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Pancake supper
A pancake supper will be
served on Feb. 5, 2008 at the
First United Methodist Church
in Pahokee from 5 to 7 p.m.
They will serve pancakes, sau-
sage, cooked apples, and a bev-
erage for a $6 per plate dona-
tion. Come and enjoy the good
food and fellowship.
The church is located at 491
East Main St., Pahokee.

Red Cross plans
golf tournament
The American Red Cross
is having their Sixth Annual
Golf Tournament on Saturday,
Feb, 23, at the Clewiston Golf
Course. Players may signup
their own three person team
or be placed on a team.
To sign up for more infor-
mation call (863) 983-1448.
For more information on
how to be a sponsor of the
event call (561) 992-9703.
Come out and support your
local American Red Cross.

Beacon Center
offers tax prep
The Beacon/Prosper-
ity Center in Pahokee will
be starting their "VITA TAX"
program again this year. Our
hours are Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday 4-7 p.m. and
Saturdays from 10 am until 2
p.m. Free tax preparation will
be done in Portable 6.

Save money with
Prosperity Center
The Prosperity Center of
Beacon Center at the Pahokee
Elementary School now has
4- the IDA program available.
If you qualify and are able
to save a minimum of $50 a
month up to $2,000 with our
help and counseling we will
give you an additional $4,000
(that's two dollars for every
dollar saved) for a total of
$6,000 that can be used for
the purchase of your own
home. Call (561) 924-0426 for
more information.

Tax collector
extends hours
Extended hours of opera-
tions have begun to provide
better customers in their pro-
cessing of property tax pay-
ments, occupational licenses,
motor vehicle and vessel reg-
istration and title, hunting and
fishing licenses and tourist
development tax at the Belle
Glade location. Now from
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at: 2976
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Index
Classifieds ....... 10-14
Opinion.............. 6
School ............. 15
Obituaries ............ 5
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Crawford cleared of ethics charges


By Naji Tobias
The Sun
PAHOKEE -- On Jan, 25, the
state ethics commission ruled
in favor of Pahokee Vice-Mayor
Henry Crawford, clearing him
of the multiple ethics com-
plaints claimed by Pahokee
Mayor J.P. Sasser.
As previously reported, the
ethics complaints were re-
vealed to the public toward the
conclusion of the Jan. 8 com-
mission meeting, the night of
the termination of City Manager
Lillie J. Latimore.


Not long after that, a very
heated exchange took place
between Mayor Sasser and
Vice-Mayor Crawford.
The boiling argument be-
tween the two had much to
do with an ethics complaint
that was filed against the vice
mayor. Mayor Sasser had filed
the ethics complaint.
Mayor Sasser, who filed
the ethics complaints in Sept.
2006, said that he did so to re-
port what he felt were criminal
activities that he believed the
vice-mayor was involved in.
The 13 complaints included


interfering with employee poli-
cies, interfering with city staff
during the course of their du-
ties, coercion of the city man-
ager and using city equipment
and personnel to do work on
Vice-Mayor Crawford's prop-
erty, among others.
"I had no doubt in my mind
I would be cleared of these
charges," the vice-mayor said
in a telephone interview. "Most
of the citizens who know me
had confidence that I would be
cleared. It basically was a diver-
sion to keep thy pressure off of
Sasser. He triecflb frame me."


a iazz lesson: Mrs. Schmidt's music class


INI/Najil Tobias
Drum lessons
Towards the conclusion of the Jan. 23 music class at Belle Glade Elementary School,
Ms. Carol Schmidt's students learn how to improvise rhythms on what's described as a
'world music' drum set. The four students beating the drums are from Mr. Michael Hug-
gins' third-grade class. As part of a series of African-American studies sessions, which
last until next month, the entire music class learned about how jazz music is played.
The soothing genr usespsyncopation, wi~ch isi a gge"d' rhythm, as explained by Ms,.
Schmidt. The students also learned about the tow of the most accomplished jazz artists
in music history Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. Sam King, a school janitor and
Dr. Thelma Jackson, the assistant principal, are in the back, watching the students play.


INI/Nall Tobias
At Belle Glade Elementary School, during a music class on Jan. 23, third-grader Arturo
Mojica in the red shirt correctly defines what 'scat' singing is, which means impro-
vising nonsense syllables in relation to jazz as taught by Ms. Carol Schmidt, the music
teacher.


Vice-Mayor Crawford be-
lieved that Mayor Sasser did not
take the time to make sure the
accusations were correct.
"Sasser actually helped me
more than he hurt me," the
vice-mayor said. "I'm proud
that the state investigated me
and didn't find anything to
be true. The rock that Sasser
threw at my house ricocheted
and broke his house. I want to
see what Sasser is going to do
next."
After finding out about the
ruling, Mayor Sasser seemed
unfazed by the decision. In fact,


he said that he's not paying
much attention to what Vice-
Mayor Crawford is saying.
"The transition of Sago Palm
Academy is more important
to me than the situation with
Crawford," Mayor Sasser said.
"Right now, all my efforts are
being put into keeping Sago
Palm open. I wish Crawford
luck on the next two ethics
complaints."
One of the two complaints
that Mayor Sasser is referring
to includes a meeting that
See Cleared Page 20


Snead resigns



as head coach


Led Glades Central
Raiders to 2006
Class 3A state title

By Naji Tobias
The Sun
BELLE GLADE For the
Glades Central Raiders football
program, a chapter in its storied
history has just closed.
Beginninning Feb.l, another
one is about to begin.
On Jan. 17, Willie Snead, the
Raiders head football coach, re-
signed from his post.
Though itwasn't announced
until Jan. 22, the decision came
after some in the Belle- Glade
and South Bay communities


expressed their desire to see
him go.
Mr. Snead coached the Raid-
ers for three seasons, leading
the program to a 36-6 record
overall, including the 2006 Class
3A state championship.
The record may sound im-
pressive, but five of the six
Glades Central losses left a
very bad taste in the mouths of
many Raiders fans.
Those losses included two
,consecutive Muck Bowls to the
neighboring archrival Pahokee
Blue Devils, a heartbreaking
loss to the rival Clewiston Ti-
gers in 2006 and a gut-wrench-
ing season-ending loss to the
Naples Golden .Eagles.
See Resign Page 20


South Bay


begins election



process


By Naji Tobias
The Sun
SOUTH BAY It is going to
be a very important year for
the city of South Bay as two
seats will be up for election.
Clarence Anthony, the city's
current mayor, and Joe Kyles,
a city commissioner, are both
seeking re-election.
Both commissioners may
have some competition dur-


ing the March 11th contest.
According to Virginia
Walker, the city clerk, the poll-
ing place will be open from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m. in the city hall
chambers.
Just prior to the announce-
ment, the ballots will be taken
to the Supervisor of Elections
Office in West Palm Beach.
The elections office will be
See Election Page 20


Pahokee basketball


prepares for the playoffs


Girls team competes
in district play; boys
to compete next week
By Naji Tobias
The Sun
PAHOKEE Is anyone ready
for the playoffs?
The Pahokee Blue Devils
basketball program seems to
be.
The 2007-2008 basketball
season, for both the Blue Devils


girls and boys teams, may end
with a run for their respective
Class 3A state championships.
One of the teams seems well
on their way in reaching that
goal, while the other is trying
to make a late surge after strug-
gling to maintain a winning re-
cord for much of the season.
The team that seems des-
tined to be a state champion-
ship contender has a McDon-
ald's All-American senior that
has recently committed to the
University of Miami; That same


squad finished the regular sea-
son with a compelling 18-4 re-
cord.
Girls are on
a serious run
Last season, the Pahokee
girls' basketball team finished
with an 18-9 record, losing in
the first round of the Class 3A
Regional Tournament to Amer-
ican Heritage-Plantation, 74-55.
See Bball Page 20


INI/Naji Tobias
Pahokee Blue Devils girls' basketball All-American guard Ri-
quana Williams towers over a couple of Clewiston Tigers de-
fenders as she makes an acrobatic lay-up during the fourth
quarter of a 70-31 victory on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Riquana
scored 31 points in the contest.







Serving the communities south of Lake Okeechobee Thursday, January 31, 2008


Emergency water supply



option is being considered


WEST PALM BEACH -- In the
face of persistent water shortage
conditions, the South Florida Wa-
ter Management District (SFW-
MD) is investigating the feasibility
of installing 14 new lakeside tem-
porary pumps along the southern
rim of Lake Okeechobee to assist
in meeting future water supply
needs.
The SFWMD Governing Board
approved funding for the poten-
tial $1.5 million project that could
involve installing diesel-powered
hydraulic pumps on the lake side
of water control structures S-351,
S-352 and S-354 in Palm Beach
County.
Water managers are thorough-
ly examining the option, includ-
ing a cost benefit analysis and
environmental permitting review,
to determine if the proposed new
temporary pumps are the best
way to continue limited water de-
livery south of Lake Okeechobee
during the water shortage.
"Investigating all of our water
supply options is the most re-
sponsible route we can take in
the face of weather uncertainties,"
said SFWMD Governing* Board
Chairman Eric Buermann; "Even
if new pumps are installed, that
will not resolve the water short-
age. Everyone must continue to
do their part by observing water
restrictions and conserving water
whenever possible."


The pumps under consider-
ation would be able to lift water
from Lake Okeechobee into the
North New River, Hillsboro and
Miami canals, even if the lake wa-
ter level drops below seven feet.
The pumps could move water at
a combined rate of 700 cubic feet
per second, or about half the ca-
pacity of the temporary canal-side
forward pumps already in use.
If natural conditions continue
to lower Lake Okeechobee's wa-
ter level, the lake- side temporary
pumps would be able to provide
a small percentage of water to
serve area supply needs. At this
time, a decision to install the
pumps would be a precaution-
ary measure in the event Lake
Okeechobee's water level drops
below 7 feet. Lake Okeechobee's
water level today is 10.12 feet,
still more than four feet below its
historical average for this time of
year.
If the 2008 rainy season pro-
vides enough water to raise Lake
Okeechobee levels, the portable
lake-side temporary pumps could
be used at other locations for
flood control.
"We hope that the weather
cooperates and that there won't
be a need for these pumps," said
SFWMD Executive Director Carol
Wehle. "But we must be prepared
to respond and deliver water if
conditions worsen."


A series of electric temporary
forward pumps installed on the
canal side of these same water
control structures in early 2007
have proven successful in main-
taining water availability, but
they will not be effective if Lake
Okeechobee's water level reach-
es an extreme low.
Water levels in the lake
have been setting new record
daily lows for more than seven
months, and they continue to re-
cede due to below-average rain-
fall. The lake reached a historic
low of 8.82 feet on July 2, 2007.
Lake Okeechobee is the source of
water for 500,000 acres of farm-
land in the Everglades Agricul-
tural Area and serves as a primary
back-up water supply to more
than five million South Floridians.
Extremely low water condi-
tions in Lake Okeechobee have
provided the District with the op-
portunity to do extensive environ-
mental restoration work that will
improve water quality and habi-
tat. Projects included removing 2
million cubic yards of muck from
3,000 acres of exposed lake bed,
which also removed 140 metric
tons of phosphorus. In addition,
the District burned 70,000 acres
and treated 10,000 acres of torpe-
do grass and planted 2,000 native,
pond apple trees.


Billie Swamp Safari introduces eco-tour
BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE cypress domes, air plants and accommodate up to 32, guests
RESERVATION -- Billie Swamp gum sloughs. travel comfortably high above
Safari, located on the Big Cy- Here are a few examples of the Everglades' wet prairie edge
press Seminole Reservation, what guests may experience: for 60 minutes. Visitors can also
will debut a new 90-minute, in- SEE: Native and exotic ani- glide effortlessly on a watery
depth eco-tour of the Florida Ev- mals from alligators, croco- trail aboard one of the park's
erglades. The Exclusive Swamp diles, deer, antelope and bison thrilling airboat rides. Snake
Buggy Eco-Tour is a private tour to razorback hogs, snakes and and Alligator Shows as well as a
that will be available for book- countless species of birds plus Swamp CritterShow are sched-
ing seven days a week between the fascinating indigenous and u daily. True adrenares.can
10a.m. and-5 p.m. The tour will endangered flora of the Florida stayovernigd a raditirral
be offered beginning April 1. Everglades. The rare Florida stay overnight in traditional
"This new tour is an extend- panther has even been sighted Seminole chickee.
ed version'of our 60-minute, 32- at Billie Swamp Safari. In the main compound area,
person capacity Swamp Buggy HEAR: The varied avian visitors can enjoy an authentic
Eco-Tour and is designed for songs and calls of wildlife as Seminole village with many na-
guests who seek to indulge all well as other mysterious sounds tive Seminole chickees, a beau-
five of their senses while explor- of nature heard only within this tiful boardwalk nature trail, live
ing the FloridaEverglades with wetland. animal .ndhbi exhibits, includ-
- bur most experidnodTghitlesIihyvm~WA'SSr E', Seminole traditional ',3, a herpetariur,, an alligator
a more personalizedsettingv foods,,such, as-.gator tail, frog pit, a traditional council house,
said Park Director Ed Woods. legs and fry bread in addition a restaurant and a gift shop. The
Cost for the new 90-minute to numerous native fruits, ber- gift shop is open from 8:30 a.m.
tour is $375 for up to four peo- ries, and plants of the Florida to 6 p.m. and is filled with native
ple, $425 for five people and Everglades including muscadine arts, crafts, clothing, jewelry and
$475 for six people maximum. grapes, beauty berries and bay souvenirs. The Swamp Water
Reservations are now being tak- leaves. Cafe serves American fare and
en at 800-GO-SAFARI. The fee SMELL: The fresh clean air Seminole delicacies and is open
includes a traditional Seminole and the many native flowering from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
sampler platter (frog legs, gator plants and trees.
nuggets, catfish, and fry bread) TOUCH: The sharp "blades" Billie Swam Safari is located
prior to departure, plus a special of sawgrass and the rough between Fort Lauderdale and
"survivor" memento.. scoots on an alligator's back. Naples. Take Alligator Alley (I-
On the personalized tour, vis- For more than 15 years, tour- 75) to exit 49 (833) north for 19
itors will have the opportunity ists from around the world have miles. For further information,
to witness first-hand this unique experienced the wonders of contact Billie Swamp Safari at
ecosystem on the edge of civili- this amazing 2,200-acre eco- (800) 949-6101 or see the web
zation and the solitary beauty of heritage wildlife park. On the site online at www.seminole-
tropical hardwood hammocks, large swamp buggies that can tribe.com/safari.

