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Hardee County's Hometown Coverage


109th Year, No. 5
2 Sections, 20 Pages


ThurSd ` tiUary 8,2009


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There's A New



Sheriff In Town

Constitutional Officers

Take The Oath Of Office


PHOTO BY RALPH HARRISON
New Hardee County Sheriff Arnold Lanier (right center) officially took his oath of office on Tuesday morning. Also
renewing their vows before Hardee County Circuit Judge Marcus Ezelle were four Incumbent constitutional officers.
Running the five county offices are (from left) Tax Collector Zee Smith, Property Appraiser Kathy Crawford, Lanier,
Supervisor of Elections Jeff Ussery and Clerk of Courts B. Hugh Bradley


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
A new sheriff went to work
on Tuesday..
Formerly second in com-
mand, Arnold Lanier has offi-
cially claimed the top spot at
the Hardee County Sheriff's
Office.
Along with the county's four
other constitutional officers,
Lanier was sworn in by Hardee
County Circuit Judge Marcus J.
Ezelle at brief morning cere-
monies. On hand were his wife
Amy, and five sons, Blake, Nik,
Alex, Jared and Tristen.
Lanier was chosen by voters
in the November election over


challenger Roger Clark. The
other officers set forth in the
state constitution are: B. Hugh
Bradley, clerk of courts; Kathy
Crawford, property appraiser;
Zee Smith, tax collector; and
Jeff Ussery, supervisor of elec-
tions. None faced opposition in
the 2008 elections. They were
all sworn in Tuesday for anoth-
er term.
Ezelle noted that he was a
college roommate of another
son of Milton Lanier, a former
county commissioner and father
of the new sheriff. "Every one
of these folks has something in
common. If you've never run
See SHERIFF 2A


Historic Popash School Comes Tumbling Down


By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
"Gone, but not forgotten."
That's more than a cliche when talking about the
Popash School building which was torn down last
Week.
"We tried and tried to restore it, but it was too far
gone. We had several ideas to try, but the walls were
cracked and the roof bad. Both floors (destroyed by
fire) were gone. Engineers told me if they were
removed to renovate it, the building would just fall
in," said Andrew Pace, current owner of the property
off SR 64 west of the New Hope Baptist Church.
"It's tough to knock it down. I tried for the last two
years and spoke to the historical society and grants
people, who said in the time it would take to get it
restored, it would cost too much. We saved some of
the brick and some of the wood. We thought some of
the citizens might want a brick and may use the good
wood to build a log cabin," said Pace, who owns
Popash LLC, a harvest and fruit-hauling business now
housed at the adjacent comer of Shackelford Road.
The school had classes of about 20 students each in
first through eighth grades, the younger ones of the
first floor, the older ones upstairs. There were outhous-
es, or privies, for boys and for girls, and students
enjoyed playing ball at recess. A four-foot barbed wire
fence surrounded the property to keep cattle from an
adjacent pasture out. The school had a well and pump,
with a metal cup attached to the handle for everyone's
ulse, until the health department banned it and students
had to bring their own water or cup.
Pace said he had no plans for the Popash School
See HISTORIC 2A


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Troy Brant, owner of Brant
INDEX Funeral Chapel on North Ninth
Avenue in Wauchula, related
Classifieds 8B the events of the last month
Courthouse Report..... 12B which had many people specu-
lating and rumors circulating.
Community Calendar....3A On Tuesday, Brant said his
Crime Blotter..............7B license has been restored and
Hardee Living.............4B the business reopened on
Obits 4A Monday. He invited anyone
Roundups 3A with questions to call him at
773-9451. If he is not there,
School Lunch Menus...5B there is a 24-hour answering
service which can immediately
11111 IIII I reach him. He will be getting
new full-time weekday office,
staff shortly.
7 18122 07290 3 See BRANT 2A


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PHOTO BY KASEY HELMS
Backhoe and workmen combine efforts to demolish the Popash School, which opened In 1912. Some of the brick
and wood has been salvaged. Demolition was completed last week.




Robbery Suspects Arrested


By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
Three men who allegedly
beat and robbed a man in
Wauchula Hills on Friday night
- sending him to the hospital
- were captured and arrested
within the hour.
Booked into the Hardee
County Jail on the first-degree
felony charge of robbery with a
weapon and the second-degree


felony charge of aggravated
battery were Thomas Christo-
pher Goodwin, 22; Cory Allen
Smith, 20; and Jeffrey Logan
Smith, 18.
Jeffrey Smith also faces addi-
tional misdemeanor counts of
resisting arrest, battery and tres-
passing.
Goodwin, of 4808 Church
St., Bowling Green, remained
behind bars as of early Wednes-


day morning in lieu of $50,000
cash or surety bond.
Cory Smith, of 5017 Willow
Ave., Bowling Green, also re-
mains in jail pending trial. His
bond is set at $50,000 as well.
Jeffrey Smith, also of 5017
Willow Ave., is being held on
$51,000 bond.
According to Col. Claude
Harris Jr. of the Hardee County
Sheriffs Office, the alleged



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Goodwin Smith, C. Smith, J.


incident took place sometime
around 8:30 that night as Rafael
Cortez Guitterez and his broth-
er were walking along Morales
Road.
Guitterez told authorities that
three men approached him and
his brother as they neared 213
Morales Road. One of them,
Harris alleged, hit Guitterez on
the head with a stick. Then, he
further charged, all three began
punching and kicking the man.
One of the robbers, he said,
put a hand into the victim's
right-front pants pocket and
pulled out his cash, which
Guitterez said amounted to
$500.
Meanwhile, Harris described,
the victim's brother ran for help.
Sheriffs deputies and Wau-
chula police officers responded
to the area, the colonel said.
There, sheriffs Sgt. Eric
Thompson directed Dep. Ryan
Waters and WPD Sgt. Chris
Leconte to Knight Road near
See ROBBERY 2A


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2A The Herald-Advocate, January 8, 2008


PHOTO BY RALPh HARRISON
Nearly 100 years old, the Popash Schoolon SR 64 had been showing its age. Both floors and the roof were badfy
damaged by a fire several years ago.


HISTORIC
Continued From 1A


Kelly's Column
By Jim


Cattle prices were up 5 to 8 cents a pound on Monday, report-
ed Hardee Livestock Market general manager Janice Wheeler on
Tuesday.
The last year or two has seen more small landowners getting a
few head of cattle to get a greenbelt tax exemption.
The English breeds with smaller ears bring more money at the
market. These breeds include hereford, angus, Charolais and lim-
ousin. Cattlemen, however, want some Brahman blood in their
mama cows, said Janice.

Here's hoping the Florida Gators can defeat Oklahoma tonight
(Thursday) and win the BCS national title. An Oklahoma win could
cause Texas to feel they are No. 1. Utah can claim an unbeaten sea-
son,"with a bowl win over Alabama.

Regular unleaded gasoline dropped to $1.53 last week but
since then has risen twice, to $1.63 and on Tuesday to $1.71. That
is still much better than the peak of $3.99 a gallon in 2008.

-The Hardee High School classes of the 1960s are planning a
big reunion.on Jan. 16-18. A block party will be held Friday
evening, Jan. 16, in downtown Wauchula. Main Street from 7th to
8th avenues will be closed.

Phil Glorius, 95, and his wife Grace of Wauchula were married
for 74 years on Christmas Day.

The Wauchula Kiwanis Club last year donated $250 to the
Ronald McDonald House of Tampa Bay in memory of William
Conerly. William was the young son of Bo and Candace Conerly of
Wauchula.
The area homes have helped over 30,000 families since open-
ing 28 years ago. About 2,300 families a year with sick or injured
children stay at the Ronald McDonald Houses serving All
Children's Hospital, Tampa General, St. Joseph's and Shriners hos-
pitals in the Tampa Bay area.
The houses provide beds, home-cooked meals, quiet time,
encouragement and emotional support for families with sick or
injured children. Donations to the organization can be sent to 401
7th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
The corporate founder and supporter of Ronald McDonald
Houses is McDonald's Corp.

The UF Range Cattle Station south of Ona has about 3,000
acres, 800 head of adult cattle including 40 bulls, and produces-
about 550 calves a year.
Dr. John Arthington has been director there for three years.
The center was started in 1941 by Dr. Gordon Kirk who in 1942
hired Dr. Elver Hodges. Dr. Hodges, 96, worked there 39 years and
then 2 years in Africa for UF doing grazing trials.
The first cattle there were from the Belle Glade station. Dr.
Hodges recalled one time they bought more cattle instead of pur-
chasing air conditioners.
Edgar Davis recalls a man from Bartow named Coot Wilson
years.ago went into the stump removal business and charged $10
an hour. The area south of Ona was cut over in 1918. The area was
touted as a great garden spot. Canals were cut to drain water into
the Peace River.
The center's budget is funded by grants, state taxes, and the
sale of calves and hay. A new student residence, lab and meeting
room has been built there.

Connie Rowe of Wauchula believes the country should do
away with Daylight Savings Time, which makes us change our
clocks twice a year.

John E. McClenithan of Wauchula believes American citizens
deserve good steady jobs, that citizens who have a criminal record
deserve a second chance, that Americans need better health care,
higher Social Security and retirement, better schools, drug-free
streets, that government leaders should be truthful and honest, and
that American leaders need to keep us out of unnecessary wars and
put our country and citizens first.



ROBBERY
Continued From IA


Peace River Electric Coopera-
tive, where the suspects were
seen running, with several wit-
nesses following them.
Waters and Leconte' found
and detained Goodwin and
Cory Smith. Smith, the colonel
alleged, haa blood "all over" his
'arms. Both men were identified
as the suspected robbers, he
.said.
Th third suspect, Jeffrey
Smit', was captured about 45


minutes .later, Harris said. Dep.
Todd Souther discovered him
hiding under a trailer near the
intersection of Knight Road and
Florida Avenue.
1He, too, was taken into cus-
tody.
Harris said the victim was
hospitalized with an inch-long
laceration above his right eye.
The man also has suffered a
broken jaw.


property now but just to clean it off. "It's become too
much of a liability," he said, perhaps referring to the
several websites touting the condemned school as
haunted. As late as Oct. 24, Ghosttrackers advertised
and $45 Halloween Tour to investigate "what's left of
the ghost town called Popash." Such visits over the
years resulted in fencing the school property.
"Someone's got a wild imagination. There's nothing
to it," said Betty Pace recently. She and husband
Lewis Pace owned the property for over 20 years.
Lewis Pace was born in an old house in the grove
near the school and attended Popash School and
Hardee High, graduating in 1946 and going in the
army shortly before the end of World War II. He mar-
ried his high school sweetheart Betty Nell Polk, who
had gone to the Torrey School. They married in 1950,
and except for a stint in the Korean War, have lived in
the Popash area since. Given the opportunity, Lewis
Pace bought the Popash School property with hopes of
restoring the two-story brick school. Incidentally,
Lewis Pace was a member of the Hardee County
School Board between 1980 and 1988.
The community ofPopash, possibly named after the
poplar ash or pop ash tree, began in the 1850s. By
1879 a post office was established. The first school
there opened June 4, 1895 but replaced by the larger
two-story elementary built between 1910-11 and
opened in 1912, one of 27 "strawberry schools" in the
county in that era. School then went from March to
December, when it closed so students could help their
parents harvest one of the main crops.




SHERIFF
Continued From 1A


for public office, you might not
understand," Ezelle comment-
ed, noting the arduous cam-
paigning it takes.
After the brief oath of office,
Ezelle continued,\,"There's no
greater immediate rponsibili-
ty and honor than toe selected
by your fellow citizens to con-
duct and oversee the responsi-
bilities of your offices and see
,that they run smoothly."
As incumbents, Bradley,
Crawford, Smith and Ussery
have their staffs set.
Just back from a week's train-
ing in Tallahassee for all new
sheriffs around the state, Lanier
has already set up hisptop staff..
Major Claude Harris will step



BRA
Continued
It all started in early Decem-
ber, said Brant. When his left
shoulder became infected, he
was hospitalized while battling
MRSA (methicillin-resistant
Staphyloccus aureus) which has
become a community-based ill-'
ness. He said while he was there
several local children were
treated for MRSA stemming
from insect bites, but he did not
know how he got it. He did not
.have a cut or injury to his shoul-
der.
While he was quite ill and
recuperating from surgery to
remove infected tissue, Brant
missed the first notice for
renewal of his funeral home
license. When he didn't get his
renewal payment to the state
.Department of Financial
Services on time, state staff
came down to make sure no
Families were without the ser-
vices they needed. "There were
no federal agents," he said in
response to one such rumor.
Fortunately, he had arrange-
. ments for coverage by Hancock
Funeral Home of Fort Meade,
which held at least pne funeral


up to Lanier's former position
as chief deputy or undersheriff,
with the title of colonel. Randy
Dey, a career investigator with
35 years in the Florida Depart-
ment of Law Enforcement, will
become the new major or num-
ber three in command.
At the conclusion of the
November elections, Lanier
expressed appreciation for. his-
supporters and promised to fol-
low up on his election goals;
citizen patrols; a bolstered nar-
cotics task force; community
involvement, and stiffer penal-
ties for criminals.
"I'm ready to get going," he
said simply .after his oath of
office.



INT
SFrom 1A
for him.
Once out of the hospital, still
weak but able to do some work,
Brant overnighted the license
fee and penalty fees to DFS and
had his license restored. Brant
said there are no restrictions on
it. It is a normal renewal.
The former Wauchula City
Commissioner has been in busi-
ness since March 2004, when
he purchased it from the corpo-
ration still operating under the
name Curry Raley Funeral
Home, maintaining the facility
Bryant and Gladys Coker ran
for years.
Since opening the funeral
home nearly five years ago,
Brant has accepted pre-paid
funeral arrangements. All pre-
payments are placed into a trust
fund as required by law. "I
dori't get any of that money
until the people need the ser-
vices."
Brant continued, "I really
want to thank everyone for their
prayers and good wishes. I
apologize for any inconve-
nience. It was not what I want-
ed to happen."


When the railroad pushing south bypassed Popash in
favor of Zolfo Springs, the community of Popash
dwindled and has remained as an area of citrus
groves, farms and ranches.
The strawberry schools were consolidated in 1948 to
a handful of centralized elementary schools and.high'
schools at Bowling Green and Wauchula. The Popash
School property was then owned by the Board of
Public Instruction. Represented by Chairman Irven
Lockler and Secretary H. B. Dominick, the board sold
it for $100 to the Board of County Commissioners on
Jan. 15, 1951.
About two weeks later, the commission, through its,
Chairman I.V. Moore, sold the property to R.A.;Taylor,
but retained a 100-foot-square portion and building
that was used for years as the voting precinct for that,
area.
R.A. Taylor and wife Velna sold the property later
the same day to C.T. and Annie Laura Ratliff, aind H.L.
and Flora E. Chambers. They kept it for 18 months
and sold it to John H. and Evelyn Bain on July .7,..
1952. ,
The property found a more lasting owner a little'over
two years later when the property was sold to Arliss E.
and Lorraine Revell on Sept. 29, 1954. They kept it for
over 20 years, and sold it March 9, 1978 to Stephen
Richard and Mary Olivia Martin of Pittsboro, N C.,
who quickly lost interest and sold it to Albert Lewis
and Betty Nell Pace. It remains in the Pace family to ,
this day.
As grandson Andrew Pace learned the business, the
grandparents deeded a portion of the property to him
on Oct. 9, 1998. On Sept. 10, 2003, the County-
Commission, through its chairman William R. Lambert
Jr. sold the 100-foot-square comer and its building,
and the elder Paces followed suit on July 19,"2007 .to
deed the remainder of the property to Andrew -P .
The above article was gleaned from many sources,
including Jean Plowden's 1929 "History of tt,4re
County," and Spessard Stone's 2008 "Hardee,C'ounty:
Its Heritage and People," along with information from
the Property Appraiser's Office with assistance from,
Lisa Prestridge and the court records with assistance
from Dep. Clerk Laura Barker. Several Internet
sources were also reviewed.

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help American households that are struggling to balance their bud-
gets. For more information, call (800) 221-5689 or visit the Web
site www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/outreach/default.htm.
The Hardee Help Center is also available to helo local indi-


EAT RIGHT WHEN MONEY'S TIGHT!
With our tight economy, many families are concerned about
the rising costs of food. If you are struggling with your food bud-
get, read on for tips on how to stretch your food dollars through
budgeting, planning and shopping.
First of all, know how much money you have available for
food, with these ideas:
Know the resources you have to spend on food.
Make a shopping list based on the resources you have to
sped.
Buy only the amounts of fresh foods you can use before they
spoil.
* Consider frozen or shelf-stable items that last longer.
Secondly, before you go to the grocery store, check what foods
you already have on hand. Once you know what foods you have,
ask these questions:
What meals and recipes can I make using the foods I have?
Can I mix foods together to make a tasty and nutritious
What foods do my family need for good health?
S Then:
Plan what recipes you will make using your list of foods.
Use other foods on your list such as vegetables, fruits and
;whole grains to complete the menu.
Once you plan your-menus, make a new list for missing
,fods you need to buy.
Thirdly, remember these tips before, during and after shop-
ping:
Make a shopping list. This helps you stick to your budget.
Plan your meals, because planning helps put leftovers to
good use.
Look for coupons, sales and store specials.
For added savings, sign up for the store discount card where
available.
Don't shop when you are hungry. It is easier to stick to your
shopping list.
Try store brands. They usually cost less.
Compare products for the best deal.
Check "sell by" dates. Buy the freshest food possible. It lasts
longer.
Store food right away to preserve freshness.
.* Freeze food to prevent spoiling.
Divide foods into small portions for children and elderly to
prevent waste.
Use foods with the earliest expiration dates first.
And, finally, remember these tips for the best buys for cost and
nutrition:
Look for bargains on day-old bread. It costs less but is still
nutritious.
Buy regular rice, oatmeal and grits instead of instant to save
Se money, sugar and calories.
Buy large bags of frozen vegetables. Seal tightly in the
freezer between uses.
i Avoid pre-bagged salad mixes. They are usually more ex-
pensive and spoil faster.
Buy fresh fruits in season, when they generally cost less.
Frozen and canned fruits are a smart choice all year round.
Buy fresh milk in the largest size that can be used before
spoiling. Larger containers cost less than smaller sizes.
Ultra-pasteurized milk has a longer expiration date and
Won't spoil as fast. .
Chuck or bottom round roast has less fat and is cheaper than
sirloin.
Dried beans and peas are a good source of protein and fiber.
They last a long time without spoiling.
Look for specials at the meat counter. Buy meat on sale for
big savings.
Buy meat in large bulk packages to save money. Freeze por-
tions you might not use right away to prevent spoiling.
Hopefully, these suggestions will serve to help you as you
work toward managing your food budget during these tough eco-
notfic times.
If you have recently experienced job loss or a financial crisis
,and need assistance with purchasing food, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture offers 15 different nutrition assistance programs to


Business


January 8, 2008, The Herald-Advocate 3A
viduals and families in Hardee County with temporary and imme-'
diate food needs. It can be reached by calling 773-0034 for 'more
information, or by visiting its location at 131 N. Eighth Ave. in
Wauchula.


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PHOTO BY RALPH HARRISON
Along with the constitutional officers themselves, their deputies must also retake the oath of service. Here, those
with the Clerk of Courts Office are seen raising their right hands on the courthouse steps prior to the start of the
work day Tuesday.

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THURISDAY. JAN. 8
*' MHardee County Com-
mission, regular meeting,
A66m' 102, Courthouse
Annex 1, 412 W. Orange St.,
Wauchula, 8:30 a.m.
. 'Hardee County School
Board, regular meeting,
Board Room, 200 S. Florida
Ave., Wauchula, 5 p.m.
MONDAY. JAN. 12
r Wauchula City Commis-
4ston, regular meeting, City
*Mall, 225 E, Main St., Wau-
zChl la, 6 p.m
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2009, meeting, Peace Valley
Lutheran Church, 1643
Stenstrom Road, Wauchula,
6 p.m.
UESDAY. JAN. 13
WBowling Green City
Commission, regular meet-
Ing, City Hall, 104 E. Main
St., Bowling Green, 7 p.m.






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Found


Ablaze
While on patrol early Wed-
nesday, Hardee County sheriffs
deputies discovered a commer-
cial structure fire at El Reven-
ton Bar & Lounge in Wauchula.
The business, located at 1335
U.S. 17 S., showed visible
flames outside.
At 3:22 a.m., Hardee County
Fire-Rescue responded, with
the first unit arriving at 3:25
a.m. to find flames coming
through the roof of the single-
story structure.
The business was closed at
the time.
This was a stand-alone build-
ing, and no other structures
were in danger. There was no
report of injuries.
Progress Energy responded to
cut the power to the building.
The fire was under control by
3:51 a.m., but firefighters re-
mained on the scene until 7:03,
a.m., extinguishing hot spots to
prevent any re-ignition.
The State Fire Marshal's
Office was notified and will in-
vestigate the cause of the blaze.
At the height of the incident,
there were 11 Fire-Rescue per-
sonnel on scene. They respond-
ed with two engines, one tanker
and one ambulance. The fire
chief and deputy fire chief also
responded.
The Hardee County Sheriffs
Office was on scene as well,
with three personnel.

