The

106th Year, No. 37
4 Sections, 36 Pages

Herald-Advocate

Hardee County's Hometown Coverage

'Early Voting' Under Way In Primary Election

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
For those who want to get their
primary election voting completed
as quickly and easily as possible,
Early Voting is already under way.
Sample ballets were mailed to
each registered voter last week.
Republicans, Democrats and In-
dependents can cast their ballots all
this week and next at the office of

Hurricane

Grant $$$

Available

Program Will Help
Strengthen Homes

By BRETT JARNAGIN
For The Herald-Advocate
j After 75. percent of Hardee
1County's homes- suffered damage
during the 2004 hurricane season,
residents will now get a chance to
receive some help with storm
i preparation.
The My Safe Florida Home pro-
gram is a $250 million mitigation
,plan to help Floridians strengthen
"their homes against hurricanes and,
therefore, reduce property losses.
Residents can apply for a free home
inspection and professional recom-
mendations on how to improve
their homes' ability to withstand a
hurricane.
Florida's chief financial officer,
.Tom Gallagher, said that as many
as 50,000 Florida households will
be served over the next year
through the program.
S"Before this hurricane season
ends, my goal is to have 12,000
free home inspections completed
and grants awarded to help
S Floridians strengthen their homes
and better protect their families
from hurricane," said Gallagher.
In order to be eligible to apply for
S a free home inspection, residents
I must live in a single-family, site-
built home with an insured value of
$500,000 or less. They also must
have a valid homestead exemption.
Once the professional inspection
is done, the homeowner receives a
report within seven to 10 days. It
will outline up to seven areas that
could be improved to better protect
the home, and will give an estimate
of what these improvements will
cost.
Also in the report will be the
expected insurance savings the
homeowner would receive if the
improvements were made, and then
a rating of the current ability to
withstand hurricanes versus the
home's future ability with improve-
ments.
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the Supervisor of Elections, Suite
110 in Courthouse Annex II in
Wauchula, 315 N. Sixth Ave. at the
intersection of Oak Street and U. S.
17 South.
Voters may go there anytime
Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. through Sept. 2, which is
the final day for Early Voting.
People will have to vote in their
precincts on Primary Election day,

WILDCAT SEASON

Sept. 5.
"I urge people who want to take
advantage of this to not wait to the
last few days when there may be
long lines. In 2004, those who
came in the last few days of Early
Voting faced lines all the way back
to the adjacent pawn shop," said
Supervisor of Elections Jeff Ussery.
. Early Voting began on Monday
morning. By the end of the first

day, there had been 56 voters. "It
was steady, no big surges," said
Ussery._ By early afternoon
Tuesday, the vote count had
increased to 94.
All voters can participate in local
elections this year as the only race
is nonpartisan, for School Board
members. There was no opposition
in County Commission races and
incumbents Nick Timmerman and

Bobby Ray Smith return to their
seats.
Candidate profiles for local elec-
tions are included in another sec-
tion of this issue. Each of the four
School Board districts have at least
two candidates. In District 3, the
choice is between Teresa M.
Crawford and incumbent Gina
Neuhofer. In District 5, it is
between incumbent G. Wendell

Cotton and Brian D. Pohl.
The two other districts each have
three candidates, meaning a runoff
could be possible in the November
elections. In District 1, candidates
are D6n Herndon, incumbent Joe
H. Jones and Paul G. Samuels. In
District 4, it is Glenn Bergens, Kim
Barwick Hanshaw and incumbent
Janice "Jan" Platt as rivals for
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PHOTO BY RALPH HARRISON
Can the Hardee Wildcats keep the win streak alive? The 'Cats are looking forward to a sixth district championship and continuing a 42-game regular-season unbeat-
en streak which dates back to 2001. The four dozen Wildcats will officlallyset out on the 2006 journey tomorrow night (Friday), when they host the Mariner Tritons
of Cape Coral after a 35-0 rout of Lake Region in the pre-season Classic last week. See story Inside.

Economic Development Gets Double Boost

Berg

Berg Development Director

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
James Berg began work Aug. 11 as the new director of the
SEco-nomic Development Council.
Berg was introduced at last week's meeting of the Hardee
SCounty Commission by EDC chairman Lavon Cobb.
"I'm glad to tell you we've hired our new director. Jim is
from upstate rural New York. I'm excited to getting him
introduced to Hardee County." Berg responded that he is
also "excited in working here and looks forward to con-
tributing to the economic development challenges here."
"I don't walk on water or part the Red Sea, but I will do
the best job I can," Berg commented on Friday from his
office at the "old log cabin" at 401 N. Sixth Ave. (U.S. 17
South) in Wauchula.
"The strengths here are very apparent," said the New
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TALLAHASSEE TOURER

PHOTO BY JIM KELLY
Florida Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings of Orlando toured Hardee County on Monday, two years after she
came here and initiated state help for the county to recover from the 2004 hurricanes. Jennings
visited the new Hardee Junior High and Hilltop Elementary schools, held a meet-and-greet ses-
sion at Java Cafe in Wauchula, and was guest speaker at a Republican Party evening dinner
attended by 80 local residents at the Best Western south of Bowling Green. "After the hurricanes,
what we saw was heart-wrenching," Jennings said. "I am proud of Hardee County and proud of
where you have come. The state loans of $25,000 and $50,000 are being repaid. I toured the new
Industrial park, and after sewer and water are completed there will be no stopping you." Jennings
said people pulled together following the hurricanes. "Florida Is a stronger state, and is prepared
for the next round," she said. For more photos from her visit, see inside.

Staszko Planning Director

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate P
Nick Staszko began his job as county planning direc-
tor on Aug. 14.
County Manager Lex Albritton introduced Staszko at
last week's meeting of the Hardee County Commission.
Staszko told commissioners that he has begun accli-
mating himself and looked forward to working with
them and the new EDC economic development director.
Almost in unison, Commission Chairman Nick
Timmerman and Commissioner Gordon Norris wel-
comed him, "You've got a lot of work to do, but we're
certain you'll get through it."
Reached at his Wauchula office in the Mining and
Planning department building at 110 S. Ninth Ave. (in
back of the zoning office) on Friday, Staszko was
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2005-06 Expulsions

End At Total Of 20

By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
As Hardee County School Board
members prepared for the start of a
new academic year, they concluded
the past one with a pair of recent
expulsion hearings.
In the end, those hearings pro-
duced an additional two expulsions
for 2005-06, bringing the total
number to 20 and more than dou-
bling the number of the year before,
breaking what had been a down-
ward trend in that severest form of
school punishment.
Figures from previous years out-
lined the decline. In 2002-03, the
number of expulsions came in at
14. In 2003-04, it reduced to 12.
And in 2004-05, it dropped to nine.
Drugs and school violence are
responsible for 2005-06's skyrock-
eting number, a review of the year's
records shows.
In fact, the two final expulsions
for that scholastic year each
involve those issues.
Michael Ellis Carpenter, 17, of
841 Chamberlain Blvd., Wauchula,
was criminally charged with two

felony counts on May 8 for alleged-
ly trying to sell marijuana on cam-
pus.
School resource officer Dep.
Larry Cook levied second-degree
felony counts of possession of mar-
ijuana on school grounds and pos-
session of marijuana with intent to
sell against the 11th grader at
Hardee Senior High School.
Neither he nor a representative
was present for the expulsion hear-
ing before the School Board,
according to George Kelly, director
of Pioneer Career Academy.
Board members were told that on
May 8, Principal Mike Wilkinson
received a tip that two students may
be supplying marijuana to other
students at school. Deans Todd
Durden and Ron Herron pulled the
boys from classes for a search.
Ellis allegedly pulled five small
bags of marijuana from his pocket
and placed them on a table, Cook
said in his report. The other boy
had no drugs.
Kelly said the School Board
voted to uphold the superinten-
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The Hardee Wildcat varsity football team looked pretty gdod last
Friday night in a 35-0 Kickoff Classic win over the Lake Region Thunder.
Hardee was 10-0 last season and the Thunder 1-9, if memory serves.
The Wildcats appear to have another good defense. Quarterback Will
Krause did a good job of passing. The new option offense showed some
signs of promise after an early fumble.
The Hardee roster last week showed 48 players. This Friday Hardee
will host Cape Coral Mariner at 7:30 at Hardee Stadium. The junior varsi-
ty will open its season tonight (Thursday) here vs. Port Charlotte at 7.
Meanwhile, the Lake Placid Green Dragons appear to only have 18 or
19 players on their varsity, as head coach Shaw Maddox attempts in his
third year to build up the program.

Early voting is under way as the Sept. 5 election is approaching.
There is an amazing four local School Board seats up for election.
Every registered Hardee voter can cast his or her ballot in these races. Other
non-partisan races on every ballot are circuit judge in Group 28 between
John-Stargel and Nathaniel White and in Group 27 between Ernest Jones,
DIavidCarmichael and Jon Kevin Abdoney.
Several people in respect have recommended Nathaniel White in the
. Group 28.-ame however we can wait on that race because Hardee Countians
,.vill h14= a'nce to meet John Stargel in a meet-and-greet at the Java Cafe
Sin Wauihula on Tuesday, Aug. 29, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. State Rep. Baxter
Troutman is helping organize this meet-and-greet. Stargel has been a state
Representative for the past four years and was on the Judicial Committee
and helped cook food in Hardee County following the 2004 hurricanes, said
Troutman.
In the Group 27 race I am leaning toward Ernest Jones or David
Carmichael but am awaiting some further information.
Two. School Board races have three candidates and if no one receives
a majority of votes cast there will be.a runoff in these races on Nov. 7.
In the Republican primary I like Chailie Christ in the governor's race
and Randy Johnson or Tom Lee in the chief financial officer race.
I would lean toward LeRoy Collins Jr., a retired Navy admiral, or U.S.
Rep. Katherine Harris in the U.S. Senate race.
Tramm Hudson, a Sarasota banker with a rich history of military, polit--;
ical and community service, is a clear choice for U.S. representative bn the
SRepublican ballot. He is a good family man and has been endorsed by the
area Farm Bureaus and has made numerous campaign stops in Hardee
County within the lastyear.
On the Democrhtic side, I like Rod Smith for governor.
It is important to be well informed and vote as part of our system of
representative government.
Bill and MaekRobinson of Wauchula seem like an extremely success-
ful family. Mae is principal of Hardee Junior High and Bill is assistant prin-
cipal at Hardee High School.
Their son, Dr. William Robinson III, is an electrical and computer
engineering professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
Their daughter Elisa is in her third year of medical school at University
Spf Chicago to become a podiatrist. ',
Bill and Mae are helping mold a lot of children's lives. Schools can be
so important in helping children grow up.

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Continued From 1A
votes.
All voters also can choose one of
the candidates in the nonpartisan
Tenth Judicial Circuit Judge elec-
tions in which two new seats are
available. In Group 27, Ernest M.
Jones, David R. Carmichael and
Jon Kevin Abdoney are seeking a
circuit judgeship, while in Group
28, the choice is between John K.
Stargel and Nathaniel White.
There are no other votes on the
Independent ballot. The Republican
and Democratic ballots have differ-
ent slates for state and national
races.
Democrats have choices for U.S.
representative in District 13, and
state votes for attorney general arid
for governor, where each candidate
has not yet named a running mate
for lieutenant governor.
There are two candidates for
District 13 representative, Christine
Jennings and Jan Schneider. There
are also two for attorney general,
Walter "'Skip" Campbell and
Merrilee Ehrlich.
There are five Democratic candi-
dates to be the new governor of
Florida. They are Glenn Burkett,
Carol Castagnero, John M. Crotty,
Jim Davis and Rod Smith.
On the Republican ballot there
are even more choices, for -U.S.
senator and representative, and
state governor and chief financial
officer.
Those running for congressional
seats include four for senator and
five for representative. In the sena-
torial race, there are LeRoy Collins
Jr., Katherine Harris, William
"Will" McBride and Peter Monroe.
For representative, choices are Verni
Buchanan, Donna Claike, Nancy
Carroll Detert, Mark G. Flanagan
and Tramm Hudson.
There are three candidates for the
state's new chief financial officer,
Milt Bauguess, Randy Johnson and
Tom Lee.
Finally, there are four
Republican candidates for gover-
nor. None has yet named a running
partner for lieutenant governor. The
gubernatorial candidates are.
Charlie Crist, Tom Gallagher,
Vernon Palmer and Michael W. St.

Jean.

DANCE LESSONS
An "In Business" column
entry on the newdance studio
in Wauchula, Tip Toes, gave
unclear information regarding
class times and lerigths.
Classes begin at 3:15 p.m.,
and are one hour in length.
Various classes at various lev-
els follow, with the studio
open for instruction until 7:15
or 8:15 p.m
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Faith Temple Church of God and

Cutting Edge Ministries

would like to thank the following businesses and/or individuals whq
contributed to our "Back to School Bash". We would also like to say
thanks to all the members of Faith Temple who gave of their time in an
effort to reach out to the kids and families of our community. Most of'
all we want to thank our Lord Jesus Christ for making it a big success!
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Dr. Robert D. Helveston Chiropractic Deborah Prestridge and Kids Dasher Groves
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Gibbs Furniture Store Hardee County School Board Hardee County EMTs
Hardee Help Center Hardee Ranch Supply Hardee Signs & Tees
Heartland Community Church Heartland Growers Supply Heartland Pediatrics
Henderson Animal Care Hong Kong Restaurant Jame & Earl Gaskins
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commission, which wants to see
.,high quality, properly managed-'
development.
>: "After I get the imrrediate work'
o ut of the way, I want to get out and
'.meet the public, identify the com-
munity's focus and implement it.
%. Many of the plans in the communi-
':;ty visioning after the 2004 hurri-
canes should find themselves into
the Comp Plan. I'm gding to famil-
iarize myself with what we already
'have with an emphasis on meeting
.'statutory guidelines. Bit by bit, it
W ill come together.
"I'm delighted to be here. I will
i~, o the best job I can," concluded
Staszko.

Friei ship ii the union of spir-
its, a marriage of hearts, and
the bond thereof virtue.

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Gallagher said that applying and
obtaining a free home inspection is
just the first step of the program.
Homeowners who undergo the
My Safe Florida Home inspection
may qualify for matching' grants of
up to $5,000 to fortify their homes.
Grants will be prioritized and
awarded to homeowners who live
in high-risk, hurricane-vulnerable
areas.
If a matching grant is awarded,
for every dollar spent in improving
the home the government will
match it. Say improvements cost
$3,000, the resident pays $J500
and the government pays $1,500.
The state department is partner-
ing with city and county govern-
ments, as well as non-profit organi-
zations, to expand the reach of the
program.
"We want to help as many
Floridians strengthen their homes,
while making sure that they get the
best quality of work to protect their
homes," Gallagher said. ,
SFor more information regarding
the program or to register, check
online at www.mysafeflorida-
home.com or call 1-800-342-2762.

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already busy with his first task, uni-
fying the Land Development Codes
of the county's Comprehensive
Land Use Plan.
."I'll be working with the county
manager, commission and others to
recodify the code and make sure
it's consistent with the Cpmp Plan.
There's been a lot of ordinances
and changes adopted which have
never made their way into the code
book," Stasko said, as he paused to
chat.
Borri in Connecticut, Staszko is a
longtime Floridian, coming south
in 1978. He graduated from Stetson
University with a bachelor's degree
in economics and received an MA-
UR (master's in urban and regional
planning) from the University of
Florida. He is a member of the
American Institute of Certified
Planners.
In 1982 he has been working in
Florida, first with the Central
Florida Regional Planning Council
in Lakeland, where his wife Marcia
is Transportation Disadvantaged
coordinator and economic develop-
inment-coordinator.- T'wo- of- their -
grdwh dhildrtenr tKim 'ancdye,
live in Lakeland ~hd son MRihnie is
not far aiway in Georgia.
Grandchildren include a 15-year-
old boy and four girls.
After Working in Lakeland,
Staszk6 had a brief stint with the
Polk County Planning Dept., then
worked with Lakeland Electric in
planning on its new capital projects
Including: substation 'and other
linfrastructure- and locating new
lines.
Staszko next went to the city of
Oldsmar in Pinellas County, where
he spent 12 years as community
development director, supervising
planning and zoning, code enforce-
ment, building and occupational
licenses, which he welded into a
one-stop, full-service center.
For Pinellas County, a blend of
:urbani'zed and rural areas, he
'worked on the northwest area
before it became as developed as it
is riow,'nd',only had 8,000 people.
They didn't have a Comprehensive
* Plan as required by state law, so he
preparedd .a unified development
.code; putting it all together within
the 16 months before the onslaught
of growth hit the"'area. "We were
'prepared when it did," he said.
Staszko. will 'use that' knowledge
S.aind' experience 'to help IHardee
,County meet 'th requiirements' of
the recent SB 360, dubbed the
Growth Management rule, which
rhas to be meet by the end of this
'!)year.
) Topics to be tackled include pro-
.portional share of transpqftation
monies, capacity of roadways and
the option for developers to pay
their fair share by formula for off-
;'site :impacts, changes 'i peded on
* collector and arterial roads to get t6
their developments. '"
'.'Long-range, Staszkg plans "like
; any other area, what the cdinmuni-'"
'ty vision is. Economic develbop-
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dent at Wauchula Elementary
School told then-assistant principal
Tracey Nix that another pupil had'a
knife.
The fifth grader was called to the
office and questioned. He pulled :
"butterfly" knife similar toia
pocket knife, but.larger from his
pocket.
Kelly said the board opted to
expel the child for the 2006-07
school year, but will consider a
return to mainstream classes at the
end of the first semester based on
his current performance at Pioneer
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dent's recommendation for expul-
sion, removing the boy from main-
stream classes for all of the 2006-
07 school year.
He is currently attending Pioneer
Career Academy, the district's
alternative school in Zolfo Springs,
after fulfilling three requirements
placed on him by the board. The
student had to undergo an evalua-
tion by a drug assessment program,
complete its recommendations, and
agree to submit to random searches.
The 20th expulsion for the 2005-
06 year came in the form of a 12-
year-old boy who brought a knife to
school.

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August 24,2006, The Herald-Advocate 3A

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Bowling Green Elementary
School received a congratulatory
!.letter from Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
jate last week.
The recognition was for the top
.400 schools in the state "that had
-the highest increase in the total
,points a school received on the
school grading criteria for the
2005-06 academic year over the
previous year."
-: Principal David Durastanti said
Tuesday that "we were really tick-
Jed to get this. I expected it as we
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got the report of it earlier. I'm real-
ly proud of the faculty, staff, par-
ents and students who worked so
hard to make this possible."
Bowling Green went from 317
points in the 2004-05 school year to
384 points on grading in the 2005-
06 school year. The school had
had a history of scoring well, but
dropped significantly after it was
heavily damaged by the 2004 hurri-
canes which ravaged homes of stu-
dents and teachers alike.
Following the hurricanes, the
school dropped to a D on the
Florida Comprehensive Assess-

I BG To Rededicate

Recreation Facility

By BRETT JARNAGIN
For The Herald-Advocate
There will be a dedication in
Bowling Green on Labor Day to
rename a community park and bas-
ketball court.
Both can be found on Dixiana
Drive, behind Chester Grove
Baptist Church.
The park will become the Har-
rington-Liston Community Park in
honor of two teachers who taught at
the -old- soiool where the park is
located. ,
The .teachers are Maggie Har-
rington of Bowling Green, who
taught grades four through eight,
and Flossie Listen of Fort Meade,
who taught grades one to four at the
Bowling Green school.
The basketball court will be
renamed the Mark Lunsford
Memorial Basketball Court.
It is named in honor of former
Hardee Senior High School basket-
ball star Mark Lunsford, a mental
health caseworker in Mobile, Ala.,
who was killed in April in a motor-

cycle crash.
At the park is a set of new play-
ground equipment, a picnic pavil-
ion and restrooms. A bike trail is in
the works. It will be open from 8
a.m. until dark, and then the gates
will be closed.
Recommendation for the name
change came from Leonard McGill
of Chester Grove Baptist Church.
James Carpenter suggested the
court be named in honor of
Lunsford.
McGill is also a coordinator of
the ceremony. "At the dedication
we are going to have the color
guard from the ROTC, the mayor
of Bowling Green, relatives of
Flossie Listen and a busload of
people from Mobile that knew
Mark," said McGill.
The dedication starts at 11 a.m.
on Monday, Sept. 4, and the ser-
vices are expected to take around
an hour. Afterward, food will be
served.
For more information about the
event, contact McGill at 773-9670.

ment Tests administered to students
each year. Under "a hurricane
appeal," the D grade was improved
to a C. This year the school moved
back to a B ranking.
"I'm not surprised," said Schools
Superintendent Dennis Jones, when
asked about the governor's letter.
"After a very difficult 2004-05
school year for all the reasons
we're well aware of, Bowling
Green staff worked very hard to get
them back to the level that they had
achieved prior to the hurricanes."
And, the state agrees. A copy of.
the Bush letter went to Education'
Commissioner John L. Winn.
In his letter, Bush also said, "You
and your staff have done a remark-
able job helping your students
improve their core academic skills.
Increasing student achievement
yearly is quite an accomplishment
and something Florida's adminis-
trators, teachers, students and par-
ents can be proud of.
"I applaud you and your staff of
excellent educators for your out-
standing work. By continuing to set
high standards, you provide stu-
dents the support they need to
exceed expectations," continued
the Bush letter.
"Please enjoy this time of cele-
bration and share this success with
your faculty and students. Best
wishes for anreven more productive
school year ahead," concluded the
governor's letter.

SFCC Holds

E-Commerce

Seminars
South Florida Community Col-
lege, in conjunction, with the
Heartland Workforce Investment'
Board, will offer two free seminars
for for-profit business owners in
Hardee, Highlands and DeSoto
counties who wish to explore the
possibility of establishing E-
Commerce-based businesses.
"Introduction to E-Commerce"
will provide a basic overview of
buying and selling products and
services on the Internet. "E-
Commerce In-Depth" will provide
a more comprehensive examination
of E-Commerce, including market-
ing strategies and security issues.
The. seminars l wijll,,heldon
Friday,, Sept 215, at .the ,aIardee
Campus on ,,.iS.,.17 south of
Bowling Green. "Introduction to E-
Commerce" will be offered from 9
to 11 a.m., and "E-Commerce in
Depth" from 1 to 5 p.m.
Owners who attend at least one
-seminar and establish a verifiable
E-Commerce Web site will be eligi-
ble to apply for a $250 E-
Commerce Implementation Award
to enhance their E-commerce-based
businesses. A total of 300 awards
will beissued on a first-come, first-
served basis. Further 'information
about the E-Commerce Implemen-
tation Award will be provided at the
seminars.
Seating for the seminars is limit-
ed. To register, call Lorrie Key at
extension 7033 at 773-2252.

Red meat is not bad for you.
Now blue-green meat, that's
bad for you! .
--Tmmy Smothers

It is believed that David Atchl-
son was president of the United
States;for one day. James Polk
vacated the office on March 4,
1849, rbut Zachary Taylor-who
refused to be sworn in on a Sun-
day-was not inaugurated until
March 5. Atchison, the president
pro tempore of the Senate, filled
in.

York State native. Raised in Erie
County outside Buffalo, Berg
obtained a bachelor's degree in
education and a master's in admin-
istration and supervision from the
State Univer-sity of New York
College of Buffalo.
Berg plans to meet individually
with each member of the EDC and
commissioners. "I've been im-
pressed in a positive way with the
reception the people her have given
me. They have been very cordial,
very well express their hopes and
goals, and all believe in this com-
munity. I've not heard one negative
thing about this community.
"People want jobs, they want
their kids to have jobs to come
home to. Education is important .
They have strong traditions here.
My wife Carol and I both feel com-
fortable here. We feel we can make
a contribution. There is no "I" in
team," Berg continued.
His varied career began as an ele-
mentary school teacher, and then a
principal, the youngest in New
York at that time. He left education
to go into business with his wife, in
marketing distribution. Learning a
lot, along the way he met the presi-
dent of Fisher-Price toys in East
Aurora, who recommended his
involvement in the Chamber of
Commerce.
.Working for the chamber in East
Aurora, a community then of 7,000,
Berg helped the Chamber of
Commerce grow from 150 mem-
bers to 530 and developed a major
festival, the Toy Fest. With the help
of Fisher-Price, the fest grew to
draw crowds of 150,000.
From there, Berg went to the
Glen Falls in the Adirondacks,
where he became president/CEO of
the Adirondack-area Chamber of
Comnierce, a large. chamber of,
1,100 members covering two-and-
one-half counties. The chamber
was charged with supervising eco-'
nomic development. There were
two main industries in the area, one
a catheter manufacturing company
which made leather catheters and
now makes stents and other
advanced products. The other was
the Lake George Tourism group for
"the cradle of democracy where
both the French and Indian War and
the Revolutionary War' were
fought.
"I go by the motto, 'grow where
you're planted.' There's a lot a tal-
ent in the community and you just

BERG
Continued From 1A

have to develop it. No one does a
job alone. You're just a contribu-
tor," said Berg, whose involvement
with the intricacies of state govern-
ment (for grants and approvals)
helped him form the Chamber
Alliance of New York State, and
the development of an industrial
park and a 400-employee Motorola
plant.
More recently, Berg left the
chamber position and took a con-
sultant's post with SCA Tissue, a
company. in Watkins. Glen which
takes old newspaper and turns it
into'tissue paper.
"This gave me a chance to
expand. I had the pulse of how gov-
ernment works on the state and
local level. With the closure of
facilities in Vermont and Georgia,
SCA wanted to consolidate. I had to
sell off the equipment in the other
two plants. I had always been

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involved in building in some way.
We moved in new digesters to de-
ink the newsprint and made a con-
verging mill. It took a lot of work
with zoning boards include relocat-
ing homes for the Phase II expan-
sion on the main plant along the
Hudson River," recounted Berg.
His last stop before coming to
Hardee County was the move to
Watkins Glen. He and his wife
decided they would like'to be clos-
er to their sons. Ryan is a computer
engineer in the Boston area, "which
is very expensive," and Jonathan, a
graphics designer, lives at Green
Acres, on the Gold Coast near Boca
Raton. They decided to move south
and began to look on the internet,
locating the challenge in Wauchula.
"I've always been focused on
economic development, staying.
ahead of the curve in business
growth. I look forward to working
here," he concluded.

Nutrition Notes

ANSWERING THE TOMATO QUESTION
It's the too-many-tomatoes time of year. They're at the markets and in
back yards. Co-workers leave bags of them on your desk. Whatto do?
Stuff them.
Fortunately, tomatoes are welcome in almost any dish. Fragrant herbs
such as basil, oregano, dill, parsley and thyme are wonderful seasonings for
tomatoes, but more pungent spices like curry powder, cumin or chili pow-
der also blend well into tomato-based sauces. Tomatoes stuffed with rice,
feta, pine nuts and vegetables are delicious too.
Nobody can have too many tomatoes. They are a rich source of vita-
mins A aid C and the potent phytochemical lycopene, one of the few
dietary sources of that cancer-fighting antioxidant. Some studies suggest
that lycopene especially helps to protect against prostate cancer.
Lycopene is found in red or pink fruits such as watermelon, papaya,
pink guava and pink grapefruit as well as in tomatoes. Antioxidants can
help protect against the kind of damage that gets cancer started, and the
antioxidant nature of compounds within tomatoes has long been known.
Recent studies suggest that tomatoes may help combat cancer in addi-
tional ways, at later stages of the process. In the laboratory, tomato comlo-
nents have stopped the proliferation of several cancer cell types, including
breast, lung and endometrium. Tomatoes have attracted particular attention
from prostate cancer researchers because lycopene and its related com-
pounds tend to concentrate in tissues of the prostate.
The best tomatoes are vine-ripened and deeply colored. They should
feel heavy for their size. Unripe tomatoes can be ripened in a paper bag at
room temperature. Do not refrigerate fresh tomatoes because their texture
will become mealy and their taste watery.
Tomatoes come in so many varieties that they are always abundant but
never boring. There are cherry tomatoes, even smaller grape tomatoes and
oval-shaped Roma tomatoes. Yellow or green tomatoes have a slightly dif-
ferent taste, and farmers' markets have begun to offer dozens of heirloom
varieties such as green zebra and cherokee purple.

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BGES In Top Schools

KEEP

Gina

N eu hofer
School Board
District 3

I believe community input

is necessary when making

decisions and plans for the

future.
Political Advertisement Paid for and Approved by Gina Neuhofer, non-partisan, for School
:-; Board District 3

Vote

el GIenn

Bergens

Hardee CountySchool Board District 4

1. Dedicated to the future of ALL Children.

2. Dedicated to seek available grant funding to benefit our
children.

3. Dedicated to seeking equal treatment for ALL Children.

4. Dedicated to seeking equal treatment for ALL school
employees.
5. Concerned for: The SAFETY of our children from the bus

stop to the classroom!

Remember our children ARE OUR FUTURE!
Remember on September 5, 2006 you play a
vital role in your Children's Future.

* Married 17 years to Raina Harper Bergens, one son, Tyler Bergens
Son of the late Rev. Albert and Bertha Bergens

Willing to take on critical issues such as making sure that all tax based
budgets are balanced. Keeping the highest interest of our school employees
salaries and benefits a priority, as well as seeking the highest amount of
educational funding to directly benefit ALL children of Hardee County.
THE FUTURE OF ALL OUR CHILDREN DEPENDS ON
YOUR VOTE.

Political advertisement paid for and approved by Glenn Bergens
Non Partisan for School Board District 4.

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4A The Herald-Advocate, August 24, 2006

Obituaries

NOLAN BROOKS
Nolan Brooks, 78, of Wauchula,
died Saturday, August 19, 2006 in
Bartow.
He had been a resident of
Wauchula since 1959, coming from
Mississippi. He attended the
Church of Christ and was an agri-
cultural worker.
He is survived by his adopted
niece, Dorothy Moss and husband
Jimmy of Wauchula, and many
friends.
Visitation will be today
(Thursday, Aug. 24) from 5-7 p.m.,
with funeral services at 6:30 p.m.
with the Rev. Jimmy L Moss offici-
ating.
Memorials may be made to Good
Shepherd Hospice, 4418 Sun N
Lake Blvd., Sebring, FL 33872.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

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AURELIA ABELENE
McKINNEY
Aurelia Abelene McKinney,
86, of Ona, died August 21, 2006
in Sarasota.
She was born May 8, 1920 in
Popash and was a Hardee
County resident all of her life.
She was a member of the New
Zion Baptist Church, a rancher,
citrus grower and homemaker.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Eugene McKinney.
Survivors include one son,
Gerald Lee McKinney and wife
Jend of Ona; two grandchildren,
Justin and Jolene McKinney of
Ona; nieces and nephews,
Lorraine Smith and husband Jim
of Ona, and Darwin McLeod and
wife Mary Jane of Wauchula;
and great-nephew, B.J. McLeod
of Wauchula.
Services will be held at 10 a.m..
Friday, Aug. 25 at New Zion
Baptist: Church with the Rev.
John Brown officiating. Burial is
in New Zion Cemetery.
Visitation is Wednesday, Aug. 23
from 7-9 p.m. at Robarts Family
Garden Chapel.
Memorials may be made to the
New Zion Baptist Church Ceme-
tery Fund.