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Ham operators are needed


Hendry and Glades Counties
are looking for Amateur (Ham)
Radio volunteers for emergency
communications. Amateur radio
is a vital link providing emergen-
cy communications when other
methods of communication fail.
During Hurricane Wilma, the
only communication to some of
the shelters for several hours was
by ham radio. Area ham radio
operators provided communica-
tion for the Community Emer-
gency Response Team (CERT)
training final exercise in LaBelle
on Friday, January 18.
Over the past several years,
the number of hams available
to operate the ham radio equip-
ment has declined. Several fac-
tors have contributed, but com-
puters and cell phones have
reduced interest in the hobby. A


ham radio operator is required
by the Federal Communication
Commission (FCC) to possess a
valid FCC license to operate the
equipment. The advantage to
Ham radio is that it works much
better than Citizen Band (CB's),
Family Band Radios or even Busi-
ness Radios.
The FCC, in 2006, recognized
the decreasing level of inter-
est and responded by making
the Technician License MUCH,
MUCH easier to get. A person
is no longer required to learn
Morse Code and the 35 question,
multiple-choice exam is much
easier. The best way to start the
process is to take practice exams
on-line at www.QRZ.com. See
how.you do; many of the ques-
tions. are just common sense. At
QUICK LINKS you can click on


PRACTICE TESTS (Technician).
Study guides are not required
but can be obtained at QRZ at
the BECOMING A HAM link and
then going to LICENSE STUDY
MATERIALS.
The written FCC exam will
be given in LaBelle at 4 p.m. on
Tuesday February 19, 2008. The
license is available to all ages.
The cost to take the test is $14.
The test will be administered at
the Hendry County Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) Class-
room at 1000 Forestry Division
Road which is located at the in-
tersection of Cowboy Way and
Forestry Division Road.
For more information, direc-
tions or to make a reservation,
please contact Norm Dillman,
NQJCC at 863-234-9626 or
n.dillman@juno.com


Representative Hastings encouraged

by Lake '0' dike repair work


Washington, DC -- U.S. Repre-
sentative Alcee L. Hastings (D-Mi-
ramar) recently announced that
he is encouraged by recent work
done by the Army Corps of Engi-
neers to initiate construction on a
.test panel for a cutoff wall and to
increase expert reviews and con-
sultation as part of efforts to re-
pair the Herbert Hoover Dike. The
Dike, which is in desperate need
of rehabilitation, was built in the
1930s to protect those living in the
communities along the shores of
Lake Okeechobee. Representa-
tiNe Hastings secured almost $55
million in the Fiscal Year 2008
Omnibus Appropriations bill to
expedite repairs to the Dike.
"In order to guarantee the safe-
ty and security of my constituents
who reside near and around Lake
Okeechobee, we need to ensure
appropriate and swift rehabilita-
tion of the Dike," said Representa-
tive Hastings. "I appreciate the re-
cent progress made by the Army
Corps of Engineers to repair the
Dike. The innovative engineering
technology work on this project is
an important step forward in on-
going efforts to stabilize the Dike.
I am encouraged by the recent


advancements made on a long,
stagnant problem, and I pledge'
to continue to engage our Lake
Region communities and push


the Army Corps of Engineers to
guarantee that the Dike is stabi-
lized as expeditiously and safely
as possible."


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Submitted photo/Sam Thomas
AASBN Walt Weiland, KA2HUY sitting next to Sam Thomas. Standing is Jim Sparks.


Local radio amateurs CPO'


participate in C.E.R.T. drill


By Samuel S. Thomas,
W3ALE, PIO Big Lake
Radio Club
On Saturday, Jan. 26, the lo-
cal radio amateur community
provided emergency commu-
nications during the gradua-
tion training drill for the LaBelle
CERT (Community Emergency
Response Team) group; as they
went through a drill designed to
test preparedness in the event of
a disaster.
The drill was held at the air-
1port location of the LaBelle EMT-
Fire Station and consisted of a
field team, a triage-medical team,
and a central communications-
coordination post; with volun-
teers serving as "victims" and the
newly-trained members putting
their skills in disaster help to work.
Sam Thomas,W3ALE and Walt
Weiland, KA2HUY, were the com-
mnunications coordinators for the


central command post; providing
information to the on-site director
for the exercise; while Norm Dill-
man, NOJCC provided communi-
cations from the field team that
did on-site first aid and rescue
.operations. Jim Sparks, AA4BN
provided communications liaison
from the Triage Center, giving up-
dates on the status of the "victims"
and arrival times of ambulances.
The communications crew also
established a link with the radio
repeaters in Fort Myers; not a part
of the drill but demonstrating the
capabilities of the local operators
and equipment to reach out to re-
gional, wider-area centers should
there have been an actual need.
Additional communications con-
tacts were demonstrated through
the repeaters around the Lake
Okeechobee area; making use
of a portable beam antenna and
battery-powered VHF transceiv-
ers. The CERT group demon-


strated a good level of proficiency
and capability in handling on-site
disaster needs and the members
of the Big Lake Amateur Radio
Club, as well as other amateur
operators were happy to assist
them in their drill. Later in the
day, Charles Carter, AAORB and
Grace Ann Carter,
NOGAC, came out to assist in
the ongoing activities for the day;
and were appreciated for their
contribution to the preparations
that are ongoing in LaBelle, Hen-
dry County and the surrounding
areas ,in disaster training. The
community is working to take
a pro-active stance; preparing
ahead of time for whatever disas-
ters might strike our area. We are
grateful for those who took time
out to volunteer for training and
offer their-services to our cities,
county and region. Thank you,
CERT's volunteers and a job well
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Local health professional earns board certification


CLEWISTON -- Alicia Perez,
Ph.D., LMHC .of Clewiston has
attained certification as a Na-
S tional Certified Counselor (NCC)
through .the National Board for
Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC).
Currently in private practice in
Clewiston, Dr. Perez joins more
than 40,000 NCCs who are certi-
fied through NBCC.


Dr. Perez is a Licensed Men-
tal Health Counselor in the state
of Florida. She opened private
practice in Clewiston last October
2007. Dr. Perez has been working
in the mental health field pro-
viding therapy and counseling
services for adults, adolescents,
children, couples, families, orga-
nizations and companies.


NBCC, located in Greensboro,
N.C., is the largest national coun-
selor credentialing organization
in the United States. National Cer-
tification promotes professional
accountability and ensures that
consumers' rights are protected
through the NBCC Code of Eth-
ics. As a newly designated NCC,
Dr. Perez has fulfilled the require-


Obituaries


Ty T Hooker
Ty T. Hooker, age 47, of Belle
Glade, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.
He was born in Belle Glade in
1960. He was employed at Sugar
Cane Growers Co-op of Florida for
23 years. Since Sept. 1998, he was
the transportation superintendent
of the Highway Cane hauling Dept.
He is preceded in death by his
father, Dick Hooker.
He is survived by his loving wife,
Laura; his son, Frank (Brittany)
Towell; his mother, Elaine (Fred)
Jones of Okeechobee; sisters, Teri
(Dolan) Sutterfield of Zephyrhills
and Tracy Hooker of Palm Beach
Gardens; a brother, Travis Hooker
of Fayetteville, Ga., nieces and
nephews, many friends, co-work-
ers and other family. Last but not
least, he leaves behind his five Lab-
rador Retrievers and his Boston Ter-
rier, Goober.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions can be made to the
charities of Hospice of Palm Beach
County or the American Heart As-
sociation.
All arrangements were under
the direction of Glades Funeral
Chapel.

Sarah Kate
Durden Kelley
Sarah Kate Durden Kelley, age
77, of Belle Glade died on Tuesday,
Jan. 15, 2008 after a brief illness.
She was born in Lyons, Ga., on
Sept. 15, 1930 moving to the Glades
in the early 1950s. She was a lov-
ing wife, homemaker, stay at home
mom.and a faithful member of the
Chosen Missionary Baptist Church
for over 40 years.
She is survived by her devoted
husband of 56 years, J.H. "Buddy"
Kelley. Along with her husband, she
leaves behind one son, Terry (Lisa)'
of North Carolina; three daughters,
Janice (Ibrahim) Alava of Belle
G6jd, Judy (Rick) Radford of Roy-
1Palm Beach and Nancy (Donald)
Johnson of Ft. McCoy.
In addition, she is survived by
10 grandchildren, and six great-
grandchildren; two sisters, Virginia
O'Neil, Georgia and Peggy Jones, of
Belle Glade and one brother, Sonny
Durden of Georgia and many niec-
es and nephews.
Services were held on Jan. 18
at the Glades Funeral Chapel, Belle
Glade. Interment followed at Port
Mayaca Cemetery.
All arrangements were under
the direction of Glades Funeral
Chapel.


Leon Aaron Lynch
Leon Aaron Lynch, age 71, of
South Bay, passed away Jan. 12,
2008, at home under the care of
Hospice of Palm Beach County.
He was born Jan. 24, 1936 in
Troup County, Ga., to the late Leon
Samuel and the late Esther Pearl
(Polk) Lynch. He worked for many
years as a heavy equipment opera-
tor in construction. In recent years,
he worked as a Security Officer for
Glades Precooler in Belle Glade.
Survivors include his wife, Fred-
dilynn (Bringman) Lynch; two
daughters, Gail Marie (Timmy)
Mann, Arcadia, Shari Lyn (Eric)
Browder, Belle Glade; grandchil-
dren, Tonya (Cesar) Peralta, Punta
Gorda, Steve (Jennifer) Mann,
LaBelle, Rebecca Taylor, Arcadia,
Amanda Browder, Gainesville, An-
drea Browder, Belle Glade and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, 8 p.m.
at Akin-Davis Funeral Home, Clew-
iston with Rev. Daniel Hurlburt of-
ficiating.
All arrangements were under


the direction of by Akin-Davis Fu-
neral Home, Clewiston.

Carroll Gordon Rush
Carroll Gordon Rush, age 92, of
Clewiston, died on Saturday, Jan.
21, 2008 at his home in Clewiston.
He was born ion March 8, 1915 in
Carlyle, 111. He had been a resident
of Clewiston for the past 33 years.
He was of Christian faith.
He is preceded in death by his
wife, Louanne Lee Rush.
He is survived by his sons, Clyde
(Imogene) Rush and Robert Rush,
all of Clewiston. In addition, he
.is survived by his granddaughter,
Robyn Rush and grandson, Silver
Rush, both of Clewiston; two great-
granddaughters; one great grand-
son and two great-great grandsons
and one great-great-granddaugh-
ter.
There are no plans for a service.
All arrangements were under
the direction and care of Buxton
Funeral Home and Crematory,
Okeechobee.


SUDmittea to INI
Hendry County Fair is

coming
These three ladies will soon give up their title as the 2007
Hendry County beauty queens: Jenna Stephens, Miss Hen-
dry County, Anna Clinard, Ms. Senior Hendry County and
Jenna McDuffie Junior Miss Hendry County. The Hendry
County Fair will be a month early due to the FCAT test-
ing in March. The fair board decided on Feb. 8 to Feb. 16
for the fair dates. In the past years, the fair actually was
held in February and has been pushed back further in the
years for different reasons. The carnival that we have a
contract with will be coming from the South Florida Fair
and we hope that this year will be a big success for the
community and the fair. For more information, please call
Yvonne Swindle at (863) 983-4453 or leave a message at
(863) 983-9282.


ments for the NCC credential.
Those requirements include a
graduate degree in counseling
from a regionally accredited insti-
tution, supervised post-master's
counseling experience, and a
passing score on the National
Counselor Examination for Licen-
sure and Certification (NCE).


Births


Submitted photo/Alicia Hobson
Ansley Angielean Hobson

Hobson birth
Darryl and Alicia Hobson,
of Royal Palm Beach are proud
to announce the birth of their
daughter, Ansley Angielean
Hobson.
She was born on Dec. 28,
2007 at Palms West Hospital
in Palm Beach County. She
weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces
and was 21 inches long at birth.
She was welcomed home by
siblings, three-year old Max and
.two year old Hayden.
Her maternal grandparents
are Doug and Sandi Schaper and
her paternal grandparents are
Paul and Bobbie Hobson. Great-
grandparents are Max and Angie
Cummings of Clewiston.


