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Miss US South Florida
Teen sign-ups
The Miss US South Florida Teen
Pageant is now open for registra-
tion. If you are from Clewiston, La-
belle, Moore Haven, South Bay or
Belle Glade and between the ages
of 14 18 you are eligible to join.
Entry fee is $50. If you would like
to sign-up please contact Pageant
Director Sulema Mack at 863-228-
2408 or Assistant Director Ashley
Smith at 863-254-7115.
Hendry Co. Fair
Saddle up with the Hendry
County Fair is this year's theme, the
2010 Hendry County Fair starts Fri-
day, Feb. 5 through Saturday, Feb.
13. If you would like to come join
us and display your items in the
Exhibit Hall at the Hendry County
See Briefs Page 11
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Index
C lassifieds .................................. 13
Public Forum ..................................... 3
O bits ......................................... 6
S c h o o ls .................... .................... 10
See Page 2 for information about
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A rare sight in Florida: Frost formed on the windshields of many area cars as temper
dipped to well below freezing last week. Forecasts for the weather, in hindsight, were s
conservative as sharp winds and steady, pelting rain covered the areas around Clev
Shown, one resident wonders if he woke up in some northern state.


Freeze damage too early to p
Cost of cold snap on colds, the weather and the frost of the 150,000 acres U.S
can produce lasting damages that has in production was be
local crops to be de- can extend to future harvests. tried out by the company
termined in the next In an e-mail message antici- employees were dispatch
pating the weather, Judy Sanchez, salvage the worst-hit crop
few weeks U.S. Sugar's director of corporate "We'll definitely have
communications, wrote: "Thus tive impact on the crop," I
By Jose Jesus Zaragoza far, we seem to have dodged the chez said.
Clewiston News bullet and pray that it gets no As Sunday night brou
colder." largest dips in temperate
As they headed into last week- Did weather conditions wors- Snidely, vice president o
end's uncertain weather forecasts en? operations at Southern
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to drop a second time in less than with The Clewiston News earlier was certain what to expec
a week -- managers in the local this week, Ms. Sanchez reported that morning: ice on the tr
agriculture industry hoped that that, in fact, "they did." on the ground and slush
they'd seen the worst of it. On Tuesday, the director said fruit.
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Recognizing National Influenza Vaccination Week


Free HiNi-Flu vaccines are
still available

By Pat Dobbins
Happy New Year and welcome to 2010!
Now that the New Year has begun and as
we are heading back to work and school set-
tings, it is more important than ever to think
about getting the H1N1-Flu vaccine.
January 10 to 16, 2010 is National Influ-
enza Vaccination Week (NIVW), and now
is the perfect time to understand the impor-
tance of being vaccinated.
You may hear on the news that cases of
H1N1-Flu have been decreasing, but please
think about getting an H1N1 vaccination for
you and your family members.
"Please do not be complacent about pro-
tecting yourself and your families from H 1N I
infection" said Pat Dobbins, Administrator
for the Hendry and Glades County Health
Departments. "This virus continues to cause
serious illness and deaths."
Flu experts warn that we should prepare
for a possible third wave of H1N1-Flu.
There is ample supply of the vaccine and
the Center for Disease Control and Preven-
tion (CDC) has announced that the vaccine


is now open to everyone (all ages).
Most people 6 months and older can get
the vaccine. Be sure to let your health care
provider know if you or your child has an
allergy to eggs, any other allergies, or any
medical conditions.
Please remember that the seasonal flu
vaccine will not protect you from the H1N1
Flu.
The 2009 H1N1-Flu Vaccine is made the
same way as seasonal flu vaccines. Millions
of seasonal flu vaccines have been given
safely and millions of people have all ready
safely received the H 1 N 1-Flu Vaccine.
For those who may be hesitant to receive
the vaccine by injection, healthy people from
ages 2 years to 49 years have the option to
choose a nasal spray form of the vaccine.
Also keep in mind that children aged 9
years and under will need a second dose 30
days after receiving the first dose to ensure
the vaccine will be more effective for them.
The following schedule has been set up
in the communities of Hendry and Glades so
that you may bring in your family members
to get their free H1N 1-Flu Vaccination:

Moore Haven Doyle Connor Building
- Thursday- Jan. 14 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Clewiston Health Department (1100


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S. Olympia) Saturday Jan. 16- 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
LaBelle Health Department (1140
Pratt Blvd) Tuesday Jan. 19 4:30 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
Clewiston Health Department (1100
S. Olympia) Thursday Jan. 21 4:30 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
Moore Haven Health Department (956
US Hwy 27 SW) Saturday Jan. 23 -10
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Clewiston Health Department (1100
S. Olympia) Tuesday Jan. 26 4:30 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
Moore Haven Health Department (956
US Hwy 27 SW) Thursday Jan. 28 4:30
p.m. to 7 p.m.
LaBelle- Health Department (1140 Pratt
Blvd) Saturday Jan. 30 -10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Felda Felda Community Center (999
CR 830, Felda) Monday Feb. 1 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m.

There are also "walk-in" days scheduled
at each Health Department in Hendry and
Glades counties.


The "walk-in" days to receive the H 1N 1-
Flu Vaccination are as follows: LaBelle:
Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and
Friday mornings from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.,
Clewiston: Tuesday mornings from 8 a.m. to
11 a.m. and Friday afternoons from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m., Moore Haven: Monday afternoons
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday mornings
from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
For more information, you can call the
Hendry County Health Department at 863-
674-4056 xt.117 or 863-983-1408 or the
Glades County Health Department at 863-
946-0707.
More information can be found on-line at
http://www.cdc.gov/hlnlflu/. You can also
get information at www.myflusafety.com.
If you do not have access to the internet,
you can call the toll-free number 1-877-352-
3581.
From 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., to ask more spe-
cific medical questions. After hours, you will
hear recorded information.
Information is available in English, Span-
ish and Creole.


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Clubs and organizations


Cougars meeting
The Clewiston Cougars will be having
their first meeting on Thursday, January 21,
2010, for the 2010 season. We are looking for
dedicated members for the board to include
a Cheer Coordinator, Asst. Cheer Coordina-
tor, and Asst. Secretary. We will also be vot-
ing for football and cheer head coaches.
Please contact April White at 863-228-
7887 or Al Gary 863-677-4552 if you need
additional information.

Clewiston Garden Club
The Clewiston Garden Club cordially in-
vites you to join us for our meetings on every
third Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in the Clewiston
Museum at 109 Central Avenue in Clewis-
ton. The Clewiston Garden Club decorated
the Hospital Foundation Building. This was
the Garden Club's second annual decorating
of the Hospital Foundation Building plus it
also served as a preparation of the building
for the Lights of Love Lighting campaign.
We purchased poinsettas which were used
to decorate inside the Hospital Foundation
Building and later were delivered to shut in


members. After our Dec. 17 meeting, we
had our Christmas Luncheon at the Clewis-
ton Country Club which was enjoyed by all
members. Visit us soon and have a daisy of
a day!

Volunteer Child Advocates
needed
New! The Guardian ad Litem Program
has added a 3-session, Saturday training in
Hendry County, scheduled for February 27,
March 6 and 13. Guardian ad Litem volun-
teers advocate for abused children in court,
the child welfare system and the communi-
ty. Anyone interested should contact Angela
Boykin, Volunteer Supervisor, at 863-674-
4190 for more information. Or see www.
guardianadlitem.org.

Go Green
Help the Clewiston News GO GREEN
and raise money for your community group
at the same time! Now readers can read the
Clewiston News online with every page ex-
actly as it appears in print with an electronic
e-subscription.


These subscriptions are available by
themselves (for those looking to go totally
"green" and read online only) or also bun-
dled with a print subscription to the news-
paper. The Clewiston News will donate $10
of every e-subscription or print subscription
sold by recognized local community and civ-
ic groups. For details, e-mail okcirc@strato.
net or call Janet at 863-634 1188.

Project H.O.PE.
Sometimes when a disaster is over and
you are just beginning to get back on your
feet, you discover you still do not have the
ability to repair or rebuild your home with-
out some help.
After Tropical Storm Fay, you may have
been able to repair or rebuild but things are
just not the same. Anxiety or just feeling the
blues is common. Talking really helps... get-
ting connected with available resources re-
ally helps! Project H.O.P.E. is a FEMA funded
program managed by the State of Florida.
Project H.O.P.E. outreach workers are in
your community.
If you would like to talk with one of the
team members, please contact Diego at 239-
200-7454. They are here to help and would
love to hear how you are doing!


General News and Information


Quit smoking now
A free six session community health
promotion program is now available. Quit
smoking and quit spit/chew tobacco today!
Free nicotine replacement therapy, gum,
patches and lozenges for those that are eli-
gible! Various locations are available in your
county. For dates, information, and to regis-
ter contact please call 877-819-2357. Spon-
sored by Everglades Area Health Education
Center

Sponsor a pet
People who love pets but cannot adopt
one for one reason or another now have an-
other way to help. Caloosa Humane Society
has just added a feature to its pet list on Pet-
finder.com called Sponsor a Pet.
With a simple click of a button, a visitor
can make a donation to a pet's care. To see
pets available to sponsor, visit www.dogn-
cat.petfinder.com.


Want to earn income or extra
dollars?
The Clewiston News, The Sun, and
Glades County Democrat have a unique
opportunity for individuals who enjoy their
community and who have an interest in rep-
resenting their local paper as independent
advertising sales representatives.
Ideal for those looking for a second in-
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with an interest in sales and marketing.
Please contact either Judy Kasten by email at
jkasten@strato.net or by phone at 863-763-
3134 or Tom Byrd at flpublisher@newszap.
com or 727-919-6161.

Stop the violence
services available
The Hendry and Glades Domestic and
Sexual Violence Council's mission is to in-
crease community awareness about domes-
tic and sexual violence and victim safety by
providing services, referrals and education


relating to the affects of domestic/sexual vio-
lence in our community.
The meetings rotate between LaBelle,
Clewiston and Moore Haven. To get involved
in the council or for information about
meeting dates and times, please call Abuse
Council and Treatment, Inc.'s Rural Exten-
sion (REACT): 863-674-1811, 8:30 a.m. until
5 p.m. to speak with an advocate.

Addiction recovery help
Narconon reminds parents that during
the summer months, children are more apt
to let boredom set in and drugs and alcohol
can work into their lives. To help your child
this summer, learn to recognize the signs of
drug and alcohol addiction and get the help
they need. If you or someone you know is
struggling with an addiction, call Narconon.
Narconon offers free addiction counseling,
assessments, and referrals to rehabilitation
centers nationwide by calling 1-800-468-
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Local Weather

Weather Forecast for Hendry County
from the National Weather Service.
Clewiston and surrounding
areas:
Thursday: Mostly sunny,
with a high near 74. Wind chill
values as low as 44 early. Calm
wind becoming east between
7 and 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly
cloudy, with a low around 55.
East wind around 6 mph.

Extended Forecast:
Friday: A 20 percent
chance of showers. Mostly
cloudy, with a high near 79.
East wind between 5 and 10
mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent
chance of showers. Mostly
cloudy, with a low around 60.
East wind between 6 and 9
mph.
Saturday: Showers likely
and possibly a thunderstorm.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near
80. Breezy, with a south wind .........................
between 11 and 17 mph. Chance of pre-
cipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Showers
likely and possibly a thunder-
storm. Mostly cloudy, with a
low around 62. Chance of pre-
cipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A chance of show-
ers. Mostly cloudy, with a high
near 77. Chance of precipita-
tion is 40%.
Sunday Night: A 20 per-
cent chance of showers. Partly
cloudy, with a low around 5 7. "...
M.L.King Day: Mostly sun-
ny, with a high near 73.
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Celebrating Arbor Day in the state of Florida


