use. $622,000! 5 ac. tract in Ft. Green area has older frame home and welL Call today. $135,000! Ready for your new home! Three 5 acre tracts in western Hardee Co. $100,000 each! 13.7 acs. with 3 BR, 2 bath, 1735 sf home. Large steel workshop and ponds. $325,000! Take part and locate your busi- ness in this growing commercial area! 450' on North Florida Ave. Zoned commercial. $360,000! 3 BR, 2 bath CB home has for- mal living and dining, spacious family room and large utility room. There is also an oversized porch and an above ground pool with deck. All located on 5 acs. in Eastern Hardee Co. $340,000! Two 6 ac. tracts in southern Hardee Co. Deed restrictions, beautiful pasture, one tract has small lake. $120,000 each! 19.83 acs. on Alderman Rd., Ft. Green. Would make a nice homesite. $15,000/ac! Class ifieds ENGLISH BULLDOG Championship bloodline for stud service. (863) 735- 2104. 11:24-12:1p ADOPT A PET! If you have lost a pet or are looking for a new one, the City of Wauchula invites you to come and see if you can find the pet you're look- Ing for. The Wauchula Animal Control is located at 685 Airport Road. Please ,call 773-3265 or more information. tfc-dh 3R Esa t 2 LOTS 1/4 ACRE EACH. Zoned mobile home, shade trees, secluded, water, Village at Charlie Creek, Hwy.. 64. Asking 20K each. By owner 863- 464-0917. 11:10-1:12p 1/4 ACRE LOT HIGH & DRY In The Village at Charlie Creek. Water, new power pole with 200 amp service, 10x30 raised pad, driveway & septic tank, asking 22K. 863-735-1917 after 5 p.m. or leave message. 11:3-12:1p Warehouses For Rent 12'x12'- $50 per month First, Last and Security Deposit Carl's Recycling 773-4300 cl11:3-24 Brand New 3BR/2BA Manufactured Homes lowest prices because we own the factory! 3BR/2BA Double Section Homes on display NOW at our Tampa Sales Center from - $45,900 M (including delivery, set-up and A/C). PRESTIGE HOME CENTERS INC. 1-800-232-1644 Nobility Homes Factory Direct cio:24p NOWUig Houses! $1,000 Bonus* MiMI O' flS . S -"Qiuick Closings! SCall Billy Hill FIRST IJI fr t (863)781-1062' ' B... il Cash bonus only if BIN Hill buys your house. j K Billy Hill i :"WI A.__*:. c^ 0:0f 10 0 nnow. .*** U 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 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 conimmercial accounts. Qualifications include a High School diploma or equivalent with prior propane gas deliv- ery experience preferred. Must possess a CDL with a clean driving record. We are looking for a strong team . player with excellent customer service skills who is able to adjust to a changing work schedule with after hours emergency call-outs. Some heavy lifting is required. You will be rewarded with a" competitive salary, bonus and benefits package. Please for- 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 EOE/AA/M/F/D/V cl7:28tfc BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECLA LIST Liren.ed MNenial Healih Counselor or licensed Clinical Socuil \VWorker. licensed Marriage and .Family Therapist or Regfilci'ed Iniem. Hardee Correctional Faciloit. BoMing'Green We\ford Health Sources, Inc. is a privately owned national provider of contracted med- ic ,i sern ies for correctional facilities. We oiler compellnle lanee anrid beneIit. and a Irul) re%%arding ens ronmeni thja pro-. motes the essence of caring. Please apply to: bpurcell@wexfordhealth.com Fax: 888-937-4471 Phone: 800-903-3616 EOE ' S...c' .' : l 11:24c D U-4 AM-SOUTH REALTY IAKINI:; R:IAI. E.r,\i: RE:AI. EASY , An lndepeflentOwridarnd Operated Mmbe of CokBiankereal Es Corporat 105'x145' LOT FOR SALE in ZS city limits. City water, sewer, cleared, ready to build, $25,000. 781-6396. 11:24-12:1 p 3 BI/ 2 BA 2 car garage, 1 1/3 ac., 2 weis, septic, $215,000. (863) 699- U-1 2005 DUTCHMAN 30' travel trailer, w/slide, $15,000. 863-781-1677. 11:17-24p AtTENTilONI The Federal Fair Housing Act Prohibits advertising any preference or limitation based dn 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 1BR APARTMENT and 3BR trailer. (863) 399-3333. 11:24p 1 B/R VERY NICE eff. apt. totally fur- nished. 150 ch. sat. TV. Shared wash- er and dryer. $600 month/$300 securi- ty deposit, includes utilities, central heat & air. 863-375-4424. No pets - one person only. 11:24p COMMERCIAL, HWY 17, plenty of parking, houses, stores, shops. Ruthy (863) 245-1112 or 773-6616. 10:27-11:24p C&P CONSTRUCTION. Demolition, fill dirt, tree removal, stump removal, dragline, track hoe, land clearing, shell, clay, top soil, loader, bulldozer, dump trucks. 735-2145. 11:3tfc A&S PAINTING, interior & exterior. Pressure washing & minor repairs. Over 25 years experience. (863) 245- 3431. ,11:10-1:12p Help Wanted!! Immediate opening for person willing to work hard with a positive atti- tude and the ability to learn to service and install petroleum equipment and related services. Electrical, mechanical, and/or construction back- ground a+. Drivers License Required. Class A or B CDL preferred. Willing to train right person. Call 863-773-2213 for an appointment or send resume to: Heartland Pump and Tank Co., Inc. P.O. Box 873 -Wauchula, FL 33873 EOE DFWP Heartland Pump, and TankCo., Inc. NEW AUCTION IN TOWN APACHE AUCTION 810 RIDGEWOOD DR. SEBRING FL33870 ACROSS FROM THE BLUE CRAB RESTAURANT EVERY SATRUDAY 7:00 PM OPENING DAY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2005 ' #1 SELLERS IN CENTRAL FL EVERYTHING YOU NEED FROM HOME DECOR-TOOLS-DOLLS- KNIVES-TOYS-FURNITURE-ELECTRONICS, ETC AND MUCH MORE EVERYONE WELCOME OWNER AUCTIONEER W.D. PARKER AU2907 AB2166 APP AUCTIONEER JOHN SHOFFNER AE324 863-781-0666 10% BUYERS PREMIUM 7% SALES TAX SEE YOU THERE CL11:24P backhoe Work fon Digging Ditch Cleaning Dnvewags Febble Rock, etc. I Shawn Rimes (86J) 781-0412 I.." Agnet 158* 17*9761 References Provided Upon Requests cl8:8tfc 702, SOUTH 6TH AVENUE p1 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 Dane Hendry Richard Dasher, Associate 773-0575 Dane Hendry, Associate 381-2769 4*, Office hours 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM New Listing! 1170 Fish Branch Road, 10.88 acres. Includes 3 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home and Quonset hut building. $225,000. 10 ACRES PRIME DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY, corner of Louisiana and Terrell. $350,000. . COMMERCIAL PROPERTY HWY 17 Includes commercial and residential lots. $138,000. BEAUTIFUL OAKS surround this 3 bedroom, 2 bath MH on 5.7 acres. $140,000. , HWY 17 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 1.76 acres with build- ings. $389,900. LAKE FRONTAGE ON LAKE ISIS., This 3 bedroom, 3 bath home has an attached 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. $599,999. HIGHWAY 66 FRONTAGE. Zolto Springs lot. $40,000 LIKE NEW, well maintained 2 bedroom, 2 bath dblw MH in quiet neighborhood. Close to schools and shop- ping. $74,500. 24 ACRES OF NATURAL FLORIDA. Cabbage palms, oaks and secluded. $8,000 per acre. WOODED 6.6 ACRE TRACT building site for convention- al home or mobile home. $118,800. SERENE SURROUNDINGS 3 bedroom, 2 bath MH on 8 acres. Large barn and more. $195,000. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY OR INVESTMENT PROPERTY HWY 17 FRONTAGE, Bowling Green north. Great loca- tion. $249,900. PRICE REDUCED, OWNER SAYS SELL on this 38 1B home on South 7th Avenue, Wauchula. Fenced back yard. Great condition and location. $114,500. We need listings We have qualified buyers! Member of the Wauchula Board of Realtors and the Multiple Listing Service. Look for us at Mid-FloridaHomes.com WE SELL HUD HOMES, CALL US FOR LISTINGS cll 1:17c The TRAILER, Florida room, patio, carport. Adult RV park. Seasonal or year round (863) 767-1215. 11:24-12:1p 28X72 DOUBLE WIDE PALM HAR- BOR, 3 'or 4 bedroom, 2 bath on pri- vate road out in ,the country also 28x26 workshop on 2.22 acres. 3 miles east of town, $179,000. Call 863-767-0437 or 863-781-4573. 10:27-11:24p -1 C~rT~ I 10A The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 The Classified S" Short Time Job Bankruptcy Repo Slow Pay Juktmlo t oWu easy requw r awnef and you am condltlonlly APPROVEDD* NO MONEY DOWN a *LoWmon plpynaens -.CompatlvawRatMs Not BuyH -PMy Hr. . S Esto d Crsd t -t M- dl o t & Truks, Call now for your cr ov onour24hr. toll r S 0,0 HOTUNE 1- -66B1 ,0 .John's Painting & Remodeling "Done right the first time" Free Estimates SCell 863,781-2606 John D. Mayer, Jr. Cell 863-445-0364 cl9:29-11:24p e4 SGeneral Contractor Lic.# RG291103615 Locally owned and operated TN WILL PI12-. l Dirt, Sand, Shell, Washout, Citrus Tree Rcmoval. Land Clearing. Building House, Pads and Driveways 3721 8 Main St Tim Parrish Wauchula FlI (863) 781-3342 33873 .. Nextel (863) 773-9446 (863)773-9446 WeAccept Most Major Credit Cards I-'LARGE STORAGE UNIT H 1 30' X 50' Call Cobb Storage 7-38' .or 781-3082 S.. 'cl 11:24c, Kemeri's Auto Parts, Inc 306 N.6th Ave., Wauchula, FL 33873 Counterperson wanted. Plea^ie apply in person. No information by phone. High School diploma or GED preferred. Drug free workplace Must pass Drug Test. ., Licensed Insurance *, iAgents Needed To Work In Pharmacies to Assist the i d Enrollment Process of Agency Independently "Part D Medicare Owned and Operated art D Medicare Potential Earnings $3,000 $4,000 A Week Call Rick Willis : Cell Phone (863) 273-0810 Administration 1-800-396-7580 "We Have 200 Stores Left in the State of Florida . Men's League Forgoes Tourney D.C. PHONE SERVICE. Residential and small business installation & repair. Specializing in mobile homes, 35 years experience. 863-773-9179. 10:13-1:19p B SEE SOUND PRO-AUDIO for any event. 773-6375. www.bseesound.com. 9:22-11:24p KENNY HARRIS PRESSURE cleaning & painting. Commercial & residential.' Licensed & insured. (863) 735-8863 or (863) 381-0874. 9:8-12:29p .. . 1996 Kawasaki ZX6R This bike is very fast with many upgrades. Has new tires and brakes, K&N filters, Bored out with oversized pistons to make it faster, custom paint, Muzzy exhaust. This. is not your normal 600cc. Asking $2,500 obo For more info call, Lamar@; 863-533-053 ., cl11:24c,12:1p A Safe Place DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS LINE 1 (800) 500-1119 End The Abuse! STRUCTURED LAWNCARE AND Landscaping. Free estimates, com- mercial and residential, for all your yard needs. Call Jesse 863-781-2753 cell or 863-735-0590 home. 11:24-1:26p I WILL DO babysitting in my home days, nights or weekends. 863-445- 0572. 11:17-24p NOW BUYING JUNK cars, trucks, tractors and farm equipment. We haul. Carl's Recycling 767-0400. 11:10-1:12p STONE HOUSE MOBILE HOME CON- TRACTOR. Set-ups, free estimates, (863) 773-2167; cell (863) 781-7198. Bonded and insured. Lic#IH-0000836. 11:3-12:1p DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY $69. 863-314-0846 (non-lawyer) v ___ 1^tifc WANTED TO BUY: 2 axels and 2 tongues for mobile home to move it off foundation to dismantle. Call 863- 781-5350 or 773-3738. May have to,' leave message. 11:17-24p WANTED TO BUY for sheet metal parts: 1965 Cadillac, 1957 Chevy, 1928-41 Ford. Please call Carl at 773- 4300 weekdays. 10:27-11:24p SATURDAY, 8-1,185 Myrtle Drive (next to North Wauchula Elementary). ' 11:24p 2 FAMILY SALE: Saturday, November 26th, 8-??, 1487 and 1501 Kazen Road, Wauchula.. 11:24p CORNER SEMINOLE & STRICKLAND, between S. 7th & S. 8th, more items. brought in, some antiques. Friday 8:00. 11:24c SATURDAY, 8-2, Louisianna & Keila Rd, Wauchula. 11:24p MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE: Saturday, 8 a.m. -1 p.m., 3052 Schoolhouse Rd.,.. Zolfo. 11:24p HELP WANTED Convenience store-Cashiers needed. Must speak Spanish. Top pay. Apply in person. 5196 Hwy 64 West, Ona.- PILKINGTON TREE SERVICE INC Bobcat iorvice Troo Trimming Complofo. Troo Removal *FREE ESTIMATES* (803)781-208. ieonsad"* aIncured A, '," : c14:21tfc Aceopt M/C & Visa Carol Tomblin CAROL'S Owner COL SERVICE ~ 10 Years Expenience - Certified & Insured ,-" Office: 863-452-6026 '" Cell: 863-449-1806 P.O. Box 974 Avon Park, FL 33826 c14 2Btfc '"On The.Jo- _ RESCHKE CONSTRUCTION, INC. State Certified Building and Roofing Contractor -' Residential Remodeling Zolfo Springs, Florida (863) 735-0660 (863) 832-0409 John Reschke CCC-045925 Bill Reschke c14:21tfc License CBC-12430 PARKER FILL DI1RT DEMOLITION * Fill Dirt Tree Removal* Stump Removal* Dragline Track Hoe Land Clearing * 0 Shell Clay Top Soil Bulldozer * *Dump Trucks (1163) 735-2415 clil:3tfc By JOAN SEAMAN Of The Herald-Advocate A majority of the teams in the .2005 Men's Community Softball League elected not to participate in the Saturday post-season tourna- ment. Regular season action finished up last week with two teams tied for' the best record. Both the Regulators and Mid-Florida Federal Credit Union ended with 12-2 records. They led Division II, followed by Mosaic Phosphates, Merrill Lynch and Sparky's. Standings were also close in Division I, with Nicholson's Supply Co. topping out at 9-4 and ,Peace River Electric Cooperative Inc. (PRECo) at 9-5. Behind them were The Krew, Hardee Corrections, Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union and Florida Fence Post. Action last week was limited to' Fields 3 and 4. On Monday evening, the Field 3 early game was a 34-14 win for The Regulators over Nicholson's. West Palmer, Blake Albritton and. Ron Yeager each smacked a homer for The Regulators. Albritton had three other hits, which combined for eight RBIs. The trio, Todd Rogers and Wally Helms each cir- cled the bases four times. Glenn Bergens ,and Scott Whitener each homered for Nicholson's. Whitener scored three times and Steve Barber, Larry Osteen and Bergens came around to score twice apiece. In the field 3 nightcap, it was Mosaic edging Fence Post 17-16. Mike Driskell, Alan Tubbs, Scott Driskell, Austin Helms and pickup player Todd Rogers each homered for Mosaic. Tubbs also hit a trio of triples, while Mike Driskell tripled, and doubled and flied out in nearly hitting for the cycle. Tubbs rounded the bases four times, with James Bodeck and Mike Driskell each crossing home plate three times. For Fence Post, it was Travis McClenithan and pickup player Jake Ehling Jr. with homers. McClenithan went four-for-four, with a homer, triple and pair of sin- gles. He scored three times, and Randy Crews, Duck Kersey and pick-up player. Jerrod Ehling each added twin tallies. Meanwhile, on Field 4, Mid- Florida won a double-header, tak- ing Suncoast 23-22 in the 6:45 game and The Krew 28-12 in the 8:15 tilt. James Blum, Robert Deuberry and Lewis Martin each homered for Mid-Florida in the first game. Martin also socked a pair of triples. Joe Porter, Blum, Deuberry, Abel Hernandez, Chad Richardson and Ches Huddleston each doubled. Porter and Blum circled the bases three times and Martin came home- four of the five times he got on base. Jake Ehling Jr. homered twice, tripled, doubled and singled twice to hit for the cycle for Suncoast. Jerrod Ehling homered and dou- bled, and Eddie Strange, Robert Brown and Jake Sr. had .five hits apiece. The three Ehlings and Strange rounded the bases four times apiece. In game two, it was Blum, Martin and Deuberry again smack- ing homers. Porter, Wayne Graham, HARVEST INCREASING SLOWLY Significant rains fell in some eastern Panhandle, Big Bend and south- eastern Peninsula areas during the week of Nov. 14-20. Preliminary reports showed less than half an inch of rain fell in other areas, with several sta-' tions recording no precipitation for the week. Four inches fell at Carabelle. Pompano Beach reported about four and half inches falling on the last day of the week. Temperatures averaged one to three degrees above normal in the, major cities. .Daytime highs averaged in the 70s and 80s while nighttime lows averaged in the 50s and 60s, with several Panhandle and northern Peninsula localities recording at least one low in the 30s and 40s. Field Crops Growers are finished with peanut harvesting. Some peanut growers in Jackson County reported yields off by over 500 pounds. Scattered showers throughout the week interrupted some cotton harvesting in Jackson County, with yields rated good to excellent. Light showers over the Panhandle and northern Peninsula were not enough to increase soil moisture supplies, with supplies rated very short to adequate. Rains in the central and southern Peninsula maintained soil moisture supplies, with supplies rated mostly adequate. Lee County reported short to adequate moisture supplies and Indian River County reported surplus to adequate supplies. Vegetables Harvesting gained momentum over the central and southern Peninsula 'with the volume of cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes increasing. Lighter . amounts of snap beans, eggplant and squash were also marketed during the week. Tomato growers in the Quincy area continued picking during the week, with the volume decreasing as the season nears the end and temper- atures plunge to near freezing. A very light volume of sweet corn was also picked in northern and cen- tral Peninsula localities. Okra harvesting is starting back up in Miami-Dade County with very light amounts available. Strawberry growers welcomed cooler temperatures at the end of the week which enhanced berry develop- ment. Livestock In the Panhandle, pasture condition is fair to good. Pasture in the north- ern counties is very poor to fair. Several locations had frost and near freez- ing temperatures. Drought is lowering winter forage production. Cattle condition is mostly fair. Livestock owners are feeding supplemental hay. In the central area, range and cattle are in good condition. In the south- west, range is in fair to good condition. Statewide, cattle condition is most- ly good. Fruit Citrus: Persistent showers inundated much of the east coast this past week, drenching areas already soaked from earlier rainfall. The rest'of Florida's citrus belt was relatively dry with only a little rain in a few scat- tered areas. Growers in the northern, central and southern areas are begin- ning to irrigate to maintain surface moisture levels. Warmer temperatures prevailed early in the week and then turned cooler a a front passed through the state at the end of the week, bringing temperatures down to the mid to low 50s in the northern citrus area and the west coast. Horticultural practices include mowing and cover crop control as groves are being prepared for the picking season. Some of the Sunburst and' Ambersweet tangerines have excellent on-tree color and can be packed fol- lowing washing. Good color is being reported on early oranges, mids and grapefruit. Varieties being picked include Hamlin, Ambersweet and Navel oranges, colored and white grapefruit, Fallglo and Sunburst tangerines, and Tangelos. CENTRAL PUMP & IRRIGATION, INC., (863) 773-6259. Services include aer- ators, house pumps, new installation & repair on yard systems. 5:26tfc. 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 NEED A WELL OR HAVE PUMP TROUBLE? CALL ULLRICH'S PITCHER PUMP For complete well, sales, service and installation,'call (863) 773,6448. S7:18tfc ATTENTION! State Statutes 489-119 Section 5 Paragraph B and Hardee Count Ordinance 87-09 Section 10 Paragraph D require all ads for any construction-related service to carry the contrctor's license number. I\ tfc-dh OSTOMY, COLOSTOMY, AND ideosto- my supplies now in stock at Pete's Pharmacy. \, tfc. DO YOU HAVI a problem with' drugs? Narcotics Anonymous meets Monday nights 7:30 pIm. at St. Michael's Catholic Churc h, Heard Bridge Rd., Wauchula and F iday and Saturday nights 7 p.m. t First Methodist Church, Corner o Grape & Church St., Bowling Green. 7:18tfc LET US PICK up junk\cars out of your yard. Will buy old \farm tractors. Crooms- 773-0637. 2:24tfc Offic 86.-773N.1' Hernandez, Rene Guzman, Huddleston and Dueberry each also doubled. Blum, Hernandez, Deu-, berry, Richardson and Huddleston were triple-tally batters. Leadoff batter Daniel Barnett homered, doubled twice and sin- gled to score four runs for The Krew. Hank Butler also homered and doubled, scoring twice. Reid Benton had three hits. There was only one game on Field 3 last Thursday night. Merrill Lynch won 29-17 over PRECo. Thomas Trevino tripled and dou- bled and Robert Navarro doubled twice for Merrill Lynch. David Navarro had a half dozen RBIs on five hits. Luis Martinez parlayed' two hits and three errors into five runs. Felix Salinas added and David Navarro each came around to cross home plate four times. Rodger Brutus homered twice, doubled and singled twice, scoring five times and collecting five RBIs for PRECo. Leadoff batter Darrell Henderson doubled twice and sin- gled twice for four scores. Brent Stephens and Van Crawford each had three hits. On Field 4, Mid-Florida won 30- 24 in the early game. Mike Gantt, Bryan Smith and Hernandez each homered for Mid- Florida. Martin gathered seven R BIs on six hits, including a'pair of doubles. Graham, Maratin and Smith came around to touch home plate four times each. Willie Dickerson, Matt Gilliard and Osteen each homered for Nicholson's._Gilliard doubled twice and Harold Smith tripled and dou- bled.- Osteen, Nate Lee, Glenn Bergens and Whitener each had five hits. Dickerson; Gilliarad, Lee, Whitener, Smith and Osteen all came around to score three times. In the Field 4 late game, the sea- son finale, Mosaic blanked. Hardee. Corrections 15-0. Steven Hickox homered and Mark McGee doubled twice for Mosaic. McGee had four hits and four scores. Hickox also had four hits and Jason Pohl added three hits. Jerry Albritton put a pair of scores on the bdid. ' Doc, King,'' Hess. Haltboi, Lawson, L. A., Mays and Will were all stranded on the base paths for Corrections. STORM M CLEAN] UP AVAILABLE Fax 83-77-986 November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 11A Soccer Squads Progressing By JOAN SEAMAN "I sam Of The Herald-Advocate pushed t The Hardee High soccer teams shots on are improving at each outing, Other becoming more and more compete ... Wildcat ive. ' The boys squad is at full strength .vIiranda now and should see major improve- Roxana ment with the addition of veterans Hollon, Pablo Angelmo, Andrew Cisneros Corneliu and Jose Salvador from the football soph Lu field. Esna Fr The teams had a pair of double- Lori ChF headers this week, playing at Avon Ruiz, N Park on Monday evening and Escoto. Sebring at home on Tuesday Harde evening. The girls play at 6 p.m. rience and the boys immediately after- Palmetto ward, about 8. three c Next week, there is a double- well and header on Tuesday at home against ing and District 10 rival Braden River. On see this Wednesday, the boys host played-' Bradenton Bayshore in a 6 p.m. long wit match. On Thursday, the teams missing greet another district rival, was a t( Palmetto in matches at 6 and 8. coach R Hardee girls lost a shootout at Thurso Palmetto last week by 8-0. "They DeSoto. were driving downfield, but not ourselves pushing hard enough as they played.ii approached the goal," said coach DeSoto Rob Beatty. "They were .trying to half and. play Palmetto's game, while we we had need to play our game to compete were blc well," he added. In ti On Thursday at DeSoto, the girls twice or did much better, losing 2-1. In the Reyesr w first half, "they had way too many other. VW shots. Junior goalie Christina ers, but Badillo had a dozen saves as they the tear allowed DeSoto way too many down b: shots," reported Beatty. hardt "They did better closing DeSoto fight," c down in the second half, when niThe ( there were only five saves. The seniors girls are making youthful mistakes, Anthoni swarming the. ball instead of immedil spreading the field. We only have Anselm( six returnees and some of them are Alberto learning new positions," continued Johnny Beatty.. goal ,Fr Senior Karissa Manchester had Sophs a the only-goal for Hardee. Beatty Adam nI also noted 'that junior Cynthia Franclse Briseno 'and sophomore Esmeralda Miguel Martinez "did a nice job. Cynthia Efrain I does a fine job handling the ball. 