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Vol. 100 No. 135 Wednesday, November 11, 2009


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Index
Church News ............................ ...... 27
Classifieds .................................. 22-26
Community Events..................... ..... 14
O bituaries.................... .................. 6
Opinion............................ 5,27
Speak Out ....................................... 4
Sports............................................. 16
W weather ................................... 5

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By Eric Kopp
Okeechobee News
"Good old fashioned police
work" led to the arrest of three
Pahokee men and could very well
have saved the life of a woman in
the King's Bay area.
The three men were slowly
canvassing the King's Bay subdivi-
sion Friday night, Nov. 6, with the
intent of kidnapping a woman and
raping her, said Detective Ted Van
Deman, of the Okeechobee Coun-
ty Sheriff's Office (OCSO).
Arrested and booked into the
Okeechobee County Jail were:
Alberto Aguilera, 25, Annona Ave;
Israel Avalos, 31, Menlo Way, Rex,
Ga.; and Armando Gallardo, 20.
Aguilera was charged with con-
spiracy to commit a felony (rape).
His bond was set at $100,000.
Avalos was charged with con-
spiracy to commit a felony (rape),


n planned
possession of a
concealed fire-
arm, possession
of a firearm by a
convicted felon
and posses-
sion of a firearm
with altered se-
rial number. His
bond was set at Alberto Israel
$125,000. Aguilera Avalos
Gallardo was police,
charged with conspiracy to com- done
mit a felony (rape) and possession Potter,'
of a concealed firearm. His bond saved s
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The men were arrested by Street(
two members of the OCSO Street and it f
Crimes Unit-Deputy Javier Gon- OCS
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Okeechobee County Sheriff e d
Paul May had high praise for the Agen
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Gallardo
work. I am proud of the job
by deputies Gonzalez and
'he said. "This very possibly
someone's life and, for that,
ery thankful. We started the
Crimes Unit earlier this year
has been a great success."
O arrest affidavits state that
puties-along with Special
Mark Willis, from the Flor
apartment of Law Enforce-
FDLE)-were searching the
Bay subdivision on U.S. 441


S.E. for a fugitive. While driving
through the area in an unmarked
vehicle around 9 p.m., they saw a
vehicle with a Palm Beach County
license plate "zigzagging slowly
through the subdivision as if troll-
ing to commit a burglary."
The deputies turned off the
lights on their patrol unit and
watched the vehicle as it drove
slowly along every street in the
subdivision. They also noticed that
the car's tail lights were flickering
on and off.
Once the car left King's Bay, the
deputies followed it and stopped
it due to the equipment violation.
As the officers got out of their car
they reportedly saw the three oc-
cupants moving around and "stuff-
ing things under the seat."
The affidavit stated that Agu-
ilera, the driver of the car, was
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Audience offers backing

to new county projects


By Eric Kopp
Okeechobee News


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me to "bite the bullet" and erect a
lew Emergency 9-1-1/Emergency
operationss facility and expand the
current jail and sheriff's office.
The Nov. 9 meeting was put on
y Okeechobee County officials to
ain input from residents about
he two projects that will cost the
county in the area $24.6 million.
Broken down, the new 9-1-1/
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hand to pay for the new 9-1-1/EOC
facility and can write a check for
the project. The facility -- if given
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OUA to join other agencies on new radio system


By Pete Gawda
Okeechobee News
In a lengthy meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10,
the Okeechobee Utility Authority (OUA) board
of directors discussed, among other things, a
customer complaint and the participation in
the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio Sys-
tem (SLERS).
In the midst of bad economic times the
board heard some good news. While water
and sewer revenues were down for last year,
total operating expenses were below budget
by a much larger margin. Pending the result of
an external auditor's examination, it appears
for last year that the utility has a net excess in
revenue of $257,849, which the board voted
to place in the rate stabilization fund.
After much discussion the board agreed
to participate in SLERS. However, during the
course of the discussion, the final outcome
was in doubt.
Deputy county administrator Jim Three-
wits, who is coordinating the SLERS program,
must feel like he is herding cats. It is his job
to secure agreements among five government
entities -- the city, the county, the sheriff's of-
fice, OUA and the school board.
Since the cost is divided proportionally
among all participants based on the number
of radios each entity has, the cost to each
entity changes each time one of the entities
changes their number of radios. Other costs
have also been changing throughout this
lengthy process.
One of the features of SLERS is that there
is intercommunication between all participat-
ing agencies.


OUA director John Hayford favored a
commercial system. He feared that during an
emergency the utility would be bumped off
the system by law enforcement agencies.
He said during the 2004 and 2005 hurri-
canes the utility did not have the intercommu-
nication of SLERS and still managed to com-
municate with other agencies.
Still to be settled is an agreement to deed a
portion of OUA land to the county for the new
antenna site required for the SLERS system.
That is up in the air now because the county
has decided that the original location is not
suitable and has not decided on another loca-
tion.
In an unrelated matter, the board spent
about an hour discussing the situation of
Corey Miller who had purchased property at
110 S.E. Fourth St. Mr. Miller understood that
the property already had sewer service, but
has since learned it doesn't and that he will
have to pay the capital connection charge for
sewer.
Mr. Miller appeared before the board to re-
quest a waiver of that charge.
It seems the confusion came about be-
cause the property was being charged the
base charge for sewer without being con-
nected to the sewer. OUA policy dictates that
if a sewer line adjoins a property and that
property owner chooses not to connect to the
sewer service, the owner is still charged the
base charge for sewer service.
Mr. Miller said he called OUA and was told
the property was connected to OUA sewer.
Later, his contractor told him the property
was not connected.
Mr. Hayford said it was the utility's policy


not to give out such information over the
telephone. He said requests about sewer con-
nections must be submitted in writing. Mr.
Hayford said it appeared the previous owner
elected not to hook up to the OUA sewer and
was charged a base charge.
Board member Devin Maxwell, who, as an
attorney deals with real estate transactions,
said such things are sometimes frustrating to
buyers who learn at the last minute that they
have to pay capital connection charges. He
suggested the process be refined.
He went on to say if OUA has not filed a
lien on the property there would be no pub-
lic record of outstanding capital connection
charges. He said the average person doesn't


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JOSEY ANN NORRIS
Introducing Josey Ann Norris,
born on October 22, 2009. She
weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces
and was 19 inches long. Josey is
the daughter of Chuck and Tobina
Norris of Howard, KS. Grandparents
are Joe and Vicki Schmidt of
Atwood, KS, and Charlie Norris and
Phyllis Norris of Okeechobee, FL.
Great-grandparents are Irene Vap
of Atwood, KS, Daisy Schmidt of
Atwood, KS, and Mary Alice Norris
of Okeechobee, FL and D.L. Pearce
of Okeechobee, FL.


know what questions to ask and suggested
the process be more streamlined.
After about an hour's discussion the board
took no action. However, Mr. Hayford said
he would personally go back and check the
records on that property to see if it has ever
been billed for sewer other than the base
charge.
According to OUA policy, if a property was
ever billed for sewer the utility assumes that
either a capital connection charge was paid
at some time or the sewer was hooked up
before capital connection charges were insti-
tuted.
In either case, the present owner is not
charged a capital connection charge.


D.A.R. essay deadline is near


High School and 5-8th grades are count-
ing their words and checking the spelling of
their essays. Deadline is Dec. 1.
High School is writing about Christopher
Columbus' early influences and experiences
and how these contributed to successes
and failures in his voyages of exploration.
Length: 800-1200 words.
Grades 5-8th are imagining that they are
present when the 'golden spike' was driven
to celebrate the completion of the first trans-
continental railroad. They could pretend to
be a settler planning to use the train to trav-
el to a new home in the west. They might
be an Irish or Chinese worker who helped


build the line, or possibly a Native American
whose way of life was greatly affected by the
railroad.
Length: Grade 5: 300-600 words; Grades
6-8: 600-1,000 words.
Winning essays will be forwarded to State
competition and possibly go to National.
Each school received copies of rules and
bibliographies in September so that teach-
ers could give students the opportunity to
participate. Home school students are also
eligible.
For information contact Mrs. V F. George,
Okeechobee Chapter D.A.R., at 863-763-
0266.


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Okeechobee News launches new sports web site


Youth, adult leagues,
and schools encouraged
to participate
Youth and adult recreation leagues and
sports teams in the Okeechobee area will
soon have a new outlet for submitting their
game results, team news and photos on-
line.
Sports teams, players, and their fami-
lies have long pasted newspaper accounts
of their athletic accomplishments in dusty
scrapbooks.
But many athletes who compete, espe-
cially in youth leagues and less well known
sports, have not received the attention that
college and high school athletes do.
That's about to change. A new website,
"Okeechobee Sports Network," will debut in
the next few days and provide local sports
teams and leagues with an online sports
page and a resource they can call their own.
The Okeechobee News has teamed with
Community Sports Desk, a national sports
software and service company headquar-
tered in Kenosha, Wis. The goal is to shine a
spotlight on local sports.
"This is a chance for every team, every
league, every kid or adult sports participant,


no matter their athletic ability, to make their
mark," said Matt Serpe, business manager
for Community Sports Desk.
"Okeechobee Sports Network" will be
available on demand for team representa-
tives to update scores and stats, as well as
add photos and news for players, family,
friends and all local sports fans to view. Each
league or sports group that participates will
have dedicated web pages that will include
results, schedules, stats, photos and more.
There will be absolutely no charge to par
ticipate in "Okeechobee Sports Network."
While the service is perfect for youth and
adult rec leagues, local schools are encour-
aged to use the site as well, which will be
supported by advertising.
"Okeechobee Sports Network" won't be
limited to football, baseball and basketball.
The site can support virtually any sports or
team activity including soccer, cheerleading,
rodeo, bowling, golf and many more. In ad-
dition to appearing on the website, selected
league and team information will be collect-
ed and published in the Okeechobee News
print editions.
"This will add to the coverage and service
we are providing at a time when others are
cutting back," said Okeechobee News pub-
lisher Tom Byrd. "It's a professional format


to showcase our community sports and pro-
vide teams with a very useful tool to share
information with athletes and parents. I'm
especially excited that the site is free to the
teams and leagues, and that it gives back to
help community sports. They are such a vital
part of our communities."
"Our editors are providing contact infor-
mation for area leagues and teams to Com-
munity Sports Desk, and they will gather all
the information necessary to build each
team's profile on the Okeechobee County
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Community Sports Desk's support staff
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Veterans Day
Veterans Day is this week and I think
this would be a good time to say "thank
you" to the veterans and to the servicemen
and women who sacrifice so much to pro-
tect our freedoms. Veterans may have served
many years ago, but their sacrifice continues,
because they are forever changed by war. I
know World War II veterans who still have
nightmares about what they saw. The hor-
rors of war do not go away. They put them-
selves in harm's way to protect this country.
They deserve our thanks and our respect.
North Elementary plans to honor veter-
ans. Students have been encouraged to "In-
vite a Vet" to school next Wednesday. The
veteran will receive a free lunch. The school
is also creating a Wall of Honor. I hope the
kids learn a lot from this.

Gay marriage
Seriously, does anyone have a non-re-
ligious, non-bigoted reason to disallow gays
from marrying? I'm talking being legally
married in the eyes of the government.
Although I am able to somewhat empa-
thize when a person falls in love with anoth-
er of the same sex, my empathy in no way
mitigates my disapproval of homosexuality.
So since I believe homosexuality is against
natural law, I would never vote/agree to "le-
galize" same sex marriage.


School prayer
As long as there are math tests, there
will be prayer in public schools.

Mustangs loose near Basinger
The area of state land where the mus-
tangs were apparently dumped gives them
something like 20,000 acres to roam. Those
horses are living it up and I don't think it will
be very easy to catch them. I say let them
run wild and free. There were wild horses
there before any white settlers came. They
belong there more than the people do.
Maybe we should ask the Skunk Ape
to help find the wild horses. Surely his keen
sense of smell would help him track them
down. Good think Skunk Apes are vegetar-
ians.

City police
Glad to see things are going well around
town. Thank God crime has slowed a little.
PLEASE keep the doors locked, install some
motion lights, lock the car doors always,
lock up the bikes or AT LEAST put them out
of sight and PLEASE watch what is going on
around you.

Bicycles
With the time change, it gets dark very
early. Lately I have noticed kids riding their
bikes when it is getting dark. Several times I
barely avoided hitting a child on a bike, be-
cause I didn't see them until it was almost
too late -- the bike had no reflectors and the
child was wearing dark clothing. Please par-
ents, do not let your kids ride on the roads
after dusk unless they have lights and/or re-
flectors on their bikes. Also, make sure they
wear helmets and put reflectors on the hel-
mets. The same goes for those of you who
walk in the evenings. It is getting dark early,
so carry a flashlight and wear light colored
clothing so the drivers can easily see you.

Afghanistan
Who cares what Bush, Clinton, Reagan
or even Washington did? I want to see some
good come out of Obama's 4 years. Even if
you did not vote for him (and I did not), we
still need to pray for this country and Obama
that he gets it right. Because everyone when
it all boils down to it we are all in the same
boat.


Okeechobee soldiers meet in
Afghanistan
I am currently stationed in Afghanistan in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom. I
am a Florida resident and call Okeechobee
my home for the last 25 years of military ser-
vice. I was raised in Okeechobee and gradu-
ated in the Class of 1984. I have served in
the Army during Operation Desert Storm,
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation En-
during Freedom.
I have an interesting story that I thought
the Okeechobee News readers would find
interesting.
While deployed as the Aviation Task
Force Standardization Instructor Pilot for
3-101st from Ft Campbell, Ky., I happened
upon another Okeechobee boy by the name
of Larry Peterson.


I told Larry about the Warrant officer
program 17 years ago when he worked at
Scotty's in Okeechobee. I had heard that he
finally did make it to flight school and have
not seen him since that day. I knew that he
flew Black Hawk helicopters, but when he
showed up to replace our National Guard
Unit from S.C. I was quite surprised to be
looking at another good ole Florida boy still
serving his country.
I had not seen him in over 17 years, just
an interesting SMALL WORLD story
I have been a long-time member of the
Legion and the VFW, could you pass this on
to both Okeechobee Posts!
Thanks,
Todd R. Chambers CW4, USA AH-
64D SP


Special to the Okeechobee News
CW4 Todd Chambers (left), an Okeechobee resident currently stationed in
Afghanistan, was surprised recently when he met up with another Okeecho-
bee native, Larry Peterson. The two had last seen each other 17 years ago in
Okeechobee when Chambers told Peterson about the warrant officer program.