FUNERAL HOMES
529 W. Main Street
Wauchula

Provided as a courtesy of
Robarts Family Funeral Home

GUY EDMOND POLK
Guy Edmond Polk, 75, of
Wauchula, died Thursday, August
17, 2006, at his home.
He was born March 8, 1931 in
Bowling Green. He was a lifelong
resident of this area and a member
of First Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 55
years Jean Cathcart Polk; two sons,
John Edmond Polk and wife Carol
of Sebring and Timothy Alan Polk
and wife Sara of Wauchula; one
daughter, Jeanie Polk Walker and
husband John of Carriere, Miss.;
two brothers, Dillon Polk and wife
Geneva of Middleburg and William
Derwood Polk and wife Patsy of
Vero Beach; seven grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Aug.
19, 2006, in the chapel of the First
Baptist Church in Wauchula.
Visitation was one hour prior to
services. Officiating was the Rev.
Bob Norman. Interment was held in
Wauchula Cemetery.
Brant Funeral Chapel
Wauchula

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J]EFF
FOX
Jeff Fox, 51, of Zolfo Springs,
died August 17, 2006 in Sebring,
He was born Feb. 24, 1955 in
Jersey Shore, Penn., and had
been a resident of Zolfo Springs
for 15 years, coming from
Rochester, N.Y. He was a truck
driver and forklift operator for
Mancini Packing for 15 years.
He served in the U.S. Army dur-
ing the Vietnam Conflict.
Survivors include his wife,
Sharon of Zolfo Springs; three
sons, Franklin of Zolfo Springs,
and Michael and Jeffery, both of
Rochester, N.Y.; two daughters,
Patricia of Zolfo Springs and
Marie-'Caldwell of Englewdod;
two brothers; Victor of Murndie,
Pa. and Scott of Trout Run, Pa.;
two sisters, Cheryl Schainholz of
Ocala and Becky Caffas of
Williamsport, Pa.; and aunt,
Edna Robbins of Englewood.
A memorial service was held at
2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at
Robarts Family Garden Chapel.

FUNERAL HOMES,
529 W. Main Street
Wauchula

Provided as a courtesy of
Robarts Family Funeral Home

MELINDA "ILENE"
WALKER HASH
Melinda "Ilene" Walker Hash,
81, of Wauchula, died on August
17,2006.
She was born June 20, 1925 in
Whitetop, Va and had been a resi-
dent of Wauchula for over 30 years.
She attended Oak Grove Baptist
Church and was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband of
64 years, Fred Hash; seven chil-
dren, Geneva Beavers and husband
Bob of Wauchula, Jeretta Hash of
Wauchula, Wanda Felt and husband
Mark of Gainesville, Benjamin
Hash and wife Sandra of Wauchula,
Fredia Head and husband William
of Arcadia, Sheila Hash and hus-
band William Baucom of Wau-
chula, and Sharon McCrary and
husband Larry of Wauchula; eight
grandchildren, Pamela Grimes,
Monica Block, Adam Hash, Teresa
Rosenberger, Mark Felt III,
Cynthia' Bone, Lance McCrary and
Will H'ad; and eight great-grand-
children, Wesley Grimes, Dillon
and Zackary Head, Devanee Hash,
and Ryan, Mason, Colton Block
and Taylor Bone.
Funeral services were conducted
at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21 at Oak
Grove Baptist Church with the Rev.
Jim Davis officiating. Burial was in
Wauchula Cemetery. Visitation was
Sunday from 7-9 p.m. at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

You can know the iame of a bird
in all the languages of the world,
but when you're finished, you'll
know absolutely nothing what-
ever about the bird.... So let's'
look at the bird and see what
it's doing-that's what counts.
I learned very early the differ-
ence between knowing the'
name of something and know-
ing something.
-Richard Feynman

On feiVOng J(ewony

NOLAN
BROOKS
Nolan Brooks, 78, of
Wauchula, died Saturday, August
19, 2006 in Bartow.
He had been a resident of
Wauchula since 1959, coming
from Mississippi. He attended
the Church of Christ and was an
agricultural worker.
He is survived by his adopted
niece, ,Dorothy Moss and hus-
band Jimmy of Wauchula, and
many friends.
Visitation will be today
(Thursday, Aug. 24) from 5-7
p.m., with funeral services at
6.:30 p.m. with the Rev. Jimmy L
Moss officiating.
Memorials may be made to
Good Shepherd Hospice, 4418
Sun N Lake Blvd., Sebring, FL
33872.

FUNERAL HOMES
529 W. Main Street
Wauchula

Provided as a courtesy of
Robarts Family Funeral Home

PUBLIC NOTICE

Good Shepherd Hospice
a division of ifePath Hospice and Palliaive Cre

is providing a

GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE of Hardee County will be providing a Grief Support Group for
Hardee County residents who have lost a loved one. The Support Group will be meeting at
ROBARTS FAMILY FUNERAL HOME at 529 West Main Street, Wauchula, every Tuesday
evening beginning September 19, 2006 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM thru October 24, 2006.
There is no charge and you do not have to have used Hospice or Robarts to be a part of this sup-
port group.

If you would like to attend, please call ROBARTS FAMILY FUNERAL HOME at 773-9773 to
reserve a place.

If you would like loving support and help with your grief, I urge you to take advantage of this won-
derful community service offered by GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE. I personally knowwhat it
feels like to lose a spouse and I know how helpful their grief support group can be because I went
to it myself and I want people to know there is help.
Cod bless,you,
Dennis Robarts

FUNERAL HOMES

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AURELIAABELENE
McKINNEY
Aurelia Abelene McKinney, 86,
of Ona, died August 21, 2006 in
Sarasota.
She was born May 8, 1920 in
Popash and was a Hardee County
resident all of her life. She was a
member of the New Zion Baptist
Church, a rancher, citrus grower
and homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Eugene McKinney.
Survivors include one son,
Gerald Lee McKinney and wife
Jen6 of Ona; two grandchildren,
Justin and Jolene McKinney of
Ona; nieces and nephews, Lorraine
Smith and husband Jim of Ona, and
Darwin McLeod and wife Mary
Jane of Wauchula; and great-
nephew, B.J. McLeod of Wauchula.
Services will be held at 10 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 25 at New Zion
Baptist Church with the Rev. John
Brown officiating. Burial is in New
Zion Cemetery. Visitation is
Wednesday, Aug. 23 from 7-9 p.m.
at Robarts Family Garden Chapel.
Memorials may be made to the
New Zion Baptist Church Ceme-
tery Fund.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

VIRL L. COKER
Virl L. Coker, 80, died Tuesday,
August 22, 2006 in Sebring.
He was born in Ona to Roy and
Florine (English) Coker. He was a
mechanic for the Agricultural Re-
search Center, served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II, and was
a member of the UDT #12 (Under-
water Demolition Team #12) which
trained in Fort Pierce. He had been
a lifelong resident of Ona.
He is survived by his wife,
Garnet Coker of Ona; one son,
Randy Coker of New Jersey; one
daughter, Cynthia Gay Hickey and
husband Richard of Inverness; two
step-sons, James L. Hughes Jr. and
wife Lillian of Ona and Lewis D.
Hughes and wife Winonia of Dade
City; one step-daughter, G.
Suzanne Gagliolo and husband
Bruce of Dade City; and numerous
grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren.
Cremation arrangements were
entrusted to the Stephenson-Nelson
Funeral Home of Avon Park.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the American Cancer
Society.
Brant Funeral Chapel
Wauchula

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JEFF FOX
Jeff Fox, 51, of Zolfo Springs,
died August 17, 2006 in Sebring,
He was born Feb. 24, 1955 in
Jersey Shore, Penn., and had been a
resident of Zolfo Springs for 15
years, coming from Rochester, N.Y.
He was a truck driver and forklift
operator for Mancini Packing for
15 years. He served in the U.S.
Army during the Vietnam Conflict.
Survivors include his wife,
Sharon of Zolfo Springs; three
sons, Franklin of Zolfo Springs,
and Michael and Jeffery, both of
Rochester, N.Y.; two daughters,
Patricia of Zolfo Springs and Marie
Caldwell of Englewood; two broth-
ers, Victor of Muncie, Pa. and Scott
of Trout Run, Pa.; two sisters,
Cheryl Schainholz of Ocala and
Becky Caffas of Williamsport, Pa.;
and aunt, Edna Robbins of
Englewood.
A memorial service was held at 2
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

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PEARLE
CHAPMAN
Pearle Chapman, 93, of Zolfo
Springs, died Thursday, August
10, 2006 in Avon Park: :
She was born June 21, 1913 in
Horsehead, N.Y., and had been a
resident of Zolfo Springs for 20
years: She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Bernard Chapman of Zolfo
Springs; two brothers, Albert
Huelett and Robert Huelett, both
of Horsehead, N.Y.; and several
nieces and nephews. Services
were held at 2 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 14 at Robarts Family
Garden Chapel with Mr. Keith
Huelett officiating.

FUNERAL HOMES
529 W. Main Street
Wauchula

Provided as a courtesy of
Robarts Family Funeral.Home

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PATRICIA ANN
HAARHOUSE STERNER
Patricia Ann Haarhouse
Sterner, 80, of Bowling Green,
died Saturday, August 19, 2006,
at home. : i
She was born May 28, 1926 in
Terre Haute, Ind., daughter of the
late Frank and Florence (Bowe-
man) Haarhouse. She was the
wife of the late Clarence "Chick"
Sterner. She was a resident of
Hardee County since 1966, com-
ing from Indiana. She was a sur- il
gical nurse at the Palmetto Clinic,
a life member of VFW Ladies
Auxiliary and attended the First
Baptist Church of -Bowling
Green.
Survivors include four chil-
dren, Jeffrey Sterner and wife i
Marcia of Margate, Janice
Durrance and husband Bruce of
Bowling Green, Jacqueline Ann
Wasko of Califor-nia, and Mary
Lynn Kimmell and husband Jim
of New Mexico; four grandchil-
dren and five great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were held at
11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21 at:
Bowling Green Cemetery.
Memorials may be made in her
name to The Watson Clinic
Kidney Center, 1550 Lakeland
Hills Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33805.

FUNERAL HOMES
529 W. Main Street
Wauchula

Provided as a courtesy of
Robarts Family Funeral Home

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Dennis Russell Robarts III
At Robarts Funeral Home we recognize how much your family means to you
because we're a family too. That's why when there's a loss in your family, the
Robarts family has been there for four generations, since 1906, to give com-
passionate care and dependable service at your time of need.
If our old fashioned caring and service is out of style in this fast paced world
today, that's OK. We're going to continue our family traditions and strive to.
give your family the same loving care we would want. And as soon as my grand-
son, Dennis Russell Robarts III grows up, he'll be the fifth generation to carry
on our tradition. But for right now, he needs to play with that cat.

FUNERAL HOMES

529 West Main Street, Wauchula 773-9773

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August 24, 2006, The HeraldrAdvocate 5A

EOC, Sheriff Add Funds For Projects

MELINDA "ILENE"
WALKER HASH
Melinda,"Ilene" Walker Hash,
:81, of Wauchula, went to be with
her Lord on August 17, 2006.
| She was born June 20, 1925 in
!Whitetop, Va and had been a res-
lident of Wauchula for over 30
years. She attended Oak Grove
Baptist Church and was a devot-
ed wife and homemaker and lov-
ing mother and granny.
She is survived by her husband
of 64 years, Fred Hash; seven
children, Geneva Beavers and
husband Bob of Wauchula,
Jeretta Hash of Wauchula,
Wanda Felt and husband Mark of
Gainesville, Benjamin Hash and
wife Sandra of Wauchula, Fredia
Head and husband William of
iArcadia, Sheila Hash and hus-
band William Baucom of
Wauchula, and Sharon McCrary
and husband Larry of Wauchula;
eight grandchildren, Pamela
Grimes, Monica Block, Adam
Hash, Teresa Rosenberger, Mark
Felt mI, Cynthia Bone, Lance
McCrary and Will Head; and
eight great-grandchildren, Wes-
ley Grimes, Dillon and Zackary
Head, Devanee Hash, and Ryan,
Mason, Colton Block and Taylor
Bone.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21 at
Oak Grove Baptist Church with
the Rev. Jim Davis officiating.
Burial was in Wauchula Ceme-
tery. Visitation was Sunday from
7-9 p.m. at Robarts Family
Garden Chapel.

FUNERAL HOMES
529 W. Main Street
Wauchula

Provided as a courtesy of
SRobarts Family Funeral Home

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
A small grant and a large allot-
ment will allow changes at the
Emergency Operations Center and
the Sheriff's Complex.
Both were approved at last
week's meeting of the Hardee
County Commission, using funds
which had become available.
Rich Shepard, emergency man-
agement director, asked the com-
mission to sign off on an agreement
with the state Department of
Community Affairs for an addition-
al $2,559.
"We will make good, smart deci-
sions for upgrades," said Shephard,
noting the busiest part of the hurri-
cane season comes in late August
through September.
Over the last 18 months, Emer-
gency Management has received
$58,230. With the windfall, the
enhancements budget grows to
$60,789. Shephard provided the

Obituaries

PATRICIA ANN
HAARHOUSE STERNER
Patricia Ann Haarhouse Sterner,
80, of Bowling Green, died
Saturday, August 19, 2006, at
home.
She was born May 28, 1926 in
Terre Haute, Ind., daughter of the
late Frank and Florence (Bowe-
man) Haarhouse. She was the wife
of the late Clarence "Chick"
Sterner. She was a resident of
Hardee County since 1966, coming
from Indiana. She was a surgical
nurse at the Palmetto Clinic, a life
member of VFW Ladies Auxiliary
and attended the First Baptist
Church of Bowling Green.
Survivors include four children,
Jeffrey Sterner and wife Marcia of
Margate, Janice Durrance and hus-
band Bruce of Bowling Green,
Jacqueline Ann Waskp of Califor-
nia, and Mary Lynnr Kimmell and
husband Jim of New Mexico; four
grandchildren and five great-grand-
children.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. Monday, Aug. 21 at Bowling
Green Cemetery.
Memorials may be made in her
name to The Watson Clinic Kidney
Center, 1550 Lakeland Hills Blvd.,
Lakeland, FL 33805
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

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commission a list of the grant-fund-
ed enhancements at the ce"~er on
West Orange Street, adjacent to the
courthouse. Remodeling has pro-
vided security, upgraded computer
systems, purchased training tables
for tabletop ard full-scale training
events and aided in planning for
major disasters at the hospital,
power plants or other large facili-
ties.
Sheriff Loran Cogburn and Maj.
Claude Harris asked approval to
use $50,000 from the department's
law enforcement trust fund (monies
confiscated from criminal activity)
to build a shelter for the "new'
mobile command center.
Cogburn said the mobile com-
mand center acquired from neigh-
boring Hillsborough County when
it purchased a new one has already
been used to assist the Fire-Rescue
department at an accident scene
closing SR 64.
"We need to put a protective
cover over our new donated mobile
command center. We'll put it on the
west side of the complex by the sal-
lyport and back the unit into to it.
Sheltering it will help make it last
for many more years. We'll main-
tain the phone and electrical outlets
to have it immediately available for
anywhere in the county that it is
needed," said the sheriff, as the
commission approved it.
In other action, the commission:
appointed commissioners
Minor Bryant, Gordon Norris and
Nick Timmerman to the Value
Adjustment Board which hears
appeals of the taxable value of
property. First hearings are set for
Oct. 9-10 with Oct. 16-17 as addi-

THURSDAY, AUG. 24
VHardee County Emergency
Management Office, local miti-
gation strategy meeting, EOC,
404 W. Orange St., Wauchula,
10 a.m.
VHardee County School
Board, regular meeting, former
junior high media center, 200 S.
Florida Ave., Wauchula, 5 p.m.
THURSDAY, AUG. 31
VHardee County Commis-
sion, regular meeting, Room
102, Cpurthouse Annex I, 41?2
W. OParjge St., Wauchula,' 8:3
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the mysteries of the obvious.
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know how to deny yourself."
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man; and without this all other
education is good for nothing.
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tional dates, if needed.
Property owners have until Sept.
12 to file an appeal with the Hardee
County Property Appraiser's
Office, which sent out the annual
TRIM (Truth In Millage) forms last
week advising property owners of
their proposed taxes. Tri ills sent
out in November would include

any adjustments the Value Adjust-
ment Board makes. To appeal there
has to be a question of how the-
property was assessed, not simply
an inability or difficulty paying the
taxes and assessments.
approved a minor subdivi-
sion plat for Charley Creek East for
20.66-acres on SR 64 just east of
Morgan Grice Road.
approved a recommendation
to abolish the Severance Tax

Dependent Board as it has been
replaced by the Independent Board
created by the state legislature.
After final bills are paid, the bal-
ance of the $44-3,227.68 in the
Dependent Board's budget will be
transferred to the county's General
Revenue Fund. Since it is restricted
to use for economic development, it
will go toward turn lane construc-
tion and other costs of the county's
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CITY OF WAUCHULA.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
!The City of Wauchula, City Commission will hold a
Unified Land Development Code Workshop, on
Monday, August 29, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. The Workshop
will be held at the Commission Chambers located at
225 E. Main St., Wauchula, FL 3373.

The above listed facilityis a disabled-assisted facility.
Any person needing to; make special arrangements,
'please notify the Office of the City Clerk at 863-773-

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VOTER

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HARDEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

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Age: 70
Occupation: Teacher and Administrator-Retired
Education: Wauchula Elementary Hardee Senior High School -
University of Tampa-Bachelor of Science, 32 hours above degree -
Veteran, U.S. Army, Information Specialist, Editor of the Martin Army
Hospital newspaper
Experience: Administration and Teaching, 35
years Athletic Director and Head Football
Coach, Hillsborough, Hardee, Polk and Pasco
counties; Subjects of math, science, history, physi-
cal education and drivers education
Platform: As a Hardee County School Board
member I pledge to be fair, honest, outspoken, and
forthright in order to make sure that each child gets
the best education. I pledge to the teachers to vote
for classroom conditions that give you every
opportunity to successfully teach.

JOE H. JONES
Age; 77
Years In Office: 4
Occupation: Postmaster-Retired
Education: Graduate of Wauchula High School Attended Florida
Southern College Postal Management Certificate-Polk Community
College
Experience: Bowling Green Post Office, 34 years,
retiring as Postmaster Bowling Green City
Commissioner, 12 years, three years as vice mayor
and three years as mayor Active Member of the
Hardee County Traffic Safety Team Current
School Board member, instrumental in the plan-
i ning and procuring funding to build the new K-8
S school, a $41 million facility which cost taxpayers
$7 million and will be paid for in another year
Platform: I believe that in education everyone
counts: parents, students, teachers, administrators, support staff, and com-
munity support. I will strive to work with the School Board, teachers,
administrators, staff, parents, and community to provide a quality education
for the children of Hardee County. My experience and knowledge of
Sschool-related issues, city government, budget management, and manage-
ment background will help in the decisions needed to insure that our school
system will continue to improve. I will strive to provide materials,
resources, staff and adequate schools for the students and teachers, to pre-
pare students for the growing changes in society and the demanding cur-
riculum needs.

PAUL G. SAMUELS
Age: 35
Occupation: Land Lease Manager
Education: Graduate of Hardee Senior High School South Florida
Community College, Associate of Arts University of South Florida,
Bachelor of Science, Business Management
Experience: Peace River Basin Board member-
Hardee County Economic Development Authority
board member Vice-President of the PRECo
Operation Round-Up Board, Scholarship Com-
mittee
S Platform: If elected, I will address the following
f issues: 1) discipline and safety; 2) School Board
.. 1. employee benefits; 3) growth management; and 4)
student achievement. As someone who thrived
within the Hardee County School System, I am
S ready to give back to the schools and community
which were so gracious to me. Not only do our students, teachers, admin-
istrators and the community demand excellence, but also expanded
accountability and credibility from the School Board. I will also bring
financial management and state lobbying experience to the table, which
will help our funding opportunities in Tallahassee. In closing, I accept the
responsibility and opportunity to help lead our schools to the next level.

FLORIDA MARKETS AT A GLANCE
For the week ended August 17, 2006:
At the Florida Livestock Auctions, receipts totaled 11,288 compared
to 9,205 last week and 10,033 a year ago. According to the Florida
Federal-State Livestock Market News Service: compared to last week,
slaughter cows and bulls were steady; feeder steers and heifers steady to
1.00 higher.

Feeder Steers:

Feeder Heifers:

Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2:
200-300 lbs., 139.00-195.00;
300-400 lbs., 116.00-148.00; and
400-500 Ibs., 107.00-132.50.

Medium & Large Frame No. 1-2:
200-300 lbs., 126.00-170.00;
300-400 Ibs., 108.00-142.50; and
400-500 lbs., 98.00-123.00

Slaughter Cows: Lean: 750-1200 lbs., 85-90 percent, 40.00-46.00.

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade No. 1-2, 1000-2100 lbs., 55.00-66.00.

SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
The Hardee County Industrial Development Authority will
hold a special meeting at 9:00 a.m. on August 24th in the
Cabin Center at 401 N 6th Avenue, Wauchula, Florida.
This is a Disabled-Accessible facility. Any disabled person
needing to make special arrangements should contact the
Betty Croy at the Economic Development Office (773 3030)
at least forty-eight (48) prior to the meeting.

kAVON COBB, CHAIRMAN
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Age: 43
Occupation: Director of Hardge Campus, South Florida Community
College
Education: South Florida Community College-Associate of Arts -
University of South Florida-Bachelor of Arts-
Social Science Education University of South
Florida-Master of Arts-Guidance Education -
University of South Florida-Master of Education-
Educational Leadership University of South
Florida-Currently pursuing Graduate Certificate in
Political Science
Experience: Classroom Teacher-Hardee Senior
High-Social Studies-8 years Guidance
// Counselor-Hardee Senior High-8 years -
9 W Guidance Director-Hardee Senior High-5 years -
Hardee Campus Director-South Florida Community College-5 years -
Junior Varsity and Varsity Cheerleading Coach-10 years
Platform: Education is key to the success of our children. As a :School
Board member I will insure that education is a priority. I will work with
other School Board members, school administration, parents, students and
teachers to address issues that determine our success. Providing a safe
school climate, reducing class size, continuing to improve student aihieve-
ment, and focusing on the critical issue of quality teacher retention and
recruitment are key concerns. My experience as a teacher, couriselor, coach
and campus director will be beneficial. I am a 21-year resident of Hardee
County and have a deep commitment to educational excellence. My educa-
tional background and current position will ensure that you have an adept
School Board member that you can count on to be knowledgeable regard-
ing school law, funding, and secondary and post-secondary issues and link-
ages. I value education and view it as the key to our children's future.

Age: 40
Years In Office: 1
Occupation: Speech Pathologist and Current School Board Member
Education: Associate of Arts Degree-Hillsborough Community College
Bachelor of Arts Degree-University of Florida
Master of Arts in Speech Pathology-University
of Florida Community Leadership
Development-University of Florida Extension
Services
Experience: Current member of Hardee County
School Board Owner of private speech patholo-
gy consulting business-6 years Member of
Hardee County Indigent Health Care Advisory
Board-Special District Member Hardee County
Library Advisory Board Clinical Supervisor for
Hardee Services of Rehabilitation-5 year'-1 Past adjunct faculty member
at South Florida Community College, school-based speech pathologist
Platform: I have strived to be an informed 'and involVede school Board
member. I will continue to volunteer in the classroom, regular visits to all
our schools, and consulting with faculty, staff, administration, students and
parents both during school hours and at after-hour functions. These activi-
ties have helped me gain a better understanding of the concerns and issues
in our schools, and are vital to good decision making. Our district faces
challenges in student achievement, teacher recruitment/retention, .and
growth management. It is imperative that we maintain our focus and work
together with the community to.plantfor future generations. It is my com-
mitment to make sound decisions, after careful research and deliberation, in
the best interest of all children.

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GLEN BERGENS
Age: 38
Occupation: Building materials manager
Education: Hardee Senior High School Graduate Hillsborough
Community College, surety agent
Experience: Nicholson Supply Co., 22 years --Licensed surety agent,
state of Florida, 8 years
Platform: I will: 1) consider the best interest of
every school employee and child in all my deci-
sions; 2) be concerned for the future of every child,.
as we grow we must look at the future; 3) work
Shard to keep a safe environment for every child and
S teacher, so they can focus on education; and 4)
Work hard with all parents and community leaders
to be sure every child receives the best education
4fJ possible.

KIM BARWICK HANSHAW
Age: 44
Occupation: Reading Coach/Educator
Education: Graduate of Hardee Senior High School Associate of Arts,
South Florida Junior College Bachelor of Arts, University of South
Experience: Classroom Teacher, 20 years, grades
2, 4 & 5 ESOL Resource Teacher, grades 3-5 -
Guidance Counselor Assistant Adult Education
ESOL Teacher Supervising Teacher, internship
programs, University of South Florida and Warner
College Vice President for Political Action,
S Hardee Education Association-United Sixth
Grade Social Studies/Science/Technology teacher,
Electronic Textbook Computer Laptop Pilot
Program with educational partners including IBM
and the Forney Independent School District Reading Coach, grades 4-
5 Writing Coach, grades K-5
Platform: My campaign platform is simply to shape and improve the edu-
cation in Hardee County by impacting legislation and to provide proactive
leadership. In keeping this goal in mind, I will make the children/students
of Hardee County the center of all of my educational efforts. I will concen-
trate on the importance of a positive, safe, team-building environment for
our parents, administrators; teachers and staff. And, lastly, I will make it a
common practice to use your tax dollars in a responsible and efficient man-
ner. My knowledge and experiences in the educational field will enable me
to be the qualified and proven candidate that you expect. And the qualified
proven candidate that the children/students of Hardee County deserve!

JANICE "JAN" MOORE PLATT
Age: 52
Years In Office: 8
Occupation: Self-employed business owner, "Jan's"
Education: Hardee High School Graduate South Florida Community;
College
Experience: School Board Member, 8 years --
Hardee Livestock Market, 12 years, Offices
Manager/Bookkeeper Hardee Ranch Supply, 41
years, Office Manager/Bookkeeper Jan's, 12.
years, Owner/Manager
Platform: If re-elected I will continue to put
emphasis on academic achievement.- Continue to
provide a safe learning and working environment.
Continue the good partnership with school employ-
ees, parents, union and the community. Continue
the cooperative relationship among board members
and the superintendent. Continue our practice of effective financial man-
agement. I believe with my experience, resourcefulness and dedication I am
the right choice to help ensure your child a successful education.

G. WENDELL COTTON
Age: 65
Years In Office: 8
Occupation: Rural mail carrier retired
Education: High School Graduate One year junior college
Experience: Mail delivery-visiting with mail patrons, 29 years School
Board, 8 years, current chairman
Platform: My mission for, the Hardee County
School System is to provide quality teaching and
learning opportunities for the children, of our com-
munity. We can accomplish this by working togeth-
er with our administrators, teachers, fellow School
Board members, and parents. The safety of the stu-
dents is a top priority in our planning. All of us,,
unified, can achieve the common goals that will
help our students be all that they can be. In today's~
work environment, a college education or a solid
foundation in vocational training is important. Our vocational program pro-
vides the basis for job opportunities. I am conservative and will always vote
for the most efficient use of our tax monies. As always, I welcome input
from the citizens of Hardee County. We must start at an early age to begin
to prepare our children for their future.

BRIAN D. POHL
Age: 38
Occupation: Permitting Specialist
Education: Graduate of Hardee Senior High School Associate of Arts,
South Florida Community College
Experience: Current chairman of Wauchula Elementary School Student
Advisory Council Served on the Code of
Conduct task force for Hardee County School
Board Involved for numerous years with the for-
mer Hardee County Little League and current,
Hardee County Youth Sports Inc.
Platform: As a lifelong resident of Hardee
County and a parent, I realize that our community
is continually changing. With these challenges it is
necessary for our school system to address growth
management and create an environment that is
-. safe, in order to protect our children and faculty.
These issues must be researched and objectively discussed in order to reach
an agreement that will benefit our community. As a board member I pledge
my time ard energy to communicate the needs of our community to the
Hardee County School Board. We must remain proud of our past but dili-
gently planning for a successful future.

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NOTICE OF MEETING
The Hardee County Economic Development District Board,
(Dependent District Board) will hold its final meeting on
Thursday, August 31, 2006, at 8:35 a.m. in the County
Commission Chambers, 412 West Orange Street, Room
102, Wauchula.
For more information call the County Manager's office at
863/773-9430.
This is a Disabled-Accessible facility. Any disabled person
needing to make special arrangements should contact the
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 bb
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 pro-
ceedings, 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.
David Royal, Chairman 8:24

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

CASE NO. 252006DP000184

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO. 252006CA000381
CITY OF WAUCHULA,
126 South Seventh Avenue
Wauchula, FL 33873
Plaintiff,
vs.
DANIEL TORRES and
ALICIA FUENTES TORRES,
husband and wife,
705 North 9th Avenue
Wauchula, FL 33873,
JUAN LUNA LOPEZ
705 North 9th Avenue
Wauchula, FL 33873,
GUSTAVO RODRIGUEZ,
705 North 9th Avenue
Wauchula, FL 33873,
C. RAY McDANIEL,
475 E. Main Street
Bartow, FL 33830, and
ALLIED BAIL BONDS,
4909 Highway 69 South
Beaumont, TX 77205
Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF ACTION PROPERTY
TO: Juan Luna Lopez
705 North 9th Avenue
Wauchula, FL 33873

Alcla Fuentes Torres and you are hereby COMMANDED to
705 North 9th Avenue personally appear before the Circuit
Wauchula, FL 33873 Court Judge, on September 21, 2006,
Daniel Torres at 1:30 p.m., at the HARDEE COUNTY
705 North 9th Avenue COURTHOUSE, 417 WEST MAIN
Wauchula, FL 33873 STREET, WAUCHULA, FLORIDA, for
an ADVISORY HEARING In this mat-
or If dead, then their unknown heirs, ter.
devisees, legatees or grantees, YOU MUST PERSONALLY APPEAR
respectively; and any and all other ON THE DAY AND TIME SPECIFIED
persons or parties claiming by, OR YOU WILL LOSE ALL RIGHTS AS
through, under or against them, A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN
respectively; and all claimants, per- THE PETITION FOR TERMINATION
sons or'parties, natural or corporate, UOF PARENTAL RIGHTS ATTACHED.
or whose-exact legal status, if known, YOUR FAILURE TO PERSONALLY
claiming under any of the above APPEAR WILL BE DEEMED TO BE
named or Interest in and to the lands YOUR CONSENT TO THE TERMINA-
hereafter described, TION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE
CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIEDl5hat. FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL
an action to foreclose a mortgage to 'RIGHTS.
the following described property In YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE
Hardee County, Florida: AN ATTORNEY REPRESENT YOU IN
THIS MATTER. IF YOU CANNOT
North 84 Feet of Lot 4, Block AFFORD AN ATTORNEY, YOU MUST
10, PACKERS ADDITION TO BE PRESENT AND REQUEST THAT
TOWN OF WAUCHULA, FLORI- THE COURT APPOINT AN ATTOR-
DA, according to the map or NEY FOR YOU IF YOU WANT ONE.
plat thereof, Hardee County In accordance with the Americans
Plats recorded in DeSoto with Disabilities Act, persons with
County, Plat Book 1, page 1- disabilities needing a special accom-
93, of the Public Records of modation to participate in this pro-
Hardee County, Florida. ceeding should contact the individual
has been filed against you and you or agency sending the notice at 1014
are required to serve a copy of your South 6th Avenue, Wauchula, FL
written defenses, if any, to it on 33873, telephone (863) 773-9746, not
Clifford M. Ables, III, Attorney for later than seven days prior to the pro-
Plaintiff, whose address is 202 West ceeding. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-
Main Street, Suite 103, Wauchula, 800-955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-
-Florida 33873. on or before Seot- 8779, via Florida Relay Service.

ember 22, 2006, and file th
with the clerk of this coc
Before service on Plaintiffs
or immediately thereafter; (
a default will be entered ag
for the relief demanded in
plaint.
DATED this 22 day of Aug
B. Hug
As Clerk of
By: Diane
As Dep
If you are a person with a
who needs any accommo
order to participate in this
ing, you are entitled, at ni
you, to the provision of cert
tance. Please contact the
the Court Administrator, (9
4690, within two (2) working
your receipt of this Notice of
you are hearing or voice
call TDD (941) 534-7777 o
Relay Service (800) 955-877

IN THE CIRCUIT COU
HARDEE COUNTY, FLO
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO. 252006CP00(
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
ZONA LOUISE WALDRON,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDIT
The administration of the
ZONA LOUISE WALDRON, d
File Number 252006CP00
pending In the Circuit C
Hardee County, Florida,
Division, the address of whi
Drawer 1749, Wauchula, F
The names and addresses o
sonal representative and thi
al representative's attorney
forth below.
All creditors of the dece
other persons having cl
demands against decedent
including unmatured, conti
iunliquidated claims, on who
lof this notice Is served mus
claims with this Court Wl
LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBL
OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAY
THE DATE OF SERVICE OF
OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the
and other persons having
.demands against decedent
Including unmatured, contlr
|unliquidated claims, must
claims with this court V
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
FIRST PUBLICATION C
NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FIL
BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of first publicati
Notice is August 24,2006.
Personal Representative:
HERBERT WOODROW WAL
1219 Dansby Road
Wauchula, FL 33873

e original
urt either
attorney
otherwise
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gust 2006
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the Court
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puty Clerk
disability
nation in
proceed-
a cost to

DATED THIS 31st day of July, 2006.
B. HUGH BRADLEY, CLERK
C. Nava
as his Deputy Clerk
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
HARDEE COUNTY
Case No. 252006CP000071
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
JANE MARIE LECLAIR, deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ain assis- The administration of the estate of,
Office of JANE MARIE LECLAIR, deceased, file
941) 534- ,number 252006CP00071, is pending
g days of in the Circuit court for Hardee
fAction; if County, Florida, Probate Division, the
impaired, address of which s Post Office
Dr Flora Drawer 1749, Wauchula, Florida
r oria 33873. The name and address of the
Personal Representative and the
8:24-8:31 c Personal Representative's Attorney
are set forth below.
IRT All creditors of the decedent and
RIDA other persons having claims or
N demands against decedent's estate,
Including unmatured, contingent or
0073 unliquidated claims, on whom a copy
of this notice is served must file their
claims with this Court WITHIN THE
LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY
)RS DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE
OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON
estate of, THEM.
deceased, All other creditors of the decedent
)0073, is and persons having claims or
courtt for demands against the decedent:s
Probate estate must file their claims with this
ch Is P.O. court WITHIN THREE MONTHS
-L 33873. AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST
)f the per- PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
a person- ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL
y are set BE FOREVER BARRED.
SThe date of the first publication of
dent and this Notice is AUGUST 17,2006.
claims or
's estate, Personal Representative:
Ingent or TERRY FRANCIS LECLAIR
im a copy 34231 May Bird Circle
t file their Freemont, CA 9455
THIN THE
TER THE Attorney for Personal Representative:
LICATION John W. H. Burton, of
IS AFTER BURTON & BURTON, PA.
SA COPY Post Office Drawer 1729
Wauchula, FL 33873
decedent (863) 773-3241
claims or 'Florida Bar Number: 0650137 ..

