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Vol. 101 No. 6 Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Body of hiker recovered in
Woman killed in
S.R. 710 crash
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By Eric Kopp
Okeechobee News
The body of a "hard core hiker"
was found in about 4 feet of water
and a scant 100 yards from U.S. 98
North.
"You could literally see him
from the highway," said Detective
Ted Van Deman, of the Okeecho-
bee County Sheriff's Office
(OCSO).
The body of Keith R. Galaise,
53, Sheffield, Mass., was recov-
ered Monday, Jan. 11, after being
found by members of the Florida
Trail Hiking Association.
Detective Van Deman said late
Tuesday afternoon that District
19 Medical Examiner Dr. Roger
Mittleman has preliminarily ruled
the cause of death as "accidental
hypothermia." The official find-
ings won't be available until lab
results are returned in nine weeks,
he added.
According to Detective Van De-
man, Mr. Galaise was a "hard core
hiker" who came to Florida every
year on vacation to hike. He appar-
ently arrived here via Amtrak on
Thursday, Jan. 7, and it is believed
he immediately started his hike at
Okee-Tantie. He was planning on
hiking to Orlando.
The detective said the body of
the 5-foot-5-inch, 200-pound, man
was found entangled in a barbed
wire fence. As of Tuesday after-
noon, it was not known how long
the man had been dead.
Detective Van Deman said ac-
cording to the man's cell phone,
he was alive as of 1 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 9.
"He had tried to call a local per-
son," the detective explained. "If
he was calling for help or not, we
don't know."
The local person was not a
family member, but was an ac-
quaintance of Mr. Galaise's.
swamp
Detective Van Deman said Mr.
Galaise was not dressed to with-
stand the 30-degree temperatures
and rain that hit the area on Sat-
urday, nor the nighttime tempera-
tures that dipped below the freez-
ing mark.
"He was dressed in a T-shirt,
shorts and windbreaker. He was
not dressed appropriately for the
weather and he didn't have any
other clothes in his backpack,"
the detective said. "I think he mis-
judged the Florida weather."
The man's body was found by
See Body Page 2
OCSO divers search
for evidence
By Eric Kopp
Okeechobee News
Two members of the Okeecho-
bee County Sheriff's Office
(OCSO) dive team spent over an
hour Tuesday morning in a cold
and murky canal looking for evi-
dence in an assault case.
They were looking for a 12-
inch pipe wrench that is believed
to be the weapon used in an argu-
ment Sunday night, Jan. 10, that
ended with three people being
injured.
According to OCSO Detec-
tive Bill Maerki one man is being
sought for hitting two other men
in the head with the wrench, and
for throwing his girlfriend down a
ramp for the handicapped.
Detective Maerki said the wom-
an was taken to Raulerson Hospi-
tal then transported to the trauma
center at Lawnwood Regional
Medical Center in Fort Pierce. He
said she has since been released.
The four people were barbe-
cuing a wild hog at a home on
S.E. 27th St. Sunday night when
the fight broke out around 11:45
p.m. The suspect in the case was
intoxicated and became argu-
mentative and as the two male
victims were trying to escort him
from the property he reportedly
picked up the pipe wrench and
"commenced to beat on them
with it," said Detective Maerki.
It took 14 staples to close
wounds in one man's scalp, while
the second man reportedly had a
small laceration to the top of his
head. The second victim had also
been hit in the face but, added the
detective, his wounds were not
serious.
OCSO Deputy Sergeant Shan-
non Peterson, along with Deputy
Corporal Randy Thomas, were
called to the home Tuesday morn-
ing to search for the wrench after
See Divers Page 2
Okeechobee News/Eric Kopp
Deputy Sergeant Shannon Peterson, of the Okeechobee County
Sheriff's Office, works his way through cattails and other aquat-
ic growth Tuesday morning, Jan. 12, as he searches the shallow
portion of a canal for evidence connected to an assault case.
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Divers
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an 11-year-old girl tossed it into the canal.
"She threw the wrench into the canal
under the instruction of one of the victims,"
said Detective Maerki.
The man, whose name has not been
released, was arrested Monday on a felony
charge of tampering with physical evidence.
He was booked into the Okeechobee Coun-
ty Jail on $250 bond, but has since been re-
leased on bond.
Cpl. Thomas began his dive at 9:47 a.m.
when the air temperature was in the low
40s. The water temperature, he estimated,
was around 50 degrees.
"It's cold," he said when he finished his
dive about 30 minutes later. But, he added,
the water wasn't as cold as he thought it
would be.
Sgt. Peterson entered the water at 10:22
a.m. and searched for about 30 minutes.
Neither diver was successful.
Detective Maerki said he would meet
with the girl at the scene in hopes she can
help him narrow down the area where she
threw the wrench. If so, he said OCSO divers
may resume their search Wednesday.
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Okeechobee News/Eric Kopp
Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Deputy Corporal Randy Thomas (left) and
Detective Bill Maerki (right) help Deputy Sergeant Shannon Peterson into his
dive gear Tuesday morning, Jan. 12. Cpl. Thomas and Sgt. Peterson were div-
ing a canal along S.E. 27th St. in an attempt to find a pipe wrench that Detective
Maerki believes was used in a Sunday, Jan. 10, assault case he is investigating.
The two divers were unable to locate the 12-inch wrench.
Okeechobee
Forecast
Local Forecast
Today: Patchy frost before 7 a.m. Oth-
erwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Wind chill values as low as 26 early. North
northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around
39. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Extended Forecast
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high
near 72. Calm wind becoming east between
5 and 10 mph.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a
low around 50. East northeast wind around
5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
North northeast wind around 5 mph becom-
ing east southeast.
Friday night: A 20 percent chance of
showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around
61. East southeast wind between 5 and 10
mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of show-
ers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South
southeast wind between 10 and 15 mph,
with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Body
Continued From Page 1
hikers with the Florida Trail Hiking Associa-
tion in the Chandler Slough area, some 200
yards from the double bridges on U.S. 98 N.
Detective Van Deman described the area
as "a real boggy area."
"He was in a remote area where hardly
anyone goes in bad weather," he stated.
"This was a newly-formed trail in a swampy
area. Last year, when he hiked there, he took
the dry path. This was a rough trail."
Members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC) actually
retrieved the body from the swamp.
The hikers who found Mr. Galaise were
on the Florida Hiking Trail which begins in
the Everglades and ends in Pensacola.
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Woman killed in S.R. 710 crash fMAM
By Eric Kopp
Okeechobee News
An Okeechobee woman was pronounced
dead at the scene of a two vehicle accident
on S.R. 710 at 9:24 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol
(FHP) release, Stephanie J. Bruner, 30, was
killed after her 1999 Ford vehicle collided
with a fully-loaded 2007 Peterbilt cement
truck.
The FHP report states that Ms. Bruner
was traveling eastbound on S.R. 710 when
she apparently pulled out to pass a west-
bound vehicle and drove directly in front of
the oncoming cement truck.
The truck was driven by Dale Michael
King, 44, of Port St. Lucie. Mr. King was not
injured.
FHP Lieutenant Tim Frith said a witness
stated that Ms. Bruner had successfully
passed one vehicle then apparently pulled
out to pass a second vehicle when the ac-
cident occurred.
Ms. Bruner's vehicle was declared a total
loss, while the crash did an estimated $6,000
in damages to the truck.
Okeechobee 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).
Lance Hank Tommie, 24, N.W 172nd
Court, Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 7 by
Deputy Justin Hickman on an Okeechobee
County warrant charging him with violation
of probation domestic battery by strangula-
tion. He is being held without bond.
Darla Garrett, 48, U.S. 441 S.E.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 7 by Deputy
Justin Akins on an Okeechobee County war-
rant charging her with violation of probation
- driving under the influence with property
damage. Her bond was set at $1,500.
Michael Allen Berish, 49, Mac Lane,
Sebring, was arrested Jan. 7 by Deputy Paul
Jackson on a charge of driving under the in-
fluence. His bond was set at $500.
Khodr Hassan Hamdan, 50, S.E. Upper
Street, Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 10 by
Deputy John Ashby on a felony charge of
possession of a controlled substance (alpra-
zolam) and a misdemeanor charge of driv-
ing under the influence with property dam-
age. His bond was set at $25,000.
Rjay Armstrong, 26, S.E. 42nd St.,
Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 10 by Dep-
uty Corporal Aric Majere on an Alachua
County warrant charging him with the fel-
onies of possession of a synthetic narcotic
with the intent to sell/manufacture/deliver
(two counts), possession of a controlled
substance without a prescription and keep-
ing a shop/vehicle for dangerous drugs. He
was also charged with the misdemeanor of
possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond
was set at $32,000.
Glenn Emmons Osceola, 49, Falcon
Lane, Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 10 by
Trooper Thomas B. White on a felony charge
of driving while license revoked habitual of-
fender. His bond was set at $2,500.
Jeffrey Brabham, 44, Randolph Siding
Road, Jupiter, was arrested Jan. 11 by Deputy
Patricia Massung on an Okeechobee County
warrant charging him with filing a false po-
lice report. His bond was set at $1,000.
Joseph Herbst, 25, N.W 90th Court,
Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 11 by Deputy
Patricia Massung on an Okeechobee County
warrant charging him with grand theft. His
bond was set at $5,000.
Terry Terrell McQueen, 24, N.W Sec-
ond St., Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 11
by Deputy Corporal Chris Hans on a St. Lu-
cie County warrant charging him with sale/
delivery of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a
business and possession of cocaine. His
bond was set at $120,000.
Robert Mason Detzer, 32, N.E. 30th Ter-
race, Okeechobee, was arrested Jan. 11 by
Deputy Jason Hickman on a charge of grand
theft. His bond was set at $2,500.
This column lists arrests and not convic-
tions, unless otherwise stated. Anyone listed
here who is later found innocent or has had
the charges against them dropped is wel-
come to inform this newspaper. The infor-
mation will be confirmed and printed.
Okeechobee News/Charles Murphy
An Okeechobee woman was killed Monday when her vehicle collided head-on
with a cement truck on State Road 710.
OYDC client accused of strangling staffer
By Eric Kopp
Okeechobee News
A client at the Okeechobee Youth Deten-
tion Center (OYDC), 7200 U.S. 441 N., has
been arrested and charged
with allegedly strangling a
female staff member.
Willie Coleman, 17,i
Texas Court, Fort Pierce,
was arrested Saturday, Jan.
9, on one felony count of
battery on detention staff.
After being booked into
the Okeechobee County
Jail, Coleman was taken to Willie
the Department of Juvenile
Justice Detention Center in Coleman
Fort Pierce.
According to an arrest affidavit by Deputy
Sarah Green, of the Okeechobee County
Sheriff's Office (OCSO), Coleman grabbed
the female staff member by the throat. Cole-
man reportedly held the 5-foot-2-inch, 110-
pound, woman against the wall and contin-
ued to strangle her despite orders to release
her.
The 6-foot-2, 160-pound, Coleman was
finally pulled off the woman by other staff
members.
Deputy Green's report said the female
victim was going to be taken to the hospital
because she was having difficulty speaking
and swallowing.
The deputy's report does not give a spe-
cific reason for the attack other than Cole-
man was "... not happy at the facility..." and
did not think he was treated fairly.
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topics. What follows is a sampling of
some of the discussions currently tak-
ing place. Thanks for participating!
Traffic cameras
Since the cameras would only enforce
existing laws, I have no problem with this
idea. Obviously, the county is already short
on deputies due to the budget issues. I don't
think traffic cameras will generate a lot of
money, but if they help reduce the speeding
problem and thus help reduce the number
of accidents, that would be worthwhile. It
won't take long before those who regularly
drive those roads will know where the cam-
eras are and will slow down. So if they put
the traffic cameras in the problem areas-
such as 70 West and State Road 710, then
that could be a help.
SThe traffic cameras are for revenue.
They may have some residual effect on
traffic, however, I would wager their main
focus is revenue and have very little to do
with our safety. Collecting the fines would
primarily target land owners; people that
Code Enforcement can attach onto to by
way of lien. Those that have nothing and
refuse to pay their fines will go scott-free.
These are civil infractions and would have
to be handled through code enforcement as
the law stands now. Don't get lulled into this
"to help law enforcement" ideology.
Turn signals
Now that our winter residents have re-
turned and there is quite a bit of traffic on
the road, it would be a big help if drivers
would use their turn signals to indicate their
intention to change lanes or turn. Give the
other drivers a little warning. We all have to
share the road.
This is a problem year round. Even
the cops don't signal. When these people
meet you from across the street I swear
they don't know what they are supposed
to do about signaling. They don't appear to
know whether straight across guy gets to go
first or wait. If they have driver's licenses,
their score must have been barely 75. But
I strongly suspect it's more a matter of not
caring than not knowing, same attitude as
applies to many other aspects of their life.
Throwing trash out the window comes to
mind.
Of course all drivers should be using
their turn signals year round, but this time of
year when there is a lot of traffic, it becomes
more important. I know some don't think
they need to bother with turn signals if there
is no other traffic around. If you signal and
there is no one there to see it, does it mat-
ter? But I think it is just a good idea to be
in the habit of always using the turn signals
so it becomes something you do automati-
cally.
Single member districts
I see in the news that Lee County is
considering going to a single member dis-
trict voting plan, so that only those who
live within a county commission or school
board district could vote in that race. This
makes the elected official more accountable
to his or her district. Proponents point out
that in that county, in half of the past con-
tested races, the person who won the seat
did not carry the majority in their home dis-
trict. So the district has no way to get rid of
representatives they don't think are doing a
good job. I know Okeechobee County often
has the same problem-the person who
wins the district might not win the county-
wide election. Should Okeechobee go to
single member districts? I think it's worth a
discussion.
I think Okeechobee County should
make a change. The way things are now,
to run for county commission or school
board, you have to live in that district, but
everyone in the county gets to vote in the
election. The way the districts are drawn is
like a pie. So someone might live in the city
limits but represent a district whose popula-
tion center is 20 miles away. So living in 'that
district' does not mean they necessarily live
near most of the voters in that district. The
current system means we don't always have
good choices in candidates because unless
you happen to live in that district you can't
run for that office. Sometimes we have two
really qualified candidates in one district and
two poor candidates in another. I think they
should either open it up so that anyone in
the county can run for a district seat which
would mean we would have more qualified
candidates to choose from-or else make it
single member where only those who live
in the district can vote, which would make
them more accountable to their voters.
Funeral home in bankruptcy
Since August of 1980, Buxton Funeral
Home has serviced the death care needs of
Okeechobee and surrounding areas.
On Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 the United
States Federal Bankruptcy Court ordered
Buxton Funeral Home into Chapter 7.
The business that has proudly serviced
this community for three decades is no lon-
ger able to operate at this time.
Our family felt we owed it to the com-
munity for an explanation of the events that
unfolded.
In 2004 hurricanes Francis and Jean rav-
aged South Florida and the previous build-
ing was destroyed. The building's damage
was beyond repair and the structure was
demolished. Following the hurricanes, the
business operated out of three modular
trailers. Despite our diminished capacity the
community remained steadfast in their sup-
port during our time of transition.
Contractors broke ground on our new
building and worked tirelessly for over a
year until its completion. As it was under-
stood the construction loan was supposed
to be converted to a full term mortgage by
the banking institution.