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November 11, 2009


Okeechobee News


Opening night for 'Brigadoon' in Okeechobee


By Diane Timmons
Okeechobee News
Okeechobee Community Theatre per-
formed "Brigadoon" this past weekend and
it will be presented again on Friday, Nov.
13 and Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. at the
(Freshman Campus Auditorium) theatre just
one block west of Golden Corral Restaurant.
Tickets are available from the Chamber of
Commerce or at the theatre the evening of
the performance.
"Brigadoon" is a fantasy musical about a
fictitious and mysterious Scottish village that
appears for only one day every 100 years.
This is a musical classic that first opened on


Broadway in 1947, but certainly stands the
test of time. Songs from the musical such as
"Almost Like Being in Love" have become
standards.
Local performers including Kevin
Shumate as Charlie the bridegroom did an
especially good job. Genna Lute, playing
Fiona MacLaren, entertained us with her
wonderful singing voice throughout the
play. Michael White playing Tommy, Fiona's
love interest, was the perfect example of an
American tourist. Cooper Farrell, playing
Harry, performed an impressive and elabo-
rate sword dance with other dancers in the
cast. And finally, John Gardner, playing Mr.


Lundie the local schoolmaster, tells the story
of the town in a very respectable and easy to
understand Scottish brogue.
Other cast members included Judine
Cole, Ariana Cortez, Heather Garner, Lau-
rie Garner, Matt Garner, Brian Garza, Janie
Kaufman, Lonnie Kirsch, Kevin Lute, Joey
Marcinek, Tom Murray, Nikki St. Pierre, Rob-
ert Steiner, Josh Vanwormer, Tina Welborn,
Kaylee Whidden, Cameron White, Cathy
Womble and Mike Zherden.
The lighting was very well done and
special mention goes to Lighting Control,
Wesley Beam. Also, the sound was done
very professionally by Harry Moldenhauer.


This play was directed by Ron and Jacque
Hayes. Performance pianist was Sara-Kay
Knoche with Josiah Barber on the drums.
Other behind-the-scenes talent included
Laura Murray, stage manager and two as-
sistant stage managers, Nathaniel Beam and
David Womble. Colorful scenery was direct-
ed by Backdrop Artist, Cheryle McKeithan.
Rehearsal Pianist was Ruth Yielding. Vocal
Coach, Mike Zierden and Costume lead by
Shirley Bush.
There are additional behind-the-scenes
people that did a wonderful job but space
does not permit us to mention them all.
They all did a wonderful job.


Community Calendar


Wednesday
Martha's House support groups meet
each Wednesday. Spanish groups meet from
7 until 8 p.m. at the Okeechobee Christian
Church, 3055 S.E. 18th Terrace. Ana Romero
is the group facilitator. Another group meets in
the Okeechobee County Health Department,
1798 N.W Ninth Ave., from 5 until 6 p.m.
with Irene Luck as the group facilitator.
There is another meeting from 6 until 7 p.m.
with Shirlean Graham as the facilitator. For
information, call 863-763-2893.
A.A. meeting from noon until 1 p.m. at
the First United Methodist Church of Our 200
N.W Second St. It's an open meeting.
A.A. meeting from 8 until 9 p.m. at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 701 S.W Sixth
St. It will be a closed discussion.
Bingo at the Buckhead Ridge Moose
Lodge. Food will be served at 5 p.m. and
bingo starts at 6 p.m. Public is welcome.
Ministerial Association meets the
second Wednesday of every month at noon
at the Clock restaurant. All area ministers are
invited to attend.
Thursday
Okeechobee Stitchin' meets every
Thursday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the
Okeechobee Presbyterian Church, 312 North
Parrott Ave. Bring your sewing project and
machine and join in on the fun. All types of
sewing is welcome. For more information call
Corry Geissinger at 863-467-2231.
A.A. Closed big book meeting from 8 p.m.
until 9 p.m. at Church of Our Savior, 200 N.W
Third St.
Tantie Quilters meet every Thursday
from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Historical
Society Museum on U.S. 98 N. For information
call Margaret at 863-467-8020, or Marie at 863-
357-0868.
New Beginnings NarcoticsAnonymous
has moved to 103 S.W Second Ave. at 7 p.m.
For information, call Monika at 801-3244 or
Rocy at 610-0975.
Family History Center is open from 1
until 5 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, 310 S.W Sixth St. Anyone
interested in finding who your ancestors are
is welcome to attend. For information, call
The Family History Center at 863-763-6510
or Richard Smith at 863-261-5706 for special
appointments.
Prayer Group meets at 10 a.m. at the
Community Center located at 412 N.W Sixth
St. For information, call 863-763-5996.


Christian Fellowship Prayer group
meets at 9:30 a.m. at the fellowship hall at
412 N.W Sixth St. For information, call 863-
763-5996.
Kiwanis Club of Okeechobee will meet
from noon until 1 p.m. at the American Legion
Post 64 501 SE Second St. All Kiwanis and the
public are welcome. For information, contact
Frank Irby at 863-357-1639.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 47 will
meet from 5 until 6:30 p.m. at the United
Methodist Church, 200 N.W Second St.
Please join us or ask questions. Call Phyllis
at 863-467-8636, or Hazel at 863-763-4920 for
information.
Cowboys for Christ will meet at Dunklin
Memorial, 407 N.W Second Ave. Everyone is
invited. For information, call Mike Fletcher at
863-357-6257.
Martha's House Inc. sponsors weekly

Okeechobee Forecast
Today: Veterans Day: Mostly cloudy
with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms with a high near 82. Winds
will be from the south southwest between
5 and 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a low
around 60 with a 30 percent chance of
scattered showers. Winds will be from the
southwest around 5 mph becoming north-
west.
Extended Forecast
Thursday: Partly cloudy with a high
near 76 and a 20 percent chance of show-
ers. Winds will be from the north northwest
around 10 mph.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy with a
low around 55 and a winds from the north
northwest around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny with a high near
80. Winds will be from the north between
5 and 10 mph.
Friday night: Partly cloudy with a low
around 59. Winds will be from the north
northwest around 5 mph.

Lotteries
Florida Lottery -Here are the num-
bers selected Monday in the Florida Lottery:
Cash 3: 1-1-3; Play 4: 7-6-3-5; Fantasy 5:
14-15-19-28-32; Mega Money: 4-5-20-29
MB 1; Florida Lotto: 4-7-29-34-50-51 X 2;
Powerball: 7-32-37-46-50 PB26 x5. Num-
bers drawn Tuesday, Cash 3: 3-3-8; Play 4:
3-2-4-6.


support groups for women who are, or have
been, affected by domestic violence and
abusive relationships. The support groups are
held every Thursday at 6 p.m. For information
call 863-763-2893, or call Shirlean Graham or
Irene Luck at 863-763-2893 or 863-763-0202.
Free Adult Basic Education/GED and
English as a second language classes are
available at Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
701 S.W Sixth St., from 7 until 9 p.m.
A.A. meeting will be held from noon to
1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church,
200 N.W Second St. This will be an open
meeting.
Hand & Hand Ministries of Palmdale
meets the second Thursday of each month
in the community club house on the corner


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of Fifth and Main at 6 p.m. for food and
fellowship and gospel music and the word at
7 p.m. For information call 863-612-0640.
Taylor Creek Bass Club will hold meet
at the Buckhead Ridge VFW Post #9528 at
7 p.m. The club meets the second Thursday
each month with bass tournaments held the
following weekend. For information call Dave
Stout at 863-467-2255.
Ongoing Caregiver Support Group
Hospice of Okeechobee and the Area Agency
on Aging sponsor a caregiver support group
every Thursday at 2 p.m. Anyone who is
caring for an ill family member is welcome
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Alexis Michelle Walker
AVON PARK -Alexis Michelle Walker, 2
months, died Nov. 5, 2009. She was born in
Tampa, and was a resident of Avon Park.
She is survived by her parents, Ronnie and
Bobbi Walker, Jr.; brother, Hunter; grandpar-
ents, Helen Starr, Robert McGee, Hope White,
Ronnie Walker, Sr., all of Avon Park, Calvin
Suggs, Jr., ('i. . ii..l great-grandmothers,
Ruth Starr, Steubenville, Ohio, and Raenell
White, Nola Ann Suggs, both of Okeechobee;
uncles, Calvin, Cameron, Dalton and Dustin
Suggs, Victor Santos, Sr.; aunt, Robin McGee;
and numerous cousins.
Services will be 3 p.m., Thursday at Morris Fu-
neral Chapel, 307 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring,
where a visitation will be from 1 to 3 pm. Burial
will follow at Silver Hill Cemetery, Frostproof.
Arrangements by Morris Funeral Chapel.

Anna Theresa McCall, 77
OKEECHOBEE -Anna Theresa McCall, age
77, of Okeechobee died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in
the Hamrick Home.
Born Jan. 13, 1932, in Boston, Mass., she had
been a resident of Okeechobee for the past 13
years and was a member of the VFW Legion.
She is survived by her sons, Paul Luke (Linda)
of Okeechobee, David Luke (Deborah) of Harri-
son, Ohio; daughter, Alma Turner of Maine;
brother, Anthony Clarke of Salem, Mass.; seven
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
There will be no public visitation or services.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may
be made to Hospice of ('i.... iili ,, P.O. Box
1548, Okeechobee, Fl 34974.
All arrangements are under the direction and
care of the Buxton Funeral Home and Cremato-
ry, 110 NE 5th Street, Okeechobee, Fl 34972
On-line condolences may be made at
www.buxtonfuneralhome.com.

Ellis Francis Conwill, 71
OKEECHOBEE -Ellis Francis Conwill, age
71, of ('l.. .. il... died Sunday, November 8,
2009 in Select Specialty Hospital in Lake Worth.
Born July 10, 1938, in Tremont, Miss., he had
been a resident of ('i., l.. iI . since 1973. He
was a member of the Believers Fellowship
Church and a Volunteer Firefighter. He enjoyed
fixing things, gardening, and spending time with
animals.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
grandparents and aunts and uncles.
He is survived by his wife, Dixie of Okeecho-
bee; sons, Tim Banfield (Sharron) of Perth, Aus-
tralia, Robert Banfield of Okeechobee; daughter,
Tammy Potter (John) of Okeechobee; and
grandchildren, Jenny, Niki, Allissa, and Mitch.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 12, and services will be 10 a.m.,
Friday in the Buxton Funeral Home Chapel.
Pastor Nick Hopkins will officiate and interment
will follow in Ft. Drum Cemetery.
All arrangements are under the direction ad
care of the Buxton Funeral Home and Cremato-
ry, 110 NE 5th Street, ( i., il,,i Fl 34972.
On-line condolences may be made to
www.buxtonfuneralhome.com


Charles B. Ford
OKEECHOBEE -Charles B. Ford died Nov. 5,
2009, in Okeechobee.
He was born March 22, 1949, in Orlando, and
moved to Okeechobee in 1983. He was the
owner-president of
Hawg Co-Lector
Wholesale Fishing
Tackle until 1993.
Charlie never met a
stranger, was a care-
giver to many and
loved by all. Charlie
was preceded in
death by his parents,
Harvey and Dorothy
Ford. He was also
preceded in death
by his wife and soul
mate, Dianne K. Ford.
He is survived by his son, Bleu C. Ford; daugh-
ter, Tabitha Flocken (Chris); grandson, Taylor
Flocken; sister, Bobbi Poole; brother, Harvey
Lee Ford; and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, if you wish Charles would
have appreciated memorials be made to Hos-
pice of Okeechobee, P.O. Box 1548, Okeecho-
bee FL 34973.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m., Thursday,
Nov. 12, at Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home.
Friends may sign the -. i si ..... i. at www.bas-
sokeechobeefh.com. All arrangements are en-
trusted to the loving care of Bass ('i.. iI,, .
Funeral Home and Crematory, 205 NE 2nd ST,
(i'... i. ., ..i Fl 34972.

Elsie Margaret Cunningham, 88
BASINGER Elsie Margaret Cunningham,
died Saturday, November 7, 2009. She was 88.
She was born in Claysville, Pa. and lived most
of her life in West Virginia, then came to Ft.
Pierce in 1976 with her husband, of 58 years,
the late Everett W Cunningham.
She was a member of the Christian Brethern
Church of Basinger.
She is survived by her daughters, Betty (Ivan)
Parriott of Basinger, and Linda (James "Pete")
Peters of Ft Pierce; grandchildren, Eric, Troy, Aa-
ron and Shane Parriott, Sean Peters and Tracy
Gruber; 15 great-grandchildren; sisters, Frances
Holmes of Jacksonville, and Edna Wood of
Moundsville, WVa.; and several nieces and
nephews.
A visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. November
10, 2009, at Haisley Funeral Home. A service
will be 2 p.m. November 11, 2009, at the funer-
al home chapel, with interment to follow at Hill-
crest Memorial Gardens.
Memorial Contributions may be made to
Treasure Coast Hospice, 2500 Virginia Ave.,
Suite 202, Ft Pierce, FL 34981.
A guest book may be signed at www.haisley-
funeralhome.com.

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Lillie Evelyn Osborne Crawford
OKEECHOBEE Lillie Evelyn Osborne Craw-
ford, age 78, of ('i... i. .l. passed away
peacefully with family at her bedside, Sunday,
Nov. 8, 2009, at the
Hamrick Home. She
was born on Nov. 6,
1931, in Milan, Tenn.
She was preceded
in death by her hus-
band of 55 years,
Martin Crawford,
parents John Julian
and Elizabeth Jane
Osborne and daugh-
ter Shirley Mislan
and four brothers.
She leaves
behind five children; Sonny (Carla)
Crawford of Sebring Fl.; Sharon (Paul) Wil-
liams, Sue (John) Clements, Neal (Kristy) Craw-
ford all of (i1.. i l David (Lisa) Crawford
of Canton Georgia; and a sister, Betty (Curtis)
Ammons of Lake Wales Florida.
Her greatest joys were her 13 grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren and their families,
Lanisha (Boromei) Weaver; husband Steve
great grandchildren Parker, and Rylee. Matthew
Crawford; wife Ashley and great grandchild
Braydon; grandchildren Jessica Williams, Melis-
sa Williams and great grandchild Audrey. Jason
Stanley, Becky (Jesse) Kirkland, Lara Stanley
and Josh Stanley. Christopher Crawford; wife
Julie and great grandchildren John, Riley and
Lathan. Amy Mislan, Zander Crawford, Jona-
thon Crawford and Kutter Crawford.
She enjoyed bowling all her life with her
daughters on leagues in ('i.. ,, ili, She also
enjoyed watching her children and grandchil-
dren play sports.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Okeecho-
bee High School Baseball Team or Hospice of
(i .... i i ..I (Hamrick Home) in memory of
Roger Boromei/ Lillie Evelyn Crawford would be
appreciated.
Graveside funeral services will be 2 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 12, at Evergreen Cemetery with
Pastor John Garrison of Oakview Baptist Church
officiating.
Friends may sign the .--i. il ...... at www.bas-
sokeechobeefh.com. All arrangements are en-
trusted to the loving care of Bass Okeechobee
Funeral Home and Crematory, 205 NE 2nd ST,
(i ... i .I Fl 34972.