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THOMAS ALVA
COCHRANE
Thomas Alva Cochrane, 91,
died peacefully at his home in
Fort Meade on Wednesday,
Dec. 31, 2008 with his family
at his side.
He was born on Dec. 14,
1917, in Wauchula, the son of
Streaty Parker Cochrane and
Clara Herndon Cochrane. Mr.
Cochrane's family was one of
the first pioneer families of
Hardee County, with his
grandmother, Eliza Cochrane
being the first female resident
of Wauchula.
He left the family farm in
Hardee County in 1942 when
he was called to serve in the
U.S. Army, traveling to Europe
assigned to the Seventh
Armored Division. While in
battle in Holland during World
War II, he was wounded in
combat and received the first
of two Purple Hearts. During
this time he received a Battle
Field Commission to Second
Lieutenant. He served at the
Battle of the Bulge and was
wounded a second time during
battle in Germany, receiving
his second Purple Heart.
Upon return to his home
after the war, Mr. Cochrane
pursued his education, obtain-
ing a Masters Degree in Agri-
culture from the University of
Florida. He initially taught
school in Dade County until he
was introduced through mutual
friends to Nellie Reed Mosley.
They were married on June 17,
1951. He taught Vocational
Agriculture at Fort Meade
High School as Chapter Ad-
visor from 1951 until 1973 and
,was responsible for one of the
most successful vocational
agriculture programs in the
state. He was promoted to
Vocational Agriculture Super-
visor for all Polk County
Schools until his retirement in
1983.
After retirement he pursued
the things he loved most in life
and spending time with his
family. _His-'son, Rick and
grandsons, Brian and Christo-
pher Cochrane were the joy in
his life. He spent countless
hours working with and teach-
ing his grandsons about the
things he loved, farming, live-
stock and raising Polled Here-
ford cattle. He especially
loved his horses, calf-roping
and telling stories of earlier
days.
Mr. Cochrane was a devoted
and faithful member of the
First Baptist Church of Fort
Meade for fifty-seven years,
teaching Sunday School until
his late eighties. He was a past-
president of the Florida Vo-
cational Agriculture Teachers
Association. He received the
Honorary American .Farmer
Degree from the National
Future Farmers of America.
He was a former Mayor and
Commissioner of the City of
Fort Meade, member of
American Legion Post #23,
Fort Meade and 50-year mem-
ber of the Fort Meade Masonic
Lodge. He received the Florida
Citrus Mutual Outstanding
Achievement Award in the
field of Citrus Placement and
was named Fort Meade's Most
Outstanding Citizen in 1964.
Mr. Cochrane is survived by
his wife of 57 years, Nellie
Reed Cochrane; one son, Rick
Cochrane and his wife Karen;
two grandsons, Brian Coch-
rane and his wife Jessica, and
Christopher Cochrane, all of
Fort Meade; and his sister, Ann
Sasser of Wauchula.
Visitation was at Hancock ,
Funeral Home, Fort Meade on
Saturday, Jan. 3, from 5 p.m.
until 7 p.m. the funeral was
held at the First Baptist Church
of Fort Meade on Sunday, Jan.
4, 2009 at 3 p.m. Interment fol-
lowed in Evergreen Cemetery
in Fort Meade.
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ALENE PATTERSON
MOON
Alene Patterson Moon, 79,
of Wauchula, died on Sunday,
Jan. 4, 2009, at Winter
Haven.
Born Dec. 17, 1929, in
Bowling Green, she was a
lifelong Hardee County resi-
dent. She was a homemaker
and member of First Baptist
Church of Bowling Green.
She wais preceded in death
by four brothers, Junior Pat-
terson, Punk Patterson, Don
Patterson and Allen Patter-
son; two sisters, Jeannette
Patterson and Maxine Pat-
terson; and granddaughter,
Ashly Nicole Ward.
Survivors include two
daughters, Cynthia Moon and
Darlene Ward; one grandson,
Shane Ward; two brothers,
Harold Patterson and Maur-
ice Patterson; two sisters,
Letha Phelps and Mary Park;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Visitation was Wednesday,
Jan. 7, at the Robarts Garden
Chapel from 6 to 8 p.m.
Graveside services are today
(Thursday) at 10:30 a.m. at
Bowling Green Cemetery
with Jeff Giles officiating.



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Obituaries


ALENE PATTERSON
MOON
Alene Patterson Moon, 79,
of Wauchula, died on Sunday,
Jan. 4, 2009, at Winter Haven.
Born Dec. 17, 1929, in
Bowling Green, she was a life-
long Hardee County resident.
She was a homemaker and
member of First Baptist Church
of Bowling Green.
She was preceded in death by
four brothers, Junior Patterson,
Punk Patterson, Don Patterson
and Allen Patterson; two sisters,
Jeannette Patterson and Maxine
Patterson; and granddaughter,
Ashly Nicole Ward.
Survivors include two
daughters, Cynthia Moon and
Darlene Ward; one grandson,
Shane Ward; two brothers,
Harold Patterson and Maurice
Patterson; two sisters, Letha
Phelps and Mary Park; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation was Wednesday,
Jan. 7, at the Robarts Garden
Chapel from 6 to 8 p.m.
Graveside services are today
(Thursday) at 10:30 a.m. at
Bowling Green Cemetery with
Jeff Giles officiating.
Robarts Family
Funeral Home
Wauchula
GARY DON WILSON
Gary Don "Wild Man" Wil-
son, 53, died on Thursday Jan.
1, 2009 at his home.
Born in Tyronza, Ark. on
April 14, 1955, he was a long-
time resident of Fort Meade.
He was an agriculture laborer
and of the Pentecostal faith.
He was preceded in death by
his father, Benny Wilson and
step-father, Lonnie Groom.
He is survived by his mother,
Hattie Groom of Fort Meade:
three brothers, Wayne Wilson
of Clewiston; James Wilson of
Aubumdale, and Danny Wilson
of Homeland six sisters,
Mary Sue Camper of Eldarado,
Ark., Viola Lamp of Banger,
Mich., Ann Wilson of Cook-
ville, Tenn., Peggy Ruiz of-
Woodland, Calif., Karen Groom
of West Virginia, and Della
Wilson of Lakeland; and sever-
al nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held from 6 to
.8 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 2, at the
ftiieral h6me. Services were
held at 2 p.m., Saturday, at the
funeral home. Interment follow
ed in Evergreen Cemetery in
Fort Meade.
Hancock Funeral Home
Fort Meade


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A Daily Thought
THURSDAY
Concerning the tribe of
Benjamin, Moses said this
blessing, "He is beloved of
God and lives in safety
beside Him. God surrounds
him with His loving care, and
preserves him from every
harm."
Deuteronomy 33:12 (TLB)

FRIDAY
Let us have no imitation
Christian love. Let us have a
genuine break with evil and.
a real devotion to good. Let
us have real warm affection
for one another as between
brothers, and a willingness
to let the other man have the
credit.
Romans 12:9 (PME)

SATURDAY
Your words came to me, and
I listened carefully to them.
Your words made me very
happy, because I am called
by Your name, Lord God All-
Powerful.
Jeremiah 15:16 (NCV)

SUNDAY
For even during our stay
with you, we laid down this
rule: the man who will not
work shall not eat. We men-
tion this because we hear
that some of your number
are idling their time away,



WALTER EDWARD
FELDHOUSE
Walter Edward Feldhouse,
81, of Arrington, Tenn., died on
Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at his
home.
Suvivors include his wife of
37 years, Dr. Doreen Feld-
house; three sons, Wayne
Feldhouse, Walter Feldhouse
and Robert Feldhouse; three
daughters, Cheryl Tonero,
Deborah Broaddus and Doree
Justiss; 13 grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be
held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at
Trinity Lutheran Church in
Dyersburg, Tenn.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests memorials be sent to
Trinity Lutheran Church or the
American Cancer Society.
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II Thessalonians 3:10-13 (NEB)

MONDAY
How can a young person
live a clean life? By carefully
reading the map of Your
Word . I've banked Your
promises in the vault of my
heart so I won't sin myself
bankrupt. Be blessed, God;
train me in Your ways of wise
living.
Psalm 119:9,11-12 (ME)

TUESDAY
Let marriage be held in
honor among all, and let the
marriage bed be undefiled;
for God will judge the
immoral and the adulterous.
Hebrews13:4 (RSV)

WEDNESDAY
For the Lord grants wisdom!
From His mouth come
knowledge and understand-
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good sense to the godly...
Wisdom will save you from
evil speech, from those
whose speech is corrupt.
Proverbs 2:6-7a, 12 (NLT).
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A lobster feast was held,
Dec. 30, at the community
building for 24 seafood afi-
cionados. The lobsters were
ordered and air freighted over-
night from Maine for the event.
Some of the people kiddingly
commented that they were sure
that a plane seat had to be pur-
chased fo? the big guys to arrive
alive, healthy and on time. The
lobster pots were rolling as. the
lobsters were dropped into the
boiling water. From the satis-
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faces, the food was a big suc-
cess and another lobster feast is
being planned for the near
future according to organizers
Floyd and Nina Ray; and Clare
and Evelyn Boudreau.
Torrey Oaks welcomed in the
New Year with a gala event fea-
turing Ron Walker as entertain-
er. As full RVers and entertain-
ers, the Walker's enjoy provid-
ing the music for events in loca-
tions near their travel stops. The
wide variety of music has
everybody on their feet danc-
ing. Those that watched en-
joyed everything from the elec-
tric slide, polka, waltz, hip-hop,
50s, 60s, chicken dance, and
,karaoke tunes. It was enjoyable
to see everybody really get into
the music. Many took their turn
at singing to the tele-prompter
while encouraging the audience
to join in on the words that they
knew.


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By Jean Mulder


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Developers Doug and Sherie,
Battey hosted the evening at the
onsite activity center .for- 100
plus attendees. Everybody
brought .some kind of hors
d'oeuvres to share. The variety,
was vast, the tables were laden,
and the people enjoyed eating
throughout the evening. At, the
stroke of midnight, everybody
toasted with a glass of cham-
pagne, and sang Auld Lang
Syne.
Just a bit of history regarding
this traditional piece of music.
It was written by a Scotsman,
Robert Burns, in the 1700s. The
title means "The good old
days." It was traditional to sing
it on Hogmanay, or New Year's
Eve as horns were blowing and
confetti was falling. It was pop-
ularized here in the United
States by Canadian band leader,
Guy Lomardo, beginning inK'
1929. He used it in his New
Year's celebrations each year to
ring in the New Year. Though
composed of many verses, tra-
ditionally just the first verse and
chorus are sung.
As residents or renters here.
at Torrey Oaks, we appreciate
Doug and Sherie making the
entrance to 2009 a gala event.
Doug photographed the evening
and has posted the pictures to
the online newsletter.
Torrey Oaks RV/Golf Resort
wishes each of you a happy and
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She Wore Dresses,


Long Hair Er Skirts


By CHRIS TAYLOR
Special To The Herald-Advocate
I interviewed Doris J. Gibson, my
grandmother, im 2006.
Q: What is your name?
A: Mrs. Doris J. Gibson.
Q: When and where were you
born?
A: Cottonwood, Alabama on Oct. 2,
1943.
Q: How old are you?
A: 63
Q: Do
you have
any sib- ..
lings? .
A: She
has three
brothers and one sister.
Q: Are you married and how
long?.
A: Yes, 46 years.
Q: What do you like most about
living in Hardee County?
A: Having so many good friends.
Q: What are your favorite pas-
times or hobbies?
A: Watching game shows/playing
games with my friends.
Q: What do you remember most
from your childhood?
A: When she was seven years ol1d
her mother passed away.
Q: Describe how you dressed for
school?
A: She wore dresses, long hair and
skirts.
Q: Did you attend any colleges or
universities?.
A: No.
Q: Were you in any clubs in high
school?
A: No.
Q: What was your first job?
A: Her first job was in M.E. Brown
Packing Company for about a month;
then she got sick with motion sickness
but then she quit.
Q: What kind of chores did you
have to do aM a teefihger?
A: She had to wash and put up the
dishes, iron the clothes, make her bed


and mowed different people's yards.
Q: What kind of music were you
allowed to listen to as a teenager?
A: She listened-to gospel music and
country music.
Q: Did your parents have restric-
tions on what you could watch televi-
sion or movies?
A: When she was growing up she
didn't have a T.V.
Q: What advice would you give
any teenager growing up today?
A: To be nice, mind their parents,
and don't do drugs. Do not get in things
that are bad for you. To be sweet and
obey your parents and teachers and
honor your Lord.
Q: Did you enjoy this interview? If
so, explain.
A: She said I sure did love this inter-
view "because I love the one that is
doing the interview on me."
Back In Time is the result of a class
assignment given to ninth graders at
Hardee Senior High School. Each
student is asked to interview an older
person. Selected interviews are pub-
lished here as an encouragement to the
students and fobr the enjoyment of our
readers.


January 8, 2008, The Herald-Advocate 5A


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CITY OF BOWLING GREEN, FLORIDA
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City Commission of the City of Bowling Green, Florida, shall consider for adoption an
ordinance entitled:
ORDINANCE NO. 2008-04
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
OF THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN, FLORIDA; SPECIFICALLY TO
AMEND ARTICLE 2, "REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC DISTRICTS" BY
REVISING TABLE 2.04.01 (A) TO INCLUDE A "SINGLE FAMILY, PLANNED
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REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
at the regular commission meeting on the 13th of January, 2009 in the City Commission
Chamber of Bowling Green, Florida. All persons wishing to comment upon the same are
encouraged to attend. Any person wishing to appeal an action of the City Commission
must assure a transcript is available for any action from which an appeal is sought.
A copy of the proposed ordinance may be reviewed at the City Clerk's Office at the
Bowling Green City Hall.
(SEAL)
CITY OF BOWLING GREEN, FLORIDA
BY: S/Randall Mink, Mayor
ATTESTED:
BY: S/Pamela Sue Northup, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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G \ COURTESY PHOTO
Doris J. Gibson \


The Oasis RV News
By Georgianna Mills
VISITORS and Shirley's daughter, Gina,
If you have noticed all the from Palm Harbor.
activity around our home, we
were blessed to have our family NEW YEAR'S PARTY
with us during the holidays. Christmas decorations were
Our eldest daughter, Debi, her updated to welcome in the New
husband, Jay, and their son Year. There were hats, horns
Will, along with his friend and paper streamers; and a vari-
*Ashley flew in from Sandy, ety of good finger foods with
Utah. Our youngest daughter, punch for all. We danced to the
Kelly, her husband, Bob, and music of Two Oldies and a Lad:
their two children, Zoey, 3 1/2 Elina Henderson on the key-
years, and Carter, 15 months, board, Bill Hartigan on the gui-
came in from Ohio. What a tar, and Jack Bowman on the
houseful! bass.
S Other park visitors were POKENO
Franklin and Mary Bower from Wednesday saw four players
Punta Gorda and their son, vying for those pennies --
Tom, from Ohio, visiting their Shirley Hyde, Audrey Semler,
cousins George and Audrey Mary Marr and Neda Colston.
Semler. Now those pennies were neck
Gary and Shirley Hyde's and neck 'til Shirley edged out'
guests were grandson, Jason, ahead. On Monday, three play-
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and Neda Colston played, with
no big winners or losers.
BINGO
On Christmas Day we had 17
players. A special gift was given
out by manager, Bob Christie;
Ernie Katzur won it. He also
won the 50/50. The jackpot
went to Joan Newton. Merchant
certificates went to Barbara
Stolder, Ralph Pavey, Rose
Price, Joshua Johnson and Jane
Mellen.
Tuesday there were 19 play-
ers. Emma West won the 50/50
and Mr. Heit the jackpot.
Merchant certificates were won
by Joan Newton, Audrey
Semler, Kay Gifles, Mary Lou
Katzur and Charlene Souligne.
SHUFFLEBOARD
Five teams competed this
week, with the Winners being Jo
Moore and Terry Johnson. With
a group of 10 players on
Tuesday, the champs were
Charlie West and Ed Souligne.
MUSIC
From great toe-tapping tunes
to fine gospels, 15 musicians
performed for an audience of
56. The 50/50 prizes were won
by Willie Sweet, Jerry Kruze
and Gordon B. Merchant cer-
tificates went to Jim Walton,
Shirley Hyde, C. Mattocks, Ed
Tipton and Willie Sweet.


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I Crop]Up at [, i] W I fT s
WEATHER SUMMARY
Scattered rain showers were only reported in the far Western
. Panhandle. Most of the State had no rain or less than a quarter of
an inch. Major cities averaged high temperatures in the 60s, 70s,
and 80s with lows ranging from the 30s to 50s. Daytime tempera-
, tures reached highs in the 70s and 80s; lows in the 30s and 40s.
FIELD CROPS
Wheat in the fields looked good in Escambia County. Winter
i forages and grains in Columbia and Jefferson counties slowed due
to warm, dry.conditions. Mild conditions had not reduced aphid
populations this winter and raised concerns of Barley Yellow,.
Dwarf Mosaic virus in winter grains. Some fungus was reported in"
the Panhandle in areas that received excessive rainfall. Oats for
harvest in Walton County were reported in good condition. Soil
moisture was mostly adequate in the Panhandle and southern
Peninsula but mostly short in the Big Bend and central Peninsula.
MoistureTopsoil subsoil
Moistureating This I Last Last This Last Last
ating week week year I week week Year.
Percent
Very short 17 20 32 19 17 30
Short 40 28 33 32 21 35
Adequate 41 49 35 45 59 36
Surplus 2 3 0 4 3 0
VEGETABLES
Cabbage and broccoli continued to be harvested in Putnam and
St Johns County with good quality. Greens and cabbage continued
to be irrigated and harvested in Columbia County. Much of the;
southern Peninsula continued harvesting during their peak time of
year. Fifty two different vegetables were harvested, which includ-
ed beans, cucumbers, sweet corn, tomatoes, squash, and peppers.
Light late blight was found in isolated areas among tomato and
potato crops. Other vegetables marketed included celery, eggplant,
endive, escarole, lettuce, and strawberries. Vegetable grower's
activity included planting, staking, spraying, and performing other
cultural needs.
LIVESTOCK AND PASTURES
The pasture condition throughout the State was mostly fair to
good. Drought, cold and frost have hurt forage growth. Warmer
days have caused the permanent pasture to green up in many loca-
tions. In the Panhandle and northern areas, pasture was in very poor
to good condition. In locations that received rain in the past couple
weeks, cool season forages were doing well. Most warm season
forage (permanent pasture) was dormant, but some has started to
green up following days of 80 degree temperatures. The. warm tem-
perature has helped the growth of small grain forage for grazing.
Hay and protein supplement was being fed. The cattle condition


was mostly fair to good. In the central areas, pasture Was mc
poor. Pasture in some locations has greened up due to warm we
er in the month of December, but growth is minimal due to dro
and cold in most locations. Pastures with planted ryegrass
being grazed. The cattle condition was poor to fair. In the so
west areas, the pasture was very poor to good, with most in
condition. Due to fertilizer and fuel costs, growers did not plan
normal amount of winter ryegrass. Grasses were being deple
depending on grazing pressure. Statewide, cattle condition,
very poor to excellent, but most was fair to good.
Cattle Pasture
Condition This Last This Last
week week week week
Percent
"Very poor 2 0 10 5
Poor 18 15 35 35
Fair 45 30 45 30
Good 34 50 10 30
Excellent 1 5 0 0


CITRUS
Florida's citrus producing areas had


another week of w


temperatures and very little rainfall. Highs reached the mi
upper 70s on several days in all areas. With no significant rair
recorded since mid-December, trees began to show slight after
wilt and drought conditions were extending further into the c
region. Growers continued to push trees affected with green
irrigate, perform irrigation maintenance, and fertilize. Hedging
topping of grapefruit was observed on the East Coast after har
The grapefruit picked for the fresh market was of very good qi
ty this year following a cold snap in late November. Early and
season orange harvesting slowed for the holidays, but was pic]
up now that the new year has begun. Sunburst tangerines' util
tion has slowed and Honeys are being picked in very small qua
ties.
Estimated Boxes Harvested Week Ended
Crop Dec 21 | Dec 28 | Jan 04
In thousands of 1-3/5 bushel boxes
Early and mid oranges
including Ambersweet) .6,323 3,698 5,615
Navel oranges 205 57 53
Grapefruit 745 349 615
Sunburst tangerines'. 198 149 101
Tangelos 71 52 79


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Little Charlie Creek RV News
By Linda Snowden & Jean Sian


fair The holidays are nearing
t the their end. It has been a joyous
eted, and wonderful holiday season.
was The Christmas Eve party and
Christmas day dinner added a
few pounds to all of us. As
usual, the food everyone
brought was delicious. We were
pleased by the attendance of the
owners of the paik, Adrian and
Gloria Chapman and Wayne
and Cindy Parrish and their
families joining in the festivi-
ties with us.
Prayers are requested for our
ailing residents: Mary Lou
'arm Carnes for speedy healing of
d to her broken ankle and that she
nfall may return home soon; Ber-
ioon nice Randolph for the continued
itrus healing of her broken hip and
iing, arm; and Dan Ashman who is in
and the hospital undergoing tests.
vest. Exciting upcoming events in
uali- the park:
mid- Jan. 3, pizza at Roaring 20's
king in Ellington meet at Rec Hall;
liza- Jan. 11, gospel singers 7 p.m.
anti- love offering; Jan. 17, dance ,in
Rec Hall with Buddy Canova
playing; and Jan. 25, Elvis Con-
cert 7 p.m., tickets are $5.
Winners in the Park:
(Everyone here is a winner!)
Saturday night George
Goodenow won the final Texas
Hold'em game.
Sunday night with Morey


Carnes calling the final penny
bingo; winners were Bob
Fallows and Jerry Mustaine
with a tie.
Monday- bingo with Bob
Bischoff calling; the winners of
the special bingo were. Marie
Vanspyker for the first line
bingo and Irene Bissett the win-
ner for the completion of the
diagram. The final games,
around the free spot, was.won
by Irene Bissett and the cover
all was split between Bob
Fallows and Jerry'Mustaine. .
Two weeks ago this writer
seemed to have a senior mom-
ent and reported the winner of
the euchre booby prize was
Barb Parrish. Well, the winner
was really Barb Fallows, sorry
Barb I know you worked really
hard to win that much-sought-
after-prize!
This week's euchre winners
were: first, Gene Carlisle; sec-
ond a tie between Shirley
Spence and Truman Bissett; and
third a tie between Fred Glosser
and Donnie Jones
The floating dollar was won
by Elaine Jones and that
esteemed booby prize went to
Jerry Snowden.
We all had fun at the New
Year's Eve party with food and.
dancing.
Happy New Year to All!