The building was finished near the time
of economic decline, and commercial lend-
ing had virtually ceased. The bank then told
us that we were to find financing from a
new lender. After bad dealings with an indi-
vidual who claimed to be a mortgage broker
we missed valuable opportunities for new
financing. Because he did not have our best
interest at heart we were forced into Chap-
ter 11 Reorganization to keep the bank from
foreclosing on the new building.
We submitted a plan for reorganization.
The bank agreed to finance the building for
three years to provide us time to acquire
permanent financing from another lender.
The largest of the funeral home's unsecured
creditors disagreed with the submitted plan
and pushed for liquidation of assets to sat-
isfy any debts.
Since the order of Chapter 7 several par-
ties have expressed interest in making it
possible for the Buxton family to continue
servicing the families of Okeechobee and
surrounding areas. We would continue to
provide the same care and ministry that our
families have come to rely on for the last 30
years. Currently we are trying to fulfill the re-
maining obligations to families that trusted
us with the care of their loved ones.
Any money that has been paid toward a
pre-funded funeral is securely located in a
trust account with the State of Florida. Those
families will be contacted by the United
States Trustee to provide them with informa-
tion regarding their pre-arrangements.
Paul and Marilyn would like to express
their deepest appreciation and love for the
support of the Okeechobee community.
When my parents started this business over
30 years ago, they started a ministry. Never
have we let a family go without a funeral
because of the lack of money, even if the
funeral came as a loss to us. We have never
charged for the funeral of a baby, because of
the personal losses of my parents. God has
taken care of us and will continue to pro-
vide. Though things seem bleak now, there
are many opportunities that could still pres-
ent themselves.
Okeechobee is a unique community that
has treated us well over the last 30 years. We
believe in small town ideologies and take
comfort in the values of this town. The fami-
lies we service are our neighbors and our
friends. It is our prayer that God will allow
us to continue servicing the community in
their time of loss the same way they have
supported us in ours.
Sincerely,
Philip Buxton
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day festivities set
There will be a weekend celebration in honor of the contributions by Dr. Martin Lu-
ther King, Jr. The celebration will begin on Jan. 16, with a banquet at 7 p.m. at the Doug-
las Brown Community Center, 726 N.E. 16th Avenue, Okeechobee.
A March to commemorate the day will be held on Jan. 18 with the line up schedule
set for 8:15 a.m. at the Douglas Brown Community Center.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. beside the U-Save followed by a program at the park.
After the program, the march will proceed back to Douglas Brown Community Center.
There will be food and entertainment for everyone.
For more information, please contact Rita Jones at 772-380-3518.
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Letters to the editor
Thanks for the assistance
I want to issue a formal thank you to our
County Administrator Lyndon Bonner and
our County Commissioner and Chairman
Cliff Betts. We recently suffered the tragedy
of losing one of our feline family members
who was with us for six years which wasn't
nearly long enough. We lost him to the at-
tack of three dogs that live in our neighbor-
hood and came into our yard to go after
him. None the less he is gone now and there
is no replacing him but Mr. Bonner and Mr.
Betts jumped immediately to our aid. Mr.
Bonner even called me in the evening after
he had left the office as he had promised
me he would do in an email. Animal con-
trol responded as quickly as they possibly
could and have been working diligently on
this matter. I know I will be hearing from
them again as soon as all the paperwork
is in order and for that I am forever grate-
ful. Unfortunately, my 15 year old daughter
was home alone at the time and had to wit-
ness the whole thing and was forced to go
outside with a stick and run the dogs away
from her already deceased cat. She was
highly upset as you can imagine. I spoke to
a certified dog trainer who informed me that
when dogs exhibit "aggressive pack behav-
ior" they are dangerous and need to be dealt
with accordingly. I just want these dogs and
any more that can't be contained in their
own yards to be removed for good. I don't
want to wait until a child or another animal
is mauled and/or killed. I don't think this is
too much to ask...do you?
Kris Jones
Okeechobee
Sheriff's Office sponsors
senior citizen meeting
The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office
would like to thank those who attended the
meeting held at the Golden Corral on Mon-
day Jan. 4. The topic of the meeting was
identity theft prevention for our seniors.
Those who attended were very apprecia-
tive of the information that was provided.
The training session was very interactive be-
tween the crowd and the presenters. Several
articles of information were provided that
pertain to the protection of the attendees
identity also the information was provided
on how to recognize and correct problems
pertaining to victims of identity theft.
We would like to remind everyone that
the meetings will be held the first Monday
of the month at 3 p.m. at the Golden Cor-
ral. Please make plans to attend the Febru-
ary meeting on February 1. Any organiza-
tion wishing to host these training sessions,
please contact Corporal Keith Stripling at the
Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Crime
Prevention unit at 863-763-6064.
Special to the Okeechobee News/Martha's House
Thank you
Martha's House thanks the Lake Okeechobee Airboat Association for their
generosity in providing Christmas gifts to the children in our shelter. The
children enjoyed riding their bikes around the property. From left to right
with two of the bikes are Cori Tyson and Kandi Koedam.
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 fa-
cilitator. 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 facilita-
tor. 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 sec-
ond 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 Narcotics Anonymous 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.
Martha's House Inc. sponsors weekly sup-
port groups for women who are, or have been,
affected by domestic violence and abusive re-
lationships. 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 com-
munity club house on the corner of Fifth and
Main at 6 p.m. for food and fellowship and gos-
pel 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 week-
end. 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 to join. The meetings
are held at Hospice at 411 S.E. Fourth St. For in-
formation, call 863-467-2321.
FRIDAY
Tops Take off Pounds Sensibly #669 meets at
9 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 200
N.W. Second St. The public is invited. For infor-
mation, contact Ollie Morgret at 800-932-8677.
A.A. meeting from noon until 1 p.m. at the
First United Methodist Church, 200 N.W. Second
St. It's an open meeting.
A.A. meeting from 8 until 9 p.m. at the Church
of Our Saviour, 200 N.W. Third St. It will be an
open speaker meeting.
Business Women's Referral Networking
Luncheon will be held on the third Friday of every
month at the Brahma Bull Restaurant, 2405 U.S.
441 S.E., beginning at 11:30 a.m. for networking
and then lunch. Networking opportunities avail-
able for women in business and is open to the
public. No membership is required. For informa-
tion, contact Robin Delgado at 800-299-8878; or,
by e-mail at info@flainjurylawyer.com.
Compulsive overeaters are invited to a weekly
meeting, Overeaters Anonymous (OA) meets at
the Okeechobee Presbyterian Church,
312 N. Parrott Avenue on Fridays, 6 un-
til 7 p.m. (Use 4th Street entrance.) Overeaters
Annonymous is not a diet club. The only require-
ment for membership is a desire to stop eating
compulsively. For more information call Loretta
at 863-763-7165 or 863-697-0206.
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Okeechobee News
Commission to honor retiring fire/rescue employees
By Pete Gawda
Okeechobee News
Recognition of retiring fire/rescue em-
ployees will be a major portion of Thurs-
day's commission meeting.
Commissioners are scheduled to issue
proclamations of recognition for Arthur
Borgstrom, Douglas Werk and Sig Bickel.
Mr. Borgstrom retired as a lieutenant fire-
fighter/medic after being employed by the
county from Nov. 14, 1983 to Dec. 30, 2009.
Mr. Werk retired as a lieutenant firefighter/
medic after serving fire/rescue from Aug.
If you go ...
What: Meeting of the Okeechobee
County Commissioners
When: 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14
Where: Okeechobee County Health
Department Auditorium, 1728 NW 9th
Ave.
6, 1983 to Nov. 22, 2009. Mr. Bickel retired
as head mechanic for fire/rescue. He had
served the county from July 7, 1986 to Dec.
25, 2009.
Turning to other items, the board is sched-
uled to finalize the list of major issues to be
addressed in the Evaluation and Appraisal
Report of the county's comprehensive plan.
Issues to be considered come under the top-
ics of water resource protection, land use,
transportation, economic development and
recreation.
Elvie Posey and Theresa Chandler are on
the agenda to address the commission con-
cerning a wavier of fees for the Okeechobee
County Agri-Civic Center for a YMCA Fund-
raiser.
In other action, the board is expected to:
amend personnel policy dealing with
payout of accrued annual leave in the event
of a death of a county employee;
consider a change order on the court-
house rehabilitation project;
Community Events
Shelter to host 'volunteer night'
Learn about becoming a volunteer for an
animal rescue. On Wednesday evening,
Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Clock Restaurant,
1111 S. Parrot, Hwy. 441, meet some of the
volunteer team leaders and members. Be-
come a team member of your most enjoy-
able interest loving pets. Learn about what
it takes to be a member of an animal rescue
team including some of the help needed to
run a pet shelter facility. For information,
please call 863-357-1104.
Legion plans Free Fair
The American Legion Free Fair will be
held Feb. 4 through Feb. 14 on the American
Legion grounds, off State Road 70 near City
Hall. During the Free Fair, there will be con-
tests with cash prizes including Kids Dessert
Contest, Jams and Jellies, Pickles and Relish,
Arts and Crafts and the Talent Contest. The
fair will also include the annual Miss Ameri-
can Legion Contest. In addition, awards will
be given for baking and for chili in the Mrs.
Okeechobee Contest. Booths are available
for local vendors and organizations. Anyone
interested in a fair booth should contact the
American Legion at 863-763-2950.
Early Learning Coalition
meeting
Early Learning Coalition of Indian River,
Martin & Okeechobee Counties, Inc. -
Okeechobee County Provider Meeting on
Wednesday, Jan. 13, at noon at the Ameri-
can Red Cross, 323 North Parrott Avenue,
Okeechobee.
Moose Lodge to hold
Vegas Night
Buckhead Ridge Moose Lodge will have
their annual "LAS VEGAS" night, Saturday,
Jan. 16, from 5 until 9 p.m. Games, door
prizes, food, auction, and lots of fun. Bring
your friends and neighbors.
Healthy Start Coalition
Board to meet
The Board of Directors of the Okeecho-
bee Healthy Start Coalition will meet on
Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at 11:30 a.m.
in their office, 5757 SW 28th Street (within
the New Endeavor High School Building).
This meeting is open to the public. For more
information contact Executive Director, Kay
Begin at 863-462-5877.
Mental Health Assoc.
presents program
It's Okay to Get Help! Kris Sarkauskas and
Jeff Sled, Mental Health Association-Indian
River County, recently shared a power point
presentation and provided details on the It's
Okay to Get Help! Program. The Executive
Roundtable of the Shared Services Network
of Okeechobee was impressed with the pre-
sentation and asked that this information be
shared with local mental health providers
and the general public. The Mental Health
Roundtable of Okeechobee will host the pre-
sentation on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m., in
the board room of the School Board Office.
The presentation is free. For additional infor-
mation call Cathleen Blair 863-462-5000 ext.
256, Pam Harwas 863-462-5312 or Sharon
Vinson 462-5000 ext. 257.
www.itsokaytogethelp.com and www.
mhairc.org.
Annual Health and Safety
Expo planning meeting
The final planning session for the Third
Annual Okeechobee Family Health and
Safety Expo will be held at 11 a.m. on Thurs-
day, Jan. 21. Registration forms are coming
in and the numbers look like they will be
around the 100 mark again this year! Be a
vendor, donor or entertainer but be sure to
join us Saturday, Jan. 30, from 9 a.m. until 2
p.m. at the Okeechobee Agri Civic Center.
authorize application for a Community approve a grant for enhancement of fa-
Development Block Grant for 2008 disaster cilities at Okee Tantie Marina & Campground
recovery; and, and Scott Driver Park.
Broadband internet grant request delayed
By Pete Gawda service. The grant would bring needed
Okeechobee News broadband access to both cities and rural
t l be a le l r t areas of the county. Plans call for cities in
It will be a little longer than originally the FHREDI area to be served by a fiber op-
thought before increased broadband inter- tic network and the outlaying areas to be
net service comes to the area. served by other technology It would give
Lyn Topal of Florida Heartland Rural service providers open access to a broad-
Economic Development (FHREDI) expect- band fiber network. The grant would also
ed to have final word on her grant request bring down the end cost of internet service
for broadband internet service last Novem- according to Ms. Topal. This proposed sys-
ber. Now it will be February before any tem should prove to be a magnet to attract
announcement is made. 'All we can do is new industry to the area and could be used
wait for them," Ms. Topal said of the grant. by schools for online courses from any-
In July she told Okeechobee County where in the world. The system could also
Commissioners that she had applied for a be used to transmit medical data, a capa-
$100 million grant to bring the infrastruc- ability Okeechobee does not presently have
ture for increased broadband internet because of insufficient bandwidth.
Obituaries
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the Okeechobee News by e mailing
obits@newszap.com. Customers may also
request photos and links to online guest
books. A link to the obituaries is available at
www.newszap.com.
Charles W. 'Coach Web Pell' Pell
OKEECHOBEE Charles Pell, age 91, passed
away Jan. 10, 2010, at his home.
Born Sept. 1, 1918, in Davis, WVa., to the late
Charles L. and Marie (Ingram) Pell he proudly
served our country
in the U.S. Navy dur-
ing WWII. He
coached at Pahokee
High School from
1952 until he came
to ( I. i .. in
1970. He coached at
( I .,--I ..I H igh
School from 1970
until 1983. He was a
member of the Sa-
cred Heart Catholic
Church and Knights
of Columbus.
Coach Pell is survived by his wife of 64 years,
Jane C. Pell; children, Charlie Pell (Suzi) of Vero
Beach, John Pell (Rosanne) of Okeechobee,
Mary Jane Pell (Will Lawless) of Orlando, Anne
McIntosh of Las Vegas, Jimmy Pell (Lydia) of
Moore Haven, Peggy Krogel (Dave) of Winter
Park and Kathy Williamson (Lance) of Lake
Mary; 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchil-
dren.
Visitation will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16,
until mass at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church with Father Hugh Duffy officiating. Buri-
al will be in Davis, WVa.
Memorials may be made in Coach Pell's name
to the charity of your choice.
Friends may sign the ii..... i. at www.bas-
sokeechobeefh.com.
All arrangements are entrusted to the loving
care of Bass Okeechobee Funeral Home and
Crematory, 205 NE 2nd ST, Okeechobee, Fl
34972.
Alice Cerruti, 83
OKEECHOBEE Alice Cerruti, age 83, of
Okeechobee passed away Jan. 4, 2010, at her
home. Born April 3, 1926, in Palm Beach she
was a meat cutter for a grocery store. She was
of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Cerruti was
preceded in death
by her parents, Guy
and Addie Cul-
brethe; and her hus-
band, John Cerruti.
She is survived by
her daughter, Mary
Rhew (Robert) of
Okeechobee; and
sons, Johnny Cerruti
(Zolia) of Texas and .
Bruce Cerruti (Doro-
thy) of Jupiter.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 2010
until service time at 11 a.m. at Bass Okeechobee
Chapel. Interment will follow at Evergreen Ce-
metery.
Friends may sign the -.i i..... i. at www.bas-
. ,I.. i.. I i.. I . ...-
All arrangements are entrusted to the loving
care of Bass (,i., .... -- Funeral Home and
Crematory, 205 NE 2nd ST, ('., .. i,,l. ,,, Fl
34972.
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January 13, 2010
Churches plan enrichment programs for women
By Pete Gawda
Okeechobee News
First United Methodist Church, 200
NW Second St., is sponsoring a six-week
study by Joyce Meyer, "The Confident Wom-
an" on Wednesday mornings beginning
Jan. 13 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is no
cost. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and snacks
will be served. For more information, con-
tact Nancy Vaughan, 863 763 4021.