Residents of Florida will celebrate Arbor
Day 2010 on January 15. While National Ar-
bor Day is held on the last Friday in April,
several states, including Florida, observe the
holiday at a time best suited for tree planting
for their residents. The best way to celebrate
Arbor Day is to plant trees. The Arbor Day
Foundation's Web site (www.arborday.org)
offers many helpful tips to celebrate the tree-
planters' holiday, from how to plant a tree to
selecting the right tree for the right place.
To find out which trees grow best in Flor-
ida, consult the Arbor Day Foundation's Har-
diness Zone Map at www.arborday.org/tree-
info. Florida has 138 cities and towns that
were honored by the Arbor Day Foundation
as a Tree City USA community. Tree City USA
recognizes communities that are committed
to its trees. More than 135 million Americans
live in a Tree City USA community. To see
a list of Tree City USA communities, go to


www.arborday.org/programs.
The first Arbor Day was celebrated in
Nebraska on April 10, 1872, thanks to a
resolution proposed by Nebraska City, Neb.,
resident J. Sterling Morton. Morton, a civic
leader, agriculturist, and former newspaper
editor, urged Nebraskans to "set aside one
day to plant trees, both forest and fruit."
Today, Arbor Day is observed in all 50
states and in countries around the world.
The cabbage palmetto, sabal palmetto,
was adopted as Florida's state tree in 1953.
In 1970 the state legislature passed that a
palmetto tree should be featured on the
state seal instead of a cocoa palm.
Known for its many uses, including med-
icine and food as well as landscaping, the
palm has the ability to grow in almost any
soil.
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During this cold snap in South Florida,
Burmese pythons in the wild may be out sun-
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And that means hunters out in four South
Florida wildlife management areas (WMAs)
should be on the lookout for the unwanted,
nonnative species.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserva-
tion Commission (FWC) reminds hunters
that they may continue to take Burmese
pythons and all other reptiles of concern
within four South Florida WMAs during the
normal course of hunting during the areas'
small-game seasons.
All properly licensed and permitted hunt-
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(Indian python, reticulated python, northern
and southern African rock python, amethys-
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Nile monitor lizard) on Everglades, Francis S.
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and Big Cypress National Preserve during
specified hunting seasons.
Small-game seasons on all four manage-
ment areas continue through March 7. On
Big Cypress, however, the small-game sea-
son ends Feb. 1.
In all four WMAs, only a Florida hunting
license and management area permit are re-
quired to hunt reptiles of concern from now
through the end of the small-game seasons.
"During the warm-weather months, Bur-
mese pythons stay hidden out of the sun,
but with the temperatures dipping below
normal in these areas, they have to find a
way to stay warm," said Jenny Tinnell, FWC
biologist with the exotic species section.
"They may be out in the open more than
before to find the warmth of the sun, and


we hope hunters, in the normal course of
hunting in these areas, will take advantage
of the opportunity to help stop the spread of
this nonnative species."
With the exception of the small-game
season in the Deep Lake Unit of Big Cypress
(where only bows and muzzleloaders are al-
lowed), hunters may use shotguns, rimfire
rifles and handguns to take pythons.
Nets and snares also may be used, but
no matter the method of take, all reptiles of
concern must be euthanized on site.
Reptiles of concern may not be taken
out of the wildlife management areas alive
and must be reported to the FWC within 36
hours by calling, toll-free, 866-392-4286, or
going to MyFWC.com and selecting "Bur-
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However, any reptile of concern taken
from Big Cypress must be checked in at one


of the area's six check stations.
Hunters may do what they wish with the
reptiles' skin and meat. However, according
to the National Park Service, mercury testing
on two dozen captured Burmese pythons in
Everglades National Park revealed extraor-
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Robert Freeman Sherrell, 80
CLEWISTON Robert Freeman Sherrell,
passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009, in
Clewiston. He was 80.
He was born January 26, 1929 in Baxter,
Tenn., son of the late George Monroe Sherrell
and the late Alice Jane (Thomas) Sherrell. He
was a resident of Clewiston since 1945. Robert
worked as an electrician with U.S.S.C. for many
years. He was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nellie Doris (Fletch-
er) Sherrell; sons, Lavonne Sherrell (Ann) and
Tim Sherrell (Elizabeth) of Clewiston; brothers,
Lloyd Sherrell of Baxter, Tenn., and Billy Sherrell
of Cookeville, Tenn.; sisters, Mary Martin and
Dorothy McCaleb of Baxter, Tenn.; and grand-
children, Luke Sherrell, Lori Sherrell, Tasha Cor-
nelius, Joshua Sherrell, Stephanie Vinson,
Andrew Sherrell and Tonya Sherrell.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Saturday, Janu-
ary 2, 2010, at First Baptist Church of Clewiston,
with Dr. Todd Buck officiating. Interment fol-
lowed in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clewiston.
Arrangements by Akin-Davis Funeral Home,
Clewiston.

Milton Vesey Evans, 79
CLEWISTON Milton Vesey Evans, age 79, of
Clewiston, passed away Dec. 29, 2009, in Cle-
wiston. He was born Nov. 8, 1930, in Memphis,
Tenn., son of the late Charles Evans and the late
Minnette Van Dozier Fast Evans.
He was a resident of Clewiston since 1998.
Milton was born and raised in Memphis and
graduated from Memphis State University. He
was a former, longtime resident of Jacksonville.
He retired as a college recruitment director with
Southern Bell Telephone Co.
Milton is survived by his son, David Michel
Evans of Clewiston. He was preceded in death
by his parents and brothers, Albert Evans and
Creighton Evans.
Cremation will take place at Caloosa Cremato-
ry in LaBelle.
Cremation Arrangements by Akin-Davis Funer-
al Home Clewiston.


Evelyn Marie Fletcher, 87
CLEWISTON Evelyn Marie Fletcher, age 87,
of Clewiston, passed away at 10:20 p.m. on Jan.
11, 2010, in Weston, Fla.
Evelyn was born May 19, 1922, in Campaign,
Tenn., the daughter
of the late Spencer
and Cora Hamilton
Beard. She married
Maurice Fletcher on
Aug. 3, 1942 in
Huntsville, Ala.; he
preceded her in
death on March 10,
1990. She was a
member of the First
Baptist Church of
Clewiston for over
Fifty years.
She was a homemaker and musician
for many years.
Evelyn leaves behind her loving children,
Marcelyn Griffin, Michael Fletcher, and Warren
Fletcher; six grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services celebrating her life will be 1
p.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, in First Baptist Church
of Clewiston, visitation will be Friday evening in
Akin-Davis Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Inter-
ment will be in Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clewis-
ton.

Ima Jean Fields, 61
CLEWISTON Ima Jean Fields passed away
on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, after an extended ill-
ness. She was 61.
Ima Jean was born on March 19, 1948, in
Belle Glade,the daughter of the late William H.
Johnson and Geraldine Johnson. She retired
from United States Sugar Corporation after
many years of service.
Ima Jean was preceded in death by her par-
ents, five brothers and one sister.
Ima Jean is survived by her husband, Billy D.
Fields of Clewiston; son, Jimmy Fields (Gloria)
of Clewiston; daughter, Laura Gonzalez (Jose)
of Jonesboro, Georgia; four grandchildren,
Joshua Fields, Sasha Fields, Nelson Rojas, III
and Alexander Rojas; three brothers and seven
sisters, many nieces and nephews and a host of
brother and sister-in-laws.
Final resting place is Ridgelawn Cemetery, Cle-
wiston. Arrangements were entrusted to Akin-
Davis Funeral Home, Clewiston and Pastor
Yates of Clewiston Gospel Ministries officiated
the ceremony.


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Ronald E. Knox, 72
CLEWISTON Ronald E. Knox, passed away
Sunday, January 3, 2010, in Clewiston. He was
72.
He was born March 14, 1937 in Dayton, Ohio,
the son of the late
Harlan and Helen
(Reineger) Knox.
Mr. Knox married
Martha Hensley. He
was a Machinist
working for the Boe-
ing Company.
He was preceded
in death by his son, '
Harlan Knox.
Survivors include
his wife, Mar-
tha (Hensley)
Knox; three daughters, Tonda
(Wilbert) Moore, Gail (David) Muench, and
Sharon (deceased husband, Martin) Etzweiler;
two brothers, Ralph Knox and Kenneth Knox;
two sisters, Dolores Bordelon and Sylvia Ver-
don; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grand-
children.
Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
January 6, 2010, in Akin-Davis Funeral Home,
438 E. Sugarland Hwy., Clewiston, with Elder
Stanley Campbell officiating. Interment was
Wednesday January 6, 2010 in Ridgelawn Ce-
metery, Clewiston. Visitation was from 6 to 8
p.m. Tuesday in Akin-Davis Funeral Home, Cle-
wiston.
Arrangements by Akin-Davis Funeral Home,
Clewiston.


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A Walk in the Past: 'The Battle of Okeechobee'


By Butch Wilson
Clewiston Museum
General Jesup's military tactics employed
mobile units that operated independently of
one another. These probing units were suc-
cessful in ferreting Seminoles from hide-
outs that lay deep in the Florida swamps.
The constant harassment forced many of
the Seminoles to engage in open skirmishes
while, at the same time, pressured the out-
manned and outgunned Seminoles to seek
refuge from the soldiers by retreating into
South Florida.
General Jesup once stated that he and
the American people knew as little about
Florida as they did China and how right he
was. If Jesup's analogy of North and Cen-
tral Florida was likened to China, then he
probably thought of South Florida as being
comparable to the moon, since no white
American had ever surveyed, much less ex-
plored, the liquid land that we now call the
Everglades.
In 1837, the famous Cartographer, John
Williams, made a military map of Florida.
However, he excluded one minor detail
from the map, a large lake that according
to legend lay nestled in the back waters of
South Florida.
Tales abounded about this vast legendary
lake because no white American had ever
ventured into South Florida to vindicate the
lake's existence. This fallacy would soon be
corrected by Colonel Zachary Taylor.
Colonel Taylor had served in the War of
1812 and the Black Hawk War of 1832, be-
fore entering service in the Florida Theater.
In 1837, General Jesup assigned the First
Infantry Regiment, commanded by General
Taylor, the task of patrolling the area be-
tween the Peace River and the Kissimmee
River.
The 1 st Infantry settled into a daily routine
and constructed a fort called Fort Gardner
along the Kissimmee River, while assigned
to this sector.
This routine changed abruptly on Decem-
ber 19, 1837, when Colonel Taylor received
permission from General Jesup to march
south and search for Seminoles.
General Taylor marched his army out
of Fort Gardener the same day he received
the marching papers. During the first day's
march, the famous Seminole Chief Jumper
and his people walked in and surrendered.
The following day, the slow moving army
surprised and captured several camps of
Seminoles as it prodded ever deeper into the
unknown.
On the third day, Taylor ordered the con-
struction of a small stockade because the
area was becoming more impenetrable and
slowing the advance of his bulky army.
The heavy baggage and cannons were to
be stored at the hastily built stockade that he
named Fort Basinger.
It should be noted that Fort Gardener and
Fort Basinger were named after officers that
died in Dade's Massacre.
General Taylor's army was approximately
1,000 men strong. Roughly 700 of these men
were Army regulars, while the rest were ei-
ther volunteers or Indians. Two hundred and
twenty of the volunteers were from Missouri,
under the command of Colonel Gentry.


The Missouri volunteers became involved
in the Seminole War after president-elect,
Martin Van Buren and Thomas Hart Benton,
a senator from Missouri had "a good ole
boy" conversation.
Benton reportedly said, "If the Seminoles
had the Missourians to deal with, their stay
in Florida would be short." After Martin
Van Buren defeated Andrew Jackson in the
presidential election and became president,
he remembered Senator Benton's boast
and asked if some Missourians would travel
to Florida and fight the Seminoles. Senator
Benton replied, "The Missourians will go
wherever their services are needed."
According to all accounts, the Missou-
rians were tough and looking for a fight.
While Taylor was resting his troops at Fort
Bassinger, several Missourians spotted Semi-
noles when taking their horses to pasture.
They informed Colonel Gentry, who crossed
the Kissimmee River and prepared his men
for battle.
A mad Taylor rode up and told Colonel
Gentry, "that was the way with these volun-
teers, they were always too forward when
not wanted, and always behind when they
were."
Taylor went on to say, "that he had but lit-
tle confidence in him (Gentry) or his troops,
that from that time if he or any other of his
officers disobeyed his orders they would be
punished to the full extent of the law."
On December 23, 1837, General Taylor
left approximately 200 men at Fort Bassinger
and proceeded south. He traveled seven
miles the first day. The next day it rained
most of the day.
Despite the rain, Taylor's army surprised
a small band of Seminoles and captured
them.
On Christmas morning, December 25,
1837, Taylor marched his men through a
section of pinelands and stumbled upon nu-
merous Seminole chickees.
Taylor and his men knew the Seminoles
had to be in the area and went on the alert.
At about 11 a.m. the army reached a
hammock that had a small creek running in
front of it.
Everyone feared an ambush, so General
Taylor ordered the Missourians to cross first.
After they had crossed safely, he sent the
Army regulars across.
The Missourians were unhappy with Tay-
lor's leadership because they felt he was
sparing his Army regulars a hail of hot lead,
while making the volunteers good candi-
dates for cannon fodder.
Not long afterward, troops captured a
Seminole on horseback. He was questioned
and reported there were many warriors
waiting for the troops at a large hammock
only one mile away.
Taylor held a war council and planned
his attack. He would march two lines of sol-
diers to the hammock. The first line would
be made up of volunteers, while the second
and third lines would be Army regulars.
Missouri Volunteer, Colonel Gentry, ques-
tioned the frontal approach that used the
European conventional line of attack and
suggested that Taylor out flank the Seminole
held hammock and attack it from all posi-
tions.
General Taylor said, "Colonel Gentry, are