There are people so addicted to exaggeration they can't tell the
truth without lying.


IT'S TAXING! As that dreaded day inches closer and clos-
er, many folks hesitantly enter into tax time. But with the added
stress of work, children and school, they find little to no time to
hassle with this tedious, but crucial, deadline. .
Mother and daughter Deborah and Danielle ,Storts have their
calculators and planners prepared to assist you and your family or
business during this hectic season.
After spending a decade in the frosty North, Danielle Storts
loaded up her van with her belongings to venture back to little
Wauchula. A 1994 graduate of Hardee Senior High School with an
accounting degree from South Florida Community College, she
had been working for a certified public accountant in Doylestown,
Pa., for 10 years.
She came back here to open her very own business. Her moth-
er, Deborah, not only supported the decision, but also decided to
work with her.
"Anytime you work close with family it can be hard, but over-
. all we get along great. We have the same goal, and that is to do a
good job," said Deborah Storts.
After finding the perfect building at 120 W. Orange St., next to
Great Florida Insurance, she and her mother remodeled and redec-
orated the office. With a new, spacious office, Storts Taxes &
Bookkeeping Inc. is ready to take on your taxes.


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Danielle and Deborah Storts have opened Storts Taxes &
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this hectic tax season.
This mother/daughter business officially opened Monday. The
two are excited about helping the community and its homes in
every way possible.
"We both have expertise and experience in taxes and book-
keeping. We are more than qualified to help. We know our cus-
tomers can trust us to do a good job for them in doing their taxes,"
said Danielle Storts.
Deborah Storts, who has dealt with taxes for many years, con-
tinues to enjoy her job and helping families with the more than
complicated process.
"I love doing taxes for people. I've done it my whole life.
Taxes are complicated, and when you can help someone with
something difficult it is very rewarding," she said.
Not only is the tax season important for you now, but also for
your future.
"With the lower economy, people need to get out of debt now
while they still can. If they can get someone to help them in a prac-
tical way, then it is important to do so. People and businesses must
get into the routine of saving every penny," said Danielle Storts.
A part-time Spanish-speaking receptionist is also available on
select days.
If you would like to schedule artappointment with Storts Taxes
& Bookkeeping, call 773-2200. However, walk-ins are also wel-
come.
If you remain caught up in the New Year's busy schedule,
someone is available to come to your place of residence or busi-
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Property Lines
'By Kathy Crawford
Property Appraiser

Thtre's no doubt that this past year is a year that will go down
in'history from a financial perspective we will remember 2008 as
the year when the Dow Jones plummeted, chaos erupted on Wall
Street, oil prices peaked, foreclosures reached an all-time high,
unemployment rates increased :.nd of course the Government
"Bailout." -
We have all felt the effects of the economic crisis and are
hopeful that as we make our way into 2009 we will begin to see a
turn for the better. As difficult as times are, we want to make sure
that property owners are aware of all the property tax savings that
are potentially available in the upcoming year.
If you purchased or built a new home during 2008 and made
that home your permanent residence prior to Jan. 1, 2009, you may
be eligible for a $25,000 homestead property tax exemption. This
exemption could save property owners approximately $431-$656
each year, depending on the taxes levied by each taxing authority.
Another significant benefit available for anyone qualifying for
homestead exemption is the "Save Our Homes" program. With
'USave Our Homes," each year the assessed value of your property
does not increase by more than 3 percent or the consumer price
index, whichever is less. With "Save Our Homes," the assessed
value of homestead properties are protected from standard increas-
es in the market. Over the years, this program has saved property
owners thousands of dollars ("Save Our Homes" is automatic when
approved for homestead exemption).
With the recent legislation addressing property tax reform, an
additional benefit for property owners is through "portability."
Portability allows property owners to transfer the "Save Our
Homes" benefits from a previous homestead to a newly established
homestead. For instance, if you establish a new homestead with a
value of $150,000 and your previous homestead had a "Save Our
Homes" cap of $50,000, the assessed value of your new homestead
would be $100,000 before applying homestead exemption. If the
new homestead has a greater value than the previous homestead,
then the full value of the,"Save Our Homes" cap is transferred, but
if the value of the new homestead is lower, thep the percentage dif-
ference between the just value and assessed value is applied.
Recent legislation also provided some properties with an addi-
tional homestead exemption of up to $25,000. This additional
exemption only applies to properties with an assessed value of
$50,000 or more. The legislation requires at least $25,000 of the
value is to be taxable, therefore if the value of your home is
$52,000, only $2,000 is granted as an additional exemption.
($52,000 $25,000 (standard exemption) = $27,000) $25,000
(taxable value) =- $2,000 additional homestead).
The additional exemption does not apply to the School
; Board's tax levy. The maximum savings property owners will
receive if granted the full $25,000 exemption is approximately
$236
T addition to the savings provided through homestead exemp-
tion/and portability, other exemptions that may be available include
the,following:
Widow's and Widower's exemption $500
Disability exemption $500
*' Blind person's exemption $500
Disabled veteran exemption $5000 Widows and
Widowers of a deceased disabled veteran
Veterans Property Tax Discount Disabled Veterans
with Combat Related Disability (new benefit contact
our office for more information)
'.Toial anla-permaterit disability quadriplegic -
Total Exemption
Service connected total and permanent disability -
Total Exemption
Exemption for Disabled Veterans confined to wheel,
chairs Total Exemption
Total and permanent disability exemption Total
Exemption
Senior Exemption $25,000 (now applies to City of
Bowling Green and City of Wauchula tax rates)

Another benefit available to property owners that utilize their
land for bona fide agricultural purposes is the greenbelt classifica-
tion. "Bbna fide agricultural purposes" means good faith com-
mercial agricultural use of the land. If you purchased land during
2008 that is primarily used for an agricultural business, you may
qualify for, this classification. Florida Statute 193.461 sets forth the
criteria for qualifying for the agricultural classification.
The filing period for these exemptions and classifications is
Jan. 5 March 2 we encourage everyone to come to our office at




Orange Blossom RV News
By Connie Fisher


Happy New Year! It is time to
Roll out the Old and Bring in
the New, Do you know where
,2008 went? How fast time flies.
It seems like just yesterday that
we were wishing in 2008 and
now it is gone. I remember
when I was just a child my
grandmother told me how fast
time really does fly. She always
said, "The older you get the
.faster time flies". She was so
right.
It has been rather quiet here.
A lot of activities were post-
poned until after the holidays.
By the time this paper comes
out, we will all be busy again.
There have been several resi-
dents returning after their h6li-
day in the North. We are happy
they returned without incident.

CHRISTMAS DINNER
Residents from the park
enjoyed a wonderful dinner,
-Claire Morin and her kitchen
help planned it. The recreation
hall was full and everything
* was beautiful decorated. We
.,even had one of Santa's elves
!(Fred Stahle) come to visit. He
wore a red and green elf suit
and told us. Santa was just a lit-
'tie to worn out to come again,
as he was here earlier this
month. He was very entertain-
ing.

COFFEE'& DOUGHNUTS
Coffee and doughnuts were
served on Saturday and was
enjoyed by all. Ted Morris
made announcements and Fred
Stahle helped Ted give our
coupons away. Ted announced
that Bob Kelly brought with
him froin Canada, a Canadian


Flag. Bob donated this flag to
Orange Blossom Park. We had
coffee and doughnuts on Wed-
nesday, it was enjoyed by 46
residents that attended.

GAMES
Bingo. was not played last
Thursday because of Christmas.
Monday we played with the
mid coverall being won by Ed
Denman. Millie Shick won the
final coverall.
Euchre was not played on
Dec. 24, because of Christmas
Eve. Euchre was played ohn
Dec. 27: first place, Carl Craib;
second place, Betty Brief; and
third place, Ron Kintz. Mabel
Burns and Betty Brief tied with
four loan hands. Euchre was not
played on Dec. 31 because of a
New Year's Eve Party for the
park.
Cribbage was played on
Tuesday: first place, Fred Dale;
second place, Betty Brief; and
third place, George Jarvis.
Chuck O'Dell said shuffle-
board is back. The games start-
ed Wednesday. Come out and
join all the fun. Don't forget the
Friday evening games under the
lights. There is shuffleboard on
the courts and there are games
going on in the hall. Come have
fun.

CLAIRE MORIN
As you have read several
times Claire has been in charge
of our dinners. I have some very
sad news for everyone. Claire is
very sick and is being flown
back to Canada. We all need to
keep her in our thoughts and
prayers. Also keep her husband
Gerry in our prayers.


their earliest convenience to ensure that they don't miss the dead-
line for filing.
If you currently receive the benefit of any exemption or ag
classification, you will be receiving a post card from our office that
should be returned if you no longer qualify for the exemption or ag.
classification. If you receive a blue postcard in the mail please drop
by our office before March 2 you may be eligible for homestead,
ag classification, or other exemptions.
Don't forget those of you that are involved in a partnership,
proprietorship, corporation or are a self-employed agent or con-:
tractor, must file a tangible personal property tax return with our
office. Property owners who lease, lend or rent property must also
file a return. This year an exemption in the amount of $25,000 will
be granted to all accounts filing a tax return. If the value of your
tangible personal property is less than $25,000 as of Jan. 1 and you
filed a tax return in 2008, you will receive a notice in the mail
advising you that you will not need to file a return. However, if the
value of your property exceeds $25,000, property owners are
required to file a return if no return is filed a 25: percent penalty
will be applied. If the value of your property is approximately
$25,000 and you are unsure if the value is more or less than
$25,000, please file a returr'in order to avoid a possible penalty.
All Tangible Personal Property returns.must be filed by April 1 in
order to avoid a penalty (all other exemption and ag classifications
forms must be filed by March 2).
Remember for all exemptions and ag classifications, any legal
transfer in ownership is viewed as "new ownership" (whether it is
family transfer or transfers to a family trust). If you have made any
legal transfer it may be necessary for a new application to be filed
with our office please contact us to find out whether or not you
will need to complete a new application.
For more information regarding exemptions, agricultural clas-
sifications and tangible personal property contact our office at
863/773-2196 or visit our website at www.hardeepa.net. Our office
is open Monday Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., however if you are
unable to make it to our office during those hours, please contact
us and we will make arrangements to meet with you after hours.


Living Well
By Linda B. Adler
Florida Hospital Wauchula Administrator


AN 'ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE' IN 2009
A new year of great possibilities and promise is here!
Although we cannot deny that we face serious challenges and
changes in our lives, we can deliberately focus on an attitude that
will enrich life one that elevates, energizes, inspires and trans-
forms!
What could possibly do all of that? The attitude of gratitude
can. Really!
Research from scientific studies at the University of California
.and the University of Miami show that people who daily practice
gratitude report higher levels of alertness, enthusiasm, determina-
.tion and energy. They also were more likely to have made progress
toward goals they consider to be personally important, compared to
a control group.
If you are not "naturally" grateful, then you may find that cul-
tivating this attitude may be tough. It requires that we give up "vic-
tim mentality" and overcome any sense of entitlement. However,
gratitude is a chosen perspective and we all have the privilege of
choice.
Those who do choose to have gratitude infused into their daily
lives will experiencegreatimprovements in relationships' acade-
mics and energy levels. They do not deny or ignore negative
aspects of life, but are able to better deal with tragedy and crisis.
Gratitude is a simple, but powerful process. Begin identifying
all the things you can be grateful for every day, and your life will
radically change.
Melody Beattie summed it up this way:
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have
into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to
order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house
into a home, a stranger into friend. Gratitude makes sense of our
past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."

/ In spite of 6,000 manuals on child raising In the bookstores,
child raising Is still a dark continent and no one really knows
anything. You just need a lot of love and luck and, of course,
courage.
-Bill Cosby


From The Heart
By David Kelly


LIFE'S LESSONS '
Learning lessons that are hard for some is easy for others, and
learning lessons that are easy for some is hard for others.
Some of us learn quickly to look both ways before crossing the
street. For others of us, it takes a near miss or even seeing someone
run over before we get the idea that being a little safe makes a lot
of sense.
Let's look at other life lessons. Why is it so hard for some of
us to not drink or smoke or fill-in-the-blank, and for others they
can't even stand the thought?
Why is it hard for some to not talk down or scrutinize or dis-
sect others' behavior and for others, encouraging and uplifting the
downcast is easy?
Being a parent has really made me stop and think about a lot
of these questions. Why do I want my child to respond this way?
Why won't my child respond this way? How come my child reacts
this way? Isn't it puzzling how children can be so precious even
when they are so bad sometimes? And, contrastingly, isn't it so
aggravating how some children can be so sweet on the outside yet
you know their little intentions are anything but sweet.
Hmm! I wonder where they learn that? Must be school,
because neither I nor you could ever have taught them that, right?
Little lessons are sometimes the biggest lessons to "get."
Here's a list: share that toy, tell the truth, obey your parents and
teachers, be good, pick up after yourself, save some of your
allowance in the piggy bank, give God 10 percent, love your neigh-
bor, flush the toilet, don't litter, pray, take out the trash, make your
bed, do the dishes, mow the yard, pull the weeds, say thank you,
say please, say yes sir and yes ma'am.
Now take another look at this list. How many of these are hard
for you? How many of these things are easy for you? Why?
Little lessons teach us big ideas. We have to be faithful in the
little things. We have to do the little things right. Little mistakes,
little lies can turn into huge issues.
I learned this early on as the son of a newspaper man and the
son of a farmer, and as a son of a teacher and as the son of a mom.
My parents, knowingly or not, showed me that paying attention to
details, no matter how small the task may seem, was important.
My dad had a phone call from an angry person one day
because his or her divorce was printed in the paper and he or she
was happily married. The person who was upset didn't notice that
he or she had the same name, but a different address, than the cou-
ple listed in the paper. Details.
So why are some lessons harder for others and easier for
some? I guess we all have certain rocks that need to be chiseled off.
Some are in more obvious places than others.
May the lessons you learn and re-learn or never learn teach
you to rely on Jesus ever more. And may He keep chiseling you to
be just like Him.



Bad Breath? It


Could Be Your Heart


If you're popping mints, yet
still find your breath less than
morning-fresh, you might want
to consider a doctor'ss appoint-
ment poor otal health carf'indi-
cate serious disease.
According to the Mayo
Clinic, researchers have linked
poor oral health, including peri-
odontitis (gum disease) and
tooth decay, to heart disease,
diabetes, HIV/AIDs, osteoporo-
sis, certain cancers, eating dis-
orders and sexually transmitted
diseases. In some cases, like
that of HIV/AIDS and osteo-
porosis, symptoms may show
up in the mouth first. In other
cases, such as heart disease,
poor oral health may cause dis-
ease elsewhere in the body.
How does gum disease lead


to heart attacks? The human
mouth teems with bacteria.
Some bacteria are supposed to
be there they keep the mouth
healthy. Other, "bad" bacteria
cause disease when they over-
populate. In gum disease, bad
bacteria can enter the blood
stream, where they travel to
other parts of the body.
"Research recently published
in the Journal of the American
Dental Association confirms
what dentists have likely known
all along-"Daily use of a prod-
uct such as EvoraPlus is an easy
way to naturally maintain oral -
health," says Hillman. "The,
good bacteria inhibit the growth,
of the damaging bad bacteria, r
leading to better health and
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DRAGLINE CROSSING


Sports ScheduleI [Jan.ii8M- 22


PHOTOS BY JIM KELLY
It took 20 people and machines
to prepare for moving old No. 10
west across Mt. Pisgah Road in
northern Hardee County. First
(left) three pipes were placed
under the road to carry water, sand
and matrix. One of four Mosaic
FertiliZer Inc. draglines, No. 10 has
been in use for Cargill, not Mosaic,
for about 12 years. It weighs 6.9
million pounds, is 91-feet wide,
and has a 62-cubic-yard bucket
which weighs 100,000 pounds and
a boom 320 feet long. Workers
took four hours to create a dirt pad
12 feet high and 105 feet wide to
keep the dragline,, with pads or
shoes which take seven-foot
steps, from breaking the pave-
ment. It took six hours to clean the
road. The crossing.was done on a
late November Saturday since
there was no schoolbus to need
the road.


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Boys Basketball (V) Braden River HOME 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 12 HJHS Basketball DeSoto HOME 5:30/6:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 Boys Soccer Booker Away 6:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball Avon Park HOME 6/7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball Avon Park Away 6/7:30 p.m.
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Girls Basketball Lakeland Chr. Away 6/7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball DeSoto HOME 6/7:30 p.m.
Jan. 16 Girls Basketball (V) Palmetto Away 6:00 p.m.
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BOWING GREEN'

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

CHESTER GROVE MB CHURCH
708 W. Grape St. 375-3353
Sunday School .................... 9:30 a.m.
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
Morning Worship ..............10:30 a.m.
Youth Group Sunday ..........6:00 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.

CHURCH OF GOD
TRUE HOLINESS OUTREACH
725 Palmetto St.
375-3304
Sunday School .................... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ..............\ 11:00 a.m.
Tues. Night Bible Study ...:.. 7:30 p.m.
Evening Worship
1st Sunday ................... 5:00 p.m.

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

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

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Bowling Green
'Bb S.;HIwy. 17.,- 375-2253. .
:Bible Study 9:3.0 aim.
Morning Worship ...............10:45 a.m.
Discipleship Tiaining ............6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Supper ............5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Meeting ..6:30 p.m.
Wednesday WOW Service ..7:00 p.m.

FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Grape & Church Streets 375-2340
Sunday School .................... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ................11:00 a.m.
Youth Fellowship ................ 5:00 p.m.
Evening Worship ................6:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study .................7:00 p.m.

FORT GREEN BAPTIST
CHURCH
Baptist Church Road 773-9013
Bible Connection ................ 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ................ 1:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening ..................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Supper ..............6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study ........7:00 p.m.

IIOLY CHILD
SPANISH CATHOLIC MISSION
Misa (Espanol) Sunday ........7:00 p.m.
IGLESIA DEL DIOS VIVO
105 Dixiana St. 375-4191
Domingo De Predicacion .... 1:00 p.m.
Martes Estudio Biblico.......... 7:00 p.mi.
Miercoles Estudior Juvenil....7:00 p.m.
Jueves De Predicacion ..........7:00 p.m.

IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
210 E. Broward St. 375-4228 or
773-9019
Sunday School .... ............... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship .............. 6:00 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 ......7:00 p.m.
Communion-2nid Sun. Eve. ..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.
NEW BEGINNING CHURCH
Corner of Mason Dixon & County
Line .
Sunday Worship ....... ........11:00 a.m.

OPEN DOOR FULL GOSPEL
PRAISE CENTER


E. Broward St.
Sunday School ................10:00 a.m.
Sunday Service ....................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service.............7:30 p.m.


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

REAL LIFE CHURCH
3365 South US Hwy 17
Morning Service.................. 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Study/Learning ..6:30 p.m.

