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Herald-Advocate

Hardee County's Hometown Coverage

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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Local Woman New Hospital Administrator

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
A Hardee High School grad has
worked her way up to the top posi-
tion at the local hospital.
SLinda Boyette Adler was named
as administrator at Florida Hospital
Wauchula late last week, capping a
nursing career that began decades
ago.
Adler said Tuesday that she is
leased to lead "an outstanding
community hospital with good
taff. I enjoy working with them."
SBorn in Lexington, Ky., Adler
(then Linda Boyette) and her fami-

July 4th

Goes Off

With A

Bang!
By BRETT JARNAGIN
For The Herald-Advocate
Hardee County has pulled out all
of the stops for this year's
Independence Day celebration.
Festivities begin at 2 p.m. on July
4 at Pioneer Park in Zolfo Springs,
and will continue until the fire-
works go off at 9 p.m. Activities
range from speeches from political
candidates to "open mike" karaoke.
The kids will certainly not be
bored as $2 will buy them a
bracelet that will allow them unlim-
ited use of two water slides and a
moon walk bouncer. These will be
open from 2 to 7 p.m. There will
also be artists offering face painting
to the children.
Starting at 3 p.m. are a series of
games in which kids can earn 1st
through 3rd places. Games include
a balloon toss, a three legged race,
a spoon race and many more, says
county entertainment Chairperson
Dawn Stark.
The Pioneer Park Animal Refuge
will be having free admission for
anyone wishing to take a walk on
the wild side and see indigenous
wildlife, emus excluded. Balloons
will be handed out to kids from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the refuge.
Live entertainment will also be
on hand.
SThe bands "Final Cut" and
"Crush" will be playing at 2:45
p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Final Cut fea-
tures a mix of country and rock,
and Crush combines oldies with
modern rock, Stark says.
Those that are familiar with the
bands will remember Final Cut
playing at Pioneer Park Days and
Crush playing at the Homecoming
game.
Catch both bands at the pavilion
for a free show.
SIf seeing the bands makes anyone
want to just sing along, feel free to
do so! Open mike karaoke from
4:15 7:15 p.m. will be provided
See 4TH JULY 2A

ly moved to Hardee County in 1968
where she later graduated from
Hardee High School. She received
a bachelor of science degree in
nursing from Florida Southern
College and began working at what
was then Hardee Memorial Hos-
pital.
Between raising three boys, she
alternated night and on-campus
classes to obtain a master of sci-
ence degree in nursing administra-
tion from the University of Florida.
"I chose UF because it required
more credit hours in nursing than
most programs," she said of the

longterm effort.
She has worked at Florida
Hospital Wauchula as a director of
quality management, chief nursing
officer, consultant and director of
nursing since'2002 before accept-
ing the top spot last week.
The home-grown administrator
has been involved in the communi-
ty as president of the Hardee
County Cattlewomen for three
terms and vice-president for two
terms. She is a member of the
Rotary Club of Hardee County and
served as club secretary from 2003
through 2005.

She is married to cattle rancher
Charles Adler Jr. They are the par-
ents of three sons. Captain Michael
Adler is in the U.S. National Guard
where his wife Michelle is a Flight
Operations Specialist. Sgt. James
Adler is with the Hardee County
Sheriff's Office. Lt. John Adler is at
the Hardee County Fire-Rescue
Department.
Adler is proud of the critical
access hospital which "is constant-
ly adding new equipment and ser-
vices."
The seven-bed emergency room
is staffed with doctors and nurses

24 hours seven days a week and
treats 13,000 people a year, more
than the Lake Placid hospital. "We
can handle any emergency that
comes in. It's an awesome group
where the triage system treats the
most urgent cases first. We can sta-
bilize patients and admit them or
transfer them for care by a special-
ist."
Recent acquisitions include
upgraded equipment in the labora-
tory. "Very few have to be sent out.
We are able to handle most lab
work here."
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127-Acre Tract Becomes Hardee County's First 'Stewardship Forest'

By KIMBERLY PATARINI
For The Herald-Advocate
No stranger to hard work and
staunchly dedicated to beautifica-
tion, Dick Olson has earned a state
award for his outstanding efforts to
improve his land.
Olson's years of strenuous labor
finally paid off last week when his
acreage was officially certified as a
Stewardship Forest. He is the first
landowner in Hardee County to win
that special state classification.
"I consider it a privilege to have
cleaned up my land," said Olson.
Olson was presented with a
plaque by Mike Keegan, forest area
supervisor for the state Division of
Forestry, and Lee Taylor, southwest
region coordinator for the Florida
Fish & Wildlife Conservation
Commission. He also received a
sign to post on his land, proclaim-
ing its status as a Stewardship
Forest.
In gaining this certification,
Olson was recognized for his com-
mitment to good land practices,
which the two governmental agen-
cies promote. The stewardship pro-
gram recognizes private landown-
ers for their outstanding manage-
ment practices and commitment to
stewardship concepts.
Olson uses his 127-acre tract near
Ona for wildlife management. He
has placed nesting boxes through-

out the property, which give birds a
safe place to lay their eggs. There
are also little grooves in the boxes,
so when the hatchlings get big
enough they can climb out.
Olson also plans on using pre-
scribed burning, which helps to
regenerate the land.
"I consider it a little Heaven on
Earth," Olson said of his parcel of
land.
But it wasn't always that way.
After the hurricanes of 2004, the
land was left in pure upheaval. "I
was devastated. It appeared to be a
disaster," he said.
Olson said he almost felt like
completely giving up, but he knew
that he didn't want to give up his
land because it was such a joy to his
friends and his family. Olson hired
a crew to come and clean up his
acreage. The Florida Land
Recovery Program paid 75 percent
of his hurricane cleanup costs.
"Clearing it up has made it easier
for both humans and game," said
Olson.
Olson noted there used to be only
about 20 percent of sunlight in
some places on the tract, and now
there is 60 to 70 percent. This year,
he did not have to bring in any hay
for his cows to eat, unlike in years
past, because of the new growth.
There is now more grass because of
the fewer trees.

Cameras have now been set up
on the property so that Olson can
monitor the game. Olson stated that
for every 24 photos, three or four
are of the cows which roam about
the land.
Olson invites family and friends
to his property to hunt game on
many occasions. He has entertained
hunters from all over the United
States. There are rules, however,
that all of his guests must follow.

There are at least 100 people in
Florida whose land is certified by
the Division of Forestry and the
Fish & Wildlife Commission.
Though Olson is the first in Hardee
County, there are other local resi-
dents who have had plans designed
to seek such certification them-
selves.
"These folks are truly oriented
toward helping you achieve your
See FOREST 2A

Adler

ZS Says

'No!' To

A Strong

Mayor
By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
Zolfo Springs voters have opted
to amend the town's charter to
change the tiny municipality's form
of government.
When the tabulating was done
Tuesday night, residents said clear-
ly by a more than 2-to-1 margin
that they want to do away with the
current strong-mayor setup. In-
stead, they want a professional
manager to handle the town's daily
business.
With the polling place at Town
Hall open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., a
total of 81 voters walked through
the door.
They cast their ballots 57 for the
change and 24 against.
"Thank you, residents of Zolfo
Springs!" Roger Green, chairman
of the Town Council, exclaimed
early Wednesday morning. "You
made the right choice!"
Green said he was pleased with
the voter turnout, and "ecstatic"
with the results.
"We were the last of the
Mohicans, I guess, the old-timers,"
he said. "Now, we will have the
same form of government every-
body else has."
Zolfo Springs has conducted its
business under what is called a
"strong-mayor/council" form of
government. The mayor, elected by
voters, had authority over every
department in the town, and could
control certain expenditures and
suspend or fire employees at will.
With a "manager/commission"
form of government, a professional
will be hired by the town to head up
all daily business. The manager
will be accountable to the commis-
sion. There will still be a mayor,
who will serve only as a figurehead
See ZOLFO 2A

Herald-Advocate Wins State Award

The Herald-Advocate won statewide
recognition late last week in an awards cere-
mony at the Florida Press Association's year-
ly convention.
The newspaper was honored for its news
reporting as winners of the association's
annual Better Weekly Newspaper Contest
were announced during a banquet attended
by publishers and editors from throughout
the state. .
Achieving the second-place prize in the
category of News Story was a Page One
story headlined, "Husband Charged With
First-Degree Murder." The story, published
on Aug. 4 of last year, was written by

Cynthia Krahl and dealt with the shooting
death of a local lawyer.
The competition drew entries from 96
weekly, bi-weekly and tri-weekly Florida
papers, for a total of nearly 3,000 entries in
all categories. Sixty-eight of the contenders
took home an award.
Judging the contest was the Indiana Press.
Association.
The award was received by Managing
Editor Krahl along with Publisher Jim Kelly
and Sports Editor Joan Seaman, who attend-
ed the annual convention at The Renaissance
Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg.

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The Herald-Advocate
Hardee County's Hometown Coverage

JAMES R. KELLY
Publisher/Editor
CYNTHIA M. KRAHL
Managing Editor
RALPH HARRISON
c.oa,_ Production Manager

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m .fl Kelly's Column
By Jim

The Wauchula Kiwanis Club has recently purchased 60 35-gallon plas-
tic garbage cans to be donated to help keep Hardee County clean. Thirty
will go to Pioneer Park and the other 30 to Hardee Lakes Park.
Florida will again have a sales tax holiday for back to school shopping.
The dates will be July 22 through July 30 and will apply to school books,
clothing, accessories and school supplies selling for $50 or less (book or
clothing item) and $10 or less (school supply item).
.There is also a best decorated/most patriotic contest. For more infor-
mation contact club president Doug Knight or a Lions member.
The Bowling Green Youth Academy for girls can use donations of per-
sonal hygiene and comfort items, reports Secret Sister coordinator Jan
Jackson and program coordinator Cory Burgess.
The academy is for teen girls who have gotten in trouble or been
abused and are trying to straighten out their lives under close supervision.
Good books for the library are also needed.
Needed items include shampoo, facial cream, deodorant, toothbrushes,
slippers, stationery, pajama sets without zippers, toothpaste, stuffed toys,
socks, Biblis, conbs, towels, journals, plain T-shirts, etc. ,'
For more information call 375-2000, ext. 227 or 242.

ADMINISTRATOR
Continued From 1A

There is new MRI or x-ray
equipment and an updated CAT
scan which now provides spiral
slices or views which shortens the
x-ray time rather than the old 30-
minute time for those special x-
rays.
Limited to 25 beds as a critical
access hospital, the facility divides
them into medical and transitional
care as needed. Transitional care
includes a variety of rehabilitation,
say from knee or hip replacement,
with a full range of physical,
speech and occupational therapy
where an activities coordinator
works with patients on arts and
crafts designed to increase dexteri-
ty and range of motion.
There is a dietician on staff and a
full-time in-house chaplain to meet
the needs of patients.
"The staff loves its work and is
ready to meet the needs of the com-
munity healthwise the very best it
can. We have an awesome team in
Wauchula who work diligently to
provide outstanding health care for
our community and I feel privi-

leged to be a part of that team.
Knowing how vital a hospital is to
any community, I am excited to be
able to work with our leaders
toward an even brighter and better
future for Hardee County," con-
cluded Adler.

MONDAY, JULY 3
VRepublican Party, monthly
meeting, Early Learning Coali-
tion (old South Florida Com-
munity College), 324 N. Sixth
Ave., (U.S. 17 South) Wau-
chula.
THURSDAY, JULY 6
VHardee County Commis-
sion, regular meeting, Room
102, Courthouse Annex 1, 412
W. Orange St., Wauchula, 8:30
a.m.

4TH JULY
Continued From 1A

by Robin and Sunny O'Neal from
Western Pleasure Karaoke.
Eager to hear candidates' plat-
forms for the upcoming school
board election? Candidates Brian
Pohl, Gina Neuhofer, Wendell
Cotton, Paul Samuels, Jan Platt and
Teresa Crawford have been con-
firmed to speak their piece begin-
ning at 2 p.m.
Food vendors will be on location,
providing anyone with an empty
somnach a helping hand in filling it.
Robert Staton will be offering
shaved ice and soft serve ice cream
and Pamela Merchant will be sell-
ing hamburgers, hot dogs and
Polish sausages.

Boy Scout Troop #815 will also
be pre-selling chicken dinners for
$5. Included in the dinner is a leg
quarter, baked beans, coleslaw, roll
and a drink. For pre-order informa-
tion call Buddy Judah at 773-3727
or Sue Baker at 773-4436 after 6'
p.m.
What would a July 4th celebra-
tion be without the fireworks?
Starting at 9 p.m. the sky will be
filled with colorful explosions that
every American associates with this
holiday.
Park goers are urged to leave
their own fireworks at home, after
all, this is one job best left up to the
professionals.

.JOAN M. SEAMAN
SSports Editor

tORltS
Continued From 1A
goals in the context ot tneir goals.
They are out to help you," said
Olson of the state agencies.
The program is available to any-
one who owns a minimum of 20
acres and is interested in managing
the land for such multiple uses as
timber production, wildlife protec-
tion, water shed and recreation.
There is no cost for a stewardship
plan to be written, as the govern-
ment provides federal funding for
the program. The plan gives sug-
gestions on what to do to maintain
the land and to make it more pro-
ductive. It takes about six months
to write a plan from beginning to
end.
Olson said he enjoys hunting on
his acreage and that the property
provides a "large uninterrupted
land for the game to move about,"
which makes the hunting much bet-
ter. He also said that he and his
wife, Jane, love the property, espe-
cially when it is cool in the fall.
The stewardship land serves
many functions, Olson concluded,
and has been a boon to his family,
which includes five daughters.

ZOLFO
Continued From 1A
for ceremonial appearances.
"We will have somebody with
the knowledge and experience to
handle the issues of this modern
age," Green said. "There's no more
personalities, no more animosities"
with professional management
rather than an elected mayor, he
added.
"It's just the way a government
should be. We needed it 10 years
ago," 'Green stated.
Green believes a professional
manager will save the town money,
and will be better equipped to bring
in revenue from grants and growth.
"There should be a lot of savings in

attorney fees, too," he added.
Mayor Mike Schofield, who
replaced Marilyn Aker when she
resigned Jan. 31, could not be
reached for comment early
Wednesday.
The referendum was not new to
town voters. They were asked to
make the change in the town's form
of government in 2002, but rejected
the idea. Of 63 who showed up at
the polls, only 25 wanted to make
the change while 38 did not.
This time, only 24 wanted things
to stay the way they are.

Nutrition Notes

STUDY SHOWS HEALTHY EATING CAN BE CHEAP
One barrier to healthy eating noted frequently in consumer surveys is
the perception that nutritious foods are more expensive than less healthy
alternatives. But a new study, published in the "Journal of the American
Dietetic Association,", found that choosing healthy food, dge not, in fact,
increase the grocery bill. As families who participated in the study got more
practice at making healthier choices, food costs actually droeiiped" I
This study, which encouraged nutritious eating and weight control,
grouped foods into three categories. Participants were encouraged to eat
plenty of foods like fruits and vegetables, which are high in nutrients and
low in fat and calories. Foods with important nutrients but slightly higher fat
content were to be included in amounts appropriate to individual needs. An
important part of the program involved decreasing consumption of a third
group of foods: those that are lower in nutrients and higher in calories and
fat. Participants were encouraged to limit this group (which also included
foods low in fat and calories but also low in nutritional value) to no more
than 15 servings per week.
At the end of the study, the overweight children and parents ended up
five to eight percent less overweight than at the beginning. Contrary to the
belief that healthier eating is more expensive, costs actually decreased after
one year, falling to the level of the low-cost food plan devised by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Eating less of the foods that are low in nutrients and high in fat was
largely responsible for both weight loss and lowered costs. Initially, these
foods comprised about 60 percent of the food eaten and over 62 percent of
food costs. After a year, they accounted for only 40 to 50 percent of the food
eaten and about 50 percent of food costs.
Many consumers focus on the "high" cost of healthful foods like fruits
and vegetables, but forget that high-fat meats, "convenience" foods, snacks,
bakery items, soft drinks and other less nutritious foods can add up to sig-
nificant expense. For most people, healthier eating is not just about adding
more fruits and vegetables; it also involves using them to replace high-calo-
rie/high-cost foods.
A more healthful diet may also reduce food costs when portion sizes are
downsized to match actual physical hunger. Buying less food means food
costs will go down.
The drop in food costs in this study did not occur immediately. Most of
the drop occurred six to 12 months after the program started. Researchers
observe that at first, families may have tried to reduce fat and calorie con-
sumption while keeping habits essentially the same. For example, they may
have switched from regular to reduced-fat foods. As time went on, they may
have made larger shifts in food choices or preparation.
It is possible, of course, that healthier eating habits could lead to high-
er costs if purchases include out-of-season produce, for example, low-fat
desserts, exotic juices or seafood. But the important fact, proven by research,
is that health-savvy eating can also be budget-savvy. And that's before you
consider the long-term payoff of lowered risk of cancer and other health
problems.

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REPRESENTATIVE RECEPTION

COURTESY PHOTO
The lobby of the Bowling Green branch of Wauchula State Bank has a patriotic theme. This area
includes a large American flag and dress uniforms and caps of, from left, the Marines, Air Force,
Army and Navy.

The.Heral-Advocat
PRNER PBISHERS

Don't worry that children never
listen to you; worry that they
are always watching you.
-Robert Fulghum
Most gnats lay their eggs on
water, where they float for sev-
eral days before hatching.

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that the General Election for the City of
Wauchula will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 for the elec-
tion of CITY COMMISSIONERS in District Seat 2, District Seat 4,
District Seat 6, and District Seat 7.

Qualifying will begin Noon, Monday, July 17, 2006 and will end
Friday, July 21, 2006 at Noon. Necessary information for qualify-
ing may be obtained from Crissy Abbott, City Clerk,
Administrative Complex, 126 South Seventh Avenue, Wauchula,
Florida.
CITY OF WAUCHULA
6:29-7:6 David B. Royal, Mayor

Holiday Changes
Garbage Pick-Up
The Hardee County Landfill
will be closed on July 4. Both
Bowling Green and Hardee
County Disposal will pick up
Tuesday's routes on Wednes-
day.
There is no change in Wau-
chula or Zolfo Springs, which
will follow their usual routines.

Child Seat
Checkup Friday
A car seat safety checkup for
parents will be held tomorrow
(Friday) from 1 to 3 p.m. at the
Hardee County Health Depart-
ment, 115 K.D. Revell Road (off
U.S. 17 North), Wauchula. The
proper installation and use of
child safety seats will be shown.
Additionally, Florida Highway
Patrol staff will be present with
their roll-over demonstration
machine and a public affairs offi-
cer will discuss the new pro-
gram in which motorists donate
$2 to the Highway Safety
Operation Trust to be used to
purchase child safety seats for
the reedy.

Tangible Tax
Needs Updates
Anyone who owned a busi-
ness that became inactive
before Jan. 1, 2006 needs to
update their tangible personal
property account at the Hardee
County Property Appraiser's
Office. /
To update your record, calthe
Hardee County Property Ap-
praiser's Office at 773-2196 or
stop by the office in Courthouse
Annex II at Oak Street and U.S.
17 South.

COURTESY PHOTOS
Republican candidate Tramm
Hudson, who is running for
Congress in the 13th Congres-
sional District which includes all
of Sarasota, DeSoto and Hardee
and parts of Manatee and Char-
lotte counties, was feted at a
reception hosted by Bill Crews
last week at the Wauchula State
Bank's home location. State Rep.
Baxter Troutman and Wauchula
Mayor David Royal announced
their endorsement of Hudson, a
21-year U. S. Army and Reserves
veteran, who retired as a lieu-
tenant colonel in 1996. A native of
Montgomery, Ala., Hudson holds
bachelor and master's degrees
and has been a bank officer over-
seeing an $850 million enterprise
with 14 office locations. In upper
photo, Hudson (left) discusses
issues with Troutman; in lower
photo, Hudson shares views with
Crews. For more information,
readers can check the Internet at
trammhudson.com.

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$300 Members each ses
$6000 Non-Members each s(

SOCCER

every Monday & Wednesday
behind Old Junior High
10:00 am 11:00 am

Hardee County Family Y
610 W. Orange St. 773-6

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every Tuesday & Thursday
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REV. BURTON LESTER
COCHRAN
Rev. Burton Lester Cochran, 85,
-of Swainsboro, Ga., died Thursday,
May 25, 2006, at The Community
Hospice Inpatient Facility in
Vidalia, Ga.
He was a native of Wauchula, a
W.W. II U.S. Army Air Force veter-
an, a retired teacher and a retired
Baptist minister. He was a member
of the First Baptist Church of
Swainsboro, Ga., the Emanuel
County Retired Teachers and
Georgia School System and
Fellowship of Georgia Baptist
Retired Ministers.
Survivors include his wife
Cynthia F. Cochran of Swainsboro,
Ga.; one son, Robert Earl Cochran
of Swainsboro, Ga.; one sister, Ann
C. Sasser of Wauchula; one brother,
Thomas A. Cochran of Fort Meade;
and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were Saturday,
May 27, at 11 a.m. at the First
Baptist Church of Swainsboro, Ga.,
with the Rev. Bob Blankenship and
the Rev. Robert Anderson officiat-
ing. Interment followed in East-
brook Cemetery.
Peebles-Curry-Durden
Mortuary
Swainsboro, Ga.

CATHERINE STEWART
FLIPPIN
Catherine Stewart Flippin, 51, of
Wauchula, died June 22, 2006 in
Sebring.
She was born April 29, 1955 in
Indianapolis, Ind. and came to
Wauchula in 1972 from Pennsyl-
vania. She was a radiology techni-
cian in the health care industry.
She is survived by her husband,
Michael Flippin of Wauchula; and
one brother, Joseph Stewart of
Wauchula.
Memorial services will be held at
a later date.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

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ERRINGTON LORIMER
HENDRY
Errington Lorimer Hendry, 89,
of Wauchula, died June 22, 2006
in Wauchula.
He was born on March 12,
1917 in New Zion. He moved
from Fort Myers to Hardee
County in 1972. He was a mem-
ber of the First Baptist Church of
Wauchula and a former member
of New Zion Baptist Church. He
was employed as a sales and ser-
vice man of two-way communi-
cations. He was a World War II
veteran, serving in the U.S. Army
Air Corps as a First Lieutenant.
His wife, Dorothy Louise
Gregory Hendry and one son,
Kenneth Lorimer Hendry, pre-
ceded him in death.
Survivors include his children,
Carolyn -Hendry-Wyatt and hus-
band Rev. DeWayne Wyatt of
Wauchula, John Arthur Hendry
and wife Pamela Hendry of Fort
Myers, Cynthia Hendry-Ballard
and husband Don Ballard of
Orlando, and Richard Louis
Hendry and wife Jerri Hendry of
Lehigh Acres; one sister, Evelyn
Blackmon and husband Robert
Blackmon of New Zion; one
niece, Janet Blackmon Beckley
and husband Jim of New Zion;
one great-aunt, Annie Hendry
Stone of Wauchula; seven grand-
children; eight great-grandchil-
dren, and many cousins.
Visitation was held on
Saturday, June 24 from 6-8 p.m.
at Robarts Family Garden
Chapel. Services were Sunday,
June 25 at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary
of the First Baptist Church of
Wauchula with the Rev. Mike
Robarts and the Rev. Bob
Norman officiating. Burial was
in New Zion Cemetery with
pipesmajor Mark Manley play-
ing bagpipes, and military honors
were provided by the DeSoto
County Honor Guard.

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DEWEY WILLIAM WATERS
Dewey William Waters, 90, of
Fort Green, died June 25, 2006 at
his home.
He was born May 25, 1916 in
Bareah and had been a lifetime res-
ident of Bowling Green. He was a
member of the Fort Green Baptist
Church, a life member of the Elks
and a member of the Moose Lodge.
He was self-employed in farming,
ranching, and citrus.
Survivors include his wife, Betty
Waters of Fort Green; two sons,
Ronald Waters and wife Deborah,
and Donnie Waters and wife
Donna, all of Fort Green; one
daughter, Debbie Waters of
Bowling Green; three step-sons,
Ronnie Chester and wife Martha of
Frostproof, and Mike Chester and
Steve Chester, both of Bowling
Green; one brother, Victor Waters
of Prestonburg, Ky.; one sister,
Wildon Hasty of Arcadia; 13 grand-

children; and eight great-grandchil-
dren.
Visitation was held on Tuesday,
June 27 from 6-8 p.m. at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel. Services
were on Wednesday, June 28 at
10:30 a.m. at Fort Green Baptist
Church with the Rev. BriairLaker
officiating. Burial was in Fort
Green Methodist Church Cemetery.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Walchula

LINCOLN D. MOORE
Lincoln D. Moore, 76, of Fort
Meade, died Friday, June 23, 2006
at Palm Garden Nursing Center,
Winter Haven.
Born Feb. 10, 1930 in Coffee
County, Ala., he came to Fort
Meade fromDeFuniak Springs in
1936. He was a dragline operator
for Mobile Chemical Co. and a
member of the First Church of God
in Fort Meade.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Tallulah D. Moore.
Survivors include one son,
Lamar Moore of Fort Meade; one
daughter, Marilyn Y. Moore of Fort
Meade, two sisters, Evelyn Mizell
of Winter Haven and Martha
Bradford of Mulberry; three grand-
children; and two great-grandchil-
dren.
Visitation was Sunday, June 24
from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral
home. Services were Monday at
10:30 a.m. at the First Church of
God in Fort Meade. ,, -
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DEWEY WILLIAM
WATERS
Dewey William Waters, 90, of
Fort Green, died June 25, 2006 at
his home.
He was born May 25, 1916 in
Bareah and had been a lifetime
resident of Bowling Green. He
was a member of the Fort Green
Baptist Church, a life member of
the Elks and a member of the
Moose Lodge. He was self-
employed in farming, ranching,
and citrus.
Survivors inchide' his wife,
Betty Waters of Fort Green; two
sons, Ronald Waters and wife
Deborah, and Donnie Waters and
wife Donna, all of Fort Green;
one daughter, Debbie Waters of
Bowling Green; three step-sons,
Ronnie Chester and wife Martha
of Frostproof, and Mike Chester
and Steve Chester, both of
Bowling Green; one brother,
Victor Waters of Prestonburg,
Ky.; one sister, Wildon Hasty of
Arcadia; 13 grandchildren; and
eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held on
Tuesday, June 27 from 6-8 p.m.
at Robarts Family Garden
Chapel. Services were on
Wednesday, June 28 at 10:30
a.m. at Fort Green Baptist
Church with the Rev. Brian
Laker officiating. Burial was in
Fort Green Methodist Church
Cemetery.

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Obituaries

and six great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Visitation was Wednesday,
June 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the
funeral home. Funeral services
and burial will be at a later date
in Ohio.