you afraid to attack their center?" to which
Gentry replied, "No, sir. If that is your order,
it will be done that way."
The Seminoles had prepared a loud wel-
coming committee for General Taylor and
his men. Seminole leaders, Sam Jones, Al-
ligator and Coacoochee, (who had escaped
imprisonment under a flag of truce) had pre-
pared the killing ground.
Notches were cut in the cypress trees to
steady the Indians' aim, while a corridor of
sawgrass was cut through the slough, so
that it led to the center of the hammock
It is estimated that nearly 400 Seminole
warriors waited patiently for the arrival of
the American forces. Sam Jones command-
ed half of the Seminoles and was in charge
of the hammocks right wing that faced the
Americans, while Alligator commanded
120 Seminoles in the hammock's center. A
vengeful Coacoochee commanded 80 Semi-
noles on the left wing.
The Missourians and other volunteers ad-
vanced in the first line with the 6th Infantry
following 50 yards behind them.
The 4th Infantry was 50 yards behind the
6th Infantry in a third advancing line, while
General Taylor's 1st Infantry stayed behind
as a reserve.
When the first line of Missourians and
other volunteers were 100 yards from the
hammock, they were met with a tremen-
dous volley that raked their line.
Colonel Gentry, who was leading the Mis-
sourians, encouraged the volunteers to con-
tinue advancing and was wounded shortly
afterward.
The Seminole's withering fire was so in-
tense that it was likened to a scythe as the
bullets mowed the Sawgrass down. Stand-
ing up in the withering fire, Colonel Gentry
ordered the men to fight, lying down in the
Sawgrass.
Colonel Gentry was shot fatally in the
abdomen as he continued to encourage the
volunteers to move forward.
The 6th Infantry, which was behind the
volunteer line, started receiving lethal fire as
they entered the 100 yard killing zone.
The Missourians lay hidden in the
Sawgrass as they reloaded and fired, while
the 6th Infantrymen remained standing in a
long line of blue as they advanced loading
and firing their guns.
The murderous fire from the Seminole
rifles started tearing great gaps through the
advancing line of blue.
Soon the advancing 6th Infantry caught
up with the Missouri volunteers, who were
crawling slowly in the protective cover of the
Sawgrass toward the hammock.
The Seminoles intense and accurate fire
became so lethal to the closing 6th Infantry
that it began to fall back despite the fatally
wounded Colonel Gentry's encouragement
to continue the attack.
The retreating 6th Infantry spread pan-
demonium among the Missouri volunteers,
who started following suite.
Shouting Seminoles surged from the
hammock and began to press the attack as
they scalped fallen Infantry and volunteers.
Retreating men from the 6th Infantry as well
as the Missourians rallied and countered at-
tacked, finally driving the Seminoles back to
the hammock.


The 4th Infantry, which had been behind
the 6th continued to move forward. The
combined forces of the Army regulars and
volunteers eventually drove the Seminoles
from their hammock stronghold back into
the Everglades.
The Battle of Lake Okeechobee was
bloodiest battle the Army fought during the
Second Seminole War. General Taylor's ca-
sualties were 26 dead and 112 wounded.
No one is sure of the Seminole losses in
this battle. This battle was the final blow to
the Seminoles because they never waged
war on this scale again.


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Crime Stoppers

The Palm
Beach County
Sheriff's Office
is seeking assis-
tance from the
public in locat-
ing the following o
wanted fugitive
as of January 7,
2010.
Jervenski
Parker, age 23,
is a black male 6 Jervenski Parker.
feet 1 inches tall. Jervenski Parker.
He weighs ap-
proximately 200 pounds with black hair
and brown eyes. His last known address
is listed as Palm Blvd. in Pahokee and last
known occupation is listed as sales.
Parker is wanted for felony charges
violation of probation: simple battery.
Anyone with information on the
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James Hager, 45



Clewiston
or drugs
Possession of cocaine
Arrested Jan. 8
Arrested by J. Poole



Shawn Grooms, 39


- *Clewiston
*Traffic offense DUI alcohol
S or drugs
Refusing to submit to a
breathalizer test
S .-Neglect child without great
harm
Arrested Jan. 9
Arrested by CPD Officer Pilon


Toddrick Anderson, 20


Clewiston
*Warrant with selling
hallucinogens within 1,000
feet of a place of worship or
business schedule II
Selling marijuana within
1,000 feet of a place of
worship or business schedule
I
Arrested Jan. 7
Arrested by A. Lewis


Peggy Hernandez, 29




Clewiston
SA *Warrant with VOP: felony or
community control
Arrested Jan 7
Arrested by J. Soto


Vincent Fortune, 20


*Clewiston
* Possession of cannabis
under 20 grams
* Possession of oxycodone
Arrested Jan. 6
Arrested by SPD F Hogan


Cenielian Dozier, 30




Clewiston
*Robbery without a firearm
or weapon
Arrested Jan. 6
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E's and S's
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Quinn, Silvia Raya, Ashley Roth, Brittany
Shelton, Victoria Treece, Jose Velazques, Jo-
anna Villalobos, Trever Wilcher and Albert
Zamarripa.


School Happenings


Clewiston High School
"Making Your College Search Count"
Clewiston High School Guidance Depart-
ment would like to announce the upcoming
Making It Count's highly anticipated "Making
Your College Search Count" presentation for
CHS junior and senior classes on Jan. 21.
"Making Your College Search Count" pro-
vides students with crucial information on
how to conduct an effective college search
and selection.
The program covers every aspect of the
college search from visiting schools to the
application process and provides students
with a working plan that makes the process
of choosing a college more manageable.
More information is available at http://www.
makingitcount.com.
Jan. 21: Juniors session at 8:35 a.m.
Jan. 21: Seniors session at 9:30 a.m.
This program will take place at the
Clewiston High School Auditorium.

VIPS
Guidance Department presents Valuable
Information for Personal Success (VIPS) on
Tuesday, Jan. 19 beginning at 6 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. in the Media Center.
The purpose of this seminar is to help
students succeed academically.
The seminar will offer information on:
Study skills
College entrance requirements
FCAT
Advanced placement
Florida Virtual School
R Scholarships
Refreshments will be served!


Eastside Elementary School
Important dates:
Jan. 18: There will be no school due to
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Jan. 20: Students will be dismissed at
12:10 p.m. Lunch will be served before dis-
missal.
Jan. 22: Students will be dismissed at
11:15 a.m. Due to a Teacher Work Day. NO
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED.

Central Elementary School
Welcome Back
Welcome Back CCS students. We trust
that everyone had a wonderful break. It's
time to get focused on your studies. Don't
forget the Reading challenge. READ! READ!
READ! We are so proud of you! Keep up the
good work!

Upcoming Events
Jan. 18: NO SCHOOL Martin Luther
King Jr. Holiday
Jan. 20: Early Dismissal at 12:30 p.m. -
End of first semester
Jan. 22: Early Dismissal at 12:30 p.m.
Jan. 27: Report Cards go home
Jan. 28: Parent Conferences 5 p.m. to
6 p.m.
Feb. 1: Re-enrollment begins for return-
ing students
Feb. 5: NO SCHOOL Teacher Work
Day
Feb. 11: Mid-Term Progress Reports
sent home
Feb. 15: NO SCHOOL President's Day


School briefs

Early dismissal Philmont Migrate Escape
Clewiston and LaBelle area schools will Tour
be dismissed early on Wednesday, Janu- The call 91.5 presents Philmont Migrate
ary 20, 2010 and Friday, January 22, 2010. Escape Tour! On Friday, Jan. 15 starting after
Lunch will be served on these days. School the Clewiston High School basketball game
bus drivers will follow their regular sched- around 8:30 p.m. Everyone is invited for free
ules based upon the schools release times. food and music. Admission is free.


Submitted photo

Warm Feet, Warm Heart!
CMS FBLA is doing it again! These students pictured here along with other
members in the school's organization are proud to have presented their An-
nual Christmas Community Project, which include socks to our local Palm
Terrace Nursing Facility Residents. FBLA members pictured standing left to
right are: Alex Caballero, Danaida Gilkes, Rebecca Bonilla and Imani Nedd.
Front left to right: Tomas Hernandez and Gloria Brooks.


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Fair please contact Yvonne Swindle at 863-
983-4453 or Tara Belcher at 863-673-1336.
Parade applications are also available.

Quit smoking now
A free six session community health
promotion program is now available. Quit
smoking and quit spit/chew tobacco today!
Free nicotine replacement therapy, gum,
patches and lozenges for those that are eli-
gible! A FREE Community Health Promotion
Program will be held at the Hendry Regional
Medical Center located at 524 West Saga-
more Avenue in the Education Room. This
program begins on Jan. 19 (Tuesdays). Six
Sessions from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For Informa-
tion or to register please call or e-mail Dave
at 863-902-3051 or dtheroux@hendryre-
gional.org.

Driver training classes
Hendry County School District is recruit-
ing substitute bus drivers. Training classes
will begin January 19, 2010. Class time will
be 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Classes will be
held at the LaBelle bus compound located at


Check out your


local sports

The Clewiston News invites you to
check out the innovative new Clewiston
Sports Network on the internet.
Youth, adult recreation leagues, and
school sports teams now have an online
sports page and resource they can call
their own.This free site is a partnership
between the Clewiston News and Com-
munity Sports Desk, a national sports
software company. Team representatives
can post their schedules, game stories,
statistics, standings and photos on dedi-
cated web pages on the site.
This is an invaluable and professional
tool the community now has to positively
highlight local sports. There is absolutely
no charge for teams and leagues to par-
ticipate in Clewiston Sports Network.
The site will be supported by spon-
sored web advertising featuring an in-
novative revenue sharing model, with
20% of web advertising sales on the site
going back to the participating teams and
leagues. Local businesses interested in
finding out how to become a sponsor can
contact their local Clewiston News adver-
tising representative or call Judy Kasten
at 863-763-3134 or by email at jkasten@
strato.net. Interested teams and leagues
can contact Renee Hawley by e-mail at
rhawley@communitysportsdesk.com. to
participate and find out how your team
can win a free pizza party!
Call Renee toll free at 888-853-7904
for a demonstration or to get started right
away. To visit the Clewiston Sports Net-
work online, go to newszap.com, click
on the Clewiston homepage, then click
on the Sports tab in the upper right part
of the page.


4040 Cowboy Way. Applicants are required
to have their CDL driving permit before the
Behind-the-Wheel training begins. Require-
ments to become a school bus driver in-
clude: drug testing, fingerprints, background
check, driver's motor vehicle report and a
physical. Anyone interested in attending the
training class should contact the Transporta-
tion Department Office at 863-674-4115. An
application and a copy of valid Florida Driv-
er's License must be turned into the School
Transportation Office at 4040 Cowboy Way
on or before January 8, 2010.

All Cancer survivors
If you are a cancer survivor we need
you to fill out a cancer survivor form. These
forms are sent to the American cancer so-
ciety. All mailings will come from them.
Your information is kept confidential. You
should be able to get this form from your lo-
cal pharmacy. Forms need to renewed every
year. Filling out this form will make it pos-
sible for you to be notified of special events
for you the survivor. We want to celebrate
with you.


suDminea pnoio

We're ready! How about you?
With snowballs in hand, students from Clewiston Christian School's Random
Acts of Kindness (RAK) Club are ready to fire away. Active club members
were invited to participate in the annual "It's 'Snow' Much Fun To Be Kind"
party.


Submitted photo

It's 'Snow' Much Fun To Be Kind
Students from the Random Acts of Kindness Club celebrated by having a snowball fight this past week. Any mem-
ber who had participated in at least 75% of the club's activities was invited to participate in the Annual "It's 'Snow'
Much Fun To Be Kind" party. Four large coolers were filled with shaved ice to provide the "snow." Students, from 2nd
through 8th grades, had snowball fights with boys verses girls and with various grades challenging the others. It was
an adventure that included frozen fingers, hot chocolate and a lot of fun.



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OIL & FILTER CHANGE, PARTS AND LABOR AND TIRE ROTATION 2 SERVICES PER YEAR. TOTAL OF 6 SERImCES ALL TOGETHER. PAOWENTS BASED ON $2000.00 DOWN CASH OR TRADE EQUITY PLUS TAX, TAG S498.50 DEALER FEE X 72 MONTHS @ 5.90% w.A.C. VEHICLES SUBEiCT TO SALE. DEALER NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TRtOSTWOGRAPHICAL ERRLERS OR OMISSIONS.


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MECHANIC/FOREMAN
Central County Water Control District is seek-
ing a mechanic/foreman. This individual must
have a high school diploma or general educa-
tion degree and a clean driving record, CDL
required. Must be experienced in diesel and
gasoline engine repair. Responsibilities in-
clude but not limited to: Diagnoses and per-
forms repairs, maintenance and inspections
on heavy equipment, trucks, farm machinery,
power units and pumps. The supervision of
various maintenance crews working within
the District. This is a drug free work place
and an equal opportunity employer. To apply
please complete an application at the Central
County Water Control Districts office, 475 S.
Cabbage Palm Street, Montura Ranch Estates,
Clewiston, Florida.