'Roman She had good footvwork.,Esmeralda Rafael e did a real nice job as fullback, turn- are t ing the ball around several times. abe team ablSports Sense ass i ., Sports Sense w some good things. We he ball downfield and had goal," concluded Beatty. players for the Lady s are seniors Azucena a, Vanessa Hollon and Torres, juniors Melissa Ashley Islas, Mandy us and Ramona .Campos, isa Gonzales, and freshmen ancisco, Veronica Velasco, avez, Marce Ramirez, Lucy lelissa Banda and Daisy e boys had a similar expe- last week, losing big at o 7-0 on Tuesday. With coaches, they played very d are probably the best pass- heading ball club we will, year. Unfortunately, we a defensive game all night h a coupleof our shots just for goals. But, otherwise, it )ugh outing," said Wildcat on Kline. day, the boys also played at "We lost 4-2, but showed es to be better than we n the first half of this game. scored its goals in the first , although we did not score, several close shots that )cked," commented Kline. he second half, .we scored Sa pair of shots from Luis withinn three minutes of each Ve missed on a couple oth- I was still encouraged that m came back from being y four goals, played much and did not give up the included Kline. Cats' final roster includes, .Salvador and transfer LeCocq, who has made an ate impact. Juniors are o, Cisneros, Jose Gufierrez, "Chico" Rodriguez, Huron, Jose Alonso and rancisco' "Paco" Lozano. re Reyes, Luis Hilario and. Juarez.. The freshmen are .o Rivera, Elisio Diaz, Rodriguez, Sofio Arroyo, Ruiz, Carlos Ramirez and Alvarez . it grad Sergio Zamora,- {ilario and JuanRodriguez i managers, providing valu-' istance to Kline. & Nonsense By Joan Seaman Congratulations to 'the 17 seniors and numerous underclassmen who provided Hardee Wildcat fans with a football season to remember, the- fourth, consecutive 10-0 season, an outstanding quarterfinal win over, Tampa Robinson at home and a tough, tough 14-11 semifinal regional loss to Lakeland Kathleen in which neither team gave the other much advan- tage. While we will miss the seniors who go on to other pursuits, we look for- ward to the spring classic and next fall's football season, expecting anoth- erWildcat win streak. Now, it's time to,turn our attention to basketball. The high school girls - have already started their hoop season, playing in the pre-season Tip-Off Tournament at Sebring against two of the toughest teams in the area. The girls also battled hard last Tuesday against Frostproof at home in a 38-35 loss and went to Sebring again last Thursday to face the aggressive Lady Streaks. The JV girls won their season opener in a come-from-behind victory ! over Frostproof but also succumbed to the Sebring JV attack. Both the var- sity and JV will host Braden River next Tuesday. the JV at 6 p.m. and the varsity about 7:30. The Wildcats will start their delayed season the Tuesday after SThanksgiving. Seven or eight of the fellows have been on the football field and have to get their muscles in tune with the different pace of hoops when the Cats travel to Bradenton to face District 10 foe Braden River. The Cats are home next Thursday. Dec. 2, to host Sarasota Booker. Junior high school basketball teams also get going next week, playing 'on Thursday, Dec. 1, against Heartland Christian at home in the Joel Evers, Gym on the north campus. The girls start at 5:30 and boys follow, about 6:30 p.m. Speaking about basketball, Theo Jones of Bowling Green. is a senior for the Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Mo. During the pre- season exhibition game against the Division I Austin Peay State University Governors, Jones had 14 points. four rebounds and four assists for the Mules- The Mules won their season opener Nov.. 15, beating Hannibal- LaGrange Trojans 92-61. Jones had 13 points in that game. Girls and boys soccer is getting its baptism of fire in early season games. The girls are impro\ ing in every outing, and lost only 2-1 to DeSoto last Thursday. Both the boys and girls have games Monday and Tuesday of this week before the holiday break for Thanksgiving. Play resumes Nov. 29, with a home double-header, the girls at 6 p.m. and the boys about 8 p.m. Home matches are played at Wildcat Stadium. Men's Community Softball League finished up last Thursday with ,the decision not to have a post-season tournament on Saturday as not enough feams were interested. The Regulators and Mid-Florida Federal Credit Union tied for the lead of Division 11. while Nicholson's Supply Co. barely beat Peace River Electric Cooperative Inc. in Division I. The Elks Club hoop shoot for kids ages 8-13 is on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the high school gym. Registration begins at 8:30 and the free throw'shoot- ing begins at 9 a.m. There will be prizes for both boys and girls in age divi- sions 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13. The inners will advance to the regionaLhoQop shoot. For more information, call coach Byron Jarnagin at the high school, 773-3181. Letter To The Editor Nona Moore Would Be Thankful For Many People Dear Editor, In the recent past, there has been. much to do with my .family in the- media. On Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, I1 watched a segment on Fox Channel 13 News about Jean Claude Meus, the truck driver who was convicted of the vehicular accident that involved Nona, Lindsey, Ashley, and Haley Moore. From that acci- dent were two fatalities. Nona Moore, age 40, and our daughter, Lindsey, age 8. This Fox News report suggested that Mr. Meus may have received sentencing too harsh for the acci- dent due to his race. The report sug- gests that Mr. Meus may have been a victim of racial prejudice in the judicial, system. I cannot speak for all of the people in Wauchula regarding' their opinions about minorities, but I feel it is important to 'speak on the issues now made public concerning my deceased wife and daughter, some of the peo- ple of this community, and what they did for our family. I was married to Nona Moore for 13 years. I knew her as well as any-. one could, and I know that what she would want to do if she could is this. She would thank people like Owen T. Keene and other homicide investigators with the Florida State Highway Patrol for doing what they are trained so well to do but get very little thanks. She would, want to thank all the Florida Highway Patrol officers who were on duty that- night and those who were called away from their own families to come and try to save hers. Nona would want to thank the Emergency Rescue workers who were there to receive her two chil- dren who survived after the Fire and Rescue had finally cut enough twisted metal away so that they could be flown to a hospital about 100 miles away. She would want to thank the Hardee County Sheriff's ,Department for their immediate response to our crisis just as they do to any other one. Nona would want to thank the Wauchula Police Officer, Chris Baty, for going above and beyond duty to locate me at home and for personally. bringing me to the scene. S.She would want to thank the countless private individuals who gave without charge to -empty a -semi-trailer full of boxes of toma- Pioneer Park Change By JOAN SEAMAN Of The Herald-Advocate ' As requested a few months ago, planners are looking at changes to enliven Pioneer Park Days iPPD). The annual five-day extravagan- za of music, antiques' and flea mar- kets -will ;see more entertainment and activities for children in the 85th anniversary year for Hardee County in 2006. "Aim high, but don't shoot your- self in the. foot. We need to get away from the same old, same old," said 'Commissioner Minor Bryant as he led approval for requests made by Building' and Grounds Director Danny Weeks and new--. PPD enteitainment"difector Dawn Stark. Weeks, who also handles parks and recreation, asked'approval for the $17,000 purchase of a portable entertainment system which will include its 16-foot trailer and 60-70 pieces of equipment ....hich will provide coverage for up to 110 decibels. It can be used at the Nickerson-Ullrich building 'at- Pioneer Park as ,iell as the Agri- Civic Center for a variety of events. The cost will come from PPD con-,, tingency funds, which presently have a balance of $85.000. ' Stark wanted to discuss booking entertainment for i PPD. Already, she has several performers lined up. Friday night of PPD week, there will be performances by the band Stoneyard from 6 to 7:30 followed by karaoke. On Saturday, Wendy's School of Dance will do both tapping and clogging. Keith Hope (son of local resident Mitchell Hope) will do: folk singing at 4 p.m. Jake Murphy and his band, (now from Arcadia), .will perform on Saturday night. Another ,interest this year .is attendance by the Florida Frontiersmen, a group of folks who live in tents and dress I1800s style. They will do craft demonstrations on Friday. Saturday and Sunday '\here the\ set up by the Pioneer Park Museum There may be pony rides or other amusements for children and there may be a cowboy poet in the Hart Cabin telling stories. Stark said she Was part of an entertainment committee, which, included Mary Nicholson, Jill Peavy, Judith George, Nancy Craft, Rich Shepard and Weeks. . Stark also discussed the prob- lems in getting a big-name enter-, tainer, such as country singer Billy Currington. Besides the higher cost ($12.500 per performance, there is also the expense of lighting and sound requirements for his band. He will bring the extra equipment at extra cost.- Rather than raise the PPD admis-. sioh for such special entertainment, which is sure to bring huge crowds., the commission suggested having a special event, possibly in conjunc- mnoM toes so that rescue workers could do their jobs. She would want to thank the hundreds of people who acknowledged her and her 8-year- old daughter who tragically lost their lives that night with condo- lences and flowers. Nona would want to thank people at New Hope Baptist Church, especially the man who made the crosses to commem- orate the spot where she lost her life while trying to save the lives of her children. She would want to thank people like Millie Carlton who reached deep into her own heart to write a eulogy about our daughter Lindsey, who had a genuine concern for every person she ever met in her young life. Nona would want to thank the members of the Hardee County School Board and the peo- ple at North Wauchula Elementary where Lindsey attended school for the plaque commemorating a stu- dent who excelled in her steward- ship and her scholastic with the highest marks. She would like to thank the people who helped the survivors of her family from their hearts like her dear friend, Charlotte Brown. 'And she would want to thank the jurors who care enough about their community to vote and serve in the courts when asked. She might say of the state prosecutors that she would not want their job, but she ;s Coming tion with July 4th events. Admission for the special night, could be $10. Stark also said she is trying to develop corporate sponsorships which will help with expenses for special events. She was asked to keep working on it, possibly b\ 2007. In other action, the commission: -authorized long-term projects coordinator Doug Knight to pursue up to $400,000 for a 75-25 match grant from the Southwest Florida Water Management District for a stormwater master plan up to $1.575 million in cooperative fund- ing to follow through on it. -agreed to amend contracts with the National Resources Conservation Service of the U. S.- Department of Agriculture to extend its funding for the stream restoration program to Dec. 31. Also amended was the contract i ith American Environmental Contractors which is doing the work. Another $255,000 will add stream restoration in four locations, totaling almost 28,000 linear feet. Locations are along Alton Carlton Road, West Main Street at Vandolah and two other West Main Street locations. "Together, the four will change Troublesome Creek environs to Troublefree Crdek," said Public Works director J.R. Prestridge. would be thankful for them. If Nona Allison Moore could speak to us today from where she is, I believe that she would say, "Trust the Lord with everything, and everything He has will be there for you when you join us." In closing, I would like to per- sonally thank Vent Crawford of the Florida State Highway Patrol for his courage to. tell me, and I quote, "I hate to tell you this, but it's time to go and be with Ashely and Haley at the hospital, because the Lord took Nona and Lindsey home tonight." Forgiveness does not change the facts. The color of the people involved in this accident does not change the facts. This man was a professional truck driver, hired by professionals. I do not share in the , opinions of those who made light of the death of these two beloved, people. Losing them in vehicular homicide has been a great loss to my family and to the community. May their memories serve as a blessing forever. Thank you all. Sincerely, Darrell Moore Husband and Father Lakeland Letter To Editor Pet Owners Let Dogs Run Wild Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in regards to a little problem we seem to have in Zolfo Springs. Don't get me wrong. I love this little town. See, I come from a big - city, and this is a good place to raise a family. O.K., here's my problem. It is with people who just let their dogs run wild, with no concern about the dog's welfare. He can get hit on busy HWy. 17 or get food poisoning from eating old.meat scraps off the grocery parking lot. All the while free-running dogs are tormenting the dogs that are fenced in. Please, if you have a dog, don't let it run loose. We have leash laws just for people like you. Sincerely, Rita McCurry Zolfo Springs Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that: comes from bad judgment. -Will Rogers' 10 HOURS A MONTH! That's all it takes to speak up; for a child. Volunteer to be a Guardian Ad Utemn. 773-2505 (If office unattended, please leave message.) Wauchula Friends and Family Due to the holidays and increased gas prices, The Bread Board Restaurant extends to our customers Monday Thursday Specials Beginning November 21st thruJanuary 15th Monday Thursday Specials 10 Meals For Under $6.45 each 11:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m. t O Meals For Under $9.25 each' 4:00 p.m. to Closing Coming Soon Curb-Side Service 822 S. 6th Ave. 773-2337 Wauchula' 6C4, Ct4' Pazv S1124c E c p e z k a c Si a s a D r a tl e U 12A The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 F ". ,., SAVEAE SRIE '371 e ~ - 1 L *~ ~ 1' -a -a---- . ,, 14, S'lA 4..: V. 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Full Power ~---~- ------- 1 was5 --~c - 1 StkN651BG ---- ~ I ~ I 1 1111 1 L 6 L I W.. 1479.971 CIA ul ull 0,1 rm.m h- -I-, 4 OQNLY IN A The Herald-Advocate Thursday, November 24, 2005 PAGE ONE Devils Slip Past Wildcats 14-11 By JOAN SEAMAN Of The Herald-Advocate , A pair of pretty evenly matched teams battled each other and gusty winds on Friday night. The Lakeland Kathleen Red Devils came out on the top side in the war which ended with a 14-11 score. The Cats had more yardage on the ground, more first downs and fewer penalties. The Devils had more passes completed and more *total yardage. Each team had an interception. Head coach Derren Bryan named ,the seniors as Players of the Week. "Our kids played hard. Kathleen played hard. We're going to really miss this group of seniors," said 'Bryan. - Suiting up for the final time for the Wildcats were Justin Altman, ,Bobby Bandy, Art Briones, Justin English. Jackson Frenot, .Brad G3illiard. Marc Hodges, Thelinor "Lino" Jena, Jeremy Kelly, Pierre tazarre, Daniel Moore, Jackson MoselN, Garrett Randall, Ryan Roehm, Jose Salvadore, Derek Sconyers and Justin Woods. "We knew they'd be tough. Their no. 56 (Ja'Michael Highsmith) gave us fits. They were fast. They were in the red zone three times without scoring. They earned their touchdowns. They made the plays when they needed to. "We've been on the other side (winning) 13 times this year, count- ing the Spring" game and fall Classic. But, you play against good teams and sometimes that happens. Only one team in 3A will have this GAME STA A Passing completions, attempts and interceptions Passing yards Rushing attempts/yards Total yards Turnovers First Downs Penalties/lost yardage Scoring By Quarters: HARDEE 0 Kathleen .0 Hardee - 3-11-1 31' 47/139 170 1 9 1/10 Kathleen 8-17-1 156 24/88 244 1 5 8/55 feeling (winning). Speed kills and they had it on offense and defense. We just couldn't protect fast enough," said Bryan, referring to the several sacks of Wildcat quar- terback Weston Palmer. "We were blessed with another wonderful year. I am thankful for the opportunity to coach these young men and being able to coach with dedicated and very hard-work- ing coaches. We're looking forward to having a relaxing Holiday season and getting back to work in January for a tough 2006 campaign," con- cluded Bryan. His assistants have been defen- sive coordinator John Sharp, offen- sive coordinator Dale Carlton, Steve Rewis; Lee Thomas, Jason Clark and Errick Snelling, with help from JV coaches Rod Smith, Barry White, Dan Duke and Todd Bolin. Friday's game at Kathleen started with the Red Devils winning the coin toss and deferring to the sec- ond half. Hardee received from the north goal. Behind the running of Hodges and Gilliard, Hardee start- ed on its 23 and moved upfield. A swing pass to Hodges netted anoth- er 18 yards and the second first down of the initial drive. Then Hardee stalled. Kathleen took over on downs and also made a couple of first downs. Facing 4th-and-15, the Devils went for a field goal, which the wind car- ried wide left. See CATS 3B 0 8- 11 14 0 -14 Senior fullback Brad Gilliard cradles the ball as he surges forward for good needed yardage. .. .. PHOTO BY-RALPH HARRISON Quarterback Weston Palmer looks to pass as linebacker Jeremy Edinger tries to block it. quired! 'Pierre Lazarre (15) intercepted the pass and pulls away from shirt tail tackle. Tis ihe season 1o be ihankjul, and we at L. Cobb Construction, Inc. Lwoult1 Ilke to express our hilkl'ifulness and graiitude. first to the Lord for the blessings He has bestowed upon us for sending us such conscientious, dedicated, and hard working employees and for protecting our employees from accidents or injuries this past year. Next we'd like to thank all of our employees at L. Cobb Construction, Inc.;, Florida Ag Builder's Inc. and Florida Labor S:.'lI1tions for their dedication, team spirit and quality workmanship this past year. You've represented us.well and we're very proud you're on our team!. We'd also like to thank YOU, our customers and our community (or Lyour loya.IL, ygouI tIusI and youI filendlship 1We are so blessed! Thank LJyou and Happy Thluniksgiintg! Laoon and Linda Cobb \, gOBB Construction 773-3839 kc. 401 South Sixth A e Wauchuja, FL CGCO.3I92 smay gocd3ess Our Community 'hSeason.ida Season. . November 18, 2005 Bucs Ticket Winner Reginald Brown Bowling Green C70Ct iT'he T'erayy Center Fy~.~~~r,~-,LCni?-.,_:IC~-^^IT~V-ljlYW u ^-.-^- .^ -*t^ 11:24c AT fill 2B The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 A host of Wildcat shirts surround Kathleen runner. Senior tailback Marc Hodges (4) went over the 1,000-yard mark with 30 carries on Friday night. Marc Hodges is met in the backfield by determined Red Devil defender. Red Devil quarterback Dominque Davis is surrounded, and pulled down by Ricky Wiggins (42). Deal Me Out! ,Roundu PsiA rh.... m - by iviwarjorie D caternan "S 7 -AM Hardee Drug Abuse Prevention Coalition HOLIDAY STRESS & SUBSTANCE ABUSE 'Tis the season for busy schedules getting busier, family gatherings, celebrations and stress! During this season of joy and thanksgiving parents can get so very wrapped up in preparing for the special events,.kids are left to entertain and care for themselves. Experimentation with any kind of risky behavior often happens when young people are left unsupervised with nothing to do.. Parents need to remember that it they are dealing Nith additional stress, their children are experiencing their 'ovn stress. Both positive and negative stresses occur at this ltime of .ear Christmas approaching, changes in sleep and eating habits. routines, mcrese of social and family get-togethers are ' all events on the Life Change lnde\ that haxe a measurable impact on life The additional stress ot the holiday -easoin and alcohol often being part 'ofholiday'gatherings increases the risk"of abuse bN adults and experimen- tation by youth. It is a well-known fact that one main reason people abuse alcohol is to cope with stress. A sense of connfectidi with fainily is a powerful preventive factor; ,,so as you get busy making preparations for these annual events, find ways to include the young people in your life in the efforts. Simple things such as getting their input regarding food to be served or how to decorate the house or set up extra tables for serving the meal. Everyone needs to feel that they have some control in their lives. Age-appropriate choices and decisions help children have a sense of control. i I -. Keep some routines when at all possible, such as meal time, bedtimes or curfews. When some routines and guidelines are altered for special events, make.sure that guidelines and expectations for behavior are clearly explained. Simply telling children to "behave" is not enough. Describe the, behaviors you want to 'bser e during the event. There will be, rany.opportunities to teach-ryour children problem-solv:- * ing and coping skills during this-special time of year by example. These skills are vital to. learning to make good choices and a healthy drug-free lifestyle. Recognizing stress can help in knowing how to address and correct the problem. Here are some behaviors that may be signs of stress: impulsive behavior, inappropriate crying, aggressiveness, over-eating. isolation., under-eating, accident proneness, nervous laughing, oxerl. argumentaMe, inflexible, fault finding. Get Screened For Diabetes Monday Diabetes screening will be held on Monday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Hardee County Health Department as part of educating residents during National Diabetes Month., The .Diabetes Prevention and Control Program staff will pro- : vide oral risk assessments, .'blood pressure screening and information on classes and gen- eral diabetes information will also be provided. S Holiday Changes Garbage Pickup There will be changes in garbage collection because of the Thanksgiving holiday when the landfill will be closed. Both Hardee Disposal Inc. (which has the contract for the unincor- porated areas of the county) arid Bowling Green will pick up Thursday's route on Wednes- day and Friday's on Friday. In Wauchula, both Thursday and Friday routes will be picked up on Friday. Reliable Sanitation, which provides ser- vice in Zolfo Springs, was unsure of its holiday schedule., Throughout the world, more people belong to the teaching profession than to any other. again! patronage., d hospitable staff a job well done! entaw rds! Chris Rich (14) is headed for the goal line, outracing a pair of defenders. Kitchen~A'd SA 90 1x9 i 16" CookIe Sheet Bonus 9 2/Pk. Premium insulated bakeware Aluminum rs,-rusi Construclion No Duming-quaranteedl 6111884 9 .A~h flff ordless cookle Press 9 99 !1.1,:]u ar.12 d~ffei.,at djir.sc, w.oramlr re i'Tl aesseris and airier i15,1 P.ului- ,4 AA DalresIerol -iSO! a rnu U now 2999 5 Speed Classic Plus" Mixer Powerful and quiet perIformance Great lo r malding Sholiday roc4ues 60687 Umra 1 rete. FPyrferl lrrcalf'osE1074 INS Limit I rebate. cs 11 *While SuOPPI~es last? Sale ends Friday November 25, 2005! *See your local store for specific days and hours.