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Wauchula

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ERRINGTON LORIMER
HENDRY
Errington Lorimer Hendry, 89, of
Wauchula, died June 22, 2006 in
Wauchula.
He was born on March 12, 1917
in New Zion. He moved from Fort
Myers to Hardee County in 1972.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Wauchula and a
former member of New Zion
Baptist Church. He was employed
as a sales and service man of two-
way communications. He was a
World War II veteran, serving in
the U.S. Army Air Corps as a First
Lieutenant.
His wife, Dorothy Louise
Gregory Hendry and one son,
Kenneth Lorimer Hendry, preceded
him in death.
Survivors include his children,
Carolyn Hendry-Wyatt and hus-
band Rev. DeWayne Wyatt of
Wauchula, John Arthur Hendry and
wife Pamela Hendry of Fort Myers,
Cynthia Hendry-Ballard and hus-
band Don Ballard of Orlando, and
Richard Louis Hendry and wife
Jerri Hendry of Lehigh Acres; one
sister, Evelyn Blackmon and hus-
band Robert Blackmon of New
Zion; one niece, Janet Blackmon
Beckley and husband Jim of New
Zion; one great-aunt, Annie Hendry
Stone of Wauchula; seven grand-
children; eight great-grandchildren,
and many cousins.
Visitation was held on Saturday,
June 24 from 6-8 p.m. at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel. Services
were Sunday, June 25 at 3 p.m. in
the sanctuary of the First Baptist
Church of Wauchula with the Rev.
Mike Robarts and the Rev. Bob
Norman officiating. Burial was in
New Zion Cemetery with pipesma-
jor Mark Manley playing bagpipes,
and military honors were provided
by the DeSoto County Honor
Guard.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

GLADYS L. POWELL
Gladys L. Powell, 86, of Wau-
chula, died Monday, June 26, 2006,
at Hardee Manor Care Center.
Born Nov. 3, 1919, in Athens,
Ohio, she came to Wauchula in
1991. She worked as a housekeeper
and was a member of the Rebecca
Lodge of the Order of the Eastern
.Star.
She was preceded in death by
her husband George James Powell;
and three brothers, Melvin Frost,
Delmar Frost and Lloyd Frost;
three sisters, Margaret Willard,
Hazel Daley and Nora Sams; and
one grandson, Glenn Powell.
Survivors include three sons,
Terry Powell and wife Mary of
Gainesville, Earl Powell and wife
Connie of Fort Green, and Dean
Powell and wife Donna of Avon
Park; one daughter, Jane Stanley
and husband Virgil Keith of
Albany, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 22
great-grandchildren; and six great-
great-grandchildren.
Visitation was Wednesday, June
28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral
home. Funeral services and burial
will be at a later date in Ohio.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

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GLADYS L.
POWELL
Gladys L. Powell, 86, of Wau-
chula, died Monday, June 26,
2006, at Hardee Manor Care
Center.
Born Nov. 3, 1919, in Athens,
Ohio, she came to Wauchula in
1991. She worked as a house-
keeper and was a member of the
Rebecca Lodge of the Order of
the Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by
her husband George James
Powell; and three brothers,
Melvin Frost, Delmar Frost and
Lloyd Frost; three sisters,
Margaret Willard, Hazel Daley
and Nora Sams; and one grand-
son, Glenn Powell.
Survivors include three sons,
Terry Powell and wife Mary of
Gainesville, Earl Powell and
wife Connie of Fort Green, and
Dean Powell and wife Donna of
Avon Park; one daughter, Jane
Stanley and husband Virgil Keith
of Albany, Ohio; 15 grandchil-
dren; 22 great-grandchildren;

"Sue" the tyrannosaurus rex,
Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks",
Chicago-style hot dogs, Ken
Jennings, the Sears Tower, the "el",
and 128 of the best academic teams
in the United States were all part of
the experiences of the state champi-
on Hardee Academic Team on its
trip to the NAQT High School
National Championships, held in
Chicago, June 2-4.
The tournament, hosted by
National Academic Quiz Tourna-
ments, LLC, is the largest national
tournament of academic competi-
tion in the nation. Approximately
800 students from 34 states, as well
as China and Canada, filled the
Chicago Crowne Plaza Hotel for
the three-day event.
Hardee performed well, placing
in the middle range with a 5-5
record. Among the teams defeated
by Hardee were: Solon HS of
Solon, Ohio, which placed fourth in
the tournament last year; Dobyns-
Bennett of Kingsport, Tenn.;
Bergens County Academy of
Hackensack, N.J.; Torrey Pines
Prep of San Diego, Calf.; and
Thomas Jefferson C, a magnet
school from Virginia.
"It's an honor just to be invited to
this tournament", said coach Peggy
Saddler. "These are nationally-
ranked teams, and most of them are
from private schools, magnet
schools, IB programs, and prep
schools. Hardee has pri at".
they can compete with the t
The Academic Team, comprised
of captain Brett Jarnagin, Jackson
Frenot, Blake Stagg, Kane Cortez,
Jared Arnold, Jake Barone, and
Zakk McClellan were accompanied
by coaches Saddler and Peter
Preston. Highlights of their trip
included visits to the Field Museum
of Natural History, the Chicago Art
Institute, and the Sears Tower.
The team also had the opportuni-
ty to meet Ken Jennings, the

Obituaries

MAXIE D. GRANADOS
Maxie D. Granados, 76, died
Tuesday, June 20, 2006, at the Red
Oak Health and Rehabilitation
Center in Red Oak, Texas.
Born on Oct. 12, 1929 in Char-
lotte, Texas, he came to Florida in
1985 to live with relatives in
Bowling Green. He moved to Red
Oak, Texas with other family mem-
bers in June, 2001.
Funeral services were Saturday,
June 24, 2006 at 10 a.m. at St.
Joseph Catholic Church in
Waxahachie, Texas, followed by
interment at Red Oak Cemetery.
Red Oak Funeral Home
Red Oak, Texas

"Jeopardy" phenomenon who won
74 consecutive games and over $2
million. Jennings is a member of
the NAQT staff and was a question
reader for the 2004 team when they
attended the nationals in Houston.
His "Jeopardy" appearances had
already been taped but had not yet
aired at that time.
Richard Montgomery High
School of Rockville, Md., won the
tournament by defeating State
College (Pa.) Area High School in
the final by the score of 325-230.
The Maggie Walker Governor's
School (Richmond, Va.) finished
third after losing to State College in
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SHELBY
BRYANT
Shelby Bryant, 77, of Wau-
chula, died June 20, 2006 in
Winter Haven.
He was born Oct. 2, 1928 in
Brundidge, Ala., and -was a life-
long resident of Hardee County.
He was a laborer in the citrus
groves.
Survivors include his wife,
Edna Sue Bryant of Wauchula;
two sons. -Shedby.:ene Bryant
and Billy RaV'Btyant. both of
Wauchula; one daughter, Gail
Froelich of Wauchula; six grand-
children; and one great-grand-
child.
Visitation was 10 a.m., June 22
at Robarts Family Garden
Chapel, followed by graveside
services at 11 a.m. at Friendship
Cemetery in Zolfo Springs.

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High School (Novi, Mich.) and
Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh,
Pa.) rounded out the top five.
The Hardee team traveled to
Durham, N.C. for the PACE
(Partnership for Academic Com-
petition Excellence) nationals June
17-18.

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CATHERINE STEWART
FLIPPING
Catherine Stewart Flippin, 51,
of Wauchula, died June 22, 2006
in Sebring.
She was born April 29, 1955 in
Indianapolis, Ind. and came to
Wauchula in 1972 from Pennsyl-
vania. She was a radiology tech-
nician in the health care industry.
She is survived by her husband,
Michael Flippin of Wauchula;
and one brother, Joseph ;Stewart
of Wauchula.
Memorial services will be held
at a later date.

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Wauchula

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE
STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
HARDEE COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 2006-CA-289

CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.,
AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION,
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR
WASHINGTON MUTUAL FINANCE,
LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY
Plaintiff,
vs.
MARY ALICE TUCKER, F/K/A
MARY ALICE BROWN; THE
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARY
ALICE TUCKER F/K/A MARY
;ALICE BROWN; DANNY TUCKER;
IF LIVING,, INCLUDING ANY
.UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SAID
DEFENDANTS(S, IF REMARRIED,
AND IF DECEASED, THE RESPEC-
TIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDI-
TORS, LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES,
AND ALL OTHER PERSONS
CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER
OR AGAINST THE NAMED DEFEN-
DANT(S); UNKNOWN TENANT #1;
UNKNOWN TENANT #2;

Defendant(s). /

NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: DANNY TUCKER; IF LIVING,
INCLUDING ANY UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF SAID DEFENDANTSS, IF
REMARRIED, AND IF DECEASED,
THE RESPECTIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND
TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PER-
SONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,
'UNDER OR AGAINST THE NAMED
DEFENDANTS)

Whose residence is: 609 3rd
STREET SW, Fort MEADE, FL 33841

YOU ARE HEREBY required to file
your answer or written defenses, if
any, in the above proceeding with the
Clerk of this Court, and to serve a
copy thereof upon the plaintiff's attor-
pey, whose name and address
appears hereon, on or before July 31,
2006; the nature of this proceeding
being a suit for foreclosure of mort-
gage against the following described
property, to wit:
LOT 8, IN WHEELER FARMS
ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF
BOWLING GREEN AS SHOWN
BY MAP OR PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CLERK OF CIRCUIT
COURT IN AND FOR HARDEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN PLAT
BOOK 3, PAGE 38.

A/K/A

4822 SALLY BLVD.
BOWLING GREEN, FL 33834

If you fail to file your answer or
Written defense in the above proceed-
ing, on plaintiff's attorney, a default
will be entered against you for the
relief demanded in the Complaint or
Pett.dn.
"A'TED at HARDEE County this 23
i ; day of June, 2006.

Clerk of the Circuit Court
B. Hugh Bradley, Clerk
By: Connie Coker
Deputy Clerk

In accordance with the American with
Disabilities Act of 1990; persons
needing a special accommodation to
participate in this proceeding should
contact the ASA Coordinator no later
than seven (7) days prior to the pro-
ceedings. If hearing impaired, please
call (800) 955-9771 (TDD) or (800)
955-8770 (voice), via Florida Relay
Service. 6:29-7:6c
;IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
K TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
S PROBATE DIVISION

CASE NO.: 252006CP000065

IN RE: ESTATE OF RAMON
PETTEWAY
Deceased.

The administration of the estate of
RAMON PETTEWAY, deceased, File
Number 252006CP000065, is pending
in the Circuit Court of Hardee County,
Florida, Probate Division, the address
qf which is 417 West Main Street,
Wauchula, Florida 33873. The names
end addresses of the personal repre-
sentative and the personal represen-
tative's attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or
demands against decedent's estate,
including unmatured, contingent or
unliquidated claims, on whom a copy
of this notice is served must file their
claims with this court WITHIN THE
LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE,
DATE OF THE.FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER
THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY
OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent
and persons having claims or-
demands against decedent's estate,
including unmatured, contingent or
utnliquidated claims, must file their
claim with this court WITHIN 3
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of the first publication of
this Notice is June 22.

Attorney for Personal Representative:
Clifford M. Ables, III
Florida Bar No.: 178379
Clifford M. Ables, III, P.A.
202 West Main Street
Suite 103
Wauchula, FL 33873
(863) 773-0500

Personal Representative:
Roy Lamar Petteway
2150 Ramon Petteway Road
Zolfo Spring, FL 33890
S.' 2 "a:o 9c -

A young fish Is called a
fingerling.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
SHARDEE COUNTY

CASE NO. 252006CP000060

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
MARY IRIS YOUNGBLOOD,
deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of
MARY IRIS YOUNGBLOOD, de-
ceased, whose date of death was
April 4,2006, and whose social secu-
rity number is 267-22-3202, is pend-
ing In the Circuit Court for Hardee
County, Florida, Probate Division, the
address of which is Post Office
Drawer 1749, Wauchula, FL 33873-
1749. The name and address of the
Personal Representative and the
Personal Representative's Attorney
are set forth below.
All creditors of the decendent and
Other persons having claims or
demands against the decedent's
estate, including unniatured, contin-
gent or unliquidated claims, on whom
a copy of this notice is served must
file their claims with this Court WITH-
IN 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 de-
mands against decedent's estate
must file their claims with this court
WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE
S DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS' NOTICE. ,.'
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA
PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER
d BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
f MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S
S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED."

The date of the first Publication
of this Notice is June 29, 2006.

I Personal Representative:
JAMES C.. WEED
S 6817Appaloosa Drive
Lakeland, FL 33811

Attorney for Personal Representative:
John W.H. Burton, of
BURTON & BURTON, P.A.
Post Office Drawer 1729
Wauchula, FL 33873
Telephone: (863) 773-3241
Facsimile: (863) 773-0910
Florida Bar Number: 0650137

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND
FOR HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION

CASE NO.: 252006CP00066

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
ENEDINA AVILA PEREZ
Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of
ENEDINA AVILA PEREZ, deceased,
File Number 252006CP000066, is
pending in the Circuit Court for
Hardee County, Florida, Probate
Division, the address of which is 417
West Main Street, Wauchula,, FPL,
33873. The name and address of the
personal representative andthe per-
sonal representative's attorney are
set forth below.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE
NOTIFIED THAT
All creditors of the decendent and
other persons having claims or
demands against the decedent's
estate Including unmatured, contin-
gent or liquidated claims, on whom
a copy of this notice Is served must
file their claims with the Court WITH-
IN 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 thedecedent
and persons having claims or de-
mands against 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, DEMANDS AND:
OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.

The date of the first Publication
of this Notice Is June 29,2006.

Personal Representative:
JULIAN VICTORIA GALINDO
4200 Mllde Home No. 5
Bowling Green,'FL 33834

Attorney for Per. Rep.
Scott Rosen, Esquire
150 S. Pine Island Road
Suite 540
Plantation, FL 33324
Tel. (954) 915-0510
Fla. Bar # 747777 E

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO.: 252006CA000297

IN RE: FORFEITURE OF
$4,182.00 U.S. CURRENCY/

NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: ROBERT GARCIA AND ALL
OTHERS CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN
OR TO THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED
BELOW.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
for forfeiture of the following
described personal property In
Hardee County, Florida:

$4,182.00 U.S- CURRENCY

Has been filed against you by
Petitioner, THE CITY OF WAUCHULA,
FLORIDA, POUCE DEPARTMENT, and
you are required to serve a copy of
your written defenses, If any, on
Kenneth B. Evers, Petitioner's
Attorney, whose address Is Post

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASENO. 25 2006 CA 000.205

GARY DELATORRE
Plaintiff,

vs.

ALEJANDRO GARCIA, The
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
and CLERK OF COURTS,
HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS GIVEN that pursuant to
a Final Judgment of Foreclosure,
dated June 19, 2006, in the above-
styled cause, I will sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash at 417 W.
Main St., at the North Door of the
Hardee County Courthouse, in
Wauchula, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on
the 19 day of July, 2006, the following
described property set forth in the
order of Final Judgment:

Commence at the SE corner
of the NE 1/4 of Section 5,
Township 33 South, Range 25
East, thence run North along
the East line of Section 5 for a
distance of 495.00 feet;
thenbce run North 89*43'40"'
West for a distance of 564.00
feet to Point of Beginning;
thence continue North
8943'40" West for a distance
of 108.00 feet; thence North
0123'00" West a distance of
105.00 feet; thence South
89*43'40" East a distance
109.50 feet; thence South
00*31'08" East a distance of
105.00 feet to Point of
Beginning, Hardee County,
Florida.

"If you are a person with a disabili-
ty who needs any accommodation in
order to participate in this proceed-
ing, you are entitled, at no cost to
you, to the provision of certain assis-
tance. Please contact the Office of
the Court Administrator, (863) 534-
4690, within two (2) working days of
your receipt of this Notice of Sale; if
you are hearing or voice impaired,
call TDD (863) 534-7777 or Florida
Relay Service (800) 955-8770.

SDATED this 20 day of June, 2006.

B. Hugh Bradley
Clerk of the Circuit Court

By: Connie Coker
Deputy Clerk
6:29-7:6

If becoming a grandmother was
only a matter of choice, I should
Advise every one of you straight
away to become one. There is
no fun for old people like it!
-Hannah Whitall Smith

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE '
10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 25-2004-CA-547

CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC
successor by merger to CHASE
MANHATTAN MORTGAGE
CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,

vs.

JENNIFER N. WILLIAMS, et ux.,
et al.,
Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to an Order or Final Judgment
Scheduling Foreclosure Sale entered
on June 19 in this case now pending
in said Court, the style of which is
indicated above.
I will sell to the highest and best
bidder for cash in the HARDEE
County Courthouse, at the North
Front Steps, 417 West Main Street,
Wauchula, Florida 33873, on the 19
day of July, 2006 at 11:00 A.M., the
following described property as set
forth in said Order or Final Judgment,
to-wit:

LOTS 1 TO 4, BLOCK "D" OF
MOONLIGHT PARK SUBDIVI-
SION, A SUBDIVISION IN
SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 34
SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST,
BOOK 4, PAGE 9, PUBLIC
RECORDS OF HARDEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUBJECT
TO EXISTING ROAD RIGHT
OF WAY.

ORDERED at HARDEE County,
Florida, this 20 day of June, 2006.

B. Hugh Bradley
As Clerk, Circuit Court
HARDEE, Florida

By: Connie Coker
As Deputy Clerk

"If you are a person with a disability
who needs any accommodation in
order to participate in this proceeding
you are entitled,at no cost to you, to
the provision of certain assistance.
Please contact the Office of the Court
Administrator, (863) 534-4690, within
(2) working days of your receipt of
this Notice of'Sale; if you are hearing
or voice impaired, call TDD (863) 534-
7777 or Florida Relay Service
711./dca 6::29-7:6c

III[ E S. 7hAe..

Office Drawer 1308, Wauchula,
Florida 33873-1308, on or before July
14, 2006, and to file the original with
the Clerk of this Court either before
service on Petitioner's Attorney or
Immediately thereafter; otherwise a
default will be entered against you for
the relief demanded In the Petition.

Dated on June 16, 2006.
B. HUGH BRADLEY
*. Clerk of the Court
By: Brad Reed
As Deputy Clerk
6:22-29c
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION

File No. 252006CP000064

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
ANNETTE MISLEVY
a/k/a ANNETTE PATRICIA MISLEVY
Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the Estate of
Annette MIslevy, a/k/a Annette
Patricia Mislevy, deceased, whose
date of death was January 18, 2006,
is pending in the Circuit Court for
Hardee County, Florida, Probate
Division, the address of which is P.O.
Drawer 1749, Wauchula, Florida
.33873. The names and addresses of
the Personal Representative and the
Personal Representative's attorney
are set forth below.
SAll creditors of the decendent and
other persons having claims or
demands against the decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this notice
is required to be served must file
their claims with this court WITHIN
THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER
THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims or
demands against decedent's estate
must:file their claims with this court
WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA
PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO' (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S
DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of the first Publication
of this Notice is June 29, 2006.

Personal Representative:
Paul Mislevy
313 Park Drive
Wauchula, FL 33873

Attorney for Personal Representative:
Robert H. Mohr
Florida Bar No. 0211575
Law Office of Robert H. Mohr
137 S. Pebble Beach Blvd., Suite 100
Sun City Center, Florida 33573
Telephone: (813) 634-5500
Facsimile: (813) 634-5501 6:29-7:6c

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
C "'E NO. 06-CA-95

COUNTRYWIDE HOME
LOANS, INC.,
PLAINTIFF,
VS.
RYAN M. HORN A/K/A
RYAN HORN, ET AL.,
DEFENDANTSS.

NOTICE OF ACTION
CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE
TO: Junior M. Archer
whose residence is unknown if
he/she/they be living; and if
he/she/they be dead, the unknown
defendants who may be spouses,
heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees,
lienors, creditors, trustees, and all
parties claiming an interest by,
through, under or against the
Defendants, who are not known to be
dead or alive, and all parties having
or claiming to have any right, title or
interest in the property described in
the mortgage being foreclosed here-
in.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
an action to foreclose a mortgage on
the following property:
LOT 2, BLOCK "C", CHARLIE
CREEK MOBILE ESTATES,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF, RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 37, PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF HARDEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
TOGETHER WITH 2005 GEN-
ERAL DOUBLE-WIDE MOBILE
HOME, VIN#'S
GMHGA4280431873A AND
GMHGA4280431873B
has been filed against you and you
are required to serve a copy of your
written defenses, if any, to it on
DAVID J. STERN, ESQ. Plaintiff's
attorney, whose address is 801 S
University Drive #500, Plantation, FL
33324 on or before July 28, 2006, (no
later than 30 days from the date of the
first publication of this notice of
action) and file the original with the
clerk of this court either before ser-
vice on Plaintiff's attorney or immedi-
ately thereafter; otherwise a default
will be entered against you for the
relief demanded in the complaint or
petition filed herein.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of
this Court at HARDEE County,
Florida, this 26 day of June, 2006.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: Connie Coker
Deputy Clerk

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
AMERICANS DISABIUTES ACT, per-
sons with disabilities needing a spe-
cial accommodation should contact
COURT ADMINISTRATION, at the
HARDEE County Courthouse at 863-
773-9853, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-
800-955-8770, via Florida Relay
Service. 6:29-7:6c

Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2:
200-300 lbs., 145.00-185.00;
300-400 lbs., 118.00-155.00; and
400-500 lbs., 108.00-134.00.

Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2:
200-300 lbs., 124.00-165.00;
300-400 lbs., 112.00-135.00; and
400-500 Ibs., 100.00-120.00

Slaughter Cows: Lean: 750-1200 lbs., 85-90 percent, 45.00-50.00.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
meeting as the Hardee County Planning Agency
will hold a public hearing on
Thursday, July 13, 2006, 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.

06-36
Ivan L./Doris M. Reddington by and through their Authorized Represen-
tative request a Rezone of 10MOL ac from A-1 (Agriculture) to F-R
(Farm-Residential) in the Agriculture Future Land Use District for the
highest and best use of the parcel for the development of 1.0-acre-homesites
for single-family manufactured dwellings.
On or abt Moye Rd/St Rd 62 21 33240000 01240 0000
10MOL ac W114 of SW1/4 of NEll4 S21. T33S, R24E

06-37
Maria G. Valdivlez, by and through her Authorized Representative re-
quests a Rezone of 9.56MOL ac from A-1 (Agriculture) to
C-2 (General Commercial) in the Highway Mixed Use Future Land Use
District for the highest and best use of the parcel for the storagelparking of
new mobile classrooms awaiting shipment.
On or abt Torrey Rd E of US 17 1633250000012200000
9.56MOL ac W114 of NE1/4 of NW1/4 LESS E 100 ft of S 190 ft thereof
S16. T33S. R25E

06-38
Fl Reno LLC by and through its Authorized Representative requests a
Preliminary Subdivision Plat for Peace River Community and
Resort in the Agriculture Future Land Use District for the development of
170MOL single-family dwellings and 20-rm resort, clubhouse and community
amenities on 146.07MOL ac, zoned R-3
On or about S Florida Ave, N of St Rd 64
2134250000093200000
24.95MOL ac Beg at NW corn of SE1/4 of SE1/4 & run E 141.89 ft to POB E
524.78 ft then S 662.46 ft E 261 ft to W si of Peace River & S along W si of river
to S line of SE114 of SE114 then W to St Rd 35A N 44deg02min22sec W 165.14 ft
N 19deg34min54sec E 307.60 ft N 34deg31min57sec E 364.15 ft N 619.07 ftto
POB & Beg at SW corn of SW114 of SE1/4 N 372.42 ft S 24deg42min08sec E
407.53 ft to S line of said tract W along S line 167.45 ft to POB
S21. T34S. R25E

AND 21. 34 25 0000 09330 0000
56.32MOL ac all that part of SW114 of SE1/4 lying W of SR35A LESS Beg SW
corn of SW114 of SE1/4 N 372.42 ft S 24deg42min08sec E 407.53 ft to-S line of
said tract W along S line 167.45 tto POB & Beg at NW corn of SE14 of SE1/4 E
141.89 S 619.07 ft S 34deg31 min57sec W 364.15 S 19deg34min54sec W 307.60
ft to E/ly r/w of SR35A N 44deg02min22sec W along said r/w 1338.44 ft to pc of
curve to right having a radius of 683.68 and an arc length of 519.71 ft thence
N/ly along said curve 272.52 ft to a pt on N line of SW1/4 of SE1/4 E along N line
1243.10 ft to NE corn of said SW114 of SE1/4 for POB & W112 of NW1/4 of SE114
LESS r/w to SR35A on W si & LESS E 25 ftMOL thereof
S21. T34S. R25E

AND 2834250000063000000
14.80MOL ac That part of NE1/4 lying W of Peace River & lying N of SR64 subj
to Fla Ave RIW S28. T34S. R25E
AND Has not yet been
50MOL ac assigned a parcel i.d. no.
The SW114 of SW1/4 of NE1/4, S21, T34S, R25E and a tract of land lying in N1/2
of SE114 of S21, T34S, R25E desc as follows: Beg at NE corn of NE1/4 of SE1/4
then run W 13 chains 66 links to a stake for a POB; then run W crossing a
stream 17 chains 621inks; then S 20 chains; then E 22 chains 62 links to
channel of creek; then run up the creek following the center in a N/ly direction
to a stake on E bank of the creek; then run N 20deg E 171 links to POB
S21. T34S, R25E

06-39
William L. Manfull, by and through his Authorized Representative re-
quests approval of a Preliminary Site Development Plan for Ridge
Estates for the highest and best use of the parcel to develop 120MOL-lots
for single-family dwellings and 08MOL two-story units for multiple-family
dwellings in the Highway Mixed Future Land Use District, 29.85MOL ac,
zoned R-2.
On or abt Torrey Rd, E of U.S. Hwy 17 1633250000001200000
29.85MOL ac S314 of NW1/4 of NW1/4 LESS Parcel 1380 & LESS Rd R/W
816. T33S. R25E

06-40
George H.INorma M. McNary by and through their Authorized Repre-
sentative request approval of a Preliminary Site Development Plan irr
the Agriculture Future Land Use District to convert the existing Wagon Wheel
RV Park to an RV Subdivision on 19.55MOL ac, zoned A-1
On or abt N side of Bostick Rd, W of US Hwy 17
1733250000081500000
19.55MOL ac E1/2 of SW1/4 of SE114 LESS Bostick Rd R/W
S17. 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
PlanninglZoning Board on
Thursday, July 20, 2006, 8:35 A.M.
or as soon thereafter
412 West Orange St
Courthouse Annex Room 102, Wauchula, FL
for Agenda No. 06-36, 06-37,06-38
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 BulldinglZoning 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 A.M.
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. 06:22,29c

FLORIDA MARKETS AT A GLANCE

For the week ended June 22, 2006:

At the Florida Livestock Auctions, receipts totaled 8,336 compared to
last week 5,482 and 9,125 a year ago. According to the Florida Federal-,
State Livestock Market News Service: compared to last week, slaughter
cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs.
were 1.00 to 2.00 lower over 400 lbs. mostly steady.

Feeder Steers:

Feeder Heifers:

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Congratulations are in order for
Sam and Arden Rawls, who cele-
brated 47 years of marriage on
Sunday. Also, happy birthday to
Patrick Laker, who recently turned
17.
Join Fort Green Baptist Church
:this Sunday afternoon at Hardee
;Lakes for a time of fun and fellow-
ship in honor of Independence Day.
Everyone is invited to attend, just
bring plenty of sunscreen and bug
spray.
As many of you know, our youth
just returned from a week-long
retreat in the North Georgia moun-
tains. They worked extremely hard
during the months prior, having
many fundraisers to raise the

BACK IN RING

monies needed. Their hard work
and dedication paid off, and every-
one who went on the trip had an
extremely good time. However, the
trip almost did not happen.
On Saturday, June 10, the youth
and their chaperones headed out at
5 a.m. About 20 minutes later the
bus broke down. Not a big deal; the
guys were able to fix it and around
daybreak we were off and running
again. Everything was smooth sail-
ing ... for a while, anyway.
Around Gainesville, the bus blew
a tire. Again, no sweat. Get a new
tire and get back on the road, and
that's exactly what we did. Then
came strike three. Just a few miles
up the road, the transmission goes
out. What do we do? Is this a sign?
All of the kids unloaded and sat

After a two-year absence, Wauchula boxer Dillett Frederick went
toe-to-toe with his opponent on the Friday night bout at A La
Carte Pavilion in Tampa. The 23-year-old, whose record is 5-2-3
battled a heavier and older boxer to a draw in the 147-pound
four-rounder, keeping his jab and right hand busy. Coming full
force and weighing about 10 pounds over Frederick, the local
boxer had to avoid the ropes. Frederick has kept in training with
local boxers Edner Cherry and Tony Virgil and hopes to have
another bout Aug. 12 in Las Vegas. If that doesn't pan out, he will
be on the Aug. 25 card at A La Carte with both Cherry and Virgil.

time to tow the bus home, where it
is awaiting repairs so we can con-
tinue to use it in the future. There
are so many others of you who
made this trip possible that it's
impossible to list you by name, but
you have our heartfelt thanks. You
gave of your time or your money, or
both; you prayed diligently; you
encouraged us;, you supported us
beyond measure and we are forever
thankful:;
Just because the youth trip is over
and it was the big event of the year
does rot mean you get to quit. The
youth continue, to meet on

COURTESY PHOTO
Members of the youth group at Fort Green Baptist Church made
a summertrip to explore the North Georgia mountains. Here,
they are seen at Anna Ruby Falls.

on the side of 1-75 and played foot-
ball, talked on their phones, etc.
while the adults went into panic
mode. It was time to pray, and that's
exactly what we did. The prayer
was answered when one of the local
dealerships said there was a passen-
ger van sitting on its lot ready to go.
Arrangements were made and it
was delivered to us by two of the
youth dads, Scott Reid and Mark
Hogenauer. Just before dark, the
group was on' the road again.
Hallelujah!
Around midnight we pulled into
Splendor Mountain at Tiger, Ga.
Chevin, the wonderful lady who
owns the cabins and knew of our
circumstances, had all of the cabins
lighted up and ready for us. It was a
wonderful welcome.
The rest of the week was perfect.
There was whitewater rafting, a day
hike on the Appalachian Trail, a trip
to Anna Ruby falls, a tour of the
Foxfire Museum, shopping in
downtown Clayton and Dillard,
campfires and so much more.
What we did not have were any
fights, any whining or fussing or

any discipline problems. There
were a few pranks intended for
JohnMark that I fell into, but they
were for the most part harmless.
(Those of you involved, I know
where you live. Just thought youi
should know.)
Our youth are outstanding!
Parents, grandparents, family,
friends and church, you should be
proud because this is an awesome
group.
Those enjoying the fellowship in
the mountains 'were JohnMark
Brown, youth leader, and his wife
(me!); Pastor Brian and Jennifer
Laker, who served as chaperones
and drivers; chaperones Nathan and
Michele Carpenter; tagalongss"
Rebeka and Aaron Brown and
Kaitlyn and Matthew Laker; and
the youth, Kaleb Albritton, Ashley
Albritton, Brittany Frey, Bayleigh
Pierstorff, Danielle Heggie, Jimmy
Sasser, Brian Yake, Dustin Colbrm,
Garret Mimbs, T.K. Hogenauer,
Chris Reid, BradKeene and Patrick
Laker.
Special appreciation goes to
Kenneth Thompson, who gave his

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Wednesday nights at 7 in the youth
building. Couple of smaller events
have been planned for the summer
and the fall. Pastor Brian has fun
events planned on Sunday nights
for the entire family. -
If you are not a junior-high or
high-school youth, there is still
something for you. Besides the tra-
ditional Sunday School and morn-
ing worship, join us on Wednesday
nights for Girls in Action and Royal
Ambassadors for elementary-age
boys and girls. For preschoolers,
there is Mighty Minis. Adults, you
come on out, too. There is a'Bible
study just for you.