General Superintendent
Hendry County is seeking a General Su-
perintendent to assist the Public Works
Director for directing and coordinating ac-
tivities of the Road and Bridge Depart-
ment. The individual must have a high
school diploma or general education de-
gree and eight years of supervisory expe-
rience in the construction, repair, and
maintenance of streets and/or public
works. Must have knowledge of equip-
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precautions, and pesticides in the work
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ments can be obtained from the Person-
nel Department located in the Courthouse
Square, 165 South Lee Street in LaBelle
or at the Hendry County Sub Office in
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qualifications.
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dep. 863-677-0977



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2 Bedroom Apartments
Rental Assistance
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*Full time bilingual Site
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*Rental rates starting
at $529 plus Utilities
Call 902-1577
TDD #1-800-955-8771
701 W Ventura,
Clewiston
8:00 AM -3:00 PM,
Mon-Fri
Equal Opportunity
Provider and Employer







GREENTREE SOUTH
APARTMENTS
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Community
Available for Immediate
Occupancy
2 & 3 Bedroom
Apartments
*Must earn a minimum
of $3998 from agricul-
tural or farm labor ac-
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*Spacious Apartment in
quiet, country setting
*Full time bilingual Site
Manager
*Community Room, Tot
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*Sewer and trash in-
cluded in rent no ad-
ditional charge to
resident
*Handicap units
available
*Rental rates starting
at $592

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9:00 AM -5:00 PM,
Mon-Fri
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South Clewiston 1BR
Efficiency Apt. All utils
& satellite included.
$550. (863)254-3285


NEW INDUSTRIAL
SPACE 4,000 sq. ft. w/
offices. Across from EMS,
Cowboy Way. $1750 mo.
Call Mike (863)675-3424





LAKE PORT 3 br, 3 ba,
unfurnished, on rim ca-
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CLEWISTON: 1V2BR,
Singlewide, New appl.,
W&D, Storage shed. On
dead end road. No pets.
$600 mo., & $300 sec.
(863)805-2869


325 W 5th Street/ Pahokee FL 33476

Wow, this home has been totally remodeled.
Looks like new. 3 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath
has nice fenced in backyard.
Owner will install builders grade
appliances at closing or offer credit.

Contact Kendra Snow at 561-261-2802


CLEWISTON 3BR,
2BA, w/mother-in-law
apt., pool. Possible
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LAKEPORT/SR 78
2/1 completely
remodeled. Newer
roof, vinyl siding,
woodlike floor, kitchen,
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close to boat ramps.
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RANCHETTE 1.25 acre
Montura Ideal for RV,
Mobile or Primary Home.
Owner Financing $2,000
Down. 863-675-1107
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MOORE HAVEN Re-
duced dbl. res. lot 100 x
120. Min. to river. Marina
coming soon with docks,
tiki bar & rests. $24,950
1st Realty (954)980-5780


SOUTH CLEWISTON -
For Rent or sale: 3br, 2ba
dbl wide, $700/mo., pos-
sible owner financing,
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CLEWISTON By Own-
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Land. Located 1860
Ridgdill Rd. REDUCED
$89,500 (843)810-1998


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 26-2009-CA-000262
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO WASHINGTON MUTU-
AL BANK, FORMERLY KNOWN AS
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
Plaintiff,
vs.
LOIREL LOPEZ, et al,
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to an Order Rescheduling
Foreclosure Sale dated December
30, 2009 and entered in Case No.
26-2009-CA-000262 of the Circuit
Court of the TWENTIETH Judicial
Circuit in and for HENDRY County,
Flonda wherein JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS
SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FOR-
MERLY KNOWN AS WASHINGTON
MUTUAL BANK, FA, is the Paintiff
and LOIREL LOPEZ; UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA ON BEHALF OF THE
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; TEN-
ANT #1 N/K/A MILAGROS MARTI-
NEZ are the Defendants, I will sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash
at IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE OF
THE CLERK OF THE COURT, BEING
THE SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY OF
THE HENRY COUNTY ADMINIS-
TRATION BUILDING CORNER OF
HIGHWAY 80 AND 29TH SOUTH, LA-
BELLE, FLORIDA AT 11:00 AM, on
the 20th day of Jan., 2010, the fol-
lowing descnbed property as set
forth in said final Judgment:
THE WEST HALF OF THE
SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE
SOUTHWEST QUARTER, LESS
THE WEST 30 FEET AND THE
NORTH 30 FEET THEREOF RE-
SERVED FOR PERPETUAL
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY PUR-
POSES SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP
44 SOUTH, RANGE 29 EAST,
HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 305 E ROAD
LABELLE, FL 33935
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 sixty (60) days after
the sale.
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal
of this Court on Dec. 31, 2009.
Barbara S. Butler
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ D. Hammond
Deputy Clerk
Flonda Default Law Group, PL.
RO. Box 25018
Tampa, Flonda 33622-5018
F09023322
**See Americans with
Disabilities Act** In accordance
with the Americans with
Disabilities act, persons needing
a special accommodation to par-
ticipate in this proceeding
should contact the Deputy Court
Administrator whose office is lo-
cated at Lee County Justice Cen-
ter, Room 3112, 1700 Monroe
Street, Fort Myers, Florida
33901, telephone number
(813)335-2299; 1-800-955-
8771 (TDD), or 1-800-955-8770
(v), via Florida Relay Service,
not later than seven (7) days
prior to this proceeding.
342894 CN/CB 1/7,14/10


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
20th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
HENDRY COUNTY
Case #: 2008-CA-000421
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee
for the Certficateholders of Sound-
view Home Loan Trust 2007-OPT3,
Asset-Backed Certificates, Senes
2007-OPT3
Paintiff,
-VS.-
Jesus Leyva and Mayelin Leyva, Hus-
band and Wife; Barbara H. Alston
and Robert D. Hoppmann Individual-
ly and as Co-Personal Representa-
tives of the Estate of Howard E. Hill
a/k/a H.E. Hill (DOD 12/24/2007),
Deceased and as Co-Trustee of the
Howard E. Hill Revocable Trust
U/T/D 10/20/2007; Calvin Alston, In-
dividually and as Trustee of the Big
Lake Trust; The Big Lake Trust;
Bank of Amenca N.A.
Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant
to an Order of Rnal Judgment of
Foreclosure dated December 30,
2009, entered in Civil Case No.
2009-CA-000421 of the Circuit Court
of the 20th Judicial Circuit in and for
Hendry County, Flonda, wherein
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, N.A., as Trustee
for the Cerhficateholders of Sound-
view Home Loan Trust 2007-OPT3,
Asset-Backed Certificates, Senes
2007-OPT3, Plaintiff and Jesus Leyva
and Mayelin Leyva, husband and
wife are defendantss, I will sell to
the highest and best bdder for cash,
IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT IN
THE HENRY COUNTY COURT-
HOUSE, (BEING THE 2ND FLOOR
HALLWAY OF THE HENRY COURTS
BUILDING), LABELLE, FLORIDA, AT
11:00 A.M. on January 27, 2010 the
following described property as set
forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit:
THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST
1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE
SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 15,
TOWNSHIP 44 SOUTH, RANGE 32
EAST, HENDRY COUNTY, FLORI-
DA. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT
FOR AN ACCESS ROAD OF THE
SOUTH 40 FEET THEREOF AND
SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR
AN ACCESS ROAD TO THE EAST
30 FEET THEREOF. ALSO KNOWN
AS LOT 2522, MONTURA RANCH
ESTATES.
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN IN-
TEREST IN THE SURPLUSFROM
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 HENRY COUNTY COURT-
HOUSE, 25 EAST HICKPOCHEE AVE-
NUE, LABELLE, FL 33935 WITHIN 2
WORKING DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT
OF THIS NOTICE OF SALE: IF YOU
ARE HEARING IMPAIRED CALL:
1-800-955-8771; IF YOU ARE VOICE
IMPAIRED CALL: 1-800-955-8770
DATED at LABELLE, Florida, this 5th
day of January, 2010.
BARBARA S. BUTLER
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Hendry County, Florida
BY:/s/ S. MILLER
DEPUTY CLERK
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:
SHAPIRO & FISHMAN, LLP
10004 North Dale Mabry Hwy
Suite 112
Tampa, Florida 33618
09-143079
343195 CN 1/14,21/10





PUBLIC NOTICE
Pursuant to Chapter 298.12, Florida
Statutes, a meeting of landowners
of BARRON WATER CONTROL DIS-
TRICT will be held at 9:30 A.M.,
January 21, 2010, at the District of-
fice on 3293 Dellwood Terrace,
Port LaBelle, Flonda 33935.
The purpose of the meeting is to
elect one member of the Board of
Supervisors and review annual re-
ports.
Landowners may cast one vote for
each acre or fraction thereof
owned, either in person or by
proxy. Proxy forms are available by
calling 863-675-0346. The Board of
Supervisors will meet immediately
after adjournment of the Landown-
ers' Meeting.
This meeting is open to the public.
Mark D. Colbert, Chairman
342897 CB/CGS 1/7,14/10


IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUITIN AND FOR
GLADES COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO. 22-2009-CA-000123
AMERICAN GENERAL HOME EQUITY,
INC.
Plaintiff,
v.
POLINDRANANAN RAMANAND, DE-
ORAJEE RAMANAND; UNKNOWN
TENANT 1, UNKNOWN TENANT 2;
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, hlien-
ors, creditors, trustees, spouses, or
other claimants;
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that, pursu-
ant to the Rnal Judgment of Foreclo-
sure entered on September 16,
2009, and the Order Rescheduling
Foreclosure Sale entered on January
5, 2010 in this cause, I will sell the
property situated in GLADES County,
londa, descnbed as:
THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE
EAST ONE-HALF OF THE WEST
ONE-HALF OF THE SOUTH-
WEST QUARTER OF THE
NORTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 42
SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST,
GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA.
SUBJECT TO A 30 FOOT EASE-
MENT ON THE WEST AND
NORTH BOUNDARY LINES OF
SAID PROPERTY FOR IN-
GRESS, EGRESS AND INSTAL-
LATION OF UTILITY LINES.
TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN
1990 SHAD DOUBLE WIDE
MOBILE HOME ATTACHED
THERETO HAVING
VIN#14605527A, TITLE
#48416960 AND VIN#
14605527B, TITLE #
49489112.
a/k/a 535 SUNSET TRAIL, LA-
BELLE, FL 33975
at public sale, to the highest and
best bidder, for cash, at the front
steps of the Glades Courthouse, 500
Avenue J, Moore Haven, FL South
entrance, Flonda, at 11:00 o'clock
a.m. on 2/11/2010.
Any person claiming an interest
in the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as of
the date of the is pendens must file
a claim within 60 days after the sale.
Dated at Moore Haven, Forida, this
7th day of January, 2010.
Joe Flint
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Jennifer Bevis
Deputy Clerk
Douglas C. Zahm, RA.
18820 U.S. Hwy 19 N., #212
Clearwater, FL 33764
727)536-4911 Phone
727)539-1094 Fax
555090005
In accordance with the Ameri-
can With Disabilities Act, per-
sons needing a special
accommodation to participate in
this proceeding should contact
the Senior Deputy Court Admin-
istrator whose office is located
at the Lee County Justice Cen-
ter, Room 1213, 1700 Monroe
Street, Ft. Myers, Florida,
33901, telephone number
1-800-955-8770 (V), via Florida
Relay Service, not later than
seven (7) days prior to the pro-
ceeding.
343513 GCD 01/14,21/10






NOTICE OF REGULAR
MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
CENTRAL COUNTY WATER
CONTROL DISTRICT
You are hereby notified that the
Regular Meeting of the Board of
Supervisors of the Central County
Water Control District will by held
on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
at 7 pm at the Montura Club-
house. Montura Ranch Estates,
Clewiston, Florida. The purpose of
this meeting is to transact any and
all business which may come be-
fore the Board. If a person de-
cides to appeal the decision of the
Board of Supervisors with respect
to any matter considered at the
public meeting or hearing herein
referred he or she may need to in-
sure that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made, which record
includes the testimony and evi-
dence upon which the appeal is
based.
341495 CGS/CB 01/14/10