Ladies, it's our turn. Are you ready to be
ministered to? You, as a woman? Leave the
husbands and kids at home and be ready
to hear what God has for you. Take just a
couple of hours off and take part in the
First Women's Conference: "Trust the
Cross" This Saturday Jan. 16, from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at Osceola Middle School Gym. If
you can, bring your special appetizer or des-
sert. Even better, bring a friend! If you have
any questions, please call 863-467-0796.
Believers Fellowship Church, 300
SW Sixth Ave., will host a community Gos-
pel sing on Friday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. Come
join in the fun, sing a song or two and enjoy
a dessert fellowship after the sing. Everyone
is invited. For more information call Rita at
863-801-4415.
Peace Lutheran Church, 750 NW
23rd Lane, is starting a BYOG (Bring Your
Own Game) Family Ministry Night Jan. 20
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Families of all ages are
invited to come for games, fellowship and
food. Come interact with your family and
meet other families as well. The church is
sponsoring a new study group for couples,
HomeBuidlers, Sundays at 2 p.m. Topics are
designed to bring husbands and wives clos-
er to each other and to God. Child care will
be provided. Call 863 763-5042 to sign up or
get further information.
Okeechobee Church of the Naza-
rene, 425 SW 28th St., announces their
2010 Winter Southern Gospel Series: Dixie
Echoes, Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 Kin men
Quartet, Monday, -
Feb. I at 7 p.m.;
Mark Trammel
Trio, Friday, Feb. 5
at 7 p.m.; The Per-
rys, Sunday, Feb.
14, at 2 p.m.; Di-
xie Melody Boys,
Thursday, March Places of
25 at 7p.m. Lim- ra To s ip
ited seating avail- V OrSi lp
able, For more in-
formation please call 863-763-7113.
Oakview Baptist Church, 677 SW 23rd
St., will have a special "Debt-Free Celebra-
tion" Service on Sunday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m.
The church now has two Sunday morning
worship services at 8 a.m. and at 10:30 a.m.
They also have Children's Church at the
10:30 a.m. service.
Okeechobee Christian Church, 3055
SE 18th Terrace, is sponsoring The Need-
hams in concert on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7
p.m. A love offering will be taken.
First Baptist Church, 401 SW Fourth
St., is having the Annie Moses Band in con-
cert, Wed., Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. This clas-
sically trained family group, named after a
great-grandmother plays a variety of music
from Bach to bluegrass.
Westside Christian Church, 8080 SR
70 W, will be hosting ministers of music
from Pennsylvania in concert on Jan. 31 at
6 p.m. The church will have a revival Feb.
14-17 featuring Willard Delaney with Grace
Harmony in concert nightly.
Buckhead Ridge Christian Church,
1167 Linda Road, is presenting "Walking the
12 Steps with Jesus Christ," a Bible based
study for addictions, alcohol, drugs or other
out of control habits. The study is held on
Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. For more infor-
mation call Tony Santamarina at 863 610
1833.
The Okeechobee News welcomes news from area church-
es for this column. E-mail okeenews@newszap.com or
call Pete Gawda at 863 763-3134, extension 4225.
Missing letters
Sometime last week the Pentecostal Church sign was vandalized. This is the
second time letters have been removed from this sign. This time they took
most of the letters and threw them in people's yards. If you have any infor-
mation about this or have found any letters please contact the Okeechobee
Police Department or The Pentecostals of Okeechobee, 863-467-1611.
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Mitigation of impact fees considered
By Pete Gawda
Okeechobee News
While a complete wavier of impact fees
has been turned down by both the county
commission and the city council, a new
idea has been proposed.
Brian Cartland of Okeechobee Main
Street addressed the Jan. 5 meeting of the
Okeechobee City Council and offered a
program to mitigate impact fees.
"It's in the early stages," he said of
his proposal with many details still to be
worked out. Reduction of impact fees
would be on a graduated scale with a
maximum 60 percent reduction. The pro-
gram would be based on companies that
provide high wage jobs and big capital
investments. The more higher paying jobs
offered and the bigger the investment, the
bigger the reduction.
While such a reduction in impact fees
might help persuade a business to locate
here, Mr. Cartland said it would not be the
ultimate deciding factor. He called his pro-
posed mitigation program one of the tools
to be used to attract new businesses to
the area. While the city council has been
unreceptive of past proposals for a com-
plete wavier of impact fees, they expressed
interest in Mr. Cartland's proposal. It was
the consensus of the council to pursue the
matter further only if the county agreed to
participate in the program.
Mr. Cartland has been working with
county staff and his next move will be to
present the idea to the county commission.
If the county commission is interested, Mr.
Cartland would work with city and county
staffs to iron out the details of the pro-
gram.
Avon Park Air Force Range plans discussed
The Avon Park Air Force Range will be the
topic of a series of land use study workshops
in the area. On Jan. 12, the first workshop
was held in Frostproof. On Jan. 14, a work-
shop is scheduled at 6 p.m. at the Sebring
Civic Center. On Jan. 28, a workshop will
be held at the Okeechobee Civic Center at 6
p.m. All workshops are open to the public.
The Joint Land Use Study is a coopera-
tive land use planning effort between the
Air Force Range and the local governments
of the area surrounding the bombing range
facilities. The goal is to develop a frame-
work for the adoption and implementation
of compatible development measures de-
signed to protect the public heath, safety
and welfare and at the same time safeguard
the ability of the range to fulfill its mission in
the training of the nation's military forces.
Public input is welcome in this process.
Since its inception as a training field for
World War II pilots, the Avon Park Air Force
Range has not only trained military person-
nel for various missions but also has been a
model for environmental management.
City to get sidewalks from stimulus program
By Pete Gawda
Okeechobee News
The City of Okeechobee is getting some
benefit from federal stimulus money even
though the money may not be stimulating
the local economy.
The city approved two separate mainte-
nance agreements with the Florida Depart-
ment of Transportation to provide mainte-
nance for a total of 59 blocks of sidewalk to
be built with federal stimulus money. The
contract for the first group of sidewalks,
which the city agreed to maintain on April
21, 2009, was awarded to an out of town
firm and there is no guarantee the second
group of sidewalks will be built by a local
contractor.
"I think it's a misnomer," Mayor Jim Kirk
said at the April 21, 2009 city council meet-
ing. "It stimulates somebody else's econo-
my."
When City Administrator Brain Whitehall
introduced the second maintenance agree-
ment at the Jan. 5, 2010 city council meet-
ing he pointed out that the city does get the
benefit of the sidewalks.
The sidewalks covered in the first main-
tenance agreement include SW Ninth Street
from Fifth Avenue to 11th Avenue, SW 11th
Avenue from Second Street to Ninth Street,
and SW Seventh Avenue from Second Street
to 15th Street.
The second agreement includes SE Sev-
enth Street from Ninth Avenue to 12th Av-
enue, SE Ninth Avenue from Seventh Street
to 23rd Street, NE Sixth Street from Second
Avenue to Sixth Avenue and NW Sixth Street
from Parrott Avenue to 11 th Avenue.
To date no sidewalks have been built.
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Developers consider taking OUA to court
By Pete Gawda
Okeechobee News
It looks like some developers may go to
court to protest the legality of their develop-
ers' agreements with Okeechobee Utility Au-
thority (OUA).
At their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12 the
OUA Board of Directors voted to secure the
services of Harold Melville of Fort Pierce
in connection with the developers' agree-
ments. Mr. Melville has defended OUA in
other actions in the past.
There are presently seven developers
agreements based on the 10/20 plan in
which developers agreed to make a 10 per-
cent down payment on their total waste-
water capital connections charges. That
down payment was to be followed by a 10
percent payment the first year and annual
payments of 20 percent for the next four
years. The annual payments were to be in
the form of assessments on their property
tax bills. Northshore Village has two devel-
opers' agreements. One agreement paid in
full for 155 wastewater capital connection
charges. The second agreement paid for 301
wastewater capital connection charges on
the 10/20 plan. Okeechobee Premier paid
in full for 200 wastewater capital connection
charges. Awesome Ranch and 15th Street
Homes are up to date with their payments
under the 10/20 plan.
Northshore Village, Freshwater Develop-
ment Company, Land Ventures of America,
Royal Professional Builders and Stephen E.
Myers, Sr. did not make the required pay-
ments that were assessed on their 2008 tax
bill. Those five developers owe a total of
$788,228 in assessments, exclusive of any
applicable penalties and interest. The 2008
tax certificates for these properties were pur-
chased by OUA or others.
Okeechobee Premier Property, North-
shore Village, and Stephen E. Meyers, Sr. have
secured attorneys and protested the legality
of their developers' agreements. It is their
position that the developers' agreements are
null and void based upon their failure to pay
guaranteed revenue charges specified in the
developers' agreements. It is OUA's position
that the developers agreements are still valid
even though they did not pursue the guar-
anteed revenue charges. Land Ventures of
America contends, through its attorney, that
the special assessments levied on develop-
ers are invalid for various technical reasons.
The position of OUA is that the developers
voluntarily agreed to the amount, terms and
method of collections of the wastewater
connection fees.
Community Events
Eagles hold BBQ cook off for amateurs
The Fraternal Order of Eagles #4137 will hold a BBQ cook off on March 6 for amateurs
only. The deadline for registration is Feb. 1. Entry fee $100. Cash prizes for first, second and
third place. Call 863-697-2443 or 863-634-3958 for an application.
Battle of Okeechobee Reenactment
The battle reenactment will take place on Sat., Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. and on Sunday, Feb. 7
at 1 p.m. at the Okeechobee Battlefield Historic State Park on SE 38th Avenue across from
the Treasure Island Fire Station. Other activities taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. include
story telling, horse rides, 1800s medicine show, blacksmith, and cannon demonstration.
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At last month's meeting residents of R Bar
Estates protested the destruction of a veg-
etative buffer at the edge of the wastewater
treatment plant property due to construction
of a Glades Electric Power Company power
line. The treatment plant land is owned by
the state and leased to OUA. The easement
agreement for the powerline was negotiated
between Glades Electric and officials of the
Florida Department of Environmental Pro-
tection (DEP) who hold the deeds to state
owned property. After the meeting, Mr. Hay-
ford went to Tallahassee and discussed the
matter with DEP officials. He reported that
DEP is sticking by the easement they grant-
ed. Mr. Hayford noted that OUA will proba-
bly plant another vegetative buffer, however
it would be between the power line and the
perimeter ditch. The R BAR residents want-
ed the buffer replaced that was between the
powerline easement and Cemetary Road.
The board discussed at length but took
no action on a resolution updating general
policies and procedures. Many of the pro-
posed changes were housekeeping matters
and clarification of language. The proposed
resolution would allow for 36 monthly pay-
ments for paying applicable fees for estab-
lishing a new residential service if the total
bill is $3,000 or more, a charge for returned
checks and adjustment to a customer's bill
for the sewer volumetric charge for water
used to irrigate new plantings or sod on the
customer's property. The board discussed
OUA's billing practices and late fees and
possibly bringing these policies more in line
with the policies of other utilities such as
Florida Power & Light. Carl Leonard, who
was acting in place of absent board chair-
man Frank Irby, suggested that board mem-
bers write down their suggestions for policy
revisions and turn them in to John Hayford,
OUA executive director so they could discuss
the matter further next month.
The board also delayed until next month
taking action on a proposed manual of stan-
dards that would set minimum standards for
design, construction and maintenance of
water and wastewater systems.
In action, the board:
received the finance report for the pe-
riod ending Dec. 31, 2009;
approved payment number 9 to Metzger
& Willard for engineering work done on
Treasure Island Sewer System North in the
amount of $1,266.52:
approved payments totalling $12,128 to
Metzer & Willard for engineering work done
on Treasure Island Sewer System South;
authorized payment of $11,684.42 to
the City of Okeechobee to overlay asphalt on
SE 7th Street and SE 2nd Avenue; and
approved an easement on state owned
land at the site of the Battle of Okeechobee.
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IRSC opens cosmetology and barbering center
The Indian River State College Institute
of Cosmetology and Barbering is starting off
the new year with a beautiful new location
at 2401 S. 29th Street, just east of the IRSC
Main Campus in Fort Pierce. The Institute
is inviting the public to see the new facili-
ties and full service salon at a special Open
House on Jan. 19, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Guests will be able to tour the facilities,
learn about programs and classes offered
through the IRSC Institute of Cosmetology
and Barbering and browse the products and
services available through the Institute.
The Institute houses a full service salon
offering haircuts for men and women, styl-
ing, color, foiling, perm and relaxers, facials,
manicures, pedicures and more. All work
is supervised by licensed professionals cur-
rently working in local salons.
The Institute is open for appointments
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. to
noon. For more information or to make an
appointment, call 772-462-7229.
Surgeon initiated into American College of Surgeons
Special to the Okeechobee News/IRSC
Cosmetology students Tiffany Christaina and Manon Roy consult with client
Loretta Dutcher (seated) and Petra Thistle on hair color at Dutcher's recent visit
to the new location for the IRSC Institute of Cosmetology and Barbering.
Special to the Okeechobee News/YMS
Students of the Week
Yearling Middle School students selected as Students of the Week from bot-
tom left to right: Evan Blankenbaker, Rachel Gomez, Chelsea Sadler, and
Isolla Henry. Not pictured: Oscar Ayala, Veronica Ingram, and Jennie Eagle.
Also pictured: Mrs. Markham, Deputy Palmer, Mr. Tedders and Mr. Brewer.
BIRTHS
CALLIE ANN SMITH
C allie Ann Smith was born at 1:20 a.m.
December 11, 2009, at Martin Memorial
Hospital in Stuart, Florida. She weighed
6 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 19 inches long.
She is the daughter of Richard Smith V
and Rachel Dickhart of Okeechobee, Florida.
Her maternal grandparents are Scott and Ann
Concannon of Okeechobee and Dave and Brenda
Dickhart of Fort Pierce. Her paternal grandparents
are Richard Smith IV of Okeechobee and Anita
Burt of Melbourne. Her great-grandparents are
Allen and Francis Hazellief of Okeechobee, and
Elizabeth Smith of Okeechobee. Her great-great- 4
grandpa is Wilson Hazellief of Okeechobee.
CHICAGO, Ill.-Dr. Philip W Moyer was
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world who became Fellows of the American
College of Surgeons (ACS) during convoca-
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Clinical Congress in Chicago last month.
Dr. Moyer received a medical doctorate
degree in 2000 from Medical College of Wis-
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professional societies, including SAGES
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By meeting the College's stringent mem-
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use the designation of "FACS" after their
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time of his or her application. Before admis-
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Okeechobee KOA receives 'Best of the Best' awards
The Okeechobee KOA Campground, oper-
ated by Manager Wendy Woodman, has been
recognized as being among the "best of the
best" in the Kampgrounds of America system
that includes more than 470 campgrounds in
North America.
The campground received both the 2009
Kampgrounds of America Founder's Award and
the President's Award at a special ceremony re-
cently at KOAs Annual International Convention
in Houston, Texas.