Letter To The Editor.

Local Lions Club Seeks

Support For U.S. Troops
Dear Residents and Business Owners:
Thank you for your continued support of the Wauchula Lions Club
"Support our Troops" campaign. As we approach the Fourth of July holi-
day we want to remind the citizens of Hardee County that the Wauchula
Lions Clpb has organized a campaign to show members of our community
and beyond that the residents and local businesses support our troops here
and abroad
There are two opportunities for you to show your support. From now
until July 4 are seeking donations from residents and businesses to help
purchase prepaid calling cards for our troops currently serving overseas.
The Wauchula Kiwanis Club has also committed to match up to $2,500 to
show their support.
We are also having a "Best Decorated/Most Patriotic" contest. Show
your support by decorating your home and/or business.
Any person or business making donations for the prepaid phone cards
and the winner of the "Best Decorated/Most Patriotic" contest will be
included in a full-page ad in the Herald-Advocate at the end of the cam-
paign.
Sincerely,
Wauchula Lions Club "Support Our Troops" Committee
Doug Knight, Kathleen Roehm, Pattie Detwiler
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PHOTO BY KIMBERLY PATARINI
Posing after a hard round at golf at Torrey Oaks are (from left) Avon Park golfer Josh Sommerfleld
and Hardee golfers Brek McClenithan, Kyle Cobb and Ben Krause. Other Hardee golfers on the
Sertoma summer tour are Kaleb Saunders, Justin Painter, Lincoln Saunders, Kyle Hewettt,
Grayson Lambert, Dalton Hewett, Jhett See, Tyler Hewett and Lacey McClenithan.

Wildcat Golfer Wins Sertoma
By KIMBERLY PATARINI at Highlands Ridge, carding a 141 two-day total of 64. Jhett See also
For The Herald-Advocate over two days. played at Highlands Ridge and
Kaleb Saunders, a Wildcat golfer Tyler Hewett was first in the 9-10 placed second, with an overall total
who is no stranger to the home division at Highlands Ridge, shoot- of 108.
Torrey Oaks Golf Course, had the ing 108 for the two-day, 18-hole Finally, young Lacey McCleni-
lowest score in last Thursday's event. He did not play at Torrey than took home a second place for
Junior Sertoma stop at the local Oaks. the girls 10-13 age division, card-
course. Kyle Hewett placed second ing 77 for the nine holes. At
Youthful golfers from Hardee, Thursday in the boys 6-8 age divi- Highlands Ridge, she placed third,
Highlands and DeSoto counties sion, with a 30 for six holes. He coming around in 178 for the two-
compete on the Sertoma tour at var- was first at Highlands Ridge with a day event.

ious courses throughout the sum-
mer.
Saunders shot a 74, two over par,
to take medalist honors for the day
and claim a win in the 15-16 divi-
sion. He had also played at the two-
day Sertoma tourney at Highlands
Ridge last Monday and Tuesday,
where he came in second. He and
Austin Smith both shot 159 and
Smith won the playoff.
Other Hardee golfers have been
doing well on the summer tour.
Ben Krause finished in third
place Thursday in the 15-16 divi-
sion with an 84, unusually high for
him. He didn't play at Highlands
Ridge.
Hardee senior Justin Painter tied
with Sebring's Roben Griffin to
take third place in the 17-18 age
division.where he carded an 81. He
also came in second at Highland
Ridge with a 159 over the two days.
* Trenton Moon placed first for the
"boys 11-12 group, shooting 50 for
niiheholes. Mioon also camiie infirst

Manage Psylla
Populations
to Slow
Spread of Citrus
Greening Disease
Citrus Greening Disease (CGD) is
here to stay.A systemic disease that
can kill an infected tree in three to
five years, CGD is proving to be
much more difficult to control than
canker. Symptoms often don't show
up in infected trees for up to three
years. By then, it's too late.
Management of CGD depends on
controlling the insect that spreads
the disease the Asian citrus psyllid.
An Integrated Pest Management
program, induding both biological
and chemical controls to keep all
nursery and young trees psyllid-free,
is the most effective means for
controlling the pest and limiting
the disease's devastation.
It is also important to protect the
mature trees, especially during the
spring and early summer flushes.
Groves should be scouted
regularly, and those where psylla
are present should be treated. For
quick, economical management
of infestations, depend on
Lorsban*-4E insecticide as
part of the treatment rotation.
Foliar-applied at a rate of 5 pts./A,
Lorsban helps keep psylla populations
under control and provides
broad-spectrum protectionagainst
other pests found in groves, including
citrus rust mite, scale, mealybugs,
aphids, whiteflies aitd fire ants.
Beneficial insects are also important
to psyllid control, and the quick
knockdown action of Lorsban
allows for fast recolonization of
beneficial populations.
For more information on
recommended psyllid treatment
schedules for
management of
CGD, contact
your local county
Extension office.
For additional

information about
Lorsban*-4E
insectidde, see your
local ag retailer.

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Take Time To Know

World War II Veterans

Dear Editor,
Today a World War II Veteran
was buried ... a man who had a
loving family and to whom he had
entrusted some of the details of his
war experience. But most assuredly
... not all of them.
In 1944, these. young men of
19,20, and 21 years of age had not
joined the war effort for the glory.
They had hot joined for the purpose
of later listing their wartime experi-
ences. They were from all walks of
life corporate giants, middle
America, rural farmirig, lightfidips-
trial. .from board rooms toeifovie
sets to mom & pop grocery stores.
They joined a cause and fought
with honor.
Those young men, just hardly out
of high school defended their coun-
try and took up allegiance when it
was not certain',that they would
even return to enjoy, the freedom
they were defending.
They became trained quickly in
various aspects which were all
important to the war effort. They
were Marines who fought at Iwo
Jima, Army infantrymen who liber-
ated Paris, sailors who battled at
Guam, and Army Air Corpsmen
who bombed Messerschmidt facto-
ries. They were from large cities
and small cities. They previously
were students, clerks, farmers,
truck drivers and assembly work-
ers. They would become radio
operators, bombardiers, ambulance
drivers, cooks and sharpshooters.
They loved their country and
were willing to fight for the liberty
in which they enjoyed .. and they
all knew there was a price to be
paid for that liberty.
Many would return to enjoy their
freedom. But others, their buddies,
would not return. And they were
the ones who paid that extreme sac-
rifice.
But what of those who returned?
They returned to their sweethearts,
got married and raised their fami-
lies. They re-entered the work force
after being absent for two, three, or
four years. They became the
Average American.
That Average American's uni-
form was now neatly tucked away
in the cedar chest. A wooden box
held his wartime memories of
newspaper clippings, pictures and
letters. His medals, buttons and dis-
charge papers were at the bottom of
the box.
He was never boastful but always
proud of the part he played during
that time so many years ago. He
wore his American Legion and
VFW cap with pride at patriotic
ceremonies.
His hair is now white, and he
walks with the assistance of a
wooden cane that once belonged to
his father. His daily doses of medi-
cine are listed on a sheet of paper
on the kitchen table along with the
dates of his regular scheduled doc-
tor appointments.
He is looking forward to the visit
from his grandchildren and just
maybe, if they are interested, he
will bring out his wooden box and
share those times with them ... if
they are interested.
According to the Department of
Veteran Affairs, World War II veter-

ans are dying at a rate c
day. There are fewer th
of the 16 million vet
now and the youngest
in their late 70s.
All of us, even in Ha
have either had a relati
a mere acquaintance w
an. He lives at home w
ly or maybe in a nu
That 19-year-old solid
approaching or is now
The years go by so
veteran's family memb
acquaintance has mer
extremely important pa
tory ... of our heritage
a shame not to learn o
ence firsthand.
Errington. Lorime
served his country wit
ing World War II. He
and raised his family. F
how much a family
know of their loved o
experiences, there is a
thing later they will p
cover.
All of our veterans
important part in this n,
ry. It is our duty as t
daughters, relatives an
keep their honor alive.
They all have a stc
Take time to listen to
discover that wooden
memories hidden away

Editor' Note: Sandy S
was the late Ralph
Wauchula. He was in
Corps in World War 1
ambulance driver wit
Ambulance Division
Gen. George Patton
mored Division. Ricke
England, France ant
Her brother Fred Ricke
Marines and was killed
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Bowling Green Swimming Pool

Is Likely To Remai

Rafik Halim asked the city to
annex his property along U.S. 17
just south of his Fiesta Supermar-
ket.
Mark Mitchell asked about the
cityt, building a community center
that could be used by young people
and for education.
Vivian Rigsby discussed a tree
issue adjacent to her property. The
city may close an alley next to her

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vi is am- The closed Bowling Green swim-
irsing home. ming pool is not likely to re-open
iier is now and will likely be demolished and
in his 80s. filled in.
quickly. That The Bowling Green City Council
)er, friend o on June 20 discussed th .pool,
rte of ourhi which partially popped out of the
It would be ground over a year ago wlen too
It would be much water was pumped out of the
f his experi- pool during wet weather.
r Henry City manager David Elbertson
Spride dur- recommended the pool be closed
came home permanently and replaced with a
egare o recreation building at the pool site,
egarthinkdles oftheylocated at Pyatt Park north of West
thinks they Main Street.
nes military Council member David Dura-
Iways some- stanti said the city has no money to
robablydis- rebuild the pool. Bowling Green
Residents can go to the community
s played an swimming pool in Wauchula.
atie sons andhisto- Dee Williams-Tatis asked if the
d friends to city could build a small kiddie pool.
d ends to Elbertson said the city needs to
ry t share expand the sewer plant.
mry to share. Durastanti made a motion, sec-
t before you onded by Randy Mink, for the city
ibox of his manager to seek an engineering
Sin a closet, design to expand the sewer plant,
Sandy Scott which is near capacity. The motion
Wauchula passed unanimously.
cott's father The council approved a commu-
Rickels of nity development block grant plan.
the Army Air The council voted for the city to
I and was an seek a state grant to help improve
h the 480th the city.
attached to Mink said the city should contact
's 11th Ar- the Chester Grove Baptist Church
els served in to help select a name for the com-
d Germany. munity park.
els was in the The council approved adding
Iat age 18 in Ernie Briseno to the city recreation
'ar committee.

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house and give her half the alle*
property where the tree is located.
Elbertson suggested the city
write a letter to Mosaic about donat-
ing property at Johns Road for
future recreational development by
& the~:ity, which could applysfor a $1
' millidh ..sate grant., Durastan. i
thought that was an excellent idea,
Elbertson said the city needs
more recreational space for future
growth.

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All-Star Baseball Boys Still Active

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
There were a variety of results
for .the Hardee baseball teams in
All-Star action recently.
The youngest group, the 7- and
8-year old machine Pitch or AAA
team came back to win its division
and advance to the state competi-
tion.
The 9-10 Dixie Youth All-Stars
started a game on Saturday, was
rained out after three batters and
returned on Sunday to post a 14-2
win over East Lakeland. They were
slated to meet Bartow on Monday
evening, weather permitting.
The 13-14- Dixie Youth team,
also playing in Wauchula, lost an
opening game to East Lakeland 10-
0 on Saturday, but returned on
Sunday to beat Bartow 11-6, earn-
ing another game on Monday
evening, or when weather permit-
ted.
The only Hardee baseball team
yet to be in action are the 11-12
Dixie Youth, which waits until July
8 to start its game at the Bartow
Youth Complex.

MACHINE PITCH
.The 9-10 Machine Pitch team
:had to play five games to win the
District 7 championship in the tour-
nament at Aldine Combee Park
June 10-16 hosted by East
Lakeland.

Hardee 13, Wahneta 13-0
Behind the pitching of Austin
Beck and Cody Cumbee, Hardee
shut down the Wahneta offense,
recording seven strikeouts.
For Hardee, Hayden Lindsey,
Seth McGee, Kyle Hewett and
Hunter Bryant scored in the first
inning, with Lindsey stroking a
triple, McGee and Bryant singles
and Hewett a double.
Cumbee, Omar Alamia, Lindsey
and Cody Spencer added scores in
the third inning, when Cumbee led

off with a triple.
In the fifth inning, Hardee put the
game away with five runs, with
Marcus Battles, Hewett, McGee,
Spencer and Lindsey coming
around to cross home plate.

East Lakeland 5, Hardee 4
In its second game, Hardee ran
into the home team and had a much
more difficult time. In the first
inning, Beck was able to single,
steal second and ride home on an
error on a Spencer hit and single by
McGee hit.
Hardee tacked on three more hits
in the fifth inning when Beck sin-
gled and McGee, Hewett and
Bryant each doubled. The first
three scored. A sixth inning rally
fell short when the third out
occurred.

Hardee 13, Mulberry 0
In the third game, Hardee man-
aged another shut-out victory.
Hardee put at least one score on
the board each inning in the short-
ened four-inning game. Lindsey,
Spencer, McGee and Hewett each
singled and kept running for a pair
of scores in the first inning.
In the second, it was Conner
Crawford with a single. He stole
second and third and raced home
on an Austin Altman hit. In the
third stanza, Beck opened with a
single and moved along on a
Spencer hit as he was out on a field-
er's choice. McGee also singled
and was out on a fielder's choice.
Hewett and Bryant hits brought
Beck home and an error on an
Alamia hit allowed Hewett to come
home.
The final effort was an eight-run
fourth inning bat-around, with
Lindsey scoring twice and Beck,
McGee, Hewett, Bryant, Alamia
and Cumbee all crossing home
plate.

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Hardee returned the one-run win
over East Lakeland in the fourth
game of the series. Hardee got a
Beck tally in the home half of the
first in response to three runs by
East Lakeland in its first at-bat.
East Lakeland padded its lead to 4-
1 with another run in the fourth
inning.
Hardee forged ahead 5-4 with a
quartet of scores in the fifth inning.
Spencer was safe on an error and
also safe on a fielder's choice play
at second. Hewett singled and a
Bryant fielder's choice took out
McGee but allowed Spencer to
score. Hewett and Bryant scored on
an Alamia triple, and he came home
on a hit by Battles.
East Lakeland tied the score in
the top of the sixth. In the home
half of the final inning, Hewett
doubled and raced around the bases
on hits by Bryant and Altman.
Hardee 8, East Lakeland 7
With one loss each in the double-
elimination tournament, Hardee
and East Lakeland went at it again.
Early on, East Lakeland appeared
to have the advantage, scoring three
times in the third inning and twice
more in the fourth, while Hardee
managed only an Aaron Harrison
score in the third inning and one by
Lindsey in the fourth.
Hardee bounced back in the fifth
with another run, when Altman sin-
gled and advanced on an error,
enabling him to score on a Lindsey
hit. It was 5-3. In the top of the
sixth, east Lakeland put two more
runs on the board to appear ready to
win the game with a 7-3 lead.
A determined Hardee squad
made its championship run with
five runs in the home half of the last
inning. McGee doubled and
Hewett, Bryant, Alamia and
Altman followed with singles. It
was 7-7. With two away, Lindsey
singled to score Altman with the
game winner.
On the winning team were Ruben
Olmos, Dakota Altman, Crawford,
Austin Beck, Cumbee, Alamia,
Marcus Battles, Harrison, Hewett,
McGee, Austin Altman, Cody
Spencer and Hayden Lindsey,
along with their coaches Gerry
Lindsey, Chris Spencer, Alan Beck
and Justin Battles.
With its championship victory,
Hardee and runner-up East
Lakeland both qualify for the Dixie

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Youth state tournament in Callaway
on July 8-13. The 16-team tourna-
ment features the two best teams of
each of the eight districts. Anyone
who wants to help Hardee get to the
state games can call coach Gerry
Lindsey at 767-1911 or Rick Cobb
at 581-0712.

DIXIE YOUTH 9-10
The Hardee team in this division
has had only one game.
On opening day Saturday, there
were three games. At 10 a.m. Fort
Meade beat Lipscomb of
Melbourne 19-4. At 1 p.m., Bartow
beat Wahneta 5-1. Hardee began
play against East Lakeland shortly
before 3:30 p.m. but only three
players got to bat before the deluge
cancelled the game.
By the coin toss, Hardee was the
visiting team although it was host-
ing the tourney. Before Saturday's
rainfall, Jacob Bolin and Kramer
Royal had singled and scored on an
error on a Luke Palmer hit. Kris
Johnson was at bat.
Play picked up at that point on
Sunday. Johnson doubled to score
Palmer. Walks to Dalton Reas,
Tyler Hewett, Armando Alamia and
Luke Winter led to a new pitcher
for East Lakeland.
Mason Gough greeted him with a
single, Wyatt Maddox walked and
German Figueroa singled. An error
on an Eric Klein hit, a walk by
Bolin and error on a Royal hit fol-
lowed. By the time the dust settled
Hardee had an 11-run lead before
East Lakeland even came to bat.
East Lakeland got two runners on
base but stranded them. Hardee put
its final three runs on the board in
the second stanza, with Reas,
Alamia and Winter all coming
around to cross home plate, aided
by a Gough hit. It was 14-0.
East Lakeland managed a pair of
scores in the fourth inning before
Hardee again shut down the north-
ern team, winning 14-2.
Hardee players included Tyler
Helms, Bolin, Alamia, Gough,
Klein, Figueroa, Maddox, Royal,
Palmer, Johnson, Reas, Hewett and
Winter.
In other games on Sunday,
Bartow beat Fort Meade 8-1 in the
winner's bracket and Wahneta beat
Melbourne 13-2 in the loser's
bracket.
Monday evening's scheduled
games were Bartow vs. Hardee in
the winner's bracket and Wahneta
vs. East Lakeland in the loser's

bracket.

13-14 DIXIE BOYS
Hardee's oldest squad, the 13-14
boys split its first games. In the first
day's action on Saturday, Ridge
beat Bartow 4-3, Mulberry beat
Winter Haven 5-1 and East
Lakeland shut down Hardee 10-0.
Hardee had a hard time against
the East Lakeland pitcher with nine
batters going down on strikes and
several others lofting fly-outs. East
Lakeland started slowly but put one
run on the board in the fourth
inning, six in the fifth and a final
three in the sixth inning.
Playing for Hardee were Carson
Davis, Tyler Cobb, Conner Davis,
Kody Porter, Kendall Mink, Dalton
Farr, Nick Battles, Josh Rickett,
Lincoln .Saunders, Jonathan Kelly,
Jacob Mayer and Kalan Royal.
On Sunday, East Lakeland beat
Ridge 17-1 in the winner's bracket
game, and Hardee came back for an
11-6 win over Bartow in the win-
ner's bracket.
Hardee, the visitor, opened with a
half dozen first-inning tallies, with
singles by the Davis twins, Farr and
Royal, a Cobb double and walks to
Porter, Battles and Rickett.
With a dozen batters going to the
plate, six came home and three
were stranded.

Hardee added a run in the third
inning when Battles doubled and
raced home on a Rickett sacrifice.
Bartow answered with four runs
in the fourth inning on a combina-
tion of walks and hits. It was 7-4.
Hardee padded its lead with four
more runs in the top of the seventh,
and final, inning. Carson Davis led
off with a single and Cobb followed
suit. Farr singled, as did Porter.
Stolen bases, a walk and sacrifice
fly brought the first four fellows
home.
Bartow attempted to rally in the
home half of the last inning, but
managed only two runs before the
final out.
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Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC
Notice of Proposed Change
to the Ft. Green Southern Reserves
Development of Regional Impact (DRI)
There will be a joint meeting of the
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
and the
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
on
Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at 6:00 P.M.
at the Hardee County Board of County Commission Chambers, Room 102,
Courthouse Annex, 412 West Orange Street, Wauchula, Florida
Copies of the documents relating to these reports are available for public
inspection during regular office hours at office of the Hardee County Mining
Coordinator, 110 South Ninth Avenue, Wauchula, Florida, Monday through
Friday between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. All interested persons
sh*.Hhavvq;heright to be heard. In rendering its decision the Botardshall-rely
syy on~testimony that Is relevant and material. ,Although minutes of the
Public Hearing 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.
This is a Disabled-Accessible facility. Any disabled person needing to make
special arrangements should contact the County Manager's Office at least two
(2) working days prior to the public hearing.
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Board of County Commissioners

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and other costs as further provided
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County Manager, 412 W. Orange Street, Room 103, Wauchula,
Florida 33873; Phone: 863-773-9430; Fax: 863-773-0958; E-mail:
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PERSON LISTED ABOVE.

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Firefighter Leaves For Iraq
3y BRETT JARNAGIN excited about getting to go to Iraq three years in the U.S. Army before firefighter for several months. His
For The Herald-Advocate again, but I am a little nervous." joining the National Guard. last day of work, until he returns in
Javier Fernandez, local firefight- This service is nothing new to All together, Fernandez has been about 18 months was Wednesday
er and National Guardsman, will him, as this will be his second time in the service nine years. He is the son of Gloria and Polo
oon be deployed overseas in Iraq. "shipping out." In the beginning of Fernandez
"I am proud to serve my coun- the war on terror in 2003-2004 he Fernandez, who lives in Lake- e re er e ean n
r, PernnnhrP7 sidc "I really am ,was dnlnevo ed in Ira He also spent land has hppn a HTardee rnntv The firefghter will be leaving on

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July 9 for training. Three months
later he will be deployed, most like-
ly to Baghdad. "I am not at liberty
to discuss what I will be doing, but
I will be serving with Charley
Company, 2nd (Battalion) of the
124th (Division)," said Fernandez.
He adds that he will be attached
to Delta Company of the 2-124th.
Fernandez's family, friends and
fellow EMT/firefighters held a

going away party at the Wauchula
Elks Lodge on Main Street on
Monday from 11:30 a.m. to. 1:30
p.m.
"We are really proud of him here
in public safety, and are all praying
for his safe return. This is his sec-
ond tour and he is well trained, so
we know he will do well," said
Rich Shepard, Emergency Man-
agement Director.

Florida Ag Commissioner Praises Canker Compensation

Florida Department of Agricul-
ture and Consumer Services Com-
missioner Charles H. Bronson last
week expressed his appreciation to
President George W. Bush and U.S.
Department of Agriculture Secre-
tary Mike Johanns for the release of
$100 million dollars to citrus grow-
ers 'and citrus nurseries impacted by
citrus canker.
"This significant influx of money
goes a long way toward assisting
Florida growers and nurseries who
have suffered greatly from the
impact of canker as well as two
unprecedented hurricane seasons,"
Bronson said. "On behalf of our cit-
rus industry, I appreciate the presi-

dent, his administration and USDA
for providing this vital assistance to
this very important industry."
The citrus canker eradication
program resulted in the destruction
of more than 10 million commercial
citrus trees in groves and 4.3 mil-
lion trees in nurseries that were
infected with or exposed to the bac-
terial disease.
Bronson is also advising the pres-
ident and USDA that he is meeting
his commitment to homeowners
who lost citrus trees as a result of
the eradication program and have
been awaiting compensation. Gov-
ernor Jeb Bush recently signed a
budget in which lawmakers provid-
ed 3.6 million dollars for residential

compensation. When the new bud-
get year goes into effect on July 1,
the department will begin the final
phase of mailing payments to
homeowners and expects to finish
up the program by the end of
September.
"Just as citrus growers and nurs-
eries have waited patiently for pay-
ments, so have homeowners,'
Brohson said. I am very grateful
for their sacrifice and while the
eradication program has ended, I
can assure residents that our ability
to remove canker infected and
exposed citrus trees from this state
helped to protect homeowners and
the industry for years."

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COURTESY PHOTO
The Hardee Belles (ages 13-15) had to beat Melbourne twice to win the district Dixie Softball
championship. Kneeling (from left) are Chelsea Steedley, Amber Hines, Courtney Buckley,
Courtney Chason, Sierra Gee and Kayla Owens; (in middle row) Halley Marshall, Brianna Nellis,
Kaitlyn Chason, Kristina Garcia, Miranda Powell and Chelsea Harris; (in back) coaches John
Shivers, Jim Faulkner, Alan Hines and Arlene Gillis.

COURTESY PHOTO
It took five games for the Hardee Ponytails (ages 11-12) to win the district Dixie Softball champi-
onship and advance to the state competition in Belle Glade July 6. In front (left to right) are Kayla
Knight, Cassidy Knight, Summer Sisum, Kayla Powell, Courtney Parks and Elvira Servin; (in sec-
ond row) Taylor Bolin, Emma Marshall, Amanda McNabb, Sabrina Hernandez, Savannah Selph
and Kate Krause; (in back) coaches Sharri Kniqht. Doug Knight and Chip Kniqht.

Hardee Belles Handle Opposition Ponytails Hit For Paydirt
B JOAN SEAMAN Miranda Powell Kristina Garcia '

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Of The Herald-Advocate
The oldest of the Hardee Dixie
Softball teams had to battle back to
earn a district championship.
The Dixie Belles (ages 13-15)
played at Frostproof last weekend
and had to overcome a tough
Melbourne squad for the champi-
onship late Sunday.
Taking home their individual tro-
phies were Chelsea Harris,

Kaitlyn Chason, Brianna Nellis,
Halley Marshall, Kayla Owens,
Sierra Gee, Courtney Chason,
Courtney Buckley, Amber Hines
and Chelsea Steedley. Their coach-
es, John Shivers, Jim Faulkner,
Alan Hines and Arlene Gillis pre-
sented the team trophy to Hardee
Youth Sports officials on Monday
at pre-game ceremonies at the
George Heine fields.

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on the team's games.
The Belles drew a bye and start-
ed on Friday with a hard-fought 12-
8 win over Melbourne. They went
back to Frostproof on Saturday to
beat Mulberry 11-7.
There were a pair of games on
Sunday to earn the championship.
In the early game at 2 p.m.,
Hardee lost an even closer game to
Melbourne 15-12.
With one loss each, the teams
had to tangle again for the right to
bring home the winner's trophies.
After a rain delay, Hardee won the
6 p.m. game 4-1.
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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The Hardee Ponytails took five
games over four days, but outlasted
everyone else to win the first girls
district championship.
The local 11-12-year-olds started
last Thursday and continued win-
ning through Sunday to claim the
winner's team trophy and individ-
ual trophies for each of the girls.
They earned a trip to Belleview for
the state finals, with competition
beginning July 6.
The girls getting trophies and the
right to move on were honored
before Monday's Dixie boys games
at the George Heine fields. Coming

in for accolades were Kate Krause,
Savannah Selph, Sabrina Hernan-
dez, Amanda McNabb, Emma
Marshall, Taylor Bolin, Kayla
Knight, Summer Sisum, Kayla
Powell, Cassidy Knight, Courtney
Parks and Elvira Servin.
The girls, coaches Doug Knight,
Sharri Knight and Chip Knight,
traveled to Frostproof four times to
claim victory.
Hardee 11, Fort Meade 0
In their opening game on June
22, the Hardee Ponytails faced
northern rival Fort Meade. Pitcher
Kayla Knight kept Fort Meade bat-
ters at bay while she and her team-

mates put runs on the board.
In the first inning, with two outs,
the visiting Hardee team plated a
pair of runs. Krause walked and
Cassidy Knight singled. They
scored on a Selph hit. She was out
stretching for third.
It was a 2-0 game until the third
inning, when Hardee put three
more scores in the book. Powell
drew a lead-off walk. With one
away, Servin, Krause and Cassidy
Knight pushed each other along the
bases. Powell, Servin and Krause
all touched home. It was 5-0.
The final six tallies came in the
top of the fourth when 11 batters
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Crown Ford of Wauchula!
For several months the youth of Fort Green Baptist Church had worked
very hard to raise money for a week long retreat in the North Georgia
Mountains. With much anticipation and excitement lte big day arrived and off
they went in the early morning hours of June 10. Not very far up the road, the
bus they were traveling in broke down with transmission troubles. There was.
no repairing it in time to get 17 youth and 6 adult chaperones to their
destination that evening. It looked like the trip would have to be cancelled
indefinitely. Many prayers were spoken and God sent His answer by w\'ay of
Mike Mathis and Crown Ford of \Vauchula. Through their generosity and help
the transportation needs of this group \were met and they made it to their cab-
ins in north Georgia just shy of midnight. We can not say Thank You enough
for helping make our trip possible.
We would also like to thank Mark Hogenauer and Scott Reid for coming all
the way to Alachua to bring us transportation, to Kenneth Thompson for
towing the bus home'for us and to everyone who has supported us with their
donations, time, support and prayers from the beginning.
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Hardee

Living

Local Rapper

Wins Contest
Jay Robinson, 24, of Wauchula,
won the Southeast MC Battle Royal
competition held on June 10 and
sponsored by Sony.
He has a partner "Wildcat"
Michael Campbell, with whom he
will shortly come out with a CD.
Finding out about the contest on
the internet, Robinson entered the
two-day Sony competition against
15 other people. He was chosen
based on his past experience, which
included winning Florida's One
Mike-One Shot Championship last
year in Ybor City.
At the Sony contest, rappers
competed against one another to
win cash CDs and a record deal. A
contestant could lose once and
come back, but Robinson didn't
have to do that; he won all of his
rounds.
The son of Sherry White and
Jerry Robinson, Jay has two sisters
Darlene, 27, and Dalina, 19. He
hopes to receive the paperwork for
the new record deal he won within a
few weeks. If he feels it is good, he
may be moving to Nashville within
a few months to pursue his career.