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
HENRY COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 26-2008-CA-000936
FIFTH THIRD BANK, A MICHI-
GAN CORPORATION, SUCCES-
SOR IN INTEREST TO R-G
CROWN BANK,
Plaintiff,
vs.
MICHAEL J. LARE
A/K/A MICHAEL LARE, et al
Defendantss.
NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to an Order Rescheduling Fore-
closure Sale dated December 30,
2009 and entered in Case No.
26-2008-CA-000936 of the Circuit
Court of the TWENTIETH Judicial Cir-
cuit in and for HENDRY County, Flori-
da wherein FIFTH THIRD BANK, A
MICHIGAN CORPORATION, SUCCES-
SOR IN INTEREST TO R-G CROWN
BANK, is the Plaintiff and MICHAEL J.
LARE A/K/A MICHAEL LARE; THE
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MICHAEL J.
LARE A/K/A MICHAEL LARE N/K/A
ANN LARE; STONE AGE PAVERS,
INC.; are the Defendants, I will sell
to the highest and best bidder for
cash at IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE
OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT, BE-
ING THE SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY
OF THE HENDRY COUNTY ADMINIS-
TRATION BUILDING CORNER OF
HIGHWAY 80 AND 29TH SOUTH, LA-
BELLE, FLORIDA AT 11:00 AM, on
the 20th day of Jan., 2010, the fol-
lowing described property as set
forth in said final Judgment:
LOT 26, BLOCK 2032, PORT LA
BELLE UNIT 1, A SUBDIVI-
SION ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED
IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 50,
PUBLIC RECORDS OF HENDRY
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A
2032 S MONTANA CIRCLE
LABELLE, FL 33935
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. 30, 2009.
Barbara S. Butler
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ D. Hammond
Deputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, P.L.
P.O. Box 25018
Tampa, Florida 33622-5018
F08074203
**See Americans with
Disabilities Act** In accordance
with the Americans with
Disabilities act, persons needing
a special accommodation to par-
ticipate in this proceeding
should contact the Deputy Court
Administrator whose office is lo-
cated at Lee County Justice Cen-
ter, Room 3112, 1700 Monroe
Street, Fort Myers, Florida
33901, telephone number
( 8 1 3 ) 3 3 5 2 2 9 9 ;
1-800-955-8771 (TDD), or
1-800-955-8770 (v), via Florida
Relay Service, not later than
seven (7) days prior to this pro-
ceeding.
342856 CN/CB 1/7,14/10


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
HENRY COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 26-2008-CA-000748
BANKOF AMERICA, N.A,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JOSE L. CARRERO, et al
Defendantss.
NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to an Order Rescheduling Fore-
closure Sale dated December 30,
2009 and entered in Case No.
26-2008-CA-000748 of the Circuit
Court of the TWENTIETH Judicial Cir-
cuit in and for HENDRY County, Flori-
da wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
is the Plaintiff and JOSE L. CARRE-
RO; are the Defendants, I will sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash
at IN FRONT OF THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF THE COURT, BEING THE
SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY OF THE
HENDRY COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING CORNER OF HIGHWAY 80
AND 29TH SOUTH, LABELLE, FLORI-
DA AT 11:00 AM, on the 20th day of
Jan., 2010, the following described
property as set forth in said final
Judgment:
THE EAST ONE-HALF (E 1/2) OF
THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUAR-
TER (SE 1/4) OF THE SOUTH-
EAST ONE-QUARTER (SE) OF
THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUAR-
TER (SE 1/4) OF THE NORTH-
WEST ONE-QUARTER (NW
1/4) OF SECTION 35, TOWN-
SHIP 44 SOUTH, RANGE 32
EAST, HENDRY COUNTY,
FLORIDA, SUBJECT TO AN
EASEMENT FOR AN ACCESS
ROAD F THE SOUTH 40 FEET
AND EAST 30 FEET THEREOF,
A/K/A TRACT 4537, MONTURA
RANCH ESTATES.
A/K/A 393 APPALOOSA AVENUE
CLEWISTON, FL 33440
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. 31, 2009.
Barbarbara S. Butler
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: /s/ D. Hammond
Deputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, RL.
P.O. Box 25018
Tampa, Florida 33622-5018
F08059209
**See Americans with
Disabilities Act** In accordance
with the Americans with
Disabilities act, persons needing
a special accommodation to par-
ticipate in this proceeding
should contact the Deputy Court
Administrator whose office is lo-
cated at Lee CountyJustice Cen-
ter, Room 3112,1700 Monroe
Street, Fort Myers, Florida
33901, telephone number
(813)335-2299; 1-800-955-
8771 (TDD), or 1-800-955-8770
(v),via Florida Relay Service,
not later than seven (7) days
prior to thisproceeding.
342867 CN/CBl 1/7,14/10


NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT DENTON II, LLC holder of the following
certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon
The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the
name in which it was assessed are as follows:
CERT. NAME IN
NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH ASSESSED
1547 2007 1-25-44-32-AOO0115-0000 ALEJANDRINA PADRON &
SHIRLEY GIL
The South one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one
quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of Sec
bon 25, Township 44 South, Range 32 East, Hendry County, Flonda. Sub
]ect to an easement for an access road of the West 30 feet thereof Alsc
known as Lot No. 1138 in Montura Ranch Estates.
Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owned by prior owner
Subject to existing easements and right of ways of record.
All of said property being in the County of Hendry, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property de
scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder at the Clerk's
Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBelle, Florida, at 11:01
A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month of JANUARY, which is
the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009.
Barbara S. Butlei
Clerk ofCircuit Courl
Hendry County, Florida
341563 CGS 12/31/09;01/07,14,21/10


Houses Sale


Public Notice




January 14, 2010


Serving the communities south of Lake Okeechobee


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
HENRY COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 2 -2008-CA-000919
DIVISION
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-
BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-
BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2006-CB4,
Plaintiff,
vs.
FRANK GUTIERREZ, et al,
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-

suant to an Order Rescheduling Fore-
closure Sale dated Dec. 30, 2009 and
entered in Case No. 26-2008-
CA-000919 of the Circuit Court of the
TWENTIETH Judicial Circuit in and
for HENDRY County, Florida wherein
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BASS
MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-CB4, is
the Plaintiff and FRANK GUTIERREZ;
MELISSA GUTIERREZ; are the De-
fendants, I will sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash at IN
FRONT OF THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF THE COURT, BEING THE
SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY OF THE
HENDRY COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING CORNER OF HIGHWAY 80
AND 29TH SOUTH, LABELLE, FLORI-
DA AT 11:00 AM, on the 3rd day of
February, 2010, the following de-
scribed property as set forth in said
final Judgment:
LABELLE, BLOCK 59, THE SOUTH
137 FEET OF THE WEST 185
FEET, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 3, PAGE 3, PUBLIC
RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY,
FLORIDA.

A/K/A 311 S OAK STREET, LA-
BELLE, FL 33935
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 January 4, 2010.
Sharon Robertson
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Linda F. Young
Deputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, PL.
RO. Box 25018
Tampa, Florida 33622-5018
F08057508
**See Americans with
Disabilities Act** In accordance
with the Americans with
Disabilities act, persons needing
a special accommodation to par-
ticipate in this proceeding
should contact the Deputy Court
Administrator whose office is lo-
cated at Lee County Justice Cen-
ter, Room 3112, 1700 Monroe
Street, Fort Myers, florida
33901, telephone number
(813)335-2299; 1-800-955-
8771 (TDD), or 1-800-955-8770
(v), via Florida Relay Service,
not later than seven (7) days
prior to this proceeding.
343045 CN/CB 01/14,21/10


South Florida Water Management District
Notice of Agency Action
The South Flonda Water Management Distnct (SFWMD or District) gives
notice of its Agency Action for the following water use permits:
Water Use Permit 50-00881-W issued to the South Shore Drainage Dis-
tnct (R 0. Box 969, Belle Glade, Flonda 33430) pursuant to application
090114-8 for the continuation of an existing use of Lake Okeechobee,
SFWMD Canal(L20) and SFWMD Canal (L-25) for diversion and impound-
ment, agncultural irngation and landscape irrigation use serving 4189.99
acres with an annual allocation of 2598.97 million gallons and a fotal maxi-
mum monthly allocation of 393.9394 million gallons. The project is in Palm
Beach County in Section 1, Township 44 South, Range 35 East and Sec-
tions 4-11, 14, Township 44 South, Range 36 East, adjacent to US Hwy 27
and between the Miami and North New River Canals. The permit is subject
to 22 conditions. The use is reasonable-beneficial, will not interfere with
any presently existing legal use of water and is consistent with the public
interest.
Water Use Permit 50-00891-W issued to Pahokee Water Control Distnct
(R 0. Box 969, Belle Glade, Forida 33430) pursuant to application
090114-11 for the continuation of an existing use of surface water from the
SFWMD Canal (L-10) for diversion and impoundment and agricultural irn-
gation use serving 15172.34 acres with an annual allocation of 9513.94
million gallons and a total maximum monthly allocation of 1418.4364 mil-
lion gallons. The project is in Palm Beach County in Sechons 13-15, 21-24,
25-28, 33-36, Township 42 South, Range 37 East and Sections 18-20,
27-30, 31-35, Township 42 South, Range 38 East between State Hwy 770
and US Hwy 98. The permit is subject to 22 conditions. The use is rea-
sonable-beneficial, will not interfere with any presently existing legal use of
water and is consistent with the public interest.
Water Use Permit 50-00889-W issued to Pelican Lake Water Control Dis-
tnct (R 0. Box 969, Belle Glade, Flonda 33430) pursuant to application
090114-7 for the continuation of an existing use of surface water from
Lake Okeechobee and the SFWMD Canal (L-10) for diversion and impound-
ment and agncultural irrigation use serving 5529.9 acres with an annual al-
location of 3412.7 million gallons and a total maximum monthly allocation
of 521.6394 million gallons. The project is in Palm Beach County in Sec-
tions 13-14, 22-23, 26-27 33-35 Township 41 South, Range 37 East and
Sections 2-5, 10-12 Township 42 South, Range 37 East, east of Lake Okee-
chobee and including areas around Ammons Road, Conners Highway and
Mill Road. The permit is subject to 22 conditions. The use is reasonable-
beneficial, will not interfere with any presently existing legal use of water
and is consistent with the public interest.
Water Use Permit 50-00879-W issued to East Beach Water Control Dis-
tnct (R 0. Box 969, Belle Glade, Flonda 33430) pursuant to application
090114-5 for the continuation of an existing use of surface water from
Lake Okeechobee for diversion and impoundment and agncultural irrigation
use serving 5619.6 acres with an annual allocation of 3627.6 million gallons
and a total maximum monthly allocation of 516.3732 million gallons. The
project is in Palm Beach County in Section 24 Township 42 South, Range
36 East and Sections 9, 16-19, 20, 29-32 Township 42 South, Range 37
East, east of Lake Okeechobee, south of NE 8th Street and north of US
441. The permit is subject to 22 conditions. The use is reasonable-benefi-
cial, will not interfere with any presently existing legal use of water and is
consistent with the public interest.
The above Permits and Staff Reports, includmitihng conditions to pro-
vide reasonable assurances that the projects meet SFWMD statutes and
rules can be obtained by contacting Elizabeth mVgulla, Deputy Clerk, dur-
ing normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except legal holidays, at 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
or by telephone at (561) 686-8800 extension 6739.
The Distnct's agency action as set forth in the Staff Reports shall become
final unless a timely petition for an administrative heanng is filed under
Sections 120.569 and 120.57 of the Florida Statutes before te the deadline for
filing a petition. The procedures for petitioning for a heanng are set forth
below, followed by the procedures for pursuing mediation.
A person whose substantial interests are acted by the Distnct's permt-
ting decision may petition for an administrative proceeding (heanng) 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) in the
Office of the Clerk at the SFWMD Headquarters at 3301 Gun Club Road,
West Palm Beach, FL 33406. Pursuant to Rule 28-106.104 Fla. Admin.
Code, any documents received after 5:00 p.m. shall be filed as of 8:00
a.m. on the next regular business day. Filings by e-mail will not be accept-
ed. A copy of the Petition must also be mailed at the time of filing to the
persons named above at the address indicated. Failure to file a petition
within the 21 days of publication of notice, or other receipt of the wntten
notice, whichever first occurs first, constitutes a waiver of any right such
person has to an administrative determination (heanng) pursuant to Sec-
tions 120.569 and 120.57, Fla. Stat. as provided by Subsection
28-106.11(4) Fla. Admin. Code. The petitioner shall mail a copy of the pe-
tition to the applicant at the address indicated above at the brme of filing.
A petition that disputes the maternal facts on which the Distnct=s action
is based must contain the information set forth in Rule 28-106.201(2), Fla.
Admin. Code, including:
(1) Identification of the action being contested, including the permit
number, application number, District file number or any other SFWMD
identificabtion number, if known.
(2) The name, address address and telephone number of the petitioner and peti-
tioner's representative, if any.
3)An explanation of how the petitioner's substantial interests will be af-
cted by the agency determination.
(4)A statement of when and how the petitioner received notice of the
SFWMD's decision.
(5) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are
none, the pebtion must so indicate.
6) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the specific
cts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the
SFWMD's proposed action.
(7) A statement of the specific rules or statutes the petitioner contends
require reversal or modification of the SFWMD's proposed action.
(8) If disputed issues of material fact exist, the statement must also in-
d ude an explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the specific rules
or statutes.
(9) A statement of the relief sought by the pebtioner, stating precisely the
action the petitioner wishes the SFWMD to take with respect to the
SFWMD's proposed action.
A petition that does not dispute the maternal facts on which the Disbtict'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, Fla. Admin. Code. Because the administrative hearing process
is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means
that the Distnct's final action may be different from the position taken by it
in this notice.
The procedures for pursing mediation are set forth in Section 120.573
Fla. Stats, and Rules 28-106.111 and 28-106.401-405 Fla. Admin. Code.
The SFWMD is not proposing mediation for these agency actions under
Section 120.573. Fla. Stat. at this time.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT DENTON II, LLC holder of the following
certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon.
The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the
name in which it was assessed are as follows:
CERT. NAME IN
NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH ASSESSED
1980 2007 1-07-44-33-030-0008-0090 HILARIO MEDINA MOJICA
C/O JOSE MEDINA REYES
Lot 9 in Block 8 of WOODLAND SUBDIVISION, according to the plat there-
of, recorded in Pat Book 4, Pages 1 thru 2 of the Public Records of Hendry
County, Flonda.
Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owned by prior owner.
Subject to existing easements and right of ways of record.
All of said property being in the County of Hendry, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property de-
scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder at the Clerk's
Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBelle, Florida, at 11:00
A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month of JANUARY, which is
the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009.