'8s estate,
Igent and
file their
WITHIN 3
E OF THE
IF THIS
LED WILL
on of this

DRON

Attorney for Personal Representative:
JAMES L. LIVINGSTON
Florida Bar No. 099864
A45 S. Commerce Avenue
Sebring, Florida 33870
Telephone: (863) 385-5156 :24-31c

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a bad peace.
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IN THE INTEREST OF:
H.,K.
DOB: 12/10/02
CHILD.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF
HEARING ON PETITION
FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL
RIGHTS

THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO:
FEDLE PEREZ
Father of K. H., a white male child
born on December 10, 2002
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
a petition for termination of parental
rights under oath has been filed by
the Department of Children and
Families in the above styled Court,
for the termination of your parental
rights to the above named child:
K.H.
a white male child
born on December 10, 2002

Lots 7 and 8, of Mrs. L.E.A.
Hagstrom's Subdivision, ac-
cording to the map or plat
thereof, Hardee County Plats,
recorded in DeSoto County,
Plat Book 1, page 2-51, of the
Public Records of Hardee
County, Florida, the same
known as Lot "W" of Block 7 of
Kayton and Maddox Addition
to the Town of Wauchula,
according to the map or plat
thereof, Hardee County Plats,
recorded In DeSoto County,
Plat Book 1, page 1-94, of the
Public Records of Hardee
County, Florida, LESS: Begin
at the SW corner of Lot 7 of
Mrs. L.E.A. Hagstrom's Sub-
division, thence run North on
the West boundary of Lot 7 a
distance of 50 feet to a point;
thence Southeasterly a dis-
tance of 51.5 feet to a point on
the South boundary of Lot 7;
thence West a distance of 12
feet to Point of Beginning; AND
LESS: Begin at the SW corner
of Lot 8 of Mrs. L.E.A.
Hagstrom's Subdivision and
run thence North on West
boundary a distance of 131.5
feet to NW corner of Lot 8;
thence East on North bound-
ary of Lot 8 a distance of 21
feet to a point; thence
Southeasterly a distance of 82
feet plus or minus to a point on
East boundary of Lot 8, said
point being 50 feet North of the
SE corner of Lot 8; thence
South on East boundary of Lot
8 a distance of 50 feet to SE
corner of Lot 8; thence West a
distance of 40 feet to a Point of
Beginning.
has been filed against you and you
are required to serve a copy of your
written defenses, If any, to it on
Clifford M. Ables, III, Attorney for
Plaintiff, whose address is 202 West
Main Street, Suite 103, Wauchula,
Florida 33873, on or before
September 22, 2006, and file the orig-
Inal with the clerk of this court either
before service on Plaintiffs attorney
or immediately thereafter; otherwise
a default will be entered against you
for the relief demanded in the com-
plaint.

DATED this 22 day of August 2006

B. Hugh Bradley
As Clerk of the Court
By: Diane V. Smith
As Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a disability
who needs any accommodation In
order to participate in this proceed-
Ing, you are entitled, at no cost to
you, to the provision of certain assis-
tance. Please contact the Office of
the Court Administrator, (941) 534-
4690, within two (2) working days of
your receipt of this Notice of Action; If
you are hearing or voice impaired,
call TDD (941) 534-7777 or Florida
Relay Service (800) 955-8770.
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Holiday Changes
H-A Deadlines
Because of the Labor Day hol-
iday on Sept. 4, deadlines for
some articles for The Herald-
Advocate will be changed.
Sports, Schools and General
news articles will need to be
received by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept.
1.
Deadlines for columns and
Hardee living (social news)
remain Thursday at 5 p.m.

Hospice Has
Grief Support
Good Shepherd Hospice is
hosting a series of free six-week
grief support groups for those
recently bereaved. There is one
for children and teens from
Sept. 14 to Oct. 19 on Thurs-
days from 6 to 7 p.m. at the
Child Advocacy Center, 1000 S.
Highlands Ave., Sebring.
Two adult sessions have been
scheduled, one on Tuesdays
from Sept. 19 to Oct.24 from 6
to 7:30 p.m at Robarts Funeral
Home, 529 W. Main St., Wau-
chula and the other Mondays
from Sept. 11 to Oct. 16 from 2
to 4 p.m. at Highlands Regional
Medical Center, 3600 High-
lands Ave., Sebring. For more
information, call Thelma Ralat at
1-800-464-3994.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO. 252006CA000382
CITY OF WAUCHULA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JUAN RAMON GONZALES and
ANTONIA PEREZ GONZALES,
Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF ACTION PROPERTY
TO: Antonia Perez Gonzales
702 East Oak Street
Zolfo Springs, FL 33890
or if dead, then her unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees or grantees,
respectively; and any and all other
persons or parties claiming by,
through, under or against her, and all
claimants, persons or parties, natural
or corporate, or whose exact legal
status, if known, claiming under any
of the above named or Interest in and
to the lands hereafter described.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
an action to foreclose a mortgage to
the following described property in
Hardee County, Florida:

Please re-elect Janice "Jan" Platt, as
your school board member District 4.
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continue to be based on the best
interests of our children.
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D.A.T.E Course
South Florida Community
College is offering a Drug
Alcohol Traffic Education course
for first-time driver license appli-
cants on Saturday, Aug. 26 from
8 a.m. until noon at the Hardee
campus, 2698 U. S. 17 North,
Bowling Green.
Pre-registration is required.
The fee of $27 must be paid by
cash, check or major credit
card. For more information, con-
tact the Hardee Center at 773-
3081.

Pre-K Classes
Still Open
Anyone who still wants to
enter their 4-year-old in the
Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten
540-hour free program can still
do so. Applications are available
at the Early Coalition of Florida
Wauchula office at 324 N. Sixth
Ave. (U.S. 17 South), or by call-
ing 767-1002.
Space is available in
Wauchula at Island of Adven-
ture, 804 Chamberlain Blvd., or
Rivers Family Daycare Home,
and in Bowling Green at Florida
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At Java Cafe (from left) are Main Street Wauchula Executive Director Megan McKibben, Linda See,
Lt. Gov. Jennings, Marcus Shackelford and Jim See. Linda and Jim See own the Java Cafe.
Shackelford is an executive with the group planning an international cargo airport in northwest-
ern Hardee County.

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AtHardee Junior High School are (from left) School Board members Gina Neuhofer and Jan Platt,
Florida Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings, and School Board members Joe Jones, Wendell Cotton and Tonya
Royal.
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Nutrition Notes

IS CAULIFLOWER THE NEW POTATO?
These days, many cookbooks recommend eating a variety of fruits and
vegetables in a rainbow of colors. Some actually present their recipes
:grouped by color, based on a main ingredient, such as yellow for corn
:chowder.
S Looking at these books, I think of what' my grandmother would have
said and I smile. Strongly opinionated, she followed some heath-food gurus
-who held extreme views. Trying to reason with her led to years of heated
'but friendly arguments about wha' oood for you.
White foods were strictly tabc,.. grandmaa knew that for artists, color
theory defined white as the absence of color. She insisted that in food, white
:also meant a lack of nutritional value. Overlooking the goodness of chick-
:en breast, halibut and other white fish, she fastened on the nutrition defi-
;ciencies in white bread and white rice, which do, admittedly, provide many
:fewer health benefits than whole-grain bread and rice.
She also scorned mashed potatoes. Before pasta became popular, some
:Americans ate mashed potatoes every day, preferably prepared with a lav-
ish amount of butter and sometimes cream as well. To Grandma, this meant
!eating three foods she considered killers. I wish she was still around so I
:could serve her healthy, "smashed" potatoes made with the skin on and
:using low-fat'milk or heart-healthy olive oil.
To heat up our debate, I loved to bring up cauliflower in our talks. I
'even made mashed cauliflower for her, seasoning it with garlic and olive
oil, two foods she ate all the time. (I used roasted garlic.) Of course, she
refused to eat it even though I pointed out that it provides many of the same
.nutrients as cabbage, which she loved, and was much better for us than
mashed potatoes.

GETTING CREATIVE WITH BROCCOLI
Should you eat broccoli every day? It is a powerhouse vegetable, so it
iiWould be a health-savvy thing to do. But alternatingit with other' crucifer-
:pous veggies like cauliflower, cabbage, kale. collard greens and Brussels
;sprouts assures a wider assortment of the health-protective phytochemicals
that make this family of vegetables so valuable.
Even so, I love a culinary challenge, which is'why I decided to eat
broccoli every day for a week, but in a different form each time. I made a '
soup, a stir-fry, a casserole, a salad, a quesadilla, a drink and a dip..
For the soup, on a hot day I tossed a cup of broccoli florets into the pot
While making the classic cold soup, vichyssoise. The result was pale green,
creamy and refreshing.
The stir-fry combined sweet red pepper, black beans and shiitake
mushrooms with a bottled peanut sauce I had on hand. For the casserole, I
added frozen broccoli to my favorite tuna-noodle casserole, making it a
More complete one-dish meal.
After these dishes, I wanted to be more creative: For a salad, I started
With canned salmon and added generous amounts of finely-chopped raw
vegetables including broccoli, celery, green pepper, parsley, scallions and
red onion plus lemon juice and olive oil. This succulent salad was so good
that I still make it.
On the fourth day, not wanting to see broccoli again, I sneaked some
chopped steamed broccoli into a corn-and-mushroom quesadilla. It was
good, and I .was glad that. I could barely taste the broccoli. The next day,
Using my juicer, I made a vitamin-rich cocktail by purdeing spinach, celery,
cucumber;-parsley and.broccoli' stems; then added both pineapple and lime
Juices. It was emerald,green and delicious.

A SAUCY WAY TO EAT
There are many easy ways to meet your daily fruit and vegetable
requirements.
You can add fruit to dinner salads and breakfast cereals. You can snack
on a variety of vegetables. And you can eat salsa.
Salsa is the Mexican word for sauce. It is traditionally made with toma-
toes, chiles and cilantro. It can, however, be made from just about anything.
S Fresh salsas are a great way to use summer fruits and vegetables and
c* n be kept refrigerated for up to a week. Try these or invent your own.
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WEATHER SUMMARY
Rainfall during the week of August 14 20 was scattered over the
Panhandle and northern Peninsula with Jay, Mariana, Quincy and Live Oak
reporting from two tenths to three quarters of an inch for the week. Rainfall
ranged from traces at Okahumpka and Jacksonville to nearly five inches at
Homestead and Sebring. Most showers occurred over the southern
Peninsula and along the western half of the Peninsula. Temperatures for the
week in the major cities averaged within a degree or' two of normal.
Daytime highs were in the 80s and 90s while nighttime lows were in the 60s
and 70s.
FIELD CROPS
Scattered, rains over some parts of the Panhandle and northern
Peninsula aided hay, peanut and cotton growth. However, drought condi-
tions for most of the crop year reduced yield prospects in many fields.
Some cotton in Santa Rosa County is underdeveloped. Early planted
peanuts in Santa Rosa County, to be harvested for boiling, show good yield
prospects; however, the dry weather hurt late plantings. Peanut condition
was rated 15 percent very poor, 30 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 26 percent
good and 9 percent excellent. Peanuts were 99 percent pegged versus 100
percent pegged for both last year and the five year average. Topsoil and
subsoil moisture supplies were mostly short to adequate, statewide. Very
short soil moisture was reported mainly in some Panhandle and in some
northern and southeastern Peninsula localities. Marion and Dade counties
Reported some areas with surplus soil moisture.
Topsoil Subsoil
Rtue This Last Last This Last Last
week week year week week Year
Percent
Very short '20 14!- 1 25 19 0
Short 30 47 12 25 45 13
Adequate 49 39 65 48 35 61
Surplus 1 0 22 2 1 26
VEGETABLES
Significant rains of two to three inches over the West Central and
Immokalee areas delayed some field preparations and fall crop planting.
Heavy rains around Homestead slowed ground preparations f6r winter crop
plantings. Dade County growers continued to harvest okra during the week.
LIVESTOCK AND PASTURES.
In the Panhandle, pasture condition was mostly good. Rain helped pas-
ture growth, but the water level in.stock ponds was not improved. In the
northern areas. pasture condition ranged from very poor due to drought, to.
excellent where rain had recently been received. In most northern locations.
recent rains have had minimal effect on grass condition as soil is so dry.
Pasture in the central areas was poor to excellent with most in poor condi-
,,tion due to drought. In the southwest, pasture condition was mostly fair.
Statewide, cattle condition ranged from poor to excellent. Most cattle in the
Panhandle and southwest areas were in good condition, while the north and
central areas the cattle condition was fair.

Cattle, Pasture-
Condition This Last This Last
Week week week week
Percent
Very poor 0 0 1 3
Poor 5 1 19 16
Fair 35 43 55 53
Go6d .' ".: 55 ,, 49 20 25
Excellent 5 7 5 3
CITRUS
Afternoon and evening showers on several days brought between one
half inch to almost five inches of rain to citrus producing counties. The
southern counties recorded the most rain for the week. All areas are still
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behind average rainfall for the year. Daytime highs were cooler this week
than the past couple of weeks, with the highest temperature recorded in
Immokalee at 95 degrees. Growers are using drip irrigation due to lack of
rain and hot weather, with some flooding of groves also being reported.
Fruit sizes are still being reported as variable. Fruit quality is overall good;
however some softness of fruit has been noticed on grapefruit. Activity in
the groves is limited and includes primarily irrigation, mowing and some
applications of summer oils and fertilizer.

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Cats Calm Thunder 35-0

Host Tritons Tomorrow
iy JOAN SEAMAN Tritons ready. coordinator John Sharp.
The Herald-Advocate "We will have to do a lot better "Our whole schedule this year is
The Hardee Wildcats overcame against a better caliber team this tough; there are no easy games,"
an early miscue and romped past week," said Hardee head coach said Bryan. "We have to get better
the Lake Region Thunder last Derren Bryan. "Lake Region is quick. We hope to have our players
week. going through some hard times, but doing well by our first district game
This week the Cats host Mariner we did a lot wrong, too. We are still (vs. Sebring on Sept. 29). Our first
of Cape Coral as the Tritons come making mental mistakes. We found goal is to win a district champi-
in looking to upset the Wildcats. In some players did better than we onship."
Cape Coral last year, Hardee won anticipated and some others have to Against Lake Region, the game
'23-0, allowing then-junior quarter- get better or be replaced," contin- started with captains Krause and
back Daniel Fernandez to complete ued Bryan. Johnny Ray Harris meeting with
only four passes for 42 yards, inter- He noted the superior offensive Thunder players Nic Miller, Ron
cepting one. Runners had 30 tries play of reserve senior quarterback Stewart and Jason Smith. Lake
and went 100 yards, but a pair of Will Krause, who stood in for the Region won the coin toss and opted
,turnovers and 10 penalties took the injured starter, classmate Weston to defer to the second half. Hardee
wind out of the Tritons' sails. Palmer, who is expected back for chose the south end of the field on
Mariner is the home of Tampa this week's game. Defensively, which to start.
Bay Bucs Ernest Graham and Greg junior Joseph Barton had an stand- I.D. Abuh kicked off and, after a
Spires, and has had a successful out performance. He had four tack- penalty and reboot, junior Cat Terry
record since the school opened in les, three for a loss and a sack, a Redden ran the ball back 21 yards.
!1987. Expect Coach Robert Butz pretty impressive night for a young Hardee started on its 31, with
and his assistants to have the player," commented defensive Tyrone Pace at center. Krause went

GAM A T

Passing Completions,
Attempts & Interceptions
Passing Yards
Rushing Attempts/Yards

Total Yards

Turnovers
First Downs
Penalties, Lost Yardage
SCORING BY QUARTER
HARDEE
LAKE REGION

to pitch the ball to Jimmy Cimeus
but never really had control of it.
Lake Region's Marcus Hill fell on
it and it looked good for Lake
Region at the Hardee 31.
A penalty on Hardee made it easy
for Lake Region to get its initial
first down (one of only three for the
game). Another Wildcat penalty
almost led to another first down, ,
but Hardee stiffened. Briant
Shumard and Harris combined to
push runner Josh McCormick back
and Barton, assisted by Andrew
Cisneros sacked quarterback Matt
Hopkins to make it fourth-and-17.
A pass was incomplete and Hardee
took over on its own 28.
After a nine-yard pass to
Jermaine King gained a first down,
the Cats Were stymied and forced to
punt. Krause's kick went 28 yards,
putting the Thunder back in their
own territory. Two plays later, they

HARDEE

7-11-0
81
32/159

LAKE REGION

0-6-0
0
26/40

240

5-35

4-40

7 14 7 7 35
0 0 0 0 0

lost a fumble to Redden, who
pounced on it.
Junior back Jayquan .Gandy
quickly became the go-to guy. He
gained two, then 12 yards, then 17
more. When he got near the goal
line, classmate Cimeus took the
plunge for the last two yards for the
touchdown. With 36 seconds left in
the first quarter, Hardee was up 7-0
after the Pablo Anselmo PAT.
A kickoff and four plays later,
Lake Region punted. Redden took
it on one bounce at the Thunder 30
and zigged-zagged to the 10-yard
line. A pass to King netted seven
yards and Gandy went behind the
blocks of Kyle Parrish, Cameron
Durham and Haceem Shweil, who
gave him a lane into the end zone.
Anselmo made it 14-0, three min-
utes into the second quarter.
His kickoff went into the end
zone for a touchback and Lake

Region started over on its 20. The
ensuing punt took a funny bounce
and Redden was downed at the
Thunder 46.
It took just three plays for Hardee
to score. One pass was missed.
Gandy and Cimeus took short runs.
As he was being hit, Krause lofted
a pass to Onel Virgile in the end
zone for a 30-yard TD play. Again,
Anselmo's kick was on target and it
was a 21-0 game.
Hardee had one more scoring
threat before halftime, getting
inside the 7-yard line. This time,
the Thunder refused to back down
and stopped Hardee inches from
the goal line as the halftime buzzer
sounded.
Hardee kicked to Lake Region to
start the second half. Hopkins con-
tinued at quarterback but again
found it hard to move. inching
See CATS 7B

Gerardo Villegas (27) and Joseph Barton (50) sack Thunder quarterback as Johnny Ray Harris (9)
rushes to the, scne .

Good school systems don't just

happen. Like good athletic teams it

takes cooperation and the right players

in the right positions.

As a Hardee County School Board

member I pledge to parents, students

and taxpayers to be fair, honest, out-

spoken, and forthright in order to

make sure that each child gets the best

education possible.

As a Hardee County School Board

member I pledge to teachers to vote for

classroom conditions that

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give

you

opportunity to successfully

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good administrator from a bad one and

will apply this knowledge constructive-

ly to create a better school system.

Please Vote For

Don Herndon

Hardee County School Board,

District 1

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Stump The Swami
By John Szeligo

Well, Football Fans, it's that time of year again. Football season is
upon us! Time to get out the car flags, tailgate recipes and your team appar-
el. It is a time when every team is undefeated and hope springs eternal.
2006 looks to bring another season of excitement to the Tampa Bay area.
The Bucs look strong on defense while the offense is showing promise.
Time for a return to the Super Bowl?
The college picture is witnessing the University of Florida take the top
spot in the Sunshine State. Urban Meyer is loaded for the foreseeable
future. The University of South Florida made the most of its debut in the
Big East Conference with a stunning upset of Louisville and the Bulls first-
ever bowl appearance. UCF put its faith in George O'Leary. The Knights
faithful were rewarded with an East Division Title in CUSA and their first
bowl appearance.
The "Directional Schools" are primed to make another run in 2006.
FSU finished 8-5 in 2005 but still managed to be the Champion of the ACC.
A four-loss team to a BCS Bowl? Maybe the bowl folks should take a hard
look at the ACC to see if it really deserves an automatic BCS Bowl. Miami
has seen a carousel of changes in the Canes' coaching staff along with its
usual off-the-field problems. Who can ever forget the LSU player holding
the LSU 40 Miami 3 -I'm Glad I'm NOT "U" sign at the Peach Bowl?
Regardless, look for FSU to continue to dominate the weaker ACC and
score a big win over Miami in the opener.
Who will be the National Champion in 2006? This season is more wide
open than any years in recent memory. There are at least 15 to 20 teams
who could stun the football world and take the title. "Experts" are picking
teams from the Charlie Weis-rejuvenated Irish to Sugar Bowl Champion
West Virginia. Ohio State is the most chosen along with defending champi-
on Texas. The two meet at Texas on Sept. 9. The SEC could enter the
National Championship picture with either Florida, Auburn or LSU carry-
ing its banner. Michigan and Tennessee look to bound back to the national
spotlight in 2006.
Now, let us take a look at the Swami's Top 10 for 2006:
1. West Virginia Yes, Santa Claus. There is a West Virginia. The
Mountaineers return 35 of their top 44 players from a young 11-1 Sugar
Bowl Champion Team that stunned Georgia and the SEC in Atlanta. QB Pat
White, RB Steve Slaton, Center Dan Moses, Linemen Ryan Stanchek and
Jeremy Sheffey, LBs Boo McLee and Jay Henry along with DB Eric Wicks
have all received All-American Honors. This team is loaded with a punish-
ing ground assault and an improved passing game in 2006. Defensively, the
usual blue-collar Mountaineers will be vastly improved over 2005. The big
question for this team is whether it will follow the same road as the 1988
and 1993 teams that finished the regular season unbeaten or the 1998 and
2004 teams that should have and disappointed? Coach Rodriguez has the
team believing in the motto Hungry and Humble" with a one-game-at-a-
time attitude. Will his motivation lead to WVU's fourth straight Big East
Title and a National Championship? It is very possible.
2. Texas Until someone beats the Longhorns, they must be near the
top. Vince Young is gone but the talent level is still there. QBs Colt McCoy
or Jevan Snead don't have to be Vince Young. They just need to play their
game and keep the miscues to a minimum. Jamall Charles returns along
with several other backs who will carry the load. The defending Champs
also return 14 starters. The Sept. 9 home game with Ohio State is the key.
3. Ohio State The Buckeyes return Flanker Ted Ginn, QB Troy
Smith and 1,331 yard-rusher Antonio Pittman. Offensively, the Buckeyes
Swill have no problem putting up points. On defense, they lost six players to
the NFL. Rebuilding a defense that gave up only 15.2 points per game in
2005 is the key to any national title hopes. The schedule hinges on Sept. 9
at Texas and home contests with Penn State and Michigan.
4. Florida Urban Meyer at Bowling' Green and Utah got the
nation's attention in his second year at each school. This is his second at UF.
Can Chris Leak end his career with Gators playing for a National

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Graduated: Hardee High School 1972
Husband: JohnB. Plate. 34 years. HHS 1969
Daughters: Julie and Jaime. HHS
1993 and 1998
Mother: Merle Long Moore Davis.
HHS-- 1950
Father: The late Roy H. Moore, HHS 1944
Lifelong resident of Hardee County
Member of: New Hope Baptist Church
Hardee County. Education Foundation
Sheriff's Citizen Advisory Board
Hardee County Cattlewomen
Main Street Wauchula
Chamber of Commerce
Good Shepard Hospice Board
Local Business Owner 12 years "Jan's"
I have been involved with volunteer work in our
school System since 1974. Prior to being elect-
ed in 1998, as your board member, I had given
my time and support to many children from PTO
to Project Graduation and from Fall Carnivals
to clerking FFA and 4-H Youth Livestock Sales.
While being a board member I have continued
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responsibilities of a dedicated school board
member. It has been a privilege to serve the
citizens of Hardee County for the past 8 years.
Be confident. I am the right choice as Your School
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Championship? Fourteen starters return but a tough schedule with trips to
.Auburn and Tennessee and home contests with LSU and Alabama will be
huge tests. The Gators' recruiting class had more Five Stars than the open
western skies led by Tim Tebow. The future is so bright in Gainesville,
Gator Fans need new sunglasses. The pressing question in 2006 is, can
Meyer bring a title to UF this year?
5. Notre Dame Irish eyes are smiling in South Bend and with good
reason. Charlie Weis has turned the program back into the national spot-
light. 2005 saw the Irish finish 9-3. Brady Quinn returns at QB along with
16 other starters including 1,000-yard rusher Darius Walker. Early home,
contests with Penn State and Michigan and the last game at USC appear to
be the only obstacles to an unbeaten season.
6. Louisville -- The Cardinals under fourth-year coach Bobby Petrino
are primed and ready for a run at the National Title in their second year in
the revamped Big East. Led by QB Brian Brohm and runningback Michael
Bush, the Cards boasted a 43.4 point pre game offense in 2005. Look for a
continuation in production this year. The defense must improve, however,
to make a run at West Virginia. The Cards do have a huge date with WVU
in Louisville on Nov. 2. Revenge will be on their minds for a threWoyvr-
time loss 46-44 at Morgantown last year. If they can overcome WVU,
away-contests at Rutgers and Pitt could determine whether they play in the
Fiesta Bowl. :?
7. Auburn Brandon Cox and the Irons brothers lead the hopes of the
Tigers faithful into 2006. Auburn led the SEC in offense in 2005 and seems
ready to explode again. The Tigers do have LSU, Florida and Georgia at
home. The big rival game with powerful Alabama is Nov. 18. The 2004
Tigers went 13-0 but.were:denied the Title game over SOS. It should not
be a problem if they are 13-0 in 2006.
8. LSU 2005 saw the Tigers of LSU destroy 9th-ranked Miami in
'the Peach Bowl 40-3 to finish 11-2. Look for the double-digit wins to con-
tinue in 2006. Les Miles has the program on track to be a perennial SEC.
contender. Games at Auburn, Tennessee and Florida will be the test in 2006.
9. California The Golden Bears could upstage USC in 2006. QB
Steve Levy came on strong at the end of 2005. The rushing attack could
rival any on the West Coast. Forsett and Lynch are a great one-two punch,
plus 18 starters return from 2005. The opening game at Tennessee will be a
gauge for the season.
10. Michigan along with Tennessee, the Wolverines were the defi-
nition of underachievers in 2005. A 7-5 season didn't set well in Ann Arbor.
Sixteen starters return, led by QB Chad Henne, and several backs point the
way for a return to Top 10 status. Games at Notre Dame, Penn State and
Ohio State make for a tough schedule in 2006. Can Lloyd Carrs' bunch
rebound?