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Submitted photo
Bronson Lee Blevins

Blevins birth
Tina and Barry of Clewiston
are proud to announce the birth of
their son, Bronson Lee Blevins.
He was born on Jan. 7, at Wel-
lington Regional in Wellington.
He weighed 6 pounds, 7.8 ounc-
es and was 19 inches long at birth.
Bronson was welcomed home
by brother, Brad.
Maternal grandparents are: Ken
and Carla Bellew and Jim and Te-
resa Carr; of Clewiston.
Paternal grandparents are:
Thomas and Pat Blevins of Bran-
ford, Fla.
Great-grandparents are: Edna
Bellew, of Clewiston; Larry and Kay
Cardin, of Clewiston; Gladys Clay-
ton, of Clewiston and Nell Blevins,
of Branford, Fla.


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Tractor operator



dies in accident


Victim died after
being admitted
into hospital

By Naji Tobias
The Sun
BELLE GLADE A 58-year-
old tractor operator was in-
volved an accident on Jan. 21,
resulting in his death.
According to Teri Barbera,
the spokeswoman for the Palm
Beach County Sheriff's Office
(PBSO), Earl G. McIntosh, who
worked for Sugar Cane Growers
Cooperative of Florida for the
last.seven seasons, was driving
a tractor down Browns Farm
Road at the time of the accident,
approximately 12:30 p.m.
Somehow, according to Ms.
Barbera, the tractor left the road-
way and became submerged in
a nearby canal, particularly the
vehicle's front end. There were
no witnesses to the incident.
The actual cause of death
has yet to be determined, detec-
tives said.
"It's unclear of how the
victim died because when we
responded, it appeared that he
had a leg injury," Ms. Barbera
said. "Our deputies told us that
he was complaining of back and
leg pain, but went unconscious.
It appeared that he jumped from
the cab prior to the tractor going
down the bank. "
The sheriff's office said that
while deputies responded to the
call as a 'Man Down/Leg Injury,'
the victim had no pulse. Depu-
ties and a Sugar Cane Growers
employee reportedly attempted


to resuscitate the victim by per-
forming CPR on him.
Shortly thereafter, Palm
Beach County Fire Rescue ar-
rived on the scene and trans-
ported the victim to Glades Gen-
eral Hospital.
According to Michael Arena,
the fire district's battalion chief,
fire rescue workers were unable
to airlift the victim via trauma
hawk due to what he said were
dark skies caused by the burn-
ing sugar cane fields nearby.
"When we arrived, we con-
tinued to perform CPR," Chief
Arena said. "We could not get
the victim trauma hawked be-
cause of the poor visibility and
foggy conditions in the area."
Chief Arena added that the
fire rescue was only able to trav-
el 25 miles per hour throughout
the transport to the hospital.
The victim reportedly died
after being checked into Glades
General Hospital.
Officials said that the victim
suffered minor scratches but no
other obvious injuries.
"It was extremely heroic ef-
forts by both the sheriff's office
and the fire rescue to save the
victim, but unfortunately, they
were not successful," Chief Are-
na said.
The Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA)
have been contacted regarding
the incident.
"Until the autopsy is com-
plete, we won't really know
what happened," Ms. Barbera
said.
Staff Writer Nqal Tobias
can be reached at
ntoblas@newszap.com.


SWeekend shooting


at Club 21


One man is
in critical condition

By Naji Tobias
The Sun
BELLE GLADE A 25-year-
old man was shot in the abdo-
men at around the time a fight
occurred at Club 21 in Belle
Glade. '
According to the Palm Beach
County Sheriff's Office (PBSO),
the incident took place at 1:14
a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27.
PBSO deputies heard several
gunshots from inside the club,
investigators said. As Cedric
Washington exited the night
club bleeding from abdomen,
he was treated in the parking lot
by the Palm Beach County Fire
Rescue, with the deputies look-
ing on.
The victim was later airlift-


ed by Trauma Hawk to Delray
Community Hospital, where he
was listed in critical condition,
according to the sheriff's office.
"The detectives thought the
shooting was unrelated to a
fight that broke out around the
same time," said Paul Miller, the
PBSO spokesman. "We're cur-
rently keeping an open mind-
as the shooting is being investi-
gated."
The Palm Beach County Vio-
lent Crimes Task Force is investi-
gating this incident as there are
no known suspects at this time.
If anyone has' any inforrpa-
tion regarding the shooting,
please call the Violent Crimes
Task Force at 688-4000 or call
Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 458-
TIPS.
Staff Writer Naji Tobbas can be
)-eached at ntoblas@newszap.com.


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Chili cook off to benefit Hospice


The Palm Beach Harley Own-
ers Group will be having a Chili
Cook-Off. The cook off will take
place on Sunday, April 20 from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. The cook off will
be at John Prince State Park, Lake
Worth. This event is free to attend
and is only one dollar for each
chili sample.
The Palm Beach Harley Own-
ers Group Chili Cook-Off event
features chili, live and silent auc-
tions, and vendors. For informa-
tion on vendor opportunities or to
participate as a chili cook, please
call Lauryn Barry (561) 494-6884.
The Palm Beach Harley Own-
ers Group will conduct a raffle to


win a 2008 Harley Fatboy Motor-
cycle. Only 2,500 tickets will be
sold. Tickets are $20 each and
may be purchased at the Harley-
Davidson dealership in West Palm
Beach, by calling (561) 494-6887,
or online at www.hpbc.com. If
still available, tickets may be pur-
chased at the Chili Cook-Off. The
drawing will be at 4 p.m. on April
20. Need not be present to win.
This event benefits the Hospice
of Palm Beach County Children's
Programs. For more informa-
tion please call (561)494-6884 or
www.hpbc.com
Hospice of Palm Beach County
offers a wide range of services and


educational programs designed to
meet the special needs of patients
and families faced with advanced
illness. Expert physical, emo-
tional and spiritual care is pro-
vided wherever the patient is the
home, skilled nursing or assisted
living facility, hospital or hospice
inpatient unit, including the C.W.
Gerstenberg Hospice Center in
West Palm Beach, the Hospice
and Palliative Care Unit at Del-
ray Medical Center, the Bethesda
Memorial Hospice and Palliative
Care Unit at Bethesda Memorial
Hospital, the Hospice and Pallia-
tive Care Unit at Good Samaritan
Medical Center, the Hospice and


Palliative Care Unit at Palm Beach
Gardens Medical Center and the
Jay Robert Lauer Hospice and
Palliative Care Unit at JFK Medical
Center. The organization also of-
fers full bereavement support to
Hospice families and anyone in
the community in need. Hospice
of Palm Beach County's focus is
on quality of life. The organiza-
tion is sensitive to and respectful
of religious, cultural and personal
beliefs. Contact Hospice of Palm
Beach County toll free at 888-848-
5200 or visit the website www.
hpbc.com for information.


Student registration drive a success


West Palm Beach -- The Su-
pervisor of Elections Office is
proud to announce the comple-
tion of its current iVote Project,
High School Voter Registration
Drive. High Schools across the
county participated in the drive
which registered and pre-regis-
tered students to vote. This most
recent drive brought the grand
total to 11,819 students that have
registered since the inception of
the program in May 2005. "It is a
major goal of my office and mine,
to bring awareness to the youth of
our county, of the importance of
participating in the electoral pro-


cess", said Dr. Arthur Anderson,
Palm Beach Supervisor or Elec-
tions. "This is their country and
their voices are essential" Ander-
son added.
The Elections Office, partner-
ing with the League of Women
Voters, Democrat Executive Com-
mittees' VOICE, PBC Republican
Party, other local organizations,
and high school faculty, gave
students a brief civics lesson,
showed them how to use the
voting machines and registered
students ages 17 and up in their
classrooms. Students who did
not receive in-class training and


registration were registered at
tables during lunch period. Each
registrant was given a specially
designed "iVote" red, white and
blue silicon bracelet.
The bi-annual iVote Project
was brought to the Palm Beach
County Supervisor of Elections
Office under the leadership of
Adina Serell. "We originally start-
ed this program at the high school
level with the intention of regis-
tering every qualified senior in
Palm Beach County," said Serell.
"While continuing that effort, we
expanded the goal to reach out
to local college students as well."


The college voter registration
drive, which has been in effect for
one year, has registered 1,022 stu-
dents. "This outreach proved to
be an important point in the evo-
lution of the program," Serell said.
"We found a lot of interest from
the faculty and students alike,
which is always encouraging."
For more information on The
Palm Beach County Supervisor of
Elections Office, the iVote Project
and College program, or to volun-
teer for a paid poll worker posi-
tion please visit www.pbcelec-
tions.org or call (561) 656-6200.
One Voice Becomes Many, Vote!


Artist needed for Fallen Firefighter Memorial Park


Palm Beach County Art in
Public Places announces a
$97,000 Fallen Firefighter Me-
morial Park commission for the
Chief Herman W. Brice Fire Res-
cue Complex (training facility)
in West Palm Beach.
Palm Beach County seeks to
commission site-specific public
art designed to integrate with


the park's seating, planting/
landscape areas, patio flooring
and/or the exterior walls of the
adjacent administrative build-
ing. The artwork should create
an environment for reflection,
respect and tribute to all mem-
bers of Palm Beach County Fire
Rescue, past and present, while
highlighting the cornerstones of


pride, professionalism, integrity
and honor.
The park is located at 405
Pike Road, West Palm Beach, FL
33411. The budget for the up-
coming project is $97,000 with
a deadline of Feb. 15, 5 p.m.
E.S.T.
For a complete copy of the
Call to Artists, visit www.pbcgov.


com/fdo/art/calls.htm or contact
Elayna Toby Singer at esinger@
pbcgov.com.
To learn more about the Fall-
en Firefighter Memorial Park and
the Chief Herman W. Brice Fire
Rescue Complex, please visit
http://www.pbcfr.org. Look un-
der Department News and Press
Releases.


Road Watch


The Florida Department of
Transportation reminds mo-
tors to be careful, especially
in areas were road work is
under way.
S.R.15/S.R.80, from south
of Martin Luther King Blvd.
to south of Canal Street: Con-
struction began April 30, 2007 on
S.R.15/S.R.80 from a point south
of Martin Luther King Blvd. to
a point south of Canal St. in the
City of Belle Glade This .33 mile
project cost $4.2 million and is es-
timated to be complete mid-Feb-
ruary 2008. This project includes:
Milling and Resurfacing, Signal-
ization, Drainage Work, Light-
ing, Pavement Markings, Signing,


Landscaping and Utility Improve-
ments. This project is being built
by Community Asphalt Inc. Re-
striction: One lane of.both north-
bound and southbound S.R.15.
/S.R. 80/ Main St., will be open
from Martin Luther King Blvd. to
Canal St. Delays are expected. '
S.R. 25/U.S. 27, Mile Post 5
to Mile Post 16: Construction
began March, 2007 on S.R. 25/U.S.
27 from mile post 5 to mile post
16. This $6.5 million construc-
tion project will include milling
and repaving the existing road-
way. The project is being built by
Community Asphalt Corporation
and is expected to be complete
October 2008. Restriction: There


may be alternating lane closures
northbound and southbound
throughout the project corridor,
7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., daily, until
the project is complete.
S.R. 15/ S.R. 700/ U.S. 98/
U.S. 441 from Canal Point
to the Palm Beach Martin
County Line: Construction be-
gan September, 2007 on S.R. 15/
S.R. 700/ U.S. 98/ U.S. 441 from
Canal Point to the Palm Beach -
Martin County Line. This $8.4 mil-
lion, 7 mile construction includes
milling and resurfacing of the ex-
isting roadway, sign installation
and drainage improvements. The
project is being built by Commu-
nity Asphalt Corporation and ex-


pected to be complete by late No-
vember 2008. Restriction: There
will be intermittent lane closure
throughout the project corri-
dor on S.R. 15, Monday, Jan. 28,
through Friday, Feb. 1. Flagmen
will be onsite to assist motorists.
There will be:full, lane. closures of
3rd St. 2nd St. and 1st St. at S.R.
15, beginning Monday, Jan. 28.
Only one street will be closed at a
time. Each individual street will be
closed for approximately 5 days.
Residents may access the closed
road by the two remaining roads
that will remain open. Minimum
delays are expected.


News in Brief


Area Agency on
Aging directors meet
The Area Agency on Aging of
Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, Inc.
Board of Directors meeting is
scheduled to be held on Tuesday,
Jan. 22, at the Area Agency on Ag-
ing, 1764 N. Congress Ave., Suite
201, West Palm Beach. The meet-
ing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
Contracts.requiring the expendi-
ture of funds are a regular agenda
item of this meeting. Please call
Vivian Pfau, Area Agency on Ag-
ing, at (561)684-5885 for more
information.

H.O.PE meetings
are scheduled
Citizens of the city of South
Bay have recently formed a group
called H.O.P.E. "Helping Others
Pursue Equality." This is due to
the monthly increase in our water
and sewer bills and will decide
our course of action. Meetings are
scheduled the first Wednesday of
every month in the Miracle by Faith
Fellowship Hall, 1035 Northwest
First Street, South Bay. Your atten-
dance will make a difference.