COURTESY PHOTO

Emily Nora Moore became the
bride of Waylon Jack Sconyers on
Saturday, May 6, in Dunnellon.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Moore of Dunnellon.
The parents of the groom are Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Sconyers of Bowling
Green.
Officiating at the 5 o'clock in the
afternoon ceremony was Joseph
Vosberg. Nuptial music was provid-
ed by vocalist Kristi Gorsuch.
a The .churche ,ias decorated;'inii;
tfopicbal 'theme. A lighted arch
served as"il fdcaf r6int fof the saiid-
tuary and for the bride and groom.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a pearl-colored
floor-length gown adorned with
pearls. Her matching veil also was
graced with tiny pearls. She carried
a bouquet of tropical flowers
accented with bird of paradise and
hydrangeas.
Michelle Wood of Dunnellon
attended to the bride as maid of
honor.
Katie Trotter of Lakeland served
as flower girl. She wore a white
satin dress with a blue rosebud
headpiece, and carried a basket of
pink rose petals to toss along the
bride's path.
The brother of the groom, Derek
Sconyers of Bowling Green, was
best man:' Corey Tweed and Casey

Tweed, both of Dunnellon, were
ushers.
The mother of the bride wore a
purple skirt suit and a corsage of
white rosebuds with purple ribbons.
The groom's mother was dressed in
a tan skirt suit, with a corsage of
white carnations, baby's breath and
ribbons.
Following the couple's exchange
of vows, a wedding reception was
held at the Elks Lodge in Dunnel-
.:lon. ,2.
The receptionrri;all cd~iiiued "'
"-theme of the church setting, and""
was decorated with a Caribbean
flair.
Guests enjoyed a strawberry-
filled white wedding cake. The
three-tiered cake was adorned with
purple tropical flowers. A two-layer
groom's cake was chocolate, deco-
rated with chocolate strawberries.
Following a week-long honey-
moon of a southern Caribbean
cruise, the couple are at home in
Dunnellon.
Both the bride and groom are
2004 graduates of Hardee :Senior

High School in Wauchula.

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Sunday, July 2, 2006.

The Sunday morning service will begin at
10:30 am With music by The Gulf State Quart
Our guest speaker will be Joe Durrance of Zc
Springs and the great-grandson of the late
Rev. Sam Durrance. "Dinner on the Grounds"
immediately follow the Sunday morning servi
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A Daily Thought
THURSDAY
Count yourself lucky, how happy
you must be you get a fresh
start, your slate's wiped clean.
Count yourself lucky God
holds nothing against you and
you're holding nothing back
from Him.
Psalm 32:1-2 (ME)

FRIDAY
When I (John) saw Him, I fell at
His feet as though dead. But He
laid His right hand upon me,
s. saying, "Fear not, I am the first
and the last, and the Living One;
I died, andf behold. I am alive for
evermore, and I have the keys of
death and hell."
Revelation 1:17-18 (RSV)
SATURDAY
When I kept it all inside, my
bones turned to powder, my
words became daylong groans.
The pressure never let up; all
the juices of my life dried up.
Y Psalm 32:3-4 (ME)
SUNDAY
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.
ch Matthew 10:28 (NEB)
L MONDAY
Then, I let it all out; Isaid, "I'll
make a clean breast of my fail-
ures to God." Suddenly, the
e pressure was gone my guilt
dissolved, my sin disappeared.
Psalm 32:5 (ME)
TUESDAY
Jesus said to him, "I am the Way,
the Truth, and the Life; no one
comes to the Father but by Me."
John 14:6 (RSV)
WEDNESDAY
These things add up. Every one
tet. of us needs to pray; when all
olfo hell breaks loose and the dam
bursts, we'll be on high ground,
untouched.
will Psalm 32:6 (ME)

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Revised Standard Version; (PME)
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Jeremy Rogers and Jeri Cadwell,
Zolfo Springs, a seven pound nine
ounce daughter, Jaelyn Nicole,
born June 20, 2006, Florida Hos-
pital Heartland, Sebring. Maternal
grandparents are Gerald and Bessie
Cadwell of Zolfo Springs. Paternal
grandparents are Dwight Rogers of
Zolfo Springs and Judy Wright of
Sebring. Paternal great-grandmoth-
ers are Mary Nell Rogers of Zolfo
Springs and Bertha Jones of
Wauchula.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen "Queet" Harris,
Fort Myers, a seven pound three
ounce daughter Reece Elizabeth,
born April 19, 2006, Sarasota
Memorial Hospital, Sarasota. Mrs.
Harris is the former Megan Heine.
Maternal grandparents are George
and Kay Heine. Maternal great-
grandmothers are Ruth Albritton of
Wauchula and Alberta Heine
Weidman of Wauchula. Paternal
grandparents are Karen Counts of
Fort Myers, and Glen and Debbie
Harris of Arcadia. Paternal great-
grandparents are James and
Marjorie Harrison, and Ruth
Harris, all of Wauchula.

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Mr. & Mrs. Randall Solner

Catherine Parr &

Randall Solner Wed

Catherine Parr and Randall
Solner of Wauchula were united in
marriage on Sunday, April 23.
The wedding ceremony took
place at Crystal Lake Village in
Wauchula following a church ser-
vice officiated by pastor Robert D.
Winne.

Attending to the bride as maid of
honor was Sharon Waterloo. Best
man was Robert Wilday.
After a wedding trip to Ron Jon
Resort Cape Caribe in Cocoa
Beach, the couple are at home in
Wauchula.

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to
floiida Hospital, Hardee CountJ Schools, and the
entire communityfor all the support and gifts during
our time ofsorrow in the passing of one of Cods chil-
dren. A very special thank you to Robarts Funeral
Homefor a veryspecialservice. Words cannot express
how much it meant to all ofur.

Thank you all so much,
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With Michael Kelly

On a recent trip to Boca Grande, friends Chris Hanchey, Kellon
Durrance and I did not have very good luck.
Our first mistake was planning the trip a few weeks in advance with-
out looking at the tide chart. We happened to pick one of the few day dur-
ing the month where there is only one weak tide.
We planned to get up at 3:30 in the morning so we would have plenty
of time to stop and eat breakfast at the Waffle House which is a tradition
every time we go down there. Half the reason for going is just to go and eat.
For some reason or another we all overslept, and we didn't leave until
about six that morning, which wasn't that big of a deal since we had all day
to fish.
We made the hard decision to drive right by Waffle House without
stopping since we were running so late.
It was now eight o'clock, and we were just sliding the boat in the water,
only about two and a half hours past our planned time. We were all anxious
and ready to fish so we struck out for our "secret flat."
We could tell the tides were fairly low, but we figured there was plen-
ty of water to fish. After about a 10-minute run in the boat we arrived at our
first spot. Much to our surprise no other boats were fishing where we want-
ed to go. There were, however, about six boats scattered out along the out-
side edge of our spot. Not paying them any attention, we told Kellon to lay
down the hammer and get back in there.
We quickly realized why there were no boats in our spot. We peered
over the edge of the boat at about 40 miles an hour, and it looked like we
were riding across someone's yard. There was only about four inches of
water over the top of the grass. Somehow Kellon was able to turn us around
and get us out into some deeper water. We were all relieved.
I think every one of us started to remember the night two years ago that
we spent beached on a sand bar and did not want to go through that again.
We fished on the outside of the flats along the other boats that had sense
enough to not try going into the back country just yet. We fished for about
an hour without any luck.

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ney that matters in the end.
-Ursula K. Le Guin

YOUTH REVIVAL

Wednesday Friday
June 28th, 29' and 30', 2006
7:30 p.m.
Com/e Erpect-ng a Bl/e.Mng
Leave Receiving a Miracle

In Charge of Services
Guest Speakers Minister Keith Bryant
&
Minister Ray Holden
Music By New Life Assembly Musicians
all of Lake Placid, FL

First Born Church ofThe Living God
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and friends for making
touchdown this year!!!

1\1 to all her family
5th birthday a scoring

Aliyah Yasmine Bias turned 5 years old on June 19, 2006. Aliyah celebrated
with a Cheerleading themed party on June 17, 2006 at Pioneer Park.
All of Alyah's squad enjoyed a Bouncing Balloon that kept them entertained
during the event.
Guests enjoyed a Mexican Buffet, hamburgers, hot dogs. chips-n-dip, and a
variety of drinks. A cheerleading doll and two megaphones was the theme of
the cake that was enjoyed by all. All of Aliyah's little guests received a treat bag
full of goodies and broke a "cheerleader pinata" full of candy.
Aliyah would like to thank her parents Anthony and Ester Bias, paternal grand-
parents Cruz and Linda Bias, Godparents Micky Bias and Amanda Chester all
of Wauchula, her maternal grandparents Jesus and Rosa Carrillo of Zolfo
Springs, and her many cousins and friends that helped her celebrate and the
many gifts she received.

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We kept changing locations, and our bad luck continued. I did finally
get a bite and pulled in a 12-inch cigar minnow, which was definitely not
the trout and redfish we were after.
Changing locations again we found a few small trout, but nothing big
enough to keep. It was now noon, and we had exactly zero fish in the cool-
er.
The tide had still not started coming in so we tried one more spot. It
turned up like all the others. We decided to give tip and head to the Waffle
House on our way home. At least we know we didn't catch all the fish down
there so there are still plenty to go back after somewhere down there if
we can find them next time.
The saltwater fishing has actually been pretty good this summer. There
is an abundance of baitfish, and if you can find them the other fish are there,
too. Ken Sanders caught several snook and a barracuda on a recent trip.
Kevin Hanchey spent the last week down there and reports catching a lot of
redfish, but he wouldn't tell me exactly where.

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4B The Herald-Advocate, June29, 2006

Men's League Marches On

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
A pair of teams picked up twin
Swings last week to continue domi-
nance in the 2006 Men's City
Softball League.
The Regulators won twice to
move to 4-0 in Division I, while
Merill Lynch also won twice to top
Division II with a 3-0 record. Each
defeated its nearest opponent to
widen the gap in its league lead.
Games continue on Tuesdays and
Thursday at 6:45 and 8:15 p.m.,
except there will be no games on
July 4. Games are at the Recreation

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Field 4 games are Division II
competitions. In last Monday's
early game, Merrill Lynch downed
Peace River Electric Cooperative
Inc. (PRECo) 20-3.
For Merrill Lynch, Ches Graham
and Mike Carte each banged a pair
of doubles. Ray Rivas and
Graham were the only triple-tally
batters, while Carte picked up five
RBIs on a single and his pair of
doubles.
Brian Alexy, Vent Crawford and
Mike McGee were the only PRECo
players to score. Rodger Brutus
doubled and singled twice to help
his teammates. Alexy, Van Craw-
ford and Brac Wilson each chipped
in with a pair of hits.
The Monday nightcap was a
marathon, with Nicholson's Supply
outlasting Florida Fence Post 25-
22. -
Nate Lee and Jake Ehling each
homered for Nicholson's. Leadoff
batter Matt Gilliard had five hits
and Brent Gilliard and Glenn
Bergens stroked four apiece. Matt
Gilliard and Tony Roan each
crossed home plate three times.

Richie T tripled doubled and sin-
gled twice for Fence Post. Leadoff
batter Andrew Smith rounded the
bases five times, while Jason
picked up five hits and five RBIs
Thursday's early game was
another marathon, with Merrill
Lynch ousting The Krew 34-27.
Carte homered twice for Merrill
Lynch, one an in-the-park homer.
Shane P. also homered and Ray
Rivas and Roy Rodriguez each
tripled and doubled. Carte and
Ruben Rivas each circled the
based five times.. Francisco
Rodriguez and Ray Rivas crossed
home four times apiece.
Hank Butler doubled and home-
red twice for The Krew, one over
the fence and one in-the-park.
Jonathan Allison tripled and dou-
bled. Butler picked up a half dozen
RBIs and came home five times.
Dusty Massey and Weston Johnson
each scored four times.
In the Field 4 finale for the week,
PRECo won 20-10 over Fence
Post.
Brian Pohl homered twice for
PRECo. Rodger Brutus added a
solo homer. Pohl gathered six RBIs
and came home four times, while
Brutus added a trio of tallies. J.R.
Gough, Van Crawford, Mike
McGee, Derrell Henderson, and
Peck Harris, who tripled and dou-
bled twice, all came home twice.
Jason smacked a grand slam
home run for Fence Post. Scott and
Jason each had three hits. Smith
and Scott came home twice apiece.
Meanwhile, the Division I games
were on Field 3. On Monday,
Mosaic won the 6:45 game 27-12
over Mid-Florida Credit Union.
Greg Moye homered and Scott
Driskell tripled to pace Mosaic.

Austin Helms. Dana Hughes and
Alan Tubbs each doubled. Moye,
Helms and Hughes were all twin-
tally batters.
For Mid-Florida, it was Scott
Whitener with a home run and dou-
ble. Wayne Graham tripled and
doubled. Lewis Martin and Bryan
Smith were the only four-score bat-
ter. Graham, James Blum and
Whitener came home three times
apiece.
The Regulators won the 8:15
game over Robert Flores & Sons by
a 22-5 score.
Robert Clarke homered twice
and Mike Thomas hit for the cycle
with a two-run homer, triple, pair of
doubles and pair of singles for the
Regulators. Todd Rogers also
tripled. Leadoff batter Thomas fin-
ished with five runs, and Richard
Torres and Clarke scored four times

each.
Dale Roberts, Eddie Strange,
Marty Gainous, Jaime Sillas and
Bobby Flores each came around to
cross home plate for Flores & Sons.
Gainous, Ramiro Hernandez and
Eric Cobb each doubled. Abel
Vargas punched a pair of hits to
help his teammates.
Last Thursday evening, Mosaic
mauled Gomez Tree Service 41-0
in the opening game.
Robert Deuberry homered twice
and Scooter added a grand slam in
the third inning. Jimmy Ray and
Austin Helms were each five-score
batters, with Moye, Deuberry,
Hughes, Harold Smith, Jerry
Albritton and Scooter coming
home four times each.
For Gomez, Ernie Briseno,
Sergio Zamora, Jose Gomez,
Jimmy DeLaRosa and David

Navarro were all stranded.
The Thursday late game was
another thriller, with the Regulators
barely getting by Mid-Florida 26-
23.
Kent Stephens smacked a grand
slam and pair of doubles for a half
dozen RBIs for the Regulators.
Rogers added a three-run homer
and Ron Yeager a two-run shot.
Gerry Lindsey was the only four-
tally batter, with Yeager, Johnny
Long and Stephens coming around
to score three times apiece.
Blum tripled and doubled and
Martin doubled twice for Mid-
Florida. Willie Dickerson had four
hits and was safe on an error to
come around to score five times.
Graham had four hits and scored
four times and Martin, Whitener
and Durrance added three tallies
apiece.

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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NOTICE OF DRAFT PERMIT

The Department of Environmental Protection gives notice of its preparation of a draft permit
for CF Industries Hardee Complex I (North Pasture Mine), Post Office Box 1549, Wauchula,
FL 33873-1549 to discharge process wastewater, non-process wastewater, and stormwater from
reclamation areas and a waste clay settling area designated N-1. CF Industries ceased operation
of the phosphate mining and beneficiation facility at the North Pasture Mine on June 30, 1993.
Operations at the North Pasture Mine are limited to approved reclamation activities. The facility
is located at 6209 North County Road 663, Bowling Green, in Hardee County, Florida and
geographically at latitude 270 37' 51" N, longitude 810 56' 52" W.

Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit of the Department
or may submit a written request for a public meeting to Sam S. Zamani, P.E., Administrator,
Bureau of Mine Reclamation District Office, Phosphate Management Program, 8407 Laurel Fair
Circle, Tampa, FL 33610-7355 in accordance with rule 62-620.555 of the Florida Administrative
Code. The comments or request for a public meeting must contain the information set forth
below and must be received in the Department's Bureau of Mine Reclamation District Office,
Phosphate Management Program, at 8407 Laurel Fair Circle, Tampa, FL 33610-7355 within 30
days of publication of this notice. Failure to submit comments or request a public meeting
within this time period shall constitute a waiver of any right such person may have to submit
comments or request a public meeting under Rule 62-620.555, Florida Administrative Code.

The comments or request for a public meeting must contain the following information:
(a) The commenter's name, address, and telephone number, the applicant's name and
address, the Department Permit File Number and the county in which the project is
proposed;
(b) A statement of how and when notice of the Department action or proposed action was
received;
(c) A statement of the facts the Department should consider in making the final decision;
(d) A statement of which rules or statutes require reversal or modification of the
Department action or proposed action; and
(e) If desired, a request that a public meeting be scheduled including a statement of the
nature of the issues proposed to be raised at the meeting. However, the Department
may not always grant a request for a public meeting. Therefore, written comments
should be submitted within 30 days of publication of this notice, even if a public
meeting is requested.

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

The permit application file and supporting data are available for public inspection during
normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, at
the Department's Bureau of Mine Reclamation District Office, Phosphate Management Program,
8407 Laurel Fair Circle, Tampa, FL 33610-7355. Phone (813) 632-7600, extension 138 or 158
for an appointment. 629
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went to the plate. Hernandez start-
b, ed it all with a single, and McNabb
tl and Sisum followed suit, all three
., scoring on a Kayla Knight triple.
it She, Servin and Cassidy Knight all
.i, came home, leaving Bolin the only
-i runner on base when the third out
1, occurred.
bi
Hardee 18, Frostproof 3
b, On Friday, Hardee ran over the
-t home team Frostproof. In this
-t game, Hardee was the home team
o by the coin toss and only went to
. bat for three innings before claim-
b ing the win on the 10-run rule.
at Servin and Krause scored in the
first inning on walks and stolen
bases.
The second inning was an eight-
run affair with walks alternating
with solid hits by Powell, Kayla
Knight, Krause, Cassidy Knight
_and Selph. McNabb, Hernandez
and Marshall all came in to score,
too.
The third inning was another
eight-run affair in which Parks,
McNabb, Powell, Hernandez,
Sisum, Marshall, Kayla Knight and
Krause all crossing home plate.

S Hardee 11, Melbourne 9
In the first game on Saturday,
i Hardee took on Melbourne and had
to fight for an 11-9 victory.
Again the visitor, Hardee plated
four runs in the opening at-bat.
Kayla.Knight, Krause, Cassidy
Knight, Bolin and Parks each sin-
gled, with the first four batters
coming around to score. It was 4-0.
In the top of the third, Hardee got
four insurance runs with three sin-
gles, a fielder's choice, error and
4 walks bringing Servin, Krause,
.Cassidy Knight and Bolin around
to home plate. Melbourne got on
the board with its first pair of
scores. It was 8-2.
SIt a 's dnly a solo score for
Hardee in the fourth inning.
Hernandez led off with a single and
scored: on a Marshall double to
4 make it 9-2.Melbourne cut that to
9-7 with five runs on a variety of
. hits, walks and an error.
* Hardee stranded Krause in the
i fifth inning and Melbourne also left
--one runner on base.
t0, In the sixth, and final, inning,
nHardee padded its lead with anoth-
*er pair of scores. Bolin, Hernandez
and Sisum all singled, with Powell
safe on a fielder's choice in the
middle. Bolin and Powell came
home, leaving the other batters
stranded when the third out
occurred, but it was an 11-7 game.

In its last at-bat, Melbourne
attempted a rally and put a pair of
runs on the board before Kayla
Knight struck out the final batter
looking. It was her 10 strikeout of
the game.

Hardee 12, Mulberry 2
In another game on Saturday,
Hardee tangled with Mulberry and
claimed the victory.
Again the visitor, Hardee took
full advantage. Kayla Knight
opened with a solo homer. Servin
followed with a double and Cassidy
Knight tripled. She scored on a
Selph sacrifice. It was 3-0.
Mulberry responded with a its only
pair of scores to narrow it to a 3-2
game.
Hardee forged far ahead in the
third inning, with singles by Sisum,
Kayla Knight and Krause and a
double by Servin added to a trio of
walks. Sisum, Marshall, Knight
and Servin came in to make it a 7-2
game.
Hardee put the game away with a
five-run outburst in the top of the
fourth inning. Hernandez singled
and Sisum, Marshall and Kayla
Knight all walked, enabling Servin
to get a grand slam home run to
notch Hardee's 12-2 win.

Hardee 14, Melbourne 3
Melbourne had worked its way
back up the loser's bracket to earn
another shot at undefeated Hardee
in Sunday's finale. Again, Hardee
had the nod as visitor and put six
runs in the book in the first inning.
Kayla Knight, Bolin, Cassidy
Knight and Hernandez all singled
and Servin and Parks each doubled
in the bat-around which sent 12
batters to the plate. Melbourne got
a solo tally to make it 6-1.
In the second inning, Hardee
added a two-spot. Marshall and
Servin came home on a Krause sac-
rifice and Cassidy Knight single.
Melbourne made it 8-3 with its
final pair of tallies in the home half
of the second.
Hardee went to an unbeatable
advantage with six more scores in
the top of the third. Bolin, Parks,
McNabb, Powell and Kayla Knight
singled, Hernandez doubled and
Servin finished it off with a triple.
The bottom of the third and
fourth inning were uneventful, with
Hardee winning the game 14-3 to
continue its undefeated string of
victories and claim the champi-
onship trophies.
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PONYTAILS
RI' Continued From 1B

During the past we investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests:
COUNTY
June 25, a 16-year-old Longwood youth was arrested on a pick-up
order.
June 25, a vehicle stolen on Williams Road was reported..

June 24, John Douglas Patterson Jr., 47, of 871 Chamberlain Blvd.,
Wauchula, was arrested by Sgt. Lyle Hart and charged with domestic bat-
tery and simple battery.
June 24, a residential burglary on Shaw Road and a vehicle stolen on
Rainey Blvd. and Old Bradenton Road were reported.

June 23, Paulos Amogne, 22, of 676 Hyde St., Wauchula, was arrest-
ed by Corrections Capt. Jimmy Harrison on a Hillsborough County warrant
alleging failure to appear in court on a charge of gambling.
June 23, a business burglary on Merle Langford Road, thefts on
Rainey Blvd. and U.S. 17 South, criminal mischief on Moore Road and a
fight on Chamberlain Blvd were reported.

June 22, Jesus Manuel Apolinar-Cardosa, 22, of 103 N. Third Ave.,
Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. David Drake on capiases alleging failure
to appear in court on charges of violation of a domestic violence injunction
for protection, domestic battery, and two counts driving while license sus-
pended.
June 22, a 15-year-old Wauchula youth was arrested by Dep. Joe
Marble on a violation of probation charge.
June 22, criminal mischief on Hightower Lane and thefts on Dansby
Road and David Court were reported.

June 21, Drenda Kay Purdy, 34, of 386 W. Broward St., Bowling
Green, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant alleging failure to
appear in court on a charge of domestic battery.
June 21, a residential burglary on SR 64 East, burglary of a con-
veyance on Austin Lane, criminal mischief on Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue, a fight on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, and thefts on CR 665,
and Broadus Williams and Heard Bridge roads were reported.

June 20, Ariel Vallejo, 35, of 741 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.,
Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. David Drake on a warrant charging him
with violation of probation (original charge domestic battery).
June 20, Lisa Marie Mainello, 43, of 3000 Camp Rosalie Road, Lake
Wales, was arrested by Sgt. Eric Thompson on a warrant charging her with
violation of probation (original charge purchase of cocaine).
June 20, thefts on Altman Road and David Court were reported.

June 19, Billy Dean Patterson, 35, of 1052 Hummingbird Lane,
Wauchula, was arrested by Sgt. Eric Thompson on an Okeechobee County
warrant charging him with non-support.
June 19, a burglary at Reif and Old Bradenton roads, and thefts at two
locations on U.S. 17 North were reported.

WAUCHULA
June 26, Sharon Denise Griffin, of 128 N. CR 663, Ona, was arrested
by Ofc. Robert Spencer and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia
and resisting arrest without force.

June 25, Kenneth Hernandez-Cruz, 24, of 601 S. First Ave., Wauchula,
was arrested by Ofc. Kyle Bermingham and charged with domestic battery.
June 25, Stephen Chevo Rodriguez, 22, of 3876 Creek Road, Bowling
Green, was arrested by Ofc. Justin Wyatt and charged with domestic assault
and disorderly intoxication.

June 21, a theft on U.S. 17 South was reported.

June 20, a theft on Downing Circle was reported.

The following is a list of dates
and locations that Florida Highway
Patrol Troopers in Hardee and
DeSoto counties may conduct
Driver License/Vehicle Inspection
during the month of July 2006.
Week of July 01-06: Old
Bradenton Road 1/4 mile west of
Florida Ave; Airport Road 1/4 mile
south of Airport Estates St.; arid
Turner Ave. 1 mile north of Arcadia.
Week of July 07-13: SR 66, 3
miles east of Zolfo Springs; CR
769, 1 mile south of SR 72; Brown
Road 1/4 mile east of SR 31; and
North Florida Avenue 1/4 mile
north of Wauchula.
Week of July 14-20: Griffin Rd.
1/4 mile south of SR 636; SR 72,
1.5 miles southwest of SR 70; Old
Carlstrom Field Road, 1/2 mile east
of Arcadia; and Steve Roberts
Special, 1/4 mile east of SR 64.
Week of July 21-27: West Main
Street and Oak Grove; SR 31, 8
miles south of Arcadia; Hillsbor-

ough Avenue 1/2 mile south of
Arcadia; and West Main Street, 1
mile west of Wauchula.
Week of July 28-31: Lake Branch
Road, Bowling Green city limits;
SR 64 and Ona, CR 760 in Nocatee;
and Masters Ave. 1/2 mile north of
Livingston St.
Recognizing the danger present-
ed to the public by defective vehicle
equipment, troopers will concen-
trate their efforts on vehicles being
operated with defects such as bad
brakes, worn tires and defective
lighting equipment. In addition,
attention will be directed to drivers
who would violate the driver
license laws of Florida.
The patrol has found these check-
points to be an effective means of
enforcing the equipment and driver
license laws of Florida while insur-
ing the protection of all motorists.

Adopt the pace of nature: her
secret is patience.

HARDEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
FOUND PROPERTY NOTICE

Gray tombstone bearing the
following information:
Carl Hardee Born: 6/14/1910
Laid to rest: Sept 1929

If you wish to claim the above listed, or have knowledge
of the rightful owner, please contact Patricia Richey at the
Hardee County Sheriff's Office, Monday Friday 8:00 am
to 4:00 pm at 863-773-0304, ext. 230.
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BOWLING GREEN
June 25, a residential burglary on Grove Street and a theft on Willow
Avenue were reported.

June 24, Mario Lopez Santiago, 21, P.O. Box 88, Bowling Green, was
arrested by Ofc. Daniel Arnold and charged with DUI, no valid license,
attaching tag not assigned and operating an unregistered motor vehicle.

June 22, criminal mischief on Snelling Avenue was reported.

ZOLFO SPRINGS
June 22, a residential burglary on East Third Avenue and a business
burglary on Schoolhouse Road were reported.

June 21, a theft on Elm Street was reported.