Davis, Judah Set Records
By JOAN SEAMAN lifts, starting with 255, moving to
Of The Herald-Advocate 270 on his second lift and setting
A pair of Wauchulans set new the new record with 285 in his third
records at a recent national event lift.
held in Orlando. Judah, son of Karen Doyle and
Current Hardee High junior Sonny Judah, both now of Fort
Dalton Davis and former Wildcat Meade, already holds eight records.
weightlifting standout Stephen He lifted in the 181-pound division,
Judah both set records at the 100% coming in at 179.6 pounds in the
Raw Powerlifting Federation 20-24 age Open division. He used
national bench press champi- just two lifts to set a new state,
onships'oriAug. '11." ""'nat'id6ar and word -champion
Persons in these events can only record and also took the
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such as wrist straps, bench shirts or Force, now stationed at Mountain
jackets or drugs to enable them to Home, Idaho.
accomplish their goals. Lifters in the recent meet came
Davis, son of Larry and Kim from as far away as Indiana, but
Davis, was lifting in the 16-17 divi- also from New Jersey, Virginia,
sion for up to 165 pounds. He came North Carolina, Georgia, Tennes-
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By Rich Shepard
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YEAR 2, A.C.
A somber and solemn anniversary has passed, that being Aug. '13
2004. It is a date that Hardee County residents will not soon forget.
Everyone has an "I remember exactly what I was doing when .
moment. My hope for each of you whether you were affected b
Hurricane Charley or not, whether you are still living in a Federa
Emergency Management Agency trailer or have your home back exactly a
you imagined it would be is that you have taken to heart the lesson
Mother Nature has given and used them to better prepare your home an
family for any future event, whether it be a storm or man-made disaster.
Now, let's talk about the tropics.
Calm Before The Storm
When the National Hurricane Center and Colorado University
researcher Dr. William Gray recently lowered their storm forecast, I think
everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.
It seems the atmospheric and climatic conditions that existed in 2005's
record season aren't quite the same this year. That, my friends, is no reason
let our guard down!
Historically, we are now entering the most active part of the Atlanti
Hurricane Season. Below are some sobering facts and figures regarding
late-season storms.
Records that have been kept since 1851 reveal the following statistics:
51 The number of hurricanes that have made landfall in
September
19 The number of those storms that were intense (Cat'egory 3
greater). -
80 Minimum water temperature to breed tropical cyclones
6 Distance, in miles, above the surface where wind shear exists,
disrupting storms
100 Days remaining in this year's season
72,314 Amount of shelter space (in square feet) that has been
added in Hardee County since 2004
OK, I know that last one isn't a historical statistic, but I thought it
would be a good way to end the bullets on an even number. :
My Safe Florida Home ,
The state of Florida has announced a grant program designed to
strengthen residential homes. The My Safe Florida Home program is
designed to provide home inspections and grant funds to eligible residents
for hardening their homes against the potential damaging effects.ofa hurri-
cane. You can lean more about the program by visiting www.mysafeflori-
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TIP OF THE MONTH
The best place for your boat during a hurricane is inside a garage. X1J
you can't get it into a garage, lash it and the trailer to a sturdy tree or to
augers in the ground. Remember, managing your emergencies begins witlt7
you.
Next week, see Part 2 of Rich Shepard's column, which will deal with com-
mon questions concerning staying at home or going to a shelter in the event
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FINAL 2005 STANDINGS
EASTERN DIVISION
SEC All Top 25 PF PA
Georgia 6-2 10-3 4-3 384 213
S. Carolina 5-3 7-5 2-3 284 279
Florida 5-3 9-3 4-2 343 226
Vanderbilt 3-5 5-6 0-3 299 321
Tennessee 3-5 5-6 1-4 205 205
Kentucky 2-6 3-8 0-4 239 375
WESTERN DIVISION
SEC All Top 25 PF PA
LSU 7-1 11-2 5-2 383 185
Auburfi'. 7-1 9-3 ;2-2 386 186
S ..... 6-2 IOF 1- C. 2 2pa,128 ,.:,2
Aid m.,. 2-6 4-7'" '0-S 283 271
MisMissippi t: 1-7 3-8 0-5 153 259
Mississippi 1-7 3-8 0-4 148 245
2005 INDIVIDUAL leaders
RUSHING YARDS
Kenny Irons, Auburn . . 1,293
Ken Darby, Alabama . 1242 '
Jerious Norwood, Miss. State ...... 1,136
Barren McFadden, Arkansas. .. .'. 1.113
Rafael Little, Kentucky ... .... 1,045
Joseph Addal, LSU . ...... 911 ,
Arian Foster, Tennessee. ... .... .. 879
Thomas Brown, Georgia . .... 736
Mike Davis, South Carolina .. ..... 666
Felix Jones. Arkansas . . 626
PASSING YARDS
Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt. . . 3073
Chris Leak, Florida . . 2,639
D.J. Shockley, Georgia . . 2,588
Brodie Croyle, Alabama . ..'. 2499
JaMarcus Russell, LSU. ....... 2,434 -
Blake Mitchell, South Carolina ..... 2,370
Brandon Cox, Auburn..... ...... .2,324
Micheal Spurlock, Mississippi . 1,730
Andre' Woodson, Kentucky . 1644
Rick Clausen. Tennessee . 1,441
RECEIVING YARDS
Sidney Rice, South Carolina. . 1,143
Chad Jackson, Florida . . 900
Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt ..... .... .876
Dwayne Bowe, LSU ............. 710
Dallas Baker, Florida ......... 697
D.J. Hall, Alabama. . . 676
Keith Brown, Alabama . . 642 is
Erik Davis, Vanderbilt. . . 619 Se
Craig DavisSU... . . .. ..559 JLAu
Mike Espy, Mississippi. .. .... 543 The li
TOTAL OFFENSE champi0
between
Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt. . 3,288 extra-po
DJ. Shockley. Georgia . ... 2,910 national
Chris Leak, Florida . . ... 2,7 fortunate
JaMarcus Russell, LSU. . ... 2,412 in ast y
Brodle Croyle. Alabama .... 2,343 The
Blake Mitchell. South Carolina ..... 2,240 to Atlant
Micheal Spurlock, Mississippi....... 1,683 contended
Andre' Woodson, Kentucky .. . .1,511 2006 car
Rick Clausen, Tennessee ......... 1.411 and LSU
ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING Whoc
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Rafael Little, Kentucky . . 1982
- Darren McFadden. Arkansas. .. 1,513
Kenny Irons, Auburi . . 1,459 *.Head
Ken Darby, Alabama . .. 1,374 '(7-1 SEC
Earl Bennett. Vanderbilt . 1,368 Irons, G
Sidney Rice, South Carolina. . 1,143 Vaughn,
Skyler Green, LSU . .. 1,108 CBDtlvi
Joseph Addal, LSU . . ..1.103 Bliss, I
Arian Foster. Tennesee. . ... 1,064 Aromash
Chad Jackson, Florida. . . 1,013 McNeill
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Brandon Coutu, Georgia. ..... .. 114 Out
Josh Vaughn, Auburn ........ 86 potential
Sidney Rice, South Carolina ...... .78 did not li
Kenny Irons, Auburn. ..... ...... 78 losses to
Chris Hetland, Florida . . 77 coordina
Jamie Christensen. Alabama . 73 football
Chris Balselro, Arkansas . . 70 and.Kenr
Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt . .. 68
Darren McFadden, Arkansas . .68
Chad Jackson, Florida . . 66 Head
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Kody Bliss, Auburn. . . 44.9 Doucet,
Gordon Ely-Kelso, Georgia . 42.9 Chris Jac
Blake McAdams, Miss. State . 41.9 Jackson,
Jacob Skinner, Arkansas . 41.8 Joseph A
Eric Wilbur. Florida. . . 41.7 Andrew
Chad Ja n, LSU . ..... 41.5 Melvin C
Britton Coultt, Tennessee ....... .41.2 Kenneth
Josh Brown, Suth Carolina ....... .40.0 Predic
Jeremy SchatzAlabama . .. 38.3 Out
Rob Park. Mississi .' .... . .38.2 40-3 Pea
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of any SI
Jeramie Jackson. Miss. State .... .. 4 Jessie Da
Vickiel Vaughn, Arkansas . ... 4 NFL play
Tim Jennings, Georgia............. 4
Jonathan Joseph, South Carolina ...... 4
Vernell Brown, Florida. ........... 3 Head I
Michael Coe, Arkansas. . . 3 SEC We
Reshard Langford, Vanderbilt ..' 3 Castille.
Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee ........ 3 Antoine
Kevin Dockery, Miss. State . 3 Christen
Michael Grant, Arkansas........ . 3 Simpson
Fred Bennett, South Carolina ........ 3 Croyle.C
LaRon Landry, LSU ........... '. 3 Rudy Gr
Paul Oliver, Georgia .......... : 3 Anthony

SEC WEST

2006

SCHEDULES

ALABAMA
CRIMSONTIDE

PART 2: WESTERN DIVISION
Season Preview
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tigers

season may well be defined on the tl
ptember when LSU visits Jordan-Har
bum.
ast two Southeastem Conference We
nships have'essentially been decided
the two sets of Tigers. Auburn got a
int attemptto post a 10-9 victory ove
champion LSU in 2904, and the Bay
that Aubujn kicker John Vaughn in
mar's 20-117 overtime victory.
winner of this year's game will not onl
ta for the SEC title game, but also.nat
er status. Auburn, which went 13-0 in
npaign ranked fourth in the Associate
Scores in at No: 8.
;ver wins that Saturday will still have
ina team hoping to build on last year

Sept. 2 . . Hawaii
Sept. 9..... : .... Vanderbilt
o2006 Longwing Publications Inc Sept. 16 .... .Louisiana-Monroe
Sept. 23 ........ .at Arkansas
Sept. 30 .......... at Florida
Oct. 7 ........... Duke
d. .: ..... .Mississippi
..tI- Ot ; 'O.21--. '-. . at Tennessee
Oct. 28 . Florida International
Nov. 4 .... ..Mississippi State
Nov.11 . . atLSU
Nov. 18 ........... .Auburn

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burning bright

third Saturday of Schatz. I Prediction: 8-4 (4-4 SEC West).
e Stadium to take on a Outlook: Uncertainty. John Parker Wilson is stepping in for
departed starter Brodie Croyle at quarterback, the status of
stern Division playmaking wide receiver Tyrone Prothro is still up in the air, and
I by the series Alabama must replace seven starters from a unit that ranked in the
second chance on an top 10 nationally in total defense, pass defense and rushing
r defending BCS defense. Running back Kenneth Darby is a potential All-American,
ou Bengals.were and kicker Jamie Christensen proved he was a clutch player in the
issed five field goals 13-10 Cotton Bowl victory over Texas Tech.

ly have a clearer path
iqnal championship
2004, enters the
:d Press national poll,
c obstacles, including
r's 10-win season.

Auburn Tigers
Coach: Tommy Tuberville (85-47). N 2005 Record: 9-3
:West). a Key Returnees: QB Brandon Cox, RB Kenny
Ben Grubbs, C Joe Cope, G Tim Duckworth, K John
DE Marquies Gunn, LB Will Herring, LB Karibi Dede,
d Irons, CB Jonathan Wilhite, LB Steve Gandy, P Kody'
Key Losses: WR Ben Obomanu, WR/KR Devin
hodu, WR Anthony Mix, TE Cooper Wallace, T Marcus
, DE Stanley McGlover, DT Wayne Dickens, NG T.J.
LB Antarrious Williams, LB Travis Williams.
action: 12-0 (8-0 SEC West).
look: Like this year, the Tigers were considered a
national championship contender heading into 2003, but
ive up to the hype, starting the season with back-to-back
Southern California and Georgia Tech. Offensive
tor Al Borges has one of the best minds in college
and he will continue to exploit the talents of Brandon Cox
ny Irons.
LSU Tigers
Coach: Les Miles (39-23). 2005 Record: 11-2 (7-1
st). N KeysReturnees: QB JaMarcus Russell, RB Justin
RB Alley Broussard, WR Craig Davis, WR Early
WR Dwayne Bowe, TE Keith Zinger, G Will Arnold, K/P
:kson, DE Chase Pittman, LB Ali Highsmith, CB Chevis
S LaRon Lahdry, S Jessie Daniels. E Key Losses: RB
,ddai, RB Shyrone Carey, WR/KR Skyler Green, T
Whitworth, C Rudy Niswanger, G Nate Livings, DE
)liver, DT Kyle Williams, DT Claude Wroten, LB
Hollis, LB Cameron Vaughn, CB Ronnie Prude.
:tion: 10-2 (6-2 SEC West).
look: Quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who sat out the
ch Bowl victory over Miami with a separated shoulder,
in to the starting lineup. Arguably, LSU has tie best depth
EC team at the receiver position. Seniors Chlase Pittmnan.
oniels and LaRon Landry are just some of the potential
years returning on defense. '
Alabama Crimson Tide
Coach: Mike Shula (20-17). a 2005 Record: 10-2 (6-2
st). E Key Returnees: RB Kenneth Darby, RB Tim
WR D.J. Hall. WR Keith Brown, T Chris Capps,. C
Caldwell, G B.J. Stabler, T Kyle Tatum, K Jamie
sen, DE Wallace Gilberry, DT Jeremy Clark, LB Juwan
, CB Ramzee Robinson, Key Losses: QB Brodie
SJ.B. Closer, G Mark Sanders, DE Mark Anderson, DT
iffin, LB DeMeco Ryans, LB Freddie Roach, CB
Madison, S Roman Harper, S Charlie Peprali, P Jereipy

Arkansas Razorbacks
Head Coach: Houston Nutt (93-62). a 2005 Record: 4-7 (2-6
SEC West). a Key Returnees: QB Casey Dick, QB Robert
Johnson, RB Darren McFadden, RB Peyton Hillis, RB/KR Felix
Jones, WR Marcus Monk, WR Cedric Washington, TE Wes
Murphy, T Tony Ugoh, G Stephen Parker, C Jonathan Luigs, G
Robert Felton, DE Jamaal Anderson, DT Marcus Harrison, DT
Keith Jacksoh, LB Sam Olajubutu, LB Freddie Fairchild, CB
Chris Houston, S Randy Kelly, P Jacob Skinner. N Key Losses:
RB De'ArriuS Howard, G Kyle Roper, K Chris Balseiro, LB
Pierre Broiwy, LB Clarke Moore, S Vickiel Vaughn.
Prediction: 6-6 (3-5 SEC West).
W Outlook: Junior Robert Johnson, who completed more than
56 percent of his passes for 876 yards with five touchdowns and
six interceptions last year, has been tabbed as the Razorbacks'
starting quarterback. Running back Darren McFadden will miss
the season opener against Southern California, and possibly more
games, after undergoing toe surgery.
Mississippi Rebels
Head Coach: Ed Orgeron (3-8). a 2005 Record: 3-8 (1-7 SEC
West). Key Returnees: RB Mico McSwain, QBITE Robert
Lane. T Michael Oher, G Andrew Wicker, T Darryl Harris, LB
Patrick Willis, LB Garry Pack, CB Trumaine McBride, S Janlarca
Sanford, S Charles Clark, P Rob Park. m Key Losses: QB Ethan
Flatt, QB Micheal Spurlock, WR Mike Espy, WR Taye Biddle,
WR Mario Hill, T Tre' Stallings, T Bobby Harris, DT McKinley
Boykin, DT Michael Bozeman, DE Corvelli Haynes, DE Jaymne
Mitclell, LB Kelvin Robinson, CB Travis Johnson. U Prediction:
6-6 (3-5 SEC West).
Outlook: The quarterback carousel that has been in motion in
Oxford since tie departure of Eli Manning came to a stop with the
arrival of formnner Tennessee signal-caller Brent Schaeffer. Another
newcomer to the Rebels' program is assistant head coach Art
Kehoe, a fonner University of Miami assistant who should mold
the offensive line into one of the league's best.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
a Head Coach: Sylvester Crorn (6-16). 0 2005 Record: 3-8
(1-7 SEC West). a Key Returnees: QB Michael Henig, RB
Bryson Davis, QB/WR Omarr Conner, WR Will Prosser. TE Eric
Butler, G Anthony Strauder, C Royce Blackledge, G Brian
Anderson, K Keith Andrews, DT Deijuar Robinson, DT Andrew
Powell, DE Michael Heard. LB Quinton Culberson, LB Jamar
Chaney. CB David Heard, S Jeramie Johnson, P Blake McAdams.
E Key Losses: RB Jerious Norwood, WR Tee Milons, T Avery
House, C Chris McNeil, DT Corey Clark, DE Willie Evans, LB
Clarence McDougal, CB Kevin Dockery. 0 Prediction: 3-9(1-7
SEC West).
a Outlook: Only Vanderbilt and Kentucky have endured
longer bowl droughts than the Bulldogs. Although the 35-14
victory over Ole Miss in the season-ending Egg Bowl should have
served as a springboard, it was more of a going-away party for
running back.Jerious Norwood. Norwood capped his career with
four touchdowns and 204 rushing yards. Brandon Thornton, who
averaged 4.6 yards on 47 attempts last season, will be the featured
Mr.-i thi,: --nn_*

ARKANSAS
RAZORBACKS,
Sept. 2 ... Southern California
Sept. 9 ........ Utah State
Sept. 16 ........ at Vanderbilt
Sept. 23 ........ Alabama
Oct. 7 ........ at Auburn
Oct. 14 .... SE Missouri State
Oct. 21 .......... Mississippi
Oct. 28 .Louisiana-Monroe
(at Little Rock)
Nov. 4 ...... .at South Carolina
Nov. 11 . .. .Tennessee
Nov. 18 .. .at Mississippi State
Nov. 25 .. .LSU (at Little Rock)
AUBURN
TIGERS
Sept. 2 ...... Washington State
Sept. 9 ... at Mississippi State
Sept. 16 ............ LSU
Sept. 23 ........... Buffalo
Sept. 28 ..... .at South Carolina
Oct. 7 ; .-.... .. .Arkansas
Oct. 14 ............ Florida
Oct. 21 ............. Tulane
Oct. 28 . .at Mississippi
Nov. 4 . .Arkansas State
Nov. 11 . ..... Georgia
Nov. 18 ........ ..at Alabama
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Sept. 2 ...Louisiana-Lafayette
Sept. 9 .. ......... Arizona
Sept. 16 ... . at Auburn
Sept. 23 ....... .. Tulane
Sept. 30 ...... .Mississippi State
Oct. 7 ........ at Florida
Oct. 14 ........ Kentucky
Oct. 21 . .. Fresno State'
Nov. 4 . .at Tennessee
Nov. 11 . .. Alabama
Nov. 18 ........ .Mississippi
Nov. 25 .. at Arkansas (Little Rock)
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Sept. 23
Sept. 30
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Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
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Nov. 25

.......... Memphis
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... .. at Kentucky
....... Wake Forest
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.......... Vanderbilt
......... at Alabama
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Aug. 31 ........ South Carolina
Sept. 9 .......... Auburn
Sept. 16 ............. Tulane
Sept. 23 ............. at UAB
Sept. 30 ............. at LSU
Oct. 7 ........... West Virginia
Oct. 14 ........ Jacksonville State
Oct. 21 ............ at Georgia
Oct. 28 ........... Kentucky
Nov. 4 . . at Alabama
Nov. 18 ........... .Arkansas
Nov. 25 . .... at Mississippi
2005 BOWL RESULTS
Independence Bowl Shreveport, La.
Missouri 38, South Carolina 31
Peach Bowl Atlanta
LSU 40, Miami 3
Cotton Bowl Dallas
Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10
Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla.
Florida 31. Iowa 24
Capital One Bowl Orlando, Fla.
Wisconsin 24, Auburn 10
Sugar Bowl Atlanta
West Virginia 38. Georgia 35

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4 Trey Small 5'9" 170 WR/OLB 11 04 Joel Rojas 11
5 Donald White 5'10" 175 RB/DB 12 06 Alexander Bahizi 11
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7 Lisnell Youyoute 5'10" 170 WRPDB 12 07 Daniel Fernandez 12
S '8 Will Krause 6' 175 QB/WR/OLB 12 08 Germaine Daniels 11 .
S,. 9 "Johnny Ray Harris 6'1" 210 DE/TE 12 09 Michael Tejeda 11 *i"
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11 Jordan Grimsley 5'10" 170 RB/DB 11 M., .. 1
12 Esayi Youyoute 5'9" 165 RB/DB 9 11 Joshua Gugliuzza 12 -v ... .
14 Devon Lampley 5'5" 140 RB/DB 12 13 Mark Rose 12 ',
15 Herman Patterson 6' 195 RB/LB 12 14 Robinson Disharoon 11
17 Jermaine King 6'2" 190 WRILB 12
19 Andrew Cisneros 5'6" 155 RB/LB 12 19 Joshua Samuelson 11 .
21 Wade Mahoney 5'8" 155 RB/OLB 11 21 Michael Watkins 12 r- ;
24 Kierre Cook 5'9" 170 RB/OLB 12 22 Christopher Papp 11 -
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27 Gerardo Villegas 5'8" 155 RB/OLB 11 23 Michael Sangelo 11
34 Jayquan Gandy 6' 180 RB/DL 11 24 Ryan Schneider 10
42 Ricky Wiggins 5'10" 175 RB/LB 12 32 Nicholas Price 11
44 David Newcomb 5'8" 155 RB/LB 10 Bryan Khan 12
50 Joseph Barton 5'9" 165 OL/LB l3n11a
53 Jason Jester 5'9" 160 OL/DL 10 34 Garrett Anderson 11
54 Logan Thomas 6' 180 OL/DL 10 35 Stephen VanHamlin 12
55 Dan Timmons 5'10" 175 TE/DE 11 43 Francisco Segarra 11
57 Jerry Hendry 5'9" 185 DL/OL 11
58 Tyler Bumby 5'g" 170 OL/DL 11 50 Mark Wilcox 11
60 Eddie Hunt 5'10" 180 OL/DL 11 51 Kenneth Bores 11
63 Eric Cobb 5'10" 190 DL/OL 12 52 Gilberto Silberberg 12
65 Lance Benavides 6' 190 OL/DE 12 .
Reggie Grizzard 6' 190 DL/OL 12 53 Shane McCormick 12
68 Shawn Brown 5'10" 185 OLJDL 11 54 Brian Jaffray 12
70 Jorge Lopez 5'11" 235 DLIOL 11 62 Joshua Charles 12
72 Alex Lanier 6' 180 OIJDL 10
74 lan Durrance 6'3" 210 TE/DE 12 63 Thomas Busatta 12
75 Kyle Parrish 6'1" 300 OL 12 64 Peter Bono 12
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77 Tyrone Pace 6'1" 305 OL/DL 66e 11-. '
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81 Kris Rossman 6' 180 DE/rE 11 72 Ryan Littleton 12
82 Pablo Anselmo 5'9" 150 K 12 73 Maxwell Weinhold 12
88 Postene Louisjeune 6' 170 TE/DE 10
89 Julian Garcia 5'9" 180 OL/DL 12 81 Alexander Roessler 12
90 Willie Stephens 6' 180 OLJDL 11 99 Kirk Richardson 11 '-I
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FINAL 2005 ACC STANDINGS
ATLANTIC DIVISION
ACC All Top 25 PF PA
Florida State 5-3 8-5 3-2 376 286
Boston College 5-3 9-3 0-2 310 191
Clemson- 4-4 8-4 3-1 316 211
N.C. State 3-5 7-5 2-1 249 212
Maryland 3-5 5-6 1-4 270 275
Wake Forest 3-5 4-7 0-3 269 316
COASTAL DIVISION
ACC All Top 25 PF PA
VirginlaTech 7-1 11-2 3-2 440 168
Miami 6-2 9-3 2-2 325 171
GeorgiaTech 5-3 7-5 2-2 222 241
NorthCarolina 4-4 5-6 2-4 198 288
Virginia, 3-5 7-5 2-3 320 279
Duke 0-8 1-10 0-4 177 408
2005 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING YARDS
Chris Barclay, Wake Forest . 1,127
P.J. Daniels, Georgia Tech . . 930
Lance Ball, Maryland . . ... 903
James Davis, Clemson . .... .879
L.V. Whltworth, Boston College. . 807
Cedric Humes, Virginia Tech . ... 752
ReggleMerriweather, Clemson . 715
Andre Callender. Boston College . 708
Andre Brown, N.C. State . . 667
Branden Ore, Virginia Tech . .647
PASSING YARDS
Drew Weatherford, Florida State .. 3.208
Sam Hollenbach, Maryland . 2,539
Marques Hagans, Virgina. . 2492
Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson . 2.483
Kyle Wright, Miami ........... 2.403
MarcusVick. Virginia Tech . 2.393
Matt Baker, North Carolina . 2345
Reggie Ball. Georgia Tech........ 2,165
Matt Ryan, Boston College . ..1514
Marcus Stone. N.C.State ... 1,015
RECEIVING YARDS
Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech. ..... .888
Vernon Davis, Maryland. ......... 871
Chansi Stuckey, Clemson ........ ..770
Deyon Williams, Virginia . ... ..767
Will Blackmon, Boston College .. ... 763
Jesse Holley, North Carolina ..... .670
Chris Davis, Florida State ......... 666
Willie Reid Florida State . 634
David Clowney, Virginia Tech ....... 619
Greg Carr, Florida State .......... 618
TOTAL OFFENSE
Drew Weatherford, Florida State . 3,180
Marques Hagans, Virginia. . ... 2,802
Marcus Vick, Virginia Tech ....... 2,773
Reggle Ball, Georgia Tech. . 2,546
Sam Hollenbach. Maryland ....... 2,521
Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson . .2,509
Matt Baker, North Carolina ....... .2,311
Kyle Wright, Miami. ... 2,302
Matt Ryan, Boston College . ... 1,608
Chris Barclay, Wake Forest . ... 1,127
ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING
Chris Barclay, Wake Forest ....... 1,508
Will Blackmon, Boston College . 1,397
Jo Jo Walker, Maryland . ... 1.350
Willie Reid, Florida State . .. 1,325
P.J. Daniels, Georgia Tech ....... .1,104
Chansi Stuckey, Clemson ........ .1,069
Darrell Blackman, N.C. State . 1,058
Lance Ball, Maryland. . ..... 1.056
L.V. Whitworth, Boston College. .... 1,051
SCORING
Brandon Pace, Virginia Tech . ... 108
Jad Dean, Clemson ............ 106
Connor Hughes, Virginia. ......... 99
Gary Cismesla, Florida State ........ .93
Sam Swank. Wake Forest. . .. .86
Jon Peattle, Miami . . 79
Dan Ennis, Maryland ............ 74
John Deraney N.C. State. . ..73
Wall Lundy, Virginia . . .. .... 66
Cedric Humes, Virginia Tech . 66
PUNTING AVERAGE
RyanPnlackemeler, Wake Forest ..... 47.2
Adam Podlesh, Maryland. ........ .43.6
Nic Schmitt, Virginia Tech . . 43.2
Chris Sprague, Duke ............41.4
Johnny Ayers. Boston College ... 41.3
David Wooldridge, North Carolina . 41.1
John Deraney. N.C. State. ........ 40.1
Chris Gould, Virginia... ....... 40.0
Brian Monroe, Miami. .......... 39.8
Ben Arndt, Georgia Tech ......... 39.5
INTERCEPTIONS
Marcus Hamilton, Virginia. .......... 6
John Talley. Duke ............. 5
Josh Gattis, Wake Forest .......... 5
Garland Heath. N.C. State .......... 5
Dawan Landry, Georgia Tech ... . 4
Phllip Wheeler, Georgia Tech .... . 4
Aaron Rouse, Virginia Tech ......... 4
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Season Preview,

Same 'N
he 2005 ACC highlight reel includes a league-record eight
bowl invitations, the inaugural conference championship
game, and Florida State football players being fitted for
championship rings.
All of which shows that the more things change in the Atlantic
Coast Conference, the more they stay the same. Having backed
into the first ACC championship game with three straight losses
last year, the Seminoles got an electrifying 83-yard punt return for
a touchdown by Willie Reid and built a 27-3 lead over Virginia
Tech en route to its 12th conference championship in 14 years.
Although his teams hate failed to live up to the program's high
standards and have shown signs of vulnerability over the past five
seasons, no one is counting Bobby Bowden out in his 41st season
as a college head coach. The Seminoles enter the season ranked
11 th in the Associated Press poll and are projected to return to
Jacksonville for the conference championship game on Dec. 2 as
the Atlantic Division's representative
Florida State Seminoles
a Head Coach: Bobby Bowden (359-107-4). U 2005 Record: 8-5
(5-3 ACC Atlantic). a Key Returnees: QB Drew Weatherford,
RB Lorenzo Booker, WR Greg Carr, WR Chris Davis, WR
De'Cody Fagg, G David Ovennyer, G Jacky Claude, K Gary
Cismesia, DE Alex Boston, DT Andre Fluellen, DE Darrell
Burston, LB Buster Davis, CB Tony Carter. N Key Losses: RB
Leon Washington, WR Willie Reid, C David Castillo, TE Matt
Henshaw, DT Brodrick Bunkley, DE Kamerion Wimbley, LB A.J.
Nicholson, LB Emie Sims, CB Antonio Cromartie, S Pat Watkins,
P Chris Hall. Prediction: 11-1 (7-1 ACC Atlantic).
a Outlook: Getting virtually no help from an anemic ground
game, Drew Weatherford broke Philip Rivers' conference record
for most passing yards by a first-year quarterback with 3,208 yards
last season. Lorenzo Booker should flourish, since he won't have
to share carries with Leon Washington in 2006.
Clemson Tigers
* Head Coach: Tommy Bowden (70-37). a 2005 Record: 8-4
(4-4 ACC Atlantic). a Key Returnees: RB Reggie Merriweather,
RB James Davis, WR Chansi Stuckey, WR Aaron Kelly, TE
Thomas Hunter, G Roman Fry, C Dustin Fry, G Nathan Bennett,
T Barry Richardson, K Jad Dean, DE Gaines Adams, NG Donnell
Clark, LB Tramaine Billie, LB Anthony Waters, LB Nick
Watkins, S Michael Hamlin. U Key Losses: QB Charlie
Whitehurst, WR Curtis Baham, TE Bobby Williamson, DE
Charles Bennett, DT Trey Tate, CB Tye Hill, S Jamaal Fudge.
* Prediction: 9-3 (5-3 ACC Atlantic).
Outlook: The Tigers return 15 starters and their two kicking
specialists, but they must replace Charlie Whitehurst behind
center. Will Proctor, the apparent successor, who threw for 281
yards and three touchdowns in four games last season, completed
16 of 20 passes for 185 yards and two scores in Clemson's second
preseason scrimmage. ACC Rookie of the Year James Davis and
Reggie Merriweather should keep the pressure off Proctor.
Boston College Eagles
m Head Coach: Tom O'Brien (66-42). U 2005 Record: 9-3 (5-3
ACC Atlantic). m Key Returnees: QB Matt Ryan, RB L.V.
Whitworth, RB Andre Callender, WR Tony Gonzalez, G Josh
Beckman, T James Marten, T Gosder Cherilus, K Ryan Ohliger,
DE Nick Larkin, DT B.J. Raji, LB Brian Teal, CB DeJuan
Tribble, S Jamie Silva, S Ryan Glasper. a Key Losses: WR Will
Blackmon, WR Larry Lester, C Patrick Ross, T Jeremy
Trueblood, DE Mathias Kiwanuka, LB Ricky Brown, LB Ray
Henderson, CB Jazzmen Williams. a Prediction: 8-4 (4-4 ACC
Atlantic).
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Sept. 30 .............. Maine
Oct. 12.......... Virginia Tech
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Oct. 28.............. .Buffalo
Nov. 4 .......... at Wake Forest
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li Nov. 18.......... ..Maryland
Nov. 23............ at Miami

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the division championship and a spot in a warm-weather bowl
game. Relegated to the MPC Computers Bowl in Boise, Idaho,
Boston College concluded the 2005 campaign at 9-3 with a 27-21
victory over Boise State. Two questions face the defense: Who
will replace Mathias Kiwanuka at defensive end, and how will LB
Brian Toal's shoulder hold up?

Maryland Terrapins
* Head Coach: Ralph Friedgen (41-20). 2005 Record: 5-6 (3-5
ACC Atlantic). N Key Returnees: QB Sam Hollenbach, RB
Lance Ball, G Donnie Woods, T Jared Gaither, G Andrew
Crunmey, T Brandon Nixon, K Dan Ennis, DE Jeremy Navarre,
DT Conrad Bolston, DE Trey Covington, LB David Holloway,
CB Josh Wilson, S Christian Varner, P Adam Podlesh. 0 Key
Losses: TE Vernon Davis, WR Derrick Fenner, WR Jo Walker,
WR Danny Melendez, C Ryan McDonald, LB D'Qwell Jackson,
LB William Kershaw, CB Gerrick McPhcrson, S Milton Harris.
* Prediction: 7-5 (4-4 ACC Atlantic).
Outlook: Three consecutive 10-win seasons have been
followed by back-to-back 5-6 seasons, and many are wondering
where the Maryland program is headed. The Terrapins must
replace linebacker D'Qwell Jackson, the 2005 ACC Defensive
Player of the Year. Lance Ball ran for over 900 yards as a
sophomore last season, but several unproven receivers will have to
step up to compensate for the departed Vernon Davis, Derrick
Fenner, Danny Melendez and Jo Jo Walker. Punter Adam Podlesh
should be a first team all-conference selection.
N.C. State Wolfpack
a Head Coach: Chuck Amato (46-28). 2 2005 Record: 7-5 (3-5
ACC Atlantic). Key Returnees: QB Marcus Stone, RB Toney
Baker, RB Andre Brown, RB Reggie Davis. WR Darrell
Blackman, TE Anthony Hill, T James Newby, C Leroy Harris,
K/P John Deraney, DT DeMario Pressley, DT DeMarcus "Tank"
Tyler, LB LeRue Rumph, CB A.J. Davis, S Garland Heath, S
Miguel Scott. 8 Key Losses: QB Jay Davis, WR Brian Clark, DE
Mario Williams, DT John McCargo, DE Manny Lawson, LB
Stephen Tulloch, LB Oliver Hoyte, CB Marcus Hudson.
* Prediction: 7-5 (3-5 ACC Atlantic).
0 Outlook: Defensive end Mario Williams, defensive tackle
John McCargo and linebacker Steve Tulloch bypassed their senior
seasons to pursue careers in the NFL. Williams, the first pick in
the NFL Draft by the Houston Texans, and senior defensive end
Manny Lawson, the 22nd overall pick in the draft, combined to
collect 25 sacks in 2005. McCargo joined Williams and Lawson as
first-round selections. No longer able to depend solely on its
defense. N.C. State has to get consistent play from its quarterback.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
* Head Coach: Jim Grobe (59-65-1). 2 2005 Record: 4-7 (3-5
ACC Atlantic). 0 Key Returnees: QB Ben Mauk, RB Micah
Andrews, WR Nate Morton, WR Willie Idlette, TE Zac Selmnon, T
Steve Vallos, C Steve Justice, G Matthew Brim, T Arby Jones, K
Sam Swank. DE Matt Robinson, DE Jeremy Thompson, LB Jon
Abbate, LB Aaron Curry, LB Pierre Easley, LB Stanley Arnoux,
CB Alphonso Smith, CB Riley Swanson, S Josh Gattis, S Patrick
Ghee. 0 Key Losses: QBIWR Cory Randolph, RB Chris Barclay,
T Greg Adkins, T Wesley Bryant, P Ryan Plackemeier.
* Prediction: 5-7 (2-6 ACC Atlantic).
Outlook: Micah Andrews replaces ACC Offensive Player of
the Year Chris Barclay Wake's all-time leading rusher- as
the starting tailback. While filling in for the suspended Barclay
last year, Andrews showed that he was capable of being an every-
down back when he broke out for 254 yards in the season-opening
loss to Vanderbilt. The Demon Deacons will once again be hard to
stop on the ground thanks to Andrews.