- A Nicholson Supply Co. 225 E. Oak Street, Wauchula 773-3148 Visit us online at: nicholsonace.com af Sal pri[e* W No t r 25, 2005. Call storefor hour. Off. e valid November 25,2006, while 3upplie. laL, Void where prolbiltd. See your participoatng neighborhood Ace I .. d.... 11:24cd.. n11.mer t '" : -11:2 4c N wrnvp h or '2nf) November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 3B CATS Continued From 1B Hardee took over at its 20-yard line. Hodges zigged and zagged for a 21-yard gain and was into Kathleen territory as the scoreless first period ended. Four seconds into the second stanza, Kathleen took over on downs. Lazarre picked off the first pass from scrimmage and pulled away from a shirt tail tackle to get the j Wildcats good field position at the Kathleen 12-yard line. Hardee got as close as the 6 before resorting to *a field goal try. Junior Pablo Anselmo notched it and Hardee had ,a 3-0 advantage, which it would take into the locker room 10 min- utes later. S Despite a 20-yard gain by junior quarterback Weston Palmer tiptoe- 1 ing along the sideline, a Kathleen punt which caught the wind and bounced backward for minus 13 yards and another Anselmo field goal try, it was still 3-0 at halftime. The Katheen runback to start the second half got the Red Devils started at their own 27-yard line. Junior quarterback Dominiquec Davis had the wind behind him as he launched a pass to senior Darell Henley for a touchdown play which went 73 yards. Senior kicker Clint Slappy made it a 7-3 game. Hardee was stymied on its next series and had to punt. In turn, Kathleen booted the ball back to the Cats. The wind carried the kick into the end zone and Hardee start- ed at its 20. After an initial first down, Palmer was sacked and Hardee eventually had to punt. Back-to-back penalties put the Devils at 1st and 25, but a reverse not only got needed yardage, but also went all the way for a touch- down. Another Slappy PAT and' it was 14-3. For the balance of the third peri- od, it was an exchange of punts. Hardee started the fourth quarter with the wind at its back. With Kathleen punting into the wind, Hardee started at the Red Devil 39. Looking at a fourth down, Will Krause faked a punt, with Palmer the up back taking the ball and slanting for a 20-yard gain to keep the drive alive. Finally, Chris Rich ran the reverse to perfection, going the final 15 yards untouched. Hodges ran right and cut into the end zone for a two-point conversion, cutting the Kathleen lead to 14-11. Hardee stopped Kathleen's next drive and took over with 3:14 left in the game and fans from both side of the field screaming encourage- ment. Lisnell Youyoute gained nine-plus yards. As all season, Gilliard was called on for the extra inches and came up with a 10-yard gain. Kathleen stepped up its defense and sacked Palmer for a 10-yard loss. A reverse and attempted pass .put Hardee out of field goal range to tie the game. With 1:31 left, Palmer went back to pass to Rich. Mondrell Clarke stepped in front of Rich to pick off the pass and halt Hardee progress. A couple of short runs and Davis took a knee to run out the clock, preserving the Red Devil 14-11 vic- tory. A trio of Kathleen defenders could not bring down Wildcat runner. E.. -L .w' ", '.- .1 i i r. ......* W Wildcat Willie made his final sideline appearance for 2005. S. --: y. '. ..:, "" *,, ,: ...' '-* : '. "-. ,* ",' .- '- ^ ^- *ic ^ : */ .. .. .. ^ ^ S.. .. (6) s Briant Shumard (6) stops Kathleen runner Darrell Henley (6). . t'd~ WE MAKE SHOPPING EASY, WITH GREAT PRICES ON BEAUTIFULLY COORDINATED JEWELRY SETS PERFECT FOR HOLIDAY GIVING. All Jewelry 25-50% Crdi Availa Hardee County's A^^Kll Repairs Doeis^l On~fSI PrHemises Up To 12 Months Same as Cash Specializing in Custom and New Excludes Watches Bigger Inventory Than Ever! S17S. a hla 773-4466 1H ,,w) 17 S. \%auchula 773-4466 .1 - ~' li,' ----, Holiday Hours: Begins No%. 25 Dec. 31 Monday through Friday 9 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. 2 p.m. ~g~b~VI iA124c, ALBRITTON Service Reliability, Expertise- WE ARE MOVING (Formerly Wells & Associates) We will be opening Monday November 28 at our NEW office Building, inside the Big Lake Bank building 204 N. 6th Ave (Hwy 17) Office Hours Monday- -Friday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm 773-4101 11:24,12:1c III I , C I I ,, ~. s I ; 4B The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 The Witch Of Eagle Drive By CJ MOUSER' For The Herald-Advocate I don't know what it is about old people who live alone that scares the waddin' out of kids, but it will do it every time. Everyone has a childhood story of a creepy old Mr. Jones or a Mrs. Smith who lived in the house on the comer, or down by the bridge, or at the end of the road. We rarely saw them, but when we did, the chance sighting would spark untold num- bers of speculative rumors:. "... put a curse on a cat." ....was out at night dancing under the moon." "... has a glass eye." "... is wanted for murder in six states!" Childhood imagination knows no bonds, and has no mercy. It was no different for the tiny old lady who lived in a little-bitty house in ;the middle of Eagle Drive. Her yard was overgrown, she wore mismatched clothing and if you happenied-by when she was outside, she would scurry into the house. Other than accusing her of all type of heinous misbehaviors, the kids in the neigh- borhood ignored her. Until one Thanksgiving day, when my mother wrapped up a plate and thrust it at me mere. moments after we finished dinner. , "Take this down to Mrs. Hinkle. She just got out of the hospital." - I accepted the plate, my bellyweighted ' down with turkey and all the , '.trimmings, but groaned. - "Who's Mrs. Hinkle?" I was not the least bit eager to go anywhere or .d6 anything... .. "Don't be silly. How\ could you not SThanksgiving Special - know Mrs. Hinkle? She just lives a few doors down. -In the blue house." S* I almost dropped the plate. -7 You mean the witch?.!" . "Cynthia Jean! That's not very nice!" SIWas stunned. How could everyone else in the neighborhood know that Mrs. Hinkle was a witch and my mother be so clueless? I ain't going' over there," I declared, and set the plate firmly on the table.. It wasn't often that I disobeyed my mother, at least not right out in the open : like that, but the results were always the same. . .'ine," she said in feigned agreement. "I guess you'll just have to go cut me a switch, then." : 'Mama! You don't understand!" I - whined. S"Git," she replied. i": t "'" h ' By the time I got to the little blue house, SHardee County Ministerial Association Free Thanksgiving Dinner SAll are Invited & Welcome Faith Presbyterian Church SFellowship Hall i 14 North 7th Ave. (at rear of the Sanctuary) Dinner Served Nov. 24th from 11 :00 A.M.-2:00 RM. Take-out Dinners Available Volunteers Welcome to help Serve & Clean up , Call Rita @ 773-2105 li my shoulders had folded in on me. I was holding the plate in both hands in front of me, like a horizontal shield, wondering how the neighborhood kids would ever get by without me, and knowing that when I came back dead my mother would feel just terrible. I don't know how long I stood there on that front step, trying to work up the nerve to knock on the door. When finally I did, there was no answer. My heart soared! I was off the hook! There was no onehome. I was halfway back down the sidewalk with the grass growing up through the cracks when the knob on the front door rat- tled and the door creaked open an inch or so.' "What is it?" came a weak voice from the other side, barely more than a squeak. I stuttered my way through who I was and why I'd.come. I watched with growing fear as the door opened wider and wider. It was all I could do not to set the plate on the porch and take off like a scald- ed cat. Eventually the door was fully open and Mrs. Hinkle stood before me in- all her terrifying glory. My forehead wrin- kled as I studied her from head to toe, my heart still pounding, wondering what kind of spell she would put on a kid for staring. Mrs..Hinkle took the plate, telling me to makestire I thanked my mother on her behalf. I noted that her hands were crisscrossed with veins and gnarled with arthritis. Her watery blue eyes gazed down at me shyly, and a soft smile pulled at the comers of her mouth. She wasn't scary at all, in fact,, she looked a great deal like my grandmother.' From that day forward I spent time at Mrs. Hinkle's house, helping her with the tomatoes she grew in her back yard and tending the little flower bed outside her back porch. We made pickles together and she taught me how to sew. I fixed the spring on her front screen door and she would slip me a quarter on occasion to go down to the store and buy myself a soda. Before long, it became apparent to the other kids that I was spending a lot of time with "the witch of Eagle Drive," so I informed them that my mother was behind the whole mess and I couldn't get out of it. SI'soon dbvelbped a reputation as a four- . fooi-tall Viking \\ho feared nothing.' It would have been easy to tell the other kids that there was nothing to fear from old Mrs. Hinkle -- tell them about the quarters for sodas, the fresh-baked c6okies and the cozy chaos of her back yard where butter- flies congregated and hummingbirds made nests. . But somewhere in the back of my mind I suspected that that might mean having to share her. And I wasn't quite ready to do S that. . .. The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment excellence, regard- less of their chosen field of endeavor. S -Vince Lombardi MESSAGE CHANGED DAILY! Call in DAILY for'a short Bible message., 11'24c By MAYA CARPENTER Special to The Herald-Advocate The West Nile Virus is hitting close to home. In nearby Hillsborough County, eight sentinel chickens tested posi- tive in September for encephalitis, which can be fatal if contracted by a human. The concern reaches to Hardee County, as it could increase the chance of humans contracting the virus, which is an infection transmitted through mosquito bites. Medical experts said taking prop- er precautions could decrease the chances of humans contracting the virus. "People need to protect themselves as much as possible," said Eliot Gregos, an environmen- tal manager at the Hillsborough County Health Department. k Encephalitis, commonly known as the West Nile Virus, exposed itself to the United States in 2001. At. that time, there were '12 human cases. Since the beginning of 2005, 18 people were found carrying the virus in Pinellas County and one was discovered in Pasco County. Nationally, more than 15,000 peo- ple have tested positive since the beginning of the virus's conception -- 500 resulting in death. Anyone over the age of 50 has a higher chance of getting the virus. Their immune systems are weaker than most, which makes the matter more complex, said' Roxanne Connelly, assistant professor at the Florida Medical 'Entomology Laboratory in Vero Beach. Humans can live with the virus if properly treated. Sentinel chickens are the only type of bird that can live with the virus. Their blood is tested for antibodies that prevent the virus from killing or harming them. "They are used as an early warning ,system for the public," Connelly said. Some people exposed to the virus never have any symptoms. People who are infected usually develop body aches, fever,- headaches, swollen lymph glands and skin rash. The virus itself cannot be treated, but there are medications that can treat the symptoms. Symptoms can start affecting a per- son within 2-14 days. A few other US HWY 17 SOUTH DOLLAR STORE PLAZA severe symptoms include paralysis, coma and muscle weakness. The disease has infected thou- sands of people, and should not be taken lightly, but the concern is how the risk will affect people in years to come. The virus will one day increase and the outbreak will not vary, said Dr. Jonathan Day, researcher and professor at the entomology lab. He said there is not a specific time of the year for mosquitoes to infect people, but the summer months are when people should take further.precautions because it is hot and humid. Mosquitoes make their habitats 'in wet aieas, which increase their population. Hardee County resident Dawn Day said she tries to be safe mainly because of the large amounts of rain the county received during the hurricane season. The safest thing to do is wear 11:24,12:1p repellant with DEET, which is an oily liquid used as insect repellant, wear longer clothing and leave the windows closed, Connelly said. "We need to take responsibilities of ourselves and families," she added. Another piece of advice is to wear repellant that lasts for an hour, Jonathan Day said, adding that peo- ple should not be outside at night. The good news is, "We are near- ing the end of transmission sea- son," he pointed out. Maya Carpenter, '21, is the daugh- ter of James and Sharon Carpenter of Bowling Green.. The 2002 Hardee Senior High School gradu- ate is currently a senior in the College of Journalism & Com- munications at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Her goal was to write a story targeting Hardee County residents because of the increased mosquito popula- tion. Go To The Head Of The Class! SCHOOL NEWS DEADLINE IS THURSDAY AT 5 RM. 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Plans are being completed for a Saturday, Nov. 26, wedding at Florida's First Assembly pf God in Wauchula. Music begins at two- thirty in the afternoon; the ceremo-. ny starts at three o'clock. A reception will follow in. Lakeland, Christa Choate & Christopher Callaway Christa Choate To Marry Christopher Callaway The Rev. Joe and Debbie Choate of Bradenton announce the engage- ment and approaching marriage of their daughter, Christa Marie Choate of Orlando, to Christopher Lee Callaway of Fort Myers, son of Mike and Debbie Callaway of Fort, Myers. The bride-elect's maternal grand- parents are former Hardee County sheriff Newton H.- and Christine Murdock of Mulberry. Paternal grandparents are. Mary Durrance of Lake Placid and the late Joe Choate Sr., who resided in Bowling Green. The bride-to-be is a 1995 gradu- ate of Palmetto High School and a 1999 graduate of Samford *University. She is- currently employed as an entertainer at Walt Disney World and as a full-time nanny in Orlando. The prospective groom is a 1996 graduate of Estero High Schooil. He is employed as an assistant store manager for Office Depot in Orlando. The couple are planning a Dec. 1 wedding- :at. Selby Gardens in Sarasota. After honeymooning in Paris, the net Il\ t% eds will reside in Orlando.; we - NOW TAKING / APPOINTMENT ' for all your hair s nail noeod \ 767-9654 245-1122 ', 1 | 1 ,; COURTESY PHOTO Antonio Mier & Elizabeth Juarez Emery Smith 3 Is Three . Years Old Emery Smith celebrated his third birthday on Oct. 23 with a. party at his home. Theme for the party was The Hulk. Emery is the son of Dan and Linda Smith. Also helping him celebrate the ,occasion were grandparents Steve and Marie' Parsons and iDuck and Susan Smith, great-grandparents James L. and Hazel Johnson, sister Danielle and brother Larrett ,along with many friends. Regina Lynette Ward, the daugh- ter of Jenell Ward of Bowling Green and the late William Ward, and Travis Jerome Kilpatrick, the son of Patricia Camel of Wauchula and Leland Faulk of Pennsylvania, have announced their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-elect, a Bowling Green resident, is a graduate of Hardee Senior High School and is currently employed. as a supervisor at No Place Like Home, a Wauchula group facility for the mentally dis- -abled. The prospective groom, a Wauchula resident, is a graduate of Hardee Senior .High School and owns and operates Travis' Lawn Service in Wauchula. The couple will exchange .wed-r ding vows this Saturday, Nov. 26, at Endtime Crossroad Ministry, 309 N. Ninth Ave. in Wauchula. The wedding ceremony will begin at three o'clock in the afternoon, with music starting at two-thirty. 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P .//.~t-. :,- w I - COURTESY PHOTO The hurricanes of 2004 wreaked havoc on the Wauchula Garden Club building, yet its members refused to let that get them down. They have continued their monthly meetings, furthered their gardening educations and continued their annual projects. The club's upcoming endeavors include the Dec. 3 "Arts & Crafts Under the Oaks" on the clubhouse grounds, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 11, the club is sponsoring its first "Holiday Home Tour & Gift Boutique," 2-4 p.m. Further details on these two events may be obtained by calling President Jeanette Perrine at 773- 6026. Members shown above standing in the remains of the clubhouse (from left) are Bess Stallings, Lois Summers, Nancy and Alethea Majors and Mary Weisman. DAVID L. LANGSTON Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David L. Langston, son of Julie Ellis of Wauchula, recently con- ducted strikes on a known impro- vised Explosive Device (lED) pro- duction facility northeast of Baghdad during a scheduled deployment in support of the Global. War on Terrorism while assigned to the aircraft carrier USS. Theodore Roosevelt, home ported in Norfolk, Va. IEDs have been a threat to coali- tion ground forces since the begin- ning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since its arrival, Roosevelt-based aircraft have provided close air sup- port to coalition troops in the vicini- ties of Al Hillah, Al Mansuriyah, Baquba, Basrah, Kirkuk, Madain, Mosul and Tall Afar. The aircraft will continue to escort convoys, patrol oil pipelines and protect new construction. Langston's unit is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of maritime security operations. Carriers like the Theodore Roosevelt are deployed throughout the world to maintain U. S. pres- ence and provide rapid response in times of crisis. They serve as a highly visible deterrent to would-be aggressors and are equipped with the most versative and powerful weapons and aircraft available. ONE PINK, NO BLUES Angel Crews and Thomas Crow', Zolfo Springs, a seven pound six ounce daughter,; Allyson. Lynn Crews, born' Nov. 13, 2005, Highlands Regional Medical Center, Sebring. Maternal grand- parents are Elbried "Dav id" Crews and Vivian ."Jo" Pelham. Paternal grandparents are Mikey and Pegog Patton. No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it but live in innocence and let the world talk. -Moliere Rise.& Shine By Ted Simonson THE FRIGHTENING COMMANDMENT One Scripture you won't hear many sermons preached on is found in Leviticus 19:2, "Be ye holy, for I am holy." I can produce a half-dozen intellectual arguments any day proving that it is impossible for sinful human beings to be holy. There's just one thing that bothers me: God specializes in the impossible and Christ came not just to save us but to make us into a different kind of people. In the legend of the Round Table, King Arthur sent out knights to search for the Holy Grail. But the young men were searching for more than the cup the Lord used at the Last Supper. They didn't realize it, but the tri- als and sacrifices they ran into shaped their characters and made them Christlike. What is our attitude about God's command to be holy? Do we accept that God knows what He's talking about or must we downsize the Bible until it fits our own understanding? This command is the Father's earnest desire for His children to be like Him. How many of us care so deeply about our Father's desire that. we not only "accept" it but we make it our own? In these dark days when men are stripping the commandments from schoolhouse walls, is there anyone daring to defend God's honor the way the young David did with a slingshot when he met Goliath? I'm not suggesting a nit-picking preoccupation with our own spiritual- ity. I'm talking about the fear of God, such a healthy sense of the awesome Being who created us and holds us responsible for our conduct that we dare not offer him anything less than our best! Using our own weakness as an excuse is a cop-out. In effect, it's offer- ing Adam's excuse, "Don't blame me! It's that woman you gave me who messed up here!" It's saying, "You demand holiness, but you don't supply the grace I need to live that way!" This is a lie, of course, because He does supply it but only to those who humbly seek it! Too many of us are like spoiled children who stand before the specta- cle of Calvary's cross and say, "Yes, but what have you done for me late- ly?" On the Day of Judgment, all excuses will fail. 