341577 CGS 12131109:01107,14,21/10


NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TA
Chapter 197.512 Florida Statu
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT DENTON II, LLC
certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed
The certificate number, year of issuance, description
name in which it was assessed are as follows:
CERT. NA
NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH
1975 2007 1-07-44-33-030-0004-0070 RICARD
EVA CO
Lot 7 in Block 4 of WOODLAND SUBDIVISION, acco
of, recorded in Plat Book 4, Pages 1 thru 2 of the Pi
County, Flonda.
Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owr
Subject to existing easements and right of ways of
All of said property being in the County of Hendry,
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according
scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest
Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBel
A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month o
the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009.


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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TA
Chapter 197.512 Florida Stati
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT DENTON II, LLC
certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed
The certificate number, year of issuance, description
name in which it was assessed are as follows:
CERT. NA
NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH
1441 2007 1-22-44-32-010-0083-0080 JAME:
CATHI
Lot 8 in Block 83, of MONTURA RANCH ESTATES FI
cording to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 3,
of Hendry County, Flonda.
Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owr
Subject to existing easements and right of ways of
All of said property being in the County of Hendry,
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according
scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest
Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBel
A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month o
the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009.


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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TA
Chapter 197.512 Florida Stati
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT FRANK P & JUN
the following certificate, has filed said certificate for
thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance,
and the name in which it was assessed are as follows
CERT. NA
NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH
176 2007 1-06-44-28-AOO-0219-0000 RAY FP
The East one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of t
ter of the Southeast one-quarter of the Southwest
6, Township 44 South, Range 28 EastHendry County
Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owr
Subject to existing easements and right of ways of
All of said property being in the County of Hendry,
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according
scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest
Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBel
A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month o
the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009.


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Barbara S. Butler
Clerk of Circuit Court
Hendry County, Florida


NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WINDER VI, LLC holder of the following
certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon.
The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the
name in which it was assessed are as follows:
CERT. NAME IN
NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH ASSESSED
2614 2007 2-18-43-29-AOO-0020-0000 ELIZABETH G. MACK &
DANA BROWN
The East one-half of the East one-half of the Southwest one-quarter of the
Southeast one-quarter of Section 18, Township 43 South, Range 29 East,
Hendry County, Flonda.
Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owned by prior owner.
Subject to existing easements and right of ways of record.
All of said property being in the County of Hendry, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property de-
scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder at the Clerk's
Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBelle, Florida, at 11:00
A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month of JANUARY, which is
the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009.


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Barbara S. Butler
Clerk of Circuit Court
Hendry County, Florida


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holder of the following NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
to be issued thereon.
n of property and the Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WINDER VI, LLC holder of the following
ME IN certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon.
H ASSESSED The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the
0 CORRALES & name in which it was assessed are as follows:
*RRALES
CERT. NAME IN
rdmng to the plat there- NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH ASSESSED
blic Records of Hendry 2608 2007 2-18-43-29-030-0000-2160 ELIZABETH G. MACK &
DANA BROWN

ned by prior owner Lots 216 thru 227, Block 10, EVELYN TERRACE, according to the plat there-
record. of, recorded in Plat book 1, Page 46, Public Records of Hendry County,
Flonda.
Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owned by prior owner.
to law, the property de- Subject to existing easements and right of ways of record.
t bidder at the Clerk's
lie, Florida, at 11:00 All ofsaid property being in the County of Hendry, State of Florida.
f JANUARY, which is Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property de-
scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder at the Clerk's
Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBelle, Florida, at 11:00
Barbara S. Butler A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month of JANUARY, which is
Clerk ofCircuit Court the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
Hendry County, Florida Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009.


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Barbara S. Butler
Clerk of Circuit Court
Hendry County, Florida


NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
holder of the following
to be issued thereon. Chapter 197.512 florida Statutes
n of property and the
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WINDER VI, LLC holder of the following
certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon.
ME IN The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the
H ASSESSED name in which it was assessed are as follows:
S W. CROWE &
ERINE M. CROWE CERT. NAME IN
NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH ASSESSED
[RST SUBDIVISION, ac- 1065 2007 1-13-44-32-AOO-0247-0000 AMELIA BOUZAMAYOR
Page 37, Public Records
The South one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-
quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of Sec-
ned by prior owner tion 13, Township 44 South, Range 32 East, Hendry County, Flonda Sub-
record. ject to an easement for an access road of the West 30 feet thereof Also
known as Lot No. 5486 in MONTURA RANCH ESTATES.
State of Florida.
Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owned by prior owner.
to law, the property de- Subject to existing easements and right of ways of record.
t bidder at the Clerk's
lie, Florida, at 11:00 All of said property being in the County of Hendry, State of Florida.
f JANUARY, which is
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property de-
scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder at the Clerk's
Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBelle, Florida, at 11:00
Barbara S. Butler A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month of JANUARY, which is
Clerkof Circuit Court the 28TH dayof JANUARY, 2010.
Hendry County, Florida Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009.


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Barbara S. Butler
Clerk of Circuit Court
Hendry County, Florida


E E HARBEN holder of REQUEST FOR BIDS
a tax deed to be issued
description of property CLEWISTON EAST PARK
BID NUMBER: 2010-07
H ASSESSED OPENING DATE AND TIME:
'ECK & BESSIE A PECK January 25, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
Sealed Bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Hendry
he Southeast one-quar- County, Florida, for the "CLEWISTON EAST PARK." In order to be considered, bids
one-quarter of Section must be received at the C.E. Hall Building in the Hendry County Courthouse Com-
, Florida. plex, Clerk's Office, Room A-226, 25 E. Hickpochee Ave., LaBelle, Florida 33935, by
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 2:00 p.m., at which time all responses to this request
ned by prior owner. wll be recorded in the presence of one or more witnesses.
A copy of the Instructions and Bid Documents may be obtained from the Hendry
State of Florida. County Purchasing Department, located at 165 S. Lee Street, Suite A LaBelle,
Sae o londa. Florida (for pick up), P.O. Box 2340, LaBelle, Florida 33975 (mailing address), or
o law, the property de- by calling (863) 675-5220 or (863) 983-1585 or by e-mail to jmcelhaney@hendry-
t bidder at the Clerk's fla.net.
lie, Florida, at 11:00 This solicitation does not commit Hendry County to award any contracts, to pay
f JANUARY, which is any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this Bid, or to contract for
any Services. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids received as a
result of this solicitation, or to cancel in part or in its entirety this Bid, if it is in the
best interest of the County to do so.
Barbara S. Butler
Clerk of Circuit Court Janet B. Taylor, Chairwoman
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16 Serving the communities south of Lake Okeechobee January 14, 2010