Weight Watchers
plans meetings
Weight Watchers oPfthe Glades
meets Thursdays from 5 until 6
p.m. at the Sugar Cane Growers
Cooperative, on the fourth floor.

Bingo nights posted
American Legion Post 20 will
host Bingo nights every Thursday
at 7 p.m. For more information,
please call (561) 996-6444 after 3
p.m.

Pahokee Beacon
Centerhas schedule
Beacon Center Programs
scheduled are:
The Pahokee Beacon Center
at Pahokee Elementary School
will host classes at the following
times posted:
Family Resource Center:
Access Florida: sign up for
food stamp, Welfare & Medicaid


benefits.
Lending Library, notary, fax,
copy center, community bulletin
board update Monday through
Thursday (9 a.m. until 8 p.m.)
and Friday (9 a.m. until 5 p.m.)
Adult Classes include:
Free ESOL / English Class
-Mondays & Wednesdays (6 until
8 p.m.)'
Free GED Class- Mondays &
Wednesdays (6 until 8 p.m.)
Free Computer Class -Tues-
day & Thursday (6 until 8 p.m.)
Free Child Care for all Adult
Classes- Mondays through Thurs-
day (6 until 8 p.m.)
Free Adult Leisure Activities
(activities vary)
Free parenting classes
Youth Enrichment Academy:
Monday through Friday (2:30 un-
til 6 p.m.)
Middle School Program: Mon-
day through Friday (3:45 until 7
p.m.)
Community Advisory Council
Meeting: second Wednesday of
every month
The Community is welcome
come to voice their concerns.
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Hospital hosts
support groups
Wellington Regional Medical
Center has the following support
groups:
Bariatric Education Seminar
meets the first Thursday of the
month.
Bariatric Support Group
meets the first Thursday of each
month from 1 to 2 p.m. and the
third Thursday of each month
from 6 to 7 p.m. Call (561) 798-
8587 for details,
Head & Neck Cancer Sup-
port group meets the fourth Tues-
day of the month, at 6:30 p.m. in
the hospital conference room.
Lactation Tea & Support
Group meets the third Thursday
of each month at 9 a.m. For more
information, call (561) 586-BABY.
La Leche League of Palm
Beach County meets the first Mon-
day of each month at 7 p.m. Call
(561) 798-0922 for more info.


Prostate Cancer Support
meets the first Friday of the month
at 7 p.m. in the conference room.
Your Bosom Buddies II Breast
Cancer Support meets the second
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.
in the conference room. Seminole
reenactment festival scheduled.

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Arrest Report


This column lists arrests,
( not convictions, unless oth-
erwise stated. Anyone who
is listed here and who is
later found not guilty, or has
the charges against them
dropped, is welcome to in-
form the newspaper. We will
confirm the information and
print it.
Western Palm Beach
County

Belle Glade
Guy Weston, 29, of Carver
Street, Belle Glade, was arrested
on Jan. 23, by PBSO on a war-
rant charging him with insur-
ance fraud less than $20,000. He
was released on a surety bond
and under supervision.
Jose Santoyo, 23, of South-
east Third Street, Belle Glade,
was arrested on Jan. 23, by
PBSO and charged with insur-
ance fraud less than $20,000. He
was released on a surety bond.
Drew Burton, 51, of South-
west Fifth Street, Belle Glade,
was arrested on Jan. 23, by
PBSO on an out of state fugitive
warrant. No bond was set.
David Bush, 40, of South-
west Sixth Street, Belle Glade,
was arrested on Jan. 24, by
PBSO on a warrant charging
him with possession of mari-
juana. No bond was set.
Dudley Gary, 23, of South-
west Avenue C Place, Belle
Glade, was arrested on Jan. 25,
by PBSO on a warrant charging
him with possession of cocaine.
He was released on a surety
bond.
Maurice Downie, 28, of
Belle Glade, was arrested on
Jan. 25, by PBSO on a warrant


charging him with selling mari-
juana. He was released on a
$5,000 surety bond.
Xavier Shannon, 29, of
South Third Street, Belle Glade,
was arrested on Jan. 25, by
PBSO on a warrant charging
him with possession of marijua-
na with intent to sell manufac-
ture or deliver and possession of
a controlled substance without
a prescription. He was released
on a surety bond.
Eddie Lusane, 28, of North-
west Avenue B, Belle Glade, was
arrested on Jan. 25, by PBSO on
a warrant charging him with
selling cocaine. He was released
on a $50,000 surety bond.
Wilford Demeciar, 29,
of Southwest Avenue B, Belle
Glade, was arrested on Jan. 25,
by PBSO on a warrant charging
him with selling cocaine. No
bond was set.
David Sherrod; 24, of South-
east Third Street, Belle Glade
was arrested on Jan. 25, by
PBSO and charged with selling
marijuana. No bond was set.
Damion Williams, 28, of
Southwest B Avenue, Belle
Glade was arrested on Jan. 25,
by PBSO on a warrant charg-
ing him with possession of
marijuana, possession of nar-
cotic equipment, possession of
marijuana with intent to sell and
fraud-giving false identification
to law enforcement. No bond
was set.
Timothy Davis, 19, of
Southwest Avenue C Place,
Belle Glade, was arrested on
Jan. 25, by PBSO and charged
with probation violation-battery
and possession of cocaine with
intent to sell. His bond was set
at $25,000.
Donnie Donaldson, 22,


Crime Stoppers


The Palmn
Beach County
Sheriff's Officex- Buxton
is seeking assis-
tance from the
public in locat-w
ing the follow-
ing wanted fugi-
tive asof Jan. 24,
2008. Willis
Willis Bux- Buxton
ton, age 40, is a black male with
black hair and brown eyes. He is
feet, 10 inches. tall and weighs9


approximately 160 pounds. He
has formerly lived on Shive Drive
in Pahokee and has been em-
ployed as a laborer.
He is wanted on felony viola-
tion of probation burglary of a
dwelling.
Anyone with information on
the whereabouts of this wanted
fugitive is asked to contact the
Crime Stoppers at: 1-800-458-
TIPS or online at www.crimestop-
perspbc.com : .


of Southwest A Avenue, Belle
Glade, was arrested on Jan. 25,
by PBSO and charged with sell-
ing cocaine. He was released on
a $15,000 surety bond.
Latravis Torrence, 23, of
Southwest G Avenue Belle
Glade was arrested on Jan. 25,
by PBSO on a warrant charging
him with selling cocaine. His
bond was set at $75,000.
Robert Durham, 37, of
Northwest Fourth Street, Belle
Glade, was arrested on Jan. 25,
by PBSO on a warrant charging
him with fraud, counterfeiting a
public record and larceny $300-
5,000. He was released under
supervision.
Leroy Weatherspoon, 23,
of Southwest E Avenue, Belle
Glade, was arrested on Jan. 25,
by PBSO and charged with sell-
ing marijuana. He was released
on a $5,000 surety bond.
Emanuel Joseph, 30, of
Southwest Third Street, Belle
Glade, was arrested on Jan. 25,
by PBSO and charged with pos-
session of cocaine and resisting
an officer. He was released on a
surety bond.
Harry Salter, 40, of South-
east F Avenue, Belle Glade, was
arrested on Jan. 25, by PBSO
and charged with possession
of cocaine and narcotic equip-
ment. He was released on a
surety bond.
Willie Harris, 32, of Belle
Glade, was arrested on Jan. 25,
by PBSO and charged with sell-
ing cocaine. His bond was set at
$50,000.
Larry Brown, 57, of South-
west Fifth Street, Belle Glade,
was arrested on Jan. 25, by
PBSO and charged with selling
marijuana. He was released on
a surety bond.
Roosevelt Bradley, 51,.
of Southwest Avenue E, Belle
Glade, was arrested on Jan. 25,
by PBSO and charged with pos-
session of cocaine. His bond
was set at $5,000.
Fabian Nation, 47, of B Cov-
enant Drive, Belle Glade, was ar-


rested on Jan. 26, by PBSO and
charged with selling marijuana.
He was released on a $5,000
surety bond.
Adrian Walker, 23, of B Cov-
enant Drive, Belle Glade, was
arrested on Jan. 26, by PBSO
and charged with possession of
cocaine and marijuana. He was
released on a surety bond.
Ramon Martinez, 47, of
North D.R. 715, Belle Glade, was
arrested on Jan. 26, by PBSO
and charged with possession of
cocaine. He was released on a
surety bond.
Latore Allen, 43, of West
Avenue A, Belle Glade was ar-
rested on Jan. 26, by PBSO and
charged with selling marijuana.
He was released on a surety
bond.
Christopher Griffin, 23,
of Northwest 14th Street, Belle
Glade, was arrested on Jan. 26,
by PBSO on a warrant charging
him with selling marijuana. He
was released on a $5,000 surety
bond.
Miguel Rodriguez, 19, of
Northeast I Avenue, Belle Glade,
was arrested on Jan. 26, by PBSO
and charged with possession of
cocaine. He was released under
supervision.
Eddie Drummond, 20, of
Southwest Fifth Street, Belle
Glade, was arrested on Jan. 26,
by PBSO and charged with rob-
bery with a weapon, aggravated
battery and aggravated battery
on a person 65 years or older.
No bond was set.
Pahokee
Tosheria Ford, 21, of Palm
Boulevard Pahokee, was ar-
rested on Jan. 23, by PBSO and
charged with fraud and larceny.
She was released on a surety
bond.
Sharon Joseph, 42, of Sal-
vatore Court, Pahokee, was ar-
rested on Jan. 23, by PBSO and
charged with contempt of court-
possession of cocaine, fraud
and possession of marijuana.
No bond was set.


Joviske Nelson, 23, of Jesse
Bigg Road, Pahokee, was ar-
rested on Jan. 26, by PBSO on
a warrant charging him with ag-
gravated assault with a deadly
weapon and battery. No bond
was set.
Tamichael .Boldin, 22, of
Palm Boulevard, Pahokee, was
arrested on Jan. 27, by PBSO
on a warrant charging him with
probation violation-battery. His
bond was set at $3,000.
Canal Point
John Taylor, 23, of South
Highway 441, Canal Point, was
arrested on Jan. 23, by PBSO
on a warrant charging him with
carrying a concealed firearm.
His bond was set at $3,000.
South Bay
Juan Hernandez, 22, of
U.S. Highway 27 South, South
Bay, was arrested on Jan. 24,
by PBSO and charged with ag-
gravated battery on a pregnant
woman and battery. His bond
was set at $25,000.
Lamondre Humphries,
19, of Palm Beach Road, South
Bay, was arrested on Jan. 24, by
PBSO and, charged with felony
battery. No bond was set.
Andre Calixte, 20, of South-
east Third Avenue, South Bay,
was arrested on Jan. 25, by
PBSO and charged with posses-
sion of marijuana with, intent
to sell, probation violation-at-
tempted robbery and probation
violation-dealing in stolen prop-
erty. No bond was set.
Charles Anderson, 20, of
Ilex Drive, South Bay, was ar-
rested on Jan. 26, by PBSO and
charged with possession of co-
caine. His bond was set at $15,
000
Cornelius Clark, 45, of
Southwest Ninth Avenue, South
Bay, was arrested on Jan. 26, by
PBSO on a warrant charging him
with purchasing marijuana. He
was released on a surety bond.
Clewiston
Shane Cypress, 37, was ar-


rested Jan. 27 and charged on a
warrant for VOP: felony or com-
munity control. Patricia Dur-
rance was the arresting officer.
Raul Frnacisco Iglesias,
36, was arrested Jan. 27 and
charged on a warrant for FTA:
driving with a license suspend-
ed or revoked. Patricia Durrance
was the arresting officer.
Albert Thomas Monroe
Jr., 28, was arrested Jan 22 and
charged with non moving traf-
fic violation habitual offender
driving with a suspended li-
cense. Cpl. Michael Stevens was
the arresting officer.

Glades County
Brian. Miggins, 42, of Buck-
head Ridge, was arrested on
Jan. 17, and charged with ag-
gravated assault and battery. He
was later released on a $5,000
surety bond.
Oscar Ford, 25, of Moore
Haven, was arrested on Jan.
18 and charged with domestic
violence and battery. He was
later released on a $7,500 surety
bond.
Ricardo De La Cruz, 24,
of Belle Glade, was arrested on
Jan. 20 and charged with DUI
and Driving while license sus-
pended. He was later released
ort a $3,000 surety bond.
John Mitchell, 43, of Moore
haven was arrested on Jan. 21,
on an active Hendry County
warrant. He was later turned
over to Hendry County Sheriff's
Office.
Dana Feagle, 51 of-Palm-
dale, was arrested on Jan. 22,
and charged with Grand theft.
He was later released on a
$5,000 surety bond.
Rogelio Pena,'18, of Moore
Haven, was arrested on Jan. 24,
and charged with criminal mis-
chief, burglary and grand theft.
He is being held in custody with
bond set at $35,000.