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Johnson Board Certified Optometric Phusician 410 South 6th Ave., Wauchula 863-773-3322 11:24c .g --- w ar,- BllliLfiL~iE~ia~ 8B The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 PHOTOS BY JIM KELLY Doyle and Mildred Carlton's children are (from left) Jane Durando, Susan Smith and Doyle E. Carlton Ill. Chamber Dinner Honors Doyle & Mildred Carlton Mike Prescott, president of the Hardee County Cattlemen's Association, with Jane Durando and Susan Smith. About 300 people attended the Thursday, Nov. 7, annual Hardee County Chamber of Commerce din- ner that honored the late Mildred and Doyle E. Carlton Jr. The prime-rib dinner was pre- pared by the Wauchula Elks Lodge and -served at the Hardee County Agri-Civic Center. The welcome was given by chamber President Terry Atchley. The, flag salute was led by past chamber president Mike Manley.' Installed as new officers were Atchley, president; Jama Abbott, vice president; Carol Hancock, sec- retary; and Jason Clark, treasurer. Installed as directors were Sandy, Larrispn, Dennis Jones, Tony Pazzaglia, Erica Scheipsmeier, Paul Paris, Joyce Fulse, Kenny Miller and Lavon Cobb. The blessing was given by Dr. Bob Norman, pastor of First Baptist Church of Wauchula. Singing entertainment was by Millie Carlton Bolin and the First Baptist Church Ladies Ensemble, comprised of Layne Prescott, Kathy Walker, Tracey Nix, Donna Alexy, Vickie Conerly and Alma Albritton. Pam Carlton, Johnny Terrell and Marcus Shackelford gave tributes to Doyle and Mildred Carlton. The tribute of Pam' Carlton, a Hardee High School teacher and long-time member of Mildred's Hannah Sunday School Class, is printed adjacent to this story. Terrell said the couple was ."beloved" and "was truly a team.", He described their work to support their church and community. Terrell mentioned Mildred had Pam Cariton's Remarks: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am honored to have this oppor- tunity to share some thoughts about two very special people. Mildred and Doyle Carlton were unselfish'stewards'of God's bless- ings. Their generosity impacted institutions, organizations, and individuals in our county and beyond. They gave freely of their resources, their time, , and their %wisdom. If we were simply to list all of their philanthropic and charitable gifts. % we'd be here a very long time. Almost anyone who has lived in Hardee Count) in the last half centu- ry has knowingly or unknowingly been a beneficiary of their kindness.. They disliked fanfare. The3 w ent about quietly doing good.' . Without ignoring those contributions, I'd like to take a different path. Mildred and Doyle were examples of people of character and faith peo- ple with qualities we would do well to emulate. , When I was asked to speak about them, the first word that came.to mind was "devotion," and I'd like to pursue that thought. i Mildred and Do0le were deep devoted to one another. They almost made it to their 60th %wedding annimersarN. In a time %when it seems that some marriage licenses come \ th an expiration date, their devotion deep- ened with every passing year. The were tender and respectful w ith each other. Each put the other first. The) were best friends. The) neter fell out of love. Their commitment %\as life-long. They ,were likewise devoted to their family. They loved being with family, especially at the Creek for Thanksgiving, 'the' Sunday .before 'Christmas dinners, or at Clover Hill for waffles on Christmas morning. They were faithful to attend games, sheets, recitals, programs. plays, or any function that involved a family member. Their family was a great.source of joy and pride. ' ;They were also devoted to their friends. If we were to open the floor tonight, we. would likely hear story after story of good times 'spent with. Mildred and Doyle traveling, sharing a meal, enjoying sporting or social events, or just spending time together. They were loyal and trusted friends. If you counted them as friends, you were indeed blessed.: . They were devoted to promoting and supporting Hardee County and her. citizens. They- were ambassadors, at large, representing us from Tallahassee, where Doyle was state senator, to Tampa where they both, worked tirelessly, and Cracker Country at the state fair bears both their names. They were champions of Hardee County in more ways than we have time to recount.. They were part of what Tom Brokaw% calls the "greatest generation." They made personal sacrifices, and patriotism was' more than just a word. You might wonder about-the source of such extraordinary deotion. They were committed Christians. The love of God flowed through them and graced others. The\ served ourichurch and denomination for more than 50 years.'and ser% ed the) did. They worked in many capacities. They lived what Jesus taught about humility and ser% ice. They, were might) prayer warriors. I miss knowing that I was in their prayers. I miss hearing them pray in Sunday School and church. I. have no doubt each heard, "Well done, good and faithful servant." ' Mildred and Do\le were unique people in that, by any measure, the\ were powerful people. yet they did not distance themselIes from us ordi- nary folks. When I think of Doyle, I recall his smile, He had a great smile. He was a positive, encouraging, supportive person %ho looked for the best in oth- ers. As,a rule, people didn't want to disappoint him. They showedctheir best side and gave their best efforts around him. It was a constant concern to his family that he frequently picked up hitch hikers. I imagine he'd offer 'a stranger a smile and a ride, and try to do some good without any thought of coming to harm. Doyle \was a powerful man %who loved people and had a great smile . When I think of Mildred I recall a warm, gracious lad', and I picture her hands. I have clear recollections of her hands serving meals or washing .dishes at countless dinners after funerals. Her hands tended to needs and comforted. On other occasions she greeted people and made them feel wel- come and special. Her hands wrote notes, made calls, and carried food. Her 'touch was an encouragement a gift of herself. She was forever attentive to the comfort and ease of others. She sent many a bride down the aisle with .a last minute adjustment and a prayer. Mildred performed good, kind, lov- ing deeds with her hands. , Mildred and Doyle 'made immeasurable contributions to our county in the form of philanthropic and charitable gifts, by being examples of persons of character and faith, and. by being unique individuals who brought out the best in those they lovingly 'served. I cannot tell you how many times Mildred urged our Sunday School class into some benevolent action by saying, "No one can do everything, but everyone can do something." Mildred and Doyle did a lot ,of some- things. They could have lived anywhere, but chose Wauchula and Hardee County, and we continue to be blessed by their choice. i .. * "the look" that could change a per- son's attitude or behavior without her having to say anything. Terrell mentioned Roger J4udpn, Lamar Knight, Ronnie and Duck Smith, and the Hanchey boys were partly influenced growing up by the church and Carlton values. , Doyle was a compassionate man and his office was a "help center" for the community. "You knew where Doyle and Mildred stood. They truly loved their family ,church and' community." Terrell said the word "class" in the dictionary could be defined by the Carlton couple. Marcus Shackelford said some of the couple's favorite people were in attendance amidst a' beautiful set- ting. He said Doyle Jr. loved practical jokes and one of his favorite words was "stewardship." Doyle believed people were stewards, not owners. "DoI le and Mildred were a bless- ing to so many people. At Doyle's funeral were some beautiful red roses with the note: "From someone you helped." Shackelford said 10,000 pr 15,000 could have writ- ten that note "They never made a show of doing good." Shackelford said in 1904 Brown Magazine had a contest for the best definition of success. The winner was .a "person who lives well, laughs often andloves much." That described the couple, he said. "Doyle and Mildred could have lived anywhere in the world, and aren't a e glad they lived here," said Shackelford. . Do) le Carlton II,, speaking on behalf of his sisters and the large extended Carlton family, said the family was "honored and thrilled" by the dinner and tribute. "It-was a powerful e ening. Mother and Chamber President Terry Atchley (left) and speakers Marcus Johnny Terrell. Daddy would have been proud. How blessed we are to live in Hardee-County. Mother and Daddy always said Hardee Counti was a "great place to raise a family." Doyle III said Hardee County is a great place "because of the citizens" who are here tonight and those who are not here. ' "eOur parents Io' ed, honored and adored this count." , Gordon Norris, chairman of the Hardee Board of County commis- sioners, read a resolution passed in 2004 naming the 70 .acres "The ,,Mildred W. and Doyle E. Carlton Jr. Complex" that encompasses the Agri-Civic Center, fairgrounds, SHardee Park, swimming pool, soft- ball fields, racquetball court and cattlemen's Arena., Mike Prescott HARDEE COUNTY RESOLUTION 04-17 A RESOLUTION NAMING. THE 70 ACRES ENCOMPASSING THE CIVIC CENTER. FAIRGROUNDS. HARDEE PARK. SWIMMING POOL, SOFTBALL :, FIELDS RACQLETB.ALL COURTS AND THE CATTLEMEN'S ARENA THE MILDRED II. .ND DOLE E. C4RLTOH, JR. COMPLEX IN HONOR OF THEIR CO\'7RIBITIONS TO THE COUNT-, AND FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE BEEFINDISTR) IN H.4RDEE COUNTY Whereas, Midaid'W ,andooyfe E Carlton, Jr were dong time residents of!Hardee County, as weiTas ,ong i me m ersn iupportre oriefth(i .arte Count' (Cartmen' nation; and - Whereas, the Hardee County Cattuemen's Association desires to perpetuate the memory of9MidredW and (Doyf 9E. Carlton, Jr. in an exfpcit exTression of appreciation for their support and contribution to aitnities ofthe beef atti injistry irl Kadee rCounry, aid , Whereas, 9MiIdredW andiDoyo (E.-Carlson, Jr. were avidsupporters oftae 6eefcatte industry, not onty in 3{dree County, 6ut so in te State of Foria" and Whereas, dtit dred W and (Doyfe S 'Cartton, Jr, were known for numerous donations to 6oth individuals and special projects within the community; and Whereas, MiaredW. and'Doyte Cardton, Jr. were enthusiastic anddevotedsupporters ofcountress nommunirn' an.pectiet Cents" and Whereas, the iBoardof County Commissioners desire to ackpoweadge this recognition by including the entire seventy (70) acres donated6y MilfdredW. andeDoyre E. Carton, yr. in juy of 1974, which includes the Civic Center, sofi6aflfieds, fairgrounds, racquetbafd courts, Cattlemen's Arena, fardfee Park and the swimmingpool and ii terai ir ai'e Caunrv i as een afiardedthe oppvrrumni for an enr.yabste quality of 'f atmosphere :.hat F .promotes the iat i i arv and uetfare- ofr'aif cens in part, a'e to their constant and steadfast .arentirn re., andriniol.tement in, commumnry. eduiationatand rereartonal needs and S iit rer,'s, their car. conceand'i ounte.r r, su and u'i ibe, iong rnemlem're'and tohnorred rb alof ' the citizens of irdee County. S ow, Thee.faie .-e It ,esoved, y th, gardee County.(Board of County Commissioners that the preperTrari, enba'a6d,'qe ieret' nrmedt . itirdred 'W. andi Doyfe TE. Carlton, Jr CompWef" (Done this '8's day of Marc4 2O04, b6ythelfardee County (Board of County Commissioners. Attest: B. Hugh BJadley Ex Officio, Clerk of the Comrission Board of County Commissioners Hardee County lam R. Lambert, J . Chairman Hardee County Cattlemen's Association pr f hiver, DVM Press ent presented the family a framed copy of the the resolution on behalf of the -Cattlemen's Association. The Carltons donated the property, which also includes Hardee High School. If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not under- stand, things are just as they are. SWords are not enough to express how grateful J we are for-the many acts of kindness and Cove expressed during the Coss of the man that we calledl-fusband, Da(ddy andgrandaddfy Biff 'T'he eautif flower arrangements, abundance offood and the many visits, phone cals and cards have meant so much.' We are ltessedc T'hank You, Sthe Tamicy of " ." -'' ", A r ,,:f' _.[rr m ....... c'.. .. Arts and Craft Show tfUnder the Oaks M Crafts* Baked Goods* T *Plants* Food & Drinks 313 West Palmetto, Wauchula December 3rd 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sponsoredcby WauchuCa garden Club ancdWauchuCa Woman's CCub soc 11:24c 4. I' November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 9B pectoaiAia raion ~2 ~ U Xt V .,4'7 2' -~ J I 4'...-' C .2. o Ui r 1r~' IDece :,w ' Decen LA! I l.ospital :R"ii Wesat Cailton Str Tis ar-. - Per ,ormin S t A-r.u~ FLORIDA HOSPITAL Wauchula Amazing Technology. Graceful Care. 11:24;12:1c - V T~- ,AFt4 ----5. *~~~44 ~ ~, "-S . j +i| ... J. . tr.7 S 'na I i I Y.-rL gg a 0 Y 10B The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 2005-2006 Hardee Boys Basketball By JOAN SEAMAN Of The Herald-Advocate The Hardee Wildcat hoop squad won't have much growl early on. A good majority of.the expected varsity squad are still on the foot- ball field. . "I -don't know when I'll have them. I hope they go all the way to state,.When they're, done with foot- ball, they can all come in and try out," said Wildcat head. coach Vance Dickey. He will be assisted this season by Barry White and Travig Bone. Rod Smith and Lee Thomas' will direct the junior varsity when they come over from football. .Meanwhile, Vance has a lot,of new faces." temporarilN melded into one team. There ma\ not be,a JV team until after football, said Vance. Braden River Mulberry Sarasota Booker Lake Placid 6/7:30 6/7:30 6/7:30 6/7:30 Tues Thurs Fri Tues Tues Fri TBA Tues Fri Tues Thurs Fri Tues Thurs Fri Thurs Palmetto Avon Park De Soto Palmetto Sebring Lakeland Lake Placid 6/7:30. 6/7:30 6/7:30 6/7:30 6/7:30 6/7:30 6/7:30 @ Lake Placid Districts TBA Presently, he has only two returnees on the team, senior Robbie Jones and sophomore Arnold Louis, who are expected to anchor the team until they get more help. Football players who were on the hoop scene last season include senior Thelinor "Lino" Jena, juniors Reggie Grizzard, Jermaine King, Weston Palmer and Chris Rich, and sophomores Terry Redden,, Mark St. 'Fort and Olnel Vigile. Hardee is in a tough Class 4A- District 10 this year with Avon Park, Sarasota Booker,- Braden River, DeSoto, Palmetto and Sebring., Last ear Hardee was in Class 3A, won the District, 10- championship and lost in, the Region 3 quarterfinals to District, 9's Tampa Jesuit. The Cats have some early district, contests, facing? Braden River at. Bradenton Nov. 29 to open the sea-' son and hosting Booker on Dec. 2. Other district encounters are sched- uled after the Christmas holidays, which will include a three-day tour- nament at Manatee High. The sec- ond season starts with a Jan. 3 trip to Sebring. A Safe Place DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS LINE 1 (800)500-1119 End The Abuse! 11/2 12/1 12/2 12/6 I Kings 8: 60-61a (TLB) 12/13 @ Lakeland 6/7:30 12/16 Mulberry 6/7:30 12/27-30@ Manatee 3 games TBA 1/3 @ Sebring 6/7:30 1/6 Braden River 6/7:30 1/10 @ Sarasota Booker 6/7:3.0 1/12 @ DeSoto 6/7:30 1/13 Avon Park 6/7:30 Aj A Daily Thought THURSDAY And you, Solomon, my son, get to know well your father's God; serve Him with a whole heart and eager mind, for God exam- ines every heart and sees through every motive. If you seek Him, He'll make sure you find Him; but if you abandon Him, He'll leave you for good. I Chronicles 28: 9-10 (ME) FRIDAY In this confidence, let us hold on to the hope that we profess, without the slightest hesitation for He that promises is utterly dependable and let us think of one another and how we can encourage one another to love and good deeds. Hebrews 10: 23 (PME) SATURDAY Know therefore that the Lord your God is God! He is the faith- ful God, keeping g His covenant of love to a thousand genera- tions of those who love Him and keep His commandments. Deuteronomy 7: 9 (NIV) SUNDAY And He (Jesus) awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace; Be Still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" Mark 4: 39-40 (RSV) MONDAY Lord, Your Word is everlasting; it continues forever in Heaven. Your loyalty will go on and on; You made the earth, and it still stands. All things continue to this day because of Your laws, because all things serve You. Psalm 119: 89-91 (NCV) TUESDAY Do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul. Fear Him, rather, who is able to destroy both soul. and body in Hell. Matthew 10: 28-29 (NEB) WEDNESDAY May people all over the earth know that the'Lord is 'God, and there is no other god at all. 0, My people, may you li e, good *and perfect lives before the Lord our God. 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'k cert'bci' t'.ur-li rri.,uif, a, Ap'-" lI, ma~ ti, 'rjw- pc-2 .: ..r er -iL.Oi[l',.,! A 1S" Jmr1r0,' ,11 ~''ia.c .;.urI .rE~u"' O. r','~brhr.p -h 11 :24C Wauchula 1490 Hwy. 17 N. / Tower-Lakeland 129 S. Kentucky Ave. / Central Lakeland 1551 Gary Road / Hollingsworth 3008 S. Florida Ave. / South Lakeland 6040 S. Florida Ave. North Lakeland 1090 Wedgewood Estates Blvd. / Auburndale 2146 U.S. Hwy. 92 W. / North Winter Haven 2075 8th St. N.W. / South Winter Haven 5540 Cypress Gardens Blvd. / Haines City ioo6 Old Polk City Rd. Bartow 105 E. Van Fleet Dr. / Lake Wales 237 S.R. 60 W. / North Sebring 6to5 U.S. 27 N. / South Sebring 3863 U.S. 27 S. / Okeechobee 2105 South Parrott Ave. / Arcadia 1415 E. Oak Street (Hwy. 70) / Poinciana 911 Towne Center Dr. FARM CITY WEEK This is Farm City Week, which is a time to highlight the relationship between farmer/rancher and city people. We need to be more knowledge- able and gain greater respect for each other's way of life. In the growing world agriculture market, we each need to recognize the importance each group has to the other. American citizens rely on American agriculture to provide them with a safe and abundant supply of food. We in the agriculture industry have always been able to do so. However, with increasing world competition for the American food dollar, American farms and ranchers are being pressured to provide their products cheaper to compete with foreign products. Many of these products are grown in countries with cheap labor, which we cannot compete with, and with little or no restrictions on their use of chemicals. The American consumer needs, whenever possible, to buy American grown beef and agricultural products. This helps keep American agriculture in business to help ensure the safe, affordable and abundant supply of food. We are all partners: farmers and ranchers, researchers, processors, bro- kers, truckers and shippers, advertisers, wholesalers, and retailers. The ben-' efits to society are an abundance and variety of food as well as products used to make clothing, housing, medicine and countless other items used daily. The key is the interdependence among those who produce the products and those ,who consume the products. These vital farm-city partnerships with rural and urban communi- ties working together have made the most of our rich agricultural resources, and they continue to contribute to our health and well-being and to the strength of our economy. A little "good ol' corn" for Linda and Reggie: CORN CASSEROLE 2 c. whole-kernel corn, undrained 2 c. cream-style corn 2 sticks butter; melted 2 c. sour cream Fri Tues Fri TBA 1/17 1/19 1/20 1/26 1/27 1/31 2/2 2/7-11 Wildcat Basketball Starts Tuesday Infants, Children and Adolescents 11:24c INCUAI epnilrfo oo0 I I = -s ~ - 1/2 to 1 c. sugar 4 eggs 1 (8 1/2 oz.) box corn muffin mix i t ' cs ~; IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY CASE NO: 252005CP000135 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF: REBA N. McCOY, also known as REBA NELL McCOY, deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of, REBA N. McCOY, also known as REBA NELL McCOY, deceased, whose date ot death was July 28, 2005, and whose social security number is 259-56-1449, is pend- ing in the Circuit "Court for Hardee County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Drawer 1749, Wauchula, Florida 33873. The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative's Attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent, and other S persons having claims or demands against the decedent's estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice has been served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING. THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY - CLAIM FILED TWO YEARS (2) OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this' Notice is November 24, 2005. Personal Representative: CLARA ANN WYCKOFF 1838 Kazen Road Wauchula, FL 33873 Attorney for Personal Representative: i John W. Burton, of BURTON & BURTON, P.A. Post Office Drawer 1729 Wauchula, FL 33873 Telephone: (863) 773-3241 Telecopier: (863) 773-0910 Florida Bar Number: 0650137 11:24,12:1c T IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA ; CASE NO. 25-2002-CA-000791 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUC-. 'CESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC., SUCtESSOR BY MERGER TO CROSSLAND MORTGAGE CORP. Plaintiff, V. LARRY G. BAILEY, JR.; , UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF LARRY G.. BAILEY, JR.; DANIELLE E. STADIE;. ,__ UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DANIELLE E. STADIE; and all unknown parties claiming by, through, under or against the herein named Defendants, who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said unknown parties claim as heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, spouses, or other claimants; TENANT #1 and/or TENANT #2, the parties intended to account for the person or persons in possession; SAFE- GUARD FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Defendants. / NOTICE OF SALE S'Notice is hereby given that, pur- suant to the Final Judement of. Foreclosure dated October 31. 2005 in this cause, I will sell the property situated in HARDEE County, Florida, described as: Lot 25, BLOCK "I", CHARLIE S CREEK MOBILE ESTATES, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 37, PUB- LIC RECORDS OF HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETH- ER WITH THAT CERTAIN 1992 FLEETCRAFT CORP., DOU- BLE WIDE MOBILE HOME ID #GAFLN34A15222SH, TITLE #63708799 AND ID #GAFLN34B15222SH, TITLE S#63708800. a/k/a 1260 Mockingbird Road, Wauchula, FL 33873, at public sale, to Sthe highest and best bidder, for cash, at the North Steps of the Hardee SCounty Courthouse, 417 W. Main Street, Wauchula, Florida, at 11:00 o'clock a.m., on December 7, 2005. DATED at Wauchula, Florida this 31 day of October, 2005. B. Hugh Bradley Clerk of the Circuit Court S: 'SEA L) By: Connie Coker Deputy Clerk In, accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the Personnel Department of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at 417 West Main Street, Wauchula, Florida 33873, Phone (863) 773-2161, not later than seven (7) days prior to the proceed- ings. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1- 800-955-8771 or Voice (V) 1-800-955- 8770 via Florida Relay Service. 11'24.12:1c IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION FILE NO: 252005CP000138 IN RE: The Estate Of: Robert T. Turner, Deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Robert T. Turner, deceased, File Number 252005CP000138, is pending in the Probate Court, HARDEE County, '* rida, the address of which is CLERK ~ THE CIRCUIT COURT, HARDEE UOUNTY-PROBATE DIVISION, P.O. BOX 1729, WAUCHULA, FL 33873. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal represen- tative's attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent, and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent's estate on whom a copy of this notice has been served must file their claims with this court, WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS (3) AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DAYS (30) AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. , All other creditors of the decedent, and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE MONTHS (3) AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALI, CLAIMS, NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO YEARS (2) OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of the first publication of this notice is November 24, 2005. *Jose A. LeGrand-Personal Representative: 655 N. Wymore Road Winter Park, FL 32789-1715 Julie W. Kronhaus, Attorney For Personal Representative 2471 Aloma Avenue, Suite 101 Winter Park, FL 32792 407-645-5477 Florida Bar Number: 0994243 11:24,12:1c Circle The Date! COMMUNITY CALENDAR DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT 5 PM.. THERE IS HELP! Spouse Abuse Crisis Line 1 (800) 500-1119 November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 11B Wauchula To Set $6,500 Impact Fees By JOAN SEAMAN Of The Herald-Advocate Wauchula is planning a whop- ping increase in impact fees. Currently about $800, the impact fees would increase to about $6,500 so new homeowners and businesses will help pay for increased demand for services. City Manager Rick Giroux asked the city commission to set a work- shop. "Wauchula's is the lowest in the region and doesn't begin to pay for capital improvements," said Giroux, who proposed $4,000 for wastewater, $1,500 for water, and about $500 each on electric and roads. "The lion's share will go on wastewater expansion," he said. Giroux clarified the difference in impact and tap fees. Tap fees pay for connection to the city's lines. "It's the homeowner's responsibili- ty to run a line from the house to the city line," he commented. Impact fees cannot be used for operational expenses, only capital improvements, he explained in response to a request to consider impact fees for the police depart- ment also. Giroux said he is waiting for an impact fee study on the ranges in the surrounding areas before setting a workshop but expected to have it before the Christmas holidays. Commissioner Amy McClellan advised caution is setting the fees. "It's part of what attracts builders here, that we don't have tremen- dous fees. What we offer here is more economically attractive," she said, noting the airport hangars are full because of lower prices here than other airports. In other action, the commission: -approved on final reading, with no public input, an ordinance amending the 2005-06 budget because of cash carryovers from projects in last year's budget and not finished as yet because of delay from last year's hurricanes. -approved first reading of an ordinance changing the zoning of the city's 10-acre parcel along the new U. S. 17 northbound lanes from Farm-Residential to CR- Highway Commercial/Light Industrial to be compatible with adjacent properties. -approved first reading of an ordinance creating a five-mile, extension from the city boundaries, called a City of Wauchula Reserve Area, where the city will have first option to provide sewage or water to residents and businesses. Giroux emphasized that it would 2005 SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FOR HARDEE COUNTY COMMISSION AND APPOINTED BOARDS Meetings to be held in County Commission Chambers. Room 102 Courthouse Annex, 412 W. Orange Street. Wauchula. Florida unless otherwise noted BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Regular meetings every other Thursday at 8:30 a.m. MONTH OF December 08'" Regular meeting Thursday, December 08th BCC Zoning at 8:35 a.m. Thursday, December 08th 9:00 a.m. Public Hearing Zoning Agenda No. 05-28 Thursday, December. 08th 9:30 a.m. Public Hearing Ordinance 06-01 - Amending Ordinance 95-02; Rabies.Vaccinations Friday, December 16th No Planning Session Scheduled Friday, December 23drd & Monday, December 26th County Offices Closed - Christmas Holidays December 1V & 2d Legislative Conference in Martin County ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPENDENT DISTRICT BOARD at 8:45 a.m. MONTH OF December No meeting scheduled ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY "INDEPENDENT BOARD" Meets third Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. MONTH OF December No meeting scheduled ' PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD meets first Thursday night of each month at 6:00 p.m. MONTH OF December 01"s CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD Meets on the second Monday night of each month at 6:00 p.m. in Conference Room 202, 412 W. Orange St. MONTH OF December 12th COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD Meets first M6nday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in Public Works Deoartment Conference Room, 205 Hanchev Road 'MONTH OF December 05h LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD Meetings called as needed at Library in Annex II MONTH OF December- No meeting.scheduled. HOUSING AUTHORITY' Meets second Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at 701 LaPlaya Drive. Wauchula MONTH OF December 13.. HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE Meetings called as needed MONTH OF December No meeting scheduled. HARDEE COUNTY INDIGENT HEALTH CARE BOARD Meetings held at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room. Room 202 412 W. Orange St. MONTH OF December 27' INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IDA) meets second Tuesday-at 9:00 a.m. MONTH OF December 13"' 'HEARTLAND WATER ALLIANCE MONTH OF December No meeting scheduled. MINING AD HOC MEETING Usually meet fourth Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. MONTH OF December- 07"h (Due to the holidays) LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in Public Works Department Conference Room, 205 Hanchey Road MONTH OF December-07 1' This is a Disabled-Accessible facility. Any disabled person needing to make special arrangements should contact the County Commissioner's office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the public meeting. This notice is published in compliance with Florida Statutes,286.0105. Interested parties may appear at the public meeting and be heard. If a person decides to appeal'any decision made by the members, with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the' proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. , Clifton N. "Nick" Timmerman, Chairman 11:24 not infringe on either Bowling Green or Zolfo Springs current ser- vice areas, nor where the county has wastewater facilities (Vandolah and Wauchula Hills). "It protects the city's options because of major projects which will need service which the city can provide and rev- enue to repay the wastewater expansion loan," he said. -approved a resolution approved a one-year contract with the state Department of Corrections for a 10-man work crew to work five days a week on public works such as mowing and relieve city crews. -retroactively approved a reso- lution setting up the city's legisla- tive packet for the annual meeting with Rep. Baxter Troutman and Sen. J.D. Alexander. The listed pro- jects are about $30 million for appropriations for expansion of the wastewater and water treatment plants, rehabilitation of the city's "antiquated and obsolete electric substation," a community town center complex, emergency response equipment and a city industrial park. The resolution also urges the leg- islature to support creation of a Hurricane Recovery Trust Fund and "distribute more regional domestic security task force funds to inland cities hit hard by hurri- canes in 2004. -approved a resolution leasing the Little League and Farr Field properties off South Florida Avenue to the newly formed Hardee County.Youth Sports Inc. (formerly Hardee County Little League). - -approved the low bids of Cross Environmental Services for demo- lition of four houses under the Community Development Block Grant's (CDBG) HOME AGAIN funding. -approved a $9,000 CDBG change order for construction of a home which had been approved in August and delayed during demoli- tion bids. Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma have drastically increased costs of building materials, said the builder. -agreed to look into a complaint that the Forest Glade housing pro- ject was being used "for families since it was bought out by Hallmark. The original developer specified that it was to be used for senior and disabled residents only, -with adjacent River Chase for fam- ilies. -heard Giroux explain upcom- ing plans for an extension of the, property maintenance code, unified Land Development Code, a mural, ordinance, per diem and mileage cost of living increases, an adjust- ment in solid waste rates allowing for an automatic annual increase.: These may all .be discussed during workshops on the wastewater plant and impact fees. -learned Christmas decorations may not be placed on some south- bound U. S. 17 poles because of construction. "We should have everything nice by this time next year," said Public Works Superintendent Ray McClellan. -learned that the city will not return to picking up garbage in alleyways. Residents now have to place their cans curbside. -learned that Patricia Steed is the new director of Central Florida Regional Planning Council. Liaison Clarence Bolin said there are several DRIs (Development of Regional Impact) which could affect Hardee County. One is at Four Corners and another one is for 17,000 homes of SR 31. "That's almost another Hardee County," said Bolin. -discussed code enforcement fines and when a dilapidated home can be removed. Attorney Cliff Ables said other liens may override those of the city and the city cannot foreclose on a homestead. However, if it is public safety haz- ard, there could be a way to do it, but the property owner has to be given every right to exercise his options. McClellan, who brought up the issue, also asked about travel trail- ers which stay in yards after thle 60- day limit. Olivia Minshew said three are coming before the Planning and Zoning Board this month. "I know -construction is slow, but these areN'T doing any- thing at all," said McClellan. -was advised that Carol Hancock, Sonya Peavy and Linda See had beeri added to the Historic Preservation Board, bringing it up to full membership. -learned progress is being made at Peace River Park. The trails and scenic overlook are cleared. McClellan said as soon as the river was lower, he would go down to see where was the best place to put the fishing pier. It may be ready for public opening by late January. Freda's Foibles By Freda B. Douglas When you give thanks as the family is gathered about the dinner table, don't forget to thank God for.directing the seasonal hurricanes away from us. Last week I told you some of what we enjoyed and endured as we trav- eled to Salt Lake City for Xango 3rd anniversary convention. This week, I'll conclude. We listened to speakers, both corporate and guests. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) was one of our speakers. He is a member of the DHSEA, a group who protects the rights of natural food supplements. It is good for a company like ours to have somebody of Sen. Hatch's influence speaking up for us. Robin Sharma, a world renowned author/motivational speaker was' another guest. After lunch, names of people who had purchased a certain 'tool' were pulled and wonderful prizes were given, including a 2006 Ford Mustang GT. Linda and I didn't stay for that because I hadn't made a select- ed purchase. It is easier to get out before all 6,500 start to leave. One day, in the afternoon, we had breakout sessions by distributors, which were very well attended. As a matter of fact, one I wanted to hear, especially since I have heard him often before, was so crowded we had to. leave. The one we did get to in that place was very good. a speaker from Trinidad was included and both he and Glenna did an excellent presenta- tion. After the daylong presentation was over on Sunday all of our group who were flying or driving out on Monday were invited by three of our upline to a dinner, with their compliments. That was enjoyable because our number was smaller, more intimate and the camaraderie was great. The only difficult part was when it was over and we headed back to the hotel, it was after one in the morning our time. We rose early Monday morning to catch our flight. The flight was uneventful. I waited outside the baggage area when we arrived at Tampa for Linda to get the'car. I became very concerned when she was gone for over an hour. We both are small-town people and anything could have happened. Eventuhially a. young black woman came up to' me, identified herself, and toId me Linda had a flat tire. she told me rio to worry. She was going to take me to her which she promptly did. We landed at 5 and finally exited the airport around 8. We arrived home with no further incidents, and we are ready to go the next convention. It is great to go away, especially in such good company, but it is always good to get home. Even my cat Jewely was glad to see me, and she doesn't really express herself very often. I could tell though, she: curled up beside me as soon as I climbed in bed. Be good, take care, and be happy. Remember God loves all His crea- tures. a 39.99 save p- Sale ends Friday November 25, 2005! *see your local store for spec das and hours. A Nicholson Supply Co. 225 E. Oak Street, Wauchula 773-3148 Visit us online at: nicholsonace.com 00)0fi 06 NO"Mbf ~r2S, 2006. COO-. f00Or hOr.- Otffl~rOId NOOOO,0025. 2005.,0600 02pp11looSLat VOiWOO,, poib~ttd. 0SOO2yo- P t)0lpW0Og mnpbOMO)b0Wd P0 HOWO,, ,it-,for l a 0,d d .,oI cl.t~ 11:24c November 2005 --~ ---- - --~ --~ I I wi., ,I clear or multi-colorl 12B The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 G m S PlPL SEE SOME RED.I..I G T. . SAVE SOME GREEN 1. 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Corvettes and Durarmaxs Excluded Not responsible lot typographical rors of photo placement errors. Arcadia Chevy; Pontiac. Suck. Olasmobile is authorrned to buy competitor's vehicle at pnca presented by customer. If unable to do so, competitors will 10ot be deemed a "legitimate offer". Not to be used in conjunction with any other offers, New vehicle payments based of a 48 month lease 1k mi/lyear WAC. All payments include a $3.000 CH EV T U C K ashorrequity plus tax. tag andbtle. Used vhircledpayments based on 66 mos at 5.9% WAC On select units. otO 6000 . f 11 I - L --- 11-1 The Herald-Advocate lUSPS 57-7To Thursday. November 24, 2005 ************ (********3***_0 T* 935 05-08-03 15P UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LIBRARY OF FLORIDA HISTORY 404 LIBRARY WEST GAINESVILLE FL 32611 326 PAGE ONE 14S SFC Raul Rodriguez relaxes in a chair in a moment of down time. His rifle can be seen mounted Sgt. Eric Peavy, Sgt. Wayne Turner and Sgt. Jason Johnson stand together (from left) before they in the background. are off to train. Hardee Countians . Hatdee, ,o '.'0.- , Deployed To Iraq By BRETT JARNAGIN For The Herald-Advocate Several members of Avon Park's : Bravo Battery of the Army National Guard who live in Hardee County will be shipping out to Iraq : in a few days. On Aug. 16, about 150 soldiers from Hardee, Highlands and DeSoto counties were sent to Fort Dix in New Jersey for three months of training. From there, they were sent overseas to Kuwait on Nov. 7. In just a few days, these soldiers will be sent directly to Iraq, and it will be about a year before they will be able to come home. These soldiers are being .deployed with the 651st Military police Comp. Tradehng \ %ith chemr will be SFC Odillo Pena. SAnother of the soldiers being sent .overseas is Sgt. Simon Olvera, He "leaves behind his immediate family and his job working at the National Guard Armory. Sgt. Miguel Santoyo is another, who will be leaving his children, Jesse, Layla, Austin and Dorisa, in the care of their mother, Tara Bates. Spc. John McBride will also be sent ot Iraq. He leaves his wife, Zita McBride, and their three chil- dren, Alexis, Elizabeth and John Jr. "It is going to be a little hard for us. This is his first time being sent out. He calls whenever he gets the chance, and I get to hear his voice almost every day. I will be keeping him in my prayers," said Zita McBride. Sgt. Eric Peavy's wife, Sophia, will be waiting for him to return in a year's time. Sgt. Wayne Turner.will be leav- ing his wife, Kristina Pollitt, and children Kyleigh, Brooke, and Cassidy. Sgt. Jason Johnson is another sol- dier. He will be leaving behind his girlfriend, Jessica Herrera. SFC Raul Rodriguez leaves behind his wife, Gloria, and their three children, Linda, Dina and Rocky. PFC Mark Cole leaves his wife, Laura, with children Danielle and Harley. These soldiers will be greatly missed and they will be.kept in the prayers of the residents of Hardee County. COURTESY PHOTOS The 651st Military Police Co. 2nd Platoon, also known as the Swamp Rats, stand flanked by two Hummers. fl ...'- ""' E ., .*Behavioral Healtht;- ^'.f E* Behavioral Health oat. Grantham EMOTIONALL AFTERSHOCK We meet people everyday who speak to us about the emotional stress they continue to experience due to the hurricanes over the past 15 months. It is not unusual to hear complaints of: FEAR FATIGUE DEPRESSION IRRITABILITY MEMORY PROBLEMS EMOTIONAL OUTBURSTS POOR ATTENTION / CONCENTRATION DIFFICULTY MAKING DteCISIONS FEELING OVERWHELMED SLEEP DISTURBANCE ISOLATING NIGHTMARES HEADACHES ANXIETY GUILT Please join the professional staff of daybreak for an informative and supportive talk on post-hurricane stress. Refreshments will be provided. Please call for more information or to reserve a seat... Sgt. Miguel Santoyo hugs his son, Jesse, before he departs from Arcadia to Fort Dix on Aug. 15. GENE DAVIS SAYS THANKS ----- Stop by and see why so many neighbors, from Hardee County buy from me. Ranked in he top 10 in customer satisfaction in Florida I have received Ford's highest Sales Honor 11 years running and been a member of Ford's 300/500 'Club for 19 years, Thanks :s + again and stop by soon. . Ft. Meade 6 T IL. Ei V I&i i |/w ZZI_ Oo375-2606 * 6:9tfc 'T u 'W i'rO IlnI 800-226-3325 November 29 November 30 = December 1 - , 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. YOCAiRE NOTA4,ONE Hardee: 773.2621 ,FLOMRIDA HOSPMiAL Hearkazd Division i Services funded by a grant from the Research Foundation at Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, USF / # >'Na 4; V I) j = CaUterie McDonald Senior Center 1 NuHope Elder Care Services a Avon Park Haywood Fitness Center ** Highlands: 314.4357 I, , 2C The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 Schedule Of Weekly Services- Printed as a Public Service by The Herald-Advocate Wauchuli, Florida "eadiiei Thursday 5 p.m. BOWLING GREEN APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE UNITED PENTACOSTAL CHURCH 310 Orange St. 375-3100 Sunday Morning....................10:00 a.m. Sunday Es ending ..6:00 pinm. 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. *uniay Worship 8:00 a.m. ,Sun. Eve. Worship lst& 3rd ............... .4:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Tues. Prayer/Bible Study. 600 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 KMens Praver .. 6 00 a m Thurs Ladies Bible Study .5 30 p m CHURCH OF GOD "Hwy 17 and Ralliff Rd. 375-22311 L t:375-3100 ' Sunday School .- 10.O0 a.m- Morning \,ors ip II 00 a.m, S E.ing \WorThip 6 30p.m.- Wednesday 7:30 p.m.. COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Main & W. Central. I Sdiday ANM Worship 10 0 a m S Sunday Eening ..600p'm Wed. Prayer Meeting .7 00 p m FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD 4937 Hwy. 17 N. 375-4206 Sunday. School. .. 9 45 a m Morning Worship ... 11.00 am Disciples Train & Choirs 5 30 p m S Evening Worship 6:30 p.m vWedneday Prater 7"(0 p m FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH S Bowling Green S. Hwy.17. -375-2253 Sunday School ... .... 9-45 a.m. Morning Worship'.......::.........11:00 a.mn Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m.' Wednesday Prayer ..................6:30 p.m FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH . ( Grape & Church Streets 375-2340 S.nda., School 9:45 a.m. Morning \Worihip ..............1...:00a,rnm Youth Fellowship.................. .5:00p.m. Evening Worship ....................:00"p.m. Wed. Bible Study ...................7:00 p.m.; FORT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH n Baptist Church Road 773-9013 Sunday School. ..... 9 45 a.m. SMornng Worship ... 11 00 a m. Sunday Evening .... 00 pm Wednesday) Prayer ... .7 00 p.m HOLY CHILD i SPANISH CATHOLIC MISSION 4isa (Espanol) Sunday ............7:00.p.m. ?" IGLESIA DEL DIOS VIVO 105 DLviana St. 375-3370 Domingo Serv. De Predicacionl 100 p.m. M lartes Estudio Biblico ..." 7.00 p m Miercoles Estudior'Jumenil .. 7.00 p.m. Jueses Serv De Predicacion 7 00 p m. IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 210 E. Broward St. 375-4228 or 773-9019 Sunday School........ 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship ..... I 1:00 a.m. Evening Worship .... .....' .7:00 p m Wednesday Prayer .............7:00 p m MACEDONIA PRIMITIVE 'BAPTIST CHURCH S 607 Palmetto St. Church School ... 9.30 a m Morning Seri ice II 00 a m. Evenngl Service .... .'. 7:00 p t Wed Bible Slud,/Prayer Ser. .7:00 p.m. Communion-2nd Sun. Evening 6:00 p.m. NMT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH 6210 Ml. 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. i Wednesday Prayer Time 7 00 p m OPEN DOOR FULL GOSPEL PRAISE CENTER Sn ,hoE. Bro,,ard St. i i Sunday School ....10:00 a.m. Sunday Service .6...... 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 pnm: VICTORY PRAISE CENTER 128 E. Main St. Sunday School 10:00 a,m. Morning Worship..............11:00 a,m. Sunday Night Service ..............7:00 p.m. Mid-Week Bible Study, Thurs. 7 30 p.m. ONA LIMESTONEBAPTIST 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 Ser ice 1-00 a.m - -, Sunday. Night \Horihip 6 00 p.m. SWednesday Prayer Time.. .7 00 pm NEW ZION BAPTIST CHURCH . 202 Sidney Roberts Road Sund.iv School 10 00 a m Morning Worship II 00 am Disciples Training 00 p.m i' Evening Wdrsh.p 6 30 p'm S Wednesday Pray r 7:00 p m ONA BAPTIST CHURCH - 131 Bear Lane 773-2540 Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship"..,:.........11:00 a.m. Evening Worship ............6:00 p.m. Wednesday Piayer 7"00 pm'' UNION BAPTIST CHURCH . 5076 Lily Church Rd. 494-5622 Sunday School. 10 00 a m Morning Worship II 00 a m 1. Evening Worship 6 00 p m S\ednesday Prayer Time 7 00 p m WAUCHULA APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY New York Ave. and Apostolic Rd. Sunday School .... ... ...... 10:00a.m., S Evening Service .......... 5:00 p.m Tuesday Service 7 00 p.m Wednesday Service ................7:00 p.ni. BETHEL MISSIONARY CHURCH 405 S. Florida Ave. Sunday Morning Service ... .10:00 a.m. Sunday E ending Worship .. 11:00 a.m. Wed. Night Service & Worship 7:00 p.m Saturday Prayer. 7-00 p m. CHARLIE CREEK ' BAPTIST CHURCH 6885 State Road 64 East 773-3447 Sunday School ... ....10.00 a.m SMorning Worship ...11.00a.m. Evening Worship ... .7.00 p m. \Ved Evening Worship ....7:00 p.m. S CHURCH OF CHRIST S 201 S. Florida Ave. & Orange St. ' S : 773-9678 Bible Study ..... .... 10:00 a.m Wors-up Secv ice ... 