VICTORY PRAISE CENTER
128 E. Main St.
Sunday School .............. ..... 10:00a.m.
Morning Worship ................1:00 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. I
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 .......:..........1000 a.m
Morning Worship ................1 1:00 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 ................1:00 a.m
Evening Worship ................6:00 p.m
Wednesday AWANA for Kids
6:30 p.m
Wednesday Prayer Time .........7:00 p.m

WAUCHULA

APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY
Martin Luther King and Apostolic
..p NL .w Rd.
,Sundgy Sch l .......................10:00 a.m
Englighg Service ..................1:30 a.m
General Worship Service ......1:30 p.m
Tuesday Prayer ..... ............. 7:00 p.m
Wednesday Service................7:00 p.m
CELEBRATION CHURCH
225 E. Main St. (City Hall
Auditorium)
863-368-0950
hardee.celebration.org
Sunday English Service ......10:00 a.m
Sunday Spanish Service ......11:30 a.m
CELEBRATION FELLOWSHIP
529 W. Main St. (Robarts Chapel)
773-0427
Celebration Service.............. 10:30 a.n
Wednesday Evening Cell Groups
Adult Cell Group ................7:00 p.n
Youth Cell Group ................7:00 p.n
Children's Cell Group ..........7:00 p.n
Call f.r locations
CHARLIE CREEK
BAPTIST CHURCH
6885 State Road 64 East 773-3447
Pastor James Bland
.Sunday School ......................9:45 a.m
.Morning Worship .................11:00 a.m
Evening Worship ............6:00 p.m
Wednesday Worship ..............6:30 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 :" Leadership & Training Class
2nd Sunday of Month ........4:00 p.m
CIIURCII OF GOD
Martin Luther King Blvd.
767-0199
CHURCH OF GOD
OF THE FIRST BORN
807 S. 8th Ave.
773-4576

CHIIURCHII OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
630 Hlanchey Rd. 773-3532
Sacrament Meeting................9:00 a.r
Sunday School ....................10:00 a.r
Priesthood 11:00 a.r

COMMUNITY BAPTIST
CHURCH OF WAUCHULA HILL
: '(SPANISH)
615 Rainey Blvd.
S257-3950


Sunday Bible Study ............10:00 a.n
Sunday Morning Worship.... 11:00 a.n
Sunday Evening Service........7:00 p.n
Wednesday Ser,vice...............7:00 p.n


WAUCHULA

EL REMANENTE
IGLECIA CRISTIANA
152 Airport Rd.
Martes Oracion .................... 7:00 p.m.
Jueves Servicio.................... 7:30 p.m.
Viernes Servicio ..............7:30 p.m.
Domingo Servicio................10:30 a.m.

ENDTIME CROSSROAD
MINISTRY
501 N. 9th & Georgia St. 773-3470
Sunday School .................... 0:00 a.m.
Morning.Service ....... .....11:30 a.m.
Evening Service.................. 7:30 p.m.
Wed. Bible St. & Yth. Gath ..7:30 p.m.
Friday (Holy Ghost Night) ...7:30 p.m.

FAITH PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
114 N. 7th Ave. 773-2105
Sunday School .................... 0:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship .......... 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship ....................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Supper ............. 6:15 p.m.
Wed. Youth Fellowship..........6:50 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study ........7:00 p.m.
FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH
OF GOD
701 N. 7th Ave 773-3800
Praise & Worship ................10:00 a.m.
Evening Service .................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Night Service......7:00 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
1570 W. Main St. 773-4182
Sunday Bible Study ..............9:45 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship....11:00 a.m.
* Sunday Evening Worship ......6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Sr. Adult Bible Study
10:00 a.m.
Wednesday Family Night Supper
5:00 p.m.
Extreme Kid's Choirs (ages 3-gr. 5)
5:45 p.m.
Church Orchestra Reh...........5:45 p.m.
Prayer Meeting....................6:00 p.m.
Youth Life Groups ..............6:00 p.m.
Adult Choir Reh..................6:30 p.m.
Adult Outreach and Visitation
6:30 p.m.
. Extreme Kids Missions (ages 3 gr. 5)
. 6:45 p.m.
Catalyst Youth Worship w/Catalyst
Praise Band 6:45 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
MISSION BAUTISTA
. 713 E. Bay St. 773-4722
Escuela Dominical ..............9:45 a.m
Servicio de Adoracion..........11:00 a.m
Predicacion 11:30 a.m
Estudio Biblie, Miercoles ......7:30 a.m

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
1121 W. Louisiana St. 773-9243
SUNDAY:
Generations Cafe Opens........9:30 a.m.
Kids World Check-In for 1';'
Nursery-5th Grade Begins 10 15 a m
Pre-K Blast..:... ....... 1045 a m.
Kids World B.L.A.S.T.
. (K-5th) .......... 10:45 a.m.
Worship Service. ..............10:45 a.m.
WEDNESDAY:
Check-In begins for Nursery-5th
grade 6:15 p.m.
Classes for children ages PreK-12th
grade...................6:30-8:00 p.m.



FIRST CHURCH OF
THE NAZARENE
511 W. Palmetto St.
. Sunday School ...................10:00 a.m
Morning Service................11:00 a.m
. Evening Worship ................6:00 p.m
. Wednesday Prayer ................7:00 p.m
n. FIRST MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
1347 Martin Luther King Ave.
773-6556
Sunday School ......................9:30 a.m
Moriting Service ...... ......11:00 a.m
Evening Worship ................6:00 p.m
Tues. Youth Ministry Meeting/
Bible Study 6:00 p.m
Wed. Prayer/Bible Study ......7:00 p.m


FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
1." 207 N. Seventh Ave. 773-4267
Sunday School .................... 9:45 a.m
Traditional Sunday Worship. I 11:00 a.m
Casual Sunday Worship..........6:00 p.M
'Tuesday Bible Study............10:00 a.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
S Sunday Morning Worship....10:45 a.m
Evening Worship ..................6:00 p.m
Tuesday Youth Service..........7:00 p.m
Wed. Family Ministries ........7:00 p.m

FLORIDA GOSPEL
511 W. Palmetto
S. 223-5126
Sunday Morning Worship....I 1:00 a.m
Wednesday Worship ..............7:30 p.m

THIE GOSPEL TABERNACLE
Pentecostal
m. 810 W. Tennessee St. 773-3753
m. Morning Service..................10:00 a.m
n. Evening Worship ..................6:00 p.m
Wednesday Service.... 7.......7:00 p.m

S IIEARTLANI
COMMUNITY CHURCH
1262 W. Main St. 767-6500
Coffee & Donuts...................9:00 a.m


n. Sunday School ................9...9:30 a.m
. Worship 10:30 a.m
n. Wed. Night Dinner ..............6:00 p.m
n. Wed. Bodybuilders Adult Cl.
Crossroads &
Lighthouse Min..........7:00 p.m.

IGLESIA COMUNIDAD
de fe Wauchula
Community of Faith Wauchula
322 Hanchey Rd. 773-0065
954-383-5078
Sunday Service.....................10:00 a.m
Wednesday Service................7:30 li.m
Friday Youth Service. ...........7:30 p.m


WAUCHULA


IGLESIA HISPANAV
PRESENCIA de Dio's
511 W. Palmetto St.
Ven con to familiar y anigos y
Disfruta de La palabra de Dios
Domingos 6:00 p.m.
Miercoles 7:00 p.m.

IGLESIA ADVENTISTA DEL
SEPTIMO DIA
Old Bradenton Road
767.-i010\

JEHOVAII'S WITNESSES
ENGLISH
155 Altman load 1131
Sunday Morning................10:00 a.m.
Tuesday Evening ................7:30 p.m.
Thursday Evening................7:30 p.m.

JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
SPANISH
Sunday Evening .................. 4:00 p.m.
Monday Evening ..................7:30 p.m.
Wednesday Evening ..............7:30 p.m.

LIGHT OF THE WORLD
MINISTRIES
Every Friday evening at 6:00 p.m.
Womans Center 131 N. 7th Ave.
Wauchula, FL
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
113 N. 7th Ave.
Sunday Service .................... 1:00 a.m.
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
1999 State Road 64 East
Sunday School .................... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Service ...............1.... 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 ......................9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ................ I1:00 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
S 912 N. 8th Ave. 773-6947
Sunday School .................... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ................1:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Supper ................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ..............7:00 p.m.

OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
4350 W. Main St.--735-0321 I
Sunday School .................... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ..............11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study ........6:30 p.m.

PEACE VALLEY LUTHERAN
CHURCH
1643 Stenstrom Road 773-2858
1V & 3' Sun. Communion ..10:00 a.m.
I 2"' & 41" Sun. Divine Worship......10:00
a.m.
Bible Study 11:15 a.m.
** Fellowship each Sunday after service
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.

REAL LIFE CHURCH
. 3365 North US Hwy 17
. Morning Service ..................10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Study/Learning ..6:30 p.m.
i.

RIVERVIEW HEIGHTS MIS-
SIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
1321 S.R. 636 East 773-3344
Radio Program
WZZS Sundays ........9:00 a.m.
Sunday School .................. 10:00 a.m.
n Morning Worship ................1:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ............6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ................7:00 p.m.

SOUL HARVEST MINISTRY
1337 Hwy. 17 South, Wauchula
Sunday School .................... 0:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ..............11:00 a.m.
Evening Service ... .............6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service......... ....7:00 p.m.

.. l. ANN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
204 N. 9TH Ave. 773-6418
Sunday Service.............10:00 a.m.
ST. MICHAEL'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
408 Heard Bridge Road 773-4089
S 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 ......................9:45 a.m.


Morning Worship ................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ............6...6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ................7:00 p.m.

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


WAUCHULA
TABERNACLE OF
PRAISE & JOY
1507 MLK Avenue
Sunday School .................. 10:00 a.m.
Morning Wbrship ................1:30 a.m.
Evening Worship ................7:00 p.m.
Tues. Bible Stdy.
& Child Train...........7:00 p.m.
Friday Prayer Service ............7:00 p.m.

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

WAUCHULA HILLS HARVEST
TEMPLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
210 Anderson
Sunday School ...... .... .....10:00 a.m.
Church 10:00 a.m.
Youth Service 6:00 p.m.
Evening Service .................. 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service................7:30 p.m.
WAUCHULA HILLS
SPANISH CHURCII 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 ................ 1:00 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
1720 W. Main
773-2929
Sunday Service .................. 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service........6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service................7:00 p.m.
Children Ministries for all Services.

ZOLFO SPRINGS

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.

COWBOY-UP MINISTRY
Cracker Trail Arena
Hwy 66
(across from Oak Hills Ranch Rd.)
781-2281
Sunday 10:00 a.m.

CREWSVILLE BETHEL
BAPTIST CHURCH
8251 Crewsville Road
Church 735-0871 Pastor 773-6657
Sunday School .... ............. 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship ................11:00 a.m. ;
Evening Worship ................7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer ..............7:00 p.m.

EVANGELISTIC HOLINESS
CHURCH INC.
Corner of 6th and Hickory
Sunday School .................. 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ................11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship-.................7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

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

GARDNER BAPTIST CHURCH
South Hwy. 17 494-5456
Sunday School .................... 0:00 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 773-0989
Sunday School ................. 10:00 a.m.i
Worship 11:00 a.m..
Evening' 1:00 p.m.
Wed. Bible & Prayer Meet...,7:00 p.m.


ZOLFO SPRINGS

NEW VISION WORSHIP CENTER
64 E. & School House Road
Church 735-8585 Childcare 735-
8586
Morning Worship ..............10:00 a.m.
Children's Church.............. 10:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ...........6:00 p.m.
Wed. Youth & F.T.H. ............7:00 p.m.

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF
GOD FAITH TEMPLE
Oak Street
Sunday Worship .................. 0:00 a.m.
Evening Worship ................7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Worship ................7:30 p.m.
Thursday Worship................7:30 p.m.
Saturday Worship ................7:30 p.m.
PRIMERA MISSION
BAUTISTA HISPANA
518 8th Ave. E.
Escuela Dominical ..............10:00 a.m. ,
Servicio del Domingo..........11:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
Servicio del Miercoles ..........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 ................1:00 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 10:00 a.m.
Doctrina 11:30 a.m.

SPANISH MISSION
735-8025
Escuela Dominica ...........10:00 a.m.
Servicio 11:00 a.m.
Pioneer Club 6:30 p.m.
Servicio de la Noche ............7:00 p.m.
Mierecoles Merienda ............6:00 p.m.
Servicio 8:00 p.m.
Sabado Liga de Jovenes ........5:00 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF ZOLFO
320 E. 4th St. 735-1200
Sunday School ............. 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .............1...1:00 a.m.
Training Union 5 00 p m
Evening \Worship 6 00 p m
Wedneida) Pra)er .............:..7:00 p.m.




FROM
THE
SOWER

Mkell G u gia
An American doctor was
making a visit to a hospital in
London. As the staff was
showing him around, he
became interested in their sys-
tem of abbreviation.
S.F. stood for scarlet fever.
T.B. stood for tuberculosis.
But he was puzzled by the let-
ters GOK.
"What do they mean?" he
asked,
"When we don't know
what's wrong with a patient,"
they said, "we write GOK.
That means God Only
Knows."
So many things puzzle us.
We don't know what to do.
There's an epidemic of GOK.
But the Bible says, "If any
of you lacks wisdom, he
should ask God, and it will be
given to him."


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Once Upon a Snowflake


By PAT STANGIS
Special To The Herald-Advocate
Once upon a time, not so long ago,
on a frosty wintry night, thousands of
snowflakes were cascading in a frolic-
some free fall. I had stepped outside
for a breath of fresh air and became
engrossed as I watched the geometric
figures tumbling about me.
A halo graced each glistening gem.
The night was illumined by these danc-
ing crystals as they pirouetted through
space on their momentous journey to
earth..
It was my good fortune that four
should come near and have some con-
versation as they flittered past me. A
precious tiny flake couldn't pronounce
its S's and, like many toddlers, had a
high pitched voice and was quite chat-
ty. Two slightly larger flakes were
almost identical and always spoke in
unison. The fourth flake was frostier,
larger and spoke with confidence. It
had been entrusted with-more knowl-
edge and understanding than the others.
They looked to it, the wise one, for
answers.
The wee snowflake was saying,
"Look! Each one of uth hath a different
dethign." Then it said with pride, "We
are magnifi-thent. I wonder who made
uth."
The wise flake touched the small
one and said, "Pay attention. This is
important. You were formed by the
Grand Creator of the Universe, God.
We are fragments of God. He made
'everything and it was Good."
The other two flakes giggled and
said at the same time "Awesome!"
Then in a singsong duet asked, "Where
did we come from?"
"We came from Heaven, and ours is
a sacred assignment," the wise one
said.
"Pleath tell uth more," the little one
said.
The wiseflake continued, "Our desti-
nation is Earth. God blessed that planet
and filled it with beauty. We were
formed to enhance it, to make it even


more beautiful."
"How can we do that?" asked the
wee one.
"We can do that by.creating a season
of white enchantment." The wise
snowflake went on, "We. have been
commissioned to dance on pointed
toes. We are gifts from God. We were
formed to brighten a winter-weary
world. God is sending us to paint cities,
rooftops, landscapes, each tree, every
branch, bush, and brush in a breathtak-
ing fantasy of white. We are approach-
ing planet Earth's surface."
The wee one squealed, "Oh goodie!"
"People will rejoice," The wise flake
said, "they know that each one of us is
a mini-miracle, as amazing and as daz-
zling as a rainbow. Many adults see us,
but children truly see us."
The two flakes said in unison,
"What does that mean?"
"Children glory in each shape and
design, delighting in the places where
gusts of wind have formed mounds of
snow for them to lie on as they swish
their arms and legs to makes angels in
the snow while others build snowmen.
They use us to have fun in every imag-
inable way. They even taste us!"
exclaimed the wise one.
"We are here to bring joy and be
jubilant. Life is a sacred gift. When we
give thanks and praise to God, we glow
even more brightly!"
They stopped talking.
All night I watched the silent dance
of snow, and then a hush fell across the
land. I knew that soon the light would
begin to flicker across the fallen snow,
and snow worshippers would arise,
step outside, and behold the panoramic
picture painted in the white and
exclaim, "Glory to God in the highest,'
and on Earth peace and goodwill
toward men!"
It is my prayer that you know, gen-
uinely know, that God lives in you.
God designed you and made you a
many splendored being..Remember,
you are holy and divine. So give thanks
and sparkle!


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Florida Farmers Named To

National Advisory Committees


Thirteen Florida farmers and
ranchers have been named to
several Advisory Committees
of the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
The purpose of the Advisory.
Committees is to gather facts.
and evaluate agricultural oppor-
tunities that benefit the whole
of American agriculture and to
serve in an advisory capacity to
the American Farm Bureau
president, Bob Stallman, and
the organization's board of
directors.
"These appointments are an
incredible opportunity for
Florida agriculture," said
Frankie Hall, director of agri-
cultural policy for Florida Farm
Bureau Federation. "This is a
testament not only to the
knowledge and experience of
our member farmers but to the


significant roles they play in
their respective areas of agricul-
ture on a national scale.
"We are proud to have them
as Florida Farm Bureau leaders
and as representatives for
national'agriculture as well."
The Florida Farm Bureau
members and their respective
committees are: Richard Carroll
of St. Petersburg, Ag Nursery
and Greenhouse; Ronald Slay
of Center Hill, Aquaculture;
Matt Harrison of Arcadia, Beef
Cattle; Brant Schirard Jr. of Ft.
Pierce and Kyle Story of Bab-
son Park, Citrus; Bill Benham
of Astatula, Equine; Chris
Lyons of Mayo, Hay and
Forage; Steve Cantu of Zolfo
Springs, Honey/Apiculture; Ro-
land Yee of Port St. Lucie,
Horticulture; Michelle William-
son of Sydney, Labor; Jeffrey


Pittman of Bascom, Peanut;
Carl Perry of Moore Haven,
Sugar; and Damon Deas of
Jennings, Tobacco.
The. Florida Farm Bureau
Federation is the state's largest
general-interest agricultural
association with more than
138,000 member-families state-
wide.
There are Farm Bureaus in 62
counties in Florida, where agri-
culture comprises a stable, vital
leg of Florida's economy, rival-
ing the tourism industry in eco-
nomic importance. Headquart-
ered in Gainesville, the Feder-
ation is an independent, non-
profit agricultural organization
and is not associated with any
arm of government. More infor-
mation is available on the web-
site, http://FloridaFarmBure-
au.org.


there for their entire lives.
Every time Overlook Groves
wanted to put down a new well
to irrigate their grove we were
notified in writing by the state
and had -the opportunity to
protest which we would never'
do. We love the grove and.all'
the jobs they provide as well as
the surrounding ranch of
Dennis Carlton.
What has the greater impact
on a neighbor a well or a
strip mine?
How many people are left
that value the land more than
the money? I fear way too few!


Sincerely
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Murphy Settlement
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Dear Editor:
How much is it worth? Many
of us live in Hardee County
because of the people and the
family lifestyle which is pretty
much centered around the fact
that we are still a rural commu-
nity with plenty of open space
and wildlife. The love for the
land is seen in many of the larg-
er landowners of this county,
and it is much appreciated by
most of us.
Two of those people are
Dennis Carlton and the late
Herb Abrons who have been


our neighbors for almost 30'
years. After Mr. Abrons died his
land was sold to an out of town
company who is still operating
the largest orange grove in this
county.
I just read in the paper that
this company has sold this land
to Mosaic who I assume will
mine it. That is their right.
I find it quite interesting that
you can buy a property and
totally affect the lifestyle of the
people living there without any
notification at all. Some of the
people in this area have lived


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Letter To The Editor

Strip Mining Affects The

Lifestyle Of A Community







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-Hardee


Living-


ONE PINK, ONE BLUE


Michael Cornelius & Jacquelynn Myers
Jackie Myers & Mike

Cornelius Are Engaged
Theresa Myers of Wauchula ege, and a 2001 graduate of the
and Francis C. Myers Jr. of University of Central Florida.
Lake Alfred announce the She is employed by AVG
engagement of their daughter, Technologies USA in Orlando.
Jacquelynn Suzanne Myers, of The prospective groom grad-
Apopka to Michael Alan uated from New Smyrna Beach
Cornelius of Orlando, the son of High School in 1994, and is a
John and Catherine Cornelius 1999 graduate of the University
of New Smyrna Beach. of Central Florida. He is cur-
The bride-elect is a 1998 rently employed by Pioneer
graduate of Hardee Senior High Technology Group in Sanford.
School, a .1999 graduate of A wedding date has not been
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Mr. and Mrs. David Nord,
Zolfo Springs, a six-pound
eight-ounce daughter, Gracie
Rae, born Dec. 5, 2008, at
Highlands Regional Hospital,
Sebring. Mrs. Nord is the for-
mer Jessie Taylor. Maternal
grandmother is Debi Taylor of
Bowling Green. Paternal grand-
parents are Jeanette Nord of
Wauchula and the late Johnny
Nord.


Ariel Lopez and Erasmo
Perez, Wauchula, a seven-
pound 10-ounce son, Noah
Isaac, born Oct. 15, 2008, at
Florida Hospital Heartland,
Sebring. Maternal grandparents
are Annie Torres and Robert
Lopez, both of Wauchula.
Maternal great-grandparents are
Lydia and Andrew Garcia of
Wauchula. Paternal grandmoth-
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Springs. Paternal great-grand-
parents are Tina and Ignacio
Lopez of Zolfo Springs.
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published free of charge within
three months of the date of
birth. A photo of the infant as
a newborn only may be
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Little Oscar
DeSantiago
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Oscar DeSantiago of Wau-
chula, the son of Olivia
Sambrano and Noey DeSanti-
ago, turned 6 years old on Dec.
22.
He celebrated with a birthday
party on Sunday, Dec. 21, at
Chuck E. Cheese's in Lakeland.
Theme for the party was, of
course, Chuck E. Cheese, and
Oscar met the character and had
his photograph taken with him.
Guests enjoyed pizza and
cake.
Joining in the occasion were
several family members and
friends.