The KOA President's Award is given annu-
ally to campgrounds that receive the highest
customer service scores from their campers on
KOA's Kamper Satisfaction Survey. The Kamper
Satisfaction Survey is sent to nearly 250,000 KOA
campers each year, asking them specific ques-
tions about their stay at a particular KOA camp-
ground. Each campground must also pass an
annual quality inspection, which also factors
into the award.
The KOA Founder's Award gives special rec-
ognition to a select group of President's Award
recipients who receive the very best Kamper Sat-
isfaction Survey scores in the KOA system. The
award is named for KOA founder Dave Drum,
who created the first KOA campground on the
shores of the Yellowstone River in Billings, Mont.
in 1962.
"KOA campground owners who receive
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Officer Pat Hittmeier. "They take great pride in
providing an excellent camping experience for
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part of our KOA family."
For more information on this KOA or any of
the more than 470 campgrounds in the KOA sys-
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Plans proceeding for
OKee-Tantie bandstand
By Pete Gawda
Okeechobee News
Things are on track for a spring completion of
the bandstand at Okee Tantie Campground and
Marina that Okeechobee County Commissioners
approved at a special meeting on Dec. 1, 2009.
The bandstand should arrive the week of Jan. 22.
Donnie Oden, capital projects manager for the
county, is waiting on construction drawings and
site work drawings. The site work drawings are
expected next week. When those drawings ar-
rive, site work and concrete work can get started.
The bandstand will be built on a concrete slab
raised 24 inches from ground level.
The bandstand will be paid for entirely from a
Florida Recreation Development Assistance Pro-
gram Grant with no county funds involved. The
cost of the bandstand is $54,927. It is estimated
that assembly will coast an additional $100,000.
The balance of the $200,000 grant will be used for
park amenities at Okee-Tantie.
It is hoped that the bandstand will be com-
pleted in time for the March 3 Okee-Tantie Family
Festival.
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Camp, Central Elementary, Church Backpack Drive, and more. In the future,
Emily would like to be an English or reading teacher at Okeechobee High
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By Charles M. Murphy
Okeechobee News
Megan Clements, Janna Mullis, and Hailey
Venables will be honored Wednesday night as
the girls soccer team hosts their senior night at
Brahman stadium.
All three seniors were key contributors to
the team this year and have bright futures ac-
cording to soccer coach Julie Bohannon.
"I've worked with the program for the past
couple years and I've seen each of them grow.
Megan has been an incredible player and will
be a big loss for us," Bohannon added.
Clements has been the team goal keeper for
the past three seasons. She has actually played
goalie since she was six years old. She said she
is excited about graduation but has some feel-
ings of sadness as well. "I've always wanted to
be there for my friends, so its kind of sad too."
Clements wants to attend college in North
Carolina and intends to study pre med. She has
played volleyball, soccer, and softball during
her high school career.
"I feel proud that I represented my school
in those three sports. I've tried to be the best at
everything I do and I've done a pretty good job
at that," she added.
Clements said she won't rule out play-
ing college sports in North Carolina. She has
not made a final decision on her college of
choice.
Mullis was praised for her leadership
skills over the years. She said her team really
showed some improvement this year, "I think
the season went well. I was pleased with it and
I thought we achieved a lot. It was a fun year
with my teammates and I'll miss them."
Mullis said senior night will be bitter sweet.
She said she is ready to graduate but added
she will miss her close friends. She hopes to
attend the University of Florida and major in
pharmacy.
"I just wish the girls good luck and hope
they have an awesome future," she added.
Venables was praised for her toughness and
aggressiveness this year, her first on varsity. She
said the losses were frustrating at times but she
was glad she played this year.
"I love to be aggressive, love to slide tackle
and stuff like that. I know this will be the last
time I play soccer for a team, but I'm happy to
complete the year," she said.
Coach Bohannon said all three of the girls
will be sorely missed as they were important
parts of this year's team. "Janna is very well
rounded, academically and in extra curricular
sports. She is an incredible person and people
look up to her. She is a strong leader."
Bohannon said Venables worked very hard
this year and was a good role model for the
other girls. "She has gone through a lot, but
I'm excited that she came out and toughed it
out this year. She showed some strong charac
Okeechobee News/Charles Murphy
From left to right are Megan Clements,
Janna Mullis and Hailey Venables,
the seniors on this year's girls soccer
squad.
ter and I was very impressed by that."
Bohannon said Clements was the team
leader for the past few years. She noted Me-
gan doesn't get the credit for what she does
out there. "Her presence definitely shines. Ev
eryone looks up to her. I joke she's the girls'
mother on the field. She communicates very
well. She is a strong player and will be a tough
loss."
Okeechobee takes on Fort Pierce West-
wood tonight at 6 p.m. Senior night festivities
will take place at halftime. Okeechobee also
plays a home match Thursday night against
Martin County. Game time is 6 p.m.
Osceola girls basketball defeat Brighton
By Charles M. Murphy
Okeechobee News
Lizzie Buck had seven points and 14 re-
bounds and Samantha Murphy added six
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points as Osceola girl's basketball defeated the
Brighton Charter School, 23-9 on Monday.
Osceola didn't play many of their eighth
graders and leading scorers as some of the
younger girls got the chance to play consider-
able minutes.
"For the most part, the girls that don't get to
play often showed a lot of hustle and determi-
nation," Coach Cathy Jones said, "They made
some mistakes but that's expected at this level.
I felt they played better team ball in the second
half."
Osceola took a 5-0 lead after the first quar-
ter and led 11-4 at the break. Osceola led 16-6
after three quarters.
The game was basically a defensive battle
as the young Osceola players and the even
younger Brighton Seminoles are still working
on their skills.
Both teams did show a lot of heart and en-
ergy in the game.
Buck said she felt pretty good but tired after
the game, "I feel good, I knew those girls and
it was hard. The coach said I'm counted on in
the future so that made me feel good. I think
the team will do well because the girls are hus-
tling more and working hard."
Buck had her way underneath against the
smaller opponent. Lauren Hazellief and Mur-
phy also had a lot of rebounds.
Coach Jones praised both Buck and Hazel-
lief for their hard work, "Some of our eighth
graders got to be team leaders for the first time
tonight. They saw what it was like. It was a
good experience."
Hazellief said Brighton never gave up and
made her team work, "I've gotten a lot better
and I've worked and hustled more. I've also
learned more. This helped me learn the game
tonight. I predict we'll do well the rest of the
season. I'll be ready."
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OHS Brahman boys hoops get district win
By Charles M. Murphy
Okeechobee News
Deforest Shanks had 16 points and Troy
Harper added 12 points to lead four Brah-
mans in double figures as the boy's basket-
Duelle Gore prepares for a strong
move down low during Saturday's
game at OHS.
ball team defeated Boynton Beach in im-
pressive fashion Saturday, 70-43.
Okeechobee High School's team had
energy from start to finish as they have bro-
ken the team into two units, with each play-
ing about half the game. It appears to have
worked as Okeechobee ran the visitors into
the ground Saturday.
Ryan Osceola said his team knew this dis-
trict game was important.
"It was a total team effort," he said. "We
all came in for four minutes at a time. If one
team is not doing so well, the other picks up
the slack and we get back into it."
Osceola had several impressive assists
and steals in the game and earned the praise
of his Coach Bryan Van Camp.
"There is no player that I've seen in the
past few games that has been more impor-
tant to us," he noted.
Okeechobee got off to a good start in the
game as Ricky Nieto hit two, three pointers
in the first minute of play. Matt Skipper and
Harper added three pointers before the end
of the quarter as Okeechobee built a 20-13
lead.
Duelle Gore poured in four free throws to
build the lead to 28-16. Austin Willard added
a three point basket and Deforest Shanks
made a couple of strong moves to the hoops
for buckets to help Okeechobee hold a 38-
20 lead at the half.
Osceola said he has tried hard to make
better decisions on the court and handle the
ball better this season.
"The team is trying to go 100 percent all
the time," he said. "If we do that hopefully
we'll come with a win. Tonight we did."
Coach Van Camp said he has been very
impressed with the energy his team has
shown this year. "The kids have bought in.
They are a great group of kids. There is no
selfishness and no attitude problems as ev-
eryone has the same goal," the coach said.
"Right now were on a roll."
Boynton Beach went on an 8-0 run to start
the second half to pull within 12 points but
didn't get any closer. Shanks had two tough
buckets inside, and Osceola hit Willard on a
beautiful pass for a fast break lay up to give
Okeechobee a 49-32 lead. He then stole the
inbounds pass, and tossed it to Harper for
another easy bucket.
Okeechobee led 55-34 after three quar-
ters and built the lead to 27 points in the
fourth quarter.
Van Camp said he sees the team evolv-
ing into a district contender with each pass-
ing game. "We are two completely different
teams. The first team is a more patient half
court team. The second team is strong on
the press and with running the fast break.
The crowd has been phenomenal. At our
home games you can just feel the energy
and the excitement from the crowd. It's
been a blessing for us."
IT'S ABOUT RESPECT
IT'S ABOUT DIGNITY
A. IT'S ABOUT LOVE
Boys junior varsity playing good ball
By Charles M. Murphy
Okeechobee News
The Okeechobee High School boys bas-
ketball program appears to get better every
day as not only is the varsity enjoying some
success; the junior varsity team is also play-
ing well.
Coach Jason Egli said he sees a bright fu-
ture for many of his players.
"I've preached hard work and motivation
to them." he said. "I feel they are getting into
a groove right now.
Okeechobee has a modest record (4-3),
but they have their share of excellent ath-
letes who could step in to fill spots on the
varsity squad next year.
"Our season has been going pretty well.
We have the talent. A couple of ninth grad-
ers have bounced back and forth and a lot
of our guys in ninth and tenth grade will
most likely be varsity players next year," he
added.
The JV team defeated Westwood and
Boynton Beach last week thanks to work-
manlike effort. Against Boynton Okeecho-
bee trailed at the half and rallied to win.
"That game was about hustle. I told them
at the half to come out and start hustling. We
showed heart and effort in that game," he
added. "The hardest thing on a cold wet and
rainy day is to get motivated. They came out
motivated and got the job done."
Key players on the junior varsity squad
this year include Phillip Jones, Tim Hirst,
Kolby Frank, Alonzo Coleman and Jessie
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Yearling boys sweep Brighton Ch
By Charles M. Murphy
Okeechobee News
Imillakiyo Osceola and Yoapalakiyo Os-
ceola combined to score 16 points to lead
the Yearling boys to an impressive 45-10 vic-
tory over Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School
Jan. 7.
Yearling played on back-to-back days
against the Seminoles and was able to enjoy
big wins in each game.
Coach Efrain Ochoa said the game was
a good showcase for the younger players
to show what they can do, "Everybody got
to play significant minutes. I got to see our
future players and gave them some experi-
ence."
He praised Imillakiyo Osceola and Tristen
Mavroides for the way he handled the tempo
of the game when they were in there.
"I feel great I guess," Osceola said, "I
practice all the time and show up all the
time. The team is improving a lot. It feels
great."
Mavroides predicted that Yearling will
continue to win games for the remainder
of the year, "I don't always have the most
playing time, but I really stuck it to them and
against Oslo on Monday, I'll do the same."
Yearling scored the first eight points of
the game and led 14-2 after the first quar-
ter. George Tillman had a bucket during the
Yearling run.
Yearling built the lead to 20-2 at the half
and led 32-6 after three quarters.
Cody Walker had six points for Yearling
and Zack Hudson had four points for Brigh-
Okeechobee News/Charles Murphy
George Tillman (left) and many of the
Yearling reserves got valuable expe-
rience when they played Pemayetv
Emahakv.
ton.
The excitement of the win was damp-
ened a bit Wednesday when Yearling's top
scorer Marshall Tommie was lost to an in-
jury. His status is unknown for the rest of the
year.
"We have played a hard, hard schedule,
and losing him will hurt us. If we play to-
Imillakiyo Osceola was
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Yearling defeats young Brighton s
By Charles M. Murphy
Okeechobee News
Taylor Trent scored 10 points to lead a
balanced Yearling Middle School attack to
an impressive 38-1 victory over the Pemay-
etv Emahakv Charter School in girls' basket-
ball action on Jan. 7.
The win was the second in two days for
the Yearling girls over the Seminoles, who
are comprised of sixth graders. The Year-
lings used a suffocating defense, and gave
liberal playing time to all of their reserves in
the big win.
Coach Erin Morrow was pleased that her
team is learning how to win and how to play
defense, "We played hard today. Taylor and
the other girls did a good job handling the
ball. I think we can build on this for the rest
of the season."
Cheyenne Nunez had seven points and
Delaney Osceola and Jaide Micco both had
six points.
Trent said she felt the girls are getting bet-
ter and are more confident than they were
early in the season, "It felt good to win. A
lot of our players know those kids, so it was
good to win."
Neither team looked good on offense
in the first quarter. Yearling led 6-0 after six
minutes.
Keri Dixon and Micco hit jumpers early in
the second to get the Yearlings going. Brigh-
ton was aggressive on defense and did have
Okeechobee New
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defense against Brighton.
a number of steals. Their weakness was ball improving. We just press
handling as they had a large number of turn- and played well on defense
overs and few good shot opportunities. Yearling led 16-1 at the h
Coach Morrow said that was partially be- three quarters.
cause her team worked hard on the defen- e a rt er.
sive end of the floor. "Brighton is young and Lahna Sedatol had Brig
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NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF
PROPOSED SPECIAL EXCEPTION
A PUBLIC HEARING will be held before the City of Okeechobee Board of
Adjustment and Appeals on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
or as soon thereafter as possible, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Avenue, Room
200, Okeechobee, Flonda.
To consider Special Exception Petiton No. 10-001-SE, submitted by Mark
Goodbread, on behalf of property owners) G-4 Land & Cattle, Inc, to allow
a drive-through within a CHV Zoning Distnct (Ref Code Book Section
90-283(1). Property is located at 176 SW 22nd St.
Legal description: Lots 1 to 3 and 7 to 9 and the North 8.50 feet of Lots
4 and 10, Block 46, First Additon to South Okeechobee, according to Plat
Book 1, Page 17, Public Records of Okeechobee County, Flonda, less and
except the North 23.00 feet of said Lots 1 and 7 together with the vacated
alley lying adjacent to said Lots 1-3 and 7-9, and the North 8.50 feet of
Lots 4 and 10, less and except the North 23.00 feet of said Lots 1 and 7,
together with: the South 20.00 feet of the North 23.00 feet of Lots 1 and
7, Block 46, Rrst Addition to South Okeechobee, according to the plat
thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 17, Public Records of Okeecho ee
County, Flonda, together with the vacated alley lying adjacent to the South
20.00 feet of the North 23.00 feet of said Lots 1 and 7.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that the Board of Adjustment
and Appeals will serve as the decision making body (quasi-judicial), on be-
half of the City, to approve or deny Special Exception Petitions; and that no
stenographic record by a certified court reporter will be made of the fore-
going meeting. Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal any decl-
sion involving the matters noticed herein will be responsible for making a
verbatim record of the testimony and evidence at said meeting upon which
any appeal is to be based. Please contact General Services at
863-763-3372, or website www.cityofokeechobee.com, to obtain a copy of
the agenda.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990
persons needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding
should contact the General Services Office at 863-763-3372 for assistance.
by: Bnan Whitehall, Zoning Administrator
Petition No. 10-001-SE
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IN CIRCUIT COURTOF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
Case No. 2009 CA 566
RIVERSIDE NATIONAL BANK, etc.