11:00 a.m Wednesday .. ........7:00 pm CHURCH OF CHRIST Will Duke Road 773-2249 S" ',Sunday Morning Worship ......9:30 a.m. j Sunday Bible Class .............1. 11-30a m Sunday Evening Worship.........6:00 p.m., Wed. Night Bible Class............7:00 p0.m. Men's Leadership & Training Class - 2nd Sunday of Month .4:00 p.m. 'CHURCH OF GOD .' Martin Luther King Blvd. 767-0199 CHURCH Oi GOD OF THE FIRST BORN 807 S. 8th Ave. 773-4576 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST S' vOF LAiER-DAY SAINTS ; 630 Hanchey'Rd. 773-3532 Sacrament Meeting 9-00 a m Sunday) School .10 00 a.m Priesthood I I.00 a.m S COMMUNITY LIGHTHOUSE . 903 Summit St. 735-8681, . S Sunday School 10:00 .m ' Sunda Morning ... 11:00 a m ' Sunday Night ......6 00 p.rp. Wednesday Night. ... 7.30 p.nr. ENDTIME CROSSROAD MINISTRY 501 N. 9th & Georgia St. 773-3470; ... Sunday School 10:00 a.m Morning Sersice .. 11"30 am - Evening Service ... 7 30 p.m.n"f Wed. Bible St. & Yth. Gath.....7:30 p.m: Fri. Night (Holy Ghost Night)..7:30 p.m. WAUCHULA FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 114 N. 7th Ave. 773-2105 Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship,..................... 11:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 6:00 p.m. Wednesday"Supper................6:15 p.m.. Wednesday Youth Fellowship ..6:50 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study.:..........7:00 p.m. CHURCH OF NAZARENE 511 W. Palmetto St. 767-8909 Sunday School .....10:00 a.m. Morping Service................11...1l:00a.m. Evening Worship ... .5-00p.m Thursday Service .................7..7:00 p.m. FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH OFGOD 701N. 7th Ave 773-3800 : .Praise & Worship ..... .. .10:30 a.mi Evening Ser ice 5 00 p m Wednesday Night Service ........7:00 p0m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1570 W. Main St. 773-4182 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m. Evening Worship ................... ...6:30 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MUSION BAUTISTA 713 E. BaySt. 7734722 - Escuela Dommical.. .. 9.45 am ': Servicio de Adoracion I1-00 am Predicacion .. I1130 am Esmdio Biblie, Miercoles .. 7 30 am FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1121 W. Louisiana St. 773-9243 ' Sunday School ...... .. ..9:30 am : Worship Service .... 1045am o Wed. Youth Meeting .6 30- 8:00 p m Wednesday Service .. 6-00 p m Wednesday Bible Study .6-30- 7:00 p m. FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 511 WV. Palmetto St. Sunday School ...10:00am , Morning Service .. 00 a. m,- Evening Worship.. .. .....6-00 p m Wednesday Prayer .. 7-00 p m FIRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 1347 Martin Luther King Ave. S- 773-6556 Sunday School..... ......... 9:30 am. Morning Service.......... I11'00 a.m. : Evening Worship ..........6 00 p m. ;Tues. 'Youth Ministry MNleeting/ Bible Stud ...... .. ........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 am Sunday School .... 9 45 a m. Tradtional Worship. .. 11 00am Evening Service.... 5-00 p m Wednesday Activities................6:00 p.m. FLORIDA'S FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH 1397 South Florida Avenue -773-9386.; Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship .... 10:45 a m. Evening Worship ........ .......6:00 p m. Tuesday Youth Service ......7:00 p m. Wednesday Family Ministries. 7-00 p.m. THE GOSPEL TABERNACLE Pentecostal 810 W. Tennessee St. 773-3753 Morning Service...... ..... 1000 am. 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 School ...................... ..9-30 a m., W orship ..... ................ ... ...10:30 a.m . Wed Night Dinner. .................6:00 p m Wed. Bodybuilders Adult Cl. Crossroads & Lighthouse Min. 7:00 p.m., IGLESIA DE DIOS PENTECOSTAL, M.I. 903 E. Summit SL (863) 452-6693 Pastor: Reinaldo Ortiz . M artes...... ......... ........7:30 9:00 p.nt Viernes.... ............ 7:30 9:00 p.m. Domingo ..........11.00 a.m. I-00 p m. IGLESIA ADVENTISTA DEL SEPTIMO DIA Old Bradenlon 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 pm JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES SPANISH Sunday Evening........ .....4 00 p.m Monday Evening ............. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Evening........ 7.30 p.m LAKE DALE BAPrIST CHURCH 3102 Heard Bridge Road 773-6622 i Sunday School ... .........9:45 am SMorning Serice....... ..... 00 a.m. Evening Worship ......... 6"00 p.m. Wed esday Prayer.. .........7.00 p.m NEW BEGINNING CHURCH Corner of 7th Ave. & Palmetto St. 735-0555 NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH S 1999 State Road 64 East Sunday School ......... ..9.45 a m. - Morning Service II 00am ..- Church Training 5 15 pm Evening Worship 630pm Wednesday Prayer ... 7 00 p.m WAUCHULA 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 Christianf Endeavor ........4:00 p.m. Wed. & Fri: Bible Study .........7:00 p.m. NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH 912 N. 8th AMe. -773-6947 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 -00 a m Discipleship Training 6 00 pm Evening Worship .. .7 00 p m Wednesday Supper .. 5 30) p.m. Wednesday Prayer............645 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 ................ O6:00 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 rM PROGRESSIVE MISSIONARY ; BAPTIST CHURCH 149 Manley Road East Main 773-5814 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service...................... 11:00 a.m. Wed. Evening Prayer .........7:00 p.m. - RIVERVIEW HEIGHTS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 1321 S.R. 636 East 7!73-3344 Radio Program WZZS SundaysQ 00 a.m. Sunday School 10 00 a.m.. Morning Worsitup II 00 a.m. Evening Worship 6 ( p m ' \ednesday Prayer 700 p m SOUL HAR\ EST MINISTRY 1337 H%). 17 South, %Wauchula Sunday School 10:00a.m. Morning Worship II 00 a m. Evening Service 600 p m. Wednesday Service 7 00 p m. ST. ANN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 204 N. 91h .ie. 773-6418 Sunday 9:00 a.m. Holy Da s ... ..... ST. MICHAEL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 408 Heard Bridge Road 773-4089' Saturday Mass (Engish', 5 00 p.m. iSpanishi 7 30 p.m. Sunday (English) 9 00 a.m. (Spanish) 10 30 a m S.(Creole) I 00 p m Daily Mass in Englij ..(.......839 rt . SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 205 S. 11th Ave. 773-9927. Sabbath School .. ...... ...9 30 a m. Morning Worship .... 11-00 am Tues. Prayer Meeting ... 7 00 p m. SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH' 505 S. 10th Ae. 773-4368 Sunday School ...... 9:45 a m. Morning Worship ....'.... 1100am. . Evening Worship .......... 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer ..... 7 00 p m SPIRIT WIND TABERNACLE 1652 Old Bradenton Road . 773-2946 .Sunday Morninmg Worship. 10 30 a.m: Evening Worship'. 6-00 p.m.' Wednesday Worship...........7:30 p.m. Friday Worship ......... .. 7:30 p.m. TABERNACLE OF PRAISE & JOY 116 Orange St. " SSunday School .. 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship '. ...'. 11:30 am. Evening Worship ,. ,....... .7:00 p.m. STues. Bible Sidy & Child Train.7:00 p.m. Friday Prayer Service .. 7:00 p.m. WAUCHULA CHURCH OF GOD 1543 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. 773-0199 Sunday School :.; .. ..10:00 a.m. Morning Worship .......... 11-15 a m Evening'Worship :'.. 6 00 p m Wed. Night Fam. Training .... 7 30 p m Thurs Youth Bible Study,.. .. .7:00 p.m. Friday Night Worship.. .. .. 7:30 p.m. S,:, -WAUCHULA HILLS f BAPTIST CHURCH 615:Rainey Blvd. 773-4010 773-3683 Sunday School .. ... ..... .,9:45 .a'.. Morning Worship ...-.. 11:00 a m SChurch Training. L ,6.00pm Evening Worship ......... 7 00 p m Wednesday Prayer '..-. 7 00 p m WAALiCHULA HILLS H\RVEST TEMPLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 210 Anderson. r' Sunday:School ... ..... 10:06a:m. Church ..'.. .. ..... 10:00a.m. Youth Service.- ... .... : ... 6:QOp~m. SEvening Service. .. ......... .7:00.p.m. Wednesday Serice ..'":.....7 ?30p .m WAUCHULA HILLS ' S ,' SPANISHCHURCH OF GOD :." 1000 Stansmfield Rd. a Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Evemng Worship :... ..... .7:30p.m. Tuesday Prayer .......... .7:30p.m. Thursday Worship ...... .. 7:30 p.m. Saturday Worship .;...,....7:30p.m. '' '- -4 kids corner Hey, kidal How would you lmk your wolt-o be printed In the paper? cur, w ua pupa n or telus a joke. o r not crayons. *Ar homewor, not your artwork.. "11uf. 1 ritAyour rhme,alF your p names and the town where you ive on .thebak .Gt n or.,dad to.bring it to our office or putl i nto m td 1d r Th# Herald-Advocate, PRO." Box $,WuA ,a7 .,f : . 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 Childcare 735-8586 Morning Worship '. .... ... 10:00 a.m. Children's Church. ....... 10:00 a.m. Evening Worship ... .... 6:00 p.m. Wed. Youth & F.T.H. ......... 7:00 p.m. COMMUNITY WESLEYAN CHURCH Gardner Sunday School ...... ...... 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship ..........11:00 a.m. Evening Worship ......... 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Service......... 7:00 p.m. CREWSVILLE BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 8251 Crewsville Road Church 735-0871 Pastor 773-6657 Sunday School .............. 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship ........... 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship ........... 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer ........... 7:00 p.m. EVANGELISTIC HOLINESS S CHURCH INC. Corner of 6th and Hickory Sunday School .... ...... 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship ........... 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship ........... 7:00 p.m. Wednesday .... .. ...... 7:30 p.m. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - Corner of 6th & Suvanee 735-0114 Bible Study....... .. .. 10:00 a.m. Worship Service ..... ..... 11:00 a.m. GARDNER BAPTIST CHURCH South Hv). I, -494-5456' H Sunday School .. 10:00 a.m. NMIming \\or-hp .. 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer ..... .... 7:00 p.m. NIARANAT-L BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Steve Roberts Special & Oxendine Rds. 735-2524 735-1851 Sunday. Scho.il .. .., l 0 00 a m Worship .. 11:00 a.m. Evening ........ 6:00 p.m. Wed Bible & Prayer Meet.... .7:00 p.m. i PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD FAITH TEMPLE Oak Street Sunday Worship ......... ..10:00 a.m. Evening Worship ..........7:00p.pm. Tuesday Worship '. ., 7:30 p.m. Thursday Worship .......... 7:30 p.m. Saturday-Worship.. ..... .7:30 p.m. PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Pioneer'Park S'2nd Sunday ...... .10:30a.m. Evening Service ... .... .. 6:;30 p.m. 5th Sunday...... .......6:00 p.m. ZOLFO SPRINGS REALITY RANCH COWBOY CHURCH 2-1/2 Miles east of Zolfo Springs on Hwy. 66 863-735-8600 Sunday School . .. 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship ......... : 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 Espaiol .. 10:30 a.m., Confesiones .... ... 10:00 a.m. Doctrina .. .. ... 11:30 a.m. SPANISH MISSION , : 735-8025 Escuela Dominica ........ 10:00 a.m. Servicio ................ : 11:00 a.m. Pioneer Club.......... .... 6:30 p.m . Servicio de la Noche. ..... 7:00 p.m. Mierecoles Merienda ........ 6:00 p.m. Servicio ......... ........ 8:00 p.m .. Sabado Liga de Jovenes, .... 5:00 p.m.., ZOLFO BAPTIST CHURCH 311 E. 4th Ave. 735-1200 Sunday School ... ... ... 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship :......... 11:00 a.m. Training Union........ ....5:00 p.m. Evening Worship .. .. 6:00 p.mn Wednesday Prayer ......... .7:30 p.m. ^^*- l-A, CL"- V0 l SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Isaiah Isaiah Psalm Palm Psalm Psali 55:1-13 56:1-8 113. 115 65 66 I) O m L. 0~ C,) --0 z - 0~ L. O 0 E - 0~ L. 4- - Cu - 67 Scriptures Selected by The'American Bible Society Copyright 2005, Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P. O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www kwnews corn The following merchants urge you to attend your chosen house of worship this Sabbath (i 1: v,.z,; o w&7 ---- a aF- , 'M;P *ac EEL I o a SWholesale Nursery Donpis & Kathy Barber . Hwv.' 66 East (863) 735-0470 P.O. Box 780 Zolfo Springs, FL November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 3C Lady Cats Scare Frostproof By JOAN SEAMAN Of The Herald-Advocate The Hardee girls basketball team challenged Frostproof last week before losing 38-35 in the final sec- onds. That was one of two losses for the Lady Cats, who are gradually gelling as a team. However, their game on Monday, Nov. 21 against -Evangel Christian was cancelled and the girls will be off until after the Thanksgiving holidays. Play resumes on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Braden River, one of six Class 4A District 10 opponents. Also in District 10 are Avon Park, Sarasota Booker, DeSoto, Palmetto and Sebring. Hardee plays at Booker on Dec. 2 and hosts Avon Park on Dec. 6. Against Frostproof at home last Tuesday, there were three ties in the first quarter, which ended 7-6 in Hardee's favor. Senior Kim Cummins opened the quarter with a steal and shot. The Lady Bulldogs countered with' a shot by senior Richelle Williamson. Junior Chris- tina Jena notched a pair of free throws to re-tie the game at 4-4. Another Cummins shot and a Sherise Jones free throw put the Cats briefly ahead as the first stan- za ended. Lucky Tensley put Frostproof up 847 to start the second period. Midway through the period Ciara Lambert knotted it again at 15-15 with a free throw. Frostproof splurged before the tightly defend- ed second period ended with the Lady Bulldogs up 21-16. Early in the second half, Hardee narrowed the gap. Frostproof stayed just a point or two in front until Hardee caught up and passed the Lady 'Dawgs 24-23 at the two- minute mark. The lead seesawed until the three-quarter buzzer, which left Frostproof up 27-26. Back and forth it went, with defense dominating for both squads. When it was 31-30 in Frostproof's favor, the Lady Bulldogs refused to give in. Hardee cut the score to 36-34 at the 37-sec- ond mark. Cummins hit one of two at the foul line to make it 36-35, but Hensley made both ends of a one- I HJHS Hoops Start Dec. 1 By.JOAN SEAMAN Of The Herald-Advocate Haidee Junior High School bas- ketball games start after the Thanksgiving holidays. The. junior Cats and Lady Cats have completed tryouts and are busy practicing for the, all-too-soon' start of their 2005-06 season. , Home games are played in the Joel Evers Gym on the north cam- pus. The girls lead off at 5:30 p.m. and the boys follow immediately afterward, about 6:30. Girls coaches are Ami Whilden and Sherry Morris. Their team includes Daisha Blandin, Carleen Brown, Courtney Buckley, Ivette Cisneros, Kristina Garcia, Lacey Garza, Ali Holle, Hannah Jacob, Halley Marshall, Paige Massey, Elvira Servin, Jalyn Smith, Chelsey Steedley and Yesenia Vargas. The managers are Rebekah Nix and Summer Palmer. Whilden has four returnees from last year's squad to anchor, this year's team. Brown, Marshall, Smith and Steedley shared time last season with a huge group of eighth graders. For the junior Cats, Carl Coleman returns to direct the Wildcat attack, assisted this season by Hacam Shweil and Rashad Faison. On their squad are also four returnees, Charles Allen, Ryan Blair, Kelsheem White and Antjuan Jones. Joining them are Tylar Alden, Ivan Ferman, Esayi Youyoute, Octavio Cisneros, Jarrius Lindsey, Austin Prestridge, Tre' Anderson,. Jake Mayer, D'Vonte Hooks, Scott Donaldson and Kalan Royal. Hardee Junior High School Thursday Monday Thursday Monday, Thursday Monday. Tuesday Thursday Thursday Monday ,Thursday onday i) Basketball :.Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 12 Dec. 15 Jan. 9 Jan 10. Jan. 12 Jan. 19 rJan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 30 2005-2006 Heartland Christian @ Lake Placid DeSoto Avon Park @ Sebring @Hill-Gustat @ Heartland Christian Lake Placid, " @ DeSoto @ Avon Park Sebring Hill-Gustat. Girls at 5:30, Boys at 6:30 Adrian Melendez says: 300 1Horseo Power The All Now Mustang GT LISTEDE Ft. Meade STEDEM 375-2606 11:24c _I 800-226-3325 I ______________ WAUCHULA PAWN & GUN " Pawns Checks Cashed Check Advances Mon.*- Sat. 317 N. 6th Ave , 19:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Sun. 773-0050 I ~ 9:29flc t the game. e Andrea "Dre" Parkinson was fouled and hit the front and back of a one-and-one. Hardee led 26-24. Simmons made another pair of free throws to make it 28-24. Frostproof answered with a Vernesha Blacker free throw. As the clock wound down, a dou- ble dribble was called on a Frostproof player. Hardee had the ball and 15 seconds left in the game. Ureste got the ball to Avery for the final shot of the game and Hardee's 30-25 win. and-one to give the Win to Frostproof 38-5. "It's the first time we've been in this close a game. We had to do some things we hadn't practiced and I think the girls played well. They realized they can compete if they play hard. A couple of shots either way and we would have won," said Hardee head coach Don Gray. Cummins led all scorers with 19 points, including nine in the second quarter. Essence Davis led Frostproof with a dozen. For Hardee, other scorers were Christina Jena with five-of-eight at the free throw lane, and Thelicia Jena with 2-for-4. Frostproof had a total of 19 fouls in trying to stop the Lady Cats. Sabrina Holmes had four points, D. K. Davis three points, and Jones and Lambert each a free throw. Gloria Solis had a blocked shot to go with her five rebounds. Cummins added five rebounds and. a half dozen steals. Christina Jena had two steals. Other varsity players are Diondra Chisolm, Santresa Harris, Madison Graham and Joia Jones. Hardee had its usually difficult time against the aggressive Lady Blue Streaks, at Sebring on Thursday night. The Lady Cats did- n't give,in easily, trailing only 13- 11 at the end of the first period. Sebring utilized the full-court press in the second stanza to surge to a 33-16 halftime lead. Hardee outscored Sebring 15-12 in the third -period and finished down 58-41. Shakinah Crumity led Sebring with 15 points, with Rachel Ashley coming in with 14 and Whitney Lee at 11. For Hardee, Cummins again led all scorers, sinking a pair of treys, trio of deuces and 7-of-8 at the charity stripe for 19 points. Holmes had six, Christina Jena four, and Davis, Harris, Joia Jones and Solis with two points apiece. Thelicia Jena had five rebounds and two thefts. Holmes had seven rebounds and an assist and Cummins also had seven and one theft. Davis and Solis also stole the ball. The Hardee JV girls got their first outing last Tuesday and made it a come-from-behind 30-25 win over the junior Lady Bulldogs, of Frostproof.: a-.. .. . It was a tight game,- then Frostproof jumped out to an 18-10 advantage. Jerrica Grimsley re- bounded her own shot and Naomi Alvarado stole the ball and threw to Grimsley for a shot to ,make, it 18- 14 as the third quarter ended. Paige Avery ;opened the final period with a shot to make it 18-16. Two long minutes later Frostproof made it 20-16. Erica Ureste threw to Grimsley to Tareka Coney and it was 20-18. ' A rebotinded Lady Bullaog shot make it 22-18. With back-to-back shots sandwiching another Coney shot, it was 24-22. Down below the two-minute mark. The Lady Cats picked up the pace. Grimsley fed Angel Simmons for a shot. Then Simmons stole the ball and went all the way. It was 24- 24, with just over a minute left in A i u~A A A~kkkkkkk LI -U ~ U U -. - flOlat *BannerlPoster and fash lights are required to precede efoat. Please have 2 walkers beside floats. - *Teld Availale fra m 9CO 4d3), required to be In p sition by 4L3 Categoies: I0 Church V lVPark , Size , Accompanied By Music? Yes -No Ilat 1"klt (tobe used banM nmctl D NCn Commerdal OI comercial VehideS: *Pleaseno Serensl *Must be In place by 5:00 Type: Number Oft Hardee's scoring was well bal- anced as coach Ken Leupold pla- tooned his players. "Seven out of 10 scored. I divide their time, every three to four minutes, so each five is used to playing with each other. Both Naomi and Erica did a good job handling the ball and Angel and Andrea hit their free throws at the end of a difficult game," said the JV coach. For Hardee, Avery had a half dozen points, Grimsley, Simmons, Coney and Ja-hisha Mosley each four and Charlene Anderson two. Cit Hall Audtitorium, Point guards Ureste and Alvarado and Brandy Crockett did not get in the scoring column this time. The JV also played at Sebring on Thursday, coming home on the short end of a 48-21 score. Simmons led Hardee with seven points and Parkinson added five. Alvarado had three, and Avery, Coney and Julissa Alamia each two points. I think they played well. Sebring is always a tough team to play. We were missing three girls too," commented Leupold. 225 E. Main St. Saturday, December 17, 2005 7:00 pm Sunday, December 18, 2005 7:00 pm Doors open at 6:30 pm Tickets $5.00 per person vProceeds gill benefit the Hardee Help Center- Presented by.. First Christian Church Worship Choir 1 b pTtrchase tickets call 773-9243 11:24;12:1,8c 4 Marchino: Ie up starting at 5:00 front of Junlor Hllgh: *Plese have (at least) 1 adult assiped to every 20 children. **YoeaMUST be with assigned children at ll times! AnllaISs Horses, mules, llamas, etc. A otier FYI... " Please have a float representative ' at the Judin, stand Immendiatelv after the parade for award. ceremony. (Main Street In front of Heritage Pa ~44*4AL, AL44 e.) o. S.; and Qior,. *y t x -'""%*o 'a^ Br f^~^'^^ V' 'lardee County Chamber of Commerce "Christmas Around the World" Parade 2005 Application Dk Christmia Parade December 3* (Rain date Dec. 5') No Fee, Please NO VENDORS or UVE SArASI IHave a oal rpiesesntvle at judging stad for award prseaimmdoninutedielyafterpande& 2Swaen wwith floats. Appficaions due Noamber 28 Christmas Card Lane Dk U I i tingMwill be provided by d Cityof Wauchula F l Aplicaions due by Nov. 19 Name of Organization- Pemon to Contact: Mailing Addressu Telephone Number: Signature Date Mail Entries to: Hardce Countyamber of Commerce P.O.Box 683 Or bring to Camber Oice 225 E. Main S&eet Wauclula, Florida33873 jj L'itAL A vI K- =- MO.