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Variety adds spice and nutrition


It's ironic that in this day
and age, when a wide variety
of fruits and vegetables is ready
available at the nearest super-
market, that some people ac-
tually have less variety in their
diet than the average American
did when they relied on locally
grown produce.
Before modern transporta-
tion made it possible to ship
tomatoes from Florida to Michi-
gan in the middle of the winter,
and before modern food pack-
aging made it possible to buy
frozen strawberries year round,
people simply ate what was
available. That meant that their
diets changed with the seasons.
Some foods were available in
the spring, others in the sum-
mer, and other foods were avail-
able in the autumn.
When it comes to healthy
eating, variety is good for you.
Eating a variety of foods usually
means consuming a variety of
nutrients. This used to happen
from necessity. People ate what
was available and were glad to


A
Healthier
Life


with Katrina Elsken

have it. But with the way food is
produced and marketed today,
it is possible to eat exactly the
same foods every day. And un-
fortunately, some people es-
pecially small children want to
do just that.
A diet that includes only two
vegetables those same two
vegetables -- every day may not
be balanced. Unless the two veg-
etables are broccoli and sweet
potatoes, some vitamins may be
missing from that diet.
How do you get more va-
riety in the diet?
*Experiment: Twice a month,
buy a fruit or vegetable your
family has never tried before.
You might surprise yourself and


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fall in love with pomegranates
or spaghetti squash.
Parents can set a good
example by eating a variety of
foods. Encourage every mem-
ber of the family to eat at least
one spoonful of the new food.
A little creativity in food
preparation can "sneak" extra
vegetables into foods that are
family favorites. For example,
you can mince (chop up into
very small pieces) yellowsquash,
eggplant and green peppers and
add to spaghetti sauce. The to-
mato sauce color and spaghetti
spices can effectively disguise
the additional vegetables.
If you tried a canned veg-
etable and didn't like it, try the
fresh version. There is a big dif-
ference between the flavor and
texture of canned and fresh veg-
etables.
Try juices and juice blends,
as a way to include a bigger va-
riety of fruits and vegetables in
your family's diet.
A few weeks ago, I wrote a
column about comfort foods"
and invited readers to share their


Health Dept. promotes child nutrition


TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida
Department of Health (DOH)
joins the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture (USDA) in
promoting the Child Care Food
Program, a federally funded
USDA program that reimburses
child care providers for serving
nutritious meals and snacks to
children.
"The Child Care Food Pro-
gram encourages children to
build healthy habits for life,"
said Philip E. Reeves, M.P.H.,
Bureau Chief of Child Nutrition
Programs. "Parents seeking
child care in Florida are encour-
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facilities that participate in this
program."


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Child care centers: In a non-
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income falls within the reduced-
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for breakfast, and 15 cents for
snacks. Children from house-
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Family day care homes:


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Afterschool programs: The
Afterschool Snack Program is a
subcomponent of the Child Care
Food Program. Snacks are avail-
able at no separate charge to
eligible children.
Homeless shelters and cer-
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Program is a subcomponent of
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Meals are available at no sepa-
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Households currently certified
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receive free meal benefits.
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* $159,900 New 3BD/2Ba home with a split floor
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* $189,000 This 3BD/2BA home features cathe-
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* $109,900 -JUST REDUCED! Beautiful brand new
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* $119,900 JUST REDUCED! Price Reduced
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* $775,000 Commercial zoned! 5+/- acre proper-
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* $375,000 Great Development Potential! This
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* Iehigh Lots starting at $46,900
* Montura Lots starting at $32,000
* Moore Haven Lots starting at $18,900
* Clewiston Lot $ 21,500
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DOG Small, Brown, found on
Flag Hole Rd. Call to ID.
(863)983-8382
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Found Vicinity of Pier II. Call
to identify (863)697-1420


BOAT SEAT CUSHION Vic
Taylor Creek Bridge & Pub
boat ramp at Kiss. Riv. on
Rt. 78. Call (815)258-5557
DOGS Red Bone Hound &
Blood Hound. Vic. Lazy 7.
Sun. 1/20. If found please
(863)634-6050


BOXERDOODLE 2 yrs. old
male, black w/white under
chin, great w/kids, to good
home only. (443)521-9257
KITTENS 1 orange female &
2 males, tiger striped & 1
bik. w/white face, to good
home only. (863)801-3561


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behind Rices Hotel
Something for
Everyone!!
Too many items to list
Sat. Feb 2nd
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"Yours Consignmen tore"M
Sat. 2/2, 8am-1pm.
Located on 42 Howe Ave.
Next to Hungry Howies.



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8am-?, 765 E State Rd 78
9North Lake Est RV Resort),
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meet Attractive Gal or Friends
for Dining, Traveling, etc. Call
(863)946-3123 Lets meet!

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attic, basement and/or
garage? Advertise your
yard sale in the classl-
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The Tribal Council gives preference in all of its employment practices to Native Americans. FirstLpreference in hiring, train-
ing, promoting and in all other aspects of employment is given to members of the Seminoleire who meet the job require-
ments. Second preference is given to other members of federally recognized Native American Tribes who meet the job
requirements.
If you are interested in applying for any of these positions complete an Application and bring it to the HR Office.
Qualifications for the desired position will be reviewed and you may be given an opportunity to interview for the position.
As with all applicants, hiring decisions will be made by the department to which you are applying.


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CELLULAR
CUSTOMER SERVICE
& SALES
(1) Full-time, (1) Part-time for
MetroPCS cell phone sales
and customer service.
$8.00 hr+ with experience.
Must be able to work
Saturdays. Spanish speakers
encouraged to apply. Glades
Metro Connection, 417 NW
16th St., Belle Glade.
Call (424)205-3767
for an interview.
Drivers: CALL TODAY! Bonus
& Paid Orientation 36-43cpm
Earn over $1000 weekly Ex-
cellent Benefits Class A and
3 mos recent OTR required
(800)635-8669.



A 120 bed skilled
nursing facility is seeking
a person to supervise and
direct the housekeeping
have housekeeping
supervisory experience.
JOIN A WINNING TEAM
GLADES HEALTH
CARE CENTER
230 S. Barfield Hwy.
Pahokee, Fl
561-924-5561
Fax. 561-924-9466
A Great Place To Work

When you want something
sold, advertise In the
classifieds.


EXPERIENCED HAIR STYLIST
& NAIL TECH Cutting Edge,
Stop by 375 N. Main St., La-
Belle. or Call (863)675-7411
MAKE IT GREAT IN 20081
$10 Is all you need to start
your own Avon business
all Gwen (888)265-1256
MARINE MECHANIC
PT or FT, All models.
(863)608-5067
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One man's trash Is anoth-
er man's treasure.Turni
your trash to treasure
with an ad in the classl-
fleds.


MYSTERY SHOPPERS needed
to visit places of business to
evaluate customer service,
product quality and store pres-
entation for national compa-
nies. Must have a computer
and printer. Call Karen Day
1-800-782-4299 or submit a
profile online: www.
virtuoso.maritzresearch.com.
TRACTOR OPERATOR needed
to apply herbicide in citrus
groves. Starting base $8.00 /
hr, with production incen-
tives. Health insurance, Paid
Vacation & Holidays. Call
863-675-3096.
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The classified ads


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UNITED STATES
SUGAR

CORPORATION

MULTICRAFT-- MECHANICS

7 OPENINGS

Hourly Rate $21.19

MECHANICAL SKILLS

*Safely fabricate, install, inspect, maintain, troubleshoot and
repair conveyors, hydraulic systems, gear boxes, pumps, tur-
bines, steel structures, chutes, fans, pipelines ,valves, vessels,
pressure vessels.

WELDING SKILLS-PASS 6G WELDING TEST

*Utilize miscellaneous metal working equipment and process-
es such as arc welding, oxygen/acetylene, MIG, TIG and plas-
ma methods to perform welding functions,

United States Sugar Corporation is one of America's largest di-
versified, privately held agribusiness firms. Employee owned
with great benefits including outstanding medical, 401K, and
retirement income and employee stock ownership.

Send resume or brief paragraph of experience to:

Fax 863-902-2889
Email Jdooley@ussugar.com
Apply online at www.ussugar.com
Stop at the Employment Center on WC Owen Drive.


Clerical position,
Temporary Intermittent NTE 90 days;
minimum salary $10.02/hr.
HS graduate or equiv-age 18 minimum.
Minimum requirements: 6 mos general
farm experience or knowledge of ag
crops and livestock, or clerical experi-
ence (education may be substituted).
Duties include office activities, computer
work. Apply 01/31/08 thru" 02/13/2008 at
USDA Farm Service Agency, 622 W
Sugarland Hwy, Clewiston, FL. Faxed
applications or resumes are acceptable
863-983-8709. Applicants must address
separately in writing 1) ability to commu-
nicate orally and 2) in writing; 3) ability
to identify and resolve problems; 4)
knowledge of FSA farm programs and
practices, 5) computer, skills. A copy of
the full vacancy announcement is avail-
able at the above address. USDA is an
equal employment opportunity employ-
er. Reasonable accommodation will be
provided to applicants with disabilities
on a case by case basis.





Experience required in basic accounting or
bookkeeping, proficient in MS Word, & Excel.
Responsibilities include accounts payable, ACH
processing and basic accounting functions. Must be
self motivated. Excellent salary with great benefits.

Send resume to:
Everglades Federal Credit Union, 1099 W. Ventura
Ave. Clewiston, FL 33440 Attn: M. Smith or email
resume to: martasmithhevergladesfcu.com


GILBERT CHERVOLET
Has openings for the following positions:
*Service Technician *Truck Mechanic *Collision Technician
Benefits include paid holidays, paid vacations,
health Insurance, 401K plan.
Apply in person at our Service Department or Collision
Center, or call (863)763-3154 Mon-Fri 7:30AM-5:30PM
EOE, DFWP


DENTAL ASSISTA-NT
Belle Glade
Experienced,
Excellent Salary/Benefits.
Generous Bonus Program
Call Maddi 561-999-9650
Ext 115


RN/LPN FULL TIME
Previous Experience
in LTC Required
**A Great Place to Work*
GLADES HEALTH
CARE CENTER
230 S. Barlield Highway
Pahokee, Florida 33476
Call 561-924-5561

ALZHEeERS

LPN- Seeking full time
Program Manager for our
Pahokee alzheimers adult
daycare. Strong Mgmt/Clinical
Skills Req'd.
Fax 866-843-0899
RN & HHA
For MDC Cert.
HH agency for Per Diem
visits in Pahokee,
Belle Glades.
Previous HH experience
Fax resume to:
(772)283-9681



Looking for PT,PTA, OTand
COTA Therapists.
Part Time/Full Time available.
New Physical Therapy Office
opening In Clewiston City. Call
Ivette at (786)399-9540
Part-time, home-based inter-
net business. Earn
$500-$1000/month or more.
Flexible hours. Training pro-
vided. No selling required.
F R E E d e t a s.
www.K738.com.



CDL-A DRIVERS: Expanding
Fleet offering Regional/OTR
runs. Outstanding Pay Pack-
age. Excellent Benefits. Gen-
erous Hometime. Lease
Purchase on '07 Peterbllts.
NATIONAL CARRIERS
(888)707-7729 www.nation-
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Driver: DON'T JUST START
YOUR CAREER, START IT
RIGHT! Company Sponsored
CDL training in 3 weeks.
Must be 21. Have CDL? Tui-
tion reimbursement! CRST.
(866)917-2778.
Our top regional driver made
$68,975 in 2007! How much
did YOU earn? $.45 per
mile? Make more In 2008!
Home most weekends!
HEARTLAND EXPRESS
(800)441-4953 www.heart-
landexpress.com.
Find It faste. Sol It soon-
er In the classfileds


PUBLIC AUCTION

2nd Annual Cane Country Auction
February 2, 2008 @ 9:00 AM
~ Consignments Welcome -
Tractors, Farm Equipment, Cane Harvesting
Equipment, Construction Equipment, Heavy Duty
Trucks, Semi, Trailers, ATV's, and much more!

26400 State Rd 880, Belle Glade, FL
Terry DeMolt, Sr. Mobile 229-891-1832
DeMott Auction Co. 561-992-9028
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"Where It'sAiTAbout qettinvg (Better
Full time-ERRN III StanSupervisor
Valid FL lic. Min 3yrs exp., ACLS, PALS rea
Perdlem RN NursingSupervsor
Valid FL RN lic. 5 + yrs. clinical exp. Must have 3 yrs charge or supervisory
status. ACLS PALS reQ,
Per Diem- C.NA Monitor Tech (Night Shift)
Must possess a valid C.NA Cert. and exp. monitoring rhythm recognition.
Full time Registered Nurse
Must possess a valid FL license w/ at least I yr. exp in area of
expertise.
Full time HIM Supervisor
RHIA with two+ yrs sup exp or RHIT with three+ yrs sup exp. Must
demonstrate an excellent command of the ICD-9-CM Classiication
system and DRGn mel o Musthae theability to use computerized
medical record abstract andencoder, and possess good technical skills.
Full time Medical Office Manager (LaBelle Clinic)
Candidate should have a min of 3yrs medical office management
experience in a physician's office. This position requires skill In
developing and maintaining effective relationships with medical and
administrative staff, patients, and the public.
Per diem Laboratory Assistant
Previous experience with specimen collection preferred
Full time Foundation/Marketing Coordinator
Previous exp in marking peferned. Must hae ep with MS Office applications
and possess a high degree of clerical and organization skills with strong commu-
nication and interpersal skls.
Full time Housekeeper
(Thurs/ Fri 6:00am -2:30pm, Sat/Sun 6:00am 6:30pm)
Prey housekeeping exp in a hospital or hotel pref. Must maintain a
safe, sanitary environment.
Full time -Advanced Registered Nurse Practtltoner/ARNP
This position will re e refxibFe scheduling. Candidate must possess a
Florida ARNP License. 2+ years exp in a family
practice/pediatric/urgent care setting pref. Must possess excellent
communication skills to Interact with patients, staff, and the community.
www.hendyregional.org
Phone: 863-902-3023 or Fax resume to: 863:983-0805
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1990 East SR 78NW
Moore Haven, FL 33471
Phone 868-946-2420
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license is required & High School Diploma or its
equivalent. The job consists of installing meters,
reading water meters, laying water lines & operating
equipment in the field. On the job training & possible
job advancement.
Full time with medical benefits, retirement, sick and
vacation leave. Open until filled.
Job descriptions & applications can be obtained at
the Satellite Office in Clewiston & the Courthouse
Square in LaBelle in the HR Department.
Vet Pref. EEO. Drug free.
Applicants needing assistance in the application
process should contact the Hendry County
Commissioners HR department.