Plaintiff,
VS
TIMOTHY MICHAEL COLLINS,
et us, etal.,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF CLERK'S SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
pursuant to a Consent Final Judg-
ment of Foreclosure dated Novem-
ber 10, 2009 and subsequent Order
Re-Setting Foreclosure Sale, entered
by the Circuit Court of Okeechobee
County, Forida, in that certain case,
the docket number of which is 2009
CA 566, wherein RIVERSIDE NA-
TIONAL BANK, etc., is Plaintiff, and
TIMOTHY MICHAEL COLLINS, et us,
et al., are Defendants, I, SHARON
ROBERTSON., Clerk of Circuit Court,
will, on the 27th day of January,
2010, at 11:00 o'clock A.M., or as
soon thereafter as the sale may be
held, sell to the highest and best
bidder for cash in the Jury Assembly
Room of the Okeechobee County Ju-
dicial Center, 312 NW 3rd Street,
Okeechobee, Florida, the following
described real estate, situate, lying,
and being in Okeechobee County,
Flonda:
Commencing at the Northwest cor-
ner of Section 7, Township 37
South, Range 35 East, thence run
South 88 degrees 20 minutes East
along the Section line for a dis-
tance of 1864.3 feet for a point of
beginning; thence continue South
88 degrees 20 minutes East along
said Section line a distance of
194.13 feet, thence run South 0
degrees 08 minutes West a dis-
tance of 660 feet, thence run
North 88 degrees 20 minutes West
a distance of 194.3 feet, thence
run North 0 degrees 08 minutes
East a distance of 660 feet to point
of beginning, said tract lying in
and comprising a part of Section 7,
Township 37 south, Range 35
East, commonly referred to as
Tract 23 of Tropical Acres, Okee-
chobee County, 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 lis
pendens must file a claim within
60 days after the sale.
SHARON ROBERTSON, CLERK
By: Linda F Young
As Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a disability
who needs any accommodation in
order to participate in this proceed-
ing, you are entitled, at no cost to
you, to the provision of certain assis-
tance. Please contact Court Adminis-
tration not later than 7 days prior to
the proceeding at 250 NW Country
Club Dnve, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
(772)807-4370 within two working
days of your receipt of this Notice. If
you are hearing impaired call
(800-955-8771; if you are voice im-
paired call (800)955-8770.
FRANK H. FEE, IV, Esquire
Attorney for Plaintiff
426 Avenue A
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
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NOTICE
The Board of County Commissioners of Okeechobee County,Florida is
seeking interested applicants for appointment to two (2) member positions
on the Treasure Coast Community Action Agency Advisory Board. This Advi-
sory Board reviews, monitors and provides recommendations concerning
policy, procedures, and specific initiatives associated with the expenditure of
Community Services Block Grant funding in Okeechobee,St.Lucie and Marbn
Counties.
An appointee must be a resident of Okeechobee County.
One appointee must be a representative of the low income population cho-
sen by a democratic selection procedure adequate to assure that they are a
representative of the poor of Okeechobee County.
One appointee must be a representative of business, industry, labor, wel-
fare or education interests in Okeechobee County.
Applications may be obtained from the County Administrator's office at 312
NW 3rd Street, 2nd floor, Judicial Center Okeechobee County or download-
ed from the Okeechobee County website at: co.okeechobee.fl.us.
All applicants must complete a board/committee application form. Applica-
tions must be submitted to the County Administrator's office no later than
4:00 PM January 22, 2010.
A public vote on the Re resentative of the low income population will take
place on January 25, 2010 between the hours of 10:30AM and 4:30 PM at:
Lottie Raulerson Senior Center
1019 W.South Park St.
Okeechobee, F1.34972
Clif Betts,Jr.,Chairman
Board of County Commissioners
Okeechobee,County,Florida
Sharon Robertson,Clerk
Board of County Commissioners
Okeechobee County,Florida
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned SHARON ROBERTSON, Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Okeechobee County, orida, will on the 3rd day of
February, 2010, at 11:00 A.M., at the Okeechobee County Judicial Center,
312 Northwest 3rd Street, Jury Assembly Room, Second Floor, Okeecho-
bee, Flonda 34972, in the City of Okeechobee, offer for sale and sell at
public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following de-
scribed property situated in Okeechobee County, Forida, to-wit:
BEING A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 38
SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST AND IN SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37
SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND
BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 34;
THENCE N 89 DEGREE 48'48" E ALONG THE SOUTHERLY SECTION
LINE OF SAID SECTION 34 A DISTANCE OF 676.20 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N 00 DEGREE 03' 46" E A DIS-
TANCE OF 599.93 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 89 DEGREE 48' 14"
E A DISTANCE OF 108.39 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 64 DEGREE
46' 21" E A DISTANCE OF 301.45 FEET TO A POINT: THENCE S 25
DEGREE 13'39" E A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO A POINT;
THENCE N 64 DEGREE 46' 21" E A DISTANCE OF 84.49 FEET TO A
POINT; THENCE S 00 DEGREE 47' 24" W A DISTANCE OF 145.12
FEETTO A POINT; THENCE S 59 DEGREE 59'31"W A DISTANCE OF
390.72 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE S 29 DEGREE 38' 37" E A DIS-
TANCE OF 352.97 FEET TO A POINT LYING ON THE NORTHERLY
RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF S. R. 15(U.S. HIGHWAY441); THENCE S
60 DEGREE 17' 20" W ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE A DIS-
TANCE OF 54.99 FEETTO A POINT. SAID POINT BEING THE POINT
OF CURVATURE, SAID CURVE BEING CONCAVE TO THE NORTH-
WEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 5696.58 FEET AND A CENTRAL AN-
GLE OF DEGREE 16' 37" THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE AN ARC
DISTANCE OF 325.81 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N 00 DEGREE
03'46" E A DISTANCE OF 153.51 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING.
LESS AND EXCEPT A PARCEL OF LAND MORE PARTICULARLY DE-
SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEING A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN A PORTION OF SECTION 3,
TOWNSHIP 38 SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST AND A PORTION OF SEC-
TION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 35 EAST, OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED
AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 34;
THENCE N 8948' 48" E ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF
SAID SECTION 34 A DISTANCE OF 965.49 FEET TO A POINT LYING
ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF U.S. HIGHWAY 441 SAID
POINT ALSO BEING THE POINT-OF -BEGINNING. THENCE ALONG
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF U.S. HIGHWAY 441 TO THE POINT OF
CURVATURE IN SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY S 60017' 20" W A DISTANCE
OF 2.33 FEET; THENCE A DISTANCE OF 65.01 FEET ALONG THE
ARC OF A CURVE BEING CONCAVE TO THE NORTHWEST, HAVING
A RADIUS OF 5696.58 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING OF S 600 36'
57" W AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 65.01 FEET TO A POINT;
THENCE N 29038' 37"W A DISTANCE OF 165.00 FEET TO A POINT:
THENCE N 60027' 57" E A DISTANCE OF 120.00 FEET TO A POINT
LYING ON THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF THOSE LANDS DE-
SCRIBED IN OFFICIAL RECORD BOOK 190, PAGE 77, PUBLIC
RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE S 29038'
37" E ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY A DISTANCE OF 165.00
FEET TO A POINT LYING ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF
U.S. HIGHWAY 441;
THENCE S 60017'20" W ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY
A DISTANCE OF 52.66 FEETTO THE POINT-OF-BEGINNING.
BEING SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL EASEMENTS AND RIGHT-OF-
WAYS OF RECORD.
BEARINGS ARE BASED ON N 89048'48" E FOR THE SOUTHERLY
BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 34.
ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT A PARCEL OF LAND MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN AND COMPRISING A PORTION OF
SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37S. RANGE 35E. OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL-
LOWS: COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 34,
THENCE N89048'46" E A DISTANCE OF 965.44 FEET TO A POINT
LYING ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF S.R. 15
(U.S.HWY 441); THENCE N60017'53"E ALONG SAID NORTHERLY
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 32.52 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING; THENCE N 29037'35" W A DISTANCE OF 352.86
FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N59058'59" E A DISTANCE OF 20.00
FEET TO AN IRON PIN: THENCE S29037'35" E A DISTANCE OF
352.97 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIN MARKING THE NORTH-
ERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF S.R.15;THENCE S60017'53"W A
DISTANCE OF 20.00 FEETTO THE POINT OF BEGINNING
pursuant to the final decree of foreclosure as to Count II entered in a case
pending in said Court, the style of which is:
JANET JOLES,
Plaintiff,
VS.
JMS PARTNERS, LLC, LEVON MALKHASIAN, AKOP PARONYAN and RIMA
TSATURYAN,
Defendants.
and the docket number of which is: 2009-CA-314.
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.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said Court, this 4th day of Jan.
2010.
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
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE PERMIT
The Department of Environmental Protecbon gives nobce of its intent to issue a permit (File No. 43-0293015-001 to
Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC, 5444 Westhelmer Road, Houston, Texas 77056, in order to increase their
certificated capacity by 820 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) to serve the expanding need for additional natural gas
transportation service in Florida. To accomplish this, FGT shall construct 298.3 miles of 24-inch and 36-inch diameter
mainline loops, 89.8 miles of 30-inch greenfield mainline and 36.1 miles of 20-inch and 24-inch-diameter new green-
field laterals. Additionally, the project includes the removal of approximately 25.9 miles of previously abandoned 24-
inch-diameter pipeline within Loops 3 and 4, and 4.6 miles of 8-inch pipeline from the Inghs lateral. Furthermore, ad-
ditional pipeline facilities to be installed shall include associated mainline valves, pigging facilities (launchers and re-
ceivers), and other appurtenant and auxiliary facilities.
The pipeline and extra workspaces shall traverse 1,156 wetland areas and 247 surface waters, of which 35 surface
waters and wetlands shall be crossed utilizing horizontal directional drilling techniques. In total, the project shall tem-
porarily impact approximately 275-acres of herbaceous wetlands, and impact approximately 427.55-acres of
shrub/scrub and forested wetlands, including the placement of fill in four wetlands for a total of 0.41-acres of perma-
nent wetland impacts. These four wetland locations are: L3-WA-w007, L8-LV-wl02, L9-PA-w009a, and
L11-MD-w005. All herbaceous wetland and surface water impacts shall be temporary in nature, and all contours shall
be restored to pre-construction grades. Additionally, all sediments shall be managed within the construction right-of-
way or extra work spaces so that the nabve seed bank is replaced in its previous horizon.
In efforts to reduce and eliminate wetland and ditch impacts to the maximum extent practicable, the permitted has
utilized the route with the least amount of wetland crossings and has reduced the typical 100-foot wide construction
right-of-way to 75-feet or less in areas where wetlands exist. With current technologies and construction methods,
the 75-feet width is the minimum necessary for maintaining safe working conditions and operation during pipeline in-
stallabon through wetlands. The Applicant has explored numerous alternatives throughout the design phase of the
project, which included minimizing wetland impacts wherever feasible. Given the nature of this long linear project
and the general routing objectve to place the proposed facilities adjacent to other existing infrastructure, FGT has
been able to parallel approximately 99% of the route or approximately 421 of 424 miles in Florida with exisng trans-
mission lines and/or roadways. Where site conditions allow, FGT has located a majority of the temporary staging are-
as or extra temporary work space in upland areas while maintaining a 50-ft vegetative buffer from wetand
boundaries. FGT has further avoided or minimized wetland and surface water impacts at 35 locations throughout the
state utilizing horizontal dreconal drilling techniques.
In order to offset impacts to 427.55-acres of forested wetlands and 4.39- acres of mixed forested and herbaceous
wetlands in conservation easement areas, and for permanently filling 0.41 acres of mixed forested and herbaceous
wetlands, the permitted shall purchase 40.771 mibgation credits at various mitigation banks throughout the State in
accordance with the table in Specific Condition No. 10. Of the 427.55-acres of impacts to forested wetlands within a
75-foot construction corriorr, the permitted is authorized to maintain a 10-foot (5-feet on each side of the pipeline)
wide area as an herbaceous wetland, and is authorized to maintain an additional 10-foot on each side as a
scrub/shrub wetland. All areas outside of the 30-foot wide herbaceous and scrub/shrub wetland shall be left to revert
to natural pre-construction forested conditions, and maintained and monitored in accordance with the "Florida Wet-
land Monitoring and Maintenance Plan", which shall be included as an attachment to the permit.
At the complebon of construction activities the permitted shall restore, to pre-construction elevations, all disturbed
temporary construction areas which were utilized for pipeline installation. With the exception of wetland classification
conversion and four wetlands with a total of less than 0.5 acres of permanent fill, all wetland and surface water im-
pacts shall be temporary in nature.
Following construction completion, the permitted shall work to promote the recruitment of native wetland species
along the entire pipeline route. Monitoring, maintenance and reporting activities shall be conducted within the con-
struction right-of-way easements in accordance with FGT's "Florida Wetland Monitoring and Maintenance Plan", which
requires perpetual maintenance events within the permanent easement and reports to be submitted to the Depart-
ment annually for three years after construction completion. In order to offset any permanent impacts to herbaceous
wetlands as a result of construction activities, the permitted shall provide compensatory wetland mitigation.
The Department issued a "Notice of Intent to Grant Variance" to the applicant on December 24, 2009, for two petb-
tions for variance to exceed turbidity standards (DEP File No. 43-0293015-002) and for an expanded mixing zone
(DEP File No. 43-0293015-003). The granting of this permit does not guarantee the issuance of the variances.
The acbvity is located within Bay, Calhoun, Citrus, Dade, Desoto, Escambia, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Hernando, High-
lands, Hillsborough, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Martin, Okaloosa, Okeechobee,
Pasco, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Walton, and Washington Counties.
The Department's file on this matter is available for public inspection during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, at the Department of Environmental Protecton, Attention
Benny Luedlke, 400 North Congress Avenue, Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, Telephone: 561-681-6646. Ad-
ditionally, maps that were submitted in the Environmental resource Permit Application are available for review at the
Department's website at http//www dep state fl us/southeastlerplerpmain htm The maps will be available on the
Department's website for a minimum period of ninety days after the date of this nobce.
The Department will issue the permit with attached conditions unless a bmely petition for an administrative hear-
ing is filed under sections 120.569 and 120.57 of the Florida Statutes, before the deadline for filing a petition. The
procedures for petitboning for a hearing are set forth below.
A person whose substantial interests are affected by the Department's proposed permitting decision may pebtion
for an administrative proceeding (hearing) under sections 120.569 and 120.57 of the Florida Statutes. The petition
must contain the information set forth below and must be filed (received by the clerk) in the Office of General Coun-
sel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000.
Petitions by the applicant or any of the parties listed below must be filed within 21 days of receipt of this written
notice. Petitions filed by any persons other than those entitled to written notice under section 120.60 3) of the Flori-
da Statutes must be filed within 21 days of publication of the notice or receipt of the written notice, whichever occurs
first. Under section 120.60(3) of the Florida Statutes, however, any person who has asked the Department for notice
of agency action may file a pebtion within 21 days of receipt of such nobce, regardless of the date of publication.
The petitioner shall mail a copy of the petition to the applicant at the address indicated above at the time of filing.
The failure of any person to file a petition or request for mediabon within the appropriate bime period shall constitute
a waiver of that person's right to request an administrative determination (hearing) under sections 120.569 and
120.57 of the Florida Statutes. Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding intbated by another party) will be only at
the discretion of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with rule 28-106.205 of the Florida Ad-
ministrative Code.