Freda's Foibles
By Freda Douglas

This is a subject close to my heart, as the people who, read my
writing know well. We have just had our presidential election,, so I
know there are some unhappy voters.
The one thing we must bear in mind, however, is God is in
control. He always has been and always will be.
This bit of prose was passed on to me from a dear friend. No
matter your political leanings, no matter the door you enter to wor-
ship, all true believers should heed these words:
Top 10 Most-Comforting Predictions For 2009
1.) The Bible will still have all the answers.
2.) Prayer will still work.
3.) The Holy Spirit will still move.
4.) God will still inhabit the praises of His people.
5.) There will still be God-anointed preaching.
6.) There will still be singing of praise to God.
7.) God will still pour out blessings upon His people.
8.) There will still be room at the cross.
9.) Jesus will still love you.
10.) Jesus will still save the lost when they come to Him, and
God approves this message!
Isn't it great to know Who is really in charge?
Remember, God loves you and so do I.
Freda Douglas can be reached at P.O. Box 155, Eva, Ala. 35621.


Oscar


First Baptist Church of
Wauchula invites everyone to
experience a vocal seminar for
"improving the speaking voice"
with Ray Holcomb of Texas.
The seminar, on Saturday from
8 a.m. until noon, is open to
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Registration is required and is
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The deadline for Church News
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The Green Acres Home-
School 4-H Club held its
monthly meeting at the
Extension Office on Dec. 11.
Refreshments were brought by
the Brummetts and the club had
its Christmas party and ex-
changed gifts.
The Green Acres Club
catered the Wauchula State
Bank's Christmas breakfast on
Dec. .16 and also participated
for the Salvation Army Kettle
Drive bell ringing in front of the
Wauchula State Bank on Dec.


19.
The club also had $500 in its
budget which was used to buy
Christmas gifts for a needy
family of a mother, a grand-
mother and three young kids.
The club purchased food, toys
and clothes for the family :who
were very grateful to Green
Acres Club for giving them a
good Christmas.
Green Acres Home-School
club will be holding its next
meeting on Jan. 8. We wish
everyone in Hardee County a
happy New Year.
Green Acres Home-School 4-
H Club is open to any home-
schoolers in Hardee County that
are interested joining. Just, call
Duane and Joy Brummett's
home phone at 773-3805.
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January 8, 2008, The Herald-Advocate 5B


This week in history, as
researched from the archival
pages of The Florida
Advocate, the Hardee County
Herald and The Herald-
Advocate...
75 Years Ago
Injured Football Star Con-
dition Encouraging: Attending
physicians said late last night
that Leroy Gough, Wauchula
High School football star badly
injured in the Lions Club chari-
ty game here Friday night, has a
chance to recover and his con-
dition was described as "satis-
factory."'
Wauchula Team Wins South
Florida Title: The undefeated
and untied Wauchula Wildcats
were awarded the South Florida
High School football champi-
onship at the annual meeting
held in Tampa Bay last night.
Wauchula also placed four men
on the first all-conference team,
selected by coaches and sports
writers of the conference.

Strawberry Festival Queen
Race Gets Hot: The race to
choose a girl to reign as queen
of the fifth annual Hardee
County Strawberry Festival,
which will be held at Bowling
Green on Jan. 17 to 20, inclu-
sive, is under way with much
interest being shown, according
to A.R. Howard, agriculture
teacher, who is handling the
contest.
-Leslie Hord Becomes
President Qf Kiwanis: Leslie
Hord took over his duties as
president of the Wauchula
Kiwanis Club Tuesday noon at
the regular weekly luncheon
held at the Bateman house. He
succeeds W.C. Buchanan, who
was president in 1933.
50 YEARS AGO
Wauchula's Girl Cop Re-
signs: Miss Patricia Jean How-
ard, Wauchula's first police-
woman, has resigned to take an
office job in Tampa. Her resig-
nation, which became effective
last Saturday, came after ap-


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Last Confederate Widow Ob-
serves 97th Birthday: "Aunt"
Mellie Douglas Hampton, be-
lieved to be the last Confederate
widow in Florida, has a double
reason for celebrating Christ-
mas Day. It was her 97th birth-
day.
Second Freeze In Month Hits
Hardee Groves: Hardee County
farmers and growers braced for
a possible third night of freez-
ing weather tonight as tempera-
tures dipped to 26.5 Thursday
morning, with continued cold
forecast for this morning.
Oak Creek Bridge Being Re-
built: A portion of the Crews-
ville to Sweetwater road will be
closed for approximately two
more weeks for bridge repairs,
according to Leavy North,
county road foreman. A new
bridge is being constructed to
replace the old William Lanier
Bridge over Oak Creek.
Wauchula Station To Begin
Operation: Station WAUC,
Wauchula's first radio station,
went on air Tuesday. Studios
are located on Cemetery Road.
WAUC is under management of
Claude White, a native North
Carolinian who came here from
Palatka. The station is operating
on 1310 kilocycles.
Safety Courses For Bus Driv-
ers OK'ed By Hardee School
Board: Monthly sessions on
safe driving and special courses
in First Aid are the two newest
measures enacted by the Hardee
County School Board to ensure
the safety of the county school
children.
25 YEARS AGO
Citrus Growers Elated: Hard-
ee County citrus growers are
extremely happy with the high-
est ever orange prices this
1984-85 season. Although
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freeze, the price of $1.75 per
pound solids this season is the
highest consistent price ever.
DOT Lowers Speed Limit:
The Herald-Advocate is happ:
to announce the speed limit of
55 miles per hour on U.S. 17 in
the congested- area in south
Wauchula will now be lowered
to 45 miles per hour.
New General Surgeon Joins
Hospital Staff: Hardee Memor-
ial Hospital has a new general
surgeon. His name is Gregorio
M. Medalle, M.D., and he re-
cently moved to Wauchula from
Tyler, Minn. Dr. Medalle earn-
ed his medical degree from the
Cebu Institute of Medicine in
Cebu City, Philippines, in 1972.
Junior High Students Win
Awards: Hardee High School
Choir Director Craig Barlow
has announced that several of
the Hardee Junior High Choir
have passed local and district
state auditions in Sebring. This
choir will be made up of 90 stu-
dents. Hardee winners include
Michelle Daggett, Christina
Perin, Kerry Krichbaum, Missy
Albritton, Janeen Rouse, Chris
Cotton, Tish Rieske and Roanie
Grimes.
10 YEARS AGO
How Cold Did It Get? 23!: A
cold snap Wednesday morning
did little damage to the Hardee
County citrus industry but
severely damaged remaining
vegetable crops, agriculture
spokesmen said. Kenny Sand-
ers of Joe L. Davis Real Estate
said temperatures dipped to 26
degrees at Lemon Grove.
First Baby Of The New Year:
Little Kacey Lyn Torres made a
slightly early entrance into the
world, giving her the title of
Hardee County's First Baby of
the Year and presenting parents
Lynnette and Daniel Torres with
a holiday surprise. Kasey was
born at 8:44 p.m. on New
Year's Day at Florida Hospital
in Avon Park.
Beware! Detours Ahead On
Major Bridges: Going east of
Wauchula? Plan extra time! A
10-month project to replace the
Peace River bridges on CR 636
will begin this week. State De-
partment of Transportation offi-
cials confirmed Monday. that
detour sigcs are being installed
at two major construction areas
along CR 636 and SR 64.
Firefighters Win 3-Year Con-
tract: Local firefighters re-
ceived a belated Christmas pre-
sent last week. The county's
three-year-contract with the
International Association of
Firefighters Union was ap-
proved by county commission-
ers last Thursday and made
retroactive to the start of the fis-
cal year, Oct. 1.
Cats Dump Dunnellon 67-64:
Playing some of the top-ranked
schools in the state, the Hardee
Wildcats played a pair of tough
games in last week's holiday
tourney, including a 67-64 win
over Dunnellon.
Lady 'Cats Nip Lady Charg-
ers: The Hardee Lady Wildcat
basketball squad split holiday
tournament games. The girls
drew a bye in opening-round
action in the five-team Lady
Viking tourney at Lakpland
Christian High School last
week. They battled the Lady
Chargers of Evangel Christian
School of Lakeland and won
43-48 before stumbling badly
before the crash attack of the
host Lady Vikings.


ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS;
MONDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Dough-
nut, Bagel, Juice, Fruit Cocktail,
Milk
Lunch: Chicken Nuggets w/
Roll or Pizza Pocket (Salad Tray,
Mixed Vegetables, Applesauce,
Juice Bar) and Milk
TUESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Biscuits,
Sausage Patty, Cinnamon
Toast, Pineapple Chunks, Juice,
Milk
Lunch: Beanie Weenies
w/Biscuit or Cheeseburger on a
Bun (Lettuce & Tomato, Potato
Rounds, Chocolate Chip Cook-
ies, Juice) and Milk
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Scrambl-
ed Eggs w/Cheese, Potato
Triangle, Buttered Toast, Pears,
Juice, Milk
Lunch: Deli Turkey Sandwich
or Cowboy Macaroni w/Roll
(Salad Tray, Pinto Beans,
Peaches, Juice) and Milk
THURSDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, French
Toast, Sausage, Peaches, Cinn-
amon Toast, Juice, Milk
Lunch: Pig in a Blanket or
Chicken Fryz w/Roll (Salad Tray,
Savory Rice, Pears, Jell-O) and
Milk
FRIDAY
Holiday
JUNIOR HIGH
MONDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Dough-
nuts, Bagel Bars, Fruit Cocktail,
Buttered.Toast, Juice, Milk
Lunch: Chicken Nuggets
w/Biscuit or Pepperoni Hot
Pockets (Tossed Salad, Mixed
Vegetables, Juice Bar, Apple-
sauce) and Milk
TUESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Biscuits,
Sausage Patty, Cinnamon
Toast, Juice, Pineapple Tidbits,
Milk
Lunch: Cheeseburger on a
Bun or Pepperoni Pizza or
Beanie Weenies w/Biscuit (Lett-
uce & Tomato, Potato Rounds,
Chocolate Chip Cookies, Juice)
and Milk
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Scrambl-
ed Eggs w/Cheese, Buttered
Toast, Potato Triangle, Pears,
Juice, Milk
Lunch: Cowboy Macaroni
w/Roll or Deli Turkey Sandwich
or Cheese Pizza (Lettuce &
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Milk
THURSDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, French
Toast, Cinnamon Toast, Peach-
*es, Juicp, Sausage Patty, Milk
Lunch: Pig in a Blanket or
Chicken Fryz w/Roll "or
Pepperoni Pizza (Tossed Salad,
Savory Rice, Jell-O, Pears) and
Milk
FRIDAY
Holiday
SENIOR HIGH
MONDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Dough-
nut, Cinnamon Toast, Fruit
Cocktail, Yogurt, Juice,, Milk
Lunch: Chicken Nuggets
w/Roll (Tossed Salad, Savory
Rice, Mixed Vegetables, Apple-
sauce, Fruit Snacks, Juice) and
Milk
TUESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Pineapple
Chunks, Biscuit, Sausage,
Juice, Cinnamon Toast, Milk
Lunch: Manager's Choice
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal, Scrambl-
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6B The Herald-Advocate, January 8, 2008 "


Hardee County Prepares

For 'Super Sixties' Reunion


Following almost 11 months
of preparation, the Super
Sixties-Reunion Committee is
reporting that plans for the
upcoming weekend are packed
with something for everyone
and are near completion.
Hundreds of Hardee High
alumni will soon begin arriving
for the lbng-anticipated event
beginning on Friday, Jan. 16.
Over 1,200 are expected to fill
the streets surrounding Heritage
Park in Wauchula at a hutige-
block party from 7 until mid-
night that night.
The reunion brings together
the classes of 1960-1969.
Music from the fabulous '60s
and a slide show of all 10 class-
es will be ongoing in the park
for Friday evening. There will
also be classic and muscle cars
from the era on exhibit to spark
memories.
A band from those years has
reunited, and will be doing a
full concert in the park from
7:30 until 11. Band members of
the group, formerly known as
The Challengers but now
renamed The Wildcats, will
have a full sound person and
three cameras, and will be cut-
ting a DVD live within the park
that evening.
Camera persons also will be
making rounds throughout the
crowd and restaurants, filming
and talking with former alumni
and guests all evening. Orders
for the DVD can be placed that
night or via a Web site.
Saturday morning will arrive
with more than the sun coming
up, as adventurous alumni fill
the sky in a colorful display of
12 hot-air balloons. Balloons
will launch from Torrey Oaks
Golf & Country Club, located
on U.S. 17 north of Wauchula.
The riders will race to an
unknown destination, and
friends as well as sightseers are
invited to join in the fun. by
watching the launch and fol-
lowing the drifting balloons.
Riders should arrive at 6 a.m.,
launch watchers by 7.
Adding to the festivities for
Saturday morning will be a golf
scramble, also at Torrey Oaks.
Al Whitehead, Class of '61,
will be heading up this event.
Heavy traffic is anticipated in
the area of the golf course
because of both events, so all
registered participants are
encouraged to arrive early.
While some are feeling the
energy of Saturday morning
activities, others may be feeling


a bit nostalgic as they revisit
their hometown and reconnect
with old friends. The Super
Sixties Reunion Committee
thought of this, and planned a
trip to the hallowed halls of the:
old high school, including the
infamous well and former class-
rooms. Shuttle buses to the
school will leave the parking lot
of South Florida Community
College at 1 p.m. on Saturday
for an estimated 45-minute ven-
tuiire in the old school.
Then, the Super Sixties
Reunion takes center stage,
kicking off at 2 p.m. on
Saturday at H rdee Junior High
School, 2401 .S. 17 N. Over
750 registered guests will find
themselves arriving to an after-
noon filled with many extras.
Monitors placed around the
gymnasium will allow each
class to view its particular
videos together.
At 6 p.m., the Super Sixties
decade of classes will dine
together again, on a barbecue
meal. Jimmy Best and his group
of helpers, known for their culi-
nary skills, will spend hours
preparing, cooking and serving
the meal to the hundreds attend-
ing. Some of Hardee County's
most talented cooks, the gals of
the '60s, stepped forward in
preparing an array of over 100
desserts to serve to their visiting
alumni.
Due to limited parking, Satur-
day reunion goers will meet at
South Florida Community Coll-
ege at 1:30 p.m. for the three-
minute shuttle ride to the
school. Buses will be available
at the college as well as the
school throughout the event for
immediate transportation be-
tween the school and the park-
ing lot. Parking inside the event
will be reserved for the handi-
capped only.
To complete an extraordinary
weekend, the Hardee County
Ministerial Association has
extended an invitation to all
Super Sixties alumni to revisit
their home churches on Sunday
morning.
Each church will welcome
home its own, and will recog-
nize those attending in the
morning services.
Some churches are planning
added events, one being a lunch
following the service for all the
'60s out-of-town and local
alumni. All local restaurants
also will remain open on
Sunday to further accommodate
the classes.


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By Joyce Taylor


Welcome back to every( -'
who went home for Christmas
and to those who are just arriv-
ing for the winter. Activities are
in full swing. Tuesday, Jan. 6,
shuffling started and couples
shuffling started Wednesday
and today. Bocce and bowling
should also start this week.
There will be a Pancake
Breakfast on Jan. 10.
The park is doing a new resi-
dent directory. If someone
does not stop and get your
information by mid-January,
please see Anne Defreitas.

CRAFTS
Carolyn Gordon will teach
our first craft class for the New
Year on Jan. 12, followed by
Judy McBride. We are looking
for craft ideas for next season.
If you have anything, please
come and join us.

BINGO
Dick Barker and Annie Wil-
kison won the large jackpot on
Dec. 19 and Betty Tracy and
Don Smith won the small jack-
pot. On Dec. 22, Dora Morgan,
Pennie Kendorski and Betty
Brummer. split the large jackpot
and Linda Lockett won the
small one. Dec. 26 saw Judy
Ahearn winning the large jack-
pot and the small jackpot being
split between Dick Barker, Jack
Elofson and Joy Beckley. Shir-
ley Johnson #2 split the large
jackpot with Ted Longenecker
on Dec. 29 while Rosalie
Folnsbee split the small jackpot
with Bubbles Powell.

DANCES
The next dance on Jan. 17
will be our mid-season dance
with Steve Baker. Attendance
has been good at all the dances
and there have been some great


door prizes donated.

SCORES
Men's Golf, Dec. 26, A + B
+ C + D Team Net: the winners
were Dewey Morrison, Jean
Jacques Dufour, Lee Kearns
and Pete Princing.
Ladies Golf, Dec. 26, Low
Putts: first, Eileen Kearns and
second, a tie between Nancy
Morrison, Diane Landry and
Marilyn Funkhouser.,

CHURCH
by Diane Burget
Rev. Robert Winne and the
congregation opened the ser-
vice on Dec. 28 singing "God Is
So Good" and "Give Me That
Old Time Religion." Other
hymns sung were "My Faith
Looks Up To Thee", "Praise
The Lord" and "I Will Praise
Him," accompanied by Carol
Jones on piano and Bob
Bolhouse on the organ. The
choir, directed by Nancy
Morrison, sang a medley of
praises to our Lord. They
included "Praises to God",
"Majesty", "All Hail The
Power" and "All Hail King
Jesus."
The offering was taken by
Lowell Gordon and Bob
Wilday. Maxine Stromme was
the greeter for the 84 residents
in attendance.
This week's question was "Is
the asking of grace before a
meal the husband's responsibil-
ity, the wife's or shared with the
children?" Rev. Winne's ser-
mon was entitled "Finding Your
Way To God" based on Psalm
14:1, 53:1; Romans 1:19 and
29. The service closed with the
singing of "God Be With You
Til We Meet Again." Holy
Communion will be celebrated
next Sunday.


Letter To The Editor

Reader Is Opposed To

Daylight Savings Time


Dear Editor:
Has everybody enjoyed their
extra hour of life? It sure is dif-
ferent getting more hours of
rest.
I know a lot of people enjoy
the extra hours of Daylight
Savings Time when it changes
over in April. Some of us enjoy
having the extra hour always.
A lot of people would like to
put the question of Daylight
Savings Times on the voting
ballot, but I believe too many
do not want to change the way
it is. The reason we lose that
hour from April to November is
so Benjamin Franklin could
have an extra hour of sunlight
to play golf with his buddies.


The point I am trying to
make is that I believe we are
trying to squeeze 24 hours into
23. It seems the time is getting
away from us during those
months.
Has anybody noticed how
much more time we have since
the big change on Sunday? This
is the way God wants the time
change, but man stepped in and
turned it around and twisted the
time.
I guess by living in Florida
we have to grin and bear it and
lose our hour from April to
November. We get five months
of this having our hour back.
Connie Rowe
Wauchula


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We want to welcome many
of our snowbirds that returned
from the Christmas holidays as
well as all the ones that are
returning for the first time this
season. Glad to have you back
safely, and ready to start the
new year attending the many
activities available in our park.

CHAPEL
Sandy Feeser playing the
organ, and with greeters, Ray
and Ruth Gunn and Jim and
Annella Aurand welcoming
124. The welcoming prayer was
done by Tom Ricard. The choir,
directed by Ardeth Johns, sang
'Guide My 1Fet," accompanied
by Cheryl Conkle.

CHRISTMAS
HAPPENINGS
Our Christmas Eve Service
was a beautiful service, with
150 candles lit with receiving
the light of Christ, accompanied
by J.C. Brock on the guitar
playing "Silent Night." Ardeth
Johns, we appreciate all that
you did to organize all the tal-
ented people together for the
songs, readings and the dul-
cimer players, as well as our
organist, Sandy Feeser and
pianist Cheryl Conkle playing a
beautiful duet.
Our Christmas Dinner was
well attended with over 220, the
main entree of ham and all the
many dishes of food. Wanda,
Bud and all their volunteers are
appreciated for all their hard
work to make this day a special
day for the snowbirds to have a
place to share with friends and
neighbors.
COFFEE
Fresh doughnuts and hot cof-


fee were enjoyed by all, we
appreciate our new coffee com-
mittee, Edna and Herb and
Sheila and Keith, volunteers are
so important to make things
happen. We had many coupons
passed out and 50/50 was won.
by Laura Sue Gibson; congrats
to the winners.
The jam sessions started
Sunday from 1-3 p.m., with-
Garry Delves; all the parks
around the area are invited to
attend and participate; anyone
wishing to sing, play instru-
ments, or be a spectator is wel-
come.

SPOTLIGHT
Steve and Fran Maclntire
were first in our park as a visi-
tor in 1987; that was when the
park had first opened. They
have been married for 46 years
and have two sons and three
grandchildren. They live in
North Vernon, Ind. where the
house they have lived in for
their whole married life, was
built with them both being part
of the overall scheme of build-
ing their home.
Steve retired from Cummins
Engines as a tool maker, while
Fran was a full-time homemak-
er and mom. Steve has been
chairman of horseshoes for the
last 10 years; he also restores
old cars and has successfully
restored a 1942 Chevy Coupe.
He is about to start work on a
1963 Chevy (the year they were
married). Fran has been chair-
man of stained glass for 10
years, is also interested in carv-
ing and has a beautiful Kala
Lily relief carving she has done.
Their talents have been a great
asset.