CLEMSON
TIGERS
Sept 2 ......... Florida Atlantic
Sept. 9 ........ at Boston College
Sept. 16. ......... at Florida State
Sept. 23 ... . North Carolina
Sept. 30 ......... Louisiana Tech
Oct. 7 .......... at Wake Forest
Oct. 12 vs. Temple (Charlotte, N.C.)
Oct. 21........... .GeorgiaTech
Oct. 26 . ..at Virginia Tech
Nov. 4 . . . Maryland
Nov. . .. N.C. State
Nov.25. . ...South Carolina
FLORIDA STATE
SEMINOLES
Sept. 4..... .. .. .'. at Miami
Sept. 9 . .. TroyState
Sept. 16........ . Clemson
Sept. 23......... Rice
Oct. 5........ .. ... atN.C. State
Oct. 14 .......... .. .atDuke
Oct. 21....... .. Boston College.
Oct. 28 ...... at Maryland
Nov. 4........ . Virginia '
Nov. 11 .. Wake Forest
Nov. 18 .... Westn Michigan
Nov. 25. . . Florida
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TERRAPINS
Sept. 2 . .William & Mary
Sept. 9... . MiddleTennessee
Sept. 14. ... ... at West Virginia
Sept. 23 .... Fldrida International
Oct. 7 . ... atGeorgia Tech
Oct. 14 ........... at Virginia
Oct. 21 . .... .N.C. State
Oct. 28.......... ...Florida State
Nov. 4 . .... at Clemson
Nov. 11........ ...... Miami
Nov. 18 ........ at Boston College
Nov. 25 ........ Wake Forest
N.C. STATE
WOLFPACK
Sept. 2 ........ Appalachian State
Sept. 9 ........ Akron
Sept. 16........ at Southern Miss.
Oct. 5 . ..... Florida State
Oct. 14. . .Wake Forest
Oct. 21........... at Maryland
Oct. 28 ............ at Virginia
Nov. 4 ........... Georgia Tech
Nov. 11............ at Clemson
Nov. 18....... at North Carolina
Nov. 25 . .... East Carolina
WAKE FOREST
DEMON DEACONS
Sept. 2. ....... Syracuse
Sept. 9 .............. Duke
Sept 16 ......... at Connecticut
Sept. 23 .......... at Mississippi
Sept. 30 ............. Liberty
Oct. 7 .............. Clemson
Oct. 14 ........... atN.C. State
Oct. 28......... at North Carolina
Nov. 4 ........ .Boston College
Nov. 11 ......... at Florida State
Nov. 18 ........ .. Virginia Tech
Nov. 25 ........... at Maryland

2005 BOWL RESULTS
Champs Sports Bowl Orlando, Pa.
Clemson 19, Colorado 10
MPC Computers Bowl Boise, Idaho
Boston College 27. Boise State 21
Emerald Bowl San Francisco
Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10
Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.
Virginia 34, Minnesota 31
Peach Bowl Atlanta
LSU 40, Miami 3
Meineke Car Care Bowl Charlotte, N.C.
N.C. State 14, South Florida 0
Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla.
Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24
Orange Bowl Miami
Penn State 26, Florida State 23 (301)

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downfield three or five yards at a offense. Gandy had a dozen carries
time, until Gerardo Villegas recov- for 76 yards and one TD. Cimeus
ered at fumble at the Lake Region had seven for 41 and a TD,
25. Patterson four for 10 and a TD,
A pass to King, a quarterback run Grimsley three for 12 and White
and short gains by Gandy and two for four yards.
Cimeus. Herman Patterson took it Krause kept the ball for five car-
the final few feet into the end zone. ries for 17 yards and a TD. He also
Anselmo made it a 28-0 game. successfully completed seven of 11
It took just four plays until Lake "asses for 81 yards, including the
Region was forced to punt the ball TD throw to Virgile. Other passes
back to the Cats. It rolled dead at went to Lisnell Youyoute and King.
the Thunder 47. Jordan Grimsley Redden had three punt returns for
went to tailback and followed 40 yards and a kickoff return for 21
guard Jorge Lopez for a three-yard yard. Krause had only one punt, a
gain. Donald White gained a tough 32-yarder. Anselmo nailed all five
yard. Then an 11-yard pass to King PATs and had touchbacks on two of
put Hardee 11 yards closer, his kickoffs.
Patterson and Grimsley took turns Defensively, Barton had help
toting the football. Finally, Krause from Harris, Shumard, Logan
faked the handoff and sailed Thomas, Daniel "D. J." Robinson,
untouched to the left side of the Patterson and Ricky Wiggins. Late
end. Anselmo's final kick made it a in the game, Marwin Simmons and
35-0 game and started a running David Newcomb had some good
clock in the final 10 minutes of the tackles, added Sharp.
game. "Our reserves did good in pre-
With the lead secure, Bryan went serving the shutout. The starters got
to his. reserves, who bent, but three good quarters of a good work-
wouldn't break against the Thunder out and we opted to let the reserves
starting offense, which was unable get a good bit of experience, too.
to score before time ran out. There's a lot to correct, but overall
Hardee put up some good num- they did fairly well," concluded
bers with its new triple-option Bryan

Football pops loose as Cats and Thunder scramble for it.
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To Your Health!
By Erin E. Hess
Hardee County Health Department

It's down and dirty as Cats thwart Thunder running back. The
battle was in the Thunder backfield several times Friday night.

Logan Thomas (54) and Postene Louisjeune (88) sandwich
Thunder back Josh McCormick.

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ARE YOUR IMMUNIZATIONS UP TO DATE?
If I told you that there was a simple cost-effective strategy for safe-'
guarding members of our community from deadly diseases, wouldn't you
want to make sure that your loved ones were protected? -
You can, by making sure that they are-up-to-date on their immuniza-
tions. Vaccines are a key to disease prevention for people of all ages.
Immunization is responsible for the control of many infectious diseases
that were once common in this country. Immunization has reduced and, in
some cases, eliminated many diseases that routinely killed or harmed tens
of thousands of infants, children and adults.
The viruses and bacteria that cause diseases, such as diphtheria,
whooping cough, measles, chickenpox and influenza, still exist and can
infect people who are not protected by vaccines. Vaccine-preventable dis-
eases have a costly impact, resulting in doctor's visits, hospitalizations and
premature deaths. Sick children can also cause parents to lose time from
work.
This message is of particular note as the summertime comes to a close.
August has been designated as National Immunization Awareness Month
because it is the time of year when parents are enrolling children in school
and older students are entering college.
With the start of school come requirements that children and older ado-
lescents are up-to-date on their immunizations. The start of fall also marks
the beginning of flu season and the need for everyone to protect themselves
from this deadly disease. Immunization is important for people of all ages.
Check with your doctor to determine what immunizations are right for you.
Immunization is an important aspect of preventive medicine appropri-
ate for people of all ages. Despite the availability of safe and effective vac-
cines, thousands of cases of infectious diseases continue to occur in the
U.S. annually diseases that could be prevented by immunization.
Pneumococcal disease causes thousands of deaths and 175,000 hos-
pitalizations each year. Together, pneumonia and influenza are the seventh
leading cause of death in the United States, and the sixth leading cause of
death among people 65 years of age and older.
Disease outbreaks occur when immunization rates decline. For
example, from 1989 through 1991, low rates of measles, mumps and rubel-
la immunization among pre-school-aged children resulted in a measles epi-
demic that caused over 55,000 cases and 120 deaths.
Chickenpox is widespread, and virtually everyone who is not vacci-
nated is at increased risk for contracting chickenpox in adulthood.-The risk
of complications and death from chickenpox can be up to 10 to 20 times
greater for adults than children.
Each-year,' there are an average of 200,000 influenza-related hospi-
talizations and 36;000 influenza-related deaths. About 340,000 children
and adolescents have chronic illnessespalacing them at increased risk for
influenza disease and its complications.
Nearly one-third of the 12,000 annual cases of meningococcal dis-
ease in the United States result in fatalities or severe disabilities. In 2002,
an estimated 150 deaths due to meningococcal disease occurred. Infants
under 12 months of age have the highest rates of disease. The proportion
of cases among adolescents and young adults has increased in recent years.
Immunization is a lifelong, life-protecting community effort.
Recommended vaccinations begin soon after birth and should contin-
ue throughout life. By protecting ourselves and our families with recom-
mended-vaccines,:we also protect those ar&ind us who would otherwise be
exposed to vaccine-preventable diseases.
I encourage everyone in our community to make sure that they and
their loved ones are up-to-date on their immunizations.
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Inside Out
By Chip Ballard

notices also include special assessment fees that are imposed by the Board
of County Commissioners for fire and waste services. Questions concern-
ing special assessments should be directed to the county Office of
Management and Budget.
If you have any questions pertaining to the assessed value of your
property, please feel free to contact me at the Property-Appraiser's Office
to discuss the issue, 773-2196.

MONEY TALKS
We all know that money talks, mainly through people who have it or
those who wish they had more of it, which is just about everybody. Money
draws lavish attention to those who have plenty of it because others are
envious and would love get a piece of the pie.
If you inherit money or marry into it, friends you haven't seen in a long
time will crawl out of the woodwork, slap you on the back, declare how
good it is to see you, and swear they're delighted for your good fortune.
Don't buy it. The only person in the world genuinely happy for you
without wanting anything from you is your mother. The other well-wishers,
hangers-on and fair-weather friends will be gone as soon as your money
runs out.
Just imagine the endless stories of greed, gluttony, deception, thievery,
adultery, lies and murder money could tell. We're all guilty to greater or
lesser degrees of these sins, if only in our minds. If law officers could read
our thoughts, we'd all be thrown in the slammer. No one could hire an attor-
ney because they'd all be behind bars, and truly honest cops would have to
read their rights to themselves.
The other evening a lady friend and I were dining at a restaurant in
Sarasota. The way the waitresses and waiters were fawning all over the man
at the table next to us, he must have been some kind of celebrity. He most
certainly was wealthy, if the amount of his tip was any indication.
When he left his table I saw spread out beside his plate, like a royal
flush, four bills: a hundred, a fifty, a five, and a one. To my dismay, the bills
began to speak, in English. Each spoke of its lifestyle, places it had been,
things it had seen, celebrities it had hobnobbed with.
The $100 bill spoke up first, stuffily, condescension dripping from its
every word. "I always fly first class," it boasted. "I stay at the finest hotels,
dine at the most luxurious restaurants. I have visited Europe five times, and
I have been exchanged for Euros in seven countries. I've been handled by
both Brad Pitt and Michelle Pfeiffer." By the time the $100 bill had finished
its spiel, it was puffed up so it resembled a huge green hot- water bottle.
"Well," said the $50 bill, "I also fly a lot, but most always in tourist,
and occasionally on standby. I went into Canada as far as Quebec City one
time. I usually visit the better restaurants, though if I'm buying dinner for
two it's more likely at a chain restaurant. Once I was dropped in a doorway
and Little Richard, hurrying inside to see his plastic surgeon, stepped over
me."
"My life is much simpler," put in the $5 bill. "I generally travel by pub-
lic transportation, occasionally even by bicycle. The restaurants I've visit-
ed are mostly fast food, though Jimmy Carter left me as a tip at a family
steak house one time."
"My travels have been limited," the $1 bill said softly, almost apolo-
getically. "I do not think I have ever left the state. I get passed around a lot,
but that's a good way to meet people. The most exciting thing in my life is
that I attend church almost every Sunday, and I get taken to the altAr in a
shiny brass offering plate."
A long silence ensued.
Finally, the $50 bill turned to the $100 bill and asked:
"What's an offering plate?"
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PROPERTY OWNERS, BE PREPARED!
This past week the Property Appraiser's Office worked diligently to
ensure that each property owner received a TRIM notice for the 2006 year.
Over 17,000 notices were mailed on Friday, and should have been delivered
to all Hardee County residents on Saturday.
"TRIM" is the Truth In Millage notice sent to all property owners
advising them of what they should expect to pay in property taxes begin-
ning in November.
Each notice provides the parcel identification number or account num-
ber for the property, along with a summary of the taxes paid last year, the
taxes to bepaid this year if budget changes are made, and the taxes if no
budget change is made. The taxes to be paid are broken down among each
taxing authority, and the dates and times of the public hearings to adopt the
budgets are also provided.
As most of you are aware, for the past two years Hardee County has
experienced a major boom in the real estate market. Land prices and cost of
construction skyrocketed following Hurricane Charley in 2004. Hardee
County suddenly became attractive to people all over the United States.
A few years ago, a five-acre tract of land could be purchased for $5,000 per
acre. This year you can consider yourself fortunate if you can find a five-
acre parcel for less than $15,000 per acre.
Florida Statutes and Department of Revenue guidelines require that the
values placed on property must be in accordance with values that are dic-
tated byt the market. Each year the Department of Revenue evaluates sales
data and compares it to the values of land and improvements assessed by
our office. If the values imposed by our office do not come within 90 per-
cent of the sales price, our roll is not approved, resulting in a series of issues
for our office and the county.
As land values increase and the cost of construction increases, the
result to the equation is increases in overall property values and, in many
cases, increases in property taxes.
Last year there were 86 new homes built throughout the county. The
median property value of those homes was $114,250. Assuming this prop-
erty owner has homestead exemption, he can expect to pay the following:

Unincorporated Area
Town of Zolfo
Bowling Green
City of Wauchula

$1,854.82
$2,498.00
$2,341.83
$2,142.81

Of those 86 new homes, the lowest tax bill will be $735 and the high-
est will be $7,231.
After two years, our county is still dealing with the effects of the
storms of 2004. Many Hardee County residents lost their homes, and some
have still not completely recovered. Those who have been fortunate enough
to rebuild or replace their homes will be protected through "Save Our
Homes" and a revision to Florida law. Our Legislature enacted a law which
provides protection to homestead properties rendered uninhabitable due to
the 2004 storms. Unless the new home exceeds 110 percent of its previous
square footage, the increase in taxable value will be minimal.
One homeowner in the city of Wauchula lived in an older concrete
block home that before the storm had a taxable value of $9,500; property
taxes were about $215. The home was totally destroyed and was replaced
with a home of equal size, valued at $86,000. The taxable value of the prop-
erty is now $11,000 and taxes are $250.
A homeowner without the benefit of homestead prior to this year could
build an equivalent home and would pay taxes in the amount of $1500.
This new law saved the property owner $1,250 a year in taxes.
With the exception of citrus, all ag classification values remained the
same as the previous year. All citrus values are derived by evaluating a five-
year average of income and expenses for each category of citrus. In a year
where land values increased so drastically, the base rate for citrus increased
from $1,200 per acre last year to only $1,400 per acre this year the addi-
tional per acre value for citrus groves is based on income received for each
category of citrus.
When you receive your TRIM notices, any questions regarding the
taxes levied may be directed to the appropriate taxing authority. The TRIM

Telling The Truth...
By J. Adam Shanks
Preacher

THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN
I found this story this morning, and thought it had great application in
our lives:
"An American Indian tells about a brave who found an eagle's egg and
put it into the nest of a prairie chicken. The eaglet hatched with the brood of
chicks and grew up with them.
"All its life, the changeling eagle, thinking it was a prairie chicken, did
what the prairie chickens did. It scratched in the dirt for seeds and insects to
eat. It clucked and cackled. And it flew, in a brief thrashing of wings and
flurry of feathers, no more than a few feet off the ground. After all, that's
how prairie chickens were supposed to fly.
"Years passed. And the changeling eagle grew very old. One day, it saw
a magnificent bird far above in the cloudless sky. Hanging with graceful
majesty on the powerful wind cutrents, it soared with scarcely a beat of its
strong golden wings.
'What a beautiful bird!' said the changeling eagle to its neighbor.
'What is it?'
'That's an eagle, the chief of the birds,' the neighbor clucked. 'Bit
don't give it a second thought. You could never be like him.'
"So the changeling eagle never gave it a second thought, and it died
thinking it was a prairie chicken."
How telling this story is to the human condition And it is extremely
applicable to our spiritual condition in the world.
You see, we have a lot of misplaced people. There are people who surn
round themselves with drug addicts, liars and morally corrupt people, and
believe that they must be the same way and act the same way.
We assume that we are the people that we surround ourselves with, and
the Bible agrees: "Evil companions corrupt good morals" (1 Corinthian'
15:33). We have a phrase that we use today, "Birds of a feather flock togetht
er."
The answer for these people is that we must examine ourselves. If you
don't want to be a drug addict then don't hang out with drug addicts. If yon
don't want to be a drunk then don't hang out at bars with drunks. If you
don't want to be a liar then don't hang out with liars.
You must decide what you want out of life.
Do you want to be successful? Surround yourself with successful peo-
pie. Do you want to be a family man? Then get to know other family men.
Do you want to be part of God's people? Then look to God and learn what
He would have you do from His Word! Find a group of God's people, who,
look and study His Word, who do whatever they must do to please God,
even if it is counter cultural. Become a part of those people and get to know
them and God.
Then, you can soar with the eagles where you belong. I'm Telling the'
Truth!
J. Adam Shanks is minister of the Church of Christ in Wauchula. He can be
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APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE
UNITED PENTACOSTAL CHURCH
310 Orange St.
375-3100
Sunday Morning.....................10:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday Prayer Meeting ..........7:00 p.m.
Thursday Service......................7:30 p:m.

CHESTER GROVE MB CHURCH
708 W. Grape St. 375-3353
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
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.

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

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

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

FORT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist Church Road 773-9013
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ...................11:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ..................7:00 p.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 Predicacioil 1:00 p.m.
Martes Estudio Biblico .......,...7:00 p.m.
Mierc6les Estudior Juvenil ....;.7:00 p.m,
Jueves Serv. De Predicacion ....7:00 p.m.

IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
210 E. Broward St.'- 375-4228 or
S': 773-9019 ;
Sunday School :.. 945 a
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 ......................7:00 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 JiE

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

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

ONA

LIMESTONE BAPTIST CHURCH
4868 Keystone Ave. Limestone Comm.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship................... 11:00 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
Martin Luther King and Apostolic Rd.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
English Service .................... 11:30 a.m.
General Worship Service ..........1:30 p.m.
Tuesday Prayer 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.m.
Morning.Worship ....,.. :.ii..:... 1:00 a.i.''
SEvening Worship .............7:00 jin.
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.
S 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.

FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
114 N. 7th Ave. 773-2105 ;
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship ......................1:00 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.

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CHURCH OF NAZARENE
511 W. Palmetto St. 767-8909
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Service......................... 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship .....................5:00 p.m.
Thursday Service ......................7:00 p.m.
FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD
701 N. 7th Ave- 773-3800
Praise & Worship................. 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Night Service ........7:00 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
1570 W. Main St. 773-4182
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ..............1. 1:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ....................6:00 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
MISSION BAUTISTA
713E. 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............1....! 1:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ...................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ........... 7:00 p.m.
FIRST MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
1347 Martin Luther King Ave.
S' 773-6556
Sunday School: .:...:....... .....930 a.ni.
Morning Service.....................1:00 a.m.
Evening Worship .:..:. ...'.. ..6-00 p.m
Tues. Youth Ministry Meetlng/
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 Wdrship ..................: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 ..........1...0.00 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 AduliCt l.;
Crossroads & Lighthouse Mmi 7:00.p;m.'

IGLESIA DE DIOS
PENTECOSTAL, M.I.
903 E, Summit St. -(863) 452-6693
Pastor: Reinaldo Ortiz
Mares............ ... .7:30 9:00p.m.
Viernes...... ....... ... .... 7.30- 9.00 p.m.
Domingo..........11:00 a.m 1:00pm .

IGLESIA ADVENTISTA DEL
SEPTIMO DIA
Old Bradenton Road
767-1010
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES.- ENGLISH
155 Altman Road 1131
Sunday Moming .......... 10-00 am
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

WAUCHULA
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH ,,
1999 State Road 64 East
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Service...................... 1:00 a.m.
Church Training 5:15 p.m.
Evening Worship ......................6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ....................7:00 p.m.
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 ii45 ajn.
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 .................... 1:00 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 ................... 1:00 am.
Evening Worship ....................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study............6:30 p.m.
PEACE VALLEY LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1643 Stenstrom Road 773-2858
Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Fellowship...............11:00 a.m.
Weight Watchers
meet Thursday .................5:00 p.m.

PROGRESSIVE MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH'
149 Manley Road East Main 773-5814
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service .................... 1:00 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
1331 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

SST. 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 ..............8:30 a.m.

SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
205 S, 11th Ave. 773-9927
Sabbath School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship .............:......11:00 a.m.
Tues: Prayer Meeting................7:00 p.m.
SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
505 S. 10th Ave 773-4368
Sunday School ...... .945 a m.
Morning Worship.. .. ..1100am
, Evening Worship 6.00 p m.
: Wednesday Prayer ..... .7 00 p m

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

TABERNACLE OF PRAISE & JOY
116 Orange St.
Sunday School .. ....... .. ,10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ...... I11:30 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

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.
WAUCHULA REVIVAL CENTER
(Full Gospel)
501 N. 9th Ave.
Sunday School ............ 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 11:00 a.m.
Youth & Child. Church....... 6:00 p.m.
Evening Worship ........... 7:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study ........ ... 7:00 p.m.
Men's Fri. Prayer .. .7:00 p.m.
WAUCHULA WORSHIP CENTER
102 N. 6th Ave. (Earnest Plaza)
773-2929
Sunday Service....... 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.
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 ......... I 1 00 a m.
Evening Worship 7 00 p m
Wednesday Prayer ...... .... 7 00 p m

EVANGELISTIC HOLINESS
CHURCH INC.
Corner of 6th and Hickory
SundaySchool ............ 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 .............. 11:00a.m.
Evening. ......... ...... 6:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible & Prayer Meet..... 7:00 p.m.

ZOLFO SPRINGS'

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

REALITY RANCH COWBOY
CHURCH
2-1/2 Miles east of
Zolfo Springs on Hwy. 66
863-735-8600
Sunday School............. 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship .......... 11:00 a.m.
Last Friday of Each Month Cowboy
Fellowship.. .......... 7-9 p.m.

ST. PAUL'S MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
3676 U.S. Hwy. 17 South 735-0636
Sunday School......... 9:30 a m.
Morning Worship..............11 a.m.
Wed. Prayer Service.... .. .7.00 p.m.

SAN ALFONSO MISSION
3027 Schoolhouse Lane 773-5889
Domingo, Misa en Espanol. 10 30 a m.
Confesiones ............. 1000 a.m.
Doctrina ............... 11 30 a m. .

SPANISH MISSION.
735-8025
Escuela Dominica .......:. 10.00 a.m.
Servicio ...... .. .., ., 11:00 a.m. .
Pioneer Club. : .. ............ 6:30 p.m. '
Servicio de la Noche ..... .. : 7:00 p.m.
Mierecoles Merienda .: .... 6:00 p.m "
Servicio .....'. .'..:. : 8-00 p.m
Sabado Liga de Jovenes'. 5:00 p.m. I;.

ZOLFO BAPTIST CHURCH
311 E. 4thAve.-735-1200 i
Sunday School'.. .. ..... 10:00 a.m. ,
Morning Worship ; ...... 11:00 a.mi. 11
Training Union-..'.:..;.- ; 5:00p.m. i:
Evening Worship :... ... :00p:m. .'
Wednesday Prayer ...:.;.. 7:30 p.m "
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SEEDS
FROM
THE
SOWER"

Michael A. Guido
AtPuer ~T ,1 ,.

A woman was ill and couldn't g
to church. She sent ,her son
saying, "Listen carefully, so yo,
can tell me what the sermon was
about:'
Running home, the boy said
"The sermon was, 'pon't worry
You'll get your quilt.'"
Puzzled, she phoned the pas
tor and asked, "What was you
subject?" '
He answered, "Fear not, th
Comforter will come."
It wasn't a pad the pastor take
about, but a Person-the Hol
Spirit-who indwells the child o
God.
He's heaven's health for earth'
sickness, heaven's hope fo
earth's despair, heaven's wisdom .
for earth's problems. He's just
what you need.
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Aug. 20, Linda Sue Stover, 53, of 524 Hancock Road, Wauchula, was
arrested by Sgt. Lyle Hart and charged with burglary, petit theft, possession
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Aug. 20, Ray Davila, 18, of 915 W. Camphor St., Avon Park, was
arrested by Sgt. Eric Thompson on a warrant alleging failure to appear in
court.
Aug. 19, Jose Gallardi 21, and Bernabe Gallardo, 19, both of 4324 E.
Central Ave., Bowling Green, were arrested by Sgt. Lyle Hart and each
charged with obstruction of justice. Bernarde Gallardo was also charged
with DUI.
Aug. 19, a 16-year-old Arcadia youth was arrested by Dep. Paul
Johnson on an order to take into custody.
Aug. 17, Heather Darlene Rimes, 23, of Pioneer Park Trailer Village,
Zolfo Springs, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on warrants charging her
with uttering a forged instrument and grand theft.
Aug. 17, a tag stolen at Lost Acres was reported.
Aug. 16, Catherine Nicole Rivers, 22, of 100 S. Lanier St., Fort Meade,
was arrested by Dep. Todd Souther on a capias charging her with criminal
mischief.
Aug. 16, Jose Carlos Martinez, 26, of 518 E. Fifth St., Zolfo Springs,
was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on capiases charging him with two counts
uttering a forged instrument and grand theft.
Aug. 16, Michelle Denise Dye, of 188 DeLaPalma Ave., Bartow, and
Micheal Joshua Brady, 19, of 3306 Queen's Cove, Winter Haven, were
arrested by Sgt. Sylvia Estes and each charged with retail theft.
Aug. 16, thefts on Dade Street and Steve Roberts Special and criminal
mischief at Cracker Lane and at David Court were reported.
Aug. 15, Kenneth Loyd Duck, 42, of 125 Carlton St., Wauchula, was
arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging him with violation of
probation (original charge domestic battery).
Aug. 15, Dameon Thomas Burke, 42, of 2304 Merle Langford Road,
Zolfo Springs, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging him
with violation of probation (original charge DUI).
Aug. 15, Stanley Glenn Bailey, 48, of 3037 SR 62, Bowling Green,
was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on warrants charging him with violation
of probation (original charges possession of cocaine and possession of-drug
paraphernalia.
Aug. 15, David Ramos, 27, of 828 S. Eighth Ave., Wauchula, was
arrested by corrections Capt. Jimmy Harrison on a charge of non-support.
Aug. 15, Shimar Duffun Jackson, 16, of 310 Martin Luther King Jr.
Ave., Wauchula, was arrested by Sgt. Eric Thompson on Polk County war-
rants charging him with failure to appear in court on charges of carjacking
and battery on an elderly person.
Aug. 15, a burglary on SR 64 East and a fight on Keeto'n Road were
reported.
-Aug. 14, Jose Angel Garza, 35, of 321 N. Florida Ave., Wauchula, was
arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging him with violation of
probation (original charge grand theft).

Aug. 14, Christopher Shannon Reas, 37, of 4335 Alderman Road,
Bowling Green, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging
him with violation of probation (original charge domestic battery).
Aug. 14, Roger Dale Vickery, 60, of U.S. 17 North, Wauchula, was
arrested by Dep. David Drake on a capias charging him with grand theft.
Aig. 14, a residential burglary on Ralph Smith Road, a theft on U. S.
17 Soith and a vehicle stolen on Harvest Road were reported.
WAUCHULA
Aug. 20, Bradford Allen Atchley, 29, of 317 Shelton Road, Wauchula,
was arrested by Ofc. Kyle Bermingham and charged with domestic battery.
Aug. 20, Gregory Ibarra, 18, of 311 N. 10th Ave., Wauchula, was
arrested by Sgt. Thomas Harris and charged with possession of marijuana
and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Aug. 19, Gladys Faye Merchant, 36, of 309 Georgia St.; Wauchula,
was arrested by Ofc. Kyle Bermingham and charged with grand theft and
theft. At the jail on Aug. 20, Bermingham also added charges of uttering a
forged instrument, forgery, perjury and threatening a public official.
Aug. 19, Crystal Gail Williams, 22, of 309 Georgia St., Wauchula, was
arrested by Ofc. Kyle Bermingham and charged with theft and grand theft.
Aug. 18, Jose Antonio Torres, 24, of 513 N. Eighth Ave., Wauchula,
was arrested by Ofc. Justin Wyatt and charged with burglary of an unoccu-
pied structure.
Aug. 17, a theft on West Louisiana Street was reported.
Aug. 16, a theft on East Bay Street was reported.
Aug. 15, Larry Eugene Thompson, 48, of 2903 Locust Drive, Bowling
Green, was arrested by Ofc. Justin Wyatt on a Polk County warrant charg-
ing him with attempted aggravated stalking.
Aug. 15, a theft on Downing Circle was reported.
Aug. 14, a theft on West Main Street was reported.

BOWLING GREEN
Aug. 20, Lazaro Badillo Badillo, 30, of Denver
Green, was arrested and charged with domestic battery.

Street, Bowling

Aug. 19, Diane Delois Gamble, 50, of 42.1 Grape St., Bowling Green,
was arrested by Capt. Brett Dowden and charged with aggravated domestic
battery.'
Aug. 17, Christine Laura Merritt, 48, of 4648 Maple St., Bowling
Green, was arrested by Ofc. Jereme Bridges and charged with possession of
drug paraphernalia.
Aug. 17, a theft on Church Ave., was reported.
Aug. 16, a fight on Dixiana Drive was reported.

History: Hardee Hurricanes

By SPESSARD STONE
For The Herald-Advocate
Edited from an article by George W. Hendry in the Sunland Tribune of Oct.
5, 1878.
POLK COUNTY GALE
In the forenoon of the 7th ultimate, the sun had illumined the earth and
sky with its lucid rays, but the firmament was dotted with scattering clouds.
Ere the sun had reached its meridian height, showers of rain came thick and
rapid, the clouds lowering and musky, while their somber glory brought
with them no omen of good for us.
The increasing terror of their passing shrouded the earth in gloom and
warned us of the approaching crisis. By the time the sun had bid adieu in
the far west, -ly kne veiled the.earth while madnessgand fury controlled
the elements abqve .
The scene wasterrific and sublime as the nightly orb with its lurid dim-
ness added a grandeur solemn and fearful. All night long the wind came
steady and direct from a little north of east; the clouds emptying a deluge
of rain in torrents.
Daylight brought with it no abatement; the 8th being the holy Sabbath
was sacredly kept indoors by the wily pioneer of Polk. For about 60 hours
the clouds, the rain and wind 'were an unchangeable feature and possessed
an unabating firmness. Not until the afternoon of the 10th were signs favor-
able for its cessation.
Fences were blown down, and in many instances swept away by the
deluge of water. Fields on low land and others bordering water courses
were submerged while the rails mingled with floating logs and brush, drift-
ed to a better resting place.
The earth around wells of water melted, enveloping curbs, forming a
basin in which the frogs congregated to quaintly chirp their happy jubilee.