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Services


NEW SELF STORAGE
46 units 7x15, 8x15, 10x15,
10x30,12x30, 15x25. Full
electric, secure on Commerelo
St. 350 ft. from Clewiston
Police Dept. 863-983-6663,
863-983-2808, after hrs.
863-983-8979


AIR CONDITIONERS (3) (2
Kenmore w/warranties, 5
btu's,-(1) Arctic King 1300
watts. $400 (863)261-1064


BLACK STOVE/MICROWAVE
COMBO very good condi-
tion $350 (863)517-0244
DRYER Kenmore, tan, $95.
(863)763-9606
DRYER Like new. $100
(239)462-5070
REFRIGERATOR commercial
type, $150 or best offer.
(863)673-0428
REFRIGERATOR GE, 14 cu
ft. White. Gently used. $125
or best offer. (863)357-0060
STOVE GE, Electric, Good
condition. Clean. $75
(863)673-0656
STOVE Glass top, self clean-
ing, like new. $125
(239)462-5070
STOVE Kenmore, Electric,
White, Works, $30
(863)467-2366 Okee area
WASHER Good shape $45
with free Dryer,
(863)675-3032
WASHER Kenmore, Front
loader; Energy efficient.
$335 (863)675-0548
WASHER Whirlpool, white, in
very good condition $125
firm (863)517-0244
WASHERS & DRYERS
STACK UNITS
$95 & up, 1 yr warranty
REFRIGERATORS & STOVES
(239)694-0778



MICROWAVE Large, 10,000
watt. $75 (863)763-5890



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Why Rent When
You Can Own?
We Finance Everyone!
All Size Sheds Available
800-330-8106


WOLFF TANNING BEDS As
Low as $28 a month! FREE
DVD Player Order by
2/8/08 CALL ETS Tan TO-
DAY! (800)842-1305
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BOYS BIKE 12", with training
wheels, green/black) good
condition $ 1 5
(863)763-6131 Okeechobee



BUILDINGS FOR SALE! "Rock
Bottom Prices!" 25x30 Now
$4100. 25x40 $5400. 30x40
$6400. 35x50 $8790. 35x70
$11,990. 40x80 $14,900.
Others. MANUFACTURER DI-
RECT since 1980...
(800)668-5422.


great shape & Dresser. $150 HIP & THIGH SCULPTOR -1 11
or bst offer for both, wil year old, like new, tones legs
sep. (863)763-4473 & hips. $150 or best offer.
DRESSER 6 drawer, Chest, 3 (863)675-9025
drawer, non-matching but HOME GYM Welider XP23 HOT TUB -l'04 Pead Jet Setter,
can be used together. $70 Latpull down, press, curls 6 color Illuminance sys. Cover,
will sep (863)227-6210 flys, leg curls, Has aweighi Clean, Like new. Pd $5795
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER stack$75(863)674-1317 Asking $2000 (863)946-1807
q u a ity $ 1 5 0 NORDIC TRACK CX938- Elli JACUZZI needs work, you
(863)675-2959tical, purch in Nov 200 pick up, $300 or best offer
L SHAPED COUCH 2 pcs, Asking $300 (863)801-1541 (863)447-5407
microfiber beige. $500 or (863)763-4607 POOL Above ground. $75
(863)675-4098 Evenings. STATIONARY BIKE good (863)763-3631_I
Will deliver in Labelle. c o n d ion $25 POOL SunSand 12'X3', Good
LEATHER COUCH Black with (863)467-1373 c o n d it i o n $ 5 0
2 reclining ends, great cond. (863)467-2366 Okee. area.
$450 or best offer. Call i i i l
863-697-6470M E
LIFT CHAIR Pride, lifts to WALKER Nova Cruiser De-
standing position, reclines, luxe, 4 wheels with hand BARNETT CROSSBOW With
good cond. burgundy, $250 brakes & basket $175. all accessories. $400
(863)697-1044 for Info (863)467-0031 (863)467-5646 after 6pm


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BUSH HOG 4ft, asking $200
or best offer (863)763-6023
SAWMILLS from only
$2,990.00--Convert your
LOGS TO VALUABLE LUM-
BER with your own Norwood
portable band sawmill. Log
skidders also available.
www.norwoodsaw-
mills.com/300N FREE In-
formation: (800)578-1363-
Ext: 300-N.


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LITTLE TYKES CAR BED WHEELCHAIR Sleek Viper
K oo complete, $20 you haul lightweight wheelchair, cost
(863)307-0383 $500, asking $200
LOVESEAT small, floral, $75 (863)763-5890
Okeechobee area .=
o best ofe (772)708-3645 I
C. LOVESEAT floral design, $75 AIRLINES ARE HIRING Train
FIM ATES (863)467-5477 for high paying Aviation
CommercialTES LR SET matching black Maintenance Career. FAA ap-
tommercial leather couch, chair, recliner, proved program. Financial
the BBB sofa table, 3pc table group aid if qualified Job place-
$600 neg (863)697-8572 meant assistance. CALL Avia-
ofs, Roof Repairs MATRESS King size magnet- tion Institute of Maintenance
o oo Reairs MATRESS King size magnet- (888)349-5387.
) 675-7045 ic power mattress. $800COLLEGE ONLINE
;C1325950 (833755 .from home. Medical, busi-
PAPA-SAN LOUGE CHAIR ness, paralegal, computers,
Base, Chair & Cushions. $25 criminal justice. Job place- S
or best offer. (863)484-0395 ment assistance. Financial
PARSONS CHAIRS (2) $20 aid and computer provided if
H(863)467-8681 q u alifi ed Call
STEEL SHELTER 26X18 (866)858-2121, www.Onli-
Back enclosed. $800. POOL TABLE Regulation neTidewaterTech.com. 1
(863)243-4001 Moore size, $400.863-673-4354 CASE 2XX KNIVES (3) Carv-
Haven. QUEEN BR SUITE- bedding, ing & butcher knives. $105
frame, hdbd, dresser w/mir- for all, will separate.
'I I ror, 2 nite stands, quilt, (502)931-8101
sheets $300 (863)517-0244 COWHIDE brand new, light &
RECLINER La-Z-Boy, brown, dark brindle color, from Ar-
PRESSURE TREATED PLY- like new. $250 gentina, $200.
WOOD (5 sheets 3/4") 4x8, (863)983-7719 (239)340-8503
& (5) 8' 4x4 posts, $200 for
all (863)261-4633 you haul SOFA & CHAIR exc. cond., DIVORCE$275-$350*COVERS
$200 or best offer. children, etc. Only one sig-
WHITE PORCELAIN LAVATO- (863)467-1281 nature required! *Excludes
RY- with one lever chrome f
faucet, beige countertop, like SOFA Red leather. Beautiful. govt. fees! Call weekdays
new $20 (863)467-8681 Asking $275 (863)675-3888 800)4622000Alta Divor60
after pmLLC. Established 1977.
imm SOFA SLEEPER Queen size, TWTRTK fr m
sage green, like new. $400 HOT WATER TANK for mo-
INFANT SWING Fisher Price, (863)983-7719 bile home, 110v, 30 gallon,
pink, papasan, used 3 mos., TWIN BED SET (2)- Includes (863)484-0395
exc. cond., looks brand new, mattress, boxspring, frame, (834-0
$130. (863)763-4793 2 night tables, TV table, New Black Ornamental Steel
LIFEJACKET VESTS (2 sheets $250 (863)517-0244 Fence Panels. 5 foot by 6
foot long. Compare $25.
small, up to 90 lbs., $0. Ours $795. 10 days only.
(863)467-1373 See video. www.USFence-
lo hi I0 E im I Brokers.com Contact Barry
SCLUB CAR Batteries are (800)244-9405.
CLOGGING SHOES Stomper, good. Comes with charger. NOW AVAILABLE 12008 POST
8 n a r r o w. $ 5 0 Has windshield &top. $1500 OFFICE JOBS. $18$20/HR.
(772)597-4421 (863)673-0656 NO EXPERIENCE, PAID
(772)597-4421 (863)673-0656 TRAINING, FED BENEFITS,
--- GOLF CART Club Car 1995, VACATIONS. CALL
Co c I b 5I gas. $1695 (863)675-1472 (800)910-9941 TODAY! REF
GOLF CART Club Car 2003, #FL_8. _
BASEBALL CARDS over Electric w/charger, side cur- Roaches? Harris Famous
1500, w/protective covers & tains and windshield. $2400 Roach Tablets, Guaranteed
boxes, good cond., $500. (863)675-1472 to kill roaches since 1922.
(863)697-3523 Club Car, lights, Over 100 tablets treats entire
ELVIS COLLECTION Many curtains, hih speed, excel- home; less than $5. Sold at
Rare items, items from lent condition. $1500 Publix, Hardware Stores.
Graceland, memorabilia. (772)332-6472 VERTICAL BLINDS Triple
$300 neg. (863)467-0627idth, creamcolor. $30
cGOLF CART- Club Car w/roof. w h, lo. 3
Came from Up North Excel- (863)357-1560
Su0 lent condition. t1700
(863)467-2824o Musial
LAP TOP COMPUTER Aver- GOLF CLUBS (100) Misc.,
tex. $400 or best offer. All brands. Many good. $890 BANJO Harmony, 5 string,
(863)673-6620 for all will sep. $100. (863)467-6148
LAPTOP Dell, 256 KB (863)946-3123 DRUM SET- Pearl 13 piece.
memory, Win. XP, All soft- GOLF CLUBS- 100 misc. $700. (863)261-1235
ware & case included. $300 clubs, Calloway, Lynx, Ping,
Neg. (863)357-2271 Etc. Good quality. $800. Will GUITAR Harmony, Arch Top,
MONITOR 17" Flat screen sep. 863-946-3123 $100. (863)467-6148
(Not flat panel). Works great. STANLEY GOLF CLUBS set ORGAN All instruments in-
35 (863)357-2009 with bag and caddy, $75 cluded, excellent condition,
(863)467-8430 $1200 ;or best of-
fer(863)467-4253
I-i I I ORGAN Imperial, $5.0.
,CERAMIC KILN Paragon, (863)610-1092 ,
240v, 50 amp, shelves, etc., AR 15 COLT Marlin 44 Mag- ORGAN Wuritzer Profession-
24" x 36". $300 or trades? num, Browning lever action al, $200. (863)610-1092
(863)467-7415 22. $2600 will separate.
S(863)532-9881 PIANO Harrison Spinet, ex-
(863)532-9881 T cellent condition. Quality
I s 9 COLT AR15 MATCH TARGET tone. $1000 or best offer.
RIFLE 2.5 to 10 power You pick up. (863)763-4053
Scope, never fired, 24" Bar- ( )- 45
TWIN BED COVERS (2 SETS)- rel $2000 (772)461-8822 STELLA HARMONY PARLOR
white, good condition, w/1 HI NT mm smi a GUITAR second owner,
set of sheets, $10 HIPNT-mmsemiauto exc cond., in orig case, $300
(863)467-4253 pistol, 7 shot magazine neg. (863)467-0627
new, $300. (863)467-2315
WINDOW SHADES Honey- Iv. msg.
combed, Insulating. (13) 36"
W & (2) 18 W. 72" L. $65, ITHACA Model 37, 16 gauge
will sep. (863)675-2785 deluxe with 200 rounds of BALD PYTHON Female, 50'
ammo. $375 (863)675-4163 gal tank, mulch, heating pad,
FITHACA Model 51 Feather- tree & hiding place. $300
I eight, 12 gauge, automatic, (863)801-4283
ARMOIR Black mirrored, with poly choke, $400 BIRD CAGES 2, one Is flight
$200 or best offer. Call (863)763-5683 cage the other is a parrot
863-675-3676 MOSSBERG 12 GA 1 yr old, cage. Both on wheels $250
BED king size, $300. $200 or trade for clean or bestoffer(863)467-2975
(863)675-2959 handgun (863)447-9127 CHIHUAHA PUP 3 mo. old
BEDROOM SET Girls, Twin NEWTON ARMS -30USG Female $300. Call Barb
BEDROOM SET Girls, Twin Days) (863)675-2541. La-
sleigh bed (Head/footboard), (30.06), first type dbl set (Days) (863)675-2541. La-
dresser, mirror nightstand tdriggers, exc cond. $895 neg Belle area.
$350 863-824-2617 (863)763-5120 COCKATIELS all healthy,
BEDROOM SET- Real wood, 7 REMINGTON Model 870 also 2 breedingpair for sali,
drawer dresser w/full mirror Magnum 3" 12 gauge pump, $40 (239)657-5760
& 6 small shelves, king size $425 (863)763-5683 COCKATOOS 1 mated pair of
frame. $100 (863)261-5271 SHOTGUN 12 gauge Rem- umbrella cockatoos w/Irg
BEDS Bunk bed frame ington, 1187 premier, Nat cage. $1500 (863)763-6778
wooden & twin bed, $75/will Wild Turkey Fed gun., new In DOG BOX 3x3x29 Inches,
sep. Call 863-673-4354 box $695 (863)357-1528 diamond plate fop, plywood
BR SET -2 nite stands, tall SHOTGUNS (2) -12 gauge bottom. $30'0
matcing faux oak, exc condo $450 for both, will separate. DOG BOX 4x4x40", dbl. w/2
$400 neg (863)697-8572 (502)931-8101 1 swing doors, diamond plate
CHAIR Extraarges SHOTGUNS (2)- 16 gauge & top & back, plywood bottom,
chair, w/extra large storage 20 gauge L, Smith. $1400 $450. (863)467-7197
Ottoman, tan, exc cond. w I3- s5epa r a t e MOLUCCAN COCKATOO- 1
$450 (863)357-1560 (863)357-1528 very friendly male, w/Irg cor-