Olive May Simpson, 97
MONTCLAIR, N.J. Olive May Simpson, age
97, of Montclair, N.J., and formerly of Okeecho-
bee, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, Nov.
3, 2009, in Montclair. She was born Jan. 18,
1912, in England.
She was preceded in death by her loving hus-
band, Roce Simpson; three sons, Eric Rankin,
Ken Rankin, Jim Rankin; and grandson, Clifford
David Rankin III; and several brothers and sis-
ters.
She is survived by son, Cliff Rankin Jr. of Mont-
clair, N.J.; sister, Edna (Ray) Miglore; nine
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Private interment will be held in Evergreen Ce-
metery. Grandma will be greatly missed.
All arrangements are under the direction and
care of the Buxton Funeral Home and Cremato-
ry, 110 NE 5th Street, ( ., . il.,,i Fl. On-line
condolences can be made at www.buxtonfune-
ralhome.com.


Marjorie P Sandefur, 65
OKEECHOBEE -Marjorie P. Sandefur, age
65, of Okeechobee, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009,
at her residence.
Born April 21,
1944, in Charleston,
S.C., she had been a
lifetime resident of
Okeechobee and
was a member of
the First Baptist
Church. She enjoyed
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She was preceded
in death by her hus-
band, Robert "Bob-
by" Sandefur; and
brother, John Parrish.
She is survived by her sons, Jesse Zipperer
(Nancy) of Okeechobee, Todd Zipperer of
Okeechobee, Mark Zipperer of St. Cloud, and
Robert "RJ" Sandefur of (,i... i l daugh-
ters, Robin Marker (Bootsie) of ( .. . i,,II I .
and Karen DuBois of Okeechobee; sisters, Alice
P Cochrane of Delray Beach, and Mary Alice Al-
len of Troy, Ala.; brother, Donald Parrish (Carol)
of Boynton Beach; ten grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends Thursday, Nov.
12, from 10 a.m. until service time of 11 a.m. in
the Buxton Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor
Randy Huckabee officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may
be made to Hospice of Okeechobee, P.O. Box
1548, Okeechobee, Fl 34973 or the Autism Sup-
port Group of Okeechobee, c/o Tony Golden,
3933 SE 29th Court, (,i. i i. -,, Fl 34974.
All arrangements are under the direction and
care of the Buxton Funeral Home of Okeecho-
bee and Crematory, 110 NE 5th Street, Okee-
chobee, Fl. 34972. Online condolences may be
made at www.buxtonfuneralhome.com.


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dressed completely in black while Avalos, a
passenger in the rear seat "had a blue ban-
dana tied about his neck 'bandit style,' in a
position that it could easily be pulled up to
conceal his face."
The men were asked to get out of the car
and then searched. Gallardo, the front seat
passenger, had a fully loaded magazine for
a 9mm pistol in his pocket, stated the affi-
davit.
According to the affidavit, the officers also
found a 9mm Star automatic handgun and a
.380 caliber Colt pistol in the car. The Star
pistol was found under the front seat where
Gallardo was seated and the Colt was found
under the back seat where Avalos was sit-
ting, the affidavit continued.


The affidavit goes on to state that a roll of
duct tape was also found inside the car.
Detective Van Deman said the men drove
to Okeechobee to find a woman-any
woman-and rape her. They had planned
to use the duct tape to help them carry out
their plan, he added.
He went on to say the trio had planned
on breaking into a home to commit the
crime if need be.
"This is a whole other plateau of crimi-
nality," he said. "They planned to kidnap any
woman they found and take her away. They
were just looking for a woman. They didn't
have any special age group in mind."
The detective explained that even though
they didn't actually commit the crime of
rape, the men were still guilty of conspiracy.
"They discussed committing a crime. They
took action to complete the crime by driving
all the way from Pahokee to Okeechobee,
and they took steps to complete the crime,"


he explained of the conspiracy charge.
Although Aguilera, a legal alien, has no
criminal history but that is not the case with
the other two men. Gallardo, said Detec-
tive Van Deman, is an illegal alien with two
known misdemeanor arrests. Avalos, added
the detective, is a U.S. citizen with multiple
felony arrests and convictions for such
crimes as possession of a concealed weap-
on and possession of methamphetamine.
As for why the men chose to scour the
King's Bay area for a victim, Detective Van
Deman said "it was the first place they came
to."
Sheriff May said due to the success of the
Street Crimes Unit he hopes to add deputies
to the unit in the near future.
Detective Van Deman added that the fugi-
tive for whom the officers were searching is
still at large.


County may award contract on EOC facility


By Pete Gawda
Okeechobee News
When they meet tomorrow, the Okeecho-
bee County Board of County Commissioners
are expected to award a contract for construc-
tion of the new emergency operations center.
In a matter that was unresolved at their
last meeting, the board will look at an agree-
ment for a vendor to operate flights out of the
Okeechobee Airport in an World War II air-
craft.
Tourism director Kathy Scott will give an
update on the January fishing tournaments.


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Civil rights complaint filed against local schools


By Charles M. Murphy
Okeechobee News
Okeechobee was one of 64 school districts
in Florida under investigation by the U.S. De
apartment of Education for civil rights violations
against disabled children.
Department of Education Spokesman Jim
Bradshaw said the complaint, filed by Cath
erine Cannivet of Naples, alleges that Florida
school districts do not have appropriate proce
dural protections in place as required by regu
nations governing Section 504 of the Rehabilita
tion Act of 1973.


"The complaints allege that these districts
do not provide parents with the notice of pro
cedural safeguards, do not have an impartial
hearing process in place, and if they do, they
do not follow the procedures," he said.
Ms. Cannivet's complaint said parents don't
understand their rights, and that students are
being discriminated against on the basis of dis
ability.
Section 504 is designed to protect the rights
of individuals with disabilities in programs and
activities that receive federal financial assis
tance from the U.S. Department of Education.
"Opening a complaint for investigation in


no way implies that the Office for Civil Rights
has made a determination on the merits of the
case. Rather, the office is merely a neutral fact
finder. It will collect and analyze all relevant
evidence from the parties involved in the case
to develop its findings," Mr. Bradshaw added.
Assistant Superintendent of Schools Ken
Kenworthy said Okeechobee schools have
complied with all federal requirements. He said
the district offered to resolve the complaint by
voluntarily agreeing to correct its due process
procedures.
Previously, the superintendent of schools
heard all appeals and the district has agreed to


set up a different procedure that complies with
the law.
Cynthia Pierre, acting office director for the
Office for Civil Rights, sent a letter to the district
that said the complaint will be resolved if the
district follows through with the policy change
they've promised.
The U.S. Department of Education denied
a written request from the Okeechobee News
for information under the Freedom of Informa
tion Act about the complaint. An e-mail sent
to Ms. Cannivet requesting comment was not
immediately returned.


Arrest Report


The following individuals were arrested
on felony or driving under the influence (DUI)
charges by the Okeechobee County Sheriff's
Office (OCSO), the Okeechobee City Police
Department (OCPD), the Florida Highway Patrol
(FHP), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission (FWC) or the Department of
Corrections (DOC).
James Michael Bonea, 30, S.E. 80th Ave.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 6 by Deputy
Patricia Massung on an Okeechobee County
warrant charging him with the felonies of giving a
false name while arrested or detained and crimi-
nal use of identification information, and the mis-
demeanor of driving while license suspended.
His bond was set at $10,250.
Darren Youngblood, 30, Okeechobee, was
arrested Nov. 6 by Deputy Patricia Massung on
an Okeechobee County warrant charging him
with violation of probation possession of meth-
amphetamine and violation of probation failure
to appear. He is being held without bond.
Derrell Romond Davis, 21, N.W. 29th Ave.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 6 by Officer Jack
Boon on a charge of driving under the influence.
His bond was set at $500.
John Paul Pietro, 55, S.E. 33rd Terrace,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 6 by Officer Jack
Boon on felony charges of felony battery and ag-
gravated battery on a person 65 years of age or
older. He was also arrested on a misdemeanor
charge of trespass after warning. His bond was
set at $11,000.
Ryan Anthony Egan, 19, S.E. 21st Court,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 7 by Deputy
John Hazy on Okeechobee County warrants
charging him with tampering with physical evi-
dence, failure to appear possession of mari-
juana under 20 grams and amended violation
of probation possession of marijuana under 20
grams. He is being held without bond.
Matthew Cayton, 24, S.E. 29th Court,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 7 by Deputy


Steven McKinley on a felony charge of fleeing
and attempting to elude a law enforcement of-
ficer. He was also arrested on misdemeanor
charges of driving under the influence, leaving
the scene of a crash with property damage, re-
sisting a law enforcement officer without violence
and driving while license suspended with knowl-
edge. His bond was set at $7,000.
Carlos Vladimir Mayo-Avila, 30, N.E. 12th
Ave., Homestead, was arrested Nov. 7 by Deputy
John Ashby on a charge of driving under the in-
fluence. His bond was set at $500.
Steve Anthony Jarrell, 27, Lake Drive,
Buckhead Ridge, was arrested Nov. 7 by
Sergeant Victoria Williams on a charge of driving
under the influence. His bond was set at $500.
Rose Marie Cortez, 48, U.S. 441 S.E.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 8 by Deputy
Justin Akins on a charge of driving under
the influence. She was released on her own
recognizance.
Giovani Pena Loza, 40, Cypress St.,
Pahokee, was arrested Nov. 8 by Sgt. Victoria
Williams on a charge of driving under the influ-
ence and operating a motor vehicle without a
valid driver's license. His bond on those charg-
es was set at $3,500. He was arrested later by
Deputy Patricia Massung on an Okeechobee
County warrant charging him with violation of
probation driving under the influence and viola-
tion of probation driving without a valid driver's
license. He is being held without bond on those
charges.
Dustin William Robinson, 20, S.W. 96th Ave.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 8 by Deputy
Corporal Paul Ferrell on charges of driving under
the influence and possession of alcohol by a mi-
nor. His bond was set at $500.
Doug Carl Lambert, 41, N.W. 272nd St.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 8 by Deputy
Mark Shireman on charges of theft of a motor ve-
hicle and theft. His bond was set at $2,000.
Darla Ann Garrett, 48, U.S. 441 S.E.,


Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 8 by Deputy
John Hazy on an Okeechobee County warrant
charging her with violation of probation driving
under the influence with damage to person/prop-
erty. She is being held without bond.
Dionicio Rodriguez, 30, N.W. First St.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 8 by Deputy
Yamil Astacio on a charge of dealing in stolen
property. His bond was set at $5,000.
Enrique Urbina, 27, N.W. First St.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 8 by Deputy
Yamil Astacio on a charge of dealing in stolen
property. His bond was set at $5,000.
William Edward Lewis, 31, S.W. 16th Ave.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 9 by Deputy
Brian Cross on a charge of grand theft from a
person over 65 years of age. His bond was set
at $1,000.
Tasha Ramirez, 27, N.W. Fifth St.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 9 by Deputy
Lieutenant Keith Murrish on an Okeechobee
County warrant charging her with the felony


of petit theft-third offense. Her bond was set at
$2,500.
Elma Vasquez, 31, N.W. Eighth St.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 9 by Deputy
Corporal Aric Majere on an Okeechobee County
warrant charging her with failure to return leased
property-more than $300. Her bond was set at
$5,000.
Otis Walter Green, 34, S.E. 33rd St.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Nov. 9 by Deputy
Max Waldron on a warrant charging him with
amended violation of probation forgery (two
counts), amended violation of probation utter-
ing a forged instrument (two counts) and amend-
ed violation of probation grand theft. He is being
held without bond.
This column lists arrests and not convictions,
unless otherwise stated. Anyone listed here who
is later found innocent or has had the charges
against them dropped is welcome to inform this
newspaper. The information will be confirmed
and printed.


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Salvation Army seeks bell ringers


By Katrina Elsken
Okeechobee News
The Okeechobee Chapter of the Salva
tion Army is looking for recruits to ring some
bells. The annual Salvation Army holiday col
election campaign starts right after Thanksgiv
ing, and local organizers hope to find enough
volunteers to man seven different stations in
Okeechobee.
Last year the Okeechobee campaign
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that money stayed in Okeechobee to be used
to help families in need.
Organizers have already obtained permis
sion to post bell ringers at two doors in front
of Walmart as well as in front of Publix, Winn
Dixie, U-Save, Walgreens and CVS.
Bell ringers work in two-hour shifts. The
campaign will start on Nov. 27 and end on


Dec. 24. Volunteers can sign up for one or
many shifts of bell ringing.
The Salvation Army encourages local busi
nesses, clubs and organizations to sign up for
a day of bell ringing at a particular location.
The Okeechobee Red Hat society has already
signed up to take one day at Publix. Some lo
cal Real Estate offices have also signed up, as
has the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office.
Seacoast Bank will count the money col
elected in the red kettles.
This year, the Okeechobee Salvation Army
hopes to bring in the most donations of any
town in our population size in the state of
Florida.
To sign up as a bell ringer, contact the
Salvation Army office at 863-763-6020, or call
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Food For Families


A


busy season of giving


This is the 25th year that WPTV Chan-
nel 5 has coordinated the Food For Families
food drive in our viewing area. The Food
drive began Oct. 12 and runs through Mon-
day, Nov. 23.
For most of the 24 years of Food For
Families Raulerson Hospital has been one
of the main drop-off points for donations
and has provided the warehouse space that
holds and becomes the distribution point
in Okeechobee County for our local agen-
cies that regularly feed or provide meals to
individuals and families in need.
As always, the non-perishable food
items that are donated during Food For


Cunningham
On Friday, Nov. 6, South Elementary
was first in with food for needy people
in Okeechobee as part of the 25th an-
nual WPTV 5 Food For Families Com-
munity Food Drive. The students and
faculty raised 1,358 pounds of food.
Mrs. Renee Getting, South Elementa-
ry School Principal standing with just
some of the food collected.


Hospital
The Raulerson Hospital Warehouse
is where food is unloaded, put on pal-
lets and then distributed to any of 20
agencies in Okeechobee County.