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Up to six quarts of Motocraft oil. Taxes and diesel vehicles extra. Disposal
fees not included in some locations. See Service Advisor for details.
Offer valid with coupon. Expires: 6/30/06.
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Includes performance test, leak inspection and check of belts and hoses.
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ANTIQUE OAK DINING table, $500;
iron bed, $200; and other antique fur-
niture, reasonably priced. Call after
12:00. 375-2362. 6:29p
TWIN MATTRESS SET with rails, $150
OBO; 2 wood dressers, $75 ea. OBO;
table lamps and barstools, $10 ea.
OBO; upholstered rocking chair, $100
OBO. 863-767-5352 leave message.
6:29p
COUCH white leather sectional, $250.
863-781-2493. 6:22-7:6p

HELP WANTED: General labor need-
ed. Construction.Mechanical knowl-
edge a+. Valid drivers license need-
ed. Call (863) 773-2213 for application
and appointment. EOE/DFWP
6:22tfc

NOW HIRINGI Director & teacher with
CDA credentials. 149 Manley Rd., 773-
5814. Lic.#C14HA0503. 6:29-7:60
DRIVER WANTED Reliable, hard-
working service work or delivery man.
$1,000 signing bonus. 231 W. Main
St., Wauchula. Apply in person. 773-
4172. 5:11tfc

$100,000 HOUSE w/apartment. 3068
Suwanee St., Zolfo. (863) 735-1759 or
(863) 781-9306. 6:29p

GOATS 773-6945 after 6:00. 6:22-29p
FOR SALE: 4 PYGMY goats, 2 male, 2
female. 781-1947. 6:29-7:6c

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402 South 6th Avenue
Wauchula, FL 33873
A lot of style in this CB home built in 2001; 3B/2Bth;
master bedroom opens onto a large, screened back
porch; new appliances in kitchen, washer and dryer
included in sale; very spacious and located in family
neighborhood. $170,000.
15 Acre Ranch beautiful wooded acreage with 3B/2Bth
CB home, screened porch; 80x80 barn perfect for hors-
es, abundant outside storage. Just Reduced! $410,000.
COUNTRY LIVING! This 3B/1Bth, CB home is situat-
ed on 15 acres just outside of town; metal barn; nice oak
trees. Make an offer today! Listed at $400,000.
A VIEW OF THE RIVER! 2255 square feet, 3 or 4 bed-
rooms on approximately 1 acre; newkitchen, floors and
baths! $225,000.
SPACIOUS 4B/2Bth home on 2.5 lots, 3397 sq. ft., 2
fireplaces, spacious rooms including family, dining, liv-
ing and 2 utility rooms; 12x15 workshop with electrici-
ty. $250,000.
NEW PRICE! 17 Acres and lovely 3B/2Bth Brick home;
beautiful ceramic tile floors, fireplace, large kitchen and
much more; entrance has satellite gate and alarm sys-
tem. $455,000.
ONE OF A KIND! Beautiful country home one mile
from town on 2.5 acres; latest upgrades; 4B/2Bths.
$395,000.
Commercial corner lot; 90x1139, high and dry ready for
building. PRICE JUST REDUCED! $200,000.
RENTAL PROPERTY Large home has one apart-
ment plus possible studio apartment on back; quiet
neighborhood; yard has large oaks. $100,000.
WALK TO SCHOOL AND SHOPPING! 2677 sq. ft.
stucco home, recently renovated; 3B/2Bth, inside utility,
fireplace. Make an offer today!
RECENT PRICE REDUCTION on this 4B/1.5Bth
home, inside utility, garage; located in family neighbor-
hood. Listed at $150,000.
CHARM, LOCATION AND CONVENIENCE! This
3B/2Bth, 1838 sq. ft. home is well maintained and ready
for new owners; carpet/ceramic tile floors, some furni-
ture included in sale; nice yard with automatic sprin-
kler system; new roof; metal storage and boat shed.
$165,000.

Bus. (863) 773-0007
Fax: (863) 773-0038
www.lambertrealty.net
Delois Johnson

WINTER VISITORS OR SMALL FAMILY look no
farther! 3B/2Bth D/W home comes with some furniture,
12x20 concrete floored workshop with electricity and
water, nice lot with plenty of fruit trees. See today!
$126,000.
2B/1Bth M/H, located on nice, large lot; storage shed.
Listed at $50,000.
6 ACRES, road frontage; large oaks, fruit trees, one
acre pond and 4" well; beautiful homesite or weekend
retreat! $110,000.
40 Acres of native pasture; paved road frontage; nice
scattered oaks. Call for more information.
120 acres of beautiful, high and dry land; located in
eastern Hardee County; development potential; good
hunting. Call today for details.
Well, septic, and electricity already in place on this 6
Acre tract; beautiful, large oaks, small creek runs
through the west part of property; perfect building site.
Call for details.
10 Acres in Duette Area; property is fenced and has a
12" well. Call for details.
NEED A PLACE TO BUILD? This 4 Acre tract with 2
wells, electrical hookup, septic tank, fenced on 3 sides -
is ready for new construction or mobile home. $90,000.
IDEAL HOMESITES! One 5 acre tract @ $90,000 and
One 9.50 acre tract @ $171,000 high and dry; on coun-
ty maintained road; two 2" wells.
Western Hardee County 5 acres cleared with 6" well;
convenient location. $100,000.
Commercial lot, Highway 17, busy location. $75,000.
STATE ROAD 66 Commercial corner lot and 1200 sq.
ft. building. Listed at $175,000.
4 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL property plus suite of
offices, fruit scales, outdoor workshop/shed, fenced;
located just outside of city limits. $198,500.

SERVICE YOU CAN COUNT ON

DORIS S. LAMBERT, G.R.I., Broker
ASSOCIATE: DELOIS JOHNSON.............773-9743
ASSOCIATE: MIKEY COLDING..............781-1698
ASSOCIATE: CHARLOTTE TERRELL...781-6971

KENNETH A. LAMBERT, Broker
ASSOCIATE: MICHAEL ADAMS ......781-2413
ASSOCIATE: DAVID McCLINTOCK.781-1226
ASSOCIATE: RHODA McCOY............781-7230
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Hiring Immediately
Central Florida Health Care, Inc.

Avon Park Center

Outreach Specialist Computer skills in
Publisher, Excell and Power Point. Able to work
evening and weekend for schedules activities.
Experience in health care or community services pre-
ferred. Bilingual a plus.

Perinatal Outreach Worker Provide OB intake,
hospital outreach, perform standard nursing skills.
Computer literate, good oral and written communica-
tion skills, travel to other centers. LPN with valid FL
License. Prefer 1 year hospital, medical/surgical expe-
rience.
Comp. salary, excellent benefits, pension plan. Corporation
pays for LTD & life insurance. Send Resume to: CFHC, 950
CR 17A West, Avon Park, FL, 33825, Fax # (863) 452-3011.
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Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. (FINR),
in Wauchula, is now hiring for the following positions.
Applicants must be at least 18 yrs of age & have a
minimum of a HS Diploma/GED.
THERAPISTS PT/PTA/OT/COTA Current FL
licensure & exp is required. PT and FT positions available.
CASE MANAGER BA in Social Work, Healthcare
or related field required. 3-5 yrs experience preferred.
CLINICAL SECRETARY 1 yr. transcription &
clerical/medical experience helpful. WordPerfect or
Microsoft Word required. Must be able to type 55 wpm.
CLINICAL SECRETARY ASST. 1 yr. admin or
clerical experience required. Knowledge in the Internet,
WordPerfect and/or Microsoft Word required.
ACCTS PAYABLE/PAYROLL CLERK Process
all aspects of payroll and A/P. BA in Business or related
field pref. 3-5 yrs related exp required.
RECREATIONAL COORDINATOR- Provides
on/off campus recreational activities for clients. Min., of 1
yr exp in recreational planning or exp with direct care spe-
cial needs population. BA preferred.
ACTIVITY COORDINATOR- COTA pref. Exp in
Occ. Therapy or VOC activities required. Exp w/brain
injuries or special needs a plus.
STAFF TRAINER- BA with a min. of 1 yr working in
the Health Care field. Prefer Certified CPR/1" Aid
Instructor & PCM Master Instructor.
C.N.A.- Current FL licensure & exp req. B, C, w/end
.shifts.
UTILITY SERVICE TECH- Electrical, plumbing &
tile work. Prefer 3-5 yrs exp.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECH- Trash removal, supply
deliveries & misc. cleaning duties.
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES ASST- Provide direct
care to clients. Must be patient, reliable & trustworthy. C
shift & weekends avail. No exp required.

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FULL JEEP soft top, spice tan, great
condition. 781-0609. 6:29c
WASHER AND DRYER, $150; refriger-
ator, $75; stove, $75. Call 773-4030 or
375-2927 after 6:00 p.m. 6:29p
3 WHITE DOVE. 735-0881. 6:22-29p
LAYING HENS and fresh eggs. Eggs
$1 a dozen. 228 Airport Road. 773-
3168. 6:22-29p
FOR SALE: NEW CHAR BROIL grill,
$100 OBO. 773-9122. 5:25-6:29p

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935 FERNLEAF DR., $30,000; 945
Buttonwood Dr., $25,500; 934
Evergreen Dr., $29,900. Riverview
Subdivision. 6:29tfc
3 BR IN THE country, 6 miles east of
Zolfo off Hwy. 66. $375/month for 3
months. Days (863) 453-4550 -
evenings (863) 399-3333. 6:29-7:6p
2 BEDROOM SINGLE wide mobile
home, $8,995. Crystal Lake Village.
773-3582. 6:8-7:6c

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2002 Daewoo Nubira
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Gary Delatorre Broker
(863) 773-2122
FAX (863) 773-2173

SDonna Steffens, Associate
Jerry Carlton, Associate
Richard Dasher, Associate
Dane Hendry, Associate

781-3627
375-2887
773-0575
381-2769

Donna Steffens

Classifieds

2 & 3 BEDROOM MOBILE homes from
$450/month and up, plus deposit, no
pets, quiet family park, close to ele-
mentary school In Wauchula. Call
today (863) 698-4910. 6:8-29c
3/2 M/H, 1300 sqft., home is practical-
ly brand new. Completely remodeled
inside and out, new kitchen, laminate
flooring, new carpet, landscaped,
shed, cement drive, etc. Downing
Circle. (863) 245-1066. 6:29-7:27p

14x56 IN PARK. Can be moved. 767-
8822 or 773-6414. 6:15tfc

GREAT WITH KIDS. 2 Cur dogs free to
a good home. 773-3671. 6:29nc

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requires that all cats and dogs sold in
Florida be at least 8 weeks old, have
an official health certificate, have nec-
essary shots and be free of parasites.
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Help Wanted
Secretary/Customer Service.
Phone & People skills required. Must have comput-
er experience. Paid vacations and holidays.
Drug Free Workplace
Apply in person at:

Coker Fuel, Inc. 231
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2001
Chrysler Concorde
90,000 actual miles

20Sus

Great for vacation

1999 Dodge Durango
V8, 4x4, 72,000 original miles

2001 Chevy Lumina
super clean

375-4441
U.S. Hwy. 17
Bowling Green (across from Presto)

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No Interest Chage
No Finance Charge

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Jimmy Hill

Se Habla Espanol

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MAKING REAL EsTATE REAl. EASY.'
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Office hours 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

COMFORT TO SMILE ABOUT! And we know you'll smile
when you see this inviting 20-acres. It also includes an
older mobile home. The scenery consists of oak trees to
hang your hammock and relax. There's more! Call for
more details! $375,000.
DO YOU NEED LAND? I have a 6.6-acre tract that Is
just right for you! $105,000.
DOGGONE GOOD DEAL! This 3-bedroom/2-bath home
includes a.yard for a dog to run and a privacy fence,
plus a large, screened front porch. All this for a pet
friendly price of just $179,900. Call for more frisky facts!
SECLUSION A MUST? Then relocate to the peace and
quiet of this hide-away located on Golden Oaks Road.
9.7 acres. Priced to sell at only $80,000.
TWO BEDROOM/ONE BATH HOME. Comes with 2.5
acres on Hwy 636 East. $200,000.

NOTHING SPARED. Best of everything has gone Into SEVEN SEAS RESTAURANT Located in Fort Meade on
this compelling 3-bedroom/2-bath home in Knollwood. Hwy 17 in a great location, plenty of parking, fully fur-
This immaculate home has tile floors, a large family nished and ready for new ownership. Owner very moti-
room, and a large yard to go with it. Only thing missing vated to sell. Call Donna WITH YOUR BEST OFFER.
is you and your family! Call to complete the picture!
$225,000. PRICE REDUCED! 4-bedroom/2-bath home on 5-acres.
---- Owner Is motivated to sell! Buy It now for only $175,000.
COMMERCIAL LOT IN THE CITY Great location within----
the city limits in Zolfo Springs. 100 x 155. Act fast! OWNER SAYS SELL! 2005 manufactured home with 3
$35,000. bedrooms and 2 baths on completely fenced 5 acres
S--- w/pond and 12 Inch well. Also comes with a Ford 1700
BRING YOUR HAMMOCK! Snooze under the Trees of Diesel Farm Tractor. Owner motivated to sell. $174,500
this 6.5 ac of wooded parcel. New Home site cleared. MAKE YOUR BEST OFFER Call Donna.
Brand new fencing, deep well, pump, and power.--
$179,000. HUCK FINN'S DREAM. Kids will love having their own
--- creek to play In! This 20 ac w/10 ac of orange grove
EXCUSE ME, PLEASE. I'm still searching for the right has enough room for the horses and kids. $400,000.
words to describe the wonder of this 3BR/2BA manu- --
factured home on 6 AC for $72,500. See what I mean! LET THE HORSES RUN. On this 5 acres In THE GOLDEN
Call today! OAKS on Tall Oaks Trail just south of Zolfo Springs.
DID YOU KNOW! That when you pick a Realtor to help DRIVE BY AND SEE. Must see to appreciate all the value
you sell your property. The transaction goes much eas- of this concrete block 3BR/1BA home on large lot with
ier. We help buyers qualify, extra building lot. Call Donna for location. $159,000.

TWO NEW FEATURES OF THE WEEK!
- 2BR/2BA mobile home located at Charlie Creek Mobile Home Park $45,000.
Will not last long!!! CALL DONNA TODAY!
- 3BR/2BA concrete block home located within Wauchula city limits excellent location,
close to schools and shopping. $105,000.6:29
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NEW FURNITURE
FOR LESS!
Lamps $17, 100-Barstools $39 up,
50-Desks $97 up, 3 Pc Dropleaf dinette
$197, 50-table and 4 chairs $397 up,
200-Recliners $297 up,
50-2 Pc Sofa & Loveseat sits $687 up,
50-TV Ent. Centers $167 up, 2 Pc
Queen Bed Set $297 up, 50-4Pc bed-
room sets $387 up, 3 Pc Livingroom
tables $97 up,
100-Headboards $79 up.
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LOOKING FOR HOMES for 1 kitten, 1
cat, 3 dogs. Contact All Creatures
Animal Hospital. 773-9215 or stop by
and see. 6:29-7:6c

ADOPT A PETI 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
Scall 773-3265 or more information.
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NOW RENTING!
THE PALMS APTS.
ATTENTION FARM WORKERS
4 Bedroom Apartments
Located at:-701 La Playa Drive
Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Monthly rent from $570 + utilities
Occupancy restricted to households with one family member receiving 50%
or more of their gross annual income from farm labor activities.
For Rental Info & Applications
The Palms at 863-773-3809
(TDD #1-800-955-8771)
Equal Housing Opportunity.
AHORA ARQUILANDO!
ATENCION TRABAJADORES DE FINCA
THE PALMS APARTMENTS
4 cuarto
Localizado en: 701 La Playa Drive
Horas de Oficina: Lunes y Vieres de 9:00 AM 5:00 P.M.
Mensualidades de renta comenzando de $570 + utilidades
Apartamentos designados para jos encapacitados y desabilitados.
Intalarse es restrict a un miembro de familiar que reciban el 50% o mas de
Ingreso grueso annual en actividades de labor en agriculture.
Para information de renta o solicitudes
Llame, The Palms al: 863-773-3809
(TDD #1-800-955-8771)
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Realtor
220 N, 6th Avenue Wauchula, Florida 33873
(863) 773.333Z, Fax: 863) 7730144
O.R. (Tny) Flores, Broker, toiy@floresrealty.net
Oralia D. Flores, Broker, oralla@floresrealty.net
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This Lovely Home is Ready forIt's New Family 4BR/3BA1980 AHoimiekih
Central Air & Heat, Ceramic Tile & Carpet, Inground Pool, Fienc4cy yard,
Well for Irrigation. 2,129 heated sq. ft. This home is in excellent cnition, ve
clean and in desirable neighborhood. Being offered at'$239,00.
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REDUCED 2BR/1BA, 1,024 sq. ft. heated,
Central Air & Heat in Wauchula with nice priva-
cy fence. Good starter home. Asking $115,000.
Deed Restricted Premium Home Sites! Four 5
acre tracts now available 3 miles east of
Wauchula. 1 with pond, 1 with 2 wells and all
tracts front Main Street (State Road 64) call for
Details. Offered at $24,500 per acre.
More Premium Home Sites! Three 5 acre tracts
(FR-Zoning) located 2 miles south of Wauchula of
Johns Road. Property is cleared and good paved
road frontage. Being offered at $27,500 per acre.
Home in Riverview 2BR/1BA Fully Renovated
Interior CB home with central air & heat on
100x125 fenced lot. REDUCED $130,000.
Duplex in Zolfo Springs Great investment
opportunity 4BR/2BA total with Central Air &
Heat.
Move Back to the Country 3BR/2BA 2005
Doublewide Mobile Home on 5 Acres in Zolfo
Springs. Large front & back porch, pond, horse
stalls and a small workshop. Call our office today
for all the details. Being Offered At: $179,900.
Great Home for a Great Price Nice home for a
large family 4BR +Den/2BA, 1,892 sq. ft. heated
with inground pool, 2 sheds, open area in the rear,
some private and chainlink fencing on 2.5 Acres.
1/3 mile from Lake Hendry. Located 6 miles east
of Ft. Meade, Florida. MLS#: 183867 $249,000.

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Spacious Home + Acreage 3BR/2BA, 2 Car
Garage Large Home with large pole barn and a
fishing pond. New Carpet & New Paint. Plenty
of room for enjoying a country lifestyle within a
bike ride to town. MLS#: 184963.
Asking:$485,000.
REDUCED- Must See To Appreciate -
Brand New 2006 Doublewide 3BR/2BA,
Fireplace, Very Nice Kitchen Cabinets and
Countertops, Big back yard with oak trees on
paved road. Call us for all the details. Asking
$92,000.
Wife pleasing brand new home 3BR/2BA,
2,000 sq. ft. of living area, Central Air & Heat,
Fireplace, Beautiful Kitchen with plenty of cab-
inet and counter space. Home is on 4.81 acres
with two ponds, Great country setting. Home is
still under construction. Call today for more
details. Asking $332,500.
Nice 2002 DW 3BR/2BA, 1,296 sq. ft. on 1
AC in Fort Green. Asking $96,000.
Come and Take a Look at this Beautiful
Property 3BR/2BA CB home with approxi-
mately 2,200 sq. ft. of living area and a 2 car
garage. Located just west of Wauchula on 10
acres. Close to schools, shopping and downtown.
Home has new roof, new insulation, new stucco
and fresh paint. Take a look at it today call for
your appointment. Asking $469,900.

WE BUY HOMES & LOTS ANYWHERE IN
HARDEE COUNTY TOP PRICE CASH. QUICK CLOSINGS.
Contact After Hours
ey Adam Flores (863) 781-4585 John Freeman (863) 781-4(
anda Mishoe (863) 781-3587 Steve Lanler (863) 559-93
a Douglas (863) 781-3247 Jessie Sambrano (863) 245-68
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NICE NEIGHBORHOOD. Great location for building a
new home. 5-acre tract on Stenstrom Rd. Close to
Hardee Senior High School. Call Dane. $200,000.
ANCIENT PROVERB SAYS "HE WHO WAITS, MAKES
LANDLORD RICH". Wise starter home In Bowling Green
2 bedroom/I bath. Just reduced to an Incredibly low
price of $55,000.
LE DEAL In any language this 285.2 Sq. Ft. Hwy.
frontage, commercial property on 1.5 Ac. Excellent
place for storage units or a new business. To translate
Into ownership call Donna. Make your best Offerl
$275,000.
PROUD FIRST STEPS. Take yours In this easy-to-buy
2001 3 bedroom 2 bath Manufactured home on .88
acres. it Is set at a great price and a motivated seller,
don't toddle! Run to see! Call 773-2122 for more Infor-
mation. $140,000.

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5 ACRES IN the country includes 2
mobile homes, all set up. Rent one,
live in the other. Financing available.
N. Nursery Rd & Jean Dr. 453-4550
days, 399-3333 evenings. 6:29-7:6p
OWNER FINANCING LOTS: DeSoto
communities. 10% down plus closing.
Peace River Acres $45,900, down
$4,590, $345/mo. Sunny Breeze:
Harbor with boat drop and golf cours-
es $48,900, down $4,890, $367/mo.
(941) 358-5325. 6:29-7:27p
WE BUY HOMESI Stop foreclosure.
We can help! Call Mike/Stephanie
(407) 474-2388 or (813) 719-6263.
6:8-7:6p

DESOTO COUNTY 5 acres on paved
roads, $150,000. HARDEE COUNTY -
1 acre on SR 64, $39,900. www.land-
callnow.com 1-941-778-7980/7565.
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DESOTO COUNTY 80 acres will split.
$20,000 per acre. www.landcall-
now.com 1-941-778-7980/7565.
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4-WHEELERS FOR SALE! 2005 250
Polaris Trail Blazer, $2,000; 2004 125
Yamaha Blaster, $1,500. 863-698-
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secluded, $500/week. Bring toothbrush. Call Bart
65 Acres Citrus 1/2 Hamlin, 1/2 Valencia. Good producer good micro system.
Commercial 4 Lots Hwy 17 $225,000. Bowling Green.
160 ac.-120 ac. citrus/40 ac.woods. 2 wells w/jets. Lots of rd. fmtg. $14,000/ac.
House in Bowling Green. 4BR/2Bth on Big lot. $160,000.
18.9 ac. Ft. Green, C-2 Zoning, Hwy 62 Frontage, frame home incl., $500,000.
57 ac. total. 38 ac citrus w/2wells, microjet and 19 ac. in woods $14,000 per ac.
37 ac.- 1/2 pasture, 1/2 Hamlin on Swingle, micro irrigation. $14,000 per ac.
75 ac. total w/55 ac. citrus, deep well, microjet, Ft. Green area, $1,000,000.
40 ac. citrus, well, microjet, hard road fmtg., can divide, $21,000 per ac.
5 ac. wooded, paved road, close in, 160'x1320', $18,000 per ac.
5 ac. Ft. Green area, view of phosphate lake, $21,000 per ac.

Classifieds

1988 HOLIDAY RAMBLER, Presiden-
tial Edition, 5th wheel, $7,000 OBO.
781-3090. 6:29-7:6c

WAREHOUSES, SEVERAL DIFFER-
ENT sizes. Jack Ullrich Warehouses.
773-6448. 6:29c
VERY NICE 1 B/R EFF. APT. shared
washer & dryer; satellite T/V available,
$600/mo. plus $300 security deposit.
Includes utilities. No pets. C/HA.
Completely furnished. 863-375-4424.
6:29-7:6p
3 BR/2 B. No pets. No smoking. $850
month/lst. & last plus $500 security.
781-1528. 6:29tfc
2 BR/1 BA HOUSE, 3 acres, com-
pletely remodeled, 1st last/security
$700/month. (305) 970-1957. 6:22-29c

* FT. MEADE***
Several very nice apartments avall-
able in nice neighborhood. Suitable
for adults. Call Shella 375-9988, 285-
7203,781-4927. 6:8tfc

DIVORCE
BANKRUPTCY

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863-314-0846
(non-lawyer) ,:,

Home-based Hardee County Magazine.
No experience necessary.

Approximately 40 acres. Call for information.
We Have Buyers!

We Need Listings!

S Topsy See, Broker Vanette See, Realtor Associate [
Or email us at: TSEEREALESTATE@yahoo.com 6:296

JIM SEE REALTY, INC.
206 North 6th Avenue, Wauchula, FL 33873
Office (863)773-0060 Evening (863)773-4774
www.jimseerealty.com
James V. See, Jr., Broker James V. See, Sr., Broker
TWO 1 Acre tracts available in a new development area. Deed restricted.
Asking $37,500 each.
,
4.8 Acre deed restricted homesite. Large oak tree on property
with a 6" deep well. Listed for $99,000.
Recently remodeled home on 1.1 acres. 3 BR/2 BA, new flooring
and cabinets. 3 car garage! Asking $228,000.
Gorgeous 45 acre grove 7 miles east of town.
Great price at only $15,000 per acre!
264 acres! 5 miles east of town. Includes grove and two houses.
Great investment! Call for details!
13.83 acres of grove and house. This great property comes with an
adorable 1 or 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 BA frame house and pole barns.
Asking only $350,000.
4.8 Acres. Beautiful homesite close to town. Deed restricted.
Now only $91,000.
Good home sites on paved road! Three 5-ac. tracts on Parnell oad.
Listed for $19,500 per acre!
122 acres development property on US 98 near US 27.
Good quality citrus grove. Offered at $20,000 per acre!
83 ac. close to golf course and town. Frontage on two County roads.
Currently zoned FR-1. $20,000 per acre.
POLK COUNTY 37 acres on Lake Lizzie. $1,100,00.
REDUCED! Perfect location close to town off Popash Road! 2,514 total SF,
3 BR, 2 bath, open floor plan, CBS/stucco home on 5 beautiful acres! Lots
of beautiful old oaks! Deed restricted. Call Mary Rollins to see! $295,000!
OWNERS HAVE MOVED! READY TO SELL! 3 BR/2 BA cedar home on
approximately 1.52 acres within 1 mile of town. Beautiful home with many
upgrades. Recently repainted. Country living close to town.
REDUCED TO $265,000!

ADULT PARK Crystal Lake. We have
RVs for sale and rent. Some can be
moved. 767-8822. 3:16tfc
ATTENTION The Federal Fair
Housing Act Prohibits advertising any
preference or limitation based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status or national origin, or
the intention to make such a prefer-
ence or limitation. Familial status
includes children under 18 living with
parents or guardians and pregnant
women. tfc-dh

IS ALCOHOL CAUSING a problem?
Call Alchoholics Anonymous in
Hardee County at 735-2511. Several
weekly meetings. dh
NEED A WELL OR HAVE PUMP
TROUBLE? CALL
ULLRICH'S PITCHER PUMP
For complete well, sales, service and
installation, call (863) 773-6448.
7:18tfc

Seeking ALL Positions
Cooks
Waitresses
Bus Boys
Hostess
Dish Washers
Call Today!
(305) 970-1957

Mojitos
The Original Cuban Cafi

I Se B .-e(83). 7816

1, 2, 5, 10, 20 Acre Tracts Available. Call for information.
20 beautiful acres, homesite, investment, pasture. Minutes from Wauchula,
great location $15,500. per acre.
20 Acres producing citrus grove. 2300' 3BR/1.5 Ba block Home in West;
Hardee. Great out buildings 2 wells, production records available. $487,900..
Briarwood: Beautiful 3/2 on 1/2 ac. Den, formal sitting room, 10' ceilings,
open floor plan, 2 car garage. Deed restricted, stable area. $349,900.: :
67 ac. beautiful woods and pasture. Within 1/2 Mi. of College, Best
Western and Projected growth area. 600' from Peace River $15,000 per ac.
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20 acres Peeples Lane with good Double Wide M/H. $350,000.
Commercial lot, 75x169, with rental home in Ona $69,500.
421 Grape St. BG 3/1, central H/A, CB $65,000.
309 Illinois Ave. Large frame home. 4/2. Large lot. $67,500.
509 Peace Dr., 2/1. H/A, nice lot. $80,000.
5 acres Prime location. Vandolah Rd and Dink Albritton Rd. $110,000.
319 SE 7th St., Ft. Meade, large lot, 3/2 with fair, like i'; $165,000.
15 acre grove, irrigated, tiled, Rhynn Road, $300,000.
1 acre in Ona with 1/2 zoned C-1 includes 3 rental houses at $900 per
month. $140,000.