On The Agenda

HARDEE COUNTY COMMISSION
The Hardee County Commission will hold its regular ses-
sion today (Thursday) beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Room 102,
Courthouse Annex I, 412 W. Orange St., Wauchula. The fol-
lowing is a synopsis of agenda topics that may be of public
interest. Times are approximate except for advertised public
hearings.
Public hearing-delaying impact fees for development to
July 1, and industrial and warehouse impact fees to Oct. 1, Doug
Knight, 8:45 a.m.
Resolution for issuance of Hardee County Industrial
Development Authority revenue bonds up to $30 million.
Interlocal agreement with Zolfo Springs and Bowling
Green for code enforcement permitting and inspection services.
Discuss Lee County's appeal of mining lawsuit.
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During the past week, sheriff's deputies and city police
officers investigated the following incidents and made the fol-
lowing.arrests:
COUNTY
Jan. 4, Edie Melinda Corbo, 48, of 5009 Parnell Road, Zolfo
Springs, was arrested by Sgt. Lyle Hart on charges of failure to
appear in court and violation of probation.
Jan. 4, a vehicle stolen on Sandpiper Road, and a theft on
Dishong Road were reported.
Jan. 3, Jose Ventura, 36, General Delivery, Wauchula, was
arrested by Sgt. Lyle Hart and charged with disorderly intoxication.
Jan. 3, Joe DeSantiago, 53, of 4621 Pine Ave., Bowling Green,
was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol Tpr. Jesse DeBoom and
charged with DUI.
Jan. 3, burglary of a conveyance on Hanchey Road, and thefts
on East Broward Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Ridge
Road and Peterson Street were reported.
Jan. 2, Adelio Cuate Fuentes, 23, of 733 LaPlaya Drive, Wau-
chula, was arrested by Dep. Paul Johnson on a charge of failure to
appear in court and no valid license.
Jan. 2, Marwin Simmons, 41, of 303 E. Hal McCrae Blvd.,
Avon Park, was arrested on a charge of non-support of children.
Jan. 2, Thomas Christopher Goodwin, 22, of 4804 Church St.,
Bowling Green, and Cory Allen Smith, 20, and Jeffrey Logan
Smith, 18, both of 5017 Willow Ave., Bowling Green, were arrest-
ed by Dep. Ryan Waters and each charged with aggravated battery
causing bodily harm and robbery with a weapon. Jeffrey Smith was
also charged with battery, resisting an officer without violence and
trespassing-failure to leave property upon demand.
Jan. 2, a holdup-robbery on Dishong Road, thefts on West
Main Street and on Chamberlain Boulevard, and criminal mischief
on Chamberlain Boulevard were reported.
Jan. 1, Dennis Derrick Taylor, 24, of 1285 N. Holland Park-
way, Bartow, was arrested by Dep. Shane Ward and charged with
battery and larceny petit theft.
Jan. 1, Jose Ramiro Lopez, 44, of 114 Tulane St., Wauchula,
was arrested by Dep. Eric Harrison and charged with larceny-
petit theft.
Jan. 1, Jose Genaro Flores, 34, of 710 Saunders St., Wauchula,
was arrested by FHP Tpr. J. K. Cloud and charged with DUI.
Jan. 1, a theft on West Main Street was reported.
Dec. 31, Guadalupe Maldonado, 22, of 2150 Stansfield St.,
Wauchula, was arrested and charged with battery, two counts lar-
ceny petit theft and criminal mischief damage to property.
Dec. 31, Ruben Elisondo, 28, of 11 NE Fifth St., Fort Meade,
was arrested by Sgt. James Adler and charged with possession of
marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, battery and resisting
an officer without violence.
Dec. 31, David Hernandez, 34, of Smith Road, Wauchula, was
arrested by Dep. Pauline Bissette and charged with larceny petit
theft and resisting an officer without violence.
Dec. 31, Steven Dwayne Schontag, 29, of 1557 SR 62, Bowl-
ing Green, was arrested by Dep. Shane Ward and charged with bat-
tery.
Dec. 31, criminal mischief on SR 64 East and a theft on U.S.
17 North were reported.
Dec. 30, Aaron Matthew Fuston, 25, of 3024 Sweetwater
Road, Zolfo Springs, was arrested by Sgt. Lyle Hart on a charge of
failure to appear in court.
Dec. 30, Kierre Jarod Cook, 19, of River Chase Circle, Wau-

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Garden Dirt
By Joyce Butsch
Master Gardener

It's January and with the New Year comes a chance for new
beginnings in both life choices and garden possibilities. I am
always grateful after the hustle and fast pace of the holiday season
to slow down. One of the soothing activities I undertake at this time
of year is planning additions and new designs for my garden.
My mailbox each day is bringing me a treasure of garden cat-
alogs with a multitude of new selections to be chosen for my gar-
den. These seed catalogs give me visions of lush flowers, brilliant
color and bountiful harvests all for just a few dollars in seed pack-
ets. Oh, the hopeful anticipation that comes from picking up a
small pack of seeds. I make up my list that needless to say, seems
to grow faster then the weeds that will overtake my seedlings if I'm
not vigilant. However, after much thought and some more picking
and choosing (and a lot of eliminating) I soon have a workable
order list. My anticipated Spring garden is now in the "coming
attractions" stage.
The Current Garden
There are two things I would like to suggest during your gar-
den planning in this New Year. The first.one is get to know what
type of dirt (soil to those who prefer the technical term) you have
in your garden location. A good place to start is a soil sample test
through the County Extension Office. Florida soils are mostly sand
and adding organic soil amendments can greatly enrich any garden
location.
This is my second suggestion and a very rewarding New Year
resolution; compost, compost, compost! You can create a compost
pile with kitchen scraps (no animal products) and yard waste
(leaves, grass clippings, etc.). You can then work in compost,
manure or dried peat moss for nutrient rich garden planting beds.
Amended soil is lighter, drains well, makes for.easy weeding and
allows roots to establish themselves more quickly. Starting with
good garden soil is a gardener's dream.

The Blooming Garden
Florida observes Arbor Day on Jan. 18. To celebrate, plant a
tree in your yard. I plan to plant a Crape Myrtle as my Arbor Day
planting this year. Crape myrtle is a versatile landscape plant for
sunny locations. The most commonly available cultivars are best
used as small trees in Florida. Crape myrtle is a valued landscape
plant for its abundant summer flowering, its heat and drought tol-
erance, and year-round landscape interest. Flowering begins as


early as May in some plantings and continues into the fall. Color
ranges include shades of purple, lavender, white, pink and red.
Some cultivars have bicolor flowers (two colors on each petal).
The Armchair Garden
1' A great reference book for gardeners is the book "Month-By-
onth' Gardening in Florida" another great one by Tom
MacCubbin, Cool Springs Press. This is a terrific book for those
new to gardening in Florida and I think it could be a survival guide
for those snowbirds in our Florida gardens.
Also computer savvy gardeners can get a world of garden
information on the internet. The Gardening Calendar found on
http://solutionsforyourlife.com gives Florida gardeners a monthly
guide for what to plant and do in their gardens and includes links
to useful gardening Web sites, all based on University of Florida
research and expertise. Florida Yards & Neighborhoods site
http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu is another great one for garden info.
Happy Gardening!
Joyce Butsch is. a master gardener and is a member of the Wau-.
chula Garden. Club, which meets the third Wednesday of each"!
month at the Wauchula Woman's Club building.


chula, Tavaris Dontae Harris, 25, of 360 Cracker Lane, Wauchula.
and Eric Daronne McClain, 24, of 1618 Martin Luther King Jr.
Ave., Wauchula, were arrested by the countywide Drug Task Force,
and each charged with possession of marijuana. Cook and Harris
were also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Dec. 30, criminal mischief on U.S. 17 North and thefts on
College Hill Road and on North Florida Avenue were reported.
Dec. 29, Robert Preston Bivens, 23, of 3846 Steve Roberts
Special, Zolfo Springs, was arrested by Maj. Claude Harris on a
charge of battery.
Dec. 29, Joseph Johnson, 45, of 2227 Ralph Smith Road,
Wauchula, was arrested by Sgt. Lyle Hart on a charge of violation
of probation.
Dec. 29, Matthew John George, 18, of 529 Lake Branch Road,
Bowling Green, and Christopher Michael Rich, 20, of 515 Baker
St., Wauchula, were arrested by DTF and each charged with deal-
ing in stolen property.
Dec. 29, burglary of a conveyance on U.S. 17 North, criminal
mischief on U.S. 17 North and thefts on Dansby Road and on CR
665 were reported.
WAUCHULA
Jan. 4, Ramiro Lopez Garcia, 24, of 520 W. Main St.,
Wauchula, was arrested by Ofc. John Nicholas and charged with
DUI, no valid license, violation of open container statute and resist-
ing an officer without violence.
Jan. 3, Rudy Reyes, 21, of 520 W. Main St., Wauchula, was
arrested by Cpl. Gabe Garza and charged with disorderly intoxica-
tion.
Jan. 3, a residential burglary on River Chase Circle was
reported.
Jan. 2, Kevin John McQueeney, 47, of 157 Will Duke Road,
Wauchula, was arrested by Cpl. Matthew Whatley and charged


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January 8, 2008, The Herald-Advocate 7B
with loitering/prowling, and shoplifting from a merchant.
Jan. 2, burglary of a conveyance on North Seventh Avenue
and a theft on U.S. 17 South were reported.
Jan. 1, Charles Lawrence Bond, 28, of 512 N. Ninth Ave.,
Wauchula, was arrested by Cpl. Matthew Whatley and charged
with DUI. possession of marijuana and possession of drug para-
phernalia.
Jan. 1, a fight on East Townsend Street was reported.
Dec. 30, a business burglary on U.S. 17 North and a theft on
Melendy Street were reported.
Dec. 29, Tavaris Dontae Harris, 25, of 360 Cracker Lane, Wau-
chula, was arrested by Cpl. Paul Bohanan on a charge of contempt
of court.
Dec. 29, Reynaldo Enriquez Labsan, 63, of 22124 Lockport
Ave., Port Charlotte was arrested by Sgt. Chris LeConte and
charged with DUI.
BOWLING GREEN
Dec. 31, Joseph Edward Ray Russell, 24, of 5115-3303 Mel-
bourne St., Punta Gorda, was arrested by Ofc. Michael Lake on an
out-of-county warrant and also charged with driving while license
suspended.
Dec. 29, Henry Kenneth Daniels, 26, of 5021 Snelling Ave.,
Bowling Green, was arrested by Chief John Scheel on a charge of
violation of probation.
Dec. 29, thefts on U.S. 17 Noith and on Dixiana Street were
reported.

ZOLFO SPRINGS
Dec. 30, a vehicle stolen on Palmetto Street and a theft on
Wilbur C. King Boulevard were reported.



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r $15.00 Per Person Per Day.
Thij event is non-refundable, non-exchangeable. Show will ,o on rain or shine!
No Pets. Alcohol, Coolers, or High Back Chairs in Mlusic Area.


TOMORROW'S NEWS
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Arcadia, FL (Located


Covered Concert Area
.Aso Featuring
Bluegrass Parlor Band
The Wilson Family (GA)
Ken Scoggins & Miller's Creek (S.C.)
Palmetto Ramblers
Palms Bluegrass
Bits of Grass
Bluegrass Stagecoach Band
Ralph Baker & Burning Strings
Btn'l (ire z iilicC I ,) (-ihn c i .l.,te ; r .io i rn itlce


Free Rough -
Camping and Tent. -
Camping with -j loin In On
,/ < Festival Ticket -'The Nightly jam Sessions at
S no hook-ups the Camp Sitesl

For additional information conatct Keith or Darlene Bass at 863-634-5815 or 863-763-1443


Craig's RV Park
7 miles north of Arcadia) www.craigsrv.com


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The


ABOUT ... Classifieds
DEADLINE ....Tuesday noon
RATES ..........Minimum of $4.00 for 10 words. Each addi-
tional word is 22 cents. Ads in all capitals
are 32 cents per word. Headlines are $2 a
line. Blind ad box numbers are $3 extra.
BILLING........Ads must be pre-paid.
CLASSIFICATIONS:


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


Mobile Homes
Notices
Pets
Plants/Produce
Real Estate
Recreational
Rentals
Services
Wanted
Yard Sales


Classifieds-


80s MODEL JEEP WAGONEER-
mud truck, 360, V8, listed with
Super Swampers, $1,200 OBO.
781-5374. 1:8p
30 HP IH TRACTOR, 1438 hours,
$3,500; ,with 3 Implements, $4,500
OBO. 781-5374. 1:8p
500 ROLLS, 4x5', Hermathria hay,
good quality, $25 each. 781-0923.
12:11-1:8p
L. DICKS INC. is now purchasing
citrus fruit for the 2009/10 season
and beyond. Call Mark Manuel @
781-0384. 9:4tfc


DANA 60 REAR, DANA 44 large
knuckle front, $600 OBO. 781-
5374. 1:8p


'90 F350 XLT, king cab, diesel,
dually/new tires, tool box, 5th
wheel, ready to work!, $2,000
OBO. 773-4811. 1:1-8p
1992 F-250, 4x4, FLATBED, 351 ci,
manual transmission, ext. cab,
under boxes, $3,000 OBO. 863-
245-8911. 12:18-1:15p


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3 BR 1 Bath (lot included) AC
$45,000 Each Owner Financing

Also, Mobile Homes For Rent


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' Stephanie Gugle Computer Tech


'02 F150 FORD TRUCK ext. cab,
AC/CD, 85,000 miles, $6,500. 735-
8537. 1:1-8p
'95 MERCEDES BENZ, 350 diesel,
new paint (white), AC/Heat, excel-
lent condition. Call (863) 773-
0876. 1:8nc


PRITES -PULISER

Telehone(863 773325


NEEDED IMMEDIATELY Person
with auto retail skills, pays atten-
tion to details, self motivator,
great communication skills, com-
puter and bookkeeping knowl-
edge. Bilingual A+, must be will-
ing to work on Saturday every
other week. Would prefer some-
one with auto detailing back-
i ground and willing to work dethail-
ing into business. Base pay, plus
commission. Contact 863-773-
i 2213 for application or appoint-
* ment. 12:25tfc


Phone (863) 781-9720


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* 4BR/2BA, Zoned Commercial. Hwy 17, South of bowling
alley, Wauchula. $135,000.
3BR/2BA 2005 Mobile Home on 1 acre, Hwy 64 W., Zolfo
Springs. Totally furnished. $80,000.
2BR/1BA, Townsend St., Wauchula. $54,000.
3BR/1BA, large lot, good location, Town of Zolfo Springs
$127,500.



Tri County Appliance Repair










New Appliances with CLOSEOUT PRICING
Kegorator Stainless Steel $600
Stacked Washer/Dryer Combo Apartment Size $700
Chest Freezer 15cf $339
Chest Freezer 13cf $309
White Glass Range 5 Burner $439
Cooktops $150 and up
Duel Fuel, 30" Drop In, Gas Cooktop & Electric Oven $900
All new appliances have manufacturers warranty
When These Are Gone They Are GONE!
New Parts for Repairs
Donavan ~ 781-7680
Trained Licensed Insured Professional Service






Realtor
220 N. 6th Avenue
Wauchula, Florida 33873 (
(863) 773-3337 Fax: (863) 773-0144
www.floresrealty.net Octaviano R. Flores
4
Sunset Park 3BR Home in very good condition Central air/heat -
Economy Home for those who want their payments less than rent.
$89,000.00
Also Sunset Park 4BR 1.5 BA CB home with central air/heat -
large corner lot Backs up to wooded area Lots of privacy.
$123,900.00
Bowling Green 3BR home with Central air/heat Close to all ser-
vices. $88,000.00
Look at all of this: 15 acres with nature abounding game. Takes
you back in another time 3BR 2BA Double wide 2000 MH with
computer room Over 3,800 sq ft under roof Pole barn and a
storage building Central air/heat $198,000.00
Make 2009 the year you buy your home Financial Assistance may
be available Talk to us today Free and No obligation.
WE SHARE THE SAME MLS WITH HIGHLANDS COUNTY!


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Ourlistings are on the Internet.
Anyone with a computer can
access them anytime!


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Contact After Hours
O.R. (Tony) Flores, Broker, tony@floresrealty.net
'Oralia D. Flores, Broker, oralia@floresrealty.net
After hours
Oralia D. Flores (863) 781-2955 Tony Flores (863) 781-0744
John Freeman (863) 781-4084 Steve Lanler (863) 559-9392
Jessie Sambrano (863) 245-6891 s-


3 Bedroom, 21/2 Bath, Vaulted Ceilings, Indoor Jacuzzi
Separate Living Room, Cozy 20x24 Family Room, Dining Room
Eat-In Kitchen, Updated Appliances, Ceramic Tile and Carpet
Large Screened Patio with in-ground Pool, Hot Tub
Wood Deck, Fruit Trees +3500 sq. ft. 197 Georgetown Loop .


',1012 Briarwood Drive

$269,000
Price reduced $269,000

3 B drom, 3 Bath, Large Upstairs Office,
Beautiul Outdoor Entertaining Area,


and Much, Much More!


781-4384


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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


8,000 sf Commercial
Building on Main Street.
Zoned Historic Commercial.
Lots of possibilities. $285,000.
85 acres of improved pasture.
Hwy 17 frontage. $6,000 per
acre.
NEW CONSTRUCTION!
Beautiful 3 BR, 2 BA home.
Great location in town. Tray
ceilings, stainless appliances,
upscale landscaping with irri-
gation. Builder is offering a
bonus to the buyer! $230,000.
2 BR/1 BA CB home. Metal
roof put on after Hurricane.
Some work needs to be done
inside. Large corner lot in
Wauchula. $72,000.
3 BR/2 BA house on 7 1/2
acres. Stocked pond. This
property is zoned for up to 3
homes! $179,900.
3 BR, 2 BA immaculate home
with many extras. Home was
built in 2000 and all appli-
ances are included. Land-
scaped yard with several fruit
trees and even a pecan tree.
$143,900.
3 Bedroom/2 Bath home in
Golfview. Big 1+ acre lot. 2
car garage. $175,000.


Ben Gibson
Jerry Conerly
Dusty Albritton


45 ac citrus grove. Valencias &
Hamlin. Double wide mobile
home. Fruit proceeds included
(subject to FOM contract).
Located in NE Hardee County.
$427,500
3.19 acres. Zoned C-2. Plenty
of room for several businesses.
Potential income already in
place. Hwy 17 across from
Walmart. $1,200,000
Waterfront property! 2 BR/2
BA mobile home in Punta
Gorda. Located on a deep
water canal that leads into
Charlotte Harbor. Buyer con-
cessions possible. Priced right
at $165,000!
1 acre. Great place for your
new home! Close to schools,
shopping and hospital in
Wauchula. Paved road front-
age. Deed restrictions. Zoned
FR. Lot size 130' X 305'.
$38,500
Cut your electric bill in half! 3
BR 2 BA in Riverview is newly
remodeled and built for effi-
ciency! $189,900.
NEW LISTING! Stunning
newly built 3 BR, 2 BA house
with study. Upgrades galore!
Close to schools. 2 car garage.
Call and ask about the bonus
offered by the builder!
$259,000.


Realtor Associates
(941)737-2800 Robert Jones
(863)445-0662 John II. Gross
(863)781-0161 Rick Knight
Calvin Bates (863)381-2242


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(863)781-1423
(863)273-1017
(863)781-1396


JoeLoDavis


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Monica Reas
(863) 781-7110


REALTORS
S(863) 773-2128
REALTORS
JOE L. DAVIS
JOE L. DAVIS, JRI
REALTOR JOHN H. O'NEAL
See more listings at
www.joeldavis.com
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS


CALL OUR OFFICE T
Why rent a home when you calt
Call today for important information 4
qualify to receive a grant for down payB...
your new home. Interest rates are low a "u o
Let us help you today!
Call:
Sandv or Juan ,
832-0130 781-1128


NEW' LISTING! 9.6 acs
w/330' of frontage on
SR 64 in eastern Hardee
Co. Zoned A-1. $150,000!
Lots of mature oak trees
make this 9.8 acs. a
beautiful homesite. Very
close to Wauchula &
Zolfo Springs w/over
200' fronting SR 64. A-1
zoning allows for resi-
dential, pasture for cat-
tle/horses, or farmland.
Culvert in place!
$168,000
Fantastic two-story brick
home w/pool on beautiful
oak shaded lot. Close to
elementary school in
Wauchula. $275,000!
PRICE REDUCED!
35.22 ac fenced pasture
in private setting cur-
rently used for cattle.
Mobile Home without
well or septic being sold
"as is". $350,000!

Two adjacent parcels on
the Peace River! 7.83
acs for $219,000, 8.64
acs for $225,000 or both
for $398,000. Possible
owner financing!