Families provides not just holiday meals
but in many cases fills pantries at soup
kitchens and shelters so that the needy in
our community can be fed for months to
come.
All food and donations made in
Okeechobee County will stay in Okeecho-
bee County.
Raulerson Hospital is asking businesses
and individuals in our community to please
support this great cause. Your donations
can be dropped off at Raulerson Hospital,
Seacoast National Bank and Publix Gro-
cery Store.
For more information you can call Chan-
nel 5 at 1-800-345-9788 or Marnie Lauter
PR/Marketing Coordinator for Raulerson
Hospital at 863-824-2707.


coordinator of Food for Families with
South Elementary donations outside
the school on Friday.


loading the food at their warehouse
where it is weighed, put on pallets
and distributed to close to 20 agen-
cies in Okeechobee County who will
give the food to needy families. Over
the next couple of weeks, school stu-
dents and faculty will raise anywhere
from 8,000 to 12,000 pounds of food
in the schools alone. The general
public can bring non perishable food
goods to Raulerson Hospital or Sea-
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Arnold's Wildlife hosts visitors from near and far


Arnold's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Inc.
hosted nearly 300 visitors at its Nov. 7, open
house fundraiser. Folks came from Okeecho
bee, the Sebring and Treasure Coast areas,
as well as from Alabama, Georgia, Ohio and
Washington, D.C. to see the wildlife sanctuary
and animal rehabilitation center as well as the
center's beautiful butterfly garden.
Local businesses donated 25 door prizes for
the open house event. Gift certificates came
from Barracuda's Restaurant, Clock Family
Restaurant, Cowboys BBQ & Steak Co., South
ern Style Fashions, Stitchin' Post, Tree Locators
Inc., Trends Hair & Tanning and licensed mas
sage therapist Tiffany Hurst.
Tyler Lynn of Port St. Lucie won the dog
snack and toy basket donated by Katie's Pet
Parlor, and Christine Elliott of Okeechobee
was thrilled with the dish garden from Coun
tryside Florist. Gary Lovelock and family from
Washington, D.C., won a gift certificate from
Cowboys BBQ & Steak Co. "We really enjoyed
ourselves today," he said.
In an amusing twist, Marcia Crane, owner
of the Stitchin' Post, which donated baseball
caps in addition to a gift certificate, never ex
pected to win the Daiwa rod and reel door
prize from Garrard's Tackle Shop. "I never win


anything!" she exclaimed. Ms.
Crane says she loves to fish
and looks forward to using
the fishing equipment.
The local 4-H Wild Bunch
provided fun activities for chil
dren. All visitors enjoyed hot
dogs, chips and a beverage, ti
as well as freshly baked cook
ies provided by the Golden
Corral.
"We truly appreciate the
support not only from our
community but also from the
folks who came from other
counties and states," said Sue
Arnold, owner and curator of
the wildlife center, "People
were quite generous to us, The Brad Ph
despite the economy. We had wetlands obs
a beautiful day and a great
turnout. Everyone I talked to had a wonderful
time."
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mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and return
animals to their natural habitat. The center was
established 13 years ago and rehabilitates an
average 1000 animals per year. It is a non-profit


ares family of Okeechobee enjoyed the
ervation boardwalk at Arnold's Wildlife.
501(c)(3) educational facility that relies com-
pletely on donations to fund its work. The cen
ter regularly hosts children's birthday parties
and educational tours for schools and other in
terested groups. The wildlife center is located
at 14895 N.W 30th Terrace, Okeechobee. For
more information go to www.arnoldswildlife.
org or call 863-763-4630.


Community Events


Veterans' Day
services planned
Veterans' Day Honors will be held Nov.
11, at the Okeechobee Veterans Park at
10 a.m. All local veteran units are asked to
have their unit colors present. The names
of all war Killed in Action will be read. The
Okeechobee High School JROTC will ren-
der honors to all our veterans. All citizens
of Okeechobee County are invited to attend.
This ceremony is sponsored by American
Legion Post 64.

Shrine Club has dinner
The Okeechobee Shrine Club will host
spaghetti dinners every Tuesday from 4 to 7
p.m., with music from 5 to 8 p.m. A donation
of $5 per person is asked. The local Shrine
Club raises money to support the Shrine
hospital for burned and crippled children.

Christmas Cantata planned
The Okeechobee Community Choir, in
its 11th year under the direction of Sandy
Perry, is rehearsing for the presentation of
the Christmas Cantata, "A New Birth A New
Beginning," and other seasonal favorites.
Rehearsals will be held on Sundays from
2:30-4:30 p.m. at the First United Method-
ist Church, 200 N.W Second St. All inter-
ested singers, both locals and our Northern
friends, are invited to participate. Singers
should be able to match pitch and read
music somewhat. Rehearsals are fast-paced
and loads of fun. Music and rehearsal CDs
are provided free. Last year, 65 singers repre-
senting 19 local churches participated. The
cantata will be presented the weekend be-
fore Christmas, Dec. 18, 19 and 20. For more
information, call Sandy at 863-634-7714.

Hospice hosting Yard Sale
Hospice of Okeechobee (411 S.E. Fourth
Street) will hold a Yard Sale on Thursday,


Nov. 12 and Friday, Nov. 13, from 8 a.m.
until 1 p.m. Shop in air conditioned comfort
in our Blue Building or the Country Store,
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our "Flea Market" (outside under the Car-


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OHS swimmers
compete in regional .
By Charles M. Murphy
Okeechobee News
Some new Okeechobee High School re-
cords were set by swimmers at the Regional
swim meet last week in Fort Myers.
Kenny Murphy shaved another second
off his school record time in the 500. The
new record is 5:47.48.
Celena Letcher broke her own 100 breast
stroke record with a time of 1:17.88. Lauren 1
Burk had held the previous record. Letcher's
new record was over seven seconds faster.
The girls 200 medley relay of Savannah
Asrussen, Celena Letcher, Jaiden Barnhart,
and Sarah Annis broke the school record in .
their event with a time of 2:10.17. That beat
the old record by more than 1.5 seconds. ....... Okeechobee News/Charles Murphy
Other highlights of the regional meet
included Jessica Wackler's time in the 500p W arner plays in
freestyle. It was two seconds better than her .... P r p
previous best time. Alex Ming swa the 100 :
1:05.' Sage Doulas and Savanna Whitlock- championship game
free in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of cham pionship gam e
1:05. Sage Douglas and Savannah Whitlock
competed in the preliminaries of the 400 Okeechobee's defense (top left) had a tough time control-
free styles and also had personal records in ling #1 Christian Bingo in Saturday's loss.
the 100 free. Lamar Williams tackles Blake Israel (top right) for a short
Coach Brian Turner said he hopes to lo- gain during the third quarter of Saturday's championship
cate all of the past high school swimming game.
records. He said he'd like to put together a Lamar Williams (bottom left) gallops 20 yards on this run
history of the high school swim team. during Okeechobee's only touchdown drive Saturday.
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By Pete Gawda
Okeechobee News
Recent Okeechobee Utility Authority
(OUA) rate increases are blamed, in part, on
the failure of proposed developments.
"The last thing we want to do is raise
rates," OUA board member Carl Leonard
stated at the July 14 board meeting.
The original proposed OUA budget for
the current fiscal year contained no rate
increases. However, in the end, rates were
raised, in part, as a result of real estate devel-
opers defaulting on their agreements with
OUA.
"The primary reason for the 6 percent
rate increase is to reserve money to pay for
the expansion of the wastewater treatment
plant because we have concerns some of
our developers' agreements might not come
through," board chairman Frank Irby stated
at the Sept. 8 meeting.
A few years ago, during the building
boom, some developers signed agreements
with OUA to pay wastewater capital con-
nection charges and other fees over a five
year period. They agreed to pay ten percent
down then ten percent the first year. The
second year, which was tax year 2009, they
were required to pay 20 percent. There are
three more yearly payments of 20 percent
each remaining on the agreements. The fees
are in the form of an assessment attached to
the yearly tax bill.
To protect its investment, OUA bought


the tax certificates for the five developers
that are in default this year.
Northside Village, Inc., Freshwater Devel-
opment Company, Land Ventures of Ameri-
ca, LLC, Royal Professional Builders and Ste-
phen E. Myers, Sr. were in default totalling
$847,790. The remaining developers that
signed agreements, Awesome Ranch, LLC,
15th Street Homes, LLC and Montebello 13,
LLC paid their 20 percent payment this year.
There is another factor to be considered
also. The financing of the OUA treatment
plant expansion was based on developers'
agreements plus increased income from
the new houses that the developers would
build.
Even if developers paid their assessments,
OUA would still come up short because the
present economy will not support the num-
ber of new houses that would be required to
generate enough revenue for OUA to meet
their debts.
Realtor Brandon Tucker said no one
could have predicted such a downturn in
the economy. In the case of one of Mr. Tuck-
er's developments, Northshore Village, Mr.
Tucker said the developer has the money to
pays his taxes. However, the developer is not
paying at this time because a dispute with
the county on traffic has the development
at a standstill and the developer could not
build even if he paid his taxes. He said the
county claims that S.R. 70 could not handle
the volume of traffic that would be gener-


ated by Northshore Village.
John Hayford, OUA's executive director,
agreed with Mr. Tucker that three years ago
no one could have predicted the downturn
in the economy. He said his staff trimmed
the budget and made all the cuts they could.
Without the six percent increase, he said,
the utility would not have been able to make
debt service payments. Their bond cov-
enants require that they make debt service


payments. Failure to do so could possibly
affect future bond ratings. Mr. Hayford said
that the rate increase would go into a rate
stabilization fund to be used for debt service
and would not go into general revenue. He
said that next year his staff will again make
all the cuts possible. At that time any rate
increases will depend on the economy and
whether or not developers pay their assess-
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The District VII LEPC services residents of DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands,
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sioners at their Thursday, Nov. 12, meeting
-- will be built near the Okeechobee County
Fire/Rescue (OCF/R) building on N.W Sixth
St.
When built, the facility will be home
to emergency operations personnel, 9-1-1
dispatchers and four personnel from the
OCF/R, including Chief Nick Hopkins and
his deputy chief.
Chief Hopkins told the audience that
his department needs an additional 2,400-
square-foot, $350,000 expansion that can
be used for a training room and more bunk
rooms. However, if the new EOC facility is
built that expansion will not be needed. Cur-
rent office space at the OCF/R will then be
used for a training area and new bunk rooms
and the department will save $350,000.
County capital improvement projects
manager Donnie Oden said operational costs
on the new EOC facility will run $41,500 an-
nually.
If a new facility is not built, the county
would have to consider renovating the cur-
rent HRS building or the historic courthouse
for use as a 9-1-1/EOC facility. Both of these
scenarios have added costs that would in-
clude the erection of a communication
tower. Also, neither building is built to wind
load specifications, neither have generators
and both have water and sewer problems
for this type of operation.
While the county can pay for the new
9-1-1/EOC building, it's a different story for
the sheriff's office and jail project. When
separated out, the sheriff's office renovation
and expansion will cost $4.2 million and the
jail renovation and expansion project will
cost $18 million.
A representative from the RQAW con-
sulting engineers and architectural firm told
the audience that by year 2028 the county's
population will have grown to an estimated
72,000 people, and that The Grove would
add approximately 17,000 more homes. Be-
cause of this, the jail will need an additional
200 beds.
The current jail, which has been used for
over 25 years, can house 232 inmates. How-
ever, there have been times when the jail
population has burgeoned to 300 inmates.
County officials told the audience Mon-
day that four different methods of paying for
these expansion projects are still being dis-
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millage rate; or, a combination of these op-
tions.
While a hike in the current millage rate
only requires the approval of the county
commissioners, the voter-approved increase
would require that the measure be put on
the next ballot. The law enforcement as-
sessment would be similar to the EMS as-
sessment recently put in place, but it's not
yet known just how much that assessment
would be.
The current millage rate is 7.5030. One
mill equals $1 per $1,000 of assessed prop-
erty value.
The sales tax, while unattractive to some
local small business owners, would generate
$3 million per year and would raise enough
funds to pay off both renovation and expan-
sion projects in 10 years. The tax, which
would only apply to the first $5,000, could
be removed once the debt is paid.
This option would also require voter ap-
proval.
On the downside, this measure would
boost the local sales tax rate to 8 percent.
It was also explained to the audience
that without the jail expansion, a time will
quickly come when inmates will have to be
moved to other facilities outside Okeecho-
bee County. In this case, the county would
then pay that facility to house the prisoner
and would also have to pay to have them
brought back to Okeechobee for court dates
and such.
When completed, the OCSO expansion
will spill over onto the property where the
old hospital is now. However, the cost of this
project does not include the demolition or
removal of the building where the Okeecho-
bee County Building Department is now
housed.
The building department will be moved
to the HRS building on N.W Ninth Ave.
If the 9-1-1/EOC project is approved by
county commissioners Thursday, it will take
an estimated 12 months to complete that
project.
The OCSO and jail projects could take up
to five years to finish by the time a funding
option has been approved, and design and
construction have been completed.


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Long time employee
Carolyn Gustin, right, reservation
clerk at OKee-Tantie Campground
and Marina, was recently honored
for 10 years' service to the county.
Okeechobee County Commission
Chairman Clif Betts, left, present-
ed her with a certificate and a pin Okeechobee News/Pete Gawda
at the Thursday, Oct. 22 commis-
sion meeting. Mrs. Gustin moved Ten Years Service
to Okeechobee from Anderson, Okeechobee Mayor Jim Kirk, right,
Ind. in 1990. She worked at the Bait presents Sue Christopher, admin-
Bucket and Lock 7 Tackle Shop un- istrative secretary to the fire de-
til she began part-time employment apartment, with a Ten Year Service
at Okee-Tantie in Aug., 1999. Award. The presentation was made Okeechobee News/Diana Whitehall
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Shop, 118 SE Park Street, Okeechobee. Left to right are: Candace Burke, Ex-
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IN THE CIRCUITCOURTIN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO: 2009-CA-107
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL AS-
SOCIATES, AS TRUSTEE FOR
THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE'S FI-
NANCIAL REALTY MORTGAGE
SECURITIES TRUST, SERIES
2006-1
Plainbff,
vs.
MARIA C. CORONA A/K/A MA-
RIA C. LEON; JOSELUIS LEON;
UNKNOWN TENANT 1, and any
unknown heirs, devisees, grant-
ees, creditors, and other un-
known persons or unknown
spouses claiming by through
and under any of the above-
named Defendants,
Defendants.
AMENDED NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE Is hereby given that the
undersigned Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Okeechobee County, Ron-
da, will on the 9th day of December,
2009, at 11:00 o'clock A.M. at the
Jury Assembly Room, 2nd Floor,
Okeechobee County Judicial Center,
312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee,
Honda, offer for sale and sell at pub-
lic outcry to the highest and best
bidder for cash, the following-de-
scribed property situate in Okeecho-
bee County, Honda:
Lot 16, Block 4, Oak Park, ac-
cording to the Plat thereof re-
corded in Plat Book 3, Page 3,
Public Records of Okeechobee
County, Florida.
pursuant the Final Judgment en-
tered in a case pending in said
Court, the style of which is indicated
above.
Any person or entity claiming an
interest in the surplus, if any, result-
ing from the foreclosure sale, other
than the property owner as of the
date of the Ls Pendens, must file a
claim on same with the Clerk of
Court within 60 days after the fore-
closure sale.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
of said Court this 13th day of Octo-
ber, 2009.
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF
1990; In Accordance with the Amern-
cans With Disabilibes Act, persons
needing a special accommodation to
participate in this proceeding should
contact Court Adminstration no later
than seven days proper to the pro-
ceeding at 250 NW Country Club
Dnve, Port St. Lucie, Flonda 34986,
1.772.807.4370 within two working
days of your receipt of this NOTICE:
IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED
CALL 1.800.955.8771; IF YOU ARE
VOICE IMPAIRED CALL
1.800.955.8770.
Sharon Robertson,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
Shannon Mane Charles
BUTLER & HOSCH, PA.
3185 S. Conway Road, Suite E
Orlando, FL 32812
(407) 381-5200
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November 11, 2009 Okeechobee News 23


IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 19th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO: 08000334CA
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FO
MORGAN STANLEY LOAN TRUST 2007-1
PLAINTIFF
VS.
DENNIS E. MCINTOSH; SALLY FLETCHER HOCTOR; ANY AND ALL UN-
KNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE
HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TC
BE DEAD ORALIVE,WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN
INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAI-
MANTS; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSES-
SION
DEFENDANTS)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment ol
Foreclosure dated 10/6/2009 entered in Civil Case No. 08000334CA of the
Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOB E County
Okeechobee, Flonda, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash or
the Jury Assembly Room, 2nd Floor, Okeechobee County Judicial Center
312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 9th day ol
Dec., 2009 the following described property as set forth in said Summary
Rnal Judgment, to-wit:
A PORTION OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 35
EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICU-
LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 30,
TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST, RUN THENCE NORTH
00050'49" WEST ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID SEC-
TION 30, FOR A DISTANCE OF 4127.40 FEET, THENCE RUN SOUTH
89009'11" WEST AT A RIGHT ANGLE FOR A DISTANCE OF 1319.00
FEET FOR P.O.B; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 89009'11" WEST FOR
A DISTANCE OF 41.67 FEET TO A SHORT RADIUS CURVE, SAID
CURVE HAVING FOR ITS ELEMENTS A CENTRAL ANGLE OF
152.00010'58" AND A RADIUS OF 75.00 FEET; THENCE RUN
ALONG THE CIRCULAR ARC OF SAID CURVE FOR A DISTANCE OF
199.21 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 89009'11" WES1
FOR A DISTANCE OF 147.00 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH 00050'49'
WEST AT A RIGHT ANGLE FOR A DISTANCE OF 650.00 FEET;
THENCE RUN NORTH 89009'11" EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 330.00
FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00050'49" EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF
615.00 FEET TO P.O.B LYING IN AND COMPRISING A PART OF
SECTION 30 TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST, OKEECHO-
BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
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 clarm
within 60 days after the sale
Dated this 7th day of Oct., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of the Circuit Courl
By: Linda F Younc
Deputy Cleri
THE LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. STERN, PA., ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pne Island Road Suite 400, Plantation, FL 33324-3920
(954)233-8000
08-59242(ASCF)
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES AC1
F 1990 In accordance with the Amencans With Disabilities Act, persons
needing a special accommodation to parbcipate in this proceeding should
contact Court Administration no later than seven days pnor to the proceed-
Ing at 250 NW Country Club Dnve, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 or cal
1-772-807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this Sum
mons/Nobce to Appear If you are hearing impaired call 1-800-955-8771. II
you are voice impaired call 1-800-9558770, via Flonda Relay Service.
336245 ON 11/11,18/09


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 09 CA 240
SOUTH FLORIDA FEDERAL LAND
BANK ASSOCIATION, FLCA
Plaintiff,
Vs.
MANUEL H. ESQUIVEL and ESTE-
LA ESQUIVEL,
Defendants,
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pur-
suant to a Final Judgment entered in
the above styled cause now pending
in said Court that I will sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash at
the Okeechobee County Judicial Cen-
ter, Jury Assembly Room, 2nd Floor,
312 N.W. 3'd Street, Okeechobee,
Florida 34972 at 11:00 a.m. on De-
cember 9, 2009, the following de-
scribed real property:
Lot 12, OK ACRES, according to
the Plat thereof recorded in Plat
Book 7, Page 29, Public Records
of Okeechobee County, Florida.
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTER-
EST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE
SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THE PROPER-
TY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE
LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM
WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE
DATED October 16, 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON, CLERK
(CIRCUIT COURT SEAL)
By Linda F. Young
Deputy Clerk
Attorney: Sandler & Sandler
117 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
337212 ON 11/11,18/09


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No.: 2009-CP-201
Division Probate
IN RE: ESTATE OF
GEORGIA M. BELILES
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Summary Administration)
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE
ESTATE:

You are hereby notified that an or-
der of Summary Administration has
been entered in the estate of Geor-
SM. Bellies, deceased, File Num-
r 2009-CP-201, by the Circuit
Court for Okeechobee County, on-
da, Probate Division, the address of
which is 312 NW 3rd Street, Okee-
chobee, Florida 34972; that the de-
cedent's date of death was June 19,
2009; that the total value of the es-
tate is $0 and that the names and
addresses of those to whom it has
been assigned by such order are:
NAMES & ADDRESSES:
Tanya Schug
1633 SW 35th Circle
Okeechobee FL 34974
Billie Jo Buck
820 Audubon Dnve
Evansville, IN 47715
Sheila Rae Benthall
2310 Willow
Henderson, KY 42420
Raymond Bellies
3305 Kern Rd
Evansville, IN 47720
ALL INTERESTED PESONS ARE
NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or de-
mands against the estate of the de-
cedent other than those for whom
provision for full payment was made
in the Order of summary Administra-
tion must file their claims with this
court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS
SEET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702
OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE.
ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT
SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR


IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERALJURISDICTION
DIVISION CASE NO: 472009CA000082CAXXXX
NATIONAL CITY BANK AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HARBOR FEDERAL
SAVINGS BANK
PLAINTIFF
VS.
JERMAINE BOWEN A/K/A JERMAINE 0. BOWEN; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
JERMAINE BOWEN A/K/A JERMAINE 0. BOWEN IF ANY; ANY AND ALL UN-
KNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE
HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TC
BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN
INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAI-
MANTS; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSES-
SION
DEFENDANTS)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment ol
Foreclosure dated 10/6/2009 entered in Civil Case No
472009CA000082CAXXXX of the Circuit Court of the 19TH Judicial Circuit in
and for OKEECHOBEE County, Okeechobee, Flonda, I will sell to the high
est and best bidder for cash on the Jury Assembly Room, 2nd Floor, Okee
chobee County Judicial Center, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Flonda, al
11:00 a.m. on the 2nd day of Dec., 2009 the following described property
as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to wit:
PARCEL NO. 6

A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN AND BEING A PART OF SECTION 6,
TOWNSHIP 35, SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 6;
THENCE BEAR SOUTH 01012'45"WEST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF
SAID SECTION 6, A DISTANCE OF 50.02 FEET TO A POINT ON THE
SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF N.W. 240TH STREET (BEING 100
FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY); THENCE CONTINUE TO BEAR SOUTH
01012'45" WEST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6, A
DISTANCE OF 2599.52 FEET; THENCE BEAR NORTH 89034'14'
EASTALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SEC-
TION 6, A DISTANCE OF 1089.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING; THENCE CONTINUE TO BEAR NORTH 89034'14" EASI
ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION
6, A DISTANCE OF 1089.00 FEET; THENCE BEAR SOUTH 01012'45'
WEST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID SEC-
TION 6, A DISTANCE OF 800.23 FEET; THENCE BEAR SOUTH
89034'14" WEST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE
OF SAID SECTION 6 A DISTANCE OF 1089.00 FEET; THENCE BEAR
NORTH 01012'45" EAST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO THE WESI
LINE OF SAID SECTION 6, A DISTANCE OF 800.23 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING;
SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR ROAD, DRAINAGE, AND
UTILITIES OVER THE WEST 35.00 FEET AND THE SOUTH 60.00
FEET OF THE WEST 50.00 FEET AND THE NORTH 35.00 FEET OF
THE WEST 206.32 FEETTHEREOF.

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 60 days after the sale.
Dated this 7th day of Oct., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of the Circuit Couri
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
THE LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. STERN, PA., ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pne Island Road Suite 400, Plantation, FL 33324-392C
(954)233-8000
08-14496 NCM
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACI
O 199 In accordance with the Amencans With Disabilities Act, persons
needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should
contact Court Administration no later than seven days pnor to the proceed-
Ing at 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucle, FL 34986 or cal
1-772-807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this Sum-
mons/Notice to Appear If you are heanng impaired call 1-800-955-8771. II
you are voice impaired call 1-800-9558770, via Ronda Relay Service.
336230 ON 11/11,18/09


MORE AFTER THE DECEDENTS
DATE OF DEATH IS BARED.
The date of first publication of this
Notice is November 11, 2009.
Person Giving Notice:
Tanya Schug
1633 SW 35th Circle
Okeechobee, Florida 34974
Attorney for Person Giving Notice:
Elizabeth A. Maxwell
Flonda Bar No. 720895
Maxwell & Maxwell, PA.
405 NW 3rd Street
Okeechobee, FL 34972
Telephone: (863) 763-1119
Fax: (863) 763-1179
338840 ON 11/11,18/09


IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF
THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 2009 CA 217
DIVISION: Civil Division
SOUTHERN HOMESITES, INC.,
A Flonda Corporation
Plaintiff
V
HUBERT BEAUBRUN AND
CARMITA BEAUBRUN, His Wife
Defendants
NOTICE OF SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to an Order of Rnal Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 10/6/2009, and
entered in Case No. 2009 CA 217 of
the Circuit Court in and for OKEE-
CHOBEE County, Florida wherein
SOUTHERN HOMESITES, INC., A
Flonda Corporation is the Plaintiff,
and HUBERT BEAUBRUN AND CAR-
MITA BEAUBRUN are the Defen-
dants, I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash in the Jury As-
sembly Room, 2nd Floor, of the
Okeechobee County Judicial Center,
312 NW Third Street, Okeechobee,
Flonda at 11 o'clock A.M. on the 2nd
day of December, 2009, the follow-
ing described property as set forth in
said Order or Final Judgment, to wit:


Lots 52 and 53, Block 14
ORANGE BLOSSOM RANCHES,
according to the plat thereof
recorded in Plat Book 3, page
9, public records of Okeecho-
bee County, Florida.

Property #
R 1-15-36-35-0040-00140-0520
QNTICE
IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD AT
PUBLIC AUCTION, THERE MAY BE
ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE
SALE AFTER PAYMENT OF PERSONS
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO BE PAID
FROM THE SALE PROCEEDS PURSU-
ANT TO THIS FINAL JUDGMENT
IF YOU ARE A SUBORDINATE LEIN-
HOLDER CLAIMING A RIGHT TO
FUNDS REMAINING AFTER THE
SALE, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM
WITH THE CLERK NO LATER THAN
60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. IF YOU
FAIL TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU WILL
NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAIN-
ING FUNDS.
IF YOU ARE THE PROPERTY OWN-
ER, YOU MAY CLAIM THESE FUNDS
YOURSELF YOU ARE NOT RE-
QUIRED TO HAVE A LAWYER OR
ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION AND
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ASSIGN
YOUR RIGHTS TO ANYONE ELSE IN
ORDER FOR YOU TO CLAIM ANY
MONEY TO WHICH YOU ARE ENTI-
TLED. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE
CLERK OF THE COURT, OKEECHO-
BEE COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER,
312 NW. THIRD STREET, OKEECHO-
BEE, FLORIDA, WITFIIN TEN (10)
DAYS AFTER THE SALE TO SEE IF
THERE IS ADDITIONAL MONEY
FROM THE FORECLOSURE SALE
THAT THE CLERK HAS IN THE REG-
ISTRY OF THE COURT.
Dated at Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Honda this 8th day of Octo-
ber 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
CLERK OF THE COURT
BY: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
KENNETH M. JONES


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO: 47-2009-CA-000211
NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO
HARBOR FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
PLAINTIFF
VS.
DEVON ROY BROWN; RELEASE R. BROWN; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PAR
TIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN
NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD
OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST
AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; JOHN
DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION
DEFENDANTS)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Rnal Judgment ol
Foreclosure dated 10/6/2009, entered in Civil Case No. 47-2009-CA-000211
of the Circuit Court of the 19TH Judicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE
County, Okeechobee, Flonda, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for
cash on the Jury Assembly Room, 2nd Foor, Okeechobee County Judicial
Center, 312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee, Ronda, at 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd
day of Dec., 2009 the following descnbed property as set forth in said
Summary Final Judgment, to
wit:
PARCEL 3A
BEING A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN A PORTION OF THE WEST
ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER (1/4) OF
SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 36 EAST, AND IN A
PORTION OF THE WEST ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHEAST
ONE-QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH,
RANGE 36 EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND BEING
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 8, BE-
ING ALSO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 17:
THENCE BEAR N89005'42"W. ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
SECTION 8, BEING ALSO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 17,
FOR A DISTANCE OF 1302.26 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF THE SAID WEST ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-
QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 8, BEING ALSO THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF THE SAID WEST ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHEAST
ONE-QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 17, AND THE POINT-OF-BEGIN-
NING: THENCE BEAR S02014'03"W, ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY
LINE OF SAID WEST ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-
QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 17, FOR A DISTANCE OF 490.17 FEET
TO A POINT; THENCE BEAR N89006'28"W, ALONG A LINE PARAL-
LEL WITH TIIE SAID NORTH LINE OF SECTION 17, BEING ALSO
THE SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 8. FOR A DISTANCE OF
1303.26 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST BOUN-
DARY LINE OF THE SAID NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER (1/4) OF
SECTION 17, THENCE BEAR N02026' 15"E. ALONG THE SAID
WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER (1/4)
OF SECTION 17, FOR A DISTANCE OF 490.22 FEET TO THE NORTH
ONE-QUARTER (1/4) CORNER OF SAID SECTION 17, BEING ALSO
THE SOUTH ONE-QUARTER (1/4) CORNER OF SAID SECTION 8;
THENCE BEAR N04058'25" W. ALONG THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE
OF THE SAID SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER (1/4)
OF SECTION 8, FOR A DISTANCE OF 194.98 FEET TO A POINT;
THENCE BEAR S89006'26"E. ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE
SAID NORTH LINE OF SECTION 17, BEING ALSO THE SAID SOUTH
LINE OF SECTION 8, FOR A DISTANCE OF 1302.95 FEET TO THE
INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF THE SAID
WEST ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER (1/4)
OF SECTION 8, THENCE BEAR S04033'16"E. ALONG SAID EAST
BOUNDARY LINE OF THE WEST ONE-HALF (1/2) OF THE SOUTH-
EAST ONE-QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 8. FOR A DISTANCE OF
194.84 FEETTO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 20.45 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND BEING SUBJECT
TO ANY AND ALL EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, RESERVATIONS
AND/OR RIGHTS-OF-WAYS OR RECORD.
TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECTTO;
A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET
FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN GRANT OF EASEMENT RECORDED IN
O.R. BOOK 233, PAGE 773 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
SUBJECTTO:
A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND
UTILITY PURPOSES BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBE AS
THE EAST 40.00 FEET OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any. other
than the property owner as of the date of the is pendens, must file a clair
within 60 days after the sale.
Dated this 7th day of Oct., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
THE LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. STERN, PA., ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pine Island Road, Suite 400 Plantation, FL 33324-3920
(954)233-8000
08-08009 NCM
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
OF 1990
In accordance with the Amencans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a
special accommodaton to participate in this proceeding should contact
Court Administration no later than seven days prior to the proceeding at
250 NW Country Club Dnve, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 or call
1-772-807-4370 within two working days of your receipt of this Sum-
mons/Notice to Appear If you are heanng impaired call 1-800-955-8771. II
you are voice impaired call 1-800-9558770, via Flonda Relay Service.
335704 ON 11/11,18/09