A petition that disputes the material facts on which the Department's action is based must contain the following
information:
(a) The name and address of each agency affected and each agency's file or identification number, if known;
(b) The name, address, and telephone number of the petitboner; the name, address, and telephone number of the
petitioner's representative, if any, which shall be the address for service purposes during the course of the pro-
ceeding; and an explanabon of how the pebtioner's substantial interests will be affected by the agency determina-
bon;
(c) A statement of how and when each petitioner received nobce of the agency decision;
d) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so indicate;
e) A concise statement of the ulbmate facts alleged, as well as the rules or statutes which entitle the petitboner to
relief; and
(f) A demand for relief
A petition that does not dispute the material facts on which the Department's action is based shall state that no
such facts are in dispute and otherwise shall contain the same information as set forth above, as required by rule
28-106.301.
Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition
means that the Department's final action may be different from the position taken by it in this notice. Persons whose
substanbal interests will be affected by any such final decision of the Department have the right to petition to become
a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above.
Mediation is not available in this proceeding.
As provided in section 120.573 of the Florida Statutes, the bmely agreement of all parties to mediate will toll the
time limitations imposed by sections 120.569 and 120.57 for holding an administrative hearing and issuing a final or-
der. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the mediabon must be concluded within 60 days of the execubon of the
agreement. If mediation results in settlement of the administrative dispute, the Department must enter a final order
incorporating the agreement of the parties. Persons seeking to protect their substantial interests that would be af-
fected by such a modified final decision must file their petitions within 21 days of receipt of this notice, or they shall
be deemed to have waived their right to a proceeding under sections 120.569 and 120.57. If mediation terminates
without settlement of the dispute, the Department shall notify all parties in writing that the administrative hearing
processes under sections 120.569 and 120.57 are resumed.
Any party to this order has the right to seek judicial review of it under section 120.68 of the Florida Statutes, by filing
a notice of appeal under rule 9.110 of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure with the clerk of the Department in
the Office of General Counsel, Mail Station 35, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, and
by filing a copy of the notice of appeal accompanied by the applicable filing fees with the appropriate district court of
-11-1l The notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after this order is filed with the clerk of the Department
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January 13, 2010
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 47-2009-CA-000141
BANK OFAMERICA, N.A.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
QUINN E. BASS, et al,
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to an Order Rescheduling Fore-
closure Sale dated Dec. 3, 2009 and
entered in Case No. 47-2009-
CA-000141 of the Circuit Court of the
NINETEENTH Judicial Circuit in and
for OKEECHOBEE County, Florida
wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., is
the Plaintiff and QUINN E. BASS;
THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF QUINN
E. BASS N/K/A JANE DOE N/K/A
JANE DOE; are the Defendants, I will
sell to the highest and best bidder
for cash at JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM,
2ND FLOOR, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
JUDICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RD
STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
34972 AT 11:00 AM, on the 27th day
of Jan., 2010, the following de-
scribed property as set forth in said
final Judgment:
THE EAST 1/2 OF THE EAST /2 OF
THE NORTH /2 OF THE SOUTH /2
OF TRACT 8, LYING AND BEING
IN SECTION 29, TOWNSHIUP 34
SOUTH, RANGE 33 EAST, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT THERE-
OF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4,
PAGES 3A-D INCLUSIVE OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF OkEECHO-
BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUB-
JECT TO AN EASMENT OF THE
NORTH 30 FEET THEREOF FOR
ROAD AND DRAINAGE PURPOS-
ES. ALSO KNOWN AS LOT I THE
WEST /2 OF THE EAST /2 OF THE
NORTH /2 OF THE SOUTH /2 OF
TRACT 8, LYING AND BEING IN
SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 34
SOUTH, RANGE 33 EAST, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT THERE-
OF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4,
PAGES 3A-D INDLUSIVE, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHO-
BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUB-
JECT TO AN EASEMENT OF THE
NORTH 30 FEET THEREOF FOR
RAOD AND DRAINAGE PURPOS-
ES. ALSO KNOWN AS LOT J THE
EAST 2 OF THE WEST 2 OF THE
NORTH /2 OF THE SOUTH /2 OF
TRACT 8, LYING AND BEING IN
SECTION 29 TOWNSHIP 34
SOUTH, RANGE 33 EAST, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT THERE-
OF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4,
PAGES 3A-D INCLUSIVE, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT OF
THE NORTH 30 FEET THEREOF
FOR ROAD AND DRAINAGE PUR-
POSES. ALSO KNOWN AS LOT K
TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN
MOBILE HOME LOCATED THERE-
ON, SERIAL NUMBER
GMHGA6170001072A AND
GMHGA6170001072B
A/K/A 22220 NW 270TH
STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if any, oth-
er than the property owner as of the
date of the Lis Pendens must file a
claim within sixty (60) days after the
sale.
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal
of this Court on Dec. 17, 2009.
Sharon Robertson
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. Young
Deputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, RL.
RO. Box 25018
Tampa, Florida 33622-5018
F09018190
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF
1990; In accordance with the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act, persons
needing a special accommodation to
participate in this proceeding should
contact Court administration no later
than seven days prior to the pro-
ceeding at 250 NW Country Club
Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986,
(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.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 47-2009-CA-000257
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA-
TIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUC-
CESSOR IN INTEREST TO
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK,
FORMERLY KNOWN AS WASH-
INGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
RICKY L. STANDEFER, et al,
Defendantss.
NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to an Order Rescheduling Fore-
closure Sale dated Dec. 14, 2009 and
entered in Case No. 47-2009-
CA-000257 of the Circuit Court of the
NINETEENTH Judicial Circuit in and
for OKEECHOBEE County, Florida
wherein JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUC-
CESSOR IN INTEREST TO WASHING-
TON MUTUAL BANK, FORMERLY
KNOWN AS WASHINGTON MUTUAL
BANK, FA, is the Plaintiff and RICKY
L. STANDEFER; TAMMY J. STANDE-
FER; are the Defendants, I will sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash
at JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, 2ND
FLOOR, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY JU-
DICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RD
STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
34972 AT 11:00 AM, on the 27th day
of Jan., 2010, the following de-
scribed property as set forth in said
final Judgment:
LOT 24 OF TAYLOR CREEK ISLES
UNIT VI, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 20, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHO-
BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
A/K/A 2492 27TH STREET,
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if any, oth-
er than the property owner as of the
date of the Lis Pendens must file a
claim within sixty (60) days after the
sale.
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal
of this Court on Dec. 15, 2009.
Sharon Robertson
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. Young
Deputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, RL.
RO. Box 25018
Tampa, Florida 33622-5018
F09042421
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF
1990; In accordance with the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act, persons
needing a special accommodation to
participate in this proceeding should
contact Court administration no later
than seven days prior to the pro-
ceeding at 250 NW Country club
Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986,
(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.
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IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF
THE 19th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 2008 CA 461
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE UNDER
NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING
TRUST 2005-2
Plaintiff
vs.
ANDREW L. MCCLURG; UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF ANDREW L. MCCLURG;
UNKNOWN PERSONS) IN POSSES-
SION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY;
TROY W KLEIN, RA.; MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYS-
TEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GE-
NISYS FINANCIAL CORP;
Defendants.
RENOlTICE QE
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to an Order Rescheduling Fore-
closure Sale dated 11/23/2009, and
entered in Case No. 2008-CA-461, of
the Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial
Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE
County, Honda. THE BANK OF NEW
YORK MELLON, AS SUCCESSOR
TRUSTEE UNDER NOVASTAR MORT-
GAGE FUNDING TRUST 2005-2 is
Plaintiff and ANDREW L. MCCLURG;
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ANDREW L.
MCCLURG; ELECTRONIC REGISTRA-
TION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE
FOR GENISYS FINANCIAL CORP;
are defendants. I will sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash at
the The Jury Assembly Room, 2nd
Foor, Of The Okeechobee County
Judicial Center, 312 N.W. 3rd Street,
Okeechobee, Flonda 34972, at 11:00
a.m., on this 27th day of Jan. 2010,
the following described property as
set forth in said Rnal Judgment, to
wit:
LOT 22, BLOCK 2, REVISED
PLAT OF WILCOX SHORES, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 3, PAGE 5, PUBLIC
RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A 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 but file a
claim within 60 days after the sale.
Dated this 30th day of Nov. 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. Pease
contact the Court Administrator at
250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St.
Lucie, Flonda 34986, Phone No.
(772)807-4370 within 2 working
days of your receipt of this notice or
pleading; if you are heanng im-
paired, call 1-800-955-8771 (TDD);
if you are voice impaired, call
1-800-955-8770 (V) (Via Florida Re-
lay Services).
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF
THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUITIN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2009-CP-240
JUDGE: F. SHIELDS McMANUS
IN RE: The Estate of
JULIE CLYRENE MCSWAIN
Deceased
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the Estate of
JULIE CLYRENE McSWAIN De-
ceased, whose date of death was
June 18, 2009, and whose social se-
curity number is 418-28-0393, Case
Number 2009-CP-240, is pending in
the Circuit Court for Okeechobee
County, Honda, Probate Division,
the address of which is 312 North-
west 3rd Street, Suite 125, Okeecho-
bee, Flonda 34972. The names and
addresses of the Personal Represen-
tative and the Personal Representa-
tive's attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or de-
mands against decedent's estate, on
whom a copy of this notice is re-
quired to be served must file their
claims with this Court WITHIN THE
LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE
OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER
THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON
THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims or
demands against the decedent's es-
tate, must file their claims with this
Court WITHIN THREE (3)
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITH-
IN THE TIME PERIODS SET
FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF
THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE
WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR
MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S
DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of the first publication of
this Notice is Jan. 6, 2010.
LINDA DANIEL
Personal Representative
3612 West US Highway 27
Clewiston, FL 33440
Law Office of
CASSELS & McCALL
BY JOHN D.CASSELS, JR.
Attorney for Personal Representabve
400 NW 2nd Sbreet/PO Box 968
Okeechobee, Florida 34973
(863) 763-3131
Fla Bar No.: 0261521
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO. 2008-CA-281
AVELO MORTGAGE, LLC,
Plaintiff;
vs.
DONALD L. WOLLARD; UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF DONALD L. WOLLARD;
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 UNKNOWN
PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST
AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS;
ADVANCED MINERALS, INC., AS
TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED
MAY 1, 2008; MORTGAGE ELEC-
TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC.; UNKNOWN TENANT #1 IN
POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT
PROPERTY; UNKNOWN TENANT #2
IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT
PROPERTY;
Defendants.
RE-NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant
to a Rnal Judgment of Foreclosure
dated July 6, 2009, and entered in
Case No. 2008-CA-281, of the Circuit
Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Cir-
cuit in and for OKEECHOBEE County,
Flonda. AVELO MORTGAGE, LLC, is
Paintiff and DONALD L. WOLLARD;
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONALD L.
WOLLARD; ADVANCED MINERALS,
INC., AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PRO-
VISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT
DATED MAY 1, 2008; MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYS-
TEMS, INC., are 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 North-
west Third Street, Okeechobee,
Flonda 34972, at 11:00 a.m., on the
27th day of Jan. 2010, the following
descnbed property as set forth in
said Rnal Judgment, to wit:
LOT 16, ECHO ESTATES, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 5, PAGE 46, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF
1990; In Accordance with the Amen-
cans With Disabilities Act, persons
needing a special accommodation to
participate in this proceeding should
contact Court Administration no later
than seven days prior to the pro-
ceeding at 250 NW Country Club
Dnve, ort 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.
Dated this 10th day of Dec., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: Linda F Young
As Deputy Clerk
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 Pndens must file
a claim within 60 days after the sale.
Van Ness Law Firm, RA.
1239 E. Newport Center Drive
Suite #110
Deerfield Beach, Flonda 33442
Phone (954) 571-2031
Fax (954) 571-2033
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUITOF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 47-2009-CA-000761
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO THE
BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE
FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
CEABS, INC. ASSET-BAKCED CER-
TIFICATES, SERIES 2007-8,
Plainmff,
VS.
ROBELDAN C. ACOSTA; THE UN-
KNOWN SPOUSE OF ROBELDAN C.
ACOSTA; IF LIVING, INCLUDING
ANY UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SAID
DEFENDANTSS, IF REMARRIED,
AND IF DECEASED, THE RESPEC-
TIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDI-
TORS, LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES,
AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIM-
ING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR
AGAINST THE NAMED DEFEN-
DANT(S); UNKNOWN TENANT #1;
UNKNOWN TENANT #2;
Defendantss.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: ROBELDAN C. ACOSTA; IF LIV-
ING, INCLUDING ANY UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF SAID DEFENDANTSS, IF
REMARRIED, AND IF DECEASED,
THE RESPECTIVE 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);
Whose residence are/is unknown.
YOU ARE HEREBY required to file
your answer or written defenses, if
any, in the above proceeding with
the Clerk of this Court, and to serve
a copy thereof upon the plaintiff's
attorney, Law Offices of Daniel C.
Consuegra, 9204 King Palm Dnve,
Tampa, FL 33619-1328, telephone
(813) 915-8660, facsimile
(813) 915-0559, within thirty days of
the first publication of this Notice,
the nature of this proceeding being a
suit for foreclosure of mortgage
against the following descnbed prop-
erty, to wit:
LOT 12, BLOCK 9, OKEECHO-
BEE LITTLE FARMS, ACCORD-
ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2,
PAGE 100, PUBLIC RECORDS
OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
If you fail to file your answer or
wntten defenses in the above pro-
ceeding, on plainmff's attomey, a de-
fault will be entered against you for
the relief demanded in the Complaint
or Pettion.
DATED at OKEECHOBEE County
this 7th day of January, 2010.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
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
1 800 955-8770.
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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-000440
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Paintiff,
VS.
EDMUND ACCARDI, et al,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO:
CHARLOTTE ACCARDI
Current Residence:
811 E Red House Branch Rd.,
St. Augustine, FL 32084
EDMUND ACCARDI
Current Residence:
811 E Red House Branch Rd.,
St. Augustine, FL 32084
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the
following described property:
LOT 19, 20, 21, INDIAN HAM-
MOCK HUNT AND RIDING CLUB,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 25-69 OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Has been filed against you and you
are required to serve a copy of your
written defenses, if any, to it, on
Marshall C. Watson, PA., Attorney
for Paintiff, whose address is 1800
NW 49TH STREET, SUITE 120,
FT. LAUDERDALE FL 33309 within
thirty (30) days after the first publi-
cation of this Notice in the OKEE-
CHOBEE NEWS and file the onginal
with the Clerk of this Court either
before service on Paintiffs attorney
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-
modaton 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 (heanng impaired)
or 1.800.955.8770 (voice impaired)
WITNESS my hand and the sealof
this Court this 29th day of Decem-
ber, 2009.
Sharon Robertson
As Clerk of the Court
By Arlene Nealis
As Deputy Clerk
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
19th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
Case #: 2008 CA 000676
Interbank
Plaintiff
-vs.-
Alisha M. Lundy a/k/a Alisha M.