LA OFICINA DE RUTHY
RUTHY'S OFFICE
Notaria Publica-Notary Public Impuestos-Taxes *
Servicios Miscelaneos-Misc. Services
Immigracion-Immigration
501 N. 7th Ave./P.O. Box 565 426 S. Brevard Ave.
Wauchula, FL 33873 Arcadia, FL 34266
(863)767-1362 Office (863)993-4400 Office
(863)767-0706 (863)993-4401
(863)767-1296 FAX cl297 (863)993-4405 FAX
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Help Wanted
Transition Specialist needed for year-round mid-
dle and high school in girl's juvenile justice pro-
gram in Bowling Green. Duties include transition
paperwork, guidance counseling, substituting for
absent teachers, etc. Teacher certification
required. ESE certification preferred. $32,500
with 50 paid days off annually and excellent ben-
efits.
Fax resume to A. Briseno at 863-375-2017
or e-mail to hr(@hsainc.org EOE/DFWP
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107 W. Main Street
TopsySee Wauchula, FL 33873
REAL ESTATE 773-594

New Listing: Beautiful 4BR/2BA Double Wide MH on 1 1/4 AC. Porch
built across back. This is a must see $136,500.
New Listing: Very nice 2BR/2B DW Mobile Home sits on 1/2 ac. and
lot With 22x32 garage w/1/2 bath. Also screened patio. New roof in 05.
Appliances including washer & dryer. Mostly furnished. $95,000.
10 acres prime property close to Wauchula. $93,000 Reduced to
$21,500 per acre.
Beautiful homesite. You can hide away in this approx. 8.7 acres of
wooded property with creek and Oak hammock. Call for more infor-
mation.

IN C. RE A L T 0 R S
(863) 773-212V

REALTORS
JOE L. DAVIS
JOE L. DAVIS, J
JOHN H. O'NEA

Kenny Sanders
See more listings at www.joeldavis.com
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

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4 BR, 2 bath home in Golfview with 300 ac. grove, Desoto Co. Hamlin.
2457 living SF. New A/C, 1 yr old on Cleo, Valencia on Swingle.
roof, in ground screened pool, $5,000,000!
landscaped yard, and appliances.
$250,000! 27 ac. Hamlin grove. Eastern
Hardee Co. $15,000/ac!
20 ac. Hamlin grove between Avon Hardee Co. $15,000/ac!
Park & Wauchula. Mostly young PRICE REDUCED! Two 6 ac.
trees, increasing in production with tracts in southern Hardee Co.
micro-jet irrigation. $260,000! $96,000 each. Beautiful pasture,
fenced and deed restricted. One
Great investment! 3 BR, 2 bath, CB tract has small lake. Buy all 12 acs.,
home on large corner lot in no deed restrictions for $180,000!
Wauchula. $82,000!
Experience native Florida with this
Two wooded 1 ac. tracts in the 23 ac. parcel east of Zolfo Springs!
Inverness area. Two minutes from Road frontage on three sides and
boat landing to the Withlacootchee. plenty of trees make this property
One tract has well, septic & electric attractive. Only $276,000!
plus fill for your home.$60,000!
3BR, 2 bath CB home on 5 acs.
PRICE REDUCED! 4 BR, 2.5 bath with paved county road frontage.
brick home on 4 acs. has dble Screened porch and above ground
paved road frontage. Minutes from pool. New barn and round pen, per-
Zolfo Springs. Many extras and o r h orse. Co nenen ae
many new amenities. Call today for fect for horses. Conveniently located
full details. NOW $329,000! midway between Sebring and Zolfo
Springs $375,000!
18 acs. prime development. South
side of Bowling Green. Future land Ten 5-6 ac. tracts. Friendship area
use is Highway Mixed Use. of Hardee Co. Owner financing.
$622,000! Some deed restrictions. $125,000
Ready for your new home! Three 5 each!
acre tracts in western Hardee Co. Great buy on this home and extra
Asking $100,000 each! Make your lot in Sebring! 2 BR, 1.5 bath, C1
offer today. Owners motivated! home includes 2-bay metal garage
Take part and locate your business w/electric service & storage shed.
in this growing commercial area! Located across from Orange
450' on North Florida Ave. Zoned Blossom Lk boat ramp. Adjaceal
commercial. $360,000! 75'x125' lot included!. $175,000!

Realtor Associates
(863)781-9495 Ben Gibson
(863)781-1851 Bruce E. Schackelford
(863)781-1423 John H. Gross
(863)781-3069 Jerry Conerly

(941)737-2800
(941)725-1358
(863)273-1017
(863)445-0662 6:29c

Joe L.Dawis

Customer base established for you. Training.
Net $75k.
Retiring. $39,900.
(941) 539-4353

Mary Rollins
Joseph F. Smith
S Robert Jones
Tanya Dubberly

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Classifieds

'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

HOSPICE
OPPORTUNITIES
Discover a richly satisfying
and rewarding future where
compassionate profession-
als like you make a positive
difference in the lives of
hospice patients and their
families every day. Join us
in one of the following
opportunities based out of
our Sebring office:
ARNP
Provide primary or consultative
hospice and palliative care
services to patients and families
in Highlands/Hardee counties
under the protocol of our medical
services director and team; and
participate in interdisciplinary
team decisions.
LPN
Full-tinme LPN needed to provide
continuous care to patients and
families in home, nursing home
or ALF settings. Spend entire
shift at the bedside with one
patient providing direct, personal
care. 4p-12a.
Our team members receive a
competitive salary and out-
standing benefits package,
including 28 days of paid time
off your first year, in-house
CEUs, tuition reimbursement,
retirement plan, mileage and
much more!
For consideration, please call
(800) 464-3994 or fax resumes
to (863) 687-6977.
EOE, DFWP cl6:29c

ATTENTIONI State Statutes 489-119
Section 5 Paragraph B and Hardee
County Ordinance 87-09 Section 10
Paragraph D require all ads for any
construction-related service to carry
the contractor's license number.
dh
OSTOMY, COLOSTOMY, AND ideosto-
my supplies now in stock at Pete's
Pharmacy. tfc
DO YOU HAVE a problem with drugs?
Narcotics Anonymous meets Monday
nights 7 p.m. at St. Michael's
Catholic Church, Heard Bridge Rd.,
Wauchula and Tuesday, Friday and
Saturday nights 7 p.m. at First
Methodist Church, Corner of Grape &
Church St., Bowling Green.
7:18tfcdh
LET US PICK up junk cars out of your
yard. Will buy old farm tractors.
Crooms- 773-0637. 2:24tfc
B SEE
SOUND
PRO-AUDIO for any event. 773-6375.
www.bseesound.com. 6:15-10:26p

Our company is tak-
ing applications for
plant laborers. Must
be able to lift 50 Ibs.
and work 40+ hours
per week.

Apply at Florida
Fertilizer Co., Inc.
We are a Drug-Free

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Workplace.

NOTICE OF SALE

July 1, 2006 12:00 Noon

Personal property in the following units will be sold to the
highest bidder to satisfy rental liens in accordance with
Florida Statute Section 83.801-83.809. Contents may
include:.:hous.eold, iir$, nothing, closed cartons, etc. The
sale will take plaoe-at? 249 Airport Road, Wauchula, FL on
July 1, 2006 at 12:00 noon.

#3
#14
#16
#27
#37

Richard Freidhoffer
Tina Edmondson
Dwight David St Romain
Loretta Jean Chambers
Freddie Richardson Jr.

# 9 Doyle Roland Jr.
#5,23 Maritiza Kolb
#24 Sarah J. Albritton
#28 Deborah Lilla Waters
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BUSH HOG MOWING reasonable
rates. Call (941) 730-8180, leave mes-
sage. 6:29-7:27p
FRANK'S LAWN CARE Commercial,
residential, licensed, insured. Free
estimates. 781-7360. 6:29-8:31 p
INEXPENSIVE PRO PAINTING hous-
es, trailers, farm equipment. 863-245-
6272 or 941-518-9476. 6:29p
WOULD LIKE TO SIT with or care for
elderly person in their home. Monday
through Friday. 11-7 shift @ night.
Call 832-1689. 6:29p

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER to sit
with your elderly or disabled.
References. Full or part time. 863-773-
9727. 6:8-7:6p
HARDEE WELCOME GROUP of
Alcoholics Anonymous is moving to
First Baptist of Zolfo Springs, 4th St.
Starting June 4. 6:1-29nc
McQUAIG'S FENCE SERVICE -
Specializing in barb wire and board
fencing. Wayne McQuaig, owner, 1-
863-228-7369 Nextel 159*224977*12.
5:25-6:29p

SALES ASSOCIATE Experienced, goal oriented,
self motivated. 220 or 440 and 215 license preferred OR
ability to pass insurance licensing requirements. Excellent
verbal, listening, and computer skills, bilingual a plus.
Send resume to: Human Resources Dept.,
P.O. Box 579
Wauchula, FL 33873 16:29c

Help Wanted
Irrigation Operator/Technician
Must be dependable and observant.
Wide variety of duties depending on ability. Some Benefits.
Apply in Person at 475 Lambert Rd.
8 miles East of Zolfo Springs on Hwy. 64
(863)773-6662 c16:22-7:13c

o RE-OPEN

Every Friday, Saturday, -.
Sunday
*Restrooms
*.Water
Electric

Bawling Green lea Market
S781-1062 '10 20tfc

COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL

Land Clearing *
Pond Excavation *
SDirt Hauling / Grade Work *
SCitrus Tree Removal *
Demolition
Site Prep *

DAVID MILLS, OWNER
Established 1972 cl4:27tfc

IIHpGet a new set of40

TREADS!

-'- Fast & Friendly -. ; We won't be
Service Undersold

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HOURS
Mon. Fri. 8-6
Sat. 8-12
H.0&03 11

Billy Ayers
Tire Technician

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

.63-73-U,777
863-773-0727
.. do- it for LE$ Donna Eures
We do it for LE$$! Secretary

ISe Iabla Espanoll
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D.C. PHONE SERVICE Residential
and small business installation and
repair. Specializing in mobile homes,
computer wiring, 35 years experience.
773-9179. 4:27-6:29p
C&P CONSTRUCTION. Demolition, fill
dirt, tree removal, stump removal,
dragline, track hoe, land clearing,
shell, clay, top soil, loader, bulldozer,
dump trucks. 735-2415. 1:19tfc
NEED YOUR HEAVY EQUIPMENT
MOVED? Please call 863-773-6195.
BJD Excavating. 6:22-29c
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FRAMERS?
We have framers for all your new con-
struction & remodeling needs. Please
call 863-201-9292. New South
Development, Inc. 6:22-29c
B&B VENTURES Sandblasting and
painting of equipment and trailers.
Fence building. Call Brian (863) 781-
5314 or Bruce 781-7694 or
159*500774*2 for a free estimate.
Free pickup & delivery. 6:22-7:20p,
LAWN CARE & LANDSCAPE service.
Commercial and residential, insured,
locally owned and operated. Free
Estimates. Call My Florida Landscape
Service. 863-832-2102. 6:15-7:13p
NOBLE LAWNS Quality service at
affordable prices. Free Estimates.
781-3559. 6:8-7:6p

5 YOUNG COWS or springing heifers,
will pay cash. Leave message at 781-
3100. 6:8-29p

WE HAVE LOTS of new clothing; 8" or
12" duct work for AC; gas cook
stoves; refrigerators; and all kinds of
beds at Edna's Place. 6:15tfc
YARD SALE JULY 1, 2006, 7-?, 1543
Stenstrom Rd., Wauchula. Great bar-
gains! 55 & 10 gallon fish tanks, high-
chair, baby swing and toys, clothes -
all sizes, too much to list. Everything
must go! 6:29p
THURS. FRI. (8-5) SAT. (8-2) City
Mobile Home Park, Clubhouse 98E.
6:29p
321 RIVERSIDE DR., Riverview,
Wauchula. Clothes, bracelets, honey.
6:29p
1050 STENSTROM RD., Wauchula.
Children, women, and men clothing.
Trundle bed, lots of misc. Two Family
Sale. Friday Only. 8-1:00. 6:29p
GARAGE SALE: Furniture, clothing,
etc., moving sale. -207 S. 9th.,
Wauchula. Friday 7 ? & Sat. 7 ?
6:29p
FRI. & SAT.(8-?) Two size mini-blinds,
living room tables, household items,
mystery, romance over 100 books,
ladies shoes, mens boots, three 14"
x36" mirrors, duck pictures and duck
glass items, womens-lingerie and
clothing, bedspreads, linens. Come
early have first choice of good deals,
papaya plants and tomato plants. 402
East 4th St., Zolfo. 6:29p
GARAGE SALE Friday, 9-?, 965
Stenstrom Rd. Household items, large
rugs, lamps, etc. 6:29c
TWO FAMILY Three miles east on
Griffin Road. Plus size and children
clothing, lots more. 6:29p

Electrician with experience in "PM Draglines" changing brush-
es, wiring motors and generators. Industrial mechanic with
burning and welding experience who is willing to be trained in
other disciplines. Top pay comparable to experience with good
benefits which include insurance, paid vacation, paid holidays,
sick days, bonuses and possible company truck.
Call 813-754-1152 ext. 236
or apply at 4609 Reece Road, Plant City, FL 33566
6:26-7:13p

Help Wanted
Southeast Modular Mfg. South
Has an Immediate opening for all
phases of modular construction.
Experienced welders, framers, trim carpenters,
plumbers and electricians.
Competitive pay, benefits and 401-K.
Apply in person 1340 Highway 17 North '
Wauchula, FL 33873
EOE/Drug Free Workplace ., ci4:20tfc..

SIEVICI
ALL CVEIl TOW

Break down anywhere in town and we'll be there in a hurry!
Call us for 24-hour Emergency Service.

1 -863-375-4441

Jimmy Hill
(863) 781-3090

Dan Hill
(863) 781-3091

24-Hour Emergency Towing Lowest Possible Rates Fast, Reliable Service

Hill's Auto World
U.S. Hwy. 17 Bowling Green c14:27tfc

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1534 YANCY STREET
PORT CHARLOTTIE FL.
33952

****** WAUCHULA ******
2904 Golf View Dr. 3/2 $129,900
417 N. 9th St. 5/2 $80,000
3863 Fussell Rd. 2/1 CBS 2.5 Acres $98,000
2044 Petteway Ave. Brand New Mobile
2/2 $79,900

****** ZOLFO SPRINGS ******

1260 Mockingbird (Charley Creek) 3/2
New AC $58,000

JAMES COLLIE

OFFICE
CELL
CELL
FAX
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1-941-627-2769
1-941-628-7835
1-863-412-8932
1-941-627-1741

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GILLIARD FILL DIRT INC.

Fill Dirt

Zolfo Snrini,

Lamar Gilliard
Home: (863) 735-0490 c14:28tec

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Sand

Mobile: (941) 456-6507

PARKER FILL DIRT
DEMOLITION
Fill Dirt Tree Removal Stump Removal *
SDragline Track Hoe Land Clearing *
Shell Clay Top Soil Bulldozer *
SDump Trucks *
(83) 735-2415 c

Payroll
Temporary or Federal and State
Permanent LABOR Taxes
Deposits
Personnel and I SOLUTIONS Tax Reports
Personnel Services Worker's Comp
Payroll Services FICA
Year End W2's
CONTACT:
ROBBY ALBRITTON 116 W. Orange St., Wauchula
(863) 773-9225 10:21fc

PILKINGTON TREE SERVICE INC
Bobcat and Crano aorvice Troo Trimming *
Complete Treo Removal *
Citrus Tree Removal Land Clearing
*FREE ESTIMATES*

(863) 781-2089
Uicnsed a Insured Accept M/C a Visa

Carol Tomblin CAROLs
Owner .CAROL
POOL
SERVICE
-10 Years Experience-
Certified & Insured

Office: 863-452-6026
Cell: 863-449-1806

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Again

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

John Reschke
Bill Reschke

AJ's Tree Service
We Will Not Be Under Bid

Free Estimates
S(863) 767-0934
SCell: (863) 781-2783
6:1-6:29p

Citrus Removal Land Clearing

baclhoc Work
Fond Digging Ditch Cleaning
Drivewas pebblee Rock, etc.

Shawn Rimes

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

CCC-045925
License CBC-12430

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

T N T FILL DI.T. INC
Dirt, Sand, Shell, Citrus Tree Removal, Land Clearing,
Building House Pads and Driveways

3721 E.Main St
Wauchula FL 33873
Office (863) 773-9446
Fax (863) 773-3599

Tim Parris
S(863) 781-33
Nextel
158*17*312

We Accept Most Major Credit Cards

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WEATHER SUMMARY
A low pressure system in the Atlantic moved over the central Peninsula
at the end of the week of June 19 25 and brought welcomed rains to most
areas. However, the scattered nature of the rainfall left some localities dry.
Rainfall for the week ranged from less than a tenth inch in Fiostproof,
Marianna, Monticello, Pensacola and Tallahassee to over three and three
quarters inches in Apopka. Some localities, especially along the southwest-
ern coast and a few in the central and southern Peninsula, received unoffi-
cial totals exceeding four inches. Many northern Peninsula and Panhandle
areas remained mostly dry. Temperatures for the week in the major cities
were mostly normal. Daytime highs were in the 80s and 90s while night-
time lows were in the 60s and 70s.
FIELD CROPS
Continued drought in the Panhandle is affecting the growth of crops
with the corn crop in Santa Rosa County reportedly stunted. Tobacco
pulling is getting underway in the northern Peninsula. More rain is des-
perately needed to guarantee adequate peanut yields. Peanut condition was
rated 48 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 14 percent good and 5 percent excel-
lent. The percent of peanuts pegged is 35 compared with 28 percent at this
time last year and the five-year average of 46 percent. Soil moisture sup-
plies improved in areas receiving rain during the week. However, in some
localities, drought conditions still exist. Soil moisture supplies remained
very short to short in the Panhandle with areas of adequate supplies report-
ed in Wakulla, Jackson and Jefferson counties. Less rain over the northern
Peninsula caused soil moisture ratings to drop to very short in some local-
ities of Baker and Suwannee counties. Soil moisture supplies over the cen-
tral and southern Peninsula remained short to adequate with very short sup-
plies reported for St. Lucie and Hernando counties.
MoistureTopsoil Suoil
Rating This Last Last This Last Last
week week year week week Year
Percent
,Very short 22 18 0 20 10 0
Short 43 40 9 50 65 6
Adequate 35 42 63 30 25 68
Surplus 0 0 28 0 0 26
VEGETABLES
Most harvesting over the central and southern Peninsula is finished for
the season. Miami-Dade County growers continued to cut okra as rains
allowed. Harvesting in the northern Peninsula and Panhandle remained
active with mostly clear weather speeding progress. Other crops marketed
during the week included cantaloupes, sweet corn, peppers, potatoes, toma-
toes and watermelons.
Cattle Pasture
Condition This Last This 'Last
week week week week
Percent
Very poor 5 5 5 10
Poor 10 10 25 35
Fair 70 65 65 50
Good 10 20 5 5
Excellent 5 0 0 0
LIVESTOCK AND PASTURES
In the Panhandle, pasture condition ranged from very poor to good
with drought limiting grass growth in much of the area. In the northern
areas, pasture was poor to good with most in poor condition. In the central
areas and southwest, most pasture was in fair condition due to drought.
Some locations are slightly better due to rain of a week ago. Statewide, pas-
ture condition ranges from very poor to good with most in fair condition.
CITRUS
A tropical wave in the Atlantic brought rainfall to the citrus belt total-
ing over two inches in the south and over an inch in the northern citrus
areas. The highest weekly total was in Apopka at almost four. inches. Citrus
groves in-the center of the State and on the east cdast recorded lessii' an
inch for the week. Lakes and canals are still low in most areas fronithe hot,
dry temperatures earlier this year. Temperatures the past week were above
90 degrees several days in all areas; Immokalee recorded the higfiest tem-
perature at 95 degrees. Harvest is relatively over for all varieties except the
later maturing Valencia oranges. Although harvest has slowed the past cou-
ple of weeks, picking should continue into July with labor being in ques-
tion as workers will be moving to other crops soon. Activity in the groves
includes applications of copper sprays, nutritional sprays and mowing.
Other summer sprays will start being applied as weather permits.
ESTIMATED BOXES HARVESTED WEEK ENDED
Crop Jun 11 1 Jun 18 Jun 25
In thousands of 1-3/5 bushel boxes
Valencia 3,715 2,520 1,910
Grapefruit 6 6 4
Honey Tangerines 2 0 1

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'WE DON'T NEED TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING'
In his excellent new book "Where God Was Born," author Brian Feiler
tells of a gathering in Baghdad that included some U.S. military chaplains
and Imam Mohammad al-Ubaidy, the 74-year-old spiritual leader of a
mosque in that city. They had come together to talk about what their faiths
have in common and how they could create more such interfaith gatherings
in Iraq.
During the discussion, the Imam said, "If Jews, Christians and
*Muslims go back to our roots, we will be in peace. We don't need to agree
on everything. We need to find our principles peace, love, justice and tol-
erance. We need to realize that the future belongs to God and not to us."
I have thought a lot about that quote since I read Feiler's book. What is
it that compels us to spend so much time dwelling on our differences with
one another, be it our ethnic backgrounds, political parties or religions?
Now we even divide ourselves by whether we live in a red state or a blue
state.
My ancestors came from Ireland and I live next door to a man whose
ancestors came from Japan. My neighbor and I leave for work about the
same time every day, we happen to work out at the same gym and I suspect,
although we haven't talked about it, we both want peace in a world without
hunger or homelessness and where all children receive a good education.
Based on what I have observed, my neighbor is a friendly, man who
treats his family with respect and is gracious to' the service people in our
apartment building. I don't know what his faith is, or even if he practices
one, but what if we talked and found out that we are sharply divided on
faith? Would that, or should that, make any difference in how we treat one
another?
As the Imam says, "We don't need to agree on everything." One of the
principles that Father James Keller, founder of The Christophers, promoted
was that "we can disagree without being disagreeable." Think about how
much more peaceful and even quiet life would be if we all lived by
that principle.
I have thought about what it would be like if we had a "Talk Only About
What We Have in Common Day." The title leaves a lot to be desired, but
you get the idea. We would simply talk with others about the things we have
in common. People of different faiths, ethnic groups and political parties
(that might be the biggest test of our commitment to the day!) would try to
get beyond differences to find interests and ideas they care about in the
same way, like children, gardens and dreams.
Recently, friends of mine spent a week in Mississippi helping in a
neighborhood severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. When I visited with
them after they returned to their home in San Francisco, they told of the
powerful impact the trip had on them and of the "great people down there."
My friends said their group was deeply moved by the Mississippians' strong
spirit and, especially, their deep gratitude for the help they were receiving
from all over the United States.
But what was most memorable to my friends were the mealtimes, when
the conversations were never about politics, religion or money but,
inevitably, about gratitude. The volunteers were grateful they had the oppor-
tunity to help, and the Mississippians were grateful for the help. They did-
n't look for differences, but focused on what they shared.
What they found was friendship.
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UNCLE DOW DURANCE,
FARMER, RANCHER & COUNTRY PREACHER
I have mentioned before that when I was a kid my mother always
worked in the family business so I spent a lot of time with my aunts and
uncles. Another one of the places I stayed that was really special was Uncle
Dow and Aunt Nell Durance's house.
Uncle Dow honestly qualified as the hardest-working man I have ever
known, just because of the way he approached everything. As we would say
in the country he did everything like he was gutin' a gator.
Uncle Dow was a country preacher, a farmer and a rancher, and I don't
think he ever had an easy day in his life. I often wondered how Uncle Dow
managed to preach on Wednesday night and again on Sunday, work as
many hours as he did and still spend the number of hours preachers tell me
it takes to create sermons, but Uncle Dow was always there.
The cowpens at Grandmother's had a pole in the middle so we could
rope a calf and drag it up to the pole, but it was always the custom for the
boys to catch the calves. The one person who would always help when a
calf was whipping a boy was Uncle Dow.
I remember one day being in that pen with a hot lightered fire going in
the middle of July, and I was about as hot as I had ever been in my life. We
were catching calves, and Uncle Dow was kind of standing over our shoul-'
der watching us. When we got about half way through the bunch Uncle
Dow stood up and said, "Prayer meeting boys, I got to go." I don't know
anything he ever did in his life that interfered with his service to the Lord.
I am not sure how we finished that day without him.
Uncle Dow and Aunt Nell lived in a big frame house east of town
where his daughter Fay lives now. When I was a kid there were some
unique things about the place. There was a big flowing well just east of the
house. It was sulfur water, and there was always plenty for a kid to crawl in
now and then to get wet and cool off.
On the west side of the house there was a 10x10-foot building for a
gas generator. The generators sold for use in homes before REA had any
kind of county light source. It looked to me more like an old-fashioned
whisky still than anything else I can describe. I believe the gas was piped
into the house for what were called carbide lights. It probably had a lot of
copper or brass in it because it looked green like it had oxidized.
Uncle Dow had one of the first green Jeep trucks I had ever seen, and
he always had stuff in the back to patch fence, like post hole diggers, fence-
buildings tools and a roll or two of barbed wire so wherever he was taking
care of cows he could stop and fix a fence.
One of the things about staying with any of my uncles and aunts was
when it came time to eat there was always plenty of food. There were times
when I thought the people around me didn't seem to have a lot, but I can
never remember anybody being hungry, and everybody seemed to be com-
fortable. We kind of grew up with what we were and what we were was
good, even though life didn't have a lot of frills. There was just a sense of
well-being, and we never really wanted for anything.
Uncle Dow always called all us boys "son." It didn't matter if you were
grandson, nephew or just a boy from town just there to help. He always
called us son. It was "now son let's do this or son let's do that. I am
absolutely sure I never heard him say an off-color word or tell an inappro-
priate joke.. No matter how bad things got he was just a tower of strength.
It was all my uncles and aunts who makes me realize what a special child-
hood I had.

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COUNTY COURT
The following marriage
licenses were issued recently in
the office of the county court:
Leigh Bersell Thomas, 35, Wau-
chula, and Carolyn L. Byerson, 45,
Wauchula.
James Baker, 41, Bowling
Green, and Felecia Porter, 43.
Orlando.
Manuel Garcia Zozaya, 23, Fort
Meade, and Teresita DeJesus
Badillo, 22, Fort Meade.
Levi Brooks Lambert, 23,
Wauchula, and Callie Marlene
Johnson, 19, Wauchula.

The following small claims
cases were disposed of recently
by the county judge:
Sun City Hospital Inc. d/b/a
South Bay Hospital vs. Melia D.
Rolinson, judgment.
Country Manor Associates LTD
d/b/a Country Manor Apartments
vs. Raquel Alvarado, judgment for
removal of tenant.
Asset Acceptance LLC vs.
Guadalupe G. Flores, voluntary
dismissal.
'Chase Bank USA vs. Frances
Mancillas, judgment.
Allstate Insurance Co. a/s/o
Maria Elena Soto vs. Maria
Monsivais, dismissal.
Citibank (South Dakota) NA vs.
Katherine 'B. Massey, voluntary
dismissal.

The following misdemeanor
cases were disposed of recently in
county court:
Juan Aranda, disorderly intoxica-
tion, credit time served (CTS), pro-
'bation six months, stay out of busi-
ness, $315 fine and court costs,
$100 public defender fees, $60
investigative costs; trespass, not
prosecuted.
Primitive Cavaso-Herrera, disor-
derly intoxication and violation of
open container ordinance, time
served, $315 fine and court costs,
$100 public defender fees, $60
investigative costs.
Manuel Garcia, disorderly intox-
ication and violation of the open
container ordinance, time served,
$315 fine and court costs and $100
public defender fees placed on lien.
Daniel Shane Keene, trespass,
adjudication withheld, 12 months
probation, stay away from busi-
ness, $315 fine and court costs, $50
investigative costs.
Manuel Lopez, disorderly intoxi-
cation and violation of the open
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and scorn in the one ahead.
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container ordinance, adjudication
withheld, 20 days in jail, $315 fine
and court costs and $100 public
defender fees placed on lien.
Jessie Martinez, two counts
domestic battery, 90 days in jail on
each count, concurrent, $667 fine
and court costs, $100 public
.!'fender fees and $60 investigative
costs placed on lien.
Bruce Dwight Pelham, affray,
not prosecuted.
Juan Martin Picon, resisting
arrest without force, 10 days CTS,
$315 fine and court costs, $60
investigative costs.
Henry Anthony Royal, trespass,
adjudication withheld, probation
six months, stay away from busi-
ness, $315 fine and court costs, $50
investigative costs.
Gabriel Ybarra Valadez, domes-
tic battery, not prosecuted.
Henry Kenneth Daniels, domes-
tic battery, not prosecuted.
Justin Heath Morris, possession
of marijuana adjudication with-
held, and possession of drug para-
phernalia, 90 days 45 suspend-
ed, $315 fine and court costs, $40
public defender fee, $60 court-
appointed attorney fee, $50 inves-
tigative costs.
Ramon Romero II, possession of
drug paraphernalia, adjudication
withheld, 12 months probation with
condition of 10 days in jail and
concurrent with traffic court sen-
tence; possession of marijuana, not
prosecuted.
James Everett Williams, viola-
tion of probation (original charge
criminal mischief), probation
revoked, 90 days in jail, concurrent
with traffic court sentence.
Jesus Lopez Jr., violation of pro-
bation (original charges two counts
domestic battery), probation
revoked, six months in jail, concur-
rent with each other and felony sen-
tence.
Jose Rosas, violation of proba-
tion (original charge petit theft),
probation revoked,, 45 days CTS
and concurrent with Highlands
County sentence, outstanding fines
and fees placed on lien.
Juan Bautista, disorderly intoxi-
cation, estreated bond.
Dorothy C. Sellers, violation of
probation (original charge violation
of a domestic violence injunction
for protection), completed class,
violation affidavit withdrawn,
resume probation.
Victor Posadas Rodriguez, viola-
tion of probation (original charge
domestic battery), completed class,
violation affidavit withdrawn,
resume probation.