Boulders of rock and clay tumbled from our chimneys, embedding our
hearthstones, while just outside lay our chimneys a mass of ruins.
Cane, potatoes, pea and rice crops were exposed to the roving stock,
though the damage from that cause is nothing to compare with that of the
wind and rain.
The orange crop, laden with its golden fruit, is riddled, the earth around
strewn with leaves and fragments of limbs, while nearer by lie heaps of the
fruit punctured by hundreds of thorns. At least half the orange crop is lost.
Cattle, being poor, many were chilled through and died not long before
the storm ceased..The damage to stock is serious, but more to cattle as per-
haps one-sixth have died from the cause of wind and rain.
Roads are rendered almost impassable; bridges all swept away and the
earth so miry makes traveling much impossible. .
.niEhe extent of damage cannot be correctly.estimated at present,.but this
we know that 1878 has been one of the most disastrous years in South
Florida than any known to its oldest settlers.
We have encountered storms more terrific in the past, but none more
damaging and destructive as the present. We have sustained losses by
drought in the farming season, but not to equal that caused by rain this sea-
son.
Though our damages may be very much, we feel grateful to Him who
controls the winds and rides in the storm;that we still live to see the suni at
high meridian in all his glory.
G.W. Hendry, Ft. Meade, Sept. 15, 1878.
Spessard Stone is currently working on a history of Hardee County, with
tentative publication in December 2006. He would welcome photos and
information on churches, civic organizations, county officers and African
American churches, citizens, and the Lillian Brown school. Stone can be
reached,after 5 pm. at 773-2275 or spessard44@earthlink.net.

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office of the county court:
Atanacio Martinez Martinez, 33,
Wauchula, and Irmalinda Rosales
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SJames Edward Van Sickle, 21,
Bowling Green, and Danna Lynn
DeVane, 20, Bowling Green.
Jason Andrew Smith, 38, Avon
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30, Avon Park.
S-Derrick Isaac Powell, 30,
Lakeland, and Karen Lynn Niblett,
30, Lakeland.

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PUBLIC NOTICE
The PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
meeting as the Hardee County Planning Agency
will hold a public hearing on
Thursday, SEPTEMBER 07, 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.
06-46
AntoniolAida Alentado request an Amendment to a Major Special
Exception with conditions granted on 09122105 in the Agriculture Fu-
ture Land Use District to show the actual amount of acreage of 36.45MOL
acres to be under the Major Special Exception with conditions
T Parent Parcel I.D. No.
On or abt Parnell Rd 0235270000050200000-
13.68MOL ac Parcel A A port of NW114 of NE1l4 of 802, T35S, R27E, Hardee
county FL, being more part desc as follows: Corn at N114 corn of said S02;
'thence S 00deg21deg38min W along W line of said NW1I4 of NE1l4 a dist of
542.62 ft for the POB; thence N 60deg35min38sec E a dist of 169.46 ft; thence
N 03deg25min41sec W a dist of 55.69 ft; thence N 87deg34min22sec E a dist of
470.07 ft to a pt on W rlolw line of Parnell Rd; thence run S/ly along said Wily
rlolw line for the next 13 calls; thence S 01deg43min40sec E a dist of 40.07 ft;
thence S 00deg55min06sec E a dist of 85.19 ft; thence S 00deg49min23sec E a
dist of 108.53 ft; thence S 01deg08min11sec E a dist of 124.54 ft; thence S
00deg07minl2sec E a dist of 102.62 ft; thence S 00deg56min10sec E a dist of
106.48 ft; thence S 01deg41min52sec E a dist of 93.94 ft; thence S
03deg24min50sec E a dist of 54.51 ft; thence S 06deg42min49sec E a dist of
57.01ft; thence S 11deg41min17sec E a dist of 59.62 ft; thence S
14deg24min34sec E a dist of 60.89 ft; thence S 16degl8min09sec E a dist of
55.03 ft; thence S 17deg54min58sec E a dist of 39.10 ft to S line of NW114 of
NE1/4; thence N 89deg50min49sec W along said S line a dist of 695.05 ft to SW
corn of NW114 of NEl14; thence N 00deg21min36sec E along W line of NW14 of
NE1I4 a dist of 819.12 ft to POB S02, T35S, R27E
AND
22.77MOL ac Parcel B A port of NE1/4 of NE114 & NW14 of NE114 of S02,
T35S R27E, Hardee County, FL, being more part desc as follows: Corn at N114
corn of said Sec 02; thence N89deg48mln09sec E along N line of said Sec 02 a
dist of 2,105.56 ft; thence S 00deg25min44sec W a dist of 664.36 ft for POB;
thence cent S 00deg25min44sec W a dist of 708.06 ft to a pt on S line of said
NE1/4 of NE1l4 of said Sec 02; thence S 89deg59min26sec W along said S line,
a dist of 778.00 ft to SE corn of said NW114 of NE114; thence N
89deg50min49sec W along S line of NW1I4 of NE1I4 a dist of 567.47 ft to a pt
on E rlolw line of Parnell Rd; thence run Nily along said E rlolw line for the next
10 calls; thence N 17deg56min26sec W a dist of 57.33 ft; thence N
16deg20min15" W a dist of 53.05 ft; thence N 14deg28min35sec W a dist of
58.03 ft; thence N 11deg53min11sec W a dist of 55.25 ft; thence N
06deg45min48sec W a dist of 53.28 ft; thence N 03deg23min48sec W a dist of
53.94 ft; thence N 01deg40min53sec W a dist of 92.16 ft; thence N
.00deg56mln00sec W a dist of 105.69 ft; thence N 00deg07min00sec W a dist of
101.77ft; thence N 01deg07min55sec W a dist of 79.73 ft; thence N
89deg48min09sec E a dist of 1424.93 ft to POB S02. T35S. R27E
F oger Conley, Chairman, Planning/Zoning Board

PUBLIC NOTICE
the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
will hold a Public Hearing to receive recommendations from the
Planning/Zoning Board on
Thursday, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006, 8:35 A.M.
or as soon thereafter
412 West Orange St.
Courthouse Annex Room 102, Wauchula, FL
for Agenda No. 06-46
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 BuildinglZoning 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. 08:17,24c

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petiti..n for injunction for protec-
tion.
Bruce Walter McQuaig and
Marie Annette McQuaig, divorce.
David Sosa vs. Brian Larimer,
petition for injunction for protec-
tion.
David Sosa vs. Brian Larimer Jr..
petition for injunction for protec-
tion.
Geraldline and James Woodward
vs. Adventist Health System
Sunbelt Inc. d/b/a Florida Hospital-
Wauchula, damages.
AmSouth Bank vs. Randall
Harrell et al, petition to foreclose
mortgage.
Yadira Delgado and Saul
Delgado, divorce.

The following decisions on civil
cases pending in the circuit court
were handed down recently by
the circuit court judge:
Sonya Stoner and the DOR vs.
Jesse Roberts, license and registra-
tion restored and child support pay-
ments set.
Donald E. and Susan C. Smith
vs. Mamie Belle Baxa, Charles
Curkendoll, Arthur B. Curkendoll
and Glen C. Curkendoll, judgment
to clear property title.
Alicia Lara and DOR vs. Roberto
Gallegos, amended child support
order.
Marcie Joe Tucker and DOR vs.
James Lee Zandvliet, order.
James David Gay and DOR vs.
Tonya Suzanne Richardson, child
support order.
Monica Jean Clarke apd Kirby
Lee Clarke, amended divorce order.
Thomas and Tina Souther vs.
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., voluntary
dismissal.

Child support was suspended
or terminated and/or an order on
arrearage payments made in the
following cases:
Ashley Kilgore and DOR vs.
Christopher Lee.
Melissa Smith and DOR vs.
Alfreddie Bell.
LaQuinda Smith and DOR vs.
Hillary Holley.
Mary Thompson and DOR vs.
Jerry Smith.
Rebecca Avellaneda and DOR
vs. Robert K. Hill.
Kimberly A. Sellers and DOR vs.
Jason Huffstutter.
Joseph Lee and DOR vs. Tina
Marie Palmatier.

I Courthouse Report

The following small claims case
was disposed of recently by the
county judge:
Capital One Bank vs. Kathryn W.
Walker, default judgment.

There was no misdemeanor or
criminal traffic court last week as
it was trial week.

CIRCUIT COURT
The following civil actions were
filed recently in the office of the
circuit court:
Dwayne Alan Tomlinson and the
state Department of Revenue
(DOR) vs. Patricia Ann Tomlinson,
interstate petition for child support.
Ceceila Gonzales and DOR vs.
Joe Nicholas Carmona, interstate
petition to register and enforce
child support order.
George B. Ownby and Vanna
Ownby, divorce.
Lorena Velasquez and DOR vs.
Alejandro Olvera, interstate peti-
tion to enforce child support order.
Cassandra G. Hembry and DOR
vs. Clemente M. Garcia, interstate
petition to register and enforce
child support order.
James A. Parlos Sr. vs. Cynthia
Howell, petition for injunction for
protection.
Melissa Zuniga and Tomas
Zuniga, divorce.
Brian Larimer o/b/o minor child
vs. David Sosa, petition for injunc-
tion for protection.
Andriana Martinez and DOR vs.
Ernesto DeSantiago, petition for an
administrative child support order.
Dora Wingo vs. Clark R. Wingo,

A Daily Thought

THURSDAY
Oh God! Teach us to live well!
Teach us to live wisely and well!
... And let the loveliness of our
Lord, our God, rest on us, con-
firming the work that we do. Oh,
yes! Affirm the work that we do!
Psalm 90:12,17 (ME)

FRIDAY
And the wise are peacemakers
who go on quietly sowing for a
harvest of righteousness in
other people and themselves.
James 3:18 (PME)

SATURDAY
Better to be poor and honest
than rich and a cheater... Rich
men are conceited, but their real
poverty is evident to the poor.
Proverbs 28:6,11 (TLB)

SUNDAY
And He (Jesus) said to them,
"Take heed and beware of all
covetousness for a man's life
does not consist in the abun-
dance of his possessions."
Luke 12:15 (RSV)
MONDAY
The Lord has done what He
planned; He has kept His word
that He commanded long ago.
Lamentations 2:17 (NCV)

TUESDAY
The conclusion of the matter is
this: there is no condemnation
for those who are united with
Christ Jesus, because in Christ
Jesus the life-giving law of His
Spirit has set you free from the
law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1 (NEB)

WEDNESDAY
(The Sovereign Lord says), "I
will give them an undivided
heart and put a new Spirit in
them; I will remove from them
their heart of stone and give
them a heart of flesh. Then they
will follow My decrees and be
careful to keep My laws. They
will be My people, and I will be
their God.
Ezekiel 11:19 (NIV)
All verses are excerpted from The
Holy Bible: (KJV) King James
Version; (ME) The Message;
(NCV) New Century Version; (NEB)
New English Bible; (NIV) New
International Version; (RSV) Re-
vised Standard Version; (PME)
Phillips Modern English; and (TLB)
The Living Bible.

Sonya R. Roberts and DOR vs.
Jesse G. Roberts.
Lillian Staton vs. Royce Staton.
Maria Ayala and DOR vs.
Claudia Mancillas.
DOR vs. Tiana L. Snell.
DOR vs. Jessica N. Guevara.
DOR and Randall J. Rolling.

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

The following real estate trans-
actions of $10,000 or more were
filed recently in the office of the
clerk of court:
Emory Newton to Judy Martinez,
$104,204.
Sherry A. May to Linda V.
Roberson, $121,600.
Michael K. Nicholson to Joanna
Hardcastle, $150,000.
Melvin H. Taylor and Delois L.
Johnson to Wendy Kokolis,
$340,000.
Gerald J. Jr. and Bonnie S.
Arsenault to James K. Sellers,
$26,000.
Noey A. Flores to Rafael Farris
and Patricia O. Cabrera, $89,900.
Robert S. Fite Jr. to Homes of
Wauchula Inc., $23,600.
Sandra F. Jackson to John M.
and Virginia K. Ullrich and
Ullrich's Water Conditioning
Service, $33,500.
Martha Mendoza to Fernando

and Dagmar Rivera, $20,000.
S.M. Young Properties Inc. to
Miguel Aguirre, $14,000.
Antonio and Aida Alentado to
Fernando and Maria J. Nunez,
$123,000.
Lisa D. Witte, Frederick HI
Witte, Cindy M. Engelhard and
Jesse Kirkland Witte to John M:
and Virginia K. Ullrich and
Ullrich's Water Conditioning
Service, $33,500.
Charles B. Wilson and Melissa
K. Wilson Parker to James H. Web8
Jr., $171,000.
Josephine Salas to Juan Reyna,
$25,000.
Gary Delatorre to Patrick
Jackson and Lindsay Ray Burnett
$177,500.
Joseph L. Discipio to Fernando
Castanon, Juan Castanon, Jose L.
Castanon and Porfirio Castanorn
$180,000. .
Aaron E. and Jessica A. Presley
to Angela and Irdia Raj Desal,
$429,000.
Kimberly F. Dick to Jorge and
Lori A. Belmarez, $100,000. *
William R. and Jacqueline J3
Burton to Robert P. and Delores P.
McNew, $66,000.
Adam and Anna Marie
Hernandez to Juvenal and Enemia
Calvillo, $90,000.
Billy and Amelia Lambert to
Diego Torres and Ismael
Echeverry, $280,000.

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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
SLegion Urges Use OF Home
People On Jobs: At the regular
monthly meeting of Herger
Williams Post No. 2 held here
Monday night, Aug. 17, the matter
of foreign labor coming into the
county and state taking jobs away
from local labor was discussed and
a resolution that defended local
labor in the packing houses was
duly adopted.
It is requested that all packing
houses give preference to resident
labor and that all businesses in
SHardee County be requested to give
preference to resident labor of
Hardee County. All civic organiza-
tions are requested to join with the
American Legion Post to endorse
the resolution defending local labor.
It has already been endorsed by the
Business Men's Club of Bowling
Green and is being considered by
the Kiwanis and Lions clubs.
Zolfo Berry Growers Hear Miller
At Meet: A special meeting of the
Zolfo Springs Strawberry Growers
SUnion was held at the Zolfo Springs
Community house last Thursday
night, at which time Lee R. Miller,
of the Miller Auction Co., ad-
Sdressed the growers. A large atten-
Sdance of growers was on hand to
Shear Miller, and talks were also
Given by directors and members of
Sthe Union.
SEvery member of the Union who
expressed himself spoke of his sat-
isfaction with the method of han-
Sdling berries through the Union and
pledged himself to further co-oper-
ation during the coming season.
Miller spoke enthusiastically about
the outlook of the coming season,
and emphasized the importance for
continuing rigid inspection of
Berries to insure good prices.
Magazine Write-Up About A
,,Local Man: Emerson S. Clavel,
whose comic advertisements in the
'Advocate have won for him a host
of readers and customers wherever
:this newspaper is circulated, has
:been "written up" in a magazine of
nationwide circulation. The article

appears in the August edition of the
American Press, the oldest publica-
tion in the newspaper trade.
The article includes a two-col-
umn write-up of Mr. Clavel and a
reproduction of one of his typical
ads, as well as his photograph. The
article tells how he built up his busi-
ness through funny ads that have
come to be a regular feature of this
newspaper. The article was written
by Gene Plowden of the Advocate
force.
50 YEARS AGO
Aged Wauchulan Keeps Weather
Records: Court L. Short, a native of
Kentucky but a Wauchulan for the
past 31 years, has passed his 93
birthday and is still fairly active and
interested in politics and weather. A
lifelong Democrat, he always
makes it a point to go to the polls
and cast his vote in every election.
One of his hobbies is keeping daily
rainfall and temperature records. He
also attempts to forecast the weath-
er.
His eyes are still good enough to
read some and he likes to take short
rides. He enjoys recalling his log-
ging experiences when he floated
logs up and down the Green River
in Kentucky. Prior to coming to
Florida he was a storekeeper in
Kentucky. He now makes his home
with his daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Southerland.
Two-A-Day Drills Conditioning
'56 Hardee High Wildcat Squad:
Coaches Chuck Williams and Chick
Pollock this week began the big
task of trying to mold a 1956
Hardee High Wildcat 11 from a
nucleus of only 11 lettermen from
last year's so-so team. The entire
squad for Tuesday afternoon's prac-
tice session numbered fewer than
40.
The Wildcats' first game of the
season will be with Fort Meade on
Sept. 21 -at Fort Meade. The
Wildcats are practicing twice daily
this week in shorts but will don
pads next week for one-a-day ses-
sions after school starts. The coach
is withholding an opinion on the
squad prospect until he has seen
them work in pads.
Pupil Increase Expected Monday
As Schools Start: Hardee County
schools will begin Monday with a

full-day session. Approximately
2,650 children, an increase of 75 to
100 over last year, are expected to
enroll next week, according to
Superintendent H.B. Dominick.
The school population will be
swelled by 200 to 300 during the
height of the orange picking and
vegetable seasons as transient
workers move into the county.
School officials said there will be
a desperate crowding situation in
the junior high this year as a big
seventh grade enrolls. The principal
shortage is in classrooms. "If we
don't build a new junior high school
within the next two years we will be
teaching classes under the trees,"
Dominick said.
25 YEARS AGO
'Hurricane Watch' Means Get
Prepared: After a Hurricane Watch
is in effect in Hardee County is not
the time to make a list and dash for
emergency supplies. A Hurricane
Watch for Hardee County is
announced to the public whenever a
hurricane becomes a possible threat
to the county. It indicates the hurri-
cane is near enough so everyone in
the area should listen to subsequent
advisories and be ready for precau-
tions.
A Hurricane Warning indicates
hurricane winds of 74 miles an hour
or higher are expected in the area.
When a Hurricane Warning is
announced, hurricane conditions
are considered imminent and may
begin immediately or at least within
24 hours. Precautionary actions
should be started immediately. Be
sure to stock up on supplies of
emergency water and canned foods
in order to be prepared.
Bar Opens Again Sunday To
Protest New Ordinance: A
Wauchula bar opened again this
past Sunday and served beer in
order to keep attention focused on
the city's new law regulating the
hours of certain businesses. Instead
of challenging the new law, howev-
er, Elton Cowart, owner of The
Amble Inn, chose to use a loophole
in an. old city ordinance dealing
with the sale of alcoholic bever-
ages.
After sending out invitations
Cowart gave away beer to those
who came into his bar Sunday. City
attorney John Burton said there was

really nothing the city could do
since the 1948 ordinance only pro-
hibits the sale of alcoholic bever-
ages on Sunday. And since state law
distinguishes between a sale and a
gift, it is no offense to give away
beer on Sunday.
'Heartland Honey' Makes Its
Debut: The "Heartland Honey" the
24-hour teller machine at Heartland
Federal, began operating Friday,
Aug. 14. Cash can be withdrawn at
any time by a depositor from the
new machine by inserting the per-
sonal "honey" card.
Bank staff members served a
cake made in the shape of a wild
honeycomb with punch to visitors.
Gaila Crews, who works at
Wauchula State Bank, won the
hand-held Panasonic black and
white T.V. with AM-FM radio given
away as a door prize the day the
new machine was shown to the pub-
lic.
10 YEARS AGO
Program Would Put Suspended
Kids, Parents In Class: Junior high
kids who are suspended from
school for five or.more days might
just end up back in class. With their
parents! The Hardee County School
Board will vote today (Thursday)
on a new program to promote and
instill discipline in unruly students.
Joining in the proposal is the
Wauchula Police Department.
Called "Consequences of
Choices" it is a two-hour course
that will be taught by police
Chaplain James Harris. Kids and
their parents will be required to
attend. The program is modeled
after retired circuit court judge
Clifton Kelly's Book, "The
Consequences of Crime." Harris,
however, said suspended junior
high schoolers usually are not
"criminals" but have made "bad
choices."
'Cats Prepare For Football Fun:
Hot afternoons with hot-and-heavy
practices are getting three dozen
Wildcats ready for the upcoming
football season. The season unoffi-
cially begins with next Friday's
Kickoff Classic in Wildcat Stadium
against the visiting DeSoto
Bulldogs. Tickets are available at
the high school and several loca-
tions in town.
Hardee returns a solid experi-
enced core from its highly success-
ful 1995 squad, which swept
through a four-game post-season
home stand to earn a trip to Daytona

Beach and a hard-fought 28-21 loss
in the state Class 4A championship
game. Emerging from that game as
a strong contender for the starting
quarterback position, senior Ray
Rivas will get the nod from Coach
Phil Rasmussen.
Parrish Railroad Museum Offers
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a six-mile stretch of track.
Passengers may ride in an open-
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way the train will cross Dickey
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JV Cats Home Tonight

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The Hardee junior varsity
Wildcats start their season at home
tonight (Thursday).
The junior Cats host Port
Charlotte in a 7 p.m. tilt at Wildcat
Stadium, the first in an eight-game
schedule for 2006.
After tonight, the junior Cats will
have a week off to prepare for a trip
to Avon Park on Sept. 7. They host
DeSoto on Sept. 14, Lake Placid on
Sept. 21 and Kissimmee Osceola
on Sept. 28,
October begins with a pair of
road games, at Frostproof on Oct. 5
and St. Pete Catholic on Oct. 12.
After another OPEN date on Oct.
19, the young Cats host Sebring in
the season finale on Oct. 26.
Head coach Rod Smith has his
variety of talented assistant coaches
back. Veterans Dan Duke, Barry
White and Todd Bolin are joined by
James Carpenter.
They will have a pair of quarter-
backs to lead the attack. Tony
Martinez returns and is joined by
freshman Ezayi Youyoute, who will
split time with the JV and varsity.
Behind them are running backs
Antjuan Jones, Marvin Cook,
Kelsheem White, Linior St. Louis,
Skyler Alden, Tyler Alden and
Michael McTaw.
Ends and receivers going out to
snare the catch are Nick Battles,
Tyrell Smith, Michael Dixon,
Phillip. Barton, Jonathan DeLa-
Rosa, Dalton Farr, Damien
Richard, Kevin Cocharan, Haree
Cook, John Almarez, Nolan Neu-
hauser, Joshua Hernandez and
Justin Tomlinson.
Paving the way are linemen
Jeremy Aguilar, Wade Hodge,
Stoney Ortiz, Eric Martin, Brett
Tyson, Ray Deanda, Charlie
Powell, Chris Anderson, Jonathan
Kelly, Devon Harris, Carlos
Ramirez, Cody Hernandez, John
Vandiver, Gonzalo Salvidor and
David Rodriguez, with Chris Rivas
and Ray Rodriguez alternating at
center..
When the junior Cats take the
field defensively, the line may
include Rivas, Martin, Deanda,
Anderson, Harris, Ray Rodriguez,
Hernandez, Vandiver, Saldivar, St.
Louis, -Neuhauser and, Tomlinson
and David Rodriguez.
In the linebacking corps are
Jones, Marvin Cook, Dixon, Bar-
ton, the Alden brothers, Richard,
Hodge, Ortiz, Powell and Hern-
andez.
Playing at safety and cornerback
are Smith, White, Youyoute,
Martinez, Salazar, the Carson twins
and Haree Cook.
Finally, defensive ends include
Battles,. Farr, Aguilar, Tyson,
Cochran, Kelly, Ramirez and
Almarez.

HARDEE JV FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
2006

Aug. 24 Port Charlotte 7:00
Aug. 31 Open 7:00
Sept. 7 @ Avon Park 7:00
Sept. 14 DeSoto 7:00
Sept. 21 Lake Placid 7:00
Sept. 28 Osceola (Kissimmee) 7:00
Oct. 5 @ Frostproof 7:00
Oct. 12 @ St. Pete Catholic 7:00
Oct. 19 Open 7:00
Oct. 26 Sebring 7:00

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4 Marvin Cook
7 Kelsheem White
9 Nick Battles
0 Tyrell Smith
1 Ezayi Youyoute
2 Tony Martinez
9 Michael Dixon
?1 Phillip'Barton
!5 Linior St. Louis
?7 Juan Salazar
10 Skyler Alden

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Jonathan DeLaRosa
Michael McTaw
Dalton Farr

43 Jeremy Aguilar
46 Damien Richard
48 Wade Hodge
49 Stoney Ortiz
50 Chris Rivas
51 Eric Martin
55 Brett Tyson
57 Kevin Cochran
60 Ray Deanda
63 Charlie Powell
64 Chris Anderson
65 Jonat p? elly
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70 Carlos' Ramirez
72 Ray Rodriguez
74 Cody Hernandez
75 John Vandiver
78 Gonzalo Salvidor
80 John Almarez
81 Josh Rogers
82 Carson Davis
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85 Harree Cook
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87 Nolan Neuhauser
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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Summer ball paid off for the
2006 varsity girls volleyball team.
The girls opened their season in
fine fashion in the only match last
week, stretching a trip to Bartow
into a victory marathon which last-
ed two-and-a-half hours. Point for
point, the local girls battled, much
to the pleasure of coach Ken
Leupold.
The girls step up the pace this
week with a pair of matches. They
went to DeSoto on Tuesday and
have their first home match tonight
(Thursday) against Sarasota
Booker. The junior varsity plays at
6 p.m. and the varsity immediately
afterward.
Next week there are three match-
es, trips to Lake Region and
Sebring on Monday and Tuesday
respectively and a visit from Avon
Park next Thursday.
At Bartow last week, "The girls
hustled very, very well and picked
up everything. Their attitudes were
good and their serving was excel-

lent, only missing 11 serves in five
games," said an elated Leupold.
The girls almost won the first
game, giving way reluctantly as the
Lady Jackets won 26-24. Hardee
came back to pick up the next two
games, 25-21 and 25-17. The Lady
Cats faltered a bit in losing game
four 25-14 before regaining
momentum for the 15-13 win in
game five. Game fives are limited
to 15 points or win by two, while
the first four are 25 points for a
win.
Leupold lauded some of the play-
ers. Senior D.K. Davis led the
passers with 80 percent accuracy
and was 16 of 17 serves. Megan
White had 17 perfect serves with-
out a miss and Bethany Lang had
16. Sarah Mahoney hit 13 with one
miss.
Soph Kember Townsend led the
hitters with seven kills.
Other varsity players are
Danielle Hines, Madison Graham,
Amber Steedley, Marissa Hall and
Krystin Robertson. :
The JV "were nervous for the

first game, but did well the second.:;
and third," reported Leupold. They.
lost the first game 25-9, but^,;
improved in the second to lose only,
25-14. They forced the third game :;
into extra points before losing 17-:;
15.
JV players are Esmeralda,-
Martinez, Postenea Louisjeune,
Hannah Marshall, Naomi Alvarado,
Chelsey Steedley, Dana Shoffner,
Marisa Shivers, Katie Rogers,,
Alejandra Rodriguez, Halley
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In Business
By Brett Jarnagin

TWINKLE TOES Tip Toes Dance Studio is now offering lessons
in the various schools of dance.
From hip-hop to ballet, owner and instructor Kerri Bryant has partici-
pants covered.
Bryant has been dancing for 2' years, instructing professionally for
eight. Her studio is currently taking registrations, and will be officially
opened in September. Tip Toes Dance Studio will be her first on her own
and, for now, Bryant is the only instructor.
There will be several different styles of dance taught, with more being
added as demand for them grows. So far, one can learn ballet, tap, jazz, hip-
hop, clogging, lyrical and pointe.
.:Classes are available for anyone over the age of 3. They will be divid-
ed into age groups, with adult and children's classes. Each class will begin
at 3:'5 p.m. and last until 7:15 or 8:15, depending on the particular style.
Students will be charged by the month, receiving instruction once a
week.
The dance studio is located at.752 N. Sixth Ave. in Wauchula, and
those interested in signing up for classes should call Bryant at 773-5955.