Rucks; Roy H. Rucks; Riverside Na-
tional Bank of Florida; Oak Tree
Place Homeowners Association, Inc.;
Unknown Paries in Possession #1;
Unknown Paries in Possession #2; If
living, and all Unknown Parties claim-
ing by, through, under and against
the above named Defendant(s) who
are not known to be dead or alive,
whether said Unknown Parties may
claim an interest as Spouse, Heirs,
Devisees, Grantees, or Other Clai-
mants
Defendantss.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant
to an Order of Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 12/21/2009, en-
tered in Civil Case No. 2008 CA
000676 of the Circuit Court of the
19th Judicial Circuit in and for Okee-
chobee County, Florida, wherein In-
terbank, Plaintiff and Alisha M. Lundy
a/k/a Alisha M. Rucks are defen-
dant(s), I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash, IN THE JURY
ASSEMBLY ROOM, ON THE SECOND
FLOOR, OF THE OKEECHOBEE JUDI-
CIAL CENTER, 312 N.W. THIRD
STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972 at
11:00 a.m. on 2/3/2010 the following
described property as set forth in
said Final Judgment, to-wit:
UNIT A, DWELLING STRUCTURE
60, OAK TREE PLACE, TOGETH-
ER WITH THE TANK INMEDI-
ATELY UNDERLYING SAID
UNIT, AS DESCRIBED AND DE-
PICTED IN DECLARATION OF
PARTY FACILITIES AND PRO-
TECTIVE CONVENANTS FOR
OAK TREE PLACE, AS RECORD-
ED IN O.R. BOOK 260, PAGE
999 AND AMENDMENT THERE-
TO, AS RECORDED IN O.R.
BOOK 261, PAGE 1405, PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF OKEECHO-
BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
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 AFTER THE
SALE.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A
DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY AC-
COMMODATION IN ORDER TO PAR-
TICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING,
YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST
TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF
CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE
CONTACT COURT ADMINISTRA-
TION NO LATER THAN SEVEN
DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROCEED-
ING AT 250 NW COUNTRY CLUB
DRIVE PORT ST LUCIE FLORI-
DA 34986 1-772-807-4370
WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS OF
YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE
RESALE IF YOU ARE HEARING IM-
PAIRED CALL: 1-800-955-8771; IF
YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL:
1-800-955-8770
DATED at OKEECHOBEE, Florida,
this 22nd day of Dec., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Okeechobee County, Florida
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:
SHAPIRO & FISHMAN, LLP
2424 North Federal Highway,
Suite 360 Boca Raton, Florida 33431
08-118502
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
Case #: 2009 CA 000304
U.S. Bank National Associaton, as
Successor Trustee, to Bank of Ameri-
ca, National Association as successor
by merger to LaSalle Bank National
Association, as Trustee, for Ownit
Mortgage Loan Trust, Ownit Mort-
gage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2006-5
Plaintiff,
-VS.-
Ainsley S. Maragh; Mortgage Elec-
tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as
Nominee for Ownit Mortgage Solu-
tions, Inc.; Unknown Parties in Pos-
session #1; Unknown Paries in
Possession #2; If living, and all Un-
known Parbes claiming by, through,
under and against the above named
Defendants) who are not known to
be dead or alive, whether said Un-
known Paries may claim an interest
as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grant-
ees, or Other Claimants
Defendantss.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to an Order rescheduling foreclo-
sure sale dated 12/22/2009 entered
in Civil Case No. 2009 CA 000304 of
the Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial
Circuit in and for Okeechobee
County, Florida, wherein U.S. Bank
National Associaton, as Successor
Trustee, to Bank of America, National
Association as successor by merger
to LaSalle Bank National Association,
as Trustee, for Ownit Mortgage Loan
Trust, Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset-
Backed Certificates, Series 2006-5,
Plaintiff and Ainsley S. Maragh are
defendantss, I will sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash, IN THE
JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, ON THE
SECOND FLOOR, OF THE OKEECHO-
BEE COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER, 312
N.W. THIRD STREET, OKEECHOBEE,
FL 34972 AT 11:00 A.M., 1/27/2010,
the following described property as
set forth in said Final Judgment, to-
wit:
LOT 10, BLOCK 39, BASWOOD,
INC. UNIT NO. 3, ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3,
PAGE 37, OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
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 AFTER THE
SALE.
DATED at OKEECHOBEE, Florida, this
4th day of Jan., 2010.
SHARON ROBERTSON
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Okeechobee County, Florida
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:
SHAPIRO & FISHMAN, LLP
2424 North Federal Highway,
Suite 360 Boca Raton, Florida 33431
(561) 998-6700
09-134868
NOTICE REGARDING THE
AMERICANS WITH DISABIL-
TIIES ACT OF 1990
In accordance with the Americans
With Disabilites Act, persons needing
a special accommodation to partici-
pate in this proceeding should con-
tact Court Administration no later
than seven days prior 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 Summon/
Notice to Appear. If you are hearing
impaired cal 1-800-955-8771. If you
are voice impaired call 1-800-955-
8770, via Florida Relay Service.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
Case #: 2009-CA-000381
EverHome Mortgage Company,
Plaintiff,
-VS.-
Marion A. Merrill a/k/a Marian A.
Merrill, an Unremarried Widow and
Surviving Spouse of Richard L. Mer-
rill, Deceased; U.S. Bank National As-
sociation, as Indenture Trustee for
the First Plus Asset-Backed Se-
curibes, Series No. 1997-3; Joe
Sprinkle; Unknown Parties in Posses-
sion #1; Unknown Parties in Posses-
sion #2; If living and all Unknown
Parties claiming by, through, under
and against the above named Defen-
dant(s) who are not known to be
dead or alive, whether said Unknown
Parties may claim an interest as
Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grantees,
or Other Claimants
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant
to an Order of Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 12/21/2009, en-
tered in Civil Case No. 2009-
CA-000381 of the Circuit Court of the
19th Judicial Circuit in and for Okee-
chobee County, Florida, wherein Ev-
erHome Mortgage Company, Plaintiff
and Marion A. Merrill a/k/a Marian A.
Merrill, an Unremarried Widow and
Surviving Spouse of Richard L. Merrill
(DOD 02/12/2008), Deceased are
defendants) I will sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash, IN THE
JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, ON THE
SECOND FLOOR, OF THE OKEECHO-
BEE JUDICIAL CENTER, 312 N.W.
THIRD STREET, OKEECHOBEE, FL
34972 at 11:00 a.m. on 2/3/2010
the following described property as
set forth in said Final Judgment, to-
wit:
LOT 9, TREASURE ISLAND UNIT NO.
2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF, ON FILE IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, RECORDED IN
BOOK 3, PAGE 39.
TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN
YEAR: 1987, MAKE: SUN-
COASTER, VIN#: ZZF1553A
AND VIN#: ZZF1553B, MANU-
FACTURED HOME, WHICH IS
PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO
THE ABOVE DESCRIBED
LANDS. AS SUCH IT IS
DEEMED TO BE A FIXTURE
AND A PART OF THE REAL ES-
TATE.
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 PEN DENS MUST FILE A
CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE
SALE.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A
DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY AC-
COMMODATION IN ORDER TO PAR-
TICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING,
YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST
TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF
CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE
CONTACT COURT ADMINISTRA-
TION NO LATER THAN SEVEN
DAYS PRIORTO THE PROCEED-
ING AT 250 NW COUNTRY CLUB
DRIVE PORTST LUCIE FLORI-
DA 34986 1-772-807-4370
WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS OF
YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE
OESALE; IF YOU ARE HEARING IM-
PAIRED CALL: 1-800-955-8771; IF
YOU ARE VOICE IMPAIRED CALL:
1-800-955-8770
DATED at OKEECHOBEE, Florida,
this 22nd day of Dec., 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Okeechobee County, Florida
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:
SHAPIRO & FISHMAN, LLP
2424 North Federal Highway,
Suite 360
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
09-141517
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO: 47-2009-CA-000006
NATIONAL CITY BANK SUCCESSOR
BY MERGER TO HARBOR FEDERAL
SAVINGS BANK
PLAINTIFF
VS.
PRESTON MARK; UNKNOWN SPOUSE
OF PRESTON MARK 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 UNKNOWN
PARTIES 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 Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 12/21/2009, en-
tered in Civil Case No. 47-2009-
CA-000006 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 3rd day of Feb.,
2010, the following described proper-
ty as set forth in said Summary Final
Judgment, to wit:
THE W 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4 OF
THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 11,
TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE
33 EAST, OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, LESS THE
NORTH 33.00 FEET FOR ROAD
PURPOSES, ALSO DESCRIBED
TRACT 20, SECTION 11,
SOUTHERN COLONIZATION
COMPANY'S PLAT OF TOWN-
SHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 33
EAST, AS RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 4, PAGE 3 THRU 3E,
PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale if any oth-
er than the property owner as of the
date of the lis pendens must file a
claim within 60 days after the sale
Dated this 22nd day of Dec., 2009.
Sharon Robertson
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. Young
Deputy Clerk
THE LAW OFFICES OF
DAVID J. STERN, P.A.,
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pine Island Road
Suite 400, Plantation, FL 33324-3920
(954) 233-8000
08-10058 NCM
NOTICE REGARDING THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
In accordance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act, persons needing
a special accommodation to partici-
pate in this proceeding should con-
tact Court Administraton no later
than seven days prior to the pro-
ceeding at 25-0 NW Country Club
Drive, 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
hearing impaired call
1-800-955-8771. If you are voice
impaired call 1-800-955- 8770, via
Florida Relay Service.
342299 ON 1/13,20/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO: 2009-CA-000162
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC
PLAINTIFF
VS.
TED J. DEETZ; SHIRLEY J. COILE;
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 UNKNOWN
PARTIES 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 Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 11/16/2009 en-
tered in Civil Case No. 2009-
CA-000162 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 Poor, Okeecho-
bee County Judicial Center, 312 NW
3rd Street, Okeechobee, Flonda, at
11:00 a.m. on the 27th day of Jan.,
2010, the following descnbed prop-
erty as set forth in said Summary Fi-
nal Judgment, to-wit:
LOT 4 & 5, BLOCK 12, BET-HER
ACRES, ACCORDING TO THE
PLATS THEREOF RECORD IN
PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 12, 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 20th day of Nov. 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON
Clerk of the Circuit Court
BY: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
THE LAW OFFICES OF
DAVID J. STERN, RA.,
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pine Island Road
Suite 400, Plantation, FL 33324-3920
(954) 233-8000
09-25573(GMAP)(FNM)
NOTICE REGARDING THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
In accordance with the Amencans
With Disabilities 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 hearing impaired call
1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-
paired call 1-800-9558770, via Rori-
da Relay Service.
340583 ON 1/6,13/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND
FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
CASE NO. 08000524CA
SUNTRUST BANK D/B/A
SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC.,
Paintiff,
VS.
DAMARIS CASANOVA; et al.,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to a Rnal Judgment of Foreclo-
sure dated 6/26/2009 and entered
in Case No. 08000524CA, of the Cir-
cuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial
Circuit in and for Okeechobee
County, Flonda wherein SUNTRUST
BANK D/B/A SUNTRUST MORTGAGE,
INC., is a Paintiff and DAMARIS
CASANOVA; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
DAMARIS CASANOVA; JACOBO
GONZALEZ; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
JACOBO GONZALEZ; BRIDLEWOOD
RANCHES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIA-
TION, INC.; UNKNOWN TENANT #
1; UNKNOWN TENANT # 2 are the
Defendants. I will sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash at Jury As-
sembly Room, Second Floor, Okee-
chobee County Judicial Center, 312
N.W 3rd St., Okeechobee, FL, at
11:00 AM on Feb. 10, 2010, the fol-
lowing descnbed property as set
forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:
PARCEL 5, BRIDLEWOOD
RANCHES, ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF RECORD-
ED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 34,
PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEE-
CHOBEE 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 claim within 60 days after the sale.
SHARON ROBERTSON
As Clerk of the Court
By: Linda F Young
As Deputy Clerk
Dated this 20th of Nov. 2009.
ATTENTION- PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES
If you are a person with disability
who needs any accommodation in
order to participate in this proceed-
ing, you are entitled, at no cost to
you, to he provision of certain assis-
tance. Please contact Court Adminis-
trator at 250 NW Country Club Dnve,
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986; Tel.:
7728074370 within two (2) working
days of your receipt of the NOTICE
OF ACTION; if you are heanng or
voice impaired, Call 8009558771;
THIS IS NOT A COURT INFORMA-
TION LINE
Ben-Ezra & Katz, P.A.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
2901 Stirling Road, Suite 300
Fort Lauderdale, Forida 33312
Telephone: (305) 770-4100
Fax: (305) 653-2329
343407 ON 1/13,20/10
Buying a car? Look in
the classified. Selling
a car? Look in the
classified.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19TH11 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO:2008CA611
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
F/KJA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS
TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE-
HOLDERS CWABS, INC. ASSET-
BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2006-1M
PLAINTIFF
VS.
JAMES G MCALHANY; PAMELA D
MCALHANY; 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 TEN-
ANTS IN POSSESSION
DEFENDANTS)
RE- NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to an Order Granting the Motion
to Reset Foreclosure Sale dated
11/23/09 entered in Civil Case No.
2008CA611 of the Circuit Court of
the 19TH Judicial Circuit in and for
OKEECHOBEE County, OKEECHO-
BEE, Florida, I will sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash at THE
JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, 2ND
FLOOR., OKEECHOBEE JUDICIAL
CENTER of the OKEECHOBEE County
Courthouse, 312 NW 3RD STREET,
OKEECHOBEE, Forida, at 11:00 a.m.
on the 27th day of Jan., 2010, the
following described property as set
forth in said Summary Final Judg-
ment, to-wit:
LOT 4, BL K 8, LAKE MONTANZA
ESTATES SEC 4-A, ACCORDING
TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF,
AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5,
PAGE 51, OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA TOGETHER
WITH THE MOBILE HOMES)
LOCATED THEREOF
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale if any,
other than the property owners of
the date of the lis pendens must file
a claim within 60 days after the sale
Dated this 30th day of Nov. 2009.
SHARON ROBERTSON, CLERK
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF
1299 In accordance with the Amen-
cans 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 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 Appeanr. If you
are hearing impaired call
1-800-955-8771. If you are voice im-
paired call 1- 800-955-8770, via
Flonda Relay Service.
LAW OFFICES OF
DAVID J. STERN, RA.
900 SOUTH PINE ISLAND ROAD,
SUITE 400,
PLANTATION, FL 33324-3920
(954) 233-8000 08-04276 CWF
340585 ON 1/6,13/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO: 47-2009-CA-000456
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
PLAINTIFF
VS.
MORDECHAI BOAZIZ; UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF MORDECHAI BOAZIZ IF
ANY; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PAR-
TIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN-
DER, 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; BRIDLEWOOD RANCH-
ES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION,
INC.; TELERENT LEASING CORPORA-
TION A/K/A TELERENT LEASING
CORP. D/B/A VENDOR CAPITAL
GROUP; MIKE DAIAGI; ANETTE
DAIAGI; AARON CHURBA; LINDA
CHURBA
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to a Summary Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated 12/2/2009 en-
tered in Civil Case No. 47-2009-
CA-000456 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 3rd day of Feb.,
2010 the following described proper-
ty as set forth in said Summary Final
Judgment, to wit:
PARCEL 9, BRIDLEWOOD
RANCHES, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE 34, PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF OKEECHO-
BEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale if any oth-
er than the property owner as of the
date of the is endens must file a
claim within 60 days afer the sale
Dated this 22nd day of Dec. 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
09-52551 NATB
NOTICE REGARDING THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
In accordance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act, persons needing
a special accommodation to partici-
pate in this proceeding should con-
tact Court Administraton no later
than seven days prior 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 Sum-
mons/Notice to Appear If you are
hearing impaired call 1-800-955-
8771. If you are voice impaired call
1-800-9558770, via Florida Relay
Service.