The following criminal traffic
cases were disposed of recently in
county court. Dispositions are
based on Florida Statutes, dri-
ving record and facts concerning

2006
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 July 06h & 20'" Regular meeting
Thursday, July 20th BCC Zoning at 8:35 a.m.
Friday, July 14th Planning Session at 8:30 a.m.
July 04 Fourth of July County Office Closed Fireworks 9:00 p.m. Pioneer
Park Activities start at 2:00 p.m.
Budget Workshops July 17 19h at 8:30 a.m.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPENDENT DISTRICT BOARD at 8:45 a.m.
MONTH OF July No meeting scheduled.
.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY "INDEPENDENT BOARD"
Meeting scheduled at 8:30 a.m. Joint Workshop
MONTH OF July 11"
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD meeting scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
MONTH OF July 13h
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
Meets on the second Monday night of each month at 6:00 p.m. in Conference Room
S202, 412 W. Orange St.
MONTH OF July 10th
COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
Meets first Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in Public Works Department
' Conference Room. 205 Hanchey Road
MONTH OF July 03"
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
Meetings called as needed at Library in Annex II
MONTH OF July No meeting scheduled.
HOUSING AUTHORITY
.Meets second Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at 701 LaPlaya Drive. Wauchula
"MONTH OF July 11
HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE
.Meetings called as needed
MONTH OF July 18th at Noon.
HARDEE COUNTY INDIGENT HEALTH CARE BOARD
SMeeting scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
MONTH OF July 11th
HEARTLAND WATER ALLIANCE
MONTH OF July- No meeting scheduled.
MINING AD HOC MEETING
Usually meet fourth Wednesday at 8:00 a.m.
MONTH OF July 26'h
fWG RANGE TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ets on the first Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in Public Works
Department Conference Room, 205 Hanchey Road
MONTH OF July 05"h
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 06:29

courthoue Repor

vs. Arturo Cesar Marquez, petition
to amend child support dismissed
voluntarily.
Rhonda Mary Williams and
DOR vs. Brian J. Linsinbigler, peti-
tion to amend child support dis-
missed voluntarily.

Child support contempt orders
were entered in the following
cases:
Josephine Garza and DOR vs.
Manuel Cisneros-Flores.
Kimberly Hall and DOR vs. Jose
Martinez.
Teresa Peak and DOR vs. Joseph
Peak.
Maria Reyna and DOR vs. Jose

the case.
James Everett Williams, viola-
tion of probation (original charge
DUI), probation revoked, 90 days
in jail, concurrent with misde-
meanor sentence.
Alton Sherod Brown, driving
while license suspended (DWLS),
20 days in jail-suspended if obtain
valid license, $330 fine and court
costs.
Christian Coronado, DWLS, 20
days suspended, $330 fine and
court costs.
Alfredo Garcia-Gutierrez,
DWLS, 10 days suspended, $330
fine and court costs.
Angel L. Gonzalez, DWLS,
$330 fine and court costs.
Beth I. Herrera, DWLS, proba-
tion six months, $250 court costs.
Blanca Ruby Lopez, reckless dri-
ving, 10 days suspended, $330
fine and court costs.
Jesus Lopez Jr., violation of pro-
bation (original charge DWLS),
probation revoked, 10 days, con-
current with felony sentence, $330
fine and court costs placed on lien.
Travis Maldonado, DWLS, $330
fine and court costs.
Jose M. Martinez-Hernandez,
DWLS, 10 days-suspended, $330
fine and court costs.
Christina Goff Parker, DWLS,
adjudication withheld, $330 fine
and court costs.
Tony Perez, DWLS, 20 days -
suspended, $330 fine and court
costs.
Douglas Raymond Richardson,
DWLS, 10 days-suspended, $330
fine and court costs.
Ronald Jerome Romeo Jr.,
DWLS, 10 days suspended,
$330 fine and court costs.
Jose Francisco Santos, DUI, pro-
bation one year, license suspended
six months, DUI school, evalua-
tion, no alcohol or bars, $622.50
fine and court costs, $100 public
defender fees, $60 investigative
costs, 50 hours community service;
no valid license, 10 days, CTS.
Jose Covarrubia-Castro, viola-
tion of probation (original charge
DUI), probation revoked, 90 days
CTS, outstanding fines and fees
placed on lien.
Juan Jose Alcantar, two counts
DWLS, adjudication withheld,
$330 fine and court costs.
Matthew Mark McEntyre,
DWLS, 20 days suspended,
$330 fine and court costs.

CIRCUIT COURT
The following civil actions
were filed recently in the office of
the circuit court:
Hardee Co uqty .Slleiff's Office
v,,iRpbrt Garc t pp~ on for for-
feiture.
Sara J. Lopez and the state De-
partment of Revenue (DOR) vs.
Nora L. Wheeler, petition for an
administrative child support order.
Gloria Hernandez vs. Margrita
SanJuana Flores, petition for
injunction for protection.
Household Finance Corp. vs.
Troy A. Brant et al, petition for
mortgage foreclosure.
Jeffrey Steven Surrency and
Kimberly Rose Surrency, divorce.
Moses Baldaras Herrera Jri and
Ashley Erin Carter-Herrera,
divorce.
SanJuanita Esquivel and Carlos
Esquivel, divorce.
Karen Lee Borland and Steve
Patrick Borland, petition on child
support issues.

The following decisions on civil
cases pending in the circuit court
were handed down recently by
the circuit court judge:
Ignacio Castillo and Maria P.
Castillo vs. Hardee County, volun-
tary dismissal.
Amanda Nicole McKinney and
William Ocie McKinney III,.
divorce.
Bonnie A. Herrin Braddock and
Bryant A. Herrin, order.
James T. Curtis vs. James
Crosby, state Department of
Corrections, and Doug Watson,
transferred to Leon County.
Victor L. Parker vs. James R.
McDonough and DOC, appeal
denied.
Kenneth Farabee and DOR vs.
Janice Farabee, petition for child
support contempt order denied,
child support terminated.
Patricia Torres Trevino vs. Jose
Luis Torres Jr., child support modi-
fiec.
John F. Wendel and Carlene A.
Wendel, divorce.
Daisy Juanita Richardson and
DOR vs. Timmy Joe King, volun-
tary dismissal.
Maricela Hernandez and DOR

Martinez.

The following felony criminal
cases were disposed of last week
by the circuit judge. Defendants
have been adjudicated guilty
unless noted otherwise. When
adjudication is withheld, it is
pending successful completion of
probation. Sentences are pur-
suant to an investigative report
by and the recommendation of
the state probation office and
also state sentencing guidelines.
Final discretion is left to the
judge.
James William Black, possession
of methamphetamine and posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia, estreat-
ed bonds.
Bobby Joe Coughlin, purchase of
marijuana and possession of mari-
juana, estreated bonds.
Julio Guzman Gomez, posses-
sion of methamphetamine and pos-
session of drug paraphernalia, not
prosecuted, transferred to Drug
Pretrial Intervention (DPTI) pro-
gram.
Rogelio Gonzalez, battery on a
law enforcement officer, resisting
an officer without violent force,
criminal mischief and no valid
license, not prosecuted, transferred
to county court with filing of mis-
demeanor and criminal traffic
charges.
Donna Jean Granadero, violation
of community control house
arrest (original charge possession
of methamphetamine with intent to
sell), probation revoked, 45 days in
jail, outstanding fines and fees
placed on lien.
Brenda Henry, aggravated
assault and domestic assault, not
prosecuted, transferred to county
court with filing of misdemeanor
charges.
Inez Malina Henry, five counts
grand theft and scheme to defraud,
two years probation, NCTI school,

no contact with victim, waive fines
and court costs, $12,000 restitution,
75 hours community service.
Robert Lee Mendoza, felony dri-
ving while license suspended, 18
months probation, $495 fine and
court costs, $115 public defender
fees.
Jose Moreno, possession of
methamphetamine and possession
of a concealed firearm, adjudica-
tion withheld 18 months drug
offender probation, drug abuse
evaluation and treatment, no pos-
session of drugs or alcohol, curfew,
warrantless search and seizure.
Israel Ramon Reyes, violation of
probation (original charge felony
DUI), probation revoked, 30 days
in jail CTS, outstanding fines and
fees placed on lien.
Stephanie Michelle Fair, pos-
session of methamphetamine, 18
months drug offender probation,
evaluation and treatment, no pos-
session or use of drugs or alcohol,
curfew, warrantless search and
seizure, license suspended two
years.
Nelson Jacob Adams, violation
of probation (original charges pos-
session of marijuana and posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia, proba-
tion revoked, two years community
control, license suspended two
years, same other conditions.
Davis Casman, possession of
cocaine, not prosecuted, transferred
to DPTI program.
Jesus Lopez Jr., two counts pos-
session of methamphetamine and
aggravated battery, 15 months
Florida State Prison, $495 fine and
court costs placed on lien; posses-
sion of marijuana and two counts
possession of drug paraphernalia,
time served; uttering a forged
instrument, not prosecuted.
Roman Martinez, possession of a
firearm by a felon, one year in jail
(concurrent with Highlands County
sentence), $495 fine and court costs

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN PROPERTY INTO
THE INCORPORATED LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WAUCHULA, FLORIDA

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held and thereafter Ordinance
Number 2006-15 will be presented to the City Commission for adoption upon the second reading
at City Hall, 225 East Main Street, Wauchula, Florida 33873, on the 10' day of July, 2006, at
6:00 P.M. A copy of the proposed Ordinance can be obtained from the office of the City Clerk,
126 South Seventh Avenue, Wauchula, Florida 33873. Any person may appear and be heard
with respect to the proposed Ordinance. The proposed Ordinance is entitled as follows:

ORDINANCE 2006-15

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WAUCHULA, FLORIDA,
PROVIDING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF SEVERAL PARCELS OF
LAND LOCATED BETWEEN AND FRONTING ON WEST MAIN
STREET AND WEST LOUISIANA AVENUE, DESIGNATED AS THE
PROCORP SOUTHEAST, LLC PARCELS, INTO THE
INCORPORATED LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WAUCHULA, FLORIDA,
WITH A ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF "R-1A-SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL" AND A FUTURE LAND USE MAP (FLUM)
DESIGNATION OF "SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL"; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Pursuantto Section 286.0107, Florida Statutes, as amended, the City Commission
hereby advises that if any interested person decides to appeal any decision made by the City
Commission with respect to any matter considered at the proceedings, he will need a record of
the proceeding and that, for such purposes, he may need to insure that a verbatim record of the
proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is
to be based.

The City Commission of the City of Wauchula, Florida does not discriminate upon
the basis of any individual's disability status. This non-discriminatory policy involves every
aspect of the Commission's functions, including ones access to, participation, employment or
treatment in its programs or activities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation as provided
for in the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, should contact the
City Clerk at (863) 773-3131.

s/Clarissa Abbott

CLARISSA ABBOTT, City Clerk
City of Wauchula

Clifford M. Ables, III, Esquire
202 West Main Street, Suite 103
Wauchula, Florida 33873
Attorney for the City of Wauchula

Ordinance No. oo,,-15, Exhibit A

City of Wauchula Annexation

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placed on lien.
Christopher Shannon Reas, vio-
lation of community control (origi-
nal charge felony battery), proba-
tion revoked, 20 days in jail CTS,
reinstate community control with
same conditions.
Christopher Brent Saldivar,
shooting into a building or vehicle
and aggravated assault with a;
firearm, not prosecuted; violation
of probation (original charge aggra-
vated battery), probation reinstated.

The following real estate trans-,
actions of $10,000 or more were
filed recently in the office of the
clerk of court:
James R. and Carol Lynn Nowliwn
to Gabriel A. White, $552.000.
Wa Yeng Yang and Karen Yang
to Yong Yang Khang, $70,000.
Ceferino Vega to Lynn Vill
Properties LLC and Diego and Jill
Fallon, $90,000.
James G. and Doris C. Medford
to Kimberly B. Phillips, $67,000.
Antonio Perez and Maria Par-
sons to Gary Delatorre, $69,938.
Topsy See as personal represen-
tatiave to James H. Webb Jr. and
Sharyn K. Salter, $170,000.
Constance H. Revell to FrankiC
D. and Charles N. Flesher, $68,787.
Norman Scaffe to Gelsys E.,
Garcia, $409,900.
Billy and Janice Hill to Maria L.
Ordehi, $81,000.
Central Mobile Home Inc. to
Peter Sanchez, $46,000.
Hardee County Land LLC to Full
Quiver Investments, 23225 Hardee
LLC and HWA Properties Inc.i
$310,000.
Gray Epps Jr. and Belva L;,
Vance as trustees to Antonio Perez'
and-Maria Parsons, $60,247.
Joshua C. Kelly to Gray Epps Jr.
and Belva L. Vance as trustees,
$62,384.
Dale E. and Nancy A. Schweitzer"
to Dale J. Thayer Jr., $143,220.

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Mobile Command Center A Gift

By BRETT JARNAGIN
For The Herald-Advocate
The Hardee County Sheriff's
Office recently received a generous
donation from the Sheriff's Office
of Hillsborough County.
Hillsborough County Sheriff
David Gee presented Hardee
County Sheriff Loran Cogburn
with the keys to the Mobile
Command Center that was used
here after Hurricane Charley.
The Hillsborough County Sher-
iff's Office recently purchased a
brand new unit at the cost of around
half a million dollars, and donated
its old unit to Hardee County.
After Charley, there were three of
these Mobile Command Centers in
the county: the unit that was donat-
ed from Hillsborough and one each
from Marion and Broward coun-
ties.
While a county is still in disarray,
the command centers act as central
communication hubs, allowing the
different departments to act as one
force. This allowed for the control
and dispatch of the patrolmen that
were working around the clock.
"The best thing about it is that it
is mobile and self-contained. We
can use it during disasters, and keep

the department from being congest-
ed. If the power goes out, we can
use the Mobile Command Center to
at least get the radios up and make
phone calls," Col. Arnold Lanier
said.
"But, it won't just be for disas-
ters, the command center will also
be used at Pioneer Park Days and
maybe even the fair. If anyone
needs help finding lost family
members, or medical attention, the
command center is a real eye-get-
,ter, so they'll know where to go to
get help," he added.
Another situation in which the
unit would be helpful would be in
the case of a large crime scene. It
would allow for several officers to
meet, become briefed on location
and then be dispatched at the scene
with orders.
Inside the unit is a reception cen-
ter where someone can take phone
calls, and a conference room,
where there is enough room for
several people to be comfortably
debriefed.
There is also a dispatch room
with space for laptops and radios.
"We plan to put four to five radios
inside and a CB radio so we can get
in contact with the different state

agencies in case of an emergency,"
Lanier said.
The room is also able to be iso-
lated from the rest of the center
with a pull-out wall. Here, officers
can type up reports and send and
receive communications.
The command center comes
complete with air conditioning,
bathroom and refrigerator for the
officers on the go.
TVs are in each room complete
with VCRs for training videos.
Each TV also has satellite hook-ups
so that command center would
have access to the weather channel
in case of a natural disaster.
There is also a built-on commu-
nications center in the back of the
trailer, complete with phone jacks.
All of this can be found inside of
a converted tractor-trailer which is
pulled by a 1981 Mack Truck that
has received the standard paint job
of white with green stripes of the
sheriff's office.
As Col. Lanier said, it is ready to
roll.
"We all really appreciate Sheriff
David Gee for this wonderful dona-
tion, because it would have been
extremely hard for us to buy one on
our own," said a grateful Lanier.

Here is the Mack Truck that pulls the Mobile Command Center, which can be powered by two
diesel generators.

COURTESY PHOTOS
Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee presents Sheriff Loran Cogburn with the keys to the
Mobile Command Center. From left are Sheriff Gee, Sheriff Cogburn and Col. Lanier.

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Deadline: Thursday 5 p.m.

BOWLING GREEN

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

CHESTER GROVE MB CHURCH
S708 W. Grape St. 375-3353
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m.
Sun. Eve. Worship 1st & 3rd ................
4:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
Tues. Prayer/Bible Study..........6:00 p.m.

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

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

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

FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GOD
4937 Hwy. 17 N. 375-4206
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m.
Disciples Train & Choirs..........5:30 p.m.
Evening Worship 6:30 p.m
Wednesday Prayer ..................7:00 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Bowling Green
S. Hwy. 17. 375-2253
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ..................6:30 p.m

FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Grape & Church Streets 375-2340
Sunday School 9:45 a.m..
Morning Worship ...........:...... 11.00 gila.n.
Youth Fellowship....................5:00 p.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study ......................7:00 p.m.

FORT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist Church Road 773-9013
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worshipi ................11:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening 6:00,p;m.
Wedfiesday Prayer ..........::....7:0:0..m
HOLY CHILD
SPANISH CATHOLIC MISSION
Misa (Espanol) Sunday ............7:00 p.m.

IGLESIA DEL DIOS VIVO
105 Dixiana St. 375-3370
Domingo Serv. De Predicacionl 1:00 p.m.
Martes Estudio Biblico ............7:00 p.m.
Miercoles Estudior Juvenil ......7:00 p.m.
Jueves 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 ....................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer......................7:00 p.m

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

MT. PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH
6210 Mt. Pisgah Rd. 375-4409
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m.
Disciples Training ...................5:00 p.m.
Evening Worship ................7.....700 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Time ..........7:00 p.m.

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

BOWLING GREEN

PRIMERA MISSION BAUTISTA
Murray Road off Hwy. 17 375-229:
Domingos Escuela Dom...........9:45 a.m.
Servicio de Adoracion ............11:00 a.m.
Servicio de Predicacion ............5:00 p.m.
Miercoles Service .................... 6:30 p.m.

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

ONA

LIMESTONE BAPTIST CHURCH
4868 Keystone Ave. Limestone Comm
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ..............1..... 1:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ....................7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

WAUCHULA

APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY
New York Ave. and Apostolic Rd.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Evening Service 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday Service 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service ...............7:00 p.m.

CHARLIE CREEK
BAPTIST CHURCH
6885 State Road 64 East 773-3447
Sunday School 10:00 ,a..
SMorning Worship ....I:.... :,.:...11:00aMn.
Evening Worship ......................7:00 p.m.
Wed. Evening Worship ............7:00 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
201 S. Florida Ave. & Orange St.
773-9678
Bible Study 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service ...................11:00 a.m..
Wednesday. 7:00 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Will Duke Road
.773-2249
'Sunday Morning Worship ........9:30 a.m.
Sunday Bible Class ................11:30 a.m.
Sunday Evening Worship..........6:00 p.m.
Wed. Night Bible Class ............7:00 p.m.
Men's Leadership & Training Class -
2nd Sunday of Month............4:00 p.m.
CHURCH OF GOD
Martin Luther King Blvd.
767-0199
CHURCH OF GOD
OF THE FIRST BORN
807 S. 8th Ave.
773-4576

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
630 Hanchey Rd. 773-3532
Sacrament Meeting ..................9:00 a.m.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Priesthood 11:00 a.m.
COMMUNITY LIGHTHOUSE
903 Summit St. 735-8681
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Morning...................... 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Night 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Night...................7:30 p.m.
ENDTIME CROSSROAD MINISTRY
501 N. 9th & Georgia St. 773-3470
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Service.... ......11:30 a.m.
Evening Service ...................7:30 p.m.
Wed. Bible St. & Yth. Gath. ...7:30 p.m.
Fri. Night (Holy Ghost Night)..7:30 p.m.

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

CHURCH OF NAZARENE
511 W. Palmetto St. 767-8909
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Service.................. 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................5:00 p.m.
Thursday Service ......................7:00 p.m.
FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD
701 N. 7th Ave 773-3800 -
Praise & Worship .................... 10:30 a.m.
a Evening Service 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Night Service ........7:00 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
1570 W. Main St. 773-4182
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship .................... 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:00 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
MISSION BAUTISTA
713 E. Bay St. 773-4722
Escuela Dominical ....................9:45 a.m.
Servicio de Adoracion ............11:00 a.m.
Predicacion 11:30 a.m.
Estudio Biblie, Miercoles ........7:30 a.m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
1121 W. Louisiana St. 773-9243
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service ......................10:45 a.m.
Wed. Youth Meeting ......6:30- 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service ..................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study ..6:30- 7:00 p.m.
FIRST CHURCH OF
THE NAZARENE
511 W. Palmetto St.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Service....................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ....................7:00 p.m.
FIRST MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
1347 Martin Luther King Ave.
773-6556
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Service...................1 1:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:00 p.m.
Tues. Youth Ministry Meeting/
Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
Wed. Prayer/Bible Study ..........7:00 p.m.
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
207 N. Seventh Ave. 773-0657
Early Worship 9:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Traditional Worship..................11:00 a.m.
Evening Service 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Activities................6:00 p.m.

FLORIDA'S 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...................... 10:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ..:..................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service...................7:00 p.m.
HEARTLAND
COMMUNITY CHURCH
1262 W. Main St. 767-6500
Coffee & Donuts ......................9:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship 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 St. (863) 452-6693
Pastor: Reinaldo Ortiz
Martes 7:30 9:00 p.m.
Viemes 7:30 9:00 p.m.
Domingo..............11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.

IGLESIA ADVENTISTA DEL
SEPTIMO DIA
Old Bradenton Road
767-1010
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH
155 Altman Road 1131
Sunday Morning................,..... 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday Evening ......................7:30 p.m.
Thursday Evening ....................7:30 p.m.
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES SPANISH
Sunday Evening 4:00 p.m.
Monday Evening ......................7:30 p.m.
Wednesday Evening...............7:30 p.m.
LAKE DALE BAPTIST CHURCH
3102 Heard Bridge Road 773-6622
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Service......................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ....................7:00 p.m.
NEW BEGINNING CHURCH
Corner of 7th Ave. & Palmetto St.
735-0555
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
1999 State Road 64 East
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Service....... .......... 11:00 a.m.
Church Training 5:15 p.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ....................7:00 p.m.

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 Christian Endeavor ........4:00 p.m.
Wed. & Fri. Bible Study ..........7:00 p.m.

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

PROGRESSIVE MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
149 Manley Road East Main 773-5814
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service...................... 11:00 a.m.
Wed. Evening Prayer ................7:00 p.m.

RIVERVIEW HEIGHTS MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
1321 S.R. 636 East 773-3344
Radio Program WZZS Sundays9:00 a.m.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ....................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ....................7:00 p.m.

SOUL HARVEST MINISTRY
1337 Hwy. 17 South, Wauchula
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ...................11:00 a.m.
Evening Service 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service...................7:00 p.m.

ST. ANN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
204 N. 9th Ave. 773-6418
Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Holy Days

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

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

WAUCHULA CHURCH OF GOD
1543 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
773-0199
Sunday School ............ 10:00 a.m.
Morning 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.

WAUCHULA HILLS HARVEST
TEMPLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
210 Anderson
Sunday School .......... .10:00 a.m.
Church ............ .... 10:00 a.m.
Youth Service .............. 6:00 p.m. __
,Evening Service ........ ... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service. ......... 7:30 p.m.

WAUCHULA HILLS
SPANISH CHURCH OF GOD
1000 Stansfield Rd.
Sunday School ............ 10:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ........... 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday Prayer............. 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Worship .......... 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Worship ....... 7:30 p.m.

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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............ 11:00 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. e'
Evening Worship ........... 6:00 p.m.
Wed. Youth & FT.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
CHURCH INC.
Corner of 6th and Hickory
Sunday School ............ 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ........... 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday ................ 7:30 p.m.

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

GARDNER BAPTIST CHURCH
South Hwy. 17 494-5456
Sunday School ............ 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer .......... 7:00 p.m.

MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner of Steve Roberts Special
& Oxendine Rds. 735-2524 735-1851
Sunday School ............ 10:00 a.m.
Worship .............. 11:00 a.m.
Evening ............. 6:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible & Prayer Meet.... 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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REALITY RANCH COWBOY
CHURCH
2-1/2 Miles east of v
Zolfo Springs on Hwy. 66
863-735-8600
Sunday School. ..............9:45 a.qL
Morning Worship .......... 11:00 a.n.
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.r.
Morning Worship.............. 11 a.rb.
Wed. Prayer Service......... 7:00 p.r:

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

SPANISH MISSION v
735-8025 d
Escuela Dominica ..........10:00 a.m.
Servicio ................. 11:00 a..
Pioneer Club. .............. 6:30 p.ra
Servicio de la Noche ........ 7:00 p.s.
Mierecoles Merienda ........ 6:00 p.mk
Servicio ......... ....... 8:00 p.ni.
Sabado Liga de Jovenes ...... 5:00 p.m.

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

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FROM -
THE
SOWER,

Michael A. Gideo
Metter,Georgia

A preacher came to town;
Every time he passed a certain
yard he heard a man whistle
happily and loudly.
He became so fascinated by
the whistler that one day he
opened the gate and met him.
"Why do you whistle while you
work?" he asked. "My wife's a
cripple," he answered, "and she's
blind. I want her to know as she
sits on the porch that I'm always
thinking about her. When she
hears me whistle she knows I'm
nearby, and I'm available."
Our Lord's like that. He never
leaves us. And the Living Bib e
says, "Let Him have all yoyr
worries and cares, for He is
always thinking about you and
watching everything that coA-
cerns you."

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On Wings of Freedom

July 4, 1776... a
fledgling nation broke
ties with her mother
country, Great Britain,
ready to spread her
wings on a flight to
freedom. Throughout
the previous one
hundred years, the
American colonies had
grown to thirteen in
number, and matured
into a nation with
religious and political
views that differed
from those of Great
Britain. The colonists
would no longer tolerate oppression and injustice. They
would govern themselves, and fight for that right. They
would settle for nothing less than "life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness."
The Declaration of Independence was conceived, the
revolutionary war had begun, and a new nation was born...
"the Thirteen United States of America." She would soar or i
eagle wings, a panorama of freedom and democracy spread
out below.
This Fourth of July, as booming fireworks burst into the .'
night sky, may we pray that the candles of freedom forever
burn bright.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

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Local Author Featured On News TV
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By BRETT JARNAGIN *- b-- "
For The Herald-Advocate i o A .
Friday, May 19 was an exciting (a mm [: SJS
day for the students in Cheryl
Mosley's room at Wauchula T
Elementary School.
They were visited by Fox 13 ",
news reporter DeAnna Lawrence
who was doing a segment for \
"What's Right With Tampa Bay." R rf -eal
Local author Gayle Knight read a --
portion from her book, "No! No!
Sassy, the Teacher's Pet" and was
interviewed for the program which
was to be aired on May 22.
Lawrence told the children about
how reporting the news works and
introduced the students to a photo-
journalist named Brian who was
filming the segment for the televi- .
gion station. A question and answer
session from the students followed.
Knight's sister, Carlene Schu-
pann, had sent a letter to Fox 13 ''
j.equesting that someone from the t .
TV station come to Wauchula to do
a spot on Knight and her first book,
which was originally written for Brian the photojournalist sets up his camera in preparation for
her great-nieces and nephews. filming the segment.
.n The book has since been pub-
Iished for the general public. The meet the real live Sassy. Knight is currently finishing her
Book, "No! No! Sassy, the When the segment aired, there latest book, "All This and Apples,
teacher's Pet" is available at Cat's were many excited second graders Too", which will be published this
corner in downtown Wauchula. who got to see themselves on TV. It summer. Fox 13 has promised more
. After filming at school, the TV was a fun time for the adults as well coverage and hopefully will return
crew went to Knight's house to as the children. to Wauchula to film it.