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The sign for Tip Toes Dance Studio announces class registra-
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DINING CHOICES Patch's Caf6 in Bowling Green has changed
owners and iames.
New owner Archie Roussos recently purchased the dining establish-
ment. Together with his wife, Gloria, he plans to infuse the restaurant with
home-style cooking and traditional Greek recipes.
Gloria's Restaurant, located at 4816 U.S. 17 N., is open Monday
through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
The restaurant features daily specials and offers breakfast all day.
Archie Roussos said, "We will be trying out Greek food to see the reac-

Gloria Roussos rings up a customer from behind the counter in
the restaurant named for her. ,

tiins of the customers, and if they like it, we'll be serving more of it." An
example of Greek-style food he gave was a dish of grilled, stuffed peppers.
SDiners might recognize Roussos 'as the former owner of Mike's Drive-
In Fort Meade, so this is not his first venture in the dining industry.
Roussos said that he had to sell.Mike's because he went back to his
native Greece for a few years. Once, returning to the United States, he
wanted to get back into the restaurant business.
Newivbusiness or management? Remodeling or relocating? Call Brett
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Letter To The Editor

Former Hardee Resident

Loves North Carolina

Dear Editor,
Hello from beautiful North
Carolina. I wanted to write and let
you and all by friends in Hardee
County know how I.am doing since
leaving Florida.
As a lot of you know, from
January 2004 to May 2005 was a
very rough time in my life, but with
the help and grace of God and with
a very loving and supportive fami-
ly and husband, I am getting
through things one day at a time,
sometimes even only by one
minute at a time.
For those of you who don't know
what I went through, let me just tell
you. Then maybe you will be able
to better understand why I am so
grateful to be as well as I am today.
You see, in January 2004 we lost
my father-in-law after a long battle
with cancer. It was painful for our
family to lose this amazing and lov-
ing man, but we were just glad that
his battle with cancer and his pain
were over.
Then on May 28, I had my late
husband, Terrell (TC) Crenshaw in
the emergency room, and Dr. James
Meade, the doctor on call that hor-
rible morning, gave us the bad
news that his liver had completely
failed and that he had three months
or less to live. He died three weeks
to the day later.
Then Hardee County as a whole
was thrown into total turmoil, after
Hurricane Charley came through
and wreaked havoc on all of us,
changing Hardee County and our
lives as we knew it forever. Then,
came Jeanne, Frances and Ivan!
Enough already! "Go away hurri-
canes! We've had enough!"
On October 26 I was in an acci-
dent. I swerved to miss a car that
was coming at me on my side of the
road and hit a tree. Unfortunately,
they left the scene and there were
no witnesses, so the officer investi-
gating the case thought I had fallen
asleep at the wheel. The only ones
who knew the truth were the people
who caused it, me and God. But
they never returned to the scene
and never turned themselves in.
On November 261 was going out
Highway 62 a few miles out, and a
deer ran into the side of my car and
stuck his horns through the wind-
shield. Talking about luck! Or lack
of it, I would say. At. least the only
injury' that I gttW.ra'sa cut finger.
and it wasn't serious.
But then on January 31, 2005, .
had a three-car wreck that forever,.
changed my life. You see, when IJ
first had it the doctor didn't think
with preliminary x-rays that I had
serious damage. But I did. Boy did
I!
I started going to a chiropractor
who sent me for MRIs of my head,
neck and back. They showed that
every disc in my neck and back,
except two, was either flattened,
protruding or bulging. The spine is
twisted in different directions. I
cannot stand now for more than
five minutes, cannot walk, like in

Wal-Mart for example. I have to
ride in one of -those electric carts.
To cook or to wash dishes or most
any of my house work, I have to do
it sitting on a chair with wheels, as
I cannot stand long enough to do it.
My life has changed dramatical-
ly. I was awarded my SSI and
Medicaid because the judge said
when I went to court that I had
"overwhelming evidence" that I
would never be able to work again
and that my way of life as I knew it
does not exist anymore.
Several times in the last year I
have fallen, and it. is only by the
grace of God that I have not been
hurt any more than I already am. I'
live with constant pain. Right.now,:
I am being told that one of the cer-
vical discs is compressing against a
nerve and it is causing my arms and
legs to constantly hurt and bur and
to cramp up. ,
SI can't begin to tell you at the
nights I stay awake all night
because I am in so much pain. I am
in tears a lot, and I stay upset
because of the condition that I am
in. The doctors have told me and
my husband that I am not 'a candi-
date for surgery and that there is
nothing that-can, be done for me
except to keep me in pain pills and
muscle relaxers. That is for the
birds, and something that I would
never wish on my worst enemy.
But even with all of that; I am
blessed in the fact that I am not par-
alyzed or in a.,nursing home or
dead. Sometimes I feel that I am a
burden on my husband and my
family, but they just assure me that
I am not, that it is not my fault.
I know that the doctors and the
nurses who saw me iinthe emer-
gency room thought that I was

"faking" or, "drug seeking" some-
times. They never said it to my
face, but I heard a few of them talk-
ing. But I want them to know that I
know now that they thought that
because I was in there a lot. I want
them to know that I do not hold
hard feelings, and I wish them
nothing but the best and Godspeed.
I kept telling the doctors and
nurses I am going to move from
here soon. Actually, in all honesty it
was wishful thinking. But God saw
my heart and my situation and
intervened and I can never thank
him enough for it; And I finally did
move from there.
You see, on April 20 of 2005
when I met my husband, Michael,
my life tooka dramatic tirn for the
better. He has been so supportive of
both me and my family. On July 31
of 2005 he moved us to North car-
olina.
I can't begin to tell you ihow
beautiful this place is. The moun--
tains,, :the, views, the atmosphere
iere, it is just so majestic and
peaceful. We. have a beautiful
three-bedroom two-bath house on
two and a half acres that right now
we are renting, but are currently
trying to negotiate a deal with the
landlord. to, buy it. I sure hope. he
says "yes" someday.
After I had my wreck, I put a let-
ter to the editor in the paper, and
Mr. Kelly put my' picture in with

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the letters, asking the citizens of
Hardee County to help me out
financially, since I could not work
because of my wreck and was in a
financial disaster. Many of you did
send some money, many sent notes
of encouragement and many called.
For those who were there for me
during my time of need, I want you
to know how very much I appreci-
ate your love, kindness, support,
and generosity, and I pray that God
richly blesses each and every one
of you.
- Well, I must go, but know that
even though my home is in North
Carolina now and I have no inten-
tions of living in Florida again, at
lest not in the foreseeable future,
my heart is in my home state and
with all of my friends there.
Stay safe in the current hurricane
season and God bless each of you.
If anyone has e-mail access and
would like to e-mail me, I will
answer. My e-mail address is
Shannacouture@aol.com.
SWith warm regards,
Shanna Crenshaw Couture
North Carolina

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not pull it out to count the
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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
A pair of rezones last week have
paved the way for a couple of
major projects to get under way.
At last week's Hardee County
Commission zoning meeting, the
two proposals won easy approval
for Peace River Electric Coopera-
tive Inc. (PRECo) and the proposed
Stenstrom Road Senior Village..
SThe PRECo project involves a

. new multi-story corporate office
;building on the corer of Metheny
Road and North Florida Avenue,
south of the company's existing
substation at the Knight Road
The rezone changed the 55.82-
acre property from R-3 (multiple-
family residential) to C-2 (general
commercial) to allow PRECo to
construct its new offices.
PRECo president Bill Mulcay
explained that the company had no

room to expand at its present loca-
tion at REA Road and U. S. 17.
"Basically PRECo's growth is the
problem. We've been there 60
years. We plan to continue to be in
the neighborhood way into the
future," he said.
The rezone plans say it is a multi-
story building, causing Commis-
sion Chairman Nick Timmrerman to
joke about buying a ladder truck for

the county because of its height.
Mulcay said it would be limited to
two stories.
Commissioner Minor Bryant
asked what would happen to the old
facility. Mulcay said the company
was looking at its options but it was
good highway frontage for another
business.
The second rezone approved is
for 7.88 acres along the north side
of Stenstrom Road between U.S. 17
and Florida Avenue, where a mul-
tiple-family residential facility for
seniors will be built.
Presently owned by Buford

Long, construction for the facility
is expected to begin in 2007 and
open for senior residents in 2008.
The three-story complex is planned
for 75 apartments, a patio area,
shuffleboard court and picnic shel-
ters, says the rezone application.
The apartments would be a mix
of one bedroom of 350 square feet,
two-bedroom 500 square feet, and
three-bedroom of 600 square feet
plus an additional 100 square feet
for each additional bedroom.
John Seitz-of Judd & Roth Real
Estate Development said an appli-
cation to the Florida Housing Pro

Corp., which uses hurricane funds
to increase available housing, could
be approved by late this year. The
application, with approved rezone,
has to be submitted by Oct. 3.
The company has similar apart-
ments in Avon Park and Arcadia. It
will be independent, not assisted
living, although there may be laun-
dry service. All apartments will
have full kitchen and living room
units, Seitz said.
It is a good site because of its
proximity to the hospital, a nearby
pharmacy and shopping, he con-
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-Hardee

Millers Celebrate

50th Anniversary

The family of James and Judy
Miller will be hosting a 50th wed-
ding anniversary celebration in
honor of the couple this Saturday.
The occasion will be commemo-
rated beginning at 2 p.m. at Faith
Assembly of'God as the couple
renew their wedding vows in the
sanctuary. A reception will follow
until 5 p.m. in the church's fellow-
ship hall.
James Miller has been pastor of
Faith Assembly of God for 30
years.
Judy Miller has been its minister
of music, also for 30 years, and is
supervisor of the Christian school,
Faith Evengelistic.
The couple have three children,

two daughters and one son.
Family members include Earlene
Carte and husband Robert of Ocala
with children Chris and Carlene;
Stephanie Mink' and husband
Randall of Bowling Green with
children Randy Mink and fiancee
Heidi Harrington of Thonotosassa,
Jacob Mink and wife Amanda of
Wauchula with children Levi and
Cena, Caleb Mink of Bowling
Green and Eric, Kendall and Julia
Mink of Bowling Green; and
Jimmy Miller and wife Regena of
Bowling Green with son Jared and a
baby due in October.
Family and friends of the hon-
orees are invited. The church is
located at 310 S. Oak Ave. in
Bowling Green.

The couple today.

COURTESY PHOTO

James & Judy Miller in 1956

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Kaviab Phillips & Becky Rivera

Becky Rivera Will

Rise & Shine
By Ted Simonson
MUD FOR SALE
Many products today are designed to imitate the real thing or give you
the real thing in easy-to-use form. There is plastic decking that looks like
real wood. You can purchase fake fur or jewelry, phony noses, hair pieces
and other body parts.
Get ready, now, for spray-on mud! This new product, designed in
England, is for use on your SUV. Spray it on and your friends may be per-
suaded that you've just returned from a wilderness adventure. Any TV
viewer can tell you that SUVs are made to barrel through jungle quagmires
at 60 miles an hour. I hear you can give your car this authentic look for $15
a can.
In a similar way, there are many expressions of Christianity that are
prepackaged. Good wishes can be mistaken for prayer. Success can mis-
construed as spiritual achievement. Bold bumper stickers can pass for evan-
gelism. Good music can pretend to be authentic worship. Humorous and
emotional stories can give the impression of inspired preaching. An attrac-
tive personality can be mistaken for a spirit-filled life.
With all these imitations, how can a person spot the. real thing? It will
look a lot like Jesus! V
When He walked the earthas a man, He didn't try to impress people.
In fact, at the very outset of his ministry, the devil tempted Him to throw
Himself form the top of the temple, knowing that angels could sweep down
and catch him. It was a temptation to perform a cheap stunt to gain atten-
tion. He didn't fall for it.
He performed miracles, yes, but never to satisfy the curious. His cre-
dentials were humility, peace, truth and compassion, things hard to imitate.
He counseled His followers to be transparent and real. It's still good advice
today!

The New Elim Baptist Church
will host Homecoming on Sunday,
with guest preacher Garnett Pitts
from Lake Garfield leading the 11
a.m. service.
That will be followed with dinner
on the grounds and an afternoon
singing with The Royal Heirs and
soloist Sara Spencer. Everyone is
invited to the, church at Badger
Loop Road, Ona for this special
occasion.
By the time a man realizes that
maybe his father was right, he
usually has a son who thinks
he's wrong.
-Charles Wadsworth

OUR GRAND OPENING
Is JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
DOWNTOWN WAUCHULA

We would like to thank all of our friends who are

patience.

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Rebecca Rivera of Wauchula, the
daughter of Roberto and Gilda
Rivera of Adele, Ga., and Kaviab
M. Phillips of Wauchula, the son of
Ismael Phillips of Tampa and Rosa
Silva of the Republic of Panama,
announce their engagement and
approaching marriage.
The couple will exchange vows
this Friday at Main Street Heritage
Park in downtown Wauchula. The
wedding will begin at 6 p.m.
Following the ceremony, a recep-
tion will be held in the park.
Friends and relatives are invited
to share in the joining of the two

families. '
The bride-elect, a 1993 graduate
of Hardee Senior High School, is a
homemaker with four children!
Caleb, 12; Kyra, 8; Xavier, 5; and
Isaly, 4. ,
The prospective groom graduate
from high school in Panama and is
currently employed by Kimmin-,
'Construction. He is the father. o
daughters Maybe, 12, and Maris,
and son Augustin, 7, who reside i
Panama.

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& Enrollment Event

Thursday, August 24

3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Civic Center Auditorium

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See what new projects are available
Learn about new special interest programs,
events and judging teams
For more information call your club leader or the
4-H office at 773-2164 i
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TWO PINKS, THREE BLUES
Nick Aguilar and Gloria
Elizondo, of Bradley, a seven
und four ounce daughter, Isabel
guilar, born June 6, 2006,
highlands Regional Medical
enter, Sebring. Maternal grand-
iother is Imelda Tavera of
bowling Green. Paternal grandpar-
ents are Herminio and the late
ebecca Aguilar of Wauchula.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reas, Wau-
hula, a seven pound son, Lance
van, born July 13, 2006, Florida
hospital Heartland, Sebring. Mrs.
eas is the former Shaine LaRose.
maternal grandparents are Ronald
aRose of Vermont and the late
oretta Boleman; maternal great-
Sandparents are Harold and
audie Crooms, Wauchula.
maternal l grandparents are Thomas
and Charlotte Reas of Wauchula.
Paternal great-grandparents are
Kenneth and Alene Palmer of
Seattle, Wash., and Davis Reas of
Huntsville Arkansas and the late
Jeanette Cowart.
Rolando Rodriguez Jr. and
Tabetha Torres, Zolfo Springs, a
o;seven pound five ounce daughter
Mia Nevaeh Rodriguez, born July
1,8, 2006, DeSoto Memorial Hos-
itital, Arcadia. Maternal grand-
mother is Irene Reyna of Zolfo
,Springs., Maternal great-grand-

mothers are Lydia Reyna of Adrian,
Mich., and the late Isabel Reyna.
Paternal grandparents are Rolando
Sr. and Yolanda Rodriguez of
Bowling Green. Paternal great-
grandmother is Maria Juarez of
Bowling Green.

Richard Deal (formerly of Wau-
chula) and Leanne Evans of
Midwest City, Okla., a seven pound
10 and one/fourth ounce son,
Dustin Maddox Wayne Deal, born
Aug. 9, 2006, Renaissance
Women's Center, Midwest City,
Okla. Maternal grandparents are
Jerry and Maureen Evans of
Midwest City, Okla. Maternal
great-grandfather is Frank Perkins
of New Market, Suffolk, England.
Paternal grandparents are Joanne
Deal-Pigg of Zolfo Springs, and
Daniel and Brenda Deal of Winter
Haven. Paternal great-grandparents
are Nina Hughes of Bradenton, and
Donald Deal of Bradley.
Mr. and Mrs. Reson Holt,
Louisville, Ky., a six pound 12
ounce son, Luk Aeron, born May 7,
2006, Norton Suburban Hospital,
Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Holt is the for-
mer Aislynn Calves. Maternal
grandparents are Bobby and Chela
Calves of Zolfo Springs. Maternal
great-grandparents are Ondina
Calves of Zolfo Springs and Daniel
and Mercedes Rodriguez of Old
Hickory, Tenn. Paternal grandpar-
ents are Reson and Sandra Holt of
Wauchula. Paternal great-grandpar-
ents are Lawrence and Joyce
Tallarit and Bonny Holt, all of
Wauchula. Paternal great-great-
grandmother is Lillie Belle Holt of
Zolfo Springs.

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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The early annual report shows a
lot of accomplishment in Wauchula
in the last year.
City manager Rick Giroux,
whose contract was just extended
for up to 10 years, hit the highlights
heavily in the 38-page report which
he broke into divisions; finances,
public works, police, building pro-
jects and other community devel-
opment, and recommendations for
the future.
"Our residents have chosen
Wauchula to live and work; as
such, we must continue to under-
take activities that maintain and
improve their quality of life,
address the present and future
needs of a growing community, and
enhance our ability to provide
them. City planning, infrastructure
and community development issues
continue to be a high priority for the
City of Wauchula. Your city gov-
ernment remains focused and dedi-
cated to activities and projects
designed to address these and other
issues," says Giroux in his opening
letter to the City Commission and
residents of the community.
He recognizes all city personnel
for "their hard work and dedica-
tion," and the commissioners for
"their active involvement and con-
tinued support of our efforts.
"I am blessed to be a member of
this community and to live and
work in the City of Wauchula," he
concluded.
Revenues and expenditures have
grown from $18.5 million to $26
million for the next fiscal year in
which there is no change proposed
in the millage rate (property tax).
State and federal grants account for
a large portion of the revenue and
expense changes. Recent utility
increases make the water, sewer,
electric and garbage self-support-
ing and even add maintenance
reserves for future growth or
demand.
One of the main improvement
projects is expansion of the waste-
water treatment plant to increase
capacity from one million gallons
per day to three million to accom-
modate the estimated 2,000 new

Landon Newman

Celebrates His

3rd Birthday
Landon Joseph Newman turned 3
years old on June 10.
Landon, the son of Donny and
Patricia Newman, celebrated with a
party at his home. Theme for the
party was Cars.
Guests were served hot dogs,
chips and dip, and cake and ice
cream.
Joining in the celebration were
grandmother Debbie Edwards of
Wauchula, grandparents Wayne and
Donna Newman of Bowling Green,
great-grandmother Avanell Spencer
of Wauchula, uncle and aunt Dave
and Wendy Beyer of Bowling
Green and cousin Ethan, aunt Lisa
Newman of Wauchula, cousins
Jessica, Justin and Jaidyn Newman
of Wauchula, uncle Adam Newman
of Bowling Green and many other
family members and friends.

units tying into the system, and also
provide for recycling capability for
wastewater use for agricultural pur-
poses (an effluent line to CF indus-
tries).
A $2 million disaster recovery
grant and $1 million ate legisla-
tive appropriation reduces the up to
$19 million loan for the wastewater
project. Construction is expected to
start late this year and be complet-
ed in late 2008. Cost of developing
a fifth deep well to ensure adequate
water supply for the city could,
however, increase the loan amount.
Water line rehabilitation will be
completed in phases as finances
allow.
Electric substation rehabilitation
at the city's 83-year-old power
plant building and adjacent substa-
tion built in 1981 provides service
for about 10 square miles.
Work at the Wauchula Municipal
Airport includes 10 new 44-foot
wide aircraft T-hangars, taxi lanes,
access road, storm water drainage
system, new positioning system
and updated airport master plan.
State and federal grants provide
most of the money for the work.
Hurricane repairs were made to
the old CSX railroad depot to pre-
serve it until permanent rehabilita-
tion begins in the 2007-2008 fiscal
year with state funding.
Insurance, Community Redevel-
opment Agency (CRA) and other
funds will replace the Garden
Center destroyed by the 2004 hurri-
canes. It is expected to be complet-
ed in late 2006 or early 2007.
More state Department of
Transportation (DOT) funds will
provide streetscaping in downtown
Wauchula to be done as soon as the

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four-laning of U.S. 17 is completed
later this year.

The city has upgraded its public
early warning system and installed
shutters and emergency generators
to keep the city buildings working
for at least a week during any dis-
aster.
Giroux lists 39 tasks his office
has accomplished in the past fiscal
year and then describes them in
detail. It includes all areas of work
around the city, from website and
paperwork to annexations, ordi-
nances and grant applications, per-
sonnel, beautification, and finances
and auditing for a variety of funds.
Public works accomplishments
vary from Peace River Park trails,
bridges and exercise stations to the
skate park, Oak Street Park phase
I, changes at the maintenance shop,
demolishment of the Iddings build-
ing on South Seventh Avenue and

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many others.
Chief William Beattie and the
police department were busy on re-
accreditation, attending training
seminars, assisting hurricane-rav-
aged areas, bicycle safety, child
identification and fingerprinting
and victim's advocacy outreach,
code enforcement and animal con-
trbl. There were 2,558 complaints
to respond to, 2,631 citations issued
and 2,072 warnings given. Coordi-
nating the countywide Drug Task
Force netted 111 arrests.
Recommendations for the city's
future includes creation of a city
industrial park (probably at the air-
port), a strategic master and map-
ping plan, establishing impact fees
for new construction and develop-
ment of city-owned properties for
public or private investment.
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as rentals or store fronts; located in Ona, zoned C-2.
$175,000
GET READY FOR SCHOOL! You can walk to school
from this 2677 sq. ft. stucco home, recently renovated;
3B/2Bth, inside utility, fireplace. Make an offer today!
CONTRACT PENDING
WAUCHULA HERITAGE HOME! Two story,
5B/2Bth, oak wood floors, brick fireplace, many more
amenities, located on 5 lots on corner in desirable loca-
tion; double carport, detached garage, 2 central A/C,
sprinkler system; lovely, mature trees. $250,000
Now is the time to buy this 15 Acres plus 3B/1Bth, CB
home! Located just outside of town; metal barn; nice
oak trees. Make an offer today!
NEED SPACE? This 4B/2Bth home on 2.5 lots has
3397 sq. ft., 2 fireplaces, spacious rooms including fam-
ily, dining, living and 2 utility rooms; 12x15 workshop
with electricity. $250,000
INVEST IN THIS large 3B/1Bth home located in quiet
neighborhood; yard with large oaks; plus apartment
studio apartment in back. $100,000

Classifieds

DIESEL INJECTION REPAIRS, pumps,
starting at $195, Injectors, turbos,
misc. tractor repairs, clutches, engine
rebuilds. 863-385-5596. 8:24p
14' GOOSENECK stock trailer, $3,000;
14' Young, gooseneck, 2-horse slant
w/dressing room, all metal, $2,800;
165 MF tractor, diesel, $4,500. 781-
0036. 8:24p
L. DICKS, INC. is now contracting to
purchase fruit for the 2006/7 season
and beyond. Contact Mark Manuel @
781-0384. 8:17tfc

Drivers:
Great Benefits:
Health/Dental/Vision/
401K! OTR/SE.
Great sometime!
O/O's welcome!
CDL-A, 1 yr. exp.
800-226-8075x8 5

Bus. (863) 773-0007
Fax: (863) 773-0038
www.lambertrealty.net
Carol Jackson
RECENT PRICE REDUCTION on this 4B/1.5Bth
home, inside utility, garage; located in family neighbor-
hood. Listed at $150,000
MOVE IN TODAY! 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.
SIX ACRES! 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. $200,000
10 Acres in Duette Area; property is fenced and has an
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
county 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
Commercial corner lot; 90x1139, high and dry ready
for building. PRICE JUST REDUCED! $200,000
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
S ASSOCIATE: MIKEY COLDING ..............781-1698
JI ASSOCIATE: CHARLOTTE TERRELL...781-6971
. ASSOCIATE: CAROL JACKSON...............991-1255

KENNETH A. LAMBERT, Broker
ASSOCIATE: MICHAEL ADAMS......781-2413
ASSOCIATE: DAVID McCLINTOCIL781-1226
ASSOCIATE: RHODA McCOY............781-7230
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1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE, excellent
condition, $3,600. 863-661-2838,
11,600 miles. 8:24p
'93 HONDA CIVIC, $900, NO a/c, but
35 mpg. 773-3896. 8:24p
'97 DODGE TRUCK, auto, cold air,
$3,000 cash. 773-2088. 8:24c
'97 GRAND PRIX, $3,000 cash. 773-
2088. 8:24c
2000 MONTE CARLO, $1,000 cash.
773-0081. 8:24c
1995 OLDSMOBILE CIERA, white,
$1,000. 773-4060. 8:24p

Change is inevitable-except
from a vending machine.

READY TO SELL!
3/2 Home-CAH-1 Acre
Wooded w/outside
buildings
Bowling Green
$139,500
(863) 781-3674
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CABINETS, VANITIES, furniture,
antique desk. North of College on
Hwy. 17. Phone 245-6954. 8:24p

BUSINESS IS GOOD CP Small
engine tech needed and service clerk.
Call 863-735-1122 or fax resume to
863-735-1295. 8:24c

NOW HIRING part-time/full-time LFLC
#5, 1207 Louisiana Street. We can be
reached at these numbers. 767-5312
445-0405 781-3755 781-6431.
8:24-9:21p
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
6:22tf

M .C. M.C. 2000 Realty
2000 505 W. Interlake Blvd.
Lake Placid, Fl. 33852
888-988-8839
www.mchoy.com
a Marie Claire-Hoy, Broker
REALTY

Located in nice neighborhood in Wauchula and close to
schools and shopping. 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, c/b, with new
roof, tile, carpet, and Dupont wood floors. Spacious mas-
ter bedroom with French doors leading to porch and spa.
Fenced back yard with central irrigation throughout.
MLS#185685 $189,000.
BUYING, SELLING, RELOCATING
.... CALL

Steve Shumard
Realtor
863-781-6103
steve(i.mchoy.com

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220 N. 6th Avenue Wauchula, Florida 33873
(863) 773-3337 Fax: (863) 773-0144
O.R. (Tony) Flores, Broker, tony@floresrealty.net
Oralia D. Flores, Broker, oralia@floresrealty.net
www.floresrealty.net
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SPECIALc O THE
Nice & Clean- 3Br/IBA CB Home i.n o0jiZ
10x12 detached CB utility/storage roo; an ts
is closeib to s Iols$iP.

Spacious Mobile Home in Wauchula Hills-
4Br/2BA 2003 Mobile home with approximately
1,568 sq. ft. of living area. Many extra's for
$96,000.
Want Seclusion?-Make your appointment to
take a look at this 4BR/2BA CB Home with
Central Air & Heat. This property has many
extra's like a 78x52 barn with horse stalls & an

unfinished office area. 2 extra outbuildings with
room for RV & Boat Storage, and lots more!
$425,000.
Good Starter or Retirement Home-Very well
maintained 3BR/2BA Doublewide in nice and
peaceful area. Close to hospital, medical facilities,
schools, shopping and restaurants. Great home if
your just starting out or looking to downsize.
Asking $89,000. MLS: 188249
Nice Peaceful Community-3BR/2BA, 1,512 sq.
ft. of living space, 1989 Mobile Home in Downing
Circle. $79,900.
Back on the Market-3BR/2BA 2002 Mobile
Home. Spacious kitchen with skylight and cov-
ered carport. Home has been well maintained and
is ready for new owners. Reduced to $69,000.
More Premium Home Sites! Three 5 acre tracts
(FR-Zoning) located 2 miles south of Wauchula
off Johns Road. Property is cleared and good
paved road frontage. Reduced to $25,900 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 & Central Air &
Heat. Asking $149,500.
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. REDUCED TO!!
$165,000.
Great Home for a Great Price-Nice home for a
large family 4BR + Den/2BA, 1,892 sq. ft. heat-
ed with in ground 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.
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 in
Charlie Creek. Call John D. Freeman for all the
details. REDUCED $89,000.
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 acdes
with two ponds, Great country setting. Home is
still under construction. Call today for more
details. Asking $332,500.

WE BUY HOMES & LOTS ANYWHERE IN
HARDEE COUNTY TOP PRICE CASH. QUICK CLOSINGS.
Contact After Hours
Noey Adam Flores (863) 781-4585 John Freeman (863) 781-4084
Amanda Mishoe (863) 781-3587 Steve Lanier (863) 559-9392
Lisa Douglas (863) 781-3247 Jessie Sambrano (863) 245-6891
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Worth the extra drive to

Hill's Auto World

where the extra clean

cars and trucks are found!

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

Dan Hill Jimmy Hill

No Interest Charge iB|B Se Habla Espanol
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Classifieds-

GROUND LABOR and experienced
loader operator, Woods Citrus. 781-
0554. 8:24p
DRIVER NEEDED Part time position
to deliver hot meals to homebound
elderly and disabled throughout,
Hardee County. Monday Friday. Must
" have dependable transportation and a
valid Florida Driver's License.
$7.75/hr. and mileage reimbursement
at $.445 per mile. For more informs-
-tion contact Ruth Long, HOPE of
Hardee County, 773-2022. EOE;DFWP
8:24c
WOMAN TO WORK with developmen-
tally disabled women, part-time. 767-
0374 M-F, 8-3. 8:24-31 p
SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST must
have experience & computer skills.
Mall resume to: P.O. Box 1344,
Wauchula, FL 33873. 8:3tfc
SECURITY OFFICERS NEEDED -
Class D school available. 800-615-.
6430 EOE. 8:10-17c

WELDERS experienced in dragline
bucket repair. Shop and field posi-
tions available. Long-term positions,
benefits, vacation pay, paid holidays.
941-776-1211 or 863-683-6741. Call 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. ask for Gary Norris.
8:17-24c
LOOKING FOR ENERGETIC sales
people, experienced or inexperi-
enced, will train, great income and
benefits, call Kevin Hanchey at
English Chevrolet. 863-773-4744.
8:17tfc
PERMANENT PART-TIME HELP Must
be able to type plus be able to do
other newspaper related jobs. Apply
at The Herald-Advocate, 115 S.
Seventh Ave., Wauchula. No phone
calls please. 8:10-31dh
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Short Time Job Bankruptcy Repo Slow Pay
Just meet our easy requirements and you are conditionally
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Established Credit Late Mode Cars & Trucks. Call now for your credit approval on our 24 hr. toll free
SHOTLINE 1-800-535-6061
You must meet our lender's credit standards. Income and equity requirements apply.

For Rent Mountain cabin, Iryson cuy, 1v.c. sleeps 4 to 3. Awaria area,
secluded, $500/week. Bring toothbrush. Call Bart
37 ac.- 1/2 pasture, 1/2 Hamlin on Swingle, micro irrigation. $14,000 per ac.
65 Acres Citrus 1/2 Hamlin, 1/2 Valencia. Good producer good micro system.
Commercial -4 Lots Hwy 17 $225,000. Bowling Green.
18.9 ac. Ft. Green, C-2 Zoning, Hwy 62 Frontage, frame home incl., $500,000.
160 ac-120 ac. citrus/40 ac.\noods. 2 wells w/jels. Lots ofrd. frntg. $14,000/ac.
House in Bowling Green. 4BR/2Bth on Big lot. $160,000.
57 ac. total. 38 ac citrus w/2wells, microjet and 19 ac. in woods $14,000 per ac.
5 ac. wooded, paved road, close in, 160'x1320', $18,000 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 frntg., can divide, $21,000 per ac.
5 ac. Ft. Green area, view of phosphate lake, $21,000 per ac.

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3BR/2BA, CB home, built in 2004, LOST: BLACK ANGUS bull, approx. 4
1800 s.f., Riverview Heights (863) 245- years old, Hwy. 66 and Merle
6793. 8:24-9:21 p Langford. 245-1930. 8:24p

FOR SALE BY OWNER 2 BR, 1.5 B,
C/B, New 30'x36' barn, 5 acres
fenced, $275,000. 781-1342, 443-3525.
8:24-31 p
TOP DOLLARI I'll buy your house or
property. Call (863) 512-2670. 8:24p
HOUSE FOR SALE: Location: 625
Grove St., Bowling Green. 4 BR/1 B
for more info call Patty (863) 245-
9673. Serious inquiries only. 8:17-24p

FIBERGLASS TOPPER for late model,
Chevy extended cab pickup, SWB,
$350. 735-0746. 8:24p
The popular name for dogs,
Fido, comes from the Latin word
"fidus" for faithful.

IB & B VENTURES

SANDBLASTING & PAINTING

ON ANY SIZE TRAILER OR EQUIPMENT

FENCE BUILDING
Bruce McQuaig Brian McQuaig
(863) 781-7694 FREE ESTIMATES (863) 781-5314
150*500774*2 8:3-8:24p 162*18*488

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

1,800 ac. will divide. Starting at $12,500 per acre.
442.6 acres in Polk County. Grove, woods and pasture.
13.83 acres of grove and house. Asking only $350,000.
MONEY MAKER!
Gorgeous 45 acre grove 7 miles east of town. Great price at
only $15,000 per acre!
FRUIT PRICES ARE RISING!
264 acres! 5 miles east of town. Includes grove and two houses.
Great investment! Call for details!
83 ac. close to golf course and town. Frontage on two County roads.
$20,000 per acre.
Build your dream house! 4.8 Acre deed restricted homesite. Large oak
tree on property with a 6" deep well. Listed for $99,000.
4.8 Acres. Beautiful homesite close to town. Good elevation.
Deed restricted. Now only $91,000.
ONLY ONE 1 Acre tract REMAINING in a new development area.
Deed restricted. Asking $37,500.
5-ac. tracts on Parnell Road. Listed for $19,500 per acre!
-Bring your horses or cows! 5 ac. partially fenced. 2j514 total SF, 3 BR, 2
bath, open floor plan, CBS/stucco home. Close to town.
Deed restricted Call Mary Rollins to see! $294,100!

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Mary Rollins
Robert Jones
John H. Gross
Tanya Dubberly

702 SOUTH 6TH AVENUE
WAUCHULA, FL 33873

Gary Delatorre Broker
(863) 773-2122
FAX (863) 773-2173

AM-SOUTH REALTY

MAKING REAL ESTATE REA, EASY."
IAnldepedentyi O led and OpledMemiber CleW Banker Real Estate Coporon

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

Office hours 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

WHAT'S MY LINE? I'm affordable! This roomy 3-
Bedroom/2-bath family home located in Knollwood. This
home has tile floors, and a large yard to go with It.
Priced at only $220,000. For ture Identity, call Richard.
PRESTO & YOU'RE THERE! So easy to get there and
conveniently located close to town. This 2 bedroom 1
bath home on 2.5 acres. For only $200,000. Connect
to convenience! Call Richard at 773-2122.
IF YOU LOVE TO BE OUTDOORS! Watch out! it's easy to
become a wild fan of landscaping at this inviting 20
acres. It also Includes an older mobile home. The
scenery consists of oak trees to hang your hammock
and relax. See what the commotion's about! There's
morel Call for more details! $375,000.
THE SOUND OF NATURE! Crickets sing and the oak
trees whisper In gentle setting of this 6.5 ac of wood.
ed parcel. New Home site cleared. Brand new fencing,
deep well, pump, and power. $179,000 Escape now! Call
Dane.
NICE NEIGHBORHOOD! 5 acre tract on Stenstrom Rd.
Zoned R-3, 18-20 lots. Close to Hardee Senior High
School. Call Dane REDUCED to $175,000.
PRICE,.. PRICE, PRICE! Simply put, This 3-
bedroom/2bath home has a large screened front porch
and a privacy fence. To notice more closely. Call today!
$159,900.
NATURAL FLORIDA LAND! 9 acres south of Zolfo
Springs. Only $85,000.
5-ACRES WITH A 2,100 SQ. FT HOUSE! Highly desirable
5 acre tract In fast moving section of Highlands County.
This concrete block home has 3-bedroom 2-bath with
large 34x60 pole barn. Bring your horses! $365,000. Call
Dane 863-381-2769.