342320 ON 1/13,20/10
Reading a newspaper makes
you a more informed and
interesting person.
No wonder newspaper
readers are more successful!
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO. 08-000378-CA
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Plaintiff,
v
LARRY E. WARNELL; DIANE C. WAR-
NELL; and all unknown parties
claiming by, through, under or
against the herein named Defen-
dants, who are not known to be
dead or alive, wheth-
er said unknown
parties claim as heirs, devisees,
grantees, assignees, lienors, credi-
tors, trustees, spouses, or other clai-
mants; TENANT #1 and/or TENANT
#2, the parties intended to account
for the person or persons in posses-
sion; WOOLEY SHEDS, INC.
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that, pursu-
ant to the Final Judgment of Foreclo-
sure dated December 21, 2009, in
this cause, I will sell the property
situated in OKEECHOBEE County,
Forida, described as:
LOTS 155, PALM VILLAGE
RANCH, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 6, PAGES 34 AND
35 PUBLIC RECORDS OF
OIKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORI-
DA. TOGETHER WITH THAT
CERTAIN 2005 PALH DOUBLE
WIDE MOBILE HOME HAVING
YIN NUMBER PH0915367AFL,
TITLE NUMBER 0095423368
AND YIN NUMBER
PH091536BFL, TITLE NUMBER
0095423565.
a/k/a 4350 SW 11TH WAY,
OKEEECHOBEE, FL 34974
at public sale, to the highest and
best bidder, for cash, in the Jury As-
sembly Room on the Second Roor
ofthe Okeechobee Judicial Center,
located at 312 NW 3RD STREET,
Forida, at 11 o'clock a.m., on
2/3/2010.
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 at OKEECHOBEE, Forida,
this 22nd day of Dec., 2009.
Sharon Robertson
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING A
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS PRO-
CEEDING SHOULD CONTACT
COURT ADMINISTRATION NOT
LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS
PRIOR TO THE PROCEEDINGS
AT 250 NW Country Club Drive
Port St Lucie, FL, 34972 OR Call
1-772-807-4370 within two
working days of your receipt of
the NOTICE, IF YOU ARE HEAR-
ING IMPAIRED CALL OR
1-800-955-8771 (TOD) IF YOU
ARE VOICE IMPAIRED
1-800-955-8770 (V); VIA RELAY
SERVICE.
342293 ON 1/13,20/10
NOTICE OF
SECOND/FINAL
CERTIFICATION OF
TAX ROLL
Pursuant to Section
193.122, Florida Stat-
utes, W.C. Sherman,
Property Appraiser of
Okeechobee County
hereby gives notice
that the 2009 Tax Roll
for Okeechobee County
was recertified to the
Tax Collector on the
8th day of January
2010 for the collection
of Taxes.
343693 ON 1/13/10
To Whom It May Concern:
You are hereby notfied that the fol-
lowing descnbed livestock; one
white female goat approximately
80Ibs, is now impounded at Animal
Control; 1480 NW 25th Dnve, Okee-
chobee, Flonda and the amount due
by reason of such impounding is
$25.00. The above described lve-
stock will, unless redeemed within 3
days from date hereof, be offered
for sale at public auction to the high-
est and best bidder for cash.
Animal Control
of Okeechobee County, Forida
343725 ON 1/13/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND
FOR OKEECHdBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2009-CA-552
GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC,
9119 Corporate Lake Drive,
Suite 175 Tampa, Florida 33634
Paintiff,
v.
ALICE GOINS,
MICHAEL GOINS,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., and
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
CLERK OF COURT,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT,
pursuant to Paintiffs Final Summary
Judgment For Foreclosure entered in
the above-captioned acbon, I will
sell the property situated in Okee-
chobee County, Flonda, described as
follows, to wit:
LOT 22, TALL PINES ESTATES,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 6, PAGE 41, PUBLIC
RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER
WITH THAT CERTAIN 1999
REDMAN HOMES, 24 x 52 MO-
BILE HOME, SERIAL NUMBER
FLA14613760AB
at public sale, to the highest and
best bidder, for cash on the 2nt
Jurv Assembly Room Okeecho-
bee County Judicial Center 312
NW 3rd Street Okeechobee
lorida 34972, at 11:00 AM (EST),
on the 3rd day of Feb., 2010.
If you are a subordinate lien
holder claiming a right to funds
remaining after the sale, you
must file a claim with the Clerk
of Court no later than 60 days
after the sale. If you fail to file a
claim, you will not be entitled to
any remaining funds.
Notice to Persons With Disabilities:
If you are a person with a disability
who needs any accommodabon in
order to participate in this proceed-
ing, you are entitled, at no cost to
you, to the provision of certain assis-
tance. Pease contact the Court Ad-
ministrator's office not later than
seven days.
SHARON ROBERTSON, CLERK
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
342315 ON 1/13,20/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO. 08-000589-CA
MIDFIRST BANK
Plaintff,
v.
RICHARD M. ROTH; MELINDA W
ROTH; CARROLL COLLINS; and all
unknown parties claiming by,
through, under or against the herein
named Defendants, who are not
known to be dead or alive, whether
said unknown parties claim as heirs,
devisees, grantees, assignees, lien-
ors, creditors, trustees, spouses, or
other claimants; TENANT #1 and/or
TENANT #2, the parties intended to
account for the person or persons in
possession; OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE
STATE OF FLORIDA; DEERE CREDIT
SERVICES, INC.; DISCOVERY MAR-
KETING AND DISTRIBUTING, INC.
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that, pursu-
ant to the Final Judgment of Foreclo-
sure dated December 21, 2009, in
this cause, I will sell the property
situated in OKEECHOBEE County,
Flonda, descnbed as:
LOT 9, BLOCK 22, UNIT NUMBER
2, BASSWOOD INCORPORATED,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 3. PAGE 28. PUBLIC
RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
a/k/a 3269 N.W. 25TH AVENUE,
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972-1431
at public sale, to the highest and
best bidder, for cash, in the Jury As-
sembly Room on the Second Floor
ofthe Okeechobee Judicial Center,
located at 312 NW 3RD STREET,
Flonda, at 11 o'clock a.m., on
2/3/2010.
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 at Okeechobee,
Florida this
22nd day of Dec., 2009.
Sharon Robertson
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
Douglas C. Zahm, PA.
18820 U.S. Hwy 19 N., #212
Clearwater, FL 33764
(727) 536-4911 phone
(727) 539-1094 fax
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES NEEDING A
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS PRO-
CEEDING SHOULD CONTACT
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January 13, 2010
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 2009-DR-487
Division: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Velma Ingham,
Petitioner
and
Daniel Ray Ingham,
Respondent
,AMENDED NOTICE OF
ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION
OF MARRIAGE
TO: Daniel Ray Ingham
823 Schooner Drive
Henderson, NV 89015
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an acbon
has been filed against you and that
you are required to serve a copy of
your written defenses, if any, to iton
Velma Ingham, whose address is
6120 NE 72nd Cir W. #27, Okeecho-
bee, FL 34972 on or before
2-10-2010, and file the original with
the clerk of this Court at Okeechobee
County Judicial Center, Court Opera-
tions 1st Floor, 312 NW 3rd Street,
Okeechobee, Florida 34972 before
service on Petitioner or immediately
thereafter If you fail to do so, a de-
fault may be entered against you for
the relief demanded in the petition.
Copies of all court documents in
this case, including orders, are
available at the Clerk of the Circuit
Court's office. You may review these
documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the Cir-
cuit Court's office notified of your
current address. (You may file Notice
of Current Address, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form
12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit
will be mailed to the address on
record at the clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida
Family Law Rules of Procedure, re-
quires certain automatic disclosure of
documents and information. Failure
to comply can result in sanctions, in-
cluding dismissal or striking of plead-
ings.
Dated: 1/7/2010
SHARON ROBERTSON
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: Vicki Rogers
Deputy Clerk
343372 ON 1/13,20,27 2/3/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND
FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2009-CA-298
GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC,
9119 Corporate Lake Dnve,
Suite 175, Tampa, Flonda 33634,
Plaintiff,
v.
ARTHUR R. DUSTIN,
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDI-
TORS, LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES OF
LUSADA DUSTIN, DECEASED, RSC
EQUIPMENT RENTAL, INC.
F/K/A RENTAL SERVICE
CORPORATION,
a foreign corporation,
JAMES HATTAWAY, and
RANDI ARCHIBALD,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT,
pursuant to Plaintiffs Final Summary
Judgment For Foreclosure entered in
the above-captioned action, I will
sell the property situated in Okee-
chobee County, Forida, descnbed as
follows, to wit:
LOT 122, PIONEER ESTATES,
UNIT 3, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 6, PAGES 31 AND
32, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEE-
CHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO-
GETHER WITH THAT
CERTAIN1995 FLEETWOOD
HOMES, WATERFORD MOBILE
HOME, 28 X 76 MOBILE HOME,
VIN #GAFLRO5BZ3041
at public sale, to the highest and
best bidder, for cash on the 21d
Floor Jury Assembly Room,
Okeechobee County Judicial
Center, 312 NW 3rd Street,
Okeechobee Florida 34972 at
11:00 AM (EST), on the 3rd day of
Feb. 2010.
If you are a subordinate lien
holder claiming a right to funds
remaining after the sale, you
must file a claim with the Clerk
of Court no later than 60 days
after the sale. If you fail to file a
claim, you will not be entitled to
any remaining funds.
Notice to Persons With Disabilities:
If you are a person with a disability
who needs any accommodation in
order to participate in this proceed-
ing, you are entitled, at no cost to
you, to the provision of certain assis-
tance. Please contact the Court Ad-
ministrator's office not later than
seven days prior to the proceeding.
SHARON ROBERTSON, CLERK
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F Young
Deputy Clerk
342314 ON 1/13,20/10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 08-CA-94
BANK OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
VS.
MINERVA GARCIA, et al,
Defendantss.
NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to an Order Rescheduling Fore-
closure Sale dated 11/18/2009 and
entered in Case NO. 08-CA-94 of the
Circuit Court of the NINETEENTH Ju-
dicial Circuit in and for OKEECHOBEE
County, Florida wherein BANK OF
AMERICA, is the Plaintiff and MINER-
VA GARCIA; LEOPOLDO GARCIA;
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 UNKNOWN
PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST
AS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS;
are the Defendants, I will sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash at
JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM, 2ND FLOOR,
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY JUDICIAL
CENTER, 312 N.W. 3RD STREET,
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA 34972 at
11:00AM, on the 27th day of Jan.,
2010, the following described proper-
ty as set forth in said Final Judg-
ment:
COMMENCING AT THE NORTH-
WEST CORNER OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE
36 EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, RUN THENCE S 00 DE-
GREES 32 MINUTES 15 SEC-
ONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST
BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID SEC-
TION 15, FOR A DISTANCE OF
66.00 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE
RUN EAST PARALLEL WITH THE
NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF
SAID SECTION 15 FOR A DIS-
TANCE OF 666.78 FEET FOR
POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE
CONTINUE EAST FOR A DIS-
TANCE OF 146.67 FEET, THENCE
RUN S 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES
15 SECONDS EAST FOR A DIS-
TANCE OF 297.00 FEET, THENCE
RUN WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF
146.67 FEET, THENCE RUN
NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN-
UTES 15 SECONDS WEST FOR A
DISTANCE OF 297.00 FEET TO
POINT OF BEGINNING. LYING
IN AND COMPRISING A PART OF
THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE
36 EAST, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. THE ABOVE PROPER-
TY ALSO BEING DESCRIBED AS
LOT 1, TRACT 19 OF AN UNRE-
CORDED PLAT OF STARNES SUB-
DIVISION
A/K/A 9820 NE 16TH STREET,
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if any, oth-
er than the property owner as of the
date of the Lis Pendens must file a
claim within sixty (60) days after the
sale.
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal
ofthisCourton 1/4/2010.
Sharon Robertson
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. Young
Deputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, RL.
RO. Box 25018
Tampa, Florida 33622-5018
F08008076
NOTICE REGARDING THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF
1990; In accordance with the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act, persons
needing a special accommodation to
participate in this proceeding should
contact Court administration no later
than seven days prior to the pro-
ceeding at 250 NW Country Club
Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34986,
772)807-4370 within two working
ays 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.
343039 ON 1/13,20/10
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JV girls growing in wins, confidence
By Charles M. Murphy
Okeechobee News
One team on the Okeechobee High
school campus has won 10 games in a row,
and not many people know about it.
Kevin Jackson has led the junior varsity
girls basketball team to a great season in his
first year on the job. "This is my first season
coaching girls so I wasn't sure what to ex-
pect. With hard work I knew we could do as
well as we're doing and I'm very pleased."
Players on this year's squad include Jary-
aca Baker, their point guard who is counted
on for her ball handling skills and defense,
Erena Billie, Cavel Campbell, Amber Cun-
ningham, Ami Edwards, Madison Hanner,
Aaliayh Palmer, Maranda Serrano, Shama-
rah Shanks, and Janet Smith.
Coach Jackson said all of the girls have
played a role in the team's success.
"We like to put a lot of pressure on de-
fense and create easy buckets for ourselves
in transition. We lost our first game, but have
won every since."
The team only had nine players in their
win Monday over Sebastian River but Jack-
son claims they are a very balanced team.
The Coach praised Serrano for her defense
and rebounding, and Ami Edwards, who
has improved dramatically with her offense
and defense at the center position.
"There are a few girls here that I think can
do really well at the next level. Of course
there still is a lot of work left to be done,"
Jackson added. "We are on a roll right now,
let's hope we can keep it that way."
Okeechobee News/Charles Murphy
Lacora Shanks drives to the hoop dur-
ing the Okeechobee JV win Monday
against Sebastian River.
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Osceola
boys defeat
Brighton
By Charles M. Murphy
Okeechobee News
Osceola boy's basketball won their fourth
game of the year in impressive fashion, 45-
18, over the Brighton Charter School Pemay-
etv Emahakv on Monday.
The Warriors played without most of their
starters as they used younger players against
the Seminoles.
Coach Mike Wharin said he was glad to
see the reserves get some playing time, "The
third string actually played most of the game
and it was a spirited second half between
the squads."
Expavious Mills, a sixth grader, had 11
points, and Christian Crews and Luis Fon-
seca both had eight points. The team man-
ager, Lance Crum also got to suit up and he
scored six points.
Osceola only led 10-7 after the first quar-
ter but built the lead to 18-7 late in the half
and never trailed in the contest.
Zeke Matthews, Zach Hudson and Rayvan
Smith had nice games for the Seminoles.
Brad Sikorski had six points for Osceola.
Jeff Osgood hit a three point basket and Tad
Norman had two points for Osceola.
Okeechobee News/Charles Murphy
Brandon Shockley (right) guards Cody
Walker of Brighton during Monday's
game at Osceola.
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