South Florida Water Management District NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
Notice of Agency Action Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes
The South Honda Water Management Distnct (SFWMD or District) gives NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CHESTER J RUST REVOCABLE TR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT WINDER VI, LLC holder of the following
notice of its Agency Action for Water Use Permit 50-09102-W pursuant to holder of the following certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon.
application 090211-19, for the continuation of an existing use of surface be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the
water from the Lake Okeechobee Rim Canal and SFWMD Canals (L 10), property and the name in which it was assessed are as follows: name in which it was assessed are as follows:
(L-12), (L-13), (L-14), (L-16), (L-20), (L-21), (L-24), (L-25), and (L-8) for
agncultural irngation use serving 54260.41 acs of agncultural lands using CERT NAME IN CERT NAME IN
a flood/seepage irrigation system via 37 existing withdrawal facilities and NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH ASSESSED NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH ASSESSED
one proposed facility. The project is known as US Sugar Corporation 358 2006 1-07-43-29-040-000-001C Hendry County Bank now 2046 2007 131-44-33-A00-0149-0000 The heirs, devsees or
Palm Beach County Project with an annual allocation of 37419.34 million known as Forida Community beneficiaries of estate of
gallons and a tota maximum monthly allocation of 5531.061 million gal- Bank/John W. Temple & Fernando Fontiella, 1/3
ons. The permit is subject to 20 Limiting Conditons. The Project is located Margaret Baxter interest and Manho Fong
in within the Everglades Agncultural Area in Palm Beach County in S1 2/3 interest.
T46S/R35E; S25,26,35,36 T45S/35E; S24,25,36 T44S/R34E; S15-17,19-36 Tract A, CALOOSA HARBOR SUBDIVISION, according to the plat thereof,
T44S/R35E; S7,8,16-22,26 36 T41S/R3E; S1-14,24,25,36 T41S/R37E; recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 130, Public Records of Hendry County, orn- The South one-half of the Southwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-
S6,7,18 T42S/R38E; S1,12 T42S/R37E; S4,9 T43S/R39E; S24,25,35,36 da. quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of Sec-
T43S/R38E; S22-27,34-36 T43S/R37E; S1-3,12,19,29,32 T44S/R37E; tion 31, Township 44 South, Range 33 East, Hendry County, Flonda, sub-
19-21,23,2-35 T44S/R36E; S2,3,10,11 T4/R3R36E; S1-3 Hiatus Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owned by prior owner. ect to an easement for an access road of the West 30 feet thereof Also
t Se3re 2h y Spr E xstie us ee on ate-bedeica, wi i Subject to existing easements and right ofways of record. known as Lot No. 5774 in MONTURA RANCH ESTATES.
tent with the public interest. Te permit was issued December 8, 2009 to All of said property being in the County of Hendry, State of Florida. Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owned by prior owner
US Sugar Corporation at 111 Fonce De Leon Avenue, Clewiston, Florida Subject to existing easements and nigh ofways of record.
33440. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property de-
The mit and Stff Report, including limiting conditions to provide a- scrib in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder at the Clerk's All of said property being in the County of Hendry, State of Florida.
sonable assurances that the projects meet SFWMD statutes and rles can Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBelle, Florida, at 11:00
be obtained by contacting Elizabeth Vgulla, Deputy Clerk, dunng normal A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month of JANUARY, which is Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property de-
business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except le- the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010. scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder at the Clerk's
gal holidays, at 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406 or by Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009. Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBelle, Florida, at 11:00
telephone at 561)686-8800 extension 6739. A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month of JANUARY, which is
The Dstncts agency action as set forth in the Staff Report shall become Barbara S. Butler the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
final unless a timely petition for an administrative heanng is filed under Clerk of CrcuitCourt Dat this9THday ofDecember 2009
Sections 120.569 and 120.57 of the Florida Statutes before the deadline for Hendry County, Florida
filing a petition. The procedures for petitioning for a heanng are set forth 341561CGS 12/31/09;01/07,14,21/10 Barbara S. Butler
below, followed by the procedures for pursuing mediation. Clerk of Circuit Court
A person whose substantial interests are afected by the Distncts permit- Hendry County, Florida
ting decision may petition for an administrative proceeding (heanng) under 341579 CGS 12/31/09n01/07,14,21/10
Sections 120.569 and 120.57 of the Florida Statutes. The petition must PThblic a 341579 CGS 12/31/09;01/07,14,21/10
contain the information set forth below and must be filed (mceived) in the g
Office of the Clerk at the SFWMD Headquarters at 3301 Gun Club Road,
West Palm Beach, FL 33406. Pursuant to Rule 28-106.104 Fla. Admin. NOTICEOFAPPLICATION FORTAXDEED
Code, any documents received after 5:00 p.m. shall be filed as of 8:00NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
a.m. on the next regular business day. Filings by e-mail will not be accept- Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes
ed. A copy of the Petlon must also be mailed at the time of filing to the
persons named above at the address indicated. Failure to file a petition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT DENTON LLC holder of the following IIIIAA A AI I
within the 21 days of publication of notice, or other receipt of the written certificate has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon.
notice, whichever first occurs first, constitutes a waiver of any nht such The certicate number, year of issuance, description of property and the
person has to an administrative determination (hearing) pursuant to Sec- name m which it was assessed are as follows:
tons 120.569 and 120.57, Fla. Stat as provided by Subsection nm w i a r f
28-106.11(4) Fla. Admin. Code. The petitioner shall mail a copy of the pe- CERT NAME IN
tition to the applicant at the address indicated above at the time of filing. NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH ASSESSED
A petition that disputes the material facts on which the Distncts action is 1439 2007 122-44 32 0100081-0130 Joaquin Torroella, her heirs,
based must contain the information set forth in Rule 28-106.201(2), Fla. devisees or beneficiaries 1/3
Admin. Code, including: interest, Emeteria Torroella
(1) Identfication of the action being contested, including the permit 1/3 interest, Eunice Centeno
number, application number, District file number or any other SFWMD 1/3 interest .
identification number, if known. 1/3 n f0
(2) The name, address and telephone number of the petitioner and pet- Lot 13, in Block 81 of MONTURA RANCH ESTATES, FIRST SUBDIVISION
tioner's representative if any. according to the plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 3 at Pages 37,38, and
3) An explanaon of w e petitoner's substantial interests will be af- 39 of the Public Records of Hendry County, Flonda.
ected by the agency determination.
(4)A statement of when and how the petitioner received notice of the Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owned by prior owner.
SFWMD's decision. material fact. If there are none, Subject to existing easements and right ofways of record.
the petition must so indicate. All of said property being in the County of Hendry, State of Florida.
(6) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the spe- FR EE E ST IM A T E S
cific facts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property de- F E TA T
SFWMD's proposed action. scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder at the Clerk's Residential & Commercial
(7) A statement of the specific rules or statutes the petitioner contends Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBelle, Florida, at 11:00
ire reversal or modification of the SFWMDs proposed acon AM., onthe FOURTH THURSDAY in the month of JANUARY, which is Member of the BBB
(If dis uted issues of material fact exist, the statement must also in the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
cude an explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the specific rules Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009.
(9) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the Barbara S. Butler Metal Roofs, Re-Roofs, Roof Repairs
action the petitioner wishes the SFWMD to take with respect to the Clerk of CircuiltCourt
SFWMD's proposed action. Hendry County, Florida O fice (863) 675-7045
A petition that does not dispute the maternal facts on which the Distnct's 341586 CGS 12/31/09;01/07,14,21/10
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 License #CCC1325950
28-106.301, Fla. Admin. Code. Because the administrative heanng process
is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means t
that the Distncts final action may be different from the position taken by it
in this notice.
The procedures for pursing mediation are set forth in Secton 120.573 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED l ** y o u
Ha. Stats, and Rules 28-106.111 and 28-106.401-405 Fla. Admin. Code. P a y u
The SFWMD is not proposing mediation for these agency actions under Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes
Section 120.573. Ha. Stat. at this time.
343214 SUN 1/14/10 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT DENTON II, LLC holder of the following
certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon.
T The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the C U E R O A D
l i | name in which it was assessed are as follows:
CERT NAME IN
NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH ASSESSED
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED 1497 2007 1-24-44-32-AOO-0119-0000 MICHEAL DUDOVICK &
Chapter 197.512 Florida Statutes
The North One-half of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northwest one-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT DENTON II, LLC holder of the following quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of Sec-
certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. tion 24, township 44 South, Range 32 East, Hendry County, Flonda. Sub- P lace Your A d O nli ne,
The certificate number, year of issuance, description of property and the ject to an easement for ingress and egress of the West 30 feet thereof
name in which it was assessed are as follows: Subject to an easement for drainage canal of the North 30 feet thereof From the Cfo
ALSO known as Lot No. 5237 Montura Ranch Estates, an unrecorded subdi- From the C o m fo rt
CERT. NAME IN vision.
NO. YEAR DESCRIPTION WHICH ASSESSEDf Your H
1503 2007 1-24-44-32-AOO-0125-0100 MARVA A. WADE Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owned by prior owner. of YoUr I o i
Subject to existing easements and right of ways of record.
The West one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of the Southwest one-
quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of Sec- All of said property being in the County of Hendry, State of Florida.
bon 24, Township 44 South, Range 32 East, Hendry County, Flonda. Sub- i@ W M1.l Z .-- dick nU Clmullfe
ject to an easement for an access road of the South 40 feet thereof Also Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property de-
known as Lot 5187, MONTURA RANCH ESTATES. scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder at the Clerk's
Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBelle, Florida, at 11:00
Less and except Gas, Oil and Mineral rights not owned by prior owner. A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY in the month of JANUARY, which is
Subject to existing easements and right ofways of record. the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009.
All of said property being in the County of Hendry, State of Florida. Barbara S. Butler
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property de- Clerk of Circuit Court
scribed in such certificate will be sold to the highest bidder at the Clerk's Hendry County, Florida
Office, 2nd Floor, Administration Wing, LaBelle, Florida, at 11:00 341559 CGS 12/31/09;01/07,14,21/10
A.M., on the FOURTH THURSDAY In the month of JANUARY, which is
the 28TH day of JANUARY, 2010.
Dated this 9TH day of December, 2009. Barbara S Butler Reading a newspaper provides

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Serving the communities south of Lake Okeechobee


Religion briefs


Moore Haven


Thrift shop open at

Church of God
The Church of God of Prophecy, in Moore
Haven, will have a thrift shop open on Sat-
urdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., all things are
given for a donation, this is to help for ex-
penses of the church.
We feel in helping the church it is helping
you also, with your needs.
All things are nice and clean, these things
are supplied by Cowboy Church Hand and
Hand Ministries of Palmdale, if you would
like to help us call 863-612-0640, if no an-
swer leave message, God bless you.

Clewiston


Angelfood Ministry
The Clewiston Ministerial Association is
taking orders for Angelfood ministry through
Thursday, Jan. 14.
Open to everyone, Angelfood ministries
provides about $60 worth of food for $30.
January menus can be found and orders


made at the Salvation Army, First United
Methodist Church, New Harvest Church,
Calvary Baptist Church, and the Iglesias de
Dios Pentecostal Church.
More church and community sites are ex-
pected in the future. People can also order
online at Angelfoodministries.com.
Foodstamps accepted.
Call Alice at 863-983-5269 with questions
or for orders.
Pickup will be Saturday, Jan. 23, 1:30 to 3
p.m. at First United Methodist Church.


Clewiston Gospel Ministries

Yard Sale
Clewiston Gospel Ministries will be hav-
ing a Yard Sale on Friday, Jan. 15 beginning
at 1 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 16 beginning at
8 a.m. located at 6800 Flaghole Road.
This event is to benefit Billy (Bo) Gray. All
donations are welcome.
There will also be a bake sale and car
wash if weather permits. Items include fur-
niture, clothing, tools, knickknacks, toys,
and just a little of everything.
For further information please contact
Gene at 863-983-4437 or 863-228-5417.


6th Annual Hallelujah

Hoedown!
First Christian Church, 201 N. Francisco
St., will be having its 6th Annual Hallelujah
Hoedown, Jan. 22-24, 7 p.m. each evening.
This year, as in the past, J. D. Miller will
be the Emcee and Kenny Speakes will be the
Humorist Speaker.
Jackie Miller, Minister of First Christian,
will lead the singing between the different
performers.
This year's performers include, "The
Messenger's Quartet" of Lexington, Ky., The
Diggle Family of Lexington, Ky., Lowell Ma-
son, known as "The World's Smallest Gospel
Singer," The Cornwell Twins, Aaron Roberts,
Jerry Trammell, The Ky. Hillbillies, Artie and
Dora Carnes and The Church Choir. There
will be a different program each night.
With the church's recent expanded fa-
cilities and parking lot they hope to seat over
200 for each service.
Free tickets are available by calling 863-
983-1804.


Evangel Assembly of God


Starting January 2010 our food pantry
ministry "Loaves and Fish" will be distribut-
ing food to families in need from our Out-
reach Center from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. every 1st
and third Wednesday.


Lyver's Fund At First

Christian
On Jan. 8th the mobile home of Bob and
Linda Lyers was gutted by fire.
They lost most of their personal belong-
ings. The Lyvers have two children Jesse,
age 13, and Katie, age 15.
The Red Cross made it possible for them
to stay in a motel for a few days and gave
them clothing allowances.
Judy Vann is allowing them to stay in
rental property until they get another home.
First Christian Church has started a Fund
to help the Lyvers with their needs.
There is an immediate need for beds and
bedding. If you would like to help with this
emergency you may make your checks pay-
able to "First Christian Church" For Lyver's
Fund.
For information you may call 983-1804.


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Bass Capital 2/2 $900
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MOBILE HOMES Zmcra Monlura $39.9K
2/2SWMHNNagl $17.5K VACANT LAND
3/2 DMH w/o/g pod 27.5 acres boneer $245K
Evetrine Rd Reduced $165K 10 Mortura Us $9.9Keach
3/2 DWMH on lake 2.5 acMesM ura $25K
Allen Rd $120,000 Mcore Haven 5 kIs $75K
3/2 SWMH Hooker's Moore HaBn 2krs $39.9K
Point Rd $44,900 Residential lot Hooker's
3/2 DWMH Montura Point area $15,900
2.5 acres $74900 SHORT SALE
*3/2 DWMH has CBS 328 W ~VtnuAe- 3/1 SFR
3/2 DWMH has CBS 512 E Osceola Ave -
outbuilding Magnolia 4/2 SFR
Lane $79.9K 1005 Caribbean
4/2 DWMH with shed 4/2/2 SFR
(a/c) and kennels 2.5 316WArcade-3/2$149K
acres $169 900 1439 Hookers Pt Rd 2/2
2/2 SWMH 1.25 aces S $90000


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CLEWISTON HOMES
*2/1.5 House 421 W. Ventura $89,900
*3/2 Home 432 W. Crescent Dr. $69K
*3/2 Home 316 Avenida Del Rio $89K
*1.8 acre Indian Hills. VERY NICE. $179.9K
*Reducedl Melissa Rd. on lake $84.9K
*6650 Surrency Rd 5ac Mini Ranch $379.9K
*3/2 House 628 E. Ventura $84,000
*Short Sale 503 Pasadena $1 HOK
*Executive Home Clewiston $300K
*503 Bowden Rd $69,000
*400 Circle Bank Forclosure
CONDOMINIUMS
*Bass n Sun Condo @ $99.9K
*Roland Martin's Marina Condo $125K
*Bass n Sun, view canal $105K
*Bass n Sun Pool 1st floor $99K
*Bass n Sun Remodeled 1st floor S1 15K
*Sweet Lake Villas (3) available
GLADES COUNTY
*Moore Haven 3/1 MH w/ 3 Lots
*Yacht Club canal lot 2 River $25K
*811 Renn Dr MHYC $99K
*Thatcher Blvd 3/2/1 car $123,900
MONTU A/PIONEER/LEDECA
*2.5 ac. Pioneer $19K
*Flaghole MH '02 w/ shed & pond $99K
*Custom Cedar Home on 5+ Ac $240K
*10 Acres, fenced, Free MHj-90K
COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL LOTS
*Vacant lots in Clewiston, $17K, $15K, 24K
*Clewiston Animal Clinic Lease/Own
*Margaret St. Duplex $105K
*2/1 202 Commrcio $650 mn
-Pioneer 10 acres 3/2 $800 Non-Smokers
*Sweet Lake Villa 2/2/1 $1,000
-SCM 2/2/1 825 E. Concordia $900
*3/2 MM 342 E. Alverdez, furnished $700 mn
*Executive Office Space-Big/Small $400-$800 mn