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

Richard Dasher

Realtor Associates
(863)781-9495 Ben Gibson (941)737-2800
(863)781-1423 Bruce E. Schackelford (941)725-1358 :3
(863)273-1017 Jerry Conerly (863) 445-0662
(863)781-3069 824c

In music, the term "rubato"
means "with a freedom of
tempo."

115S. th [ve. 1achua, L 387
Teehn (863) 773-325

1992 14x70 MOBILE HOME for sale.
RV for sale or rent, ready now! 767-
8822. 8:17tfc,
4 BR/2 BATH, screen porch, separate
shop and A/C game room, 2 lots
fenced. Price reduced $92,000. 863-
781-0646. 8:24p

935 FERNLEAF DR., $30,000; 945
Buttonwood Dr., $25,500; 934
Evergreen Dr., $29,900. Riverview
Subdivision. (941) 627-2769 or (863)
412-8932. 6:29tfc

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

3 BR/ 2 BA, completely remodeled,'
concrete block, first/last/security..
863-773-4049. 8:2431 p
FINISHED OFFICE SPACE for rent .
prime location, West Main Street,
downtown Wauchula. 773-3111.
8:24tfc
1 BEDROOM TRAILER, window a/c,
no pets, no smoking, $375 month,
$150 security. 773-4726. 8:24p
APARTMENTS & TRAILERS for rent.
773-6667. 8:24c
HOUSES, APTS. $350/wk, $800/mo.,
1st, last, sec. Espanol 370-2393- 773-
6616. 8:17-9:14p
COMMERCIAL, Industrial, storefront,'
warehouse, offices, garages, stor-
ages, restaurant. 773-6616 or 445-
0915. 8:17-9:14p
ADULT PARK Crystal Lake. We have
RVs for sale and rent. Some can be
moved. 767-8822. 3:16tfc

Great 'Deals 6 on : .

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Country Manor Apartments
315 State Road 62
Rnwline Green. Florida 33834

SPECIAL
FREE First Months Rent for August
for Farmworkers(Nursery, Citrus, Dairy, etc.) families.
Pick up an application at Country Manor

We are a 120 unit apartment property. 48 units are des-
ignated for people working in the Farm Industry. At this
time we have 2 bedroom vacancies for immediate
move-ins for qualified applicants that work in the
'l atm industry;-and -we are taking applications for,
upcoming vacancies for non-farmer worker units. To
qualify, you must meet our resident qualification criteria.
We have dishwashers, stoves, washer/dry hook-ups, and
washer/dryer rentals (limited quantities), carpeting,
ceramic tile floors, large closets, and the 2/3 bedroom
apartments offer 2 full bathrooms. We have a car-care
area, a large playground, volleyball area, beautifully land-
scaped grounds, gazebo with grills, ample parking, and we
are a gated community. For more information regarding
your new home, please contact us at:
Country Manor Apartments
(863) 773-6640 or fax us at (863) 773-6679.
Monday through Friday 10:00 to 6:00

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Equal Housing Opportunity

Nf-summer

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'99 Chevy Lumina

$5,995

2001 Kia Rio
32,000 actual miles

$3,995

FEATURES OF THE WEEK!
- 500 FT, ON HWY 17! You will be impressed with this property! All for only
$195,000 Call Donna today!
- Just listed! 3-large bedrooms 1-bath, concrete block home with central air and
heat is located on a.fenced corner lot $105,000 Call Donna for more info!
- Great Building location 7.5 Acres with lots of oak trees only $150,000 Call Richard
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Wauhul
505 .6hAe

Wauchua Hill

NEW CONSTRUCTION! This home has 3 bedrooms 2
bath, cathedral ceilings in the living room, tray ceiling in
master bedroom. Landscaped with well and Irrigation.
Located In Avon Park. For more Info Call Dane.
5 AC. WOODED TRACT Located In Golden Oaks on
Deer Run Dr. only $72,000.
TALL OAKS TRAIL 5-acres Only $80.000.
HIGHWAY 66. Commercial lot in Zolfo Springs. 100x155.
Call today $35,000.
5-ACRES! Near Peace River may have river access,
Includes a 1973 mobile home only $85,000 WOW!! Call
Richard now or sooner.
HANDS DOWN WINNER! Competition melts by compari-
son to this 2001 3-bedroom 2 bath Manufactured home
on .88 acres. Raise your hands, pick up the phone &
Call today! $140,000. with motivated seller!
COOL OFF IN THE SUN! Beat the heat In your own creek!
This on 20 acres w/10 acres of Orange groves has
enough for just about anything! To turn down the Temp
(& turn up the fun) Call today! $300,000.
6 ACRES FOR $72,500 This property even includes a
mobile home! Call today!
ATTENTION:
TIRED of trying to SELL your PROPERTY?
Give us an opportunity to market your property for you.
As you can tell, from our recent ads WE really SELL!
Inventory Is low making the prime time to sell your
proper. NOW! WE HAVE QUALIFIED BUYERS
CALL TODAY!

2000 Ford Explorer 2001 Ford Ranger '99 Chevy Malibu
$6995 V6, auto.$1000 Cash
$6,995 1$5,995

Home of Hardee County's Best Sales Team!

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Every Friday, Saturday,
Sunday
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*Water
*Electric

Bowling Green Flea Market
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WHERE A JOB CAN BECOME A CAREER
Florida Institute For
Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. (FINR),
FINR IS EXPANDING!! Located in Wauchula, we now
have the following new positions available. Applicants
must be at least 18 yrs of age & have a minimum of a HS
Diploma/GED.
DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL SVCS SIL -
BA or BS/Health Related Field or EMT certified is pre-
ferred. CNA license with/5 yrs supervisory exp. req'd.
RESIDENTIAL SHIFT SUPERVISOR BA or
CNA pref. Supervisory exp. req'd.

RN Night shift for our Skilled Medical Rehab Center.
Current License, assessment skills & dependability a must.
ADULT ED ASST AA degree and previous exp
w/brain injury residential care preferred. Para professional
Cert. pref.
BEHAVIOR ANALYST BCABA or BCBA req'd.
Must have an active Board Certification in the state of FL.
Prefer 3-5 yrs. exp.
TEACHER- Pediatric School. ESE k-12 pref. BS or
BA/Education or related field w/2-5 yrs. exp.
THERAPISTS-PT/PTA/OT/COTA- Current FL
licensure & exp. req. PT & FT positions avail.
HES ADMIN ASST. Assist Nursing staff w/appts.,
filing & central supply inventory. Must have good typing
skills & previous medical office exp.
CASE MANAGER BA in Rehab related field or
licensed nurse w/min of 2 yrs exp in a healthcare setting.

Classifieds

3-
6 MONTH, part pitbull. Free to good
home. 375-4247 after 6 p.m. 8:24nc
BORDER COLLIE/LAB, 2 males,
approx. 3 months old, 1st shots,
wormed. 781-2847; 735-1271.
8:17-24p
BOSTON TERRIER PUPPIES, 3
females, $300. 773-6224. 8:17-24p
3 COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES, ready
to pick up, 2 males, 1 female, $150
each, only 3 left. Call 767-0306. 8:24p
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
call 773-3265 or more Information.
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ATTENTION! State Statutes 828.29
requires that all cats and dogs sold In
Florida be at least 8 weeks old, have
an official health certificate, have nec-
essary shots and be free of parasites.
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RED GUAVAS Some are ready now.
Taking orders for later. $4 for a 5 qt.
bucket. Bushels and 1/2 bushels
available. Also Guava jelly and butter
for sale. 863 735-0169. Lonnle
Shackelford Rd., Zolfo. 8:24p

3-
FULLY REMODELED 1994 3/2 dou-
blewide on 5.14 acres on East Main
Street. Has pole barn and other out-
buildings, $165,000. 863-773-5662 or
www.3436mainstreet.com. 8:17-9:14p
5 ACRES IN REPUBLIC Groves for
sale. Call (863) 767-1407 (after 6 p.m.)
8:10-31 p
LOT FOR SALE. Briarwood Estates.
Price reduced. $43,000. Build your
dream home. 781-0601. 7:27-8:24p
FOR SALE 1 ACRE ZONED, home or
M.H. 1 mile east of Ona, HWY 64. 863-
781-7051. 7:27-8:24p

G & D TREE SERVICE
NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL
FREE ESTIMATES
F E E CELL: (850) 685-4965
NEXTEL 2-WAY: 186*116*6227
ASK FOR GREG DIXON
Bucket Truck Bobcat Dump Trailer
LICENSED & INSURED
8:24p

S600 West College Drive
Avon Park, Fl 33825
'(3 (863) 784-7132 FAX (863) 784-7497
SOU R AE-Mail: jobs@southflorida.edu
COMUNITY cLORIA www.southflorida.edu
COORDINATOR, PURCHASING
Full-time, year round position responsible for managing the activities of
the Purchasing Department to ensure the efficient acquisition of goods
and services for the College. Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a
Business area. Specialized training/certification preferred. Public pur-
chasing and administrative/supervisory exp. strongly preferred. Annual
salary range; competitive plus comprehensive benefits package including
retirement, medical and life insurance, vacation and sick leave. Deadline
5 p.m., Thursday, August 31, 2006.
Application forms are available in Human Resources, Building I
(Highlands Campus), at any SFCC campus/center or on our Web site.
SFCC IS AN EQUAL ACCESS/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTION
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WE PAY CasH

FOR HOUSES

AND LaND

Office Ph: 375-3113

Mobile Ph: 781-4460

BILL STATON
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NOW RENTING!
THE PALMS APTS.
ATTENTION FARM WORKERS
4 Bedroom Apartments unfurnished
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 unfurnished
Localizado en: 701 La Playa Drive
Horas de Oficina: Lunes y Viernes de 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Mensualidades de rent comenzando de $570 + utilidades
Apartamentos designados para los encapacitados y
desabilitados.
Intalarse es restrict a un miembro de familla 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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FIRST IMPRESSION
PRESSURE WASHING, LLt
Licensed & Insured
Commercial, Residential and Equipment
Russell Owens Frank Steffens
Manager Manager
(863) 293-5962 (863) 773-6562
(863) 661-2785 Cell (863) 781-4646 Cell
161*137505*1 Nextel 7:6-8:24p (863) 773-4260 Fax

AJ's Tree Service
We Will Not Be Under Bid

Free Estimates
(863) 767-0934
SCell: (863) 781-2783
8:3-8:24p

"On The Jobf

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

CCC-045925
License CBC-12430,

U.

John Reschke
Bill Reschke

INC., REAL

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TORS
(863) 773-2128

REALTORS
JOE L. DAVIS
I.T

U KALIUiO JOE L. DAVIS,
JOHN H. O'NE
Sandy Larrison
See more listings at www.joeldavis.com
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

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Great buy on this home and extra PRICE REDUCED! Frontage on
lot in Sebring! 2 BR, 1.5 bath, CB paved county road east of
home includes 2-bay metal garage Wauchula. Excellent 10 ac. home
w/electric service & storage shed. site with septic and well in place.
Located across from Orange Now $12,500/ac!
Blossom Lk boat ramp. Adjacent PRICE REDUCED! Don't miss this
75'x125' lot included!. $175,000! opportunity to have your own 5
Attractive, striking 4 BR, 2.5 bath acs. on beautiful Peace River. Very
home with 3,152 SF on 1 ac. in close to Wauchula. Now $100,000!
Golfview Subdivision. Amenities Two wooded 1 ac. tracts ihnthe
include gas fireplace, central vacu- Inverness area. Two minutes frem
um, dual A/C units, in ground pool, boat landing to the Withlacootchie.
utility shed. Listed for $350,000! One tract has well, septic &.electric
65 ac. grove in southwest Hardee plus fill for your home.$60,000.i
Co. 25 acs.-Valencia, 40 acs.- Serene beautiful homesites in the
E&M. 12" well. Plenty of wildlife, country await you! One 5 ac.:par-
$900,000! cel is cleared pasture, listed for
Two 6 ac. tracts in southern $99,000. An adjacent 9.47 ac:.par-
Hardee Co. $96,000 each. Beautiful cel has a small lake (complete with
pasture, fenced and deed restricted. ducks) and 4" diameter well, listed
One tract has small lake. Buy all for $189,000. Seller will consider
12 acs., no deed restrictions for assistance with buyer closing costs.
$180,000! BUY BOTH FOR $249,000!
12 a. o h 20 ac. Hamlin grove between Avon
12.95H acs. on Murphy Rd, west Park & Wauchula. Mostly young
Hardee Co. Beautiful, high & dry, trees, increasing in production with
fenced with a 2 inch well. micro-jet irrigation. $260,000!
$17,500 per acre.
This 3 BR, 2 bath, 2 story home with
Take part and locate your business wrap around porches sits on beauti-
in this growing commercial area! ful Peace River, close to town.
450' on North Florida Ave. Zoned Includes 5 acs. with board fences
commercial. $360,000! and guest house. Many other extras,
Ready for your new home! Three 5 call for details. $450,000!
acre tracts in western Hardee Co. Bayside home in Englewood!
Asking $100,000 each! Make your Located on deep water canal.
offer today. Owners motivated! $1,075,000!

C.N.A.- Current FL licensure & exp req. B, C, w/end
shifts.
COOK 2 yrs. exp. req'd. Certification in Food Mgmt a
plus.
UTILITY SERVICE TECH- Must be HVAC certi-
fied w/2-5 yrs. experience.
ENVIRONMENTAL SVCS TECH Laundry/
Housekeeping. Exp. pref'd., will train.
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES ASST- Provide direct
care to clients. C shift & weekends avail. No exp required.

Apply at 1962 Vandolah Rd., fax resume to 863-773-2041,
or e-mail to annettedhr@finr.net. EOE/DFWP c8:iot1

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Classifieds

CITY OF WAUCHULA
Accepting application fo *he Sanitation department.
General manual labor working on and off Sanitation trucks.
High School diploma or GED equivalency desirable, but
not required. Requires valid Florida driver's license. Apply
at 126 S. 7th Ave., Wauchula.
City of Wauchula is an Equal Opportunity
Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.
Closing date 8/28/2006 @ 5 p.m.
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107 W. Main Street
Topsy See .Wauchula, FL 33873
ES;LB5 .773-5994

New Listing: Wow this 3 BR-2B CB home is ready for new owners New
roof, new central air & heat House completely remodeled inside & out All you
have to do is move in. $175,000.
New Listing: 10 Ac. parcel. Fenced & Cross fenced has small country house
needs complete remodeling inside. $220,000.
'Beautiful homesite. You can hide away in this approx. 25 acres of wooded
property with creek and Oak hammock. Call for more information.
New Listing: Very nice 2BR/2B DW Mobile Home sits on 1/2 ac. lot. 22x32
garage:w/1/2 bath. Also screened patio. New roof in 05. Appliances including
washer & dryer. Mostly furnished. $95,000.
We Have Buyersl We Need Listings!
I Vanette See, Realtor Associate
Topsy See, Broker Cindy Hand, Realtor Associate
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: itrus removal land Clearing
Backhlio Work
1ond Digging Ditch Cleaning
riveways febble Rock, etc.

(863)781z-0412'
Agnet
158*17*9761
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Hiring Immediately
Central Florida Health Care, Inc.
Avon Park Center
Patient Care Team Asst. Experience working in a health care set-
ting, data entry, medical records. Self-starter, good interpersonal skills,,
bilingual-read & speak Spanish a plus..
Perinaital Outreach Worker Provide OB intake, hospital out-
reach, perform standard nursing skills. Computer literate, good oral and
written communication skills, travel to other centers. LPN with valid FL
License. Prefer 1 year hospital, medical/surgical experience.
Outreach Nurse LPN with valid FL License. Provide health edu-
cation, health screenings, facilitate the Closing the Gap program. Two
years experience, computer literate, good oral and written communica-
tion skills, able to travel and work flexible hours.
Wauchula Center
Patient Care Team Asst. Experience working in a health care set-
ting, data entry, medical records. Self-starter, good interpersonal skills,
bilingual-read & speak Spanish a plus.
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. EOE/DFW. c18:o.24

For Ret-- Mountain cabin, Bryson City, N.C. Sleeps 4 to 5. Alarka area,
secluded, $500/week. Bring toothbrush. Call Bart
37 ac.- 1/2 pasture, 1/2 Hamlin on Swingle, micro irrigation. $14,000 per ac.
65 Acres Citrus 1/2 Hamlin, 1/2 Valencia. Good producer good micro system.
Commercial -4 Lots Hwy 17 $225,000. Bowling Green.
18.9ac..Ft; Green, C-2 Zoning, Hwy 62 Frontage, frame home incl., $500,000.
160 ac.--120 ac. citrus/40 ac.woods. 2 wells w/jets. Lots of rd. frntg. $14,000/ac.
House in Bowling Green. 4BR/2Bth on Big lot. $160,000.
57 ac. total. 38 ac citrus w/2wells, microjet and 19 ac. in woods $14,000 per ac.
.5 ac. wooded, paved road, close in, 160'x1320', $18,000 per ac.
75 ac. total w/55 ae. citrus, deep well, microjet, Ft. Green area, $1,000,000.
40 ac. citrus, well, microjet, hard road frntg., can divide, $21,000 per ac.
5 ac. Ft. Green area, view of phosphate lake, $21,000 per ac.
si Ib

RealtorAsoitRel
81-05178 -143 8-0536

(3) 1-ACRE TRACTS, deed restricted,
off Altman Road, $35,000 each. 863-
781-2525. 8:10-9:7p
WAUCHULA: 3 BR/ 2B 2904 Golfview
Dr., $129,000; 5 BR/ 2 B 417 N. 9th
St., $80,000; 2 BR/ 1 B CBS, 2.5 acres
- 3863 Fussell Rd., $98,000; 2 BR/ 2 B
- 2044 Petteway Ave., $79,900. ZOLFO
SPRINGS: 3 BR/ 2 B 1260
Mockingbird (Charley Creek), new
a/c, $58,000. (941) 627-2769 (863)
412-8932. 7:27tfc

2004 GULFSTREAM CAVILIER, 32 ft.
long, 12 ft. slide-out, full bath, sleeps
six, $6,900. 863-661-2838. 8:24p

WAREHOUSES, SEVERAL DIFFER-
ENT sizes. Jack Ullrich Warehouses.
773-6448. '8:24c
He that labors and thrives spins
gold.

Shell

GILLIARD FILL DIRT INC.

Fill Dirt Sand
Zolfo Springs
Lamar Gilliard
Home: (863) 735-0490 I4:28tfc Mobile: (941) 456-6507

W. B. Olliff, Jr., Tree Surgeon, Inc.
` I (863) 773-4478 Office
(863) 781-3198 Cell

Full Servipe Company: "We will beat any reasonable bid."
Topping, Trimming, Complete Removal 24 Hour Emergency Service
Aerial Lift Service-Stump Grinding Visa & Mastercard Accepted
Brush Chipper-Spraying-Mulch Licensed & Insured:
Front End Loader-Crane-Bobcat 26 Years Experience.
Debris Removal-Tree Health Care Advice
"No Job Too Tall or Too Small" ci 17.1p

PILKINGTON TREE SERVICE TNC
Bobcat and Crane gorvice Tree Trimming *
SCompleto Tree Removal *
itruq Tree Removal Land Clearing *
*FREE ESTIMATES*

(863) 781-2089
Licensed a Insured Aceopt M/C s Via

Temporary or Payroll
SFederal and State

Personnel and r L IQLUTIONS Deposts
Tax Reports
Payroll Services Personnel Services Worker's Comp
FICA
CONTACT: Year End W2's

ROBBY ALBRITTON
159 State Road 64E., Zolfo Springs
(863) 735-9226

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600 West College Drive
Avon Park; FL 33825
(863) 784-7132- FAX (863) 784-7497
rourn nomua E-MAIL: jobs@southflorida.edu
commuNrT commL www.southflorida. edu
RESEARCH/REPORTS ASSOCIATE
Full-time, year-round position which assists in the development,
analysis, collection, distribution, and maintenance of Institutional
information. Associate's or higher degree required. Substantial
coursework and/or training in the use of database, word processing,
and spreadsheet PC-based application software required.
Substantial experience using database, word processing, and
spreadsheet software required. Visual basic experience desirable.
Must understand electronic data processing principles and comput-
er capabilities. Demonstrated excellence in both oral and written
communications, including the ability to produce professional qual-
ity publications and reports is required. Annual salary range:
$26,000 to $28,000 plus comprehensive benefits package including
retirement, medical and life insurance, vacation and sick leave.
Deadline 5 p.m., Thursday, September 7, 2006.
Application forms are available in Human Resources, Building I
(Highlands Campus), at any SFCC campus/center, or on our Web
site.
SFCC IS AN EQUAL ACCESS/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTION
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CROWN FORD SERVICE SPECIALS
The Works Fuel Saver Package $39.95
Proper vehicle maintenance is key to maximum fuel efficiency! Genuine
Motorcraft Premium Synthetic Blend Oil and filter change Rotate and
inspect four tires Inspect brake system Test battery Check air and cabin air
filters Check belts and hoses Top off all fluids.
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.

A/C SYSTEM CHECK $29.95
Includes performance test, leak inspection and check of belts and hoses.
Refrigerant extra. See service advisor for details.

A "tra 'la WAX AMD VAC.
WE SERVICE MOST MAKES AND MODELS.

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Receptionist/Bookkeeper/Legal Assistant.
for law office. Must be a quick learner,
professional, self-motivated and computer
literate. Accounting experience preferred.
Send resume to: Kenneth B. Evers, RA.,
PO Drawer 1308, Wauchula, FL 33873
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5105 N. Hwy 17 *Bowling Green

Open:
M6Mbr- Sat
-8:00 5:00
375-4461
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* We repair most
American cars
* Full time mechanic
* We are license
and insured!
Reg #MV-40625

Auto Technician
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Billy Hill

781-1062

Buying Houses
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*Dependable
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The
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION
You are hereby notified that Wauchula State Bank will sell
the vehicles described below "As Is" to the highest bidder
for cash, free of prior liens, to satisfy legal obligations.

2001 FORD PK ID. #1FTRW08L91KE50076
Contact Linda or Shannon for details at Wauchula State
Bank 863-773-4151. The sale will be held on Friday
September 1, 2006 at 10:00 am at the Wauchula State
Bank parking lot located at 106 East Main Street,
Wauchula FL. 8:24-31c
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It pays to advertise inyour Hometown Newspaper
We are saving this space just for

YOU!

The Herald-Advocate
115 S. 7th Ave. 773-3255

HELP WANTED
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR Full-time. Must have
experience with painting, plumbing, electrical and have a
clean driving record. Apply in person at:

Hardee Manor Healthcare Center
401 Orange Place
Wauchula, FL 33873

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Lonestar
Construction Co'p, -"

General Contractor .
Lic.f RG291103615
Locally owned and operated

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

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SERVICE
-10 Years Experience-
Certfied& Insured
Office: 863-452-6026
Cell: 863-449-1806
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HELP WANTED

Permanent part-time help.
Must be able to type plus be able to do
other newspaper related jobs.
Must be dependable. Year round employment.
Apply at:

The Herald-Advocate
115 S. Seventh Ave., Wauchula.
No phone calls.

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New Listing: 5 Acres on corner lot with 2005 DW MH. 12" and 6" Well
on property. Equipment for maintenance stays with the property.
$168,500.00
New Listing: Check this one out! 2058' under air, brick home on 3.82
acres. 45 X 48 Steel galvanized metal enclosed barn with complete
kitchen. Great Area. This is a beauty! $295,500.
REDUCED: 1 & 2 Acre Homesites. Minutes from Walmart, Winn
Dixie and Schools. AFFORDABLE PRICES. 1 Ac $27,500. 2 Ac.
$49,500. Financing available.
REDUCED: 5 & 10 AC. Homesites. Want to live in the country? This
is it...About 10 minutes from town.
Briarwood: Beautiful 3/2 on ? ac. Den, formal sitting room, 10' ceil-
ings,open floor plan, 2 car garage. Deed restricted, stable area.
$349,900.
67 +- ac beautiful woods and pasture. Can be divided into 2 parcels.
Within ? Mi. of College, Best Western and Projected growth area. 600'
from Peace River $15,000 per ac.
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Classifieds

RESCUE RUNNER

BABYSITTING IN MY HOME: learn
and play, "reasonable", Mon. Sat.,
6:30 -5:30.375-9995. 8:17-
24p
JIM'S LAWN SERVICE specializing
In cleaning beds, trimming hedges
and trees, handyman. 863-767-0439.
8:10-9:7p
BRITE-WAY SANDBLASTING farm
and ranch equipment, tractor restor-
ing like new. Call Horace Graham
(863) 781-2457. 8:10-
9:7p
BUSH HOG MOWING, very lowest
possible price. (941) 730-8180 leave
message. 8:3-31p
FRANK'S LAWN CARE Commercial,
residential, licensed, insured. Free
estimates. 781-7360. 6:29-8:31p
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
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

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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,
50-2Pc Sofa & Loveseat sts $687 up,
50-TV Ent. Centers $167 up, 2 Pc
Queen Bed Set $297 up, 50-4Pc beld-
room sets $387 up, 3 Pc Livingroom
tables $97 up,
100-Headboards $79 up.
HIGHPOINT
FURNITURE
OUTLET STORE
2346 U.S. 27 North Sebring Florida
Next to Lowes & across
from Home Depot d4:20tfc

Drivers
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(based on recent avg.)

PROIME nW.0
*Excellent Freight Network
*Late Model Equipment
*Tarp Pay
401k, Major Medical, RX,
Dental & Life Ins. Avail.'
No Experience?

Ask about our training
program!
Orientation in Florida

www.primeinc.com
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HOSPICE
OPPORTUNITIES
Join the Good Shepherd
Hospice team at one of the
following full-time open-
Ings and provide quality,
end of life care to our
patients and their families.
RN
Sebring Office
Mon.-Fri.; 8a-5p
Nursing home visits
RN
Wauchula Office
Mon.-Fri.; 8a-5p
Home and nursing home
visits
Our team members receive a
competitive salary and out-
standing benefits package,
Including.28 days of paid time
off your first year, tuition reim-
bursement, retirement plan,
mileage and much more.
$1000 Bilingual Incentivesl
For consideration, please fax
resumes to (863) 687-6977 or
apply online at www.LPH-
careers.com.
EOE, DFWP
Good Shepherd Hospice
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The Hardee County Emergency Management Office recently received a one-year loan of a
Kawasaki Jet Ski donated by Action Jet Sports in Bradenton as part of the Congressional
Personal Watercraft Program. The program was launched by the industry In 1989, and so far man'
ufacturers have loaned 15,000 such vessels to police, fire, rescue and marine research organi-
zations across the country. U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris said the vessel with enhance rescue oper-
ations in the river and lakes and assist in evacuations in low-lying areas during extreme storms.
"I fully support programs like this that bring industry together with the public safety community
to better protect and serve our residents," she said. Harris is shown here with Emergency
Management Director Rich Shepard (left) and Hardee Fire-Rescue Chief Mike Choate.

Local Course Teaches

Child Passenger Safety

Nine staff members of the Hardet
County Health Department an
other agencies in Hardee and sur
rounding counties recently comr
pleted a Child Passenger Safety
course and are now certified as CPS
technicians. ..
A car seat. safety checkup was
.held for parents in Hardee County
on June 30 at the Health
Department as part of the course
Course attendees used the checkup
to demonstrate the proper install.
tion and use of child restraints and
safety belts and to teach these skills

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, Comer of Grape &
Church St., Bowling Green.
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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
IS ALCOHOL CAUSING a problem?
Call Alchoholics Anonymous in
Hardee County at 735-2511. Several
weekly meetings. dh
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NEED A WELL OR HAVE PUMP
TROUBLE? CALL
ULLRICH'S PITCHER PUMP
For complete well, sales, service and
installation, call (863) 773-6448.
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ATTENTION! State Statutes 489-119
Section 5 Paragraph B and Hardee
County Ordinance 87-09 Section 10
Paragraph D require all ads for any
construction-related service to carry
the contractor's license number.
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Yar Sle
EDNA'S PLACE new beds, refrigera-
tore, atoves-electric or gas. To the
auction and flea market people, I have
mobile homes full of stuff for sale,
CHEAP! 8:17tfc
SATURDAY ONE DAY ONLY! Huge
yard sale 216 Park Dr., Wauchula, 8
a.m. ?, clothes, collectibles, misc.
8:24p
FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY 801
Hudson St., Zolfo Springs. 8:24p
ESTATE/YARD SALE, Saturday, 7-?,
428 South 10th Ave., Wauchula. 8:24p
QUEEN BEDS, $75; king beds, $100.
Edna's Place. 8:24c
MOVING SALE: Saturday, 4350 Stark,
BG of Banana Street. 8:24p
SATURDAY 8:00 ?, 2741 West Main,
3 miles form Florida Ave. Eagles,
angels, cows, movies, clothes, motor-
cycle items, lots of household misc.,
bakers rack. 8:24p
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Georgetown Loop, Wauchula. 8:24p

to parents. Of the 25 child safety
seats inspected, 23 were replaced
for a $10 donation for members of
the community.
Another part of the child safety
program is the Florida Highway
Patrol's "Two Dollar Difference"
plan that allows vehicle owners to
donate money to help purchase
child safety seats for other
Floridians who cannot afford them
for their children. Motorists who
register a vehicle or renew their
vehicle's registration have the
opportunity to donate $2 or more to
the Highway Safety Operating
Trust Fund's $2 Difference Child
Safety Seat Program to help needy
residents living in their own county.
The goal of the Two Dollar
Difference program is to reduce
child passenger fatalities and
injuries in Florida by placing all
children in age-appropriate child
safety seats. Each dollar donated by
Hardee County residents is returned
to Hardee County in the form of
child safety seats.
In 2005; only $26 was donated to
the program.
According to the National
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Highway Traffic Safety Admini-
stration, motor vehicle crashes are:
the leading killer of children ages 3-
to 14. Its statistics show that "infants
and toddlers journey in safety
restraints more than 90 percent, but:
children ages 4 to 7 years old ride in.
safety, restraints only 73 percent of
the time."
Follow the safety guidelines
below in order to take the lead in
reducing the number of fatalities in
children:
Infants should ride in rear-fac-
ing car seats until at least 20 pounds
and at least 1 year old. Do not put
a rear-facing car seat in the front
seat of a vehicle with an active pas-
senger air bag.
Children over the age of 1 and
between 20 to 40 pounds should
ride in forward-facing car seats.
Children 4 to 8 and between 40
and 80 pounds should ride in boost-
er seats restrained with lap and
shoulder belts. A regular seat belt
won't fully protect a child this size
in a crash.
Older children should always
use a safety belt.

OUUUHnESY P lo
Participating In the local Child Passenger Safety course were
(kneeling, from left) Araceli Plata of the Hardee County Health
Department and Sylvia Estes of the Hardee County Sherifft
Office; (standing) Susana Cisneros, Hardee County Health
Department; Carree Williams, Hardee County Sheriffs Office;
Leslie Bond, Hardee County Health Department; Amy Dubberly,
Hardee County Emergency Management; Karyn D'Amico,
Hardee County Health Department; Laura McManus, Polk
County Sheriffs Office; Millie Martin, Highlands County Health
Department; Tina Garcia, Desoto County Health Department;
and KIm Herrmann, Florida Traffic Safety. Jull Davis of Polk
County was the Instructor.

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