Moody, Jones, Ingmo
& Morehead, PA.
1333 S. University Dnve, #201
Plantation, FL 33324
(954) 473-6605
336477 ON 11/11,18/09

IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF
THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF THE
STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 2008-CA-705
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST
COMPANY
Plaintiff,
vs.
JAYANANDAN K. NAIR; UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF JAYANANDAN K. NAIR;
SUBHADRAMMA J. NAIR; IF LIVING,
INCLUDING ANY UNKNOWN SPOUSE
OF SAID DEFENDANTSS, IF REMAR-
RIED, AND IF DECEASED, THE RE-
SPECTIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND TRUS-
TEES, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS
CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER
OR AGAINST THE NAMED DEFEN-


DANT(S); SUNCREEK RANCH HOME-
OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.;
WHETHER DISSOLVED OR PRES-
ENTLY EXISTING, TOGETHER WITH
ANY GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
CREDITORS, LIENORS, OR TRUS-
TEES OF SAID DEFENDANTS) AND
ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST
DEFENDANTSS; UNKNOWN TENANT
#1,; UNKNOWN TENANT #2;
Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that, pursu-
ant to a Rnal Summary Judgment of
Foreclosure entered in the above-
styled cause, in the Circuit Court of
Okeechobee County, Flonda, I will
sell the property situate in Okeecho-
bee County, Florida, described as:
PARCEL 20, SUNCREEK
RANCH, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED
IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 15, OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
A/K/A
14220 SE 56TH CIRCLE


Public Notic


Public Notice


Public Notice


Public Notice
71


[u7blicNotice _]


I Publi Notic


OKEECHOBEE, FL 33414
at public sale, to the highest and
best bidder, for cash, in the Jury As-
sembly Room of the Okeechobee
County Judicial Center, 312 NW 3rd
Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 257, Okee-
chobee, FL 34972 at 11:00 o'clock
A.M., on DEC. 9. 2009.
DATED this 16TH day of OCT.
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 is pendens, must file
a claim within 60 days after the sale.
Witness, my hand and seal of this
court on the 16th day of Oct. 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON, CLERK
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT

BY Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
Law Offices of Daniel C. Consuegra
9204 King Palm Dnve
Tampa, FL 33619-1328
Phone: 813-915-8660
Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE
NOTICE REGARDING THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; In
accordance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act, persons
needing a special accommoda-
tion to participate in this pro-
ceeding should contact Court
Administration no later than
seven days prior to the proceed-
ing at 250 NW Country Club
Drive, Port St Lucie, Florida
34986, (772) 807-4370 within
two working days of your re-
ceipt of this notice: IF YOU ARE
HEARING IMPAIRED CALL
1 800 955-8771; IF YOU ARE
VOICE IMPAIRED CALL
1800 955-8770.
337276 ON 11/11,18/09

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERALJURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO: 09000057CA

NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE, A
DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK
PLAINTIFF
VS.
GAYLIN W. BRYSON; RENEE
FLETCHER; ANY AND ALL UN-
KNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST
THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL
DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE NOT
KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE ,
WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PAR-
TIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS
SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS;
JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UN-
KNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION
DEFENDANTS)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to a Summary Rnal Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 10/16/09, entered
in Civil Case No. 09000057CA of the
Circuit Court of the 19TH Judicial
Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE
County, Okeechobee, Flonda, I will
sell to the highest and best bidder
for cash on the Jury Assembly
Room, 2nd Floor, Okeechobee
County Judicial Center, 312 NW 3rd
Street, Okeechobee, Flonda, at
11:00 a.m. on the 16th day of Dec.,
2009 the following described proper-
ty as set forth in said Summary Final
Judgment, to-wit:
LOT 2, BLOCK 3, COUNTRY
HILLS ESTATES. ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 97. PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY. FLORIDA. TOGETHER
WITH A MOBILE HOME VIN #
FLHML2F163725637A AND
FLHML2F163725637B

Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale if any
other than the property owner as of
the date of the is pendens must file
a claim within 60 days after the sale
Dated this 19th day of Oct. 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of the Circuit Court

BY Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
THE LAW OFFICES OF
DAVID J. STERN, PA.,
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pine Island Road
Suite 400, Plantation, FL 33324-3920
(954)233-8000
08-14554 NCM
NOTICE REGARDING THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
In accordance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act, persons need-
ing a special accommodation to par
ticipate in this proceeding should
contact Court Administration no later
than seven days pnor to the pro-
ceeding at 250 NW Country Club
Drive, Fort St. Lucie, FL 34986 or
call 1-772-807-4370 within two
working days of your receipt of this
Summons/Nobce to Appear If you
are heanng impaired call


1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-
paired call 1-800-955-8770, via Flori-
da Relay Service.
337239 ON 11/11,18/09

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO: 47 2009 CA 000067
NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCESSOR
BY MERGER TO HARBOR FEDERAL
SAVINGS BANK
PLAINTIFF
VS.
DONNA HOPEWELL LEE; UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF DONNA HOPEWELL LEE
IF ANY; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN
PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN
NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS)
WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD
OR ALIVE WHETHER SAID UN-
KNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN IN-
TEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER
CLAIMANTS; JOHN DOE AND JANE
DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN
POSSESSION
DEFENDANTS)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to a Summary Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated, 9/24/2009 en-
tered in Civil Case No. 47 2009 CA
000067 of the Circuit Court of the
19TH Judicial Circuit in and for
OKEECHOBEE County, Okeechobee,
Flonda, I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash on the Jury As-
sembly Room, 2nd Floor, Okeecho-
bee County Judicial Center, 312 NW
3rd Street, Okeechobee, Flonda, at
11:00 a.m. on the 9th day of Dec.,
2009 the following descnbed proper-
ty as set forth in said Summary Rnal
Judgment, to wit:
LOT 5, BLOCK 11, BASSWOOD
UNIT 1, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 3 PAGE 22, PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF OKEECHO-
BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale. if any.
other than the property owner as of
the date of the is pendens. must file
a claim within 60 days after the sale.
Dated this 28th day of Sept. 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
THE LAW OFFICES OF
DAVID J. STERN, PA., ATTORNEY
FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pine Island Road
Suite 400, Plantabon, FL 33324-3920
(954)233-8000
NOTICE REGARDING THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT Of 1990
In accordance with the Amencans
With Disabilibes Act, persons need-
ing a special accommodation to par-
ticipate in this proceeding should
contact Court Administration no later
than seven days prior to the pro-
ceeding at 250 NW Country Club
Dnve, Port St. Lucle, FL 34986 or
call 1-772-807-4370 within two
working days of your receipt of this
Summens/Notice to Appear If you
are heanng impaired call
1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-
paired call 1-800-9558770, via Flori-
da Relay Service.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 47-2009-CA-000305

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
Plaintiff
vs.
CARLENEJ. MANGAROO; FINLETER
A. MANGAROO; UNKNOWN TENANT
(S); IN POSSESSION OF THE SUB-
JECT PROPERTY,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to a Final Judgment of Fore-
closure dated the 24th day of Sept.,
2009, and entered in Case No.
47-2009-CA-000305, of the Circuit
Court of the 19TH Judicial Circuit in
and for Okeechobee County, Flonda,
wherein BANK OF AMERICA, NA. is
the Plaintiff and CARLENE J. MANGA-
ROO; FINLETER A. MANGAROO; are
defendants. I will sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash at the
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY JUDICIAL
CENTER, 312 NW 3RD STREET,
JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, SECOND
FLOOR, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
34972 at the Okeechobee County
Courthouse in Okeechobee, Flonda,
at 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd day of
Dec., 2009, the following described
property as set forth in said Final
Judgment, to wit:
EXHIBIT ONE
Parcel 1
The West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the
North 1/2 of the North 1/2 of Tract
3, Section 20, Township 34 South,
Range 33 East, according to the plat
thereof recorded in Plat Book 4, pag-
es 3A to 3D of the Public Records of
Okeechobee, Florida. (A/K/A Lot D)
Parcel 2
The East 1 /2 of the East 1 /2 of the
North 1/2 of the North 1 /2 of Tract
4, Section 20, Township 34 South,
Range 33 East, according to the plat
thereof recorded in Pat Book 4,
Page 3A to 3D of the Public Records
of Okeechobee County, Flonda.
(A/K/A Lot A)
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTER-
EST 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 60 DAYS AF-
TER THE SALE.
In accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
disabled person who, because of
their disabilities need special accom-
modation to participate in this pro-
ceeding should contact not later
than seven (7) days pnor to the pro-
ceeding Court Administration at 250
NW Country Club Dr, Port St. Lucie,
FL 34989. Phone 772.807.4370,
1.800.955.8771 (hearing impaired)
or 1.800.955.8770 (voice impaired)
Dated this 28th day of Sept.,
2009.
Sharon Robertson
Clerk Of The Circuit Court

By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
Submitted by:
Law Office of Marshall C. Watson
1800 NW 49th Street, Suite 120
Fort Lauderdale, Flonda 33309
Telephone: (954) 453-0365
Facsimile: (954) 771-6052
Toll Free: 1-800-441-2438
334817 ON 11/4,11/09

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 47 2009 CA 000370

HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
CORPORATION III,
Plaintiff,
vs.
IMTIAZ ALI, et al,
Defendants.
TO: IMTIAZ ALI
Last Known Address:
4948 SE 43rd Street,
Okeechobee, FL 34974
Also Attempted At:
13100 Pine Borough Ln.,
West Palm Beach, FL 33418
and 1001 S Parrott Ave.,
Okeechobee, FL 34974
Current Residence Unknown
FARIHA Z. ALI
A/K/A FARIHA ALI
Last Known Address:
4948 SE 43rd Street
Okeechobee, FL 34974
Also Attempted At:
13100 Pine Borough Ln,
West Palm Beach, FL 33418
and 1001 S Parrott Ave.,
Okeechobee, FL 34974
Current Residence Unknown

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the
following descnbed property:

LOT 2, BLOCK 7A, AS SHOWN
ON REPLAT OF KINGS BAY AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5,


PAGES 97-99, PUBLIC
RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Has been filed against you and you
are required to serve a copy of your
wntten defenses, if any, to it, on
Marshall C. Watson, PA., Attomey
for Plaintiff, whose address is 1800
NW 49 STREET, SUITE 120, FT.
LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 within thirty
(30) days after the first publication
of this Notice and file the onginal
with the Clerk of this Court either
before service on Plaintiffs attomey
or immediately thereafter; otherwise
a default will be entered against you
for the relief demanded in the com-
plaint.
In accordance with the Amencans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
disabled person who, because of
their disabilities need special accom-
modation to participate in this pro-
ceeding should contact not later
than seven (7) days prior to the pro-
ceeding Court Administration at 250
NW Country Club Dr, Fort St. Lucie,
FL 34989. Phone 772.807.4370,
1.800.955.8771 (heanng impaired)
or 1.800.955.8770 (voice impaired)
WITNESS my hand and the sea of
this Court this 5th day Nov., 2009.
Sharon Robertson
As Clerk of the Court

BY: Linda F Young
As Deputy Clerk
338702 ON 11/11,18/09

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 47-2009-CA-000327
BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING,
L.P. F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P.,
Plaintiff
vs.
SHERI HEIL; BANK OF AMERI-
CA, N.A. JAY HEIL; UNKNOWN
TENANTSS; IN POSSESSION OF
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY,
Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to a Rnal Judgment of Fore-
closure dated the 15th day of Oct.,
2009, and entered in Case No.
47-2009-CA-000327, of the Circuit
Court of the 19TH Judicial Circuit in
and for Okeechobee County, orida,
wherein BAC HOME LOANS SERVIC-
ING, L.R F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P is the
Plaintiff and SHERI HEIL; BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A.; JAY HEIL; UN-
KNOWN TENANTSS; JOHN DOE;
JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TEN-
ANT(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY are defendants.
I will sell to the highest and best
bidder for cash at the OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER, 312 NW
3RD STREET, JURY ASSEMBLY
ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, OKEECHO-
BEE, FLORIDA 34972 at the Okee-
chobee County Courthouse in
Okeechobee, Flonda, at 11:00 a.m.
on the 9th day of Dec., 2009, the
following described property as set
forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:
THE WEST 1/ OF THE WEST 1/2
OF THE SOUTH 12 OF THE
SOUTH 12 OF TRACT 13, SEC-
TION 24, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH,
RANGE 33 EAST, OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE
3A-D, INCLUSIVE OF THE OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY PUBLIC
RECORDS.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTER-
EST 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 60 DAYS AF-
TER THE SALE.
In accordance with the Amencans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
disabled person who, because of
their disabilities need special accom-
modation to parbcipate in this pro-
ceeding should contact not later
than seven (7) days prior to the pro-
ceeding Court Administration at 250
NW Country Club Dr, Fort St. Luce,
FL 34989. Phone 772.807.4370,
1.800.955.8771 (heanng impaired)
or 1.800.955.8770 (voice impaired)
Dated this 16th day of Oct., 2009
Sharon Robertson
Clerk Of The Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
Submitted by:
Law Office of Marshall C. Watson
1800 NW 49th Street, Suite 120
Fort Lauderdale, Honda 33309
Telephone: (954) 453-0365
Facsimile: (954) 771-6052
Toll Free: 1-800-441-2438
09-15812
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO: 47-2008-CA-000664
NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCESSOR
BY MERGER TO HARBOR FEDERAL
SAVINGS BANK
PLAINTIFF
VS.
VARNEL ANTOINE; MARIE B. AN-
TOINE; ANDREW WATSON; YVETTE
H.WATSON;ANY AND ALL UN-
KNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAI N ST
THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL
DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE N O T
KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE,
WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PAR-
TIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS
SPOUSES, HEIRS, D E V I S E ES ,
GRANTEES OR OTH-
ER CLAIMANTS
DEFENDANTS)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to a Summary Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 10/6/2009 en-
tered in Civil Case No. 47-2008-
CA-000664 of the Circuit Court of
the 19TH Judicial Circuit in and for
OKEECHOBEE County, Okeechobee,
Florida, I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash on the Jury As-
sembly Room, 2nd Floor, Okeecho-
bee County Judicial Center, 312 NW
3rd Street, Okeechobee, Florida, at
11:00 a.m. on the 2nd day of Dec.,
2009 the following descnbed proper-
ty as set forth in said Summary Final
Judgment, to-wit:
TRACT 4 OF SIMONE ESTATES:

A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN
SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 34
SOUTH, RANGE 34 EAST, OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AND BEING MORE PARTICULAR-
LY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGIN ATTHE SOUTHEAST COR-
NER OF THE WEST ONE-HALF
(W1/2) OF SAID SECTION 23;
THENCE SOUTH 88017'54"
WEST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE
OF SAID W1/2, OF SECTION 23,
A DISTANCE OF 1020.82 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 00006'16"
WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE
EAST LINE OF SAID W1/2 OF
SECTION 23, A DISTANCE OF
1711.80 FEET TO POINT A ON
THE CENTERLINE OF THE 70.00
FOOT WIDE INGRESS, EGRESS
AND UTILITY EASEMENT AS
SHOWN ON MAP OF SIMONE ES-
TATES, DATED JUNE 21, 2004;
THENCE NORTH 88017'54"
EAST, ALONG SAID CENTER-
LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1020.82
FEET TO THE INTERSECTION
WITH SAID EAST LINE OF THE
W1/2, OF SECTION 23;
THENCE SOUTH 00006'16" EAST,
ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DIS-
TANCE OF 1711.80 FEET TO THE
POINTOF BEGINNING.

SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER
WITH THE RIGHT OF INGRESS,
EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
UNDER THAT CERTAIN GRANT
OF EASEMENT RECORDED AU-
GUST 5, 2004 IN O.R. BOOK 539
AT PAGE 192 PUBLIC RECORDS
OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA.

Any person claiming an interest in
the surlus from the sale if any
other than the property owner as of
the date of the hs pendens must file
a claim within 60 days after the sale
Dated this 8th day of Oct., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Cler
THE LAW OFFICES OF
DAVID J. STERN, PA.,
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pne Island Road
Suite 400,
Plantabon, FL 33324-3920
(954)233-8000
NOTICE REGARDING THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
In accordance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act, persons need-
ing a special accommodation to par-
ticipate in this proceeding should
contact Court Administraon no later
than seven days pnor to the pro-
ceeding at 250 NW Country Club
Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 or
call 1-772-807-4370 within two
working days of your receipt of this
Summons/Notice to Appear If you
are hearing impaired call
1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-
paired call 1-800-9558770, via Flon-
da Relay Service.
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LEGAL NOTICE

Public Auction will be held at Johns
Towing Service storage lot located at
704 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Okee-
chobee, Florida 34972 on NOVEM-
BER 27, 2009, at 9:00 A.M. Pursuant
to Florida Statute 713.78 for unpaid
towing and storage charges. Year,
make, model and VIN are as follows.
1992 Toyota Corolla
VIN #JT2AE94A2N0280193

Terms of sale are cash, and no
checks will be accepted. Seller re-
serves the right of final bid. ALL
SALES ARE FINAL' NO REFUNDS
WILL BE, MADEi Said automobiles
will be sold in "As Is" condition with
no guarantee's.
338838 ON 11/11/09

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.
47-2009CA000149CAXXXX

INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK, FSB,
AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO
INDYMAC BANK, FSB
Plaintff,
GUYTO ALEXIS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE
OF GUYTO ALEXIS; UNKNOWN PER-
SON(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY;
Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to a Final Judgment of Foreclo-
sure dated 10/6/2009, and entered
in Case No. 47-2009CA000149CA
XXXX, of the Circuit Court of the
19th Judicial Circuit in and for OKEE-
CHOBEE County, Flonda. INDYMAC
FEDERAL BANK, FSB, AS SUCCES-
SOR IN INTEREST TO 1NDYMAC
BANK, FSB is Plaintiff and GUYTO
ALEXIS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
GUYTO ALEXIS; UNKNOWN PER-
SON(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY; are defen-
dants. I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash at THE JURY
ASSEMBLY ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, OF
THE OKEECHOBEE COUNTY JUDI-
CIAL CENTER, 312, N.W 3RD
STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
34972, AT 312 NORTHWEST THIRD
STREET, OKEECHOBEE IN OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, at
11:00 a.m., on the 2nd day of Dec.,
2009, the following described prop-
erty as set forth in said Final Judg-
ment, to wit:

LOT 7, BLOCK 60, BASSWOOD
UNIT 5, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED
IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 51, OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORI-
DA.
A 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 with 60 days after the sale.
Dated this 8th day of Oct., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
As Clerk of said Court

BY Linda F Young
As Deputy Clerk
This notice is provided pursuant to
Administrative Order No. 2.065.
In accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act If you are a
person with a disability who needs
any accommodation in order to par-
ticipate in this proceeding, you are
entitled, at no cost to you, to provi-
sions of certain assistance. Please
contact the Court Administrator at
250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St.
Lucie, orida 34986, Phone No.
(772)807-4370 within 2 working
days of your receipt of this notice or
pleading; if you are hearing im-
paired, call 1-800-955-8771 (TDD);
if you are voice impaired, call
1-800-955-8770 (V) (Via Florida Re-
lay Services).

Kahane & Associates, PA.
8201 Pters Road, Ste. 3000
Plantation, FL 33324
Telephone: (954)382-3486
Telefacsimile: (954) 382-5380
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO: 47-2009-CA-000349
NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCESSOR
BY MERGER TO HARBOR FEDERAL
SAVINGS BANK
PLAINTIFF
VS.
MINAKOEMARIE BOEDJARATH; UN-
KNOWN SPOUSE OF MINAKOEMA-
RIE BOEDJARATH IF ANY; ANY AND
ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING
BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND
AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDI-
VIDUAL DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE
NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE
, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PAR-
TIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS
SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS;
DONALD G. MCLISH
DEFENDANTS)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to a Summary Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 10/6/2009 en-
tered in Civil Case No. 47-2009-
CA-000349 of the Circuit Court of
the 19TH Judicial Circuit in and for
OKEECHOBEE County, Okeechobee,
Flonda, I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash on the Jury As-
sembly Room, 2nd Floor, Okeecho-
bee County Judicial Center, 312 NW
3rd Street, Okeechobee, Flonda, at
11:00 a.m. on the 2nd day of Dec.,
2009 the following descnbed proper-
ty as set forth in said Summary Rnal
Judgment, to-wit:
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN
SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 34
SOUTH, RANGE 34 EAST, OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AND BEING MORE PARTICULAR-
LY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCE AT THE SOUTH-
WEST CORNER OF SAID SEC-
TION 22;
THENCE NORTH 88008'58"
EAST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE
OF SAID SECTION 22, A DIS-
TANCE OF 3579.67 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE CONTINUE NORTH
88008'58" EAST, ALONG SAID
SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF
1280.51 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 00006'16"
WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1448.79
FEET TO POINT C ON THE CEN-
TERLINE OF THE 70.00 FOOT
WIDE INGRESS, EGRESS AND
UTILITY EASEMENT AS SHOWN
ON MAP OF SIMONE ESTATES,
DATED JUNE 21, 2004;
THENCE SOUTH 79004'16"
WEST, ALONG SAID CENTER-
LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1250.15
FEET TO A CONCRETE MONU-
MENT WITH CAP STAMPED AL-
MOND PSM 5081;
THENCE SOUTH 88010'43"
WEST, ALONG SAID CENTER-
LINE, A DISTANCE OF 90.17
FEET TO POINT E ON SAID CEN-
TERLINE;

THENCE SOUTH 01051'02" EAST,
A DISTANCE OF 1250.91 FEET
TO THE POINTOF BEGINNING.
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 a
claim within 60 days after the sale
Dated is 8th day of Oct., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of the Circuit Court

BY: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
DAVID J. STERN, PA.,
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pine Island Road
Suite 400
Plantation, FL 33324-3920
(954)233-8000
09-46963 NCM
NOTICE REGARDING THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACTOF 1990
In accordance with the Amencans
With Disabilihes Act, persons need-
ing a special accommodation to par-
ticipate in this proceeding should
contact Court Administration no later
than seven days prior to the pro-
ceeding at 250 NW Country Club
Dnve, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 or
call 1-772-807-4370 within two
working days of your receipt of this
Summons/Notice to Appear If you
are heanng impaired call
1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-
paired call 1-800-955-8770, via Flori-
da Relay Service.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 2009 CA-409
DIVISION: Civil Division

LIVE OAK TRUST, INC.,
A Flonda Corporation
Plaintiff
v.
EREIGNE ESTIME AND ANGELIQUE
ESTIME, His Wife
Defendants
NOTICE OF SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to an Order of Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 10/6/2009, and
entered in Case No. 2009 CA 409 of
the Circuit Court in and for OKEE-
CHOBEE County, Flonda wherein
LIVE OAK TRUST, INC., A orida
Corporation is the Plaintiff, and
EREIGNE ESTIME AND ANGELIQUE
ESTIME are the Defendants, I will
sell to the highest and best bidder
for cash in the Jury Assembly Room,
2nd Floor of the Okeechobee County
Judicial Center, 312 NW Third Street,
Okeechobee, Flonda at 11 o'clock
A.M. on the 2nd day of December,
2009 the following descnbed proper-
ty as set forth in said Order or Final
Judgment, to wit:

The West 1/2 of the West 1/2
of the South 1/2 of the North
1/2 of Tract 17, Section 26,
Township 34 South, Range 33
East, Okeechobee County,
Florida, according to the plat
thereof, recorded in Plat Book
4, Pages 3A-D, inclusive of the
Okeechobee County public
records.

Property #
R1-26-34-33-OAOO-00017-E000

NONICE
IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD AT
PUBLIC AUCTION, THERE MAY BE
ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE
SALE AFTER PAYMENT OF PERSONS
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO BE PAID
FROM THE SALE PROCEEDS PURSU-
ANT TO THIS FINAL JUDGMENT

IF YOU ARE A SUBORDINATE LEIN-
HOLDER CLAIMING A RIGHT TO
FUNDS REMAINING AFTER THE
SALE, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM
WITH THE CLERK NO LATER THAN
60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. IF YOU
FAIL TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU WILL
NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAIN-
ING FUNDS.
IF YOU ARE THE PROPERTY OWN-
ER, YOU MAY CLAIM THESE FUNDS
YOURSELF YOU ARE NOT RE-
QUIRED TO HAVE A LAWYER OR
ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION AND
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ASSIGN
YOUR RIGHTS TO ANYONE ELSE IN
ORDER

FOR YOU TO CLAIM ANY MONEY TO
WHICH YOU ARE ENTITLED. PLEASE
CHECK WITH THE CLERK OF THE
COURT, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY JU-
DICIAL CENTER, 312 NW THIRD
STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA,
WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE
SALE TO SEE IF THERE IS ADDI-
TIONAL MONEY FROM THE FORE-
CLOSURE SALE THAT THE CLERK
HAS IN THE REGISTRY OF THE
COURT.
Dated at Okeechobee, Okeecho-
bee County, orida this 7th day of
October 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
CLERK OF THE COURT

BY: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
KENNETH M.JONES
Moody, Jones, Ingino
& Morehead, RA.
1333 S. University Dnve, #201
Plantation, FL 33324
(954) 473-6605
336232 ON 11/4,11/09

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO:
472009CA000130CAXXXX
NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCESSOR
BY MERGER TO FIDELITY FEDERAL
BANK & TRUST
PLAINTIFF
VS.
STEPHEN R. CASSERLY; MAYAN Y
CASSERLY; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN
PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN
NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS)
WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD
OR ALIVE WHETHER SAID UN-
KNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN IN-
TEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER
CLAIMANTS; JOHN DOE AND JANE
DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN
POSSESSION
DEFENDANTS)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to a Summary Rnal Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 10/6/2009 en-
tered in Civil Case No.
472009CA000130CAXXXX of the Cir-
cult Court of the 19TH Judicial Cir-
cult in and for OKEECHOBEE County,
Okeechobee, Flonda, I will sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash on
the Jury Assembly Room, 2nd Roor,
Okeechobee County Judicial Center,
312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee,
Flonda, at 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd
day of Dec., 2009 the following de-
scnbed property as set forth in said
Summary Final Judgment, to wit:
LOT 14 BLOCK 9 OF OKEECHO-
BEE LITTLE FARMS ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2 PA-
GEG 100 PUBLIC RECORDS OF
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY FLORIDA

Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale if any
other than the property owner as of
the date of the is pendens must file
a claim within 60 days after the sale
Dated this 8th day of Oct., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of the Circuit Court

BY Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
NOTICE REGARDING THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
In accordance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act, persons need-
ing a special accommodation to par-
ticipate in this proceeding should
contact Court Administration no later
than seven days pnor to the pro-
ceeding at 250 NW Country Club
Drive, Frt St. Lucie, FL 34986 or
call 1-772-807-4370 within two
working days of your receipt of this
Summons/Nobce to Appear If you
are heanng impaired call
1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-
paired call 1-800-9558770, via Flon-
da Relay Service.
336447 ON 11/11,18/09

IN THE COUNTY COURT
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2009-CC-56

CATHERINE P. CHESTER,
Plaintiff,
vs.
EVENS LAROSE,
Defendant.

AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: EVENS LAROSE
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to
foreclose a mortgage on the follow-
ing property in Okeechobee County,
Florida:
The East 1 of the West 1 of
the North 1 of the South 1 of
Tract 28 Section 22, Township
34 South, Range 33 East, ac-
cording to the plat thereof re-
corded in Plat Book 4, Pages 3A
through D, inclusive, Public
Records of Okeechobee County,
Florida (1.25 acres) (aka Lot K)
and
The East 1 of the West 1 of
the North 1 of the North 1 of
Tract 27, Section 22, Township
34 South, range 33 East, accord-
ing to the plat thereof recorded
in Plat Book 4, pages 3A through
D, inclusive, Public Records of


Okeechobee County, Florida
(1.25 acres) (aka Lot C).

has been filed against you and you
are required to serve a copy of your
written defenses, if any, to it on
Ryon McCabe, the Plaintiff's attorney,
whose address is 1601 Forum Place,
Suite 301, West Palm Beach, FL
33401, within 30 days of first publl-
cation, and file the original with the
clerk of this court either before ser-
vice on the Plaintiff's attorney or im-
mediately thereafter; otherwise a
default will be entered against you
for the relief demanded in the Com-
plaint.