Stellar location! 10 ac
Val grove on SR 62 has
6" well, diesel J power
unit, drain tile & micro-
jet irrigation. Also fronts
Moye Rd. $150,000!
12 ac w/SR 64 frontage.
Front of property is
cleared, back has trees.
Great for cattle or home-
site! $180,000!
5 ac on Cross Creek Ln
is native Florida land.
Access to Peace River
provided by another
shared 5 ac parcel.
$100,000!,
PRICE REDUCED! 10
ac improved, fenced pas-
tureland on Abendhoff
Rd. $140,000!
Bring your canoe &
camper! Secluded 5 acs
of native, wooded land
close to Wauchula has
deeded access to the
beautiful Peace Rive4
Great property for recre-
ation, investment, or
homesite! $90,000!
Charlie Creek Estates
MH & lot all for only
$29,000! -


REACTOR 4SSOCIATFS AFTER HOURS
KENNY SANDERS..........781-0153 SANDY LARRISON... l
JUAN DELATORRE.......781-1128 MONICA REAS-... 77... 7
DAVID ROIAL................781-3490 "
Ui.S. HIGHWAY 17 SOLUT. WAUCHULA, FL33873 '
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PARKER FILL DIRIT
DEMOLITION .
*Fill Dirt *Tree Removal* S p
*Stump Removal Dragline *
*Track Hoe Land Clearing (14-16.
*Shell ClayTop Soil* $ I.
Bulldozer Dump Trucks v1Lthin mile radus i
(863) 735-2415 Har ou,.h
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Staton Inc.
(863) 781-4460 or (863) 781-4577 -t:



BOWLING GREEN

FLEA MARKET

NOWOPEN FOR
THE WINTER
CALL NOW TO
RESERVE
YOUR SPOT

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Classifieds


4BR/2-1/2BA PLUS bonus room
on 9-1/2 acres. 863-773-4207.
863-781-5595. 1:8-22c
3BR/2-1/2BA,' MANY EXTRAS.
Owner motivated. Make offer.
773-3316, 781-0681. 1:8-2:5p
NEW 3/2 WITH 2 CAR garage in
Bowling Green. Cath. ceilings,
Whirlpool appl. and many up-
grades. Landscaped lot with
trees, $152,000. Call 973-773-
9571 or 863-445-0662. 12:4tfc


FOUND Black Angus bull near
Snipe Drive. Call 735-1570.
1:1-29p


125 USED CONCRETE blocks, $1
each or $125 for all. 773-0618.
1:8-15p
PALMS & PLANT SALE 10 ft.
Bald Cypress trees, .$15. 4818
Starke Ave., Bowling Green.
Friday & Saturday 9-5. 1:1-8p


EMPLOYEE
S EASING
IONS, INC.
Robby Albritton
Payroll Senrvices Workers Compensation *
Year End W-2's 941 Tax Reports*
Office (863) 735-9226 Cell (863) 528-7085 Fax (863) 735-9228
159 State Road 64 East Zolfo Springs, FL 33890
ralbritton@eloinc.net c)10:23tf1 www.elonic.net


HELP WANTED

Hair Stylist needed.

Must have 2 years experience.

Call Hawaiian Breeze Salon at

285-6888 or 559-2501
Cll:8c


DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE HOME,
furnished, 2BR/2BA, Florida room
on lakeside, Crystal Lake Village.
773-0301. 1:8-2:5p
NEED A HOME, bad credit, we
can help, low down payment,
easy monthly payment. 863-773-
2007. 12:25-1:8p
NEW HOME 350 Manatte in
Bowling Green. We can get you
financed. 863-773-2007.
12:25-1:8p
4 BEDROOM, low, low price,
$49,900, best deal ever. 863-773-
2007. 12:25-1:8p
WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS,
ready to deal on new doublewide.
Central Mobile Home Inc, ask for
LuAnn 863-773-2007. 12:25-1:8p


CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES all male,
one white, one white cream, $200.
863-245-7707, 863-214-9078.
1:1-8p


ADOPT A PET! If you have lost a
pet or are looking for a new one,
the City of Wauchula Invites you
to come and see if you can find
the pet you're looking for. The
Wauchula Animal Control Is locat-
ed at 685 Airport Road. Please
call 773-3265 or more Informa-
tion. tfc-dh
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 necessary shots
and be free of parasites. tfc-dh


HELP WANTED
East Coast Migrant Head Start Project is now accepting
applications for Bus Monitor. Responsible for ensuring chil-
dren's safety on the bus and serve as liason between center
and families, maintaining on-going communication between
the center and families. Preferred: High School Diplo-
ma/GED and CDL. Bilingual (Spa/Eng or Creole/Eng).
Accepted: High School Diploma/GED. Starting salary
$8.25 -8.61 per hour. Personal leave and employer-matched
retirement plan. Closing date: 1-09-09, Send resume/letter
of interest or apply at: ECMHSP 5115 Mason Dixon Ave.
Bowling Green, Fl 33834, Telephone: 863-375-2101,
EOE, ADA, License # C10HA0001
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APARTMENTS AVAILABLE
Move in for $500
2BR-IBath
Several to choose from
Located in Nice Neighborhood
in Ft. Meade -719 Wanamaker Ave.


Happy Home Apartments
Contact Sheila at
285-7203 214-5645
375-9988 c1,,:c


GROOMING 20 yrs. exp. with
knowledge in carding and hand-
stripping. Offering shedless treat-
ment & teethbrushing, full groom
service includes bath, groom to
breed standard, anals & nails.
863-773-0547. 1:1-29p


U-PICK TOMATOES County
Une East, Bowling Green. 863-
781-3112. 1:8-15c
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2BR/1BA, BIG BACK YARD, 4808
Myrick Ave., Bowling Green, $600
monthly, $400 deposit. Jesse 781-
4967. 1:8-15p
3BR/1BA WITH INGROUND pool
for rent or sale. 773-2088. 1:8c
BRAND NEW 3/2 home with dou-
ble garage located approx. 20
mln. from Wauchula, $800 month-
ly, $800 deposit. Call Jessica
Smith 863-781-1186.
1:8-2:5c


WAREHOUSE OFFICE YARD,
brand new, 6,000 SF, 3647 Hwy.
17 frontage in Zolfo Springs for
lease. 239-273-7381.
12:20tfc
1-BEDROOM/1 BATH, 316 South'
11th. $450/month, first and last.
863-245-6304. 1:8p
OFFICE FOR RENT 1,800 SF,
across from Burger King, $1,700
per month; 863-414-3850.
1:8-2:5p
NICE CLEAN SMALL efficiency
apartment, AC/Heat, utilities
included, fully furnished and has
a single bed. $125 per week. First
and last weeks rent, damage
deposit and references required.
773-9793. 1:8p

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
2002 TOYOTA
VIN# 5TBRT341X2S282126
10 a.m. January 26, 2009
Mr. E Pre-Owned Autos & Towing
1093 Hwy. 17 N. Wauchula, FL 33873
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Towng*ervceAvial

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LAMBERT
REALTY INC.
402 South 6th Avenue
Wauchula, FL 33873

Fix Up this 4B/3Bth home with fireplace; large
storage area; potential rental property, conve-
niently located. $100,000
INVESTMENT PROPERTY 4 rental units
plus one 3/2 home within walking distance of
schools, medical facilities and shopping. Call to
see today! Listed at $225.000
See this lovely home on tree shaded lot;
4B/2Bth brick home, close to schools and shop-
ping; large carport, fenced backyard, 12X16
building with water and electric. $195,000
MAKE AN OFFER OWNER MOTIVATED!
3B/1lBth home on large lot; central H/A,
screened porch, outside storage. $98,500
REDUCED PRICE on this 2B/lBth completely
furnished M/H; large screened porch and nice
yard. $38,000
MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE! C/B home on
11 acres; 3B/lBth; large fireplace, enclosed
porch; flowing creek on property. $225,000
Lovely 3800 square feet home built in 1999, fac-
ing golf course; exterior is brick and hardee
board; carpet, laminate, tile floors; extra large
3B/3.5Bth. $350,000


Bus. (863) 773-0007
Fax: (863) 773-0038 '\ -,
www.lambertrealty.net [
Doris Lamnbert
3/2 Homes of Merit D/W on 17.22 acres; 16x54
pole barn; located in Manatee County.
$340,000
ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED and POSSIBLE
OWNER FINANCING! 30 acres of pasture-
land; secluded; small pond with natural flow of
water; perfect for home site or small ranch.
$255,000
Lovely home site 5 acres with fruit trees, large
oaks and 1 acre pond. $110,000
Beautiful home site with paved road frontage;
make an offer on this 5 acre tract. Listed at
$90,000
See this D/W mobile home on lovely lot; 12x16
screened porch; outside storage; good location.
$95,000
14.74 acres on Bailes Rd, nice sloping tract with
large pond; some native trees; very secluded.
$195,000
Excellent location for building your new home;
1/2 acre tracts; city water and sewer, deed
restricted area. $40,000


-- SERVICE YOU CAN COUNT ON
DORIS S. LAMBERT, G.R.I., Broker KENNETH A. LAMBERT, Broker
ASSOCIATE: DELOIS JOHNSON.............773-9743 ASSOCIATE: JOSEFINAGARAY......863-399-3329
ASSOCIATE: CHARLOTTE TERRELL...781-6971 ASSOCIATE: JUDY HINERMAN..............735-0268
ASSOCIATE: ROBERT IIINERMAN .....227-0202
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NICE CLEAN 1 BEDROOM apart-
ment for rent. AC/Heat, washer/-
dryer hookup and screened-in
porch, $135 per week. Utilities not
included. First and last weeks
rent, damage deposit and refer-
ences required. 773-9793. 1:8p
ZOLFO 4BR/2BA, Florida room,
central air & heat on 1 acre, very
nice. 735-2626. 1:8c


3BR/2BA ON 5 ACRES,
monthly, first, last plus
deposit. Call 781-5036.


$600
$500
1:8p


3 BEDROOM/2 BATH house,
Riverview Subdivision, $800 plus
$500 deposit. 832-1984. 1:8p
2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, South
9th, Wauchula, $575 plus $400
deposit. 832-1984. 1:8p
FOR RENT 2 bed/2 bath, $500.
per month. 863-773-2007.
12:25-1:8p
HOUSES COMMERCIAL, store-
fronts, restaurant, hunting leases,
agri-leases. 773-6616, 445-0915,
863-245-6566. 12:25-1:29p


DeSoto County





LOW DOWN-
OWNER FINANCING
www.landcallnow.com
1-941-778-7980/7565


3BR/1-1/2 BA, DEN, WASHWE &
dryer, $800 plus depose t. 863-990-
5037, 863-781-0072. 1:1-29p
2BR/2BA APARTMENT 306
North Florida Ave., $425 plus
$200 deposit. 375-4467. 1:1-8p
3BR/2BA on 15 acres, $1,200
month, deposit, first and last.
863-781-0593. 1:1-8p
3BR/2BA, CENTRAL AIR, River-
view, $1,000 monthly. Available
Dec. 1st. Call for appointment to
view. 773-2309. ( 1:1-29c
VERY CLEAN 1BR/1/BA, no pets,
no smoking, $575 month, $500
security. 781-1528. -10:23tfc
3BR/2BA/1CG new const., vault-
ed ceilings, must see, $800 month
and security. 863-443-2903
www.bghomes.net. 10:16tfc
NEW SUMMER RATES Crystal
Lake Village, 1 BR, $600/month.
767-8822. 10:2tfc
WAREHOUSES, several different
sizes. Jack Ullrlch Warehouses.
773-6448. 3:27tfc


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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 preference or limita-
tion. Familial status includes chil-
dren under 18 living with parents
or guardians and pregnant
women. tfc-dh



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-relat-
ed service to carry the contrac-
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January 8, 2008, The Herald-Advocate 11B


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
CASE No.: 252008CA000446
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE
FOR THE REGISTERED HOLD-
ERS OF GSAMP TRUST 2005-
AHL2, MORTGAGE PASS-
THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2005-AHL2,
PLAINTIFF,
vs.
ELENA RAMOS, ET AL.
DEFENDANTSS.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to the Flanl Judgment of
Foreclosure dated October 8,
2008 In the above action, I will sell
to the highest bidder for cash at
Hardee, Florida, on January 21;
2009, at 11:00 am, at the North
front steps of courthouse 417
West Main Street, Wauchula, FL
33873 for the following described
property:

WEST 1/2 OF LOT 4 AND
ALL OF LOT 5, BLOCK 14,
MAGNOLIA MANOR, A
SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN
SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP
34 SOUTH, RANGE 25
EAST, HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AS PER PLAT
BOOK 4, PAGE 23, AND
LOT 3 AND THE EAST
HALF (1/2) OF LOT 4,
BLOCK 14, MAGNOLIA
MANOR SUBDIVISION, AS
PER PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE
23, PUBLIC RECORDS OF
HARDEE COUNTY, FLORI-
DA.

Any person claiming an Interest
In the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of the lie pendens must
file a claim within sixty (60) days
after the sale. The Court, In its dis-
cretion, may enlarge the time of
the sale. Notice of the changed
time of sale shall be published as
provided herein.
-DATED 10-10-08
B. Hugh Bradley, Clerk
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Connie Coker
Deputy Clerk of the Court

"If you are a person with a disabil-
ity who needs any accommoda-
tion in order to participate in this
proceeding, you are entitled, at no
cost to you, to the provision of
certain assistance. Please contact
the ADA Coordinator, Mr. Nick
Sudzina at RO. Box 9000, Bartow,
FL 33831; telephone number ,.863-
534-4686 two (2) working days of
ybur' receipt of this notleblIf you
are hearing Impaired, call the
Florida Relay Services at 1-800-
955-8771 (TTY); if you are voice
Impaired, call the Florida Relay
Services at 1-800-955-8770."


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

CASE NO.: 25-2008-CA-000241
DIVISION: CIVIL
STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT
UNION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
SHANNON M. SELPH; DONNIE
VERNON SELPH; HIGHEST
CORP a/d/b/a HIGHEST COR-
PORATION; UNKNOWN TENANT
IN POSSESSION #1; AND
UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSES-
SION #2,
Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE is hereby given that,
pursuant to the Order of Summary
Judgment of Foreclosure in this
cause, in the Circuit Court of
Hardee County, Florida, I will sell
the property situated in Hardee
County, Florida described as:

Lot 14, Block "I", Charlie
Creek Mobile Estates, as
per plat recorded in Plat
Book 3, Page 37, Public
Records of Hardee County,
Florida.

Parcel ID Number: 31-33-
27-0860-00001-0014 '

And which postal address
Is:
1351 Morgan Grice Rd.,
Wauchula, Florida 33873

at Public Sale, to the highest bid-
der, for cash, on the front steps of
the Hardee County Courthouse
located at 417 West Main Street,
Wauchula, Florida, at 11:00 a.m.
on the 21st day of January, 2009.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN
INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS
FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER
THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER
AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS
PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM
WITHINt 60 DAYS AFTER THE
SALE.

WITNESS my hand and the Seal
of this Court this. 13th day of
November, 2008.
B. Hugh Bradley
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: C. Timmons
Deputy Clerk'
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN
AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION

CASE NO. 25-2008-CA-000496
DIVISION
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC,
Plaintiff,
Vs.
ROBERTO CAVAZOS, et at,
Defendant(s). /

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to a Final Judgment of
Mortgage Foreclosure dated
December 29, 2008 and entered In
Case No. 25-2008-CA-000496 of
the Circuit Court of the TENTH
Judicial Circuit in and for HARDEE
County, Florida wherein GMAC
MORTGAGE, LLC, is the Plaintiff
and THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
ROBERTO CAVAZOS; THE
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SOFIA
CAVAZOS; ROBERTO CAVAZOS;
SOFIA CAVAZOS; TENANT #2,
TENANT #3, TENANT #4, AND
TENANT #1 N/K/A MICHELLE
TEJEDA are the Defendants, I will
sell tthe highest and best bidder
for cash at the NORTH FRONT
DOOR OF THE HARDEE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE, 417 W. MAIN
STREET at 11:00AM, on the 21 day
of January, 2009, the following
described property as set forth in
said Final Judgment:

BEGIN AT THE SOUTH-
EAST CORNER OF THE
NORTH 1/2 OF THE
SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SEC-
TION 29, TOWNSHIP 33
SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST,
AND RUN THENCE NORTH
A DISTANCE OF 210 FEET;
THENCE WEST A DIS-
TANCE OF 890 FEET;
THENCE NORTH A DIS-
TANCE OF 155 FEET FOR
A POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE NORTH A DIS-
TANCE OF 200.60 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 75
DEGREES 39 MINUTES 22
SECONDS EAST A DIS-
TANCE OF 108.38 FEET;
THENCE, SOUTH A DIS-
TANCE OF 227.45 FEET;
THENCE WEST A DIS-
TANCE OF 105 FEET TO A
POINT OF BEGINNING;
LESS 25 FEET OFF SOUTH
SIDE FOR ROAD RIGHT OF
WAY; AND BEGIN AT THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE
SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SEC-
TION 29, TOWNSHIP 33
SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST,
AND RUN THENCE NORTH
A DISTANCE OF 210 FEET;
THENCE WEST A DIS-
TANCE OF 995 FEET;
THENCE NORTH A DIS-
TANCE OF 155 FEET TO A
POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE NORTH A DIS-
TANCE OF 210.76 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 84
DEGREES 28 MINUTES 34
SECONDS EAST A DIS-
TANCE OF 105.49 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH A DIS-
TANCE OF 200.60 FEET;
THENCE WEST A DIS-
TANCE OF 105 FEET TO A
POINT -OF--BEGINNING;
LESS 25 FEET OFF SOUTH
SIDE FOR ROAD RIGHT OF
WAY. TOGETHER WITH A
MOBILE HOME LOCATED
THEREON AS A FIXTURE
AND APPURTENANCE
THERETO, ID#0440500-
341; FL # 2154378

A/K/A 1414 EAST DRIVE,
WAUCHULA, FL 33873

Any person claiming an interest
In the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of the Lis pendens
must file a claim within sixty (60)
days after the sale.

WITNESS my hand and the Seal
of this Court this Dec 29, 2009.

B. Hugh Bradley
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Connie Coker
Deputy Clerk
In accordance with the Americans
Disabilities Act, persons with dis-
abilities needing a special accom-
modation to participate in this pro-
ceeding should contact the Indi-
vidual or agency sending the
notice at Echevarria, McCalla,
Raymer, Barrett & Frappler, 601
Bayshore Blvd., Suite 800, Tampa,
Florida 33606, telephone (813)
251-4766, not later than seven (7)
days prior to the proceeding. If
hearing Impaired, (TDD) 1-800-
955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-
8770, via Florida Relay Service.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
FLORIDA, IN AND FOR HARDEE
COUNTY
Case No.: 252008CP000110

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
NORMA WILMA COLLIER
WINGATE, also known as
NORMA C. WINGATE,
deceased. /
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate
of NORMA WILMA COLLIER
WINGATE, also known as NORMA
C. WINGATE, deceased, whose
date of death was November
7,2008, and whose social security
number is 263-32-3178, is pending
in the Circuit Court for Hardee
' County, Florida, Probate Division,
the address of which is Post
Office Drawer 1749, Wauchula,
Florida 33873-1749. The names


and addresses of the Personal
Representative and the Personal
Representative's attorney are set
forth below.

All creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims
or demands against decedent's
estate, on whom a copy' of. this
notice is required to be served
must file their claims with this
Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER
THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON
THEM.

All other creditors of the dece-
dent and persons having claims or
demands against the estate of the
decedent's estate must file their
claims with this court WITHIN
THREE MONTHS AFTER THE
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITH-
IN THE TIME PERIODS SET
FORTH 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA
PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREV-
ER BARRED. -

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S
DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of
this notice is 12-11-08.