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Knight reads a section of her first children's book to the excited class.

l Arbor Day Foundation Offers

e $3 Tree Identification Guide

u( With hundreds of different
,species of trees growing in Florida
and throughout the Eastern and
"CentraI regions of the United
States, the average person might be
ahard-pressed to recognize and name
more than just a handful.
n "What Tree Is That," a unique
72-page pocket guide available
,from The National Arbor Day
Foundation, makes this detective
^vork fun and easy by showing how
"to identify trees in a simple step-by-
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b. The guide book begins by noting
-the distinguishing characteristics
that separate one tree.species from
another. Dozens of richly detailed
drawings accurately illustrate the
'specific shapes and textures of dif-
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past again, entered through
another gate.

berries, seed pods, cones and other
identifying features.
Popular trees such as oaks,
maples, firs and pines are covered.
The pocket guide also goes beyond
these familiar species to include the
lesser-known horsechestnut and
mocernut hickory, sassafras and
shad bush, persimmon and pawpaw
and pagodatree and pecan.
"Helping people enjoy and
appreciate trees is central to the
educational mission of the Arbor
Day Foundation," John Rosenow,
the foundation's president, said.
"Being able to identify trees is
important to knowing how to care
for them and how to plant the right
tree in the right place."
To obtain your tree ID guide,

The Past lies upon the Present
like a giant's dead body.
-Nathaniel Hawthorne

Please come see our female Staffordshire Pit. She is an
i adult dog that is white & brown in color. She is very ener-
*getic & will gives hugs. She is an ideal dog for an adult with
no children that has time to let her run & play.
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Adoption fees are $45 and include a rabies vaccination and spaying or neutering of
the animal. Contact 773-2320 if you are interested in adopting any cats or dogs that
desperately need a loving home. The kennel location is 685 Airport Road,
Wauchula, at the county landfill.

send your name and address and $3
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Women's League Inches Along

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
With only three games last week,
the 2006 Women's Church Softball
League made slim progress.
Wauchula First Methodist
Church won both of its games and
vaulted to a 4-0 record.' closest
competitor, St. Michael's Catholic,
had its only game postponed due to
Vacation Bible School of its oppo-
nent, First Christian Church. Thus,
St. Michael's remained at 2-0.
Following in the standings are
First Christian, New Vision
Worship Center, Bowling Green
Baptist, New Hope Baptist and St.
Alfonso's Chapel.
Games continue on Tuesdays and
Thursday at 6:45 and 8:15 p.m. at
the Recreation Complex off Altman
Road just north of the high school.
Visitors are welcome to come cheer
their favorite squad. There will be
no games next Tuesday, July 4.
Action last Tuesday opened with
a game between First Methodist

and New Hope, with the Metho-
dists winning 21-7.
Crystal Bledsoe, Shauntee Hines
and Elene Salas all banged doubles
for the Methodist gals. Meagan
Smith and Elene Salas were the'
only three-hit batters. Jamie Salas,
Debbie Gulliver and Cadie Vessels
came around to score three times
apiece.
Linda Roberson doubled and
Martha Ann Weems, Regan
Durastanti and Roberson were each
triple-hit batters for New Hope.
Durastanti touched home all three
times she got on base. Emily
Adams added a pair of hits and tal-
lies.
In the Monday nightcap, New
Vision nipped Bowling Green 14-
10.
An Ann Talley double was the
only extra-base hit for New Vision,
which won with a team effort.
Mindy Haymans came home three
times and individual scores came
by Donna Smith, Heather St. John,

Vanessa Smith, Christina Haedo,
Loretta Smith, Angel Ussery;, Kim
Holt, Valerie' Smith, Whitney
Smith, Dana Shofffner, Michelle
Wiggins and Talley.
Leadoff batter Erica Dalton
paced Bowling Green with three
hits and a walk for four scores.
Kirbi Dalton chipped in with three
trips around the bases. Nicole
Bromley aided the cause with four
hits to score teammates. Summer
McMillan, Lori Bromley and
Kaylee Brummett each added a run.
In the only game on Thursday,
First Methodist shut but St.
Alfonso's 21-0.
Elene Salas homered, Hines hit a
triple and double and Gulliver
tripled while Smith and Aimee
Dellepere also doubled for the
Methodists. Smith, Jamie Salas,
Bledsoe and Elene Salas were all
triple-tally batters.
For St. Alfonso, twin hits by
Gloria Solis and a double by
Maggie Olvera went for naught.
Also stranded on the basepaths
were Denise Montanez and
Francisca Olvera.

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To Your Health!
ByErin E. Hess
Hardee County Health Department

BE WATER WISE
School's out, pools are open and people across the country are looking
for fun ways to cool down as summer temperatures heat up. As you head to
the public pool or the one in your own backyard, we encourage you to keep
safety in mind.
The most basic water safety tip to keep your family safe this summer
is learn to swim! Take lessons at your local pool and always swim with a
buddy and never alone. Always swim in supervised areas only and obey all
rules and posted signs. The weather in Florida can change quickly, so pay
attention to local weather conditions and forecasts and stop swimming at
the first sign of bad weather. .
It especially important to maintain constant supervision of children to
keep them safe in and around the water. Watch children around any water
environment (pool, stream, lake, tub, toilet, bucket of water), no matter
what skills your child has acquired and no matteihow shallow the water.
The use of air-filled flotation devices (such as "water wings"). n inflatable
toys cannot and should not replace parental ,peip'sion. They als should
not be used in place of life jackets or 1ie p.Irv rs
Parents should also learn CPR ( diul ary resuscitation) and
basic first aid. Be sure a telephone is poolside with emergency numbers
nearby and keep rescue equipmentt by the pool. Please keep an eye on your
child at all times. Kids chn drown in seconds and in silence.
Drowning and weather related injuries are not the only hazards.
SYou also need to take steps to protect your family from Recreational Water
SIllnesses (RWI). RWIs are the various illnesses caused by germs that cort-
aminate water. Pool water is shared by every swimmer and a person can
Easily contaminate the pool and then spread the germs when swimmers
Swallow the water. Germs causing RWIs are killed by chlorine, but not right
away. Some germs can live in pools for days.
Practice these simple steps to stop germs from causing illness at the
pool. Do not swim when you have diariiha. This is especially'important for
kids in diapers. Do not swallow the water and avoid getting water in your
mouth at all. Take a shower before swimming and wash your hands after
using the toilet or changing diapers. Also shower after swimming.
And please protect yourselves and family members against sunburn by
using a sunscreen with at least SPF 15 and both UVA and UVB protection.
SBe sure to re-apply after swimming.
Think healthy, be healthy, swim healthy!, .
SAdapted from American Red Cross and Centers for Disease Control.

Freda's Foibles
By Freda B. Douglas

I hope you enjoyed the first part of 'I Was A Beautiful Day Until...
The following ending those who know us ag a couple may have heard, but
the majority of my readers never met John and that is their loss. I hope this
piece shows you what a loving kind man he was, and even after going on
six years I still miss him.

John did not repeat the proposal then or later. I had grown very fond of
John, especially after relying on his companionship and support following
the accident. I didn't waste any time trying to be coy. It was the sort of
agreement two people in love just understand. I knew we would be married
as soon as I was back on my feet.
Following my discharge, I went to John's home for recuperation. We
had discussed this arrangement at some length while I was still in the hos-
pital. I had no one at home except my cat, and my sister-in-law worked all
day and couldn't care for me. The decision for John to take care of me in
his home seemed logical. :
The accident happened in August, and by November I was recuperated
enough to follow through on what we both knew was coming. Even though
John had never proposed again, we knew the wedding was just a part of nat-
ural progression. He was a wonderful caregi-ver.during.my convalescence,
and we fell deeply in love during those months. We were married in the
chapel of my church Nov. 18, 1983.
I had been married to my first husband 23 years before heidied. pvery
the years I had accumulated quite a few things. I considrdid myselfivery
fortunate to be given a chance to start a new life. Things were not that
important. I hired an auctioneer who sold my furniture and household
goods for pennies on the dollar.
Even though I had lived in Pennsylvania aH -my 50 years, I agreed to
relocate with John to Florida after our honeymoon. He was determined to
move there to escape the Pennsylvania weather. I thought of myself as Ruth
in the Bible: "Whither thou goest, I also will go.".
There was much for both of us to leari- following our miiar.iWe
both learned to profit from the mistakes we both had made inrour previous
marriages. We trusted each other right from the beginning, and we still do
after 17 years and still going strong. .., .. ,
You might wonder if we ever rode our motorcycle again. We did, just
once. We picked another beautiful Sunday, changed our clothes after church
and dinner, and recreated the same route we had taken that other fateful day.
We accomplished our goal safely, but we were exhausted from the mental
strain when we arrived home. Soon after that we sold the motorcycle which,
by the way, was barely damaged in the accident. My right eyebrow was still
impaled on the rear-view mirror, however..
I am often asked if I blame my husband for the accident which injured
me so. He was, after all, the one steering the motorcycle. It was also his idea
to go for a bike ride that fateful day. a
Honestly, blaming John for the accident never entered my thoughts.
That accident gave me a new husband and a new lease on life. Of course, it
would have been nice if we could have fallen in love the normal way, with-
out so much bruising and trauma. But, heck, this is the way God designed
it and I'm happy for it.

Although married to her dear John,when this account was written,,he
died Feb. 26, 2001.

God bless you all.

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Inside Out
By Chip 3allard

PETA Is Its Own Worst Enemy
What v, h AIDS ravaging Africa, the revived Taliban in Afghanistan
waging a full-blown insurgency, North Korea threatening to wipe out U.S.
forces and Iran anxious to usher in Armageddon, you'd think with so much
human misery people would forget about the abuse of God's lower crea-
tures. But, fortunately for animals and animal lovers everywhere, that is not
the case.
Pamela Anderson, the courageous, compassionate, surgically-
enhanced Baywatch beauty and spokeswoman for PETA (People for the.
Ethical Treatment of Animals) has accused KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
of Abusing millions of chickens and called for a consumer boycott of the
finger-licking-good franchise.
Now let me say right up front, I am a very soft-hearted person, and I
hate to see anything suffer. But the fact is most people eat meat, and it
seems to me it is more humane to eat an animal after it is dead than while
it's still standing. So the issue is, what it boils down to, so to speak, is how
the animal is killed. -
My granddaddy lived on a farm, grew his own vegetables anA raised
his own cattle. He had a small slaughterhouse and butchered his own beef.
He also hunted. I remember hearing stories about times when what he killed
was all his family had to eat. That's hard for many of us today to imagine,
but it was a fact of life.
He butchered his own chickens. I saw him scald many an old hen to
make the feathers easier to pick off; but, of course, he killed them before
dropping them into the boiling water. My granddaddy lived off the land, but
he was always humane and I never saw him intentionally make anything
suffer.
Pamela Anderson, who is joined in her crusade by such celebrities as
ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, music mogul Russell Simmons and NAACP
President and CEO Kweisi Mfume says that "KFC's suppliers drug the
birds so that they become crippled under their own hefty bulk and that they
scald the chickens to death."
If these claims are true, every civilized human being should be out-
raged and the boycott of KFC should be total. But, are the claims true?
Everything I've read or heard regarding this outrage has been preceded
with the word "alleged." If it is really happening, if people have seen it with
their own eyes and it is a proven fact, why preface any mention of it with
"alleged?"
AAAother problem with PETA is it often goes so far overboard it's hard
to take it seriously. Some time ago I saw a picture in a magazine of a bill-
board showing a cow and,/ beside the cow, a carton of milk, circled with a
red line drawn through it the implication being that milking cows is abu-
sive.
PETA is cheering the natural-foods grocery chain, Whole Foods,
because it has stopped selling live lobsters. Says Bruce Friedrich, another
PETA spokesperson, "The ways that lobsters are treated wquld Warrant
felony cruelty to animals charges if they were dogs or cats." i
Maybe so, .but lobsters are not dogs or cats, they're lobsters. And
according to Diane Cowan, a marine biologist who studies lobster behavior
in Maine, "Lobsters have such primitive insect-like nervous systemsthey
don't even have brains and can't experience pain the way animals' and
humans do." .
I'll have to take her word on that,b pt there does seem to memto be a
vast difference in boiling livelobsters aindcrabs, which die the instant they
hit the hot water, and scalding live chickens as KFC is alleged to do.
PETA is a noble organization but too many crackpots haveunderftined
its credibility. It's rumored that next year PETA plans to send a spokesper-
son to Florida to persuade motorists to drive more slowly during the love-
bug season to lesson the slaughter of lovebugs.
Unless PETA balances its fiction with fact and tempers its enormous
compassion with a smidgen of common sense, it will self-destruct.
Chip Ballard welcomes comments at clipk1le746@' eardilink.nei.
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6C The Herald-Advocate, June29, 2006

This week in history, as
researched from the archival
pages of The Florida Advocate,
the Hardee County Herald and
The Herald-Advocate of...

75 YEARS AGO
Fishermen In Hardee Offered $85
As Prizes: Nimrods of Hardee
County are being offered $85 in
valuable awards for the largest trout
caught between June 1 and October
1, it was announced this week by a
committee from the Lions and
Kiwanis Clubs, which are sponsor-
ing the affair. The prizes, most of
which are in merchandise useful to
all fishermen or their equivalent in
cash, will be given for the largest
trout caught during this time and
weighed before the judges.
Weighing is done at the Lester-
Reif Hardware Co. store or at the
Modern Hardware Co. store in
Wauchula. The awards will be listed
as soon as they can be arranged in
order, but all have been pledge and
the contest is on now. It is expected
that many devotees of the sport
made famous by Izaak Walton will
take to the streams during the 4th of
July holidays.

Kimbrel's Car Stolen Here On
Friday Night: The new Chevrolet
car belonging to W. G. (Buddy)
Kimbrel was stolen here last Friday
night while Mr. and Mrs. Kimrel
were at the theater. The car was
parked on Sixth Ave. near Main St.,
where the thieves took it.
On Saturday officers recovered
the car at Bradenton, while the
thieves were obliterating motor and
serial number and working to
remove all marks of identification.
Hugh Grant, 30, and Alvin Hunt,
31, were arrested and are being held
S in Tampa to answer charges of

stealing automobiles, and the theft
ring is believed to have been broken
up.

Sheriff Dishong Has Radio To
Catch News: Sheriff C. S. Dishong,
of Hardee Coutny, has an idea that
may enable him and his office to
keep up with news happenings and
get reports of escapes, crimes, etc.,
soon after they are reported. He has
had a radio set installed in his office
in the courthouse.
Through this, he expects to listen
in on news reports from Tampa,
Gainesville, Miami, Clearwater and
St. Petersburg stations each day.
News of crimes, jail escapes, etc.,
are broadcast each day, and these
will be brought directly to the sher-
iff's office here, thus enabling him
to be on the lookout for guilty par-
ties.

50 YEARS AGO
$100,000 Blaze Guts ACL
Station At Bowling Green;
Destroys Three Buildings: Fire loss
estimated at upward of $100,000
resulted at Bowling Green Wednes-
day afternoon from a blaze that
destroyed the Atlantic Coast Line
station and packing house, the big
lumber shed of Nicholson Supply
Co., the fertilizer warehouse of the
same concern and the fertilizer of
J.A. Albritton Jr.
The blaze started on the long
packing shed of the railroad and
quickly ignited the other three
buildings. Fire trucks from Wau-
chula, Bowling Green, Avon Park,
Fort Meade and Arcadia responded
to the alarm and succeeded in sav-
ing a nearby home and other busi-
ness buildings of Bowling Green's
principal business section.

Little League Has 150 Boys: One

hundred and fifty boys are partici-
pating in Little League Baseball in
Hardee County with a total of nine
teams playing four days each week.
In addition to the baseball turnout,
an average of 153 have turned out
daily for the swimming program.
A homemaking program is sched-
uled to get under way Monday, July
2. Included in homemaking will be
clothing construction, costume jew-
elry manufacture, Swedish weav-
ing, purses and other articles, in
addition to sewing machine demon-
strations.

Hotel-Restaurant Plans An-
nounced: Stiles L. Brown and Zelda
Brown Murphy, of Bowling Green,
have announced plans for the open-
ing of a restaurant and hotel in the
two-story Altman building in
Bowling Green. They have recently
completed a lease with P. P. Altman,
owner of the property.
They plan a complete redecora-
tion and refurnishing of the build-
ing both for operation of the
upstairs hotel and the downstairs
restaurant. A formal opening will be
announced later. The lease was
closed by the F. L. Revell real estate
office earlier this week.

25 YEARS AGO
Houseboat Owner Loses Court
Case: Mitch Landesberg, compared
to Huckleberry Finn because of his
lifestyle, was ordered to move his
houseboat away from Pioneer Park
and pay a primitive camping fee of
$432 plus a $28 filing fee by Circuit
Court Judge Gunter Stephenson
Friday. The suit was filed because
Landesberg refused to pay a $3 a
night camping fee that dry-land
campers pay.
Stephenson ruled that the posi-
tion of Hardee County and the Park

Board was fully sustained and the
defendant, Landesberg, gave no tes-
timony to show impartiality. He
was given until July 8 to move the
houseboat. "I think they are entitled
to a judgment and requiring you to
vacate the premises and the sheriff
can do so," Stephenson told
Landesberg.

First Baptist Plans New Church
Complex: The First Baptist Church
of Wauchula has selected a commit-
tee to spearhead a new church facil-
ity west of Wauchula. On
Wednesday night the church was
expected to vote to hire Church
Building Systems Inc. of Nashville,
Tenn. to design and manage con-
struction of the project.
The church is presently located at
U.S. 17 and Main St. in Wauchula.
The church recently acquired 12 1/2
acres of orange grove on SR 64A-
West from Bill Crews and Phil
Lafon by swapping an adjacent 20
acres of wooded property which the
church had purchased last year for
$140,000.

County Health Department
Called: The co-owner of Circle 3
Western Store Monday morning
filed a verbal complaint with the
Hardee County Health Department
concerning the status of the adja-
cent restaurant building.
Leo Davis told George Heine Jr.
of the health department that the old
Colan's Restaurant building is
unsanitary and represents a health
hazard. Heine said he would inves-
tigate the matter and report back to
Davis later that day, Davis told The
Herald-Advocate. There is jelly,
cornmeal, onions and bread left in
the restaurant building, located at
U.S. 17 and Carlton Street south of
Wauchula.

10 YEARS AGO
Authorities Seize 2,000 Psyche-
delic Mushrooms: Two men who
look over a vacant country home

are accused of picking and process-
ing psychedelic mushrooms there.
Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt.
Arnold Lanier said the pair were
apprehended with about 2,000 of
the illegal fungi in their possession.
Gary Sutterfield and Richard
Chamblin, both 25 and of Ohio,
were each arrested on five separate
criminal accounts. Both were
charged with burglary of a struc-
ture, possession of psilocybin and
possession of psilocybin with intent
to sell, resisting arrest without force
and possession of drug parapherna-
lia.

Record Number Of Candidates
Already Qualify To Run: A record
number of Hardee Countians have
already tossed their hats into the
political ring this year. Elections
Supervisor Sonny Coker on
Tuesday announced 42 candidates
have qualified to run for the county
office by the petition method.
Petitions were due in his office by
Monday, and by the close of busi-
ness the next day, Coker had veri-
fied all signatures. Democrats had
to collect 217 names while

Republicans needed but 36. The
petitions will save them qualifying
fees of from nearly $1,300 to over
$5,200.

New Store Doors Ready To
Swihg Open: After months of con-
struction the much-anticipated new
Winn-Dixie Marketplace store
north of Wauchula will open its
doors to the public this morning
with a grand opening ceremony at -
8. Company officials and local dig-
nitaries will join in a ribbon-cutting
at the store, located on U.S. 17 and
REA Road. The store replaces an
existing location in Wauchula
Plaza. At nearly 45,000 square feet,
the supermarket will be the largest
grocery store in the county and will
be at least 18,000 square feet bigger
than its plaza location.
The Marketplace will feature the
latest designs in specialty shopping
for the Jacksonville-based chain.
Wrapped inside a teal and rose-col-
ored exterior, the store will include
a pharmacy, dry-cleaner, specialty
caf6 and a full-service branch of the
First National Bank of Wauchula.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE WAUCHULA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, FUTURE LAND USE
MAP FOR THE CITY OF WAUCHULA

The City of Wauchula, Florida, proposes to change the use of land within the area
shown in the map in the advertisement. The change proposed in an amendment to the Wauchula
Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, Future Land Use Map for the City of Wauchula.

Amendment #06-06-SS: A change of the official future land use
classification specifically changing the future land use classifications
from "Single Family Residential" to "Commercial" for a parcel of land
designated as the Boxing Santa, LLC, Parcel:

-A public hearing will be held on July 10t at 6:00 P.M., and thereafter Ordinance
2006-09 will be presented to the City Commission for adoption upon the second reading at City
Hall, 225 East Main Street, Wauchula, Florida 33873, at which public hearings all parties and
interested citizens may appear and be heard as to any and all matter pertinent to the proposed
amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. Comments to Amendment #06-06-SS may be made
orally at the hearing or in writing if submitted on or before the hearing dates.

A copy of the proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan may be inspected by
the public in the offices of the City Clerk, at the City Administrative Complex, 126 South 7
Avenue, Wauchula, Florida 33873, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday
through Friday, except holidays.

Please note that if any person decides to appeal any decision made by the council
with respect to any matter considered at the meeting or hearing, they will need a record of the
proceedings and that for such purpose will need to insure that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeals
are to be based.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND
SECTION 286.26, FLORIDA STATUTES, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING SHOULD
CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT LEAST FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE
DATE OF THE MEETING.

INTERESTED PARTIES MAY APPEAR AND BE HEARD AT SAID HEARING.

Clifford M. Ables, III, Esquire
Attorney for the City of Wauchula
202 West Main Street, Suite 103
Wauchula, Florida 33873

/ s Clarissa Abbott

CLARISSA ABBOTT, City Clerk
City of Wauchula

City of Wauchula

Future Land Use

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN PROPERTY INTO
THE INCORPORATED LIMITS OF TIE CITY OF WAUCHULA, FLORIDA

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held and thereafter Ordinance
Number 2006-15A will be presented to the City Commission for adoption upon the second
reading at City Hall, 225 East Main Street, Wauchula, Florida 33873, on the 10th day of July,
2006, at 6:00 P.M. A copy of the proposed Ordinance can be obtained from the office of the
City Clerk, 126 South Seventh Avenue, Wauchula, Florida 33873. Any person may appear and
be heard with respect to the proposed Ordinance. The proposed Ordinance is entitled as follows:

ORDINANCE 2006-15A

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WAUCHULA, FLORIDA,
PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE OF THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION
OF SEVERAL PARCELS OF LAND LOCATED BETWEEN AND
FRONTING ON WEST MAIN STREET AND WEST LOUISIANA
AVENUE, DESIGNATED AS THE PROCORP SOUTHEAST, LLC
PARCELS, FROM COUNTY AG "AGRICULTURAL" TO CITY Rl-A
"SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL"; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Pursuant to Section 286.0107, Florida Statutes, as amended, the City Commission
hereby advises that if any interested person decides to appeal any decision made by the City
Commission with respect to any matter considered at the proceedings, he will need a record of
the proceeding and that, for such purposes, he may need to insure that a verbatim record of the
proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is
to be based.

The City Commission of the City of Wauchula, Florida does not discriminate upon
the basis of any individual's disability status. This non-discriminatory policy involves every
aspect of the Commission's functions, including ones access to, participation, employment or
treatment in its programs or activities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation as provided
for in the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, should contact the
City Clerk at (863) 773-3131.

s/Clarissa Abbott

CLARISSA ABBOTT, City Clerk
City of Wauchula

Ordinance No. oo4-,sA, Exhibit A

City of Wauchula Zoning

Clifford M. Ables, III, Esquire
202 West Main Street, Suite 103
Wauchula, Florida 33873
Attorney for the City of Wauchula

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Proposed

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Taking Daddy To Church ...

By C.J. MOUSER
For The Herald-Advocate
My father was not a church-going man.
For years Mama tried to get him to go to
a Catholic church, but he grew up hard, and
many times the only thing that stood
between him and starvation.was his own
wits. He was fiercely proud that he had sur-
vived what seemed to be insurmountable
odds and, in his words, would not "kneel
for anybody." He also worked five to six
days a week, and he wasn't willing to get
all dressed up and give up his one true day
off for anything.
When Mama realized that she wasn't
going to get Daddy to go to Mass, she tried
Southern Baptist. She was thoroughly con-
vinced that unless she got God into him in
one way or another, her own soul was in
jeopardy.
Mama badgered and wheedled and
coerced until Daddy finally consented to
go. But in the end, it was a quiet little red-
faced preacher named Bob who paid the
price for Daddy's forced attendance.,
Daddy never gave any clue how mad he
was that Mama wouldn't leave him alone
about going to church. He agreed to go. He
got all dressed up. He waited for us in the
car as we piled in, dressed in our Sunday

Letter To The Editor
Youth Baseball Coach<
Board Members Work

Dear Editor,
I would;like for this letter to be
addressed to parents with children,
who play Little League ball/Dixie
Youth. There aie a lot of bad com-
ments made about coaches and
board members and umpires by
some of the team players' parents.
I would like to inform these par-
ents of the dedication and time
these people put in for the youth of
Hardee County. There are a few
coaches who only coach, but most
of these dedicated volunteers serve
an the board as well as coach after
they work a full day at their job.
The board members not only
attend board meetings, which are:

held several times
sometimes several
during season, they
to stay at the field c
due to the fact that tl
people who do not th
tant to clean up after
after their children
members also fertil
water the field se
week, even on
church.
The president a
Sam's Club week
supplies for our coi
All of this effort and
unspoken dedicat
women put in for

best.
As we filed into the church, my mother
and we four kids went straight to the front.
Mama was so proud that she finally had
gotten Daddy to go that she wanted to be
right down front, so that Preacher Bob
could see that she'd managed to bring the
head of the household.
The service started with a hymn. I
glanced over my shoulder to see if my dad
was singing. Not only was he not singing,
he was slouched rather irreverently, I
thought-- across the back pew, staring
with rapt attention at the ceiling. Preacher
Bob did a marvelous job of not noticing
him, but my mother's cheeks burned.
Preacher Bob started his sermon with a
hearty ...
"Good Sunday morning!" To which the
congregation, save for Daddy, responded in
kind.
Preacher Bob was just gaining momen-
tum in that heated and intense way that
Southern Baptist preachers are famous for
when there was a loud "pop!" from the
back pew. All heads turned, and there sat
Daddy, still staring at the ceiling, a massive
new bubble forming on his lips.
As we watched the bubble grow bigger
it, too, "popped," and then Daddy looked

Hardee County is exactly for the
es, youth of Hardee County. As a wife
of a very dedicated board member,
Hard I know the amount of time and
unselfish dedication that each of
a month and' these members give.
times a week So before the parents of Hardee
also take turns County jump so quickly to criticize
)n most nights, a coach or an umpire or a board
here are a lot of member, they should ask them-
link it is impor- selves if they are willing to put that
r themselves or much time and dedication to our
n. The board community youth?
ize, mow, and So I hope that this letter will give
-veral times a everyone more appreciation to our
Sunday after Dixie Youth League and to help
with whatever it takes to promote
nd VP go to good sportsmanship ... let's play
y to purchase ball!
ncession stand. Sincerely,
I time that these Gilly Knight
ed men and Zolfo Springs
the youth of

around thechurch at those of us staying at'
him.
Daddy was good for a few minutes, and
then there came the sound of a long drawn-
out yawn. It seemed to stretch on for days.
Mama dropped her Bible, and a teenaged
boy somewhere right behind us, probably
without realizing it, went ...
"Hah!"
Daddy had a little emblem on his key
chain that was primarily made out of
chrome. I knew the second I saw the little
reflected patch of light dancing around the
wall above Preacher Bob's head that he was
playing with it, the way he did so many
times while we sat in the car in the parking
lot of the grocery store waiting for Mama to
come out.
It occurred to me that he was sending an
SOS, and that thought made me hide a grin
behind my white-gloved hand.
The little patch of light danced around
on the wall for several minutes. Naturally,
the entire congregation ignored Preacher
Bob and began to watch this little patch of
light that traveled from one side of the wall
to the other, and eventually came to a rest

June29, 2006, The Herald-Advocate 7C
on Preacher Bob's'bald pate. '
There were a few scattered giggles and
Preacher Bob, clearly not ignorant to the
fact that he was in the "spotlight," shot my
dad a look that would curdle fresh milk.
Then he did something odd. His eyes met
Daddy's, and he grinned broadly. Preacher
Bob obviously knew a coerced husband
when he saw one.
Preacher Bob finished his sermon with a
reminder that some of us were firmly in the
grip of the devil "and may not even be
aware of it." He looked at my dad meaning-
fully, and there was a hearty amen from
most, if not all, of the women in the church.
Daddy never attended church again to
my knowledge, save for the occasional
wedding or funeral, and Mama ceased her
efforts to guide him into the willing arms of
any preacher, priest or clergyman who
might put up with him.
It is my sincere hope that come
Judgment Day, God, being the forgiving
deity that He is, will look past Daddy's
determination to keep control of his
Sunday, and focus on the fact Daddy was a
good man in most other ways.

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wish everyone a
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SDay!

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GodBlessAmerica
and the men and women
who serve to protect us all!

Hill's Auto World
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Bowling Green Quick Lube

Everybody Needs a
Whopper on the 4th!
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FLORIDA HOSPITAL
Visit our web site at www.fhhd.org

773-6606

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	Section B: Hardee Living
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