DATED this 6th day of November,
2009.
Sharon Robertson
As Clerk of the Court
By: Kimberly Sarros
As Deputy Clerk
338844 ON 11/11,18/09

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE BY CLERK OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned SHARON ROBERTSON,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Okee-
chobee County, Flonda, will on the
9th day of December, 2009 at
11:00 A.M., at the Okeechobee
County Judicial Center, 312 North-
west 3rd Street, Jury Assembly
Room, Second Floor, Okeechobee,
Florida 34972, in the City of Okee-
chobee, offer for sale and sell at
public outcry to the highest and best
idder for cash, the following de-
scnbed property situated in Okee-
chobee County, Flonda, to-wit:
LOT 5, BLOCK 16 BET-HER
ACRES, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 12, PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF OKEECHO-
BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.

pursuant to the final decree of fore-
closure entered in a case pending in
said Court, the style of which is:

DAVID NUNEZ, JR., AND ANITA NU-
NEZ, his wife,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
Estate of ISAAC ZACK ARLIQUIN,
deceased and all other heirs, per-
sons or parties claiming by, through,
under or against ISAAC ZACK ARLI-
QUIN or the Estate of ISAAC ZACK
ARLIQUIN, deceased, and JENNIFER
GRASSO,
Defendants.

and the docket number of which is:
2009-CA-164

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTER-
EST 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 60 DAYS AF-
TER THE SALE.
WITNESS my hand and the official
seal of said Court, this 22nd day of
October, 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON, Clerk
of the Circuit Court of
Okeechobee County, Flonda
BY: Linda F Young
DEPUTY CLERK
Law Office of Cassels & McCall
John D. Cassels, Jr, Esquire
Post Office Box 968
Okeechobee, Flonda 34973
337816 ON 11/11,18/09


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Okeechobee News


NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE BY CLERK OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT
Nobce is hereby given that the un-
dersigned SHARON ROBERTSON,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Okee-
chobee County, Florida, will on the
9th day of December, 2009, at
11:00 A.M., at the Okeechobee
County Judicial Center, 312 North-
west 3rd Street, Jury Assembly
Room, Second Floor, Okeechobee,
Flonda 34972, in the City of Okee-
chobee, offer for sale and sell at
public outcry to the highest and best
idder for cash, the following de-
scnbed property situated in Okee-
chobee County, Flonda, to-wit:
THE WEST 1/ OF THE WEST V/
OF THE SOUTH V/ OF THE
SOUTH /2 OF TRACT 31, LY-
ING AND BEING IN SECTION
9, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH
RANGE 33 EAST, ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4,
PAGE 3 A-D, INCLUSIVE OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORI-
DA.
AND
THE EAST /2 OF THE WEST 1/
OF THE SOUTH /2 OF THE
SOUTH /2 OF TRACT 31, LY-
ING AND BEING IN THE SEC-
TION 9, TOWNSHIP 34
SOUTH, RANGE 33 EAST, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 4, PAGES 3 A-D, INCLU-
SIVE, OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
TOGETHER WITH A 2005 GENA
DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE HOME
BEARING IDENTIFICATION
N U M B E R S
GMHGA4250431825A AND
GMHGA4250431825B AND TI-
TLE NUMBERS 92017766 AND
92018051
pursuant to the final decree of fore-
closure entered in a case pending in
said Court, the style of which is:
SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK AS SU-
CESOR BY MERGER TO BIG LAKE
NATIONAL BANK,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
BRENDA DEIGNAN, a single woman
and THE CREDIT UNION OF PALM
BEACH COUNTY,
Defendants.
and the docket number of which is:
2008-613-CA
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTER-
EST 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 60 DAYS AF-
TER THE SALE.
WITNESS my hand and the official
seal of said Court, this 13th day of
October, 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON, Clerk
of the Circuit Court of
Okeechobee County, Flonda
BY: Linda F Young
DEPUTY CLERK
Law Office of Cassels & McCall
John D. Cassels, Jr, Esquire
Post Office Box 968
Okeechobee, Florida 34973
337209 ON 11/11,18/09


THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2008CA716
Judge: F. Shields McManus
RIVERSIDE NATIONAL BANK
OF FLORIDA,
Plaintiff,
VS.
SHIRLEY A. KEAL; UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF SHIRLEY A. KEAL, IF
ANY; JOHN DOE and JANE DOE AS
UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSES-
SION; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN
PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN
NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS
WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD
OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UN-
KNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN IN-
TEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS,
DEVISES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER
CLAIMANTS,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE BY CLERK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned, Sharon Robertson,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Okee-
chobee County, Honda, will, on the
2nd day of December, 2009, at
11:00 a.m., offer for sale, and sell at
public outcry to th highest bidder for
cash, except as prescribed in para-
graph 6, of the Final Judgment at
the Jury Assembly Room, 2nd Floor,
Okeechobee County Judicial Center,
312 NW 3rd Street, Okeechobee,
Ronda 34972, that certain real prop-
erty located in Okeechobee County,
Ronda, and more particularly de-
scribed as:
THE EAST 2,227.5 FEET OF THE
NORTH HALF OF GOVERN-
MENT LOTS 2 AND 3, IN SEC-
TION 4, TOWNSHIP 36
SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST, LESS
THE EAST 1,980 FEET THERE-
OF, SUBJECT TO THE EXIST-
ING COUNTY ROAD ON THE
NORTH THEREOF, AND ALSO
SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF
THE PUBLIC TO THE USE OF
THE SOUTHERNLY 20 FEET
FOR ROAD PURPOSES
(MP/BS); TOGETHER WITH
THAT CERTAIN GUERDEN IN-
DUSTRIES, INC, 60X24 1976
CLASSIC MANUFACTURED
HOME ID #2276A AND
#2276B SITUATED THEREON.
Property Address
1104 NW 141st Street,
Okeechobee, FL 34972
pursuant to the final decree of fore-
closure entered in the above styled
case pending in said Court.
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN IN-
TEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM
THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN
THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF
THE DATE OF THE NOTICE OF
US PENDENS MUST FILE A
CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER
THE SALE.
WITNESS, my hand and the offi-
cial seal of said Court, this 7th day
of Oct. 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of Courts,
Okeechobee County, Florida
By: Linda F Young
As Deputy Clerk
336248 ON 11/11,18/09


100% Record Books
The Okeechobee County 4-H Awards program was held Oct. 10
in the Okeechobee High School cafeteria. Those who received
100% on their record books are: Shooting Sports Jake Menen-
dez, Beef Breeding Shyanne Prescott, Dairy Shiloh Anuez,
Kelsey Burnham, Fallon Curren, William Curren, Leadership -
Ross Laskey, Kelsey Burnham, Justin Hoover, Wesley Mims,
Swine Shyanne Prescott, (not pictured) Dairy/Leadership -
Joy Burnham, Leadership Janna Mullis, Shooting Sports Jo-
seph Menendez, Swine Janelle Markham, Jacey Mullis, Naomi
Cook, John Connor, Codi Mars and Janna Mullis.


The Okeechobee County
4-H Awards program was
held Oct. 10 in the Okeecho-
bee High School cafeteria.
First place Pet record book
awards went to: Intermedi-
ate Logan Evans and (not
pictured) Junior Kaytlynn
May.


Shooting Sports
The Okeechobee County 4-H Awards program was held
Oct. 10 in the Okeechobee High School cafeteria. First
place Shooting Sports record book awards went to: Ju-
niors Jacob McGeehee, John McGeehee, Cady McGee-
hee, Trenton Gainer, Intermediate Jake Menendez and
Senior Joseph Menendez.

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teers The Okeechobee County
The Okeechobee County 4-H Awards program was
4-H Awards program was held Oct. 10 inthe Okeecho-
held Oct. 10 in the Okeecho- bee High School cafeteria.
bee High School cafeteria. First place Swine Record
First place Steer record books went to: Intermedi-
book awards went to: (left ate Shyanne Prescott, (not
to right) Junior Shayla pictured) Juniors Janelle
Pendrey, Intermediate's Markham, Jacey Mullis, In-
Katlynn Lawrence, (not pic- termediate Naomi Cook,
tured) Amanda Goggans, Seniors John Conner, Codi
and Senior Kaley Dees. Mars and Janna Mullis.


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Wildlife
The Okeechobee County
4-H Awards program was
held Oct. 10 in the Okeecho-
bee High School cafeteria.
First place Wildlife record
book awards went to: Ju-
nior Katie Muldoon and
(not pictured) Intermediate
- Vicky MacAllister.


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Leisure Arts
The Okeechobee County 4-H Awards
program was held Oct. 10 in the
Okeechobee High School cafeteria.
First place Leisure Arts record book
awards went to: (left to right) Junior
- Jacob McGeehee and Intermediate -
Aladin Sherwood.


Okeechobee News/Katrina Elsken

Beef Breeding
The Okeechobee County 4-H Awards
program was held Oct. 10 in the
Okeechobee High School cafeteria.
First place Beef Breeding record book
awards went to: (left to right) Junior
- Byron Byrd, Intermediate Shyanne
Prescott and (not pictured) Senior -
Kaylee Dees.


Leadership
The Okeechobee County 4-H Awards
program was held Oct. 10 in the
Okeechobee High School cafeteria.
First place Leadership record book
awards went to: (back, left to right) Se-
niors Wesley Mims, Kelsey Burnham,
Justin Hoover, (front, left to right) Ju-
nior Ross Laskey, Intermediate Alex
Pluskot, (not pictured) Intermediate
- Emilie Lege and Senior Joy Burn-
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Okeechobee News


'Life is in the blood' The O'Ne


By Bobi O'Neill of you who don't I am one of Okeechobee's
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cious blood of Jesus Christ. As a multi-visceral have a five organ transplant. Through the
transplant recipient, it means my physical life course of more than 18 surgeries, several of
is a gift from both a precious organ donor and them life saving, I had multiple transfusions
many precious blood donors. (we stopped counting at 102 units). At times,
Some of you know my story, but for those my family did not think I would survive. The

Churches plan special events


By Pete Gawda
Okeechobee News
Believers Fellowship Church, 300 SW Sixth
Ave., will be hosting another fantastically fun Youth
Rally on Friday evening, Nov. 13 from 7 to 9. Games,
food, music and guest speaker Tom Pasquarella will
round out an exciting evening for teens and youth
groups from any church. Call Linda at 863 697-1389
or Micki at 863 697-4327 for more information. The
Ladies Ministry of Believers Fellowship will be hold
ing their monthly meeting on Saturday, Nov. 14 from
11 a.m to 1 p.m This is H. i 1 1 ;, l .... 1 ,
for people who like to be involved in helping people
and the community. On Friday, Nov. 20 Believers Fel
lowship will host their monthly Gospel sing at 7 p.m.
Coffee and desserts will be served immediately after
ward. Every Wednesday evening the church serves
a dinner at 6 p.m. followed by an awesome Bible
Study from 7 to 8 p.m. Pastor Nick Hopkins presents
educational and in depth studies. The public is in
vited and the meal cost is $5.00 per person.
The youth of Peace Lutheran Church, 750 NW
23rd Court, are planning to attend Word of Life
Superbowl in the Orlando area on Nov. 13 -14.
This event is promoted as an "extreme non-stop
adrenaline-pumping all-night student event."
Participants will attend an Orlando Magic Game,
followed by a Gospel Rally after which students
will enjoy pizza and a choice of events including
bowling, RDV Sportsplex, Fun Sot, etc. For more
information call the youth minister at 863 763 5042.
Peace Lutheran Quilters invite local arts and crafters
to bring their home made items to a bazaar on Nov.
21 To reserve a table of the day of fun, fellowship
and food call 863 763 5042.
North Okeechobee Church of God, 15949
NW 30th Terrace, will be hosting a revival Nov. 15-
18.The speaker will be international evangelist and
missionary Bennie Jones. On Sunday, Nov. 15 ser
vices will be at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through
Wednesday, Nov. 16-18 services will be at 7 each
evening. For more information contact Pastor Don
Leon at 634-0344.
Church of our Saviour Episcopal Church,
200 NW Third St., will hold its Second Annual Con-
cert "Beginnings and Beyond...the Lake" on 6:16
p.m. on Nov. 21. This year the concert will have an


entirely different for
mat and will benefit
Healthy Families. The
event will begin in the
courtyard with a per
formance by the Cho
bee Steelers. This steel
drum band is made up
of young men that are
studying this art ar nd s f
are sponsored by the Places of
First Missionary Bap Worship
tist Church and Mar o sh
that's House. They will
perform until 7 p.m.
After that, the concert will begin in the church and
will feature member of the music faculty at Florida
Atlantic University. The Culver Trio is an early music
ensemble and will perform selections from several
different composers. These ensembles, together with
the music staff of Okeechobee Music promises to be
a diverse and enjoyable evening. The admission for
the concert is a package of diapers. Cash donations
will also be accepted and appreciated. Refreshments
will be served.
The Okeechobee Community Choir, in its
1 th year under the direction of Sandy Perry, is now
rehearsing for the presentation of the Christmas
Cantata, "A New Birth A New Beginning" and other
seasonal favorites. Rehearsals will be held on Sun
days from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at First United Methodist
church, 200 NW Second St. All interested singer, both
local and our Northern friends are invited to partici
pate. Singers should be able to match pitch and read
music somewhat. Rehearsals are fast paced and
loads of fun. Music and rehearsal CDs are provided
free. Rehearsal attendance is suggested, not man
datory. Last year, 65 singers i,. I- ..... 19 local
churches participated. The cantata will be presented
the weekend before Christmas, Dec. 18, 19 and 20.
For more information, call Sandy at 634 7714.
Buckhead Ridge Christian Church, 1167
Linda Drive, will be having their Annual Christmas
Craft Bazaar and Book Fair on Saturday, Dec. 5 from
9 a.m. until 1 p.m. There will be homemade crafts
and baked good. Lunch will be available. If you have
any questions please call Suelynn Richardson at 863
357 6500.


many blood donors and the organ donor
made it possible.
My late husband, Gene O'Neill, received
blood transfusions, during the course of his
cancer treatments as well.
The Okeechobee community has provided
a tremendous support system that has reached
out to our family on several occasions during
the 32 years we have resided here.
Previously, I was a regular blood donor,
but can no longer donate due to being a
transplant recipient. I have also been an or-
gan donor myself by giving a kidney prior to
my medical crisis (and no, my medical crisis
was in no way connected to blood or organ
donation). Although my transplanted organs


ill Family
,..cannot be donated again,
I have others that may
be used and my drivers
.license states I am an or-
gan donor. My family is
aware of my wishes.
In closing, I have two
requests. The first is to
please be a blood donor
during the Okeechobee Blood Roundup
on Nov. 13 and 14. The other is to please
be an organ donor. You may go to www.Do-
nateLife.org for information. You never know
when you or a family member may need one
or both of these life saving measures.
Thank you for caring, Bobi O'Neill


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