Personal Representative:
LARRY EUGENE WINGATE
1524 Maude Road
Wauchula, FL 33873
Attorney for Personal
Representative:


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HARDEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 25-2008-CA-000476
DIVISION
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY, AS
TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW
HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-WF2,
Plaintiff,
vs.
DAVID YAHRAUS et al,
Defendantss. /

NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to a Final Judgment of
Mortgage Foreclosure dated
December 29,2008 and entered in
Case No. 25-2008-CA-000476 of
the Circuit Court of the TENTH
Judicial Circuit in and for HARDEE
County, Florida' wherein
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE
FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN
TRUST 2006-WF2, is the Plaintiff
and DAVID YAHRAUS; BROOKE
YAHRAUS; TENANT #1, TENANT
#2, TENANT #3, and TENANT #4
are the Defendants, I will sell to
the highest and best bidder for
cash at NORTH FRONT DOOR OF
THE HARDEE COUNTY COURT-
HOUSE, 417 W. MAIN STREET at
11:00 AM, on the 21 day of
January, 2009, the following
described property as set forth in
said Final Judgment:


John W. H. Burton, of A PORTION OF SECTION
BURTON & BURTON, PA. 6, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH,
Post Office Drawer 1729 RANGE 23 EAST, HARDEE
Wauchula, FL 33873-1729 COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING
Telephone: (863) 773-3241 MORE PARTICULARLY
Telecopier: (863) 773-0910 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
Florida Bar Number: 0650137 COMMENCE AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
1:1,8nc SAID SECTION 6; THENCE
SOUTH 89 DEGREES 22
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE MINUTES 21 SECONDS
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF EAST, ALONG SOUTH LINE
FLORIDA, IN AND FOR HARDEE OF SAID 'SECTION 6,
COUNTY 3158.37 FEET; THENCE
NORTH 00 DEGREES 00
Case No.: 252008CP000114 MINUTES 24 SECONDS
EAST, 1173.615 FEET TO
POINT OF BEGINNING;
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF THENCE NORTH 89
WILLIAM F. RESCHKE, SR., DEGREES 19 MINUTES 11
deceased. / SECONDS, 159.51 FEET
TO A POINT ON THE WEST
AMENDED NOTICE TO LINE OF SOUTH 1/2 OF
CREDITORS SOUTHEAST 1/2 OF SAID
The administration of the estate SECNORTH 00IN DE6; THGREES 00
of WILLIAM F. RESCHKE, SR., MINUTES 24 SECONDS
deceased, whose date of death EAST, ALONG SAID WEST
was November 17, 2008, and E SI E
whose social security number is LINE, 150.00 FEET TO
340-20-4159, is pending in the NORTHWEST CORNER OF
Circuit Court for Hardee County, SAID SOUTH 1/2 4;
Florida, Probate Division, the SOUTH 00ST DEGR1/4;THENCE
address otwhich A&;Post. Office........ NORTH 00 DEGREES 59
d MINUTES 08 SECONDS
Drawer 1749, Wauchula, FL 33873- '0- CC
1749. The name afid address of WEST, 822.38 FEET;
the Personal Representative and THENCE SOUTH 89
the PersonalReprsentativeand DEGREES 30 MINUTES 47
the Personal Rersntative's SECONDS EAST 454.494
attorney are set forth.eblow. FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00

All creditors of the decedent CONDEGREES 10 MINUTES 10
and other persons having claims SACONDS EAST AND PAR-
ALLEL TO EAST LINE OF
or demands against decedent's AID SECTION 6, 973.666
estate, on whom a copy of this
notice is required to be served FEET; THENCE NORTH 89
must file their claims with this DEGREES 19 MINUTES 11
Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 SECONDS WEST, 283.744
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF FEETTO POINTHOEEGIN-_
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF NING. TOGETHER WITH
THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE FOLLOWING EASE-
THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A MENT: A 60 FOOT
COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON INGRESS-EGRESS FROM
THEM. ROY MOORE ROAD
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

All other creditors of the dece.- THE NORTHEAST 1/2 FEETOF
dent and persons having claims or THE NORTHEAST 1/2 OF SEC
demands against the estate must SOUTHWEST 1/2 OF SEC-
file their claims with this court TION 6, TOWNSHIP 35
WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER SOUTH, RANGE 3 EAST,
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI- HARD NORTH 60 FLOEETR-
CATION OF THIS NOTICE. OFA. THE SOUTHEAST 1/60 FEET
OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/2
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITH- OF SOUTHWEST 1/2 OF
IN THE TIME PERIODS SET SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 35
FORTH 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA SOUTH, RANGE 23 EAST,
PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREV. HARDEE COUNTY, FLORI-
ER BARREn DA.


NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S
DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of
this Notice is January 1, 2009.

Personal Representative:
JOHN ERIC RESCHKE
1180 Knollwood Circle
Wauchula, FL 33873

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


ABOUT...
School News
The Herald-Advocate en-
courages submissions from
Hardee County schools.
Photos and write-ups
should be of recent events,
and must include first and
last names for both students
and teachers. Identify pho-
tos front to back, left to right.
Deadline for submissions
is 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Please include the name
and phone number of a con-
tact person. Qualifying
items will be published as
space allows.


A/K/A 713 ROY MOORE
ROAD, ONA, FL 33865

Any person claiming an Interest
in the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of the Us Pendens
must file a claim within sixty (60)
days after the sale.

WITNESS MY HAND and the
seal of this court on December
29,2008.

B. HUGH BRADLEY
Clerk of the Circuit Court

By: Connie Coker
Deputy Clerk

In accordance with the Americans
Disabilities Act, persons with dis-
abilities needing a special accom-
modation to participate in this
proceeding should contact the
Individual or agency sending the
notice at Echevarria, McCalla,
Raymer, Barrett & Frappier, 601
Bayshore Blvd., Suite 800, Tampa,
Florida 33606, telephone (813)
251-4766, not later than seven (7)
days prior to the proceeding. If
hearing impaired (TDD) 1-800-
955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-
8770, via Florida Relay Service.
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10 HOURS A

MONTH!

That's all it takes to speak
up for a child. Volunteer to
be a Guardian Ad Litem.

773-2505
(if office unattended, please leave
message.)


Letter To The Editor

Balance State Budget By

Cutting Politicians' Salaries


Dear Editor:
In the news lately the state of
Florida seems desperate to find
ways to reduce the state budget
deficit. I suggest that all state
politicians down to and includ-
ing the' county commissioners
reduce their exorbitantsalaries
to an amount that would com-
pensate for the budget short-
fall.


It seems the burden .for thp
excessive spending by the
politicians always falls upon the
individuals who are less able to
pay. ,
Ironic, I never hear this sug-
gestion surface in the discus-
sion for solutions. -

Sincerely
Larry G. Fiegel
Wauchula


Greetings from your Payne Creek Preservation Alliance!
The volunteers are busy, busy, busy preparing for the second
annual Fort Chokonikla Encampment. Visitors from last year can
appreciate the work our volunteers can do. Make plans to attend
this event this Saturday and Sunday.
Admission to the event is free after paying park entrance fees
of $2 per car, up to eight passengers. The Citizens Support Organi-
zation will have the food booth, with proceeds going toward park
projects.
The park is known for several things, one of which was the
massacre at Kennedy-Darling store.
Another fact is that this was the site of Fort Chokonikla, one
of many that were built to protect settlers from Seminole uprisings,
A great addition to the park would be a reconstruction of that Fort
Chokonikla.
Birders, grab your binoculars and head to the park! Payne's
Creek Historic State Park is on the Great Florida Birding Trail, and
more birds are showing up each week.
And for those avid hikers, it's time to put on your walking
shoes and explore the park's many trails, equipped with benches
ideal for a brief rest along the scenic nature path.
If you haven't been to the park before, it is located east of
Bowling Green on Lake Branch Road, approximately one-half mile
past the city limits. It's a great place to hold activities such as fam-
ily reunions or birthday parties. Pavilions are available and can be
reserved for a fee.


To Your Health!
By Erin E. Hess
Hardee County Health Department


CHILD HEALTH EXPO JAN. 17
Recently the World Health Organization, the United Nations
Children's Fund and the Centers for Disease Control released
"reports on the patterns of unintentional childhood injuries and
childhood injury-wpeevention. The reports highlight leading killers
and disablers of children, namely road traffic injuries, drowning,
falls, burns and poisons.
On average, 12,175 children 0 to 19 years of age have died
each year in the United States from an unintentional injury. The
leading causes differ by age group. For children less than 1 year of
age, two-thirds were due to suffocation. Drowning was the leading
cause of death for those 1 to 4 years of age. For children 5 to 19
years of age, the most injury deaths were due to being an occupant
in a motor vehicle crash.
Injuries from a fall were the leading cause of nonfatal injury.
Each year approximately 2.8 million children had an initial emer-
gency room visit for injuries from a fall. For children less than 1
year of age, falls accounted for over 50 percent of nonfatal injuries.
Other causes of non fatal injuries in children include animal bites,
insect stings, overexertion and being stuck by or against an object.
To prevent childhood injury, the CDC recommends many steps
parents and caregivers can take: installing and maintaining smoke
detectors; developing and practicing a family fire escape plan; set-
ting your water heater thermostat to no more than 120 degrees; and
using safe cooking practices, such as never leaving food unattend-
ed on the stove, to prevent burns.
Drowning accidents and deaths can be prevented by installa-
tion of fencing and self-latching gates around swimming pools, use
of life jackets when around water, constant supervision of children
when around water (including bathtubs) and learning cardiopul-
monary resuscitation (CPR). CPR instruction is now available at
the Hardee County Health Department. Call 773-4161, extension
176 to learn more.
Other injury prevention methods include the use of protective
gear such as wrist guards and knee and elbow pads when playing
active sports; storage of medicines and cleaning products, all of
which can be poisonous, in locked cabinets; appropriate use of
child safety seats; and ensuring that helmets are worn when riding
a bicycle, motorcycle, skateboard or using in-line skates.
The Hardee County Health Department, along with the Hardee
County Community Traffic Safety Team and numerous communi-
ty partners, is working to reduce the number of unintentional
injuries to children and is hosting a Health & Safety Expo on
Saturday, Jan. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pioneer Park in Zolfo
Springs. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to bring children
for a day of fun and safety education.
Child passenger safety seat inspection will take place and new
car seats will be available for a minimal fee of $20. Free bicycle
helmets will also be given away, but all persons wishing to receive
a helmet must be present to ensure proper helmet fitting.

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COUNTY COURT
The following marriage
licenses were issued recently
in the office of the county
court,
Derek William Pilon, '20,
Gordonville, Pa., and Kellye
Angela Jurist, 19, Arcadia.
Andrea Lavonne Stevenson,
;32, Wauqhula, and Barbara
Janine White, 37, Wauchula.
Jacob Andrew Cobb, 20,
Wauchula, and Tonya Rachel
Romain, 19, Sebring.

The following small claims
cases were disposed of recent-
ly by the county judge:
Gulf Coast Assistance LLC
vs. Robert H. Gibson, default
judgment.
Samuel Delatorre vs. Walter
Rivera, judgment.
Cavalry Portfolio Services
LLC vs. Selena Camacho, judg-
ment.
Cavalry Portfolio Services
LLC vs. Amy M. Forbes, judg-
ment.
North Star Capital Acquisi-
tion vs. Manuel Herrera, default
judgment.
Pat Penn-Roberts vs. Marvin
Williams, judgment.
Long's Air Conditioning Inc.
,vs. Roberto Garcia, judgment.
Bagwell Lumber Co. of Avon
,Park vs. Ralph Arce, judgment..
Financial Portfolios II Inc.
:vs. Nola D. Jackson,' default
judgment.
Florida Hospital Heartland
vs. Mattie R. Daniels, judg-
ment.

The following misde-
meanor cases were disposed
of recently in county court:
Luis Banda, possession .of
drug paraphernalia and posses-
sion of marijuana, adjudication
withheld, probation 12 months,
substance abuse evaluation/-
treatment, $325 fine and court
costs, $100 public defender
fees, $50 cost of prosecution
(COP).
Caleb Adam Brinn, posses-
sion of alcohol under age,.21.
and possession of untagged
deer meat, adjudication with-
held, $325 fine and court costs,
$50 COP.
Berardo Carrillo,. resisting
arrest without violence, 30 days
with credit for time served,
$325 fine and court costs, $100
public defender fees, $50 COP.
Isaac Combs, possession of
marijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia, adjudica-
tion withheld, probation 12
inonths, drug abuse evalua-
tion/treatment, $325 fine and
court costs, $100 public defend-
er fees, $50 COP.


Ruben Elisondo, domestic
battery and resisting an officer
without violence, time served,
probation 12 months, no con-
tact with victim, alcohol abuse
evaluation/treatment,: 12-week
anger management class, $677
fine and court costs, $100 pub-
lic defender fees, $50 COP, $50
investigative costs, restitution
to be set.
Sarah Ezelle, petit theft, pro-
bation six months, ATF class,
20 hours community service.
Patricia Leanne Farrow, loi-
tering/prowling, adjudication
withheld, $325 fine and court
costs, $100 public defender
fees, $50 COP.
Daniel Garcia, domestic bat-
tery, transferred to pretrial
diversionary program.
Timothy Godwin, two counts
disorderly intoxication, 20 days
CTS, $325 fine and court costs,
$100 public defender fees and
$50 COP placed on lien.
Donald Aaron Hughes,
domestic battery and violation
of a domestic violence injunc-
tion for protection, 75 days
CTS, $677 fine and court costs,
$100 public defender fees, $50
COP and $50 investigative
costs placed on lien.
John Emory Mohn, two
counts battery, nine months in
jail, $677 fine and court costs,
$100 public defender fees, $50
COP, $50 investigative costs.
Eric Baltazar, petit theft,
estreated bond.
Enrique Velazquez, domestic
battery, transferred to pretrial
diversionary program, includ-
ing four-hour domestic violence
class.
Henry Lee Harris, petit theft,
33 days CTS, $325 fine and
court costs, $100 public defend-
er fees, $50 COP.

The following criminal
traffic cases were disposed of
recently in county court.
,,Dispositions are based on
Florida Statutes, driving
record and facts concerning
-the case.
Cecilio Rodriguez Martinez,
DUI and no valid license, pro-
bation one year, ignition inter-
lock six months, no alcohol or
bars, $2,000 fines and court
costs, $100 public defender fees
and $50 COP placed on lien.
Adam Bre3 Contreras, dri-
ving while license suspended
(DWLS), produced valid
license, adjudication withheld,
$195 court costs, $50 COP.
Takeesha Nashell Coon,
DWLS, adjudication withheld,
$195 court costs, $50 COP. .
Steven Jaquez, DWLS, adju-
dication withheld, $195 court


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costs, $50 COP.
Nicholas Mendoza III,
DWLS, adjudication withheld,
$195 court costs, $50 COP.
Charles Nicolas Skitka,
DWLS, not prosecuted.
Gabriel Gutierrez, DUI, pro-
bation one year, license sus-
pended six months, random
screens, no alcohol or bars,
$1,438 fine and court costs, $50
COP.
Lucas Dean Page, two counts
DUI with property damage,
probation '12 months, license
suspended six months, DUI
school, no alcohol or bars, $913
fine and court costs, $50 COP,
restitution to be set, 50 hours
community service.

CIRCUIT COURT
The following civil actions
were filed recently in the
office of the circuit court:
Wells Fargo Bank vs. Sara
Lazo et al, petition for mortgage
foreclosure.
Jeffrey D. Ford vs. Florida
Hospital Heartland, notice of
90-day extension.to file petition
for damages.
international Portfolio Inc.
vs. Walter Wilson, damages -
indebtedness.

The following decisions on
civil cases pending in the cir-
cuit court were handed down
recently by the circuit court
judge:
James W. Leonard vs. Walter
A. McNeil and the state
Department of Corrections,
petition for inmate review
denied.
Jimmy Morris and Bridgette
E. Morris, order.
Brandon Newman' and
Angela Newman, divorce..
Ileana Mascorro and Adrian
D. Melendez, order.
Deutsche Bank National
Trust Co. as trustee vs. David
Yahruas, Brooke Yahraus et al,
judgment of mortgage foreclo-
sure.
GMAC Mortgage LLC vs.
Roberto Cavazos, Sofia Cava-
zos et al, judgment of mortgage
foreclosure.
Tina S. Hewett and the state
Department of Revenue vs.
Steve McAbee, modification of
child support arrearage pay-
ments.
John W. Duvall and Betty S.
Duvall, divorce.

The following felony crimi-
nal cases were disposed of last
week by the circuit judge.
Defendants have been adjudi-
cated guilty unless noted oth-
erwise. When adjudication is
withheld, it is pending suc-
cessful completion of proba-
tion.. Sentences are pursuant
to an investigative report by
and the recommendation of


--Raymundo Rojas-Bautista and
-Macaria Maria Santos-Paz,
$55,000.
Rita T. McCurry to Pedro


Granados, $53,400.
Edwin D. and Candice E.
Mercer to Mineral Branch
Ranch LLC, $450,000.


the staTe probation office and
also state sentencing guide-
lines. Final discretion is left to
the judge.
Sonia Aviles, violation of
probation (original charge
felony DWLS), probation
revoked, six months communi-
ty control house arrest, with
same conditions.
Barbara Ann Barkley, viola-
tion of probation (original
charges possession of cocaine
and possession of drug para-
phernalia), probation revoked,
community control with same
other conditions.
Jesus Gaspar, felony battery
and domestic assault, trans-
ferred to county misdemeanor
court, no contact with victim.
Jose Rubio Gonzalez, felony
DUI, DWLS and refusal to sub-
mit to DUI tests, 180 days in
jail followed by two years pro-
bation, license permanently
revoked, ignition interlock two
years, tag impound 90 days,
multiple-offender DUI school,
evaluation/treatment, no alco-
hol or bars, warrantless search
and_seizure, $2,495 fine and
court costs, $700 public defend-
er fees, $100 COP.
Frank Romeo III, felony flee-
ing to elude an officer, DWLS
and violation of community
control (original charges pos-
session of cocaine and DWLS),
additional two years communi-
ty control, license suspended
another year, random drug/alco-
hol screens, no alcohol or bars,
warrantless search and seizure,
$520 fine and court costs, $350
public defender fees and $50
COP added to outstanding fines
and fees.
Reynaldo Raul Martinez,
violation of probation (original
charges burglary of structure
and grand theft), probation ter-
minated successfully.

The following real estate
transactions of $10,000 or
more were filed recently in
the office of the clerk of court:
CIT Group Consumer
Finance Inc. to LSF6 Mercury
Reo Investments LLC,
$162,000.
Sylvaine Ducrou to Deborah
M. Moles, $167,000.
James D. Hill to Donnie and
Teresa K. Morgan, $90,000.
Ramon and Zoraida Menen-
dez to Harold P. and Jeanette
Croley, $70,000.
Myrl Roberts to Jose


Dear Editor:
According to Bill Mulcay,
general manager and CEO of
Peace River Electric Coopera-
tive, clean coal will keep energy
affordable. It is time for mem-
bers of Peace River to come
together and change our future.
Bill is right. We must let our
elected state and federal offi-
cials know that God put all this
coal in America for a reason. As
a member owner of a democra-
tic-controlled cooperative there
are also other ways you can
become active and involved in
your local cooperative.
At this time the cooperative
is in the process of electing a
board of director representative
for Districts 2 and 5 in Hardee
County. I encourage member
owners in these districts to
search their hearts about be-
coming a candidate for one of
these board seats.
If you know you can con-
tribute to the betterment of your


neighbors and the cooperative,
then place your name on the
ballot. The district meetings
will be held in February to elect
this board member, and it is
imperative you attend and.vote
for the candidate of your
choice.
Another way you can
become involved is to attend
some of the monthly board
meetings, which will give you
insight on the goals and direc-
tion of your cooperative. The
meeting dates, times and loca-
tion are published in your
Florida monthly magazine and
possibly on the cooperative
website.
To learn more about electric
cooperatives go online to Nat-
ional Rural Electric Coopera-
tive Association (NRECA).

Donald Samuels
Loyal 43-year PRECO
employee (Ret)
Fort Green


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STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FIND

CITY OF BOWLING GREEN

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

AMENDMENTS) IN COMPLIANCE

DOCKET NO. 08-CIE1-NOI-2502-(A)-(I)
The Department gives notice of its intent to find the Amendment(s) to the
Comprehensive Plan for the City of Bowling Green, adopted by Ordinance No(s). 2008-
03 on November 11, 2008, IN COMPLIANCE, pursuant'to Sections 163.3184, 163.3187
and 163.3189, F.S.
The adopted City of Bowling Green Comprehensive Plan Amendment(s) and the
Department's Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report, (if any), are avail-
able for public inspection Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays, during nor-
mal business hours, at the City of Bowling Green, Clerk's Office, 104 East Main Street,
Bowling Green, Florida, 33834.
Any affected person, as defined in Section 163.3184, F.S., has a right to petition for an
administrative hearing to challenge the proposed agency determination that the
Amendments) to the City of Bowling Green Comprehensive Plan are In Compliance, as
defined in Subsection 163.3184(1), F.S. The petition must be filed within twenty-one (21)
days after publication of this notice, and must include all of the information and contents
described in Uniform Rule 28-106.201, F.A.C. The petition must be filed with the Agency
Clerk, Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-2100, and a copy mailed or delivered to the local government. Failure to
timely file a petition shall constitute a waiver of any right to request an administrative pro-
ceeding as a petitioner under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. If a petition is filed, the
purpose of the administrative hearing will be to present evidence and testimony and for-
ward a recommended order to the Department. If no petition is filed, this Notice of Intent
shall become final agency action.
If a petition is filed, other affected persons may petition for leave to intervene in the
proceeding. A petition for intervention must be filed at least twenty (20) days before the
final hearing and must include all of the information and contents described in Uniform
Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C. A petition for leave to intervene shall be filed at.the Division of
Administrative Hearings, Department of Management Services, 1230 Apalachee Parkway,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3060. Failure to petition to intervene within the allowed time
frame constitutes a waiver of any right such a person has to request a hearing under
Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to participate in the administrative hearing.
After an administrative hearing petition is timely filed, mediation is available pursuant
to Subsection 163.3189(3)(a), FS., to any affected person who is made a party to the
proceeding by filing that request with the administrative law judge -assigned by the
Division of Administrative Hearings. The choice of mediation shall not affect a party's right
to an administrative hearing.
-s- Charles Gauthier, AICP
Division of Community Planning Director
Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
18 c Tallahassee, Floride-32399-2100
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Clean Coal Will Keep.

Energy Affordable In U.S.