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Cheryl Eby Gutic Lk. Rea eBraTder (863) 228-1562
Anabel Miranda (863)228-6296 EspaTiol
- Elsie Sellers (239)822-7490 EspaHtol
CLEWISTON HOMES
*4/2 Home on Louisiana Ave. Newly Remodeled $89,9K
*3/2 MH on Merit St Screened RPrch & Private aence. $75K
*3/2 on Haiti Ave. with Privacy Fence Asking $89K
*2 Brnd New 3/23 Lennar T'wn Homes, $179K
*2 Duplexes n Obispo Ave. Each unit has 2/1 $224.9K
*Country LivingOffCR 720.2BD/2BA 1.25 Acres.
* 2/1 MH on Gratton Rd. 1.37 Acres Reduced to $59K
*3/2 New CBS Home in Orchard Park. Asking $129K
*2/1 Duplex on Alverdez Ave. $ 150K
*2/2 Home on Deane Duff. $75K
*2/1 Home on Obispo Ave. $110K
*3/2 Mobile Home on Bowden Rd. $75K
*2/2 Home on Obispo Ave. $160K
*2/1 Home with 1/1 Efficiency $140K
*2 3/2-1/2 Lake Shore Villa Tobwnhomes. $90K
MOORE HAVEN / LAKEPORT
*Riverfront 3/2 with Guest House $250K
'Riverfront 2/2 with Efficiency. $90K
*Riverfront lot w/ Improvements. $100K
*3/2 MI-L Ycht Club Way w/Garaw Asking $140K
*Lake Access 2/2 w/ Boat House. $219K
LABELLE/PORT LABELLE
*3/2 2006 CBS Home in Port Labelle $99K
'Sky Valley Lots, Deeply Discounted
ACREAGE, LAND & LOTS
*51 Acre Ranch with Home. Hwy 27 Frontage $750K
*Hig lands Co. 10, 28, & 80 AC. Parrels, Owner Finance
*1.5 Acres on Hookers Point Rd. Improvements included $75K
*Vacant Residential Lot on Central Ave. Asking $20K
*Commercial lot on Bond St. Make offer!
'4 Buildable lots on Francisco St. $35K Each
*Vacant Lot on Maryland Ave. $9K
MONTURA/FLAGHOLE/LADECA
* 1.25 AC Parcels available in Montura Ranch Estates
*3/2 MH on Riverside St. 1.88 acre. $105K
*4/2 CBS Home w/Det Garage on Kilpatrick Loop. $259K
*3/2 Mobile Home. 2.5 Acres with Stable. $180K
*3/2 M.H. on Taft Blvd with add. acres $115K
*4/2 MH. on Midstate Loop with large detached rage $69K
COMMERCIAIINVESTMENT
*Mobile Home Park. Hwy 27 frontage. $435K
*IndustialRail Business Park on CR 835. Sale or Lease.
*14,279 Sq. Ft. Building on Hwy 27. $649K
* Former Antique Shop Building in Moore Haven. Asking $50K
*7,500 Sq. Ft. Bldng in Downtown Moore Haven $100K






Religious columns


Through Jesus Christ, our
Lord, amen period!!!
By The Reverend Samuel S.
Thomas, Ph. D.+
Saint Martin's Church, Clewiston
I've listened to people say "Happy Holi-
days" and there have been times during the
Christmas season (Yes, I said "Christmas"
season) when they've greeted me that way.
People usually know that I believe in cel-
ebrating Christmas and, curiously, some of
those who greeted me with "Happy Holi-
days" also share my faith!
I imagine that a generic expression of
good will is better than none; but there is
a time when sharing oneself is even better.
I've been called upon to give prayers, usually
blessings and invocations, at meetings and
public events. It happens to all clergy.
The reason may go back to their be-
ing the most appropriate ones to express
the sentiments, thoughts, reflections of the
group for asking God's presence-blessing-
intervention-guidance.
At this point, the choice is to be "generic"
or "who I am and what makes me the one
who may be the most appropriate person in
the room to offer such a prayer. I take it that,
when asked, I am called upon to bring all
of the resources, traditions, thoughts to bear
on what I have to offer.
It isn't "Do you want a watered-down
version of me" but "I am honored by your
calling on me-I'll do my best to be who I
am for you." On many occasions, I've been
in the presence of others who do not share
my faith: their leading in prayer can be quite
edifying and I accept and adapt what is of-
fered.
I've attended worship occasions in Amer-
indian languages; not understanding a word
of what was offered; I shared in the tenor of
the service but I did not know or understand
the context of the service.
Likewise, when I've attended services
in German; getting some words here and
there; and drawing as much as I could be-
cause I wanted to be at least in part con-
tributing to the communal worship where I
found myself.
I do better in French; where I've spent
time building a Church in that language;
and certainly better in English. The mes-
sages throughout are "The doors are open;
come and share our ways of doing things,
our beliefs, our message."
My tacit reply is "Thank you, I will, but
please don't water it down because I am
with you today." My tradition includes the
One who says "I have come that they may
have life, and have it abundantly (John
10:10)."
Wish me a "Happy whatever..." and I
will see that it comes from who you are; I'll
adapt it, accept it as offered with my own un-
derstandings, take it as a good will intention
on your part. But don't offer me something
less; that's not really who you are or who
I really am. From our traditions we should
have respect for the beliefs of others and this
is how it should be; but in turn we should be


respected as well. Enough said!

Everyone Needs a Buddy
By Pastor John Hicks
First United Methodist Church
I wonder if the Scripture saying "what-
ever you did for the least of these, you did
for me" applies to animals?
Buddy came into our lives riding in
the engine block of a delivery truck to the
church. When the truck left, I thought at first
the kitten had been run over. I picked him
up by the scruff of his neck and said, "Hey
buddy, are you okay?" Fortunately, he was,
and the name stuck.
I wasn't planning to keep Buddy, but we
fell in love with him. Strangest of all, how-
ever, was that my dog Pepper adopted the
kitten as her own. When you give yourself
for the benefit of others, your life is enriched
as is theirs.
So it is with Pepper and Buddy. She be-
came his care-taker and protector. They
still play with each other today, and Buddy
learned to fetch and beg food like his ad-
opted mom.
There is truth in the prayer of St. Francis
where it states, "For it is in giving that we re-
ceive." Everyone needs a "buddy" to come
into their lives. We receive a blessing when
we encounter and help those in need that
cross our path. We should pray for such op-
portunities. Be prepared, however, for God
might answer our prayers in an unexpected
way!
A pastor found a kitten up a tree in his
backyard that was afraid to come down. The
tree wasn't sturdy enough to climb, so the
pastor decided to tie a rope to his car and
the tree, and then back up until the tree bent
over enough for him to reach the kitten.
But as he backed up, the rope broke and
the tree snapped back, sending the kitten
sailing through the air out of sight.
The pastor felt terrible and walked the
neighborhood asking people if they'd seen
the kitten. Nobody had, so he prayed, "Lord,
I commit this kitten to your keeping," and
then went back to work.
A few days later at the grocery store, he
met one of his church members and hap-
pened to look in her shopping cart. Knowing
she didn't like cats, he was surprised to see
cat food in her cart, so he asked her about
it.
She replied, "You won't believe this," and
told him how her little girl had been begging
for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few
days before, the child had begged again, so
the Mom finally told her, "If God gives you a
cat, I'll let you keep it."
She continued, "Pastor, I watched my
child go out in the yard, get on her knees,
and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you
won't believe this, but I saw it with my own
eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of
the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and
landed right in front of her."

Strange, weird, crazy, ba-
zaar!


By Jackie Miller, Evangelist
First Christian Church
A fellow preacher that I admire reported
that he recently typed in his name on an in-
ternet spot and when the reply came in it
had his phone number and address
But the most amazing thing about the
knowledge the computer had to say about
him was the category under which he was
listed. Above his name in large print it said
PEOPLE WHO ARE STRANGE, WEIRD,
CRAZY AND BAZAAR.
He wondered how they found out he be-
longed in that category. But when he found
the source he was rather complimented that
he was listed in this category. After all the
opinion of the computer is the world view
of things.
He said he could understand why he was
listed as strange, weird, crazy and bazaar.
For one thing he has the view that two men
or two women getting married to each other
is the most low down, rotten, stinking, thing
that two humans could do.
The world view of this procedure is that it
is an acceptable life style. So from the stand
point in their view he was definitely strange,
weird, crazy and bazaar.
For another thing he has the view that
two people living together in what they call
a relationship (shacked up) are immoral
whoremongers and/or fornicators. Others
excuse the problem by making the asinine
remark: "But this is a new century." Since


this is the world view he said he really did
belong in the category of strange, weird,
crazy and bazaar.
Perhaps the view that he had of sports is
the one that really does me in, he said. In my
view America has made a god of sports. In
ancient Rome one of the signs of decadence
was the love of sports. Christians sometimes
had to enter the arena to fight wild beasts.
Today is the same only worse.
Ancient Christians did not want to be
devoured by wild beasts, but modern Chris-
tians enjoy the ordeal. Some are devoured
by the Nitany Lions. How about the Detroit
Tigers. Then there are the Bengals, actually
the Bengals don't do much damage.
Some arenas have a low budget and can-
not afford lions and tigers so they use wild-
cats. I understand they turn five of them lose
at one time. I will spare you the details of
how some suffer as the go into the arena
with the bears, the bulls, the rams, the bull-
dogs and the gators.
He said, In my view most of the quote
Christians unquote have a greater love for
the lions, tigers, wildcats, bears, bulls, rams,
bulldogs and gators, than they do for the
LAMB.
And so, he said, dear friends it should
come as no surprise that I found my name
listed on the Internet in the category of those
who are STRANGE, WEIRD, CRAZY, AND
BAZAAR. All I can say is "'Amen"!


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on U.S. 27, approximately a mile and a half
outside of Clewiston.
That's when investigators say Isai Perez,
38, also of Miami, pulled over in front of
Fraga's vehicle to offer assistance.


Wreck
Continued From Page 1


At this time, Colin Griffiths, 44, of Ocala,
was heading down the same lane and was
unable to stop or move away in time and
struck the left rear of the first semi and then
collided with the rear of the semi in front.
Emergency workers arrived to find Mr.
Griffiths had died as a result of his injuries.
Fraga was transported to Hendry Regional
Medical Center, while Perez reported no in-
juries.
The fact that neither of the vehicles was
driven off to the side of the road, and instead
were parked in the right lane -- traditionally
the most commonly used lane by motorists


Litter and debris from the wreck spilled onto the roadways.


Damages
Continued From Page 1

employees who gave up sleep and worked
straight through the heaviest days of the
freeze, six in all, sleeping for only a few
hours at a time, or sometimes none at all.
They monitored weather reports and
conducted their own field tests while run-
ning water through the groves in the hope
that the marginally higher temperatures of
the water could provide some relief to the
crops.
"Being up for those long periods, it starts
to wear on you," he offered.
The longest night was that Sunday.
General wisdom holds that the sugar-
rich oranges and sugarcane crops fare bet-
ter than vegetables in colder weather and
farmers have little to worry about until tem-
peratures fall to 28 degrees or lower for four
hours or more.
By Monday morning, managers reported
temperatures in the mid- to low-20s in some
pockets for periods between six to eight
hours -- well inside the measure of concern.
With groves 20 and 30 miles south of
Clewiston, and another just ten miles west
of the city, Mr. Snidely could see that the
weather had "cut a little bit of ice," and the
slush extended a quarter inch into the or-
anges.
But an inspection found that Southern
Gardens fared okay.
"I had expected a heavier frost than what
we did have. We did have frost, but not as
heavy. There will be minor losses as far as
our yield, if any at all," Mr. Snidely said, add-
ing that it will "take two or three days before
we start seeing any evidence of tree dam-
age.
Essentially, this year's crop is largely
saved, but should the trees show signs of
damage, future crops can expect to be af-
fected.
But he added that "we did everything we
could."


It was the same case at U.S. Sugar, in the
fact that managers were limited in what they
could do to protect from the freeze.
"When you have large acreages to pro-
tect, there's very little you can do," said Ms.
Sanchez. "You can't cover 150,000 of cane
and you can't send helicopters to keep the
winds moving."
U.S. Sugar followed the same tactic as
Southern Gardens and brought the water
table up in most of its fields.
Last year's Valentine's Day freeze turned
everything brown, Ms. Sanchez remem-
bered. It remains to be seen if that is the
only effect this year's cold will have on this
harvest.
But gauging that possibility is difficult in
the wake of the worst 10-day stretch of cold
weather since 1956, she said.
The company has a 30-day window to
react and salvage as much as it can. With a
24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week operation
before the freeze, it is impossible to ramp up
operations further, so work will be focused
on harvesting crops which may show the
worst of the damage.
If entire fields are damaged sufficiently,
the company has a decision to make wheth-
er it can afford to replant the crop and loss
several months of grove.
"You don't have the luxury to forget about
it," she said.
These fields may get replanted much later
in the season, throwing the harvest slightly
off-balance.
As the week wound down, most farmers
looked forward to warmer days.
With temperatures expected to return
to normal, what Mr. Snidely is most looking
forward to is that warm bed at night.
Ms. Sanchez is also glad for the approach-
ing respite.
"I enjoy cool temperatures, but I person-
ally don't enjoy below freezing," she said,
before adding, "I'm a warm-natured Florida
girl."
News Editor Jose Zaragoza can be reached at
jzaragoza@newszap.com.


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A fatal accident involving three large trucks occurred outside of the Clewiston
city limits on US 27.


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-- was what investigators directly cited as the
cause of the crash.
Both surviving drivers were charged with
unlawfully stopping in the roadway. Inves-
tigators have not said what prompted the
drivers of the semis to remain parked in a
heavily used highway, rather than pull off to
the side.
"The issue at hand here is that you have
a vehicle driver who stopped in the road,"
said Lt. Chris Miller, public affairs officer with
FHP. "You can't do that, period."
News Editor Jose Zaragoza can be reached at
jzaragoza(@newszap.com.


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