(863)467-2153 zl nes, new, $450. PEACOCKS India Blues,
(863)467-2315 lv. msg. tame, 1 yr. old, $300 will sell
wit horse designs, $80' Winchester Pump, 243 Ruger separatey.(863)675-8732
(239)340-8503 with scope, 30/30 Winches- PEKINGESE PUPPIES $350
ter & Browning 22, $1500. each. PITBULL BLUE PUP-
COMPUTER DESK & CHAIR 863-532-9881 P I ES $300 each
Good condition. $30 or best (863)302-4442
(863)467-2153 I I RING NECK DOVE 11 Birds
$60 call Barb Days
DINETTE SET All wood w/4 (863)675-2541 LaBelle
chairs & small microwave. AB LOUNGE Sport (AKA Ab Lel
$100 for all, or best offer. L3ounger 2) $50 SNAKE Burmese Python,
(863)763-4473 (239)986-0296 Very tame. Cage & heat rock
DINING ROOM SET Like EXERCISE BIKE Air Bike 950, (239)707-4068 LaBelle area
new, thick glass top, oblong, Like new. Will sell for half
6 chairs & credenza. $375 price $50 (863)634-4291 SNAKE Columbian Redtail
(863)467-8644 EXRBoa, 6', Very tame with cage
7- EXERCISE BIKE- Asking $10 & lamp Included. $250 Neg.
DOUBLE BED Nice soft top, (863)946-3622 (239)707-4068 LaBelle area


IOG TRAP -. New, asking
$350 (863)447-9127



kMPLIFIER Rockford Fos-
gate Punch P250.2, Brand
new in box $150.
(239)986-0296
CONSOLE STEREO 8 track,
record player, can record, 8
track tapes $1.00 neg.
(863)467-8430
IBL AMPLIFIER 1200 watts,
$200 or best offer
(863)214-3427
STEREO SYSTEM Fisher, 2/2
4' speakers, 5cd disc chang-
er, tuner, amp, dual cassette,
$100 neg. (863)357,6315
TAPE RECORDER Variable.
$100 (772)597-4421


BIG SCREEN TV 54", Good
condition. Needs plexiglass.
$150 or best offer.
(863)634-9017
HEAD REST TV Universal, w/
DVD, Wireless Headphones.
$650 neg. (863)673-6620
RCA BIG SCREEN TV 52",
Asking $250 (863)467-1694
ROTO MOTOR Still in box.
$50 (863)467-3888
TELEVISION 13" Samsung.
$20 (863)763-7497 after 6
pm
TELEVISION 25" Zenith con-
sole. $65 (863)763-7497 af-
ter 6 pm
TELEVISION RCA 32" Tru-
Flat, only 2 yrs old, like new.
$150 or best offer.
(863)467-2053
TELEVISION / VCR- 13" Sony,
$35 (863)675-7350
TOSHIBA TV 19" color, $50
(863)675-7318
TV Color, 64", Phillips. Only
10 months old. $900 in-
cludes Entertainment stand.
(863)228-2933
TV ANTENNA VHF/UHF/FM,
VU-190XR, still in box. $75
(863)467-3888
TV, Sony XBR, 52" $400 or
best offer. (863)673-1981
WALL MOUNT for up to 30"
flat panel HD TV.$75
(863)467-6548


ALUMINUM EXT LADDER 24
foot. $70 (863)467-8250
BAND SAW Craftsman, 10",
with stand, $50
(863)675-7318
BAND SAW Sears, cuts
wood or metal, $100.
(863)467-2984
DIESEL GENERATOR 8500 -
Electric start, never used,,
still in plastic w/warranty.
$1500 (772)342-7304'
ELECTRIC CONCRETE MIXER
3 1/2 cubic feet, used
twice. $200 (863)467-8250
GENERATOR 6HP, 3500
watt, runs great, $100 or
best offer (419)727-9376 La
belle
PRESSURE CLEANER 2400
psi, w/ 5.0 Honda engine,
pump not building pressure,
$50 (863)763-7009
RADIAL ARM SAW 10" $100
(863)763-4643 ,
SNAP-ON TOOL BOX $2200
or best offer (863)697-3802
TABLE SAW 10" $100
(863)763-4643
TABLE SAW Works, exc.
cond. $150. Call
561-644-5418
WOOD BAND SAW 12" w/
stand. $125 or best offer.
(863)357-3633


CABBAGE PATCH DOLLS &
OTHERS. 20 Dolls in all.
$100 for all, will sep.
(863)357-2829
SUPER NINTENDO GAMES -
Disney, Star Wars, Donkey
Kong & Super Marlo $25 or
will separate (863)467-0031



KIRBY '2000, Ultimate G
complete system including
Shampooer. Orig. $2000,
Asking $250 (863)697-0014

Agriculture


9


FOR SALE OR RENT
BIG 2.5 Acre Lot
Good for Nursery
585 CR 833
Montura Ranches
Frontage on State Rd. -
833.
Waterfront Lake in back
Fruit Trees
Warehouse
Bathroom
Septic Tank
Drain Field
By Owner Call
(786)303-0173



3 BR/2BA Forecliosre I
$23,300! Only $199/Mo! 5%
down 20 years @ 8% apr.
Buy, 4/BR $421/Mol For list-
ings (800)366-9783 Ext
5760.



5 bedroom, 3 full bath pool
home at 225 Via Del Aqua,
ust off Ponce de Leon.
Pool, screened pool house
with hot tub, 6' privacy
fence, garage, shed, half
acre lot+/-, new metal
roof, renovated kitchen, all
matching white appliances,
oak cabinets, tile floors,
with carpet in 3 bedrooms.
All offers considered, seller
will help with closing costs
and possibly hold second
mortgage, asking $257,900
OBO. Current appraisal
available. Drive by for a
look then call
863-599-2595 for appt.
BELLE GLADE: 1785 sq. ft., 6
Bdrm., 3 Ba., 1 Car Garage.
Corner of S.W. 10th St. &
S.W. Ave. C. $180,000.
Realty International, Sandy
Weiser (561)329-1408





HARLEM 3/2- Brand New I
Harlem Academy Drive
Appliances, New carpet,
C/Air, 1 Car Garage,
Landscaped. $164,500.
SHIP or Owning
Financing Possible
Call Owner: 863-673-5071
or 561-996-8010



Auction Date: February 9th,
10AM 2903 W. Trilby Ave.,
Tampa, FL 33611 Great In-
vestment Property! 7% Buy-
ers Premium FL#AU3319,
BK#3088842 Dan Mahaney-
(239)292-1119 u-auc-
tion.com.
How do you find a job In
today's competitive
market? hin the employ-
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sifleds


NC Mountains 2 acres with
great view, very private, big
trees, waterfalls & large pub-
lic lake nearby, $69,500. Call
now (866)789-8535.



LOG CABIN only $69,900.
Lake Access with FREE Boat
Slips. Own the dream! New
2,128 sf log cabin package
at spectacular 160,000 acre
recreational lake Paved
road, u/9 utilities, excellent
financing. Call now
(800)704-3154, x1712.


I


HORSE HARNESS Single std
size, leather, for driving a
wagon, dk brown, never
used. $200 (863)675-4098
SADDLE 14/2" Bob Mar-
shall, Treeless, Barrel, Floral
pattern, With silver. Asking
$1250 (863)697-6470
WESTERN HORSE SADDLES
2 1 is new, 1 is used.
b75 will separate.
(863)467-6769



AERATOR SEEDER SPREAD-
ER Tow behind, Mfg. by
Brinly, New Condition, $100-
Call Lloyd (561)315-7731
RIDING LAWN MOWER, John
Deere Runs excellent,
$1,500. Call 863-983-7751
ROTARY MOWER, Rhino, 6',
$1800. (863)234-1230
ROTOTILLER 8 hp Crafts-
man, runs good. $280
(561)790-3681
WEB GRILL Gensis Silver, 2
yrs old, paid $400 asking
$200 or best offer
(419)727-9376 Labelle f
ZTR MOWER Snapper, 15 hp
Kohler, 42" cut, runs &
mows great. $800 or trades?
(863)467-7415



Okeechobee Livestock
Market Sales
Every Monday-12pm & every
Tuesday-11am. 763-3127


SADDLE Billy Cook, new
leather, $200 or best offer
(863)763-6023


Rentals


$421/Mo! 4BR/2BA HUD
Home! (5% down 20 years
@ 8% apr) More Homes
Available from $199/Mo! For
,listings call (800)366-9783
Ext 5669.
EFFICIENCY APARTMENT,
private drive, private en-
trance. (863)946-0004 or
(863)227-6155.



Brand New
3/2/1 Town house located
near Lake "0"
HOA/ Utilities fees included
$1,500.00/month
Call Charlie (732)496-5454
FURNISHED CONDO -2 br, 2
ba in quiet complex next to
Lake Okeechobee, pool, fit-
ness room & more! $1200/mo
neg based on term of lease.
(863)517-1376


3BR/2BA Foreclosurel
$23,300! Only $238/Mo! 5%
down 20 years @ 8% apr.
Buy, 4/BR $421/Mo! For list-
ings (800)366-9783 Ext
5798.
CLEWISTON 5br, 2ba, large
yard, 316 E Obispo, NO pets
$900 /mo + $900 sec
(863)805-2872 Trisha
CLEWISTON 2 br, 2 ba,
fenced yard, driveway. Fur-
nished. $1095/mo + sec
dep. (262)989-2571
CLEWISTON 3br, lba, 417 E
Trinidad, large porch,
$850/mo + $850 sec, lo
pets (863)805-2872 Trisha





Very nice house with 3 Bed-
rooms, 2 Bathrooms, CBS,
Central Air, Washer/Dryer
and Security System. Prop-
erty is located at 162 Booker
Place. Monthly rent $600.
Sale Price $110,000.
Pahokee-
Newly renovated house at
346 Banyan Ave. This prop-
erty has 3 Bedrooms and 1
Bathroom, Central Air, split
bedroom floor plan. Entire
Interior has been redone.
D6n't miss out on this one.
Monthly rent is $1100. Sale
Price $145,000.

This 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath-
room home, located at 900
NE 21st St. is in a nice
neighborhood and close to a
playground area. It has
Central Air and a wash-
er/dryer. You can use the
3rd bedroom for a large
family room if you choose.
Monthly rent is $12QO. Sale
Price $175,000.
Contact Elizabeth Stephan
at 561-441-4397 for more
Information or to request an
appointment. Section 8 and
other housing vouchers are
accepted. Move in requires
1st month's rent, last
month's rent and one month
rent for a security deposit.


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HUD HOMES 4BR/2BA
$421/mo! 3/BR Foreclosure!
$199/mo! Stop Renting! 5%
dw, 20 yrs @ 8% apr For
Listings (800)366-9783 Ext
5853.
MOORE HAVEN RENTALS- Ef-
ficiency apt, furnished w/util.
$160/wk. 3br, 2ba CBS,
$900. 3/2 MH on acre
fenced yard $800. Large 2/2
+ den, 1/3 ac, tile floors,
$850. 2br, 2ba $600. 1br
1 ba apt, $500.
(863)509-0096



OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE -
For doctor, lawyer, accoun-
tant, etc. 112 WC Owen, Cle-
wiston. (239)994-7368


CLEAN PROFESSIONAL MALE
Seeks Same to share 4 BR, 2
BA. $135 wk. Call
(863)824-6112 or
772)-349-8637


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OWNER PARTICIPATION.
*Tanrio Ave. beautiful 5 acs
REDUCED $100,000
*Main Ev miri ]. Ac + new
CBS home. 3/2 REDUCED
$278,000
20 Acres Palm tree nursery with
irrigation system $400,000
Clewistan 2 DUPLEX, 2/1 each,
REDUCED AGAIN $230,000


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Owner Wants Offers
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10 acres, two ponds, barn, tack
room, stalls. Price negotiable
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2005
Chariot
SDouble Loft
(12x36)
Park
Model

W/12x27 window enclosed room-both furnished
& 24x8 deck. Includes 8x8 shed. Located on
double site, on rim canal of Lake 0, in the Marina
RV Resort in Moore Haven, FL. Asking $69,000.
For more info call 315-405-1542


MOORE HAVEN Great
savings! Dbl. Res. lot. 100
x 200, in city & min. to river.
No impact fee. Saves you
$8,130. Lots are cleared,
filled, paved, util's & Septic...
More savings!!! $29,900.
1st Realty. 954-980-5780



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ful, New 3BD/2BA Home for
Only 5% down & Owner Will
Finance. Monthly pmts. From
$ 6 9 5 0 0 Call
(888)579-0275.


LAKEFRONT SALE! 3.2 acres
$44,900 w/deep dockable
water. Huge winter savings
on gorgeous wooded
acreage. Boat directly to Gulf
of Mexico! Must see! Excel-
lent financing. Call about "No
Closing Costs" special
(800)564-5092, x 954.
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(877)890-5253 x 3484
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(888)291-5253 or visit
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SEBRING Waterfront RV Lot
in Lake Bonnet Village. Very
nice area. Large lot that will
accommodate up to a 40 Ft.
RV. $32,900 or will trade for
RV. (239)590-0066


Mobile Homes

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CLEWISTON: 2 BR, 10x42 MH
1/4 acre. New appl's Includ-
ing W&D. Recently renovat-
ed. No pets. $625 mo. +
sec. dep. Avail, now. (863)
805-2869 or (954)649-9095


Manufactured Homes (Rent)
Rent or Rent To Own
14 Available
EZ Approval
863-983-3016
MUST BE 55 YEARS OF AGE
Gated community w/ pool,
club house & river access.
We also mow your grass.
$595 monthly. Ready to
move inl Call 863-673-4325



BANKREPO'S,
MOVE TO YOUR LAND
Mobile Home Angels
561-385-4694
CLEWISTON By Owner. 3br,
2ba. Home & Land. Located
at 1860 Ridgdill Rd. $110K
(843)766-9434
DOUBLE'WIDE MOBILE HOME
- 3 BR, 2 BA w/ Lot. Located
@ 11.80 Davidson Rd.
$87,000. (863)228-0122
DOUBLEWIDE, '05 4BR/2BA,
90x100 lot, lake on back
yard, 2 sheds, 1 carport,
$127k neg. (863)228-3921
FSBO: Fleetwood Carriage
Manor, Xtreme, 3/2, brand
new '07, shed, fenced yard
on 1/4 acre, city water &
sewer $119,000.
(863)381-4908
Manufactured Home
(For Sale)
Statewide Sales
Save Thousands j
NEW & USED
Delivered & Set
800-330-8106
Manufactured Homes (Own)
SALEISALEI SALEl
All Homes In Stock
Massive Markdowns.
Financing Available-
863-983-3016
MAPLE CORNER
ACTIVE 55+
MANUFACTURED HOME
PARK, Labelle, FL.
Gated, dbl wide manufactured
home park, beautiful
clubhouse, heated swimming
pool. Buy your home, lease
your 60x100 lot for $200/mo.
Get FREE lawn service, water
& garbage pick up. Quality
models avail for immed
occupancy or order your own,
pick your lot. Hurray 50% sold
outlOnly 4 lake lots left, but
others to choose from.
(863)675-7555 M/F or
(863)675-1134 Wknds.
MONTURA Beautiful 3/3 mob
home, on 1.25 ac, eat-in
kitchen, large family room,
laminate floors, large deck,
nice lot, quiet street, Call
(863)805-8786
TROPICAL MHV, #23 in
Adult's Only Section. 2 BR,
1/V2 BA, Shed, Carport,
Screen Rm. New appliance's.
$13,900 or best offer. Call
(863)983-9795


Recreation



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Marine Accessoriest 3020
Marine Miscellaneous 3025
MotoIrc$yies 300o,




ALUM BOAT 13ft., 15hp
Johnson, with roll on trailer,
runs great. $1000 or best of-
fer. (863)763-5631


ALUMINUM BOAT 10', 2V2,
HP Suzuki outboard, with tri.,
$250. Call (863)261-1235
BASS BOAT 15 ft, 70 hp
Mercury, power tilt & trim,
trolling motor, galv trailer.
$900 (423)502-2214
BOAT With motor & trailer,
needs little work. $1500 or
best offer. (262)989-2571
BOAT TRAILER 14' Continen-
tal tilt. With roller. Trailer in
ood shape. Needs tires.
200 (863)447-1735
BOAT TRAILER 1958 Rich-
Sland; with '56 Elgi 14' alumi-
. num boat, 7/23 hp outboard
mtr., $500. (863)674-1065
CANOE 16ft, Old Town, fiber-
glass, $150 (863)805-8786
Montura
JOHNSON MOTOR 15hp,
electric start, $375.
(863)674-1065
JON BOATS (2) 14fft, $225
and 12ft for $125
(863)763-2203
LOWE BASS BOAT: 16ft, 50
hp Mariner eng., pwr trim,
auto fuel mix, trlr, fish finder,
$2200 (863)675-6882
LOWE DEEP V '93, 16FT, 50
hp Evinrude, take guns in
trade, $3200 (606)219-3890
PONTOON BOAT -
$4000 863-763-7783 or
561-968-2083
SAILBOAT ESCAPE, 14ft,
Open, much like a sunfish,
easier to sail. All parts good.
$800 (863)674-0647
SEA NYMPH 15', with trailer,
40hp Johnson, w/power, tilt
& trim, $2,400 or best offer.
(765)620-4373 Okee
SUNSET BAY TRITOON
CRUISE/FISHING COMBO
'07- 23ft, w/trlr & cover, 115
hp Honda, $18,000,
(863)634-2640


CAMPER with add on room
in RV Park, $3100
(863)634-8345
CLASS C 21-23' motor home
cover, 20x40 heavy tarp.
$135 or will sell separate .
863-675-7350
COACHMAN RV '75, 1 ton,
350 Chevy motor w/90K mi.
Needs some work. $1200.
(863)357-1109
FOUR WINDS TRAILER '04 -
37'x8', 3 slides, FL room, util
bldg w/w/d, freezer, fully fur-
nished. $18k, Clewiston KOA
Park. (276)669-9485
GMC CAMPER VAN '86- High-
top, Mechanically restored,
Receipts, $2500. or trade for
auto (561)254-7458 Clewist.
HITCH ADAPTOR Gooseneck
for 5th wheel, like new,
$325. Call 863-610-1120
HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAV-
OR '00 35', low mileage,
Ford V10O gas eng. $40,000
863)946-1338 or
302)399-9096

HOLIDAY RV
35th Anhiversary Sale!
10 New Brockenridge Park
Models for immediate
delivery.
4 Pre-Owned 12x35' Park
Models starting at $9995
10 Pre-Owned travel
trailers from $1295
Location -19710 S. RI,
41 Fort Myers, between
Alico & Corkscrew Rd.
(239)590-0066
RV- 29FT, 2 expand room,
$400 (954)258-8565


AIR CONDITIONER Cruisair
Carry On Portable Boat AC,
exc cond., used one season
$500 neg'(616)292-3906
BOAT MOTOR Elgin, 14.1 hp,
includes 3 propellers & gas
tank, runs good. $480
(561)790-3681
BOAT TRAILER $100
(863)763-5631
OUTBOARD MOTOR Tohat-
su, 2t/Ahp, like new, asking
$225 or best offer.
(863)467-4328
PROPELLOR Yamaha, Stain-,
less steel. New in box 14
3/4" diameter, 24 pitch.
$120 (828)243-2242


CLASSIC TRIUMPH '64 MO-
TOTCYCLES 650 cc.
$2500 (863)674-0898
(863)517-1019 Labelle ,
HONDA SUPER HAWK 996 '98
Mint condition, bad engine.
$350 (239)564-8978
HONDA VLX DX low mileage,
lots of extra chrome, like
new tires, exc. cond.,
$2900. (903)563-1198
KAWASAKI EXTENTIONS (2)
Bolt on. 1R, 636R. $175
(863)528-4444
MINIBIKES, (2) 1 Ig., 1
small, very good cond.,
$500 for both or best offer,
will sell sep. (863)673-5891
SADDLE BAGS slant style,
leather, like new, $125.
(863)357-0344
SERVICE MANUALS 2, Dyna
Harley Davidson. Like new.
$50 will- separate.
(863)357-0344
VW TRIKE MOTORCYCLE -
$2500 (863)674-0898 or
(863)517-1019 Labelle
YAMAHA 1100 '01, V-Star
Classic, 10K mi. Cherry &
Cream. Great condition.
$5000 Neg. (863)673-5891
YAMAHA 125 DIRTBIKE '02 -
very low hours, barn kept,
good condition, $1000
(239)425-5605
YAMAHA 80 DIRTBIKE '01-
has low hours, barn kept,
nice condition, $600
(239)425-5605



ATV, Yamaha Blaster '04,
Great condition. Many ex-
tra's. $1900 or best offer.
(863)983-2287 Clewiston
DIRT BIKE 2002 Yamaha
TTR125L, very nice condi-
tion. $1100 or best offer
(863)697-6464
ELEC SCOOTER in good con-
dition, $150 (863)467-5477
FOUR WHEELER 150 CC,
Red & Silver. Runs great!
$500 (772)879-2891
GO CART 2 seater, Needs
work. $150 (863)763-3631
GOLF CART 36 volt charger,
new batteries, 4 seater, truck
bed w/lift gate, lights. $850
(863)697-2033
HONDA 200 S '85 3 wheel-
er, decent shape, $150
(863)634-7157
HONDA 4 WHEELER New
tires & rims. Needs a little
TLC $350 (863)234-0819
HONDA ATV 350 electrical
problem $3 00
(239)691-0657
HONDA FOREMAN 500 '05 -
37 hours, excellent condi-
tion. $5000 (863)673-2388


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AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAIL-
ER, '77, 31', $4,200.
(863)234-1230
STOCK TRAILER- 28', Goose-
neck, New floor $3500 Call
(863)357-6642


Automobiles


Automobiles 4005


BUICK SKY LARK 1991 4
cyl., Auto., A/C. Gas saver.
Excellent condition. $1200
(772)332-5804 Ft. Pierce
CADILLAC DEVILLE, '94 -
good cond., $3,000.
(863)467-6283 Iv. msg.
CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE
'90- V8 North Star, 24 mpg
city. Engine like new. $1500
neg. (863)357-7529
CAMARO Z28, '86 305,
needs work, $600 or best of-
fer. (863)763-0829
CHEVY CAPRIC CLASSIC
1991 New air, 132K.
$2500 or best offer.
(863)467-4187
CHEVY CAVALIER, '02 4 dr.,
good condition, $3500 or
best offer. (863)983-2207
CHEVY CAVILIER '98, Looks
& runs good. $1000 or best
offer. (863)634-1608
DODGE NEON, '99 2 dr., red,
looks, runs & drives like
new, DOHC motor, $2200.
(772)219-9455
FORD FOCUS, '00 4 dr., cold
a/c, runs & drives like new,
auto, 'all options, $3,000.
(772)219-9455
HONDA ACCORD 1998 Au-
to., 4 cyl., all power. Great
condition. Great on gas!
$3500 neg. (239)289-7637
HONDA ACCORD, '91 new
tires, new battery, runs great,
good work car, $1,000 firm.
(863)675-2844
HONDA ACCORD, '94 126k
mi., a/c, full power, $3750
or best offer. (561)389-3441
HONDA PRELUDE '92, A/C,
Runs good. $1600 or best
offer. (863)675-4334
LINCOLN TOWN CAR 1989 -
$900 (863)228-2933
MUSTANG '03 Great condi-
tion, transferable warranty,
V6. $8500 or best offer.
(863)357-1352 or
863)634-5236


MUSTANG GT 2005 Sonic
Blue, must sell for son in
Marines, Asking payoff with
Riverside National Bank of
$19,800. Bought at Al Pack-
er West, 18,000 miles,
clean, non-smoker, cruise
control, am/fm/cd player,
power seat, dual airbags.
Still under warranty. Call
863-983-3992. Clewiston.
OLDS DELTA 88 '92 new
brakes, tune-up, good AC &
body, needs tranny $300
(863)675-1855
PLYMOUTH VIP '68, Runs
good, Leather, Electric, En-
gine 440, V8, Good tires &
paint. $899 (786)506-6452
Police Impounds for Sale! 95
Honda Civic $600! 95 Toyo-
ta Camry $800! For listings
call (800)366-9813 Ext
9271.
TOYOTA CAMRY '97 Excel-
lent cdnd, white w/gold trim:
$3500 or best offer.
(863)675-1410
TOYOTA CELICA '92 Runs
great, new tires, a/c is ice
cold, 297k miles, great cond.
$2700 firm (863)634-7336



DUMP TRAILER '01, 7x12,
double axle. $2500 firm.
(863)697-2032



CJ5 SWAMP BUGGY w/
Body Frame, transmission &
transfer case. No engine.
$450 neg. (863)35.7-3633
FORD BRONCO II '86 5 spd,