- MIL w .W m ,.... -M -M -A 1 4C The Hei ald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 Salvation Army: A Christmas Tradition Kettle History The Salvation Army captain, in' San Francisco had resolved in December of 1891 to provide a free Christmas dinner to the area's poor. But how would he pay for the food? As he went about his daily tasks, the question stayed in his mind. Suddenly his thoughts went back to his days as a sailor in England. On the landing he saw a large pot, called "Simpson's Pot," into which charitable donations were thrown by passersby. The next morning, he secured permission from the authorities to place a similar pot at the Oakland ferry landing at the foot of Market Street. No time was lost in securing the pot and placing it in a conspicu- ous position, so that it could be seen by all those going to and from the,: fferry boats. In addition, a brass urn .was placed on a stand in the waiting room for the same purpose. Thus, Capt. Joseph launched a tradition that not only throughout th States but the world. By Christmas 1895, was used' in 30 Salvat corps in various areas of Coast. The Sacramento B year carried a descripti Army's Christmas actiN mentioned the contrib street-corner kettles. Sho ward, two young Salval officers who had been in in the original use of William A. McIntyre Lewis, were transferred t They took with them the Christmas kettle. In 1897, McIntyre pre Christmas plans for Bosti the kettle, but his fellow refused to cooperate fo "making spectacles of the Make The Grade!' SCHOOL NEWS DEADLINE IS THURSDAY AT 5 ABOUT ... Classifieds DEADLINE ....Tuesday .noo . RATES ..........Minimumrof $3.75 for 10 words. Each ac word is 20 cents. Ads in all capitals are per word. Headlines are $2 a line. Blind numbers are $3 extra. BILLING.......Ads must be pre-paid. CLASSIFICATIONS: Agriculture Appliances, Automobile Boats Furniture Help Wanted Houses, -Livestock L..ost & Found Mobile Homes Notices Pets. Plants/Produce Real Estate Recreational Vehicles Rentals Services Wanted MiscellaneousI Yard Sales McFee So McIntyre, his wife and his sister has spread set up three kettles at ihe ie United Washington Street thoroughfare in the heart of the city. That year the the kettle kettle effort in Boston and other ion Army locations nationwide resulted in f the West 150,000 Chtiatmas dinners for the 3ee of that needy. on" of the In 1898, the New York World cities and hailed The Salvation Army kettles utions to as "the newest and most novel rtly after- device for collecting money." The tion Army newspaper also observed, "There is strumental a man in charge to see that contri- the kettle, butions are not stolen." and N.J. In 1901, kettle contributions in o the East. New York City provided funds for idea of the the first mammoth sit-down dinner in Madison Square,Garden, custom that continued for many years. .pared his Today, however, families are given on around grocery checks so that they can buy w officers and prepare their own dinners at r fear of home. The homeless poor are still mselves." invited to share holiday dinners and festivities at hundreds of Salvation Kettles now are used in such dis- M itant lands as Korea, Japan and Chile, and in many European coun- -- _. tries. Everywhere, public contribu- tions to the kettles enable the Salvation Army to bring the spirit of Christmas to those who would 6th- S .erwise be forgotten to the aged, and lonely, the ill, the inmates of jails and other institutions, the poor and unfortunate. In the United States, the additional Salvation Army annually aids more 32 cents than 4.5 million persons at J ad box Thanksgiving and Christmas.- Kettles have changed since the first utilitarian cauldron set up in San Francisco. Some of the new kettles have such devices as a self-ringing bell and a, booth complete with a. public address system over which- traditional Christmas carols are broadcast. Behind it all, though, is the same Salvation Army message, "Sharing Is Caring." 'Ringers' Needed The Wauchula Service Unit of the Salvation Army is preparing for the .start of the annual Christmas Kettle Drive. Bells %,ill begin ring- ing this Friday, and ring through Saturday, Dec. 24,-' when they will fall silent again. This is a wonderful opportunity for Hardee Countians to become- involved in a very worthwhile com- munity service project. All money collected in kettles in Hardee County vs in Hardee County. Cash as well as checks are accept- ed. These funds are then distributed locally through the Hardee Help _ uuiu yuui s'90 work pn 699 24" AluminumLevel 20464 anlaso6 awaie com Utiliy Knife 2107472 15" Hand Saw 2012292 ala @ acenradoai corn Wonder Bar 25426 30' Tape Measure 2121339 aso' atm carriwanwoT, 50' Long Tape 23755 LUnt I rebate iptem. Center. Hardee County raised a total of $10,132 through the Salvation Army Kettle Drive in 2004. This figure was a 31.56 percent increase over the 2003 total. Hardee County has some faithful givers, and faith- ful ringers are needed. If you would be interested in assisting with bell ringing for the 2005 Kettle Drive, contact Mary Alderman, kettle coordinator, at 773-2164 from 8 to 5 Monday through Friday. This is one way you can give back to your community by helping others. Please remember that if you can't help by ringing, you can help by giving. -' P1EU DVD Home. Theater System SProgressive scan DVD- player. AWFM digital tuner, 5 speakers and subwoofer Remote control 5 1 channel, 300 watt system power ' Sale ends Friday November 25, 2005! *ee your local store for specific days and hours. Nicholson Supply Co. 225 E. Oak Street, Wauchula 773-3148 Visit us online at: nicholsonace.com ,,q .,," ,...: .,,"- a : .-. ,., 2005, whilo supplies last. Void wheroprohibfted. Seeyouparticlpating noighbodiood Ace 11:24c November 2005 includs bonu -1 -14 November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 5C Memory Lane '. Ora^B~lQ :* j*.sv^rall ^K^~ PHO-TO SUBMITTED BY ROWLAND SH4CKELFORD Dixon's of Wauchula was the official photographer for the 1951-52 school year at Wauchula Grammar School. Mary Ann Mabie was the teacher of this fifth-grade class, and pupil Rowland Shackelford remem- bers the judge's wife fondly, "She let us put on plays every Friday. She was a good teacher and let us do some things we'd never done before." He adds that this was the last class to graduate from the eighth grade at this school, located on West Oak Street. "Then we started junior high the next year." He is the first student pictured on the front row at left. Pictured in his row (from left) are Avion Brown, Annette (last name unknown). Harry Miller. Roy Williamson, Faye Jones and Tom Mann; (second row) Harry (last name unknown), the next two are not identified, Annie Jones, unknown, Gayle Goode, unknown, and Myra Sue Hendry; (third row) Kenneth Oden, unidentified, Joanne Kirkland. Ava Nell Moncrief, unknown, Jane (last name not known), unidentified, and Cecil Redding: (back row) Albert Long, James Lowe, Carl Clark, Barbara Williams, Diane Nord, next two unidentified and Brenda Jernigan. SHARE YOUR OLD PHOTOS WITH US! Take readers on a walk down Memory Lane by sharing your photos Irom Hardee County's past. Bring your submissions to the newspa- per office at 115 S. Seventh Ave. or mail to The Herald-Advocate, RO. Box 338. Wauchula., FL 33873. Photo: ..v,'! be returned. _ -. .--. .. ...- - -ura~~L I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MONDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Donut, Juice, Milk Lunch: Chicken Nuggets or PB&J Sandwich (Salad Tray, Mixed Vegetables, Applesauce, Rolls, Fruit Snack) and Milk TUESDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Grits, Buttered Toast, Pears, Milk Lunch: Chicken Patty on Bun or Hot Dog on a Bun (Salad Tray, French Fries, Juice, Cholate Cake w/Chocolate Icing) and Milk WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Mini Pocket, Pineapple Chunks, Milk Lunch: Deli Turkey Sandwich or Cowboy Macaroni (Salad Tray, Pinto Beans & Ham, Peaches, Juice, Roll) and Milk THURSDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Oatmeal, Buttered Toast, Applesauce, Milk Lunch: Rib-B-Que on a Bun or Chicken Fryz (Salad Tray, Fresh Potatoes, Pears, Jell-O, Roll) and Milk FRIDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Scrambled Eggs w/Cheese & Ham, Buttbred Toast, Juice, Milk Lunch: Sloppy Joe on a Bun or Fish Sandwich (Salad Tray, Broccoli, Potato Rounds, Applesauce, Juice) and Milk [ JUNIORi HIGH -I MONDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Donut, Juice, Milk . Lunch: Chicken Nuggets or PB&J Sandwich or Cheese Pizza (Tossed Salad, Mixed Vegetables, Cole Slaw, Applesauce, Fruit Snack, Rolll) and Milk TUESDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Grits, Buttered Toast, Pears, Milk Lunch: Chicken Patty on a Bun or Hot Dog on a Bun or Pepperoni Pizza (Lettuce & Tomato, French Fries, Chocolate Cake w/Chocolate Icing, Juice) and Milk WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Breakfast Mini Pocket, Pineapple Chunks, Milk The Presents the Chorale 2nd Annual The Bet of the Music of Christmas Featuring 80 Heartland Chorale Vocalists Sherry Miller, Director/Conductor .*: 40 Imperial Symphony Instrumentalists Jeraldine Crews, Pianist Soloist: Leslie Conerly Loughlin, Susan Robertson, Jan Brutus, Belinda Clark, Erica Eisenhauer, Debi Collins, Mark Crews, George Allen, Tom Taylor, Louis Liotta FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005 7:00 PM, FIRT BAPTIST CInuLCII, WAUC IIIA, 1570 WEST, MAIN TREET SATING IS LIMITED BY TICKiT_ ONLY Tickets ae $8.00 each & are available at Wauchula Wtate Bank Wiiuhula, Cat's Corner, t : National Bank or by calling (863) 773-9571 or (863) 773-6219 .4 Lunch: Cowboy Macaroni or Deli Turkey Sandwich or Mozzarella Stick (Lettuce & Tomato, Pinto Beans & Ham, Cucumber & Tomato Salad, Peaches, Juice, Roll) and Milk THURSDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Oatmeal, Buttered Toast, Applesauce, Milk Lunch: Rib-B-Que or Chicken Fryz or Pepperoni Pizza (Tossed Salad, Fresh Potatoes, Carrot-Raisin Salad, Jell-O, Pears, Roll) and Milk FRIDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Scrambled Eggs w/Cheese & Ham, Buttered Toast, Juice, Milk Lunch: Sloppy Joe on a Bun or Cheese Pizza or Fish Sandwich (Lettuce & Tomato, Broccoli, Fruit Cocktail, Juice, Veggie Cup) and Milk kt4 -*SENI0R KlGig^ MONDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Donut, Juice, Milk Lunch: Chicken Nuggets (Tossed Salad, Savory Rice, Mixed Vegetables, Applesauce, Juice, Roll, Squash) and Milk TUESDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Grits, Buttered Toast, Pears, Milk Lunch: Chicken Patty on a Bun (Tossed Salad, Fresh Potatoes, Broccoli, Macaroni Salad, Chocolate Cake w/Chocolate Icing, Juice) and Milk WEDNESDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Breakfast Mini Pocket, Pineapple Chunks, Milk Lunch: Cowboy Macaroni (Tossed Salad, Green Beans, Pinto Beans & Ham, Fruit Snacks, Peaches, Roll, Juice) and Milk THURSDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Oatmeal, Buttered Toast, Applesauce, Milk Lunch: Chickerin' Fryz (Tossed Salad, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Whole Kernel Corn, Jell-O Pear Dessert, Juice) and Milk FRIDAY Breakfast: Cereal, Scrambled Eggs, Buttered Toast, Juice, Milk Lunch: Sloppy Joe on a Bun (Tossed Salad, Cole Slaw, Poato Rounds, Broccoli Normandy, Applesauce Cake, Juice) and Milk The Irish wolfhound Is the tallest of all dogs, standing about 32 inches high. The reserve of modern asser- tions is sometimes pushed to, extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning. -Winston Churchill . Ix tt 4*(A A V Frjor4/c, I - B 6C The Herald-Advocate, November 24, 2005 COUNTY COURT The following marriage licens- es were issued recently in the office of the county court: Lucio Nieto, 34, Arcadia, and Billie Joe Scott, 32, Arcadia. Rogelio Garcia, 39, Zolfo Springs, and Juana Juarez, 48, Zolfo Springs. Sean Patrick Keleher, 23, Wauchula, and Megan Nicole Redding, 24, Wauchula. The following small claims cases were disposed of recently by the county judge: Tito Garay vs. Barbara Brisette, petition for eviction denied. Financial Iridependence Services Co. vs. Russell D. Swailes, default judgment. Yin Ping Wang vs. Bravo Homebuilders Inc., judgment. Ford Motor Credit Co. vs. Christina Herrera and 'Augustine Herrera, judgment. Great Seneca Financial Corp. vs. Shirley Jones, voluntary dismissal. Grimsley Oil Co. et al vs. Donald E. Prevatt and Todd E. Prevatt d/b/a Prevatt Construction Inc.,' default judgment. 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: Lori L. Henderson and the state Department of Revenue (DOR) vs. Barbara Jo Rupert, petition for S child support. Heather M. Willis and Edward D. Willis, divorce. Sandra : Botello Cardoza vs. Crecencio Cardoza, petition for injunction for protection. Janelle Leigh Bates and Calvin Wayne Bates, divorce. Jerry Romino vs. Henser Hann, petition for injunction for protec- tion. Linda C. Herrera vs. Michael D. Bourbon, petition for injunction for protection. Brandie Shae Craig vs. Aaron Raulerson, petition for injunction for protection. Charles E. Derringer III vs. Johnny Robert Carpenter, petition for injunction for protection. Charles E. Derringer III vs. Tommy Lee Parker, petition for injunction for protection. Xee Lo and DOR vs. Bee Waixang Lo, interstate petition to enforce child support order. Willliam Thomas Miller vs. Dale Clinton Miller, petition for injunc- tion for protection. Velva Mae Miller vs. Dale Clinton Miller, petition for injunc- tion for protection. Stewart Ventures Inc. vs. David R. Salyer Jr., petition to foreclose mortgage. Aurelia. Torres vs. Ramon Martinez, petition for child support. The, state Department of Children and Families and DOR vs. Kimberly M. Stewart, petitions for child support. Citrus Lake Development Inc. (of,New York) vs. German Florida Citrus LLC d/b/a Vandolah Estates and Citrus Lake Development Inc. ,(of Florida), damages. The following decisions on civil cases pending in the circuit court were handed down recently by the circuit court judge: Deutsche Bank National Trust PUBLIC NOTICE The PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD meeting as the Hardee County Planning Agency will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 01, 2005, 6:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter in the BCC Board Room 412 West Orange St. Courthouse Annex Room 102, Wauchula, FL for the following requests: Agenda No. 06-06 Hardee County Board of County Commissioners requests a Special Exception to locate a 350 ft communication tower on a .23MOL-acre-segment of a 70MOL-acre-parcel zoned A-1 (Agriculture) On or abt Doyle Carlton/Altman Rds 08,34250000037600000 70MOL ac NE1/4 of SW1/4 & N3/4 of SE1/4 of SW1/4 S08,T34S R25E 06-07 Elizabeth A. Brown requests a Temporary Special Use Permit to temporarily locate a second single-family dwelling in the form of a MH for care of the mother on the 5.04MOL-acre-parcel zoned A-1 On or abt Peeples Ln 29 33 26 0000 08000 0000 5.04MOL ac Corn SW corn of SE/ll4 of SW1/4 run N 89deg43min27sec E 699.75 ft N 00deg30min31sec W 1931.20 ft N 89deg51min28sec E 1188 ft to POB N 00deg30minl2sec W 739.61 ft N 89deg51min28sec E 297 ft S 00deg30minl2sec E 739.61 ft S 89deg51min28sec W 297 ft to POB subj to easement over N 30 ft thereof S29. T33S. R26E 06-08 Fidel M. Hernandez by and through his Authorized Representative re- quests a Rezone of .55MOL ac from R-2 (Two-Family Residential) to R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential) to eliminate the nonconformityof this parcel On or abt Harris Rd 2933250820000240019 .55MOL ac Lots 19-22 inclusive, BIk 24, Wauchula Hills S/D S29. T33S. R25E 06-09 - Todd/Elizabeth Morey request a Rezone of 1.81MOL ac from C-2 (General Commercial) to F-R (Farm-Residential) to return this par- cel to its former zoning of F-R to allow development permits to be issued for a single-family dwelling ; -.. On or abt Stenstrom Rd/S Florida Ave 09 34 250000 o04220 o0000 1.81MOL ac S1/4 of SE1/4 of NEl/4 of SW1/4 LESS Rd R/W off E & S side S' ; S09. T34S, R25E 06-10 Alfredo/Maria V. Cardona request a Rezone of 6.13MOL ac from A-1 (Agriculture) to C-2 (General Commercial) to allow opera- tion of retail vehicles sales On or abt U S Hwy 17/Helen Rd 28 33 25 0000 07670 0000 6.13MOL ac W1/2 of S 12 ac of NW11/4 of SE14 S28, T33S,. R25E 06-11 Hardee Land/Cattle Co., Inc. et al by and through its Authorized Representative requests a Rezone of 29.85MOL ac from A-1 (Agri- culture) to R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential) for the development of a Planned Unit Development for single-family residential dwellings at a density of up to 12 unitslacre . On or abt Torrey Rd 16 33 25 0000 00120 0000 29.85MOL ac S3/4 of NW1/4 of NW1/4 LESS parcel 01380 & LESS Rd R/W S16, T33S. R25E Roger Conley, Chairman, Planning/Zoning Board PUBLIC NOTICE The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will hold a Public Hearing to receive recommendations from the Planning/Zoning Board on Thursday, December 08, 2005, 8:35 A.M. o or as soon thereafter 4'i West Orange St. Courthouse Annex Room 102, Wauchula, FL Clifton N. Timmerman., Chairman, Board of County Commissioners . This is a Disabled-Accessible facility. Any disabled person needing to make special arrangements should contact the Building/Zoning Department at least two (2) working days prior to the public hearing. This Public Notice is published In accordance with the Hardee County Land Development Code. Copies of the documents relating to these proposals are available for public inspection during weekdays between the hours of 8:30 AM. and 3:00 P.M. at the Zoning Department, 401 West Main Street, Wauchula, Florida. All interested persons shall have the right to be heard. In rendering any. decision the Boards shall rely solely on testimony that is relevant and material. Although minutes of the Public Hearings will be recorded, anyone wishing to appeal any decision made at the public hearings will need to ensure a verbatim record of the proceedings is made by a court reporter. 11:17,24c Cour thouse ReportEl Co. as trustee vs. Adeline Hudson et al, voluntary dismissal. Wachovia Bank vs. Jay E. Wells, stipulated judgment approved. Melissa Terry vs: Timothy Keene, injunction for protection. Jessica Rodriguez vs. Jose Juan Martinez, voluntary dismissal of injunction for protection. Maria M. Ramirez vs. Richard McCumber, injunction for protec- tion. Maria M. Ramirez vs. Joey Lee McCumber, injunction for protec- tion. Heather Atchley vs. Kevin D. Wingate, order. Audra Lorraine Hernandez-Nino vs. Wilner S. Wilson, order dis- missing petition to change. child support. Chase Manhattan Bank vs. Donnie R. Selph, Judith L. Selph et al, judgment of mortgage foreclo- sure. Joel Alvarez Jr. and Linda Joe Alvarez, divorce. Martha Faulk and Thomas Faulk Sr., amended divorce order. Luis Tirado vs. James V. Crosby Jr., state Department of Corrections, petition dismissed. Rebecca Rodriguez and DOR vs. Otis Jerome Faulk, child support order. 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: Frank Battaglio Jr. to Jessica On The Local Links CRYSTAL LAKE MEN'S LEAGUE Individual Net Points was the game this week. In Group A, Jack Jacobs took first place with 21. Bob Kramer claimed second place with 19. The Group B winners were Jim Paddock at 21, and Dewey Morrison with 20. , In Group C, Bob Harkin came in first with 24, while Fred Leverone took'second with 22. Cam Dunbar was first in the D division. Bill Cook, Jack Morrell and. Joe Schrobback tied with 14.. CRYSTAL LAKE LADIES' LEAGUE These golfers played Banker's Handicap. Jan Brinker placed first with 40. Marilyn Funkhouser had 41, to take second place. Close behind was Nancy King with 43, claiming third place. ,Barbara Kramer was closest to the #3 pin.. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that RALEIGH E. HORNE AND' DIANNE K. HORNE IN TRUST FOR STEVEN E. HORNE, the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in'which it was assessed are as follows: CERTIFICATE NO. 729 YEAR OF ISSUANCE 1999 Description of Property: N 1/2 OF E 1/2 OF SE 1/4 OF NW 1/4 OF SW 1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST. Name in which assessed: JOHNS. LOWE AND AIRLINE LOWE Said property being in the County of Hardee, State of Florida. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law the prop- erty described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at the courthouse door located at 417 West Main Street on the 28th day of DECEMBER, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. Dated this 18th day of November, 2005. B. Hugh Bradley Clerk of Circuit Court Hardee County, Florida " AD No. By: Alicia C Albritton Deputy Clerk 11 24-12 15c PUBLIC NOTICE The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will hold a public hearing on December 08. 2005. at 9:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter in the County Commission Chambers, Room 102, Courthouse Annex, 412 West Orange Street, Wauchula, Florida 33873 to consider adoption of the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 06-01 An ordinance of Hardee County, Florida, amending Ordinance No. 95- 02, Section 4.107(a) "Rabies Vaccinations" to amend requirements for the frequency of rabies vaccination for dogs and cats; providing for construction of ordinance; providing for severability; arid providing for an effective date. This is a Disabled-Accessible facility. Any disabled person needing to make special arrangements should contactthe County Commissioners Office at least two (2) working days prior to the public hearing. This Public Notice is published in compliance with Florida Statues 125.66(2)(a) and 286.0105. * Copies of this ordinance are available for public inspection during regular office hours at 412 West Orange Street, Room 103, Wauchula, Florida 33873, telephone 863/773-9430. Interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Commission, with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Clifton N. Timmerman, Chairman 11:24 Suarez, $55,000. Benjamin R. Hash to Power & Light Productions of Wauchula, $315,000. Hammock Land & Cattle Co. Inc. to Carmelita and Jemmy Beckford and Debert Gayle, $80,000. Gerald D. and Rita A. Brummett to Ronald F. Sr. and Mary L. Dunne, $190,000. Michael K. and Elizabeth A. Damboise to Linden Real Estate Investments LLC, $650,000. Donald T. and Darlene S. Davis to Linden Real Estate Investments LLC, $1,167,755. Jacobson Auction Co. Inc. to Andre J. Allen, $144,000. John and Roberta H. Beattie to Roberto and Salvador Estrada, $350,000. The Groves of Peace River LLC to The Bryan W. Paul Limited Partnership .and Shawn Pollard, $800,000. Raymond Trevino to Samuel L. Delatorre, $40,256. Gail G. Enfinger to Zainoor Khan, $75,000. Source USA Inc. to Fildres Jordan, $30,000. Orange Blossom Baptist Association to Jeremy Spencer, Buddy Willis, Taft Miller, Kenny Farabee,, Jack Buchanan, Darrell Whidden, Dennis Johnson, David Spencer and W. T. Miller as trustees of New Elim Independent Baptist Church, $30,000., Jose Juan Martinez to Rodolfo Lopez AKA Rodolfo Lopez DeLaPaz, $35,000. Lydia Ritchie and' Connie Steigerwald to David A. Rhodes, $63,000. Said property being in the County of Hardee, State of Florida. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law the prop- erty described in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at the courthouse door located at 417 West Main Street on the 28th day of DECEMBER, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. Dated this 17th day of November, 2005. B. Hugh Bradley Clerk of Circuit Court Hardee County, Florida AD No 1 By: Alicia C Albritton Deputy Clerk __11:24-12:15c Cops For Christ By Barry L. Schnable Hardee County Sheriff's Office Sergeant CALL TO ARMS! As a new youth leader, I look for interesting ways to get the attention of our youth, to get them on fire for God. It is not an easy task. Tonight, my youngest daughter, who is in fifth grade, was in a skit for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes that was aimed at high-school teenagers. The skit had a simple, basic message: They (the-teenagers) are role models for the younger children. The skit basically conveyed to the teenagers that they were being watched, and should be aware that every- thing they do is an influence to the younger kids. I don't know a lot about the FCA, actually it was the first time I had been around anything that they had done. I am going to learn more and be more involved with them because I believe they are a much-needed orga- nization, not only in our community but throughout the nation. I have heard of other similar organizations, such as the Fellowship of Christian Students. With the government constantly trying to take God out of school, out of our Pledge of Allegiance and even in our courtrooms, it's uplifting to see such organizations trying to keep God in our children's' lives. Let me ask all of you something:'Where is the Fellowship of Christian Adults? Or, to my target audience: Where is the Fellowship of Christian Cops? Are we not the role models not only for society but for the children of this community? Let's break it down for a minute. We are defined by law as public ser- vants. The basic definition of servant is "to serve." We are paid by tax monies to serve our community. We are supposed to be examples of how. this community is supposed to act and conduct itself. We are only human, though, and therefore not perfect and do not always meet this standard. I will be the first to admit that society puts a very high standard on pub- lic servants in whatever capacity they serve. I will also be the first to. say that we can always do a better job at being a servant. Sometimes, myself included, we get too prideful, arrogant, egotistical, self-serving and, unfor- tunately, become a "bad" role model to society as a whole and, worse, to children in particular. I remember when I was a kid looking at an officer and wanting to be- just like him. I looked up to him like he was a superhero. Law enforcement is an extremely stressful and draining profession, and I believe it desensitizes us to'a certain degree. We tend to forget how; we felt as a kid and now how children look up to us. I am calling to arms; all officers, and especially Christian officers and their families, to pray for. the children of our society. Pray to not be a Sunday Christian but an everyday Christian. Pray to be bold for Christ. Pray for organizations such as the Fellowship of Christian: Athletes. And, pray to be a positive role model. Our community expects the best from us and rightfully so; they' deserve it. But the children deserve even more from us. Pray for the fruits: of the Spirit and practice them daily. They are the perfect guide to h6w we should act, talk and walk in our journey with Christ., p Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,:' patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." God be with you always. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town Council of the Town of Zolfo Springs will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 at 6:00 P.M. in Council Chambers at the Town Hall, 3210 U.S. Highway 17 South in Zolfo Springs, Florida to consider the following zon- ing request: A request by Robert and Dora Ayala to rezone the 1.04 area tract described as: Commence at the NE Corner of the NW 1/4 Run South 268.95 feet, West 206 feet, North 268.95 feet, and East 206 Feet to the Point of Beginning, Less the North 50 feet for road right away. All in Section 27, Township 34 South, Range 25 East, Town of Zolfo Springs, Hardee County, Florida. More specif- ically, the tract is located in the northeast corner of the block bordered by State Road 64 and Spruce Street. The request is to rezone the property from the current R-MHB (Residential- Mobile Home) zoning to C-S (Service Commercial) zoning. All interested parties may appear at the Public Hearing and be heard with respect to the request. Pursuant to F.S. 286.0105, any person who may wish to appeal any decision made at this meeting with respect to any matter considered therein, will need a verbatim record of the meeting for that appeal, and it is solely the responsibility of that person to ensure that such verbatim record is made and includes testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Marilyn Aker, Mayor s/Marilyn Aker Attest: Preston Colby, Interim Town Clerk :2 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE 'IS HEREBY GIVEN, that TERRAVENTURES, LLC; the holder of the following certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number and year of issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was assessed are as follows: CERTIFICATE NO. 1038 YEAR OF ISSUANCE 1998 Description of Property: An undivided ONE THIRTY-SECOND (1/32) interest in and to all of the oil, gas and other minerals of every kind and character, in, on or under that certain tract or parcel of land situated in the county of Hardee, State of Florida, Section 22, Township 34 South, Range 27 East, All except W 1/2 of NW 1/4. Name in which assessed; JAMES A CUNNINGHAM, TRUSTEE November 24, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 7C M* During the" past week, sheriff's deputies and city police officers investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests: COUNTY Nov. 20, James Williams Black, 22, of 220 S. 10th Ave., Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Todd Souther and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with knowledge of a suspended license. Nov. 20, a residential burglary- on P 'ph Smith Road was reported. Nov. 19, William Clayton Arnold, 21, of 1647 Dena Circle, Zolfo Springs,-was arrested by Sgt. Kevin White and charged with domestic bat-' tery. Nov. 19, criminal mischief on SR 62 and a fight on Dena Circle were reported. SNov. 18, Juan Torro Castillejo, 32, of 22 Middle Drive, Bowling Green, was arrested by Dep. Mark McCoy on warrants charging him with violation of probation (original charges giving a false name to a law enforcement officer and DUI). Nov. 18, Bobby Joe Coughlin, 26, P. O Box 1303, Zolfo Springs, Erick Estrada, 26, of 225 Beeson Road, Wauchula, and Bradley Eugene Yake, 21, of 4547 Alderman Road, Bowling Green, were arrested by detectives Daniel Gibson and Jim Hall and Dep. Jamie Wright of the Drug Task Force and each charged with possession of marijuana and purchase of marijuana. Yake and Estrada were also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Nov. 18, Mark Leonard Clark, 27, of 742 Baker St., Wauchula, was arrested by Sgt. James Adler on a charge of resisting arrest without force. Nov. 18, Gilbert Luna, 35, of 4632 Pine Ave., Bowling Green, was arrested by Ofc. Richey on charges of non-support and driving with knowl- edge of a suspended license. He was detained on a capias alleging failure to pay a fine on a conviction for driving while license suspended. Nov. 18, Gilbert Leyva, 35, of 208 S. Eighth. Ave.,'Wauchula, was Colon & L'opez jPA S | AGGRESSIVE REPRESENTATION arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant alleging violation o0 probation (original charge felony battery). Nov. 18, a 16-year-old Wauchula youth was arrested by Det. Andrew McGuckin and charged with purchase of marijuana, possession of marijua- na and possession of drug paraphernalia. Nov. 18, a 17-year-old Wauchula youth was arrested by Det. Russell Conley and charged with purchase of marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Nov. 18, Anthony Rico Alvarado, 15, of 780 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on charges of failure to appear in court on charges of grand theft and burglary of a structure. Nov. 17, Rufus Minor Howell, 32, of 570 Webb Road, Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a charge of non-support. , Nov. 17, John Erick Tucker, 34, of 418 Lynn St., Bowling Green, was arrested by Sgt. Barry Schnable on warrants charging him with violation of probation (original charges two counts grand theft, scheme to defraud and felony petit theft). Nov. 17, Cathy Lynn Halpain, 32, of 2904 Gulf View Drive, Zolfo Springs, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging her with non-support. Nov. 17, residential burglaries on Dixianna Drive and Pine Cone Park, burglaries on Blue Heron Lane, Hen House Road and Boyd Cowart Road, a vehicle stolen on U. S. 17 North and criminal mischief on Crewsville Road and Fussell Road were reported. Nov. 16, Elias Valdez, 36, of 1525 Valdez Lane, Zolfo Springs, was arrested by Sgt. James Adler and charged with possession of animal fight- ing equipment. Nov. 16, Ernest Frank Thomas, 34, of 503 Knottingham, West Palm Beach, was arrested by Lt. Richey on warrants charging him with violation of probation (original charges three counts uttering a forged instrument). Nov. 16, Timothy Lee Murphy, 47, of 112 N. First Ave., Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a capias alleging failure to appear in court on a:charges of assault and criminal mischief. Nov. 16, Juan Danile Gonzales, 26, P. Q. Box 403, Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Mark McCoy and charged with domestic battery. He was detained on a Highlands County warrant charging him with possession of marijuana. Nov. 16, Matthew Mark McEntyre, 28,, of 1830 Doc Lindsey Road, Fort Meade, was, arrested by Det. Claj Nichol-,,n and charged with pos- session of methamphetamine, introduction of contraband into a correction- al facility, transporting drug paraphernalia, tamping with evidence and pos- session of marijuana. Nov. 16, a 13-year-old Bowling Green youth was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a charge of violation of probation. Nov. 16, a residential burglary on Rigdon Road, criminal mischief on SR 64 East, a fight on Morgan Grice Road and a theft at Pine Cone Park were reported. Nov. 16, Steven Lee Purser, 34, of 630 Grove St., Bowling Green, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on warrants charging him with sale of methamphetamine, delivery or possession with intent to deliver drug para- phernalia and non-support. Nov. 15, a theft on West Main. Street and a vehicle stolen on Altman Road were reported.' Nov. 14, Melinda Anin Cruz. 32, P.O. Box 1213, Wauchula, was arrest- ed by Sgt. Barry Schnable on a Polk County warrant alleging failure to appear in court on a charge of retail theft Nov. 14, Dustin De,%a'ne Rimes. 24, of 3218 John Holt Road, Wauchula, was arrested b) Sgt. Barry Schnable on capiases alleging failure to appear in court on charges of two counts grand theft auto, driving while license suspended and no registration certificate. Nov. 14, a 16-year-old Zolfo Springs youth was arrested by Dep. Matt Tinsley.and charged 'ith retail theft Nov. 14, a residential burglary on SR 64 East, autos-stolen on Boyd Cowart Road and Nlartin Luther King Jr. Avenue, thefts on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Boyd Cowart Road and Ralph Smith Road, and criminal mischief on Kerlew Drive, Chamberlain Boulevard and U. S. 17 North, and a fight on Honi\ buckle Street here reported. WAUCHULA Nov. 20, Federico Bautista Zapata, 28, of 245 Pine Cone Trailer Park Road, was arrested by Ofc. Robert Spencer and sheriff's Dep. Mixon Trammell on a warrant alleging violation of probation (original charge DUI), and also charged him with giving a false name to a law enforcement officer and no valid license. Nov. 20, burglary of a conveyance on East Bay Street was reported. Nov. 19,-Amy Marie Wilson, 25, of 227 S. 10th St.,. Wauchula, was arrested by Ofc. Robert Spencer onfPolk County warrants alleging violation of probation (original charges possession of alprozolan, possession of mar- ijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Nov. 19, Kimberly Michelle Stewart, 24, of 1566 Moore Road, Zolfo Springs, was arrested by Sgt. John Eason on a Polk County warrant charg- ing her with violation of probation (original charge petit theft). Nov. 19, a theft on Carlton Street and criminal mischief on Kentucky Street were reported. Nov. 18, a theft on U. S. 17 South was reported. Nov. 17, George Alamia, 20, of 4645 Church Ave., Bowling Green, and Candelaria Jesus Carrera, 20, were arrested by Det. Sgt. David Stimson and Ofc. Justin Wyatt and each charged with grand theft, burglary and giving a false name to a law enforcement officer. Carrera was also charged with another count of burglary, and grand theft and three counts dealing in stolen property. At the jail on Nov. 18, Dep. Maria Hall detained Alamia on war- rants charging him with violation of probation (original charges giving a false name to a law enforcement officer and driving while license suspend- ed) and a capias alleging failure to pay a fine on a conviction for driving while license suspended. Nov. 17, thefts on Turner Avenue and U. S. 17 South were reported. Nov. 16, Dale Ray Staton, 37, of 1151 Morgan Grice Road, Wauchula, was arrested by Ofc. Chris LeConte and charged with auto theft. Nov. 16, a 16-year-old Wauchula youth was arrested by Ofc. Gabe Garza on a pickup order alleging failure to appear in court. Nov. 16, a vehicle stolen on U. S. 17 South, thefts on Turner Avenue and South Florida Avenue and criminal mischief on East Bay Street were reported. Nov. 15, a vehicle stolen on Walton Avenue and a theft on Indiana Avenue were reported. Nov. 14, a tag stolen on North Seventh Avenue and a theft on South Florida Avenue were reported. BOWLING GREEN Nov. 20, Antonio Sambrano Ornelas, 32, of 4117 Captiva St., Bowling Green, was arrested by Ofc. Jereme Bridges and sheriff's Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging him with non-support. Nov. 20, burglary of a conveyance on U. S. 17 North was-reported. Nov. 19, Charkeia Showers, 14, of 4350 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg, andl Kaya T. Hall, 16, of 2627 Silver Hills Road, Orlando, were arrested by Sgt. Edward Coronado and Ofc. James Parker and each charged with bat- tery on detention staff. Nov. 19, Pedro Mendoza, 22, General Delivery, Bowling Green, was arrested by Ofc. James Parker and charged, with disorderly intoxication. Nov. 19, fights on Middle Drive and U. S. 17 North were reported. ZOLFO SPRINGS Nov. 20, Malcolm Denard Timmons, 22, of 1154 Hancock Creek Blvd., North Fort Myers, was arrested by Ofc. Warren Brittingham and charged with possession of cocaine, possession pf marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, introducing contraband into a correctional facility and habitual driving while license suspended. Nov. 19, Clemente Mendoza Garcia, 30, of 3545 Poplar Ave., Zolfo Springs, was arrested by Sgt. Brandon Lambert and sheriff's Dep. Matt Tinsley on a warrant charging him with non-support. Family Practice of Fort Meade Dick Kennedy, PA Sunaina Khurana, MD Donald Geldart, MD Primary care for the entire family, including physical and preventive care Most major forms of insurance accepted Now accepting new patients 863-285-2322 13 W. 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Store hours will become longer, store shelves will become emptier, and store employees will become busier. The thing that amazes me the most (and maybe someone can explain this to me one day) is that sometimes the product has nothing to do with whether or not it is purchased. All it takes is a really good bargain. I have known people to buy things and then get back home going, "What was I thinking?!" The mere fact that it was cheaper than the other things on the shelves was good enough for the buyer. My uncle once bought multiple bottles of ketchup just because it was such a good deal. Who needs more than one bottle at a time? Boy, I tell you, when a bargain is to be had, we cannot go without! For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live discreetly, righteously and godly in the present world, looking for the blessed hope and the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify Himself a special people, zealous of good works. Titus 2:11-14 The grace of God, the escape from. the present ungodly world, the blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of God, the sacrifice and redemp- tion of Christ and the call to be special people. If that isn't a bargain, then I don't know what is. Notice it is on the shelf waiting for all to take advantage of it. It has "appeared to all men." God is just waiting for us all to take Christ down off the shelf and take Him home with us! All He asks us to do is "live discreet- ly, righteously and godly." This means that God wants us to live where we can stop doing wrong, God wants us to do the things that are right! So what about your life? Are you living discreetly, righteously and godly? Are you planning on taking home the gift of Christ that God has offered to all men? Are you, this Thanksgiving and holiday season to follow, going to celebrate the joy of salvation or the fear of uncertainty? God offers the greatest bargain for free. All you need to do is learn how to repond by looking for the answer in your Scriptures. Well, I know that I say the same thing as Paul: "Thanks be to God for His unspeakable free gift" (2Co 9:15). I'm Telling the Truth! J. Adam Shanks is minister of the Church of Christ in Wauchula. He can be e-mailed at wearewe@earthlink.net Crystal Lake RV News By Joyce Taylor tional turkey. 3. The Hardee Wildcats, the coaching staff and the fans. Four straight undefeated regular seasons is an accomplishment very few schools can claim. Thanks for the memories and continuing the legacy of one of Florida's most-storied programs. 4. Florida and FSU giving the fans something to look forward to after the turkey is digested. 5. CSTV for giving us more college football games. The infant network could rival ESPN very soon. Now let's look at the week's Bill O( Fare ... 1. FSU at Florida The Gators will give Urban Meyer his first win over the arch rival.Charlie Strong will have his defense shutting down the offense of Jeff Bowden. FSU could be in a four-game losing streak to end the season. Florida 24 FSU 13. 2. Pitt at West Virginia The "Backyard Brawl" will see the Mountaineers run over, through and around the Panthers. The taste of "SUGAR" is a strong motivator for the Mountaineers. Pat White has become a leader and Slaton has stepped into his role at running'back. WVU 52 Pitt 13. 3. Texas at Texas A&M Historically a great rivalry. This year it is all Hook'Em Horns. The National Championship could wind up in the Lone Star State. Texas 45 Texas A&M 13. 4. Arkansas at LSU LSU will play for the SEC Title. LSU 27 Arkansas 16. 5. Arizona at Arizona State Battle bf the desert will see ASU edge out the Wildcats. ASU 31 AU 21. 6. Nebraska at Colorado The Buffs will thunder over the Huskers. Colorado 33 Nebraska 17. ' 7. Wisconsin at Hawaii Badgers will have a good vacation and win a game. Wisconsin 35 UH 21. 8. Tennessee at Kentucky No bowl scouts will be at the this game. Vols are out of the lineup in 2005. UK will take advantage of an opportu- . nity for a rare win over UT. UK 30 UT 16. 1O) 9. Virginia at Miami How could the Canes blow a shot at the BC' Bowl by losing to GT? The Cavaliers will pay for the frustration. mi.im 41 UVA 13. 10. North Carolina at Virginia Tech Hokies have new life ill Miami's stunning loss to Georgia Tech. The Heels are no obstacle in '. .1 ball. VPI 56 UNC 10. 11. USF at UConn Bulls must win this game in very cold c..nJil ,.- to face West Virginia for the Big East Crown. USF 30 UConn 17 12. Syracuse at Louisville Orange don't play well outside ii November. Come to think of it, they don't play well anywhere or .ii, lime Louisville 58 Syracuse 7. 13. Marshall at Memphis The Herd suffered through their first 1, .s ing season since 1983. Memphis h- not played up to expectation etlhci DeAngelo Williams will be h: 'MU stop if they play like the,, dii against ECU. Memphis 34 Mai 11 24. 14. Oklahoma State at Oklahoma This game was moved to this h.'l iday weekend for the fans. Not a headliner like years past but a solid rival ry. Oklahoma 31 OSU 16. 15. Mississippi at Mississippi State The "EGG BOWL" is always fun game to watch. Ole Miss appears a slight favorite to win this one. Oli Miss 27 MSU 20. 16. Notre Dame at Stanford Irish will go to a BCS Game with thi win. ND 35 Stanford 17. 17. Georgia at Georgia Tech Jackets have beaten Miami an, Auburn. That is impressive but the Dawgs will have none of it. UGA 34 G I 26. 18. Atlanta at Detroit It would not be Thanksgiving without th, Lions on the tube. Always a good effort by the Lions on Turkey Da\ Detroit 24 Atlanta 21. 19. Denver at Dallas Dallas is another Thanksgiving Day team. Thi is a game worth watching. Cowboys will rise to the occasion. Dallas 31 Denver 27. 20. Chicago at Tampa Bucs win their third straight. Tampa 2 Chicago 24. FF ENTIRE PURCHASE 7 AM 'til 1 PM Friday, Nov. 25th Great Value Great Service, See Store For Details wBaSW.-* -- - We are giving you 1 0% off everything you buy from 7 AM until 1 PM, even if it's already on sale. You can take 10% off merchandise that is regular priced, sale priced or even clearance priced! 6 Hours Only! a People are still arriving from the North every day, buty even more are returning North for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Participation at koffee klatch, bingo and card games is still down. KOFFEE KLATCHf The U.S. Pledge on Nov. 15 was led'by Herv Kimball, the Canadian Pledge by Sylvia Baker and the prayer was led by Lee Roy Behymer. the 50/50 winners were Rosalie Folnsbee, Anne Defreitas and Jane Christopher. The hosts this week were Dewey and Nancy Morrison and Wayne and Jean Willis. With attendance down,. I don't believe the Love Barrel was full for our Thanksgiving donation. Don't forget the Love Barrel for the fami- lies we donate to at Christmas. BINGO The paper special winner Nov. 11 was Marian Hollingsworth and the winner on Nov. 14 was Clare Frick. If you have not tried the card bingo on Wednesday evenings, come out and try it. REMEMBERING Funeral services were held in Florida and Ontario for long-time resident Lynda Solner, who passed, away in August. A memorial service was held Nov. 13 in Zolfo Springs for Stew Waxler. Also, a memorial service will be held Nov. 20 for for- mer resident Leon Growe. Maybe some of the residents who 'have been at Crystal Lake, for a few years will remember George and Phyllis Lemay of Smiths Falls, Ontario, who resided on Morning Glory Loop. George passed away a number of years ago and Phyllis passed away Oct. 26. ACTIVITIES Three game winners in shuffling for Nov. 8 were Charlene Baker, Sylvia Baker, Bernice English,'Bob Funkhouser, Don Harkin and' Dewey Morrison. Three game kwin- ners for Nov. 15 were Ray Baker, Wilma Behymer, Eleanor Dice, Bernice English and Al Johnson. Scores for card games, golf and bowling will be reported when more people arrive. YARD SALE There will be a yard sale this Saturday in the park. yourpric $17.95 original price MoreValue savings MoreValue price, 6-hour 10% OFF FLORIDA MARKETS AT A GLANCE For the week ended November 17, 2005: At the Florida Livestock Auctions, receipts totaled 12,876 compared to, last week 14,843 and 14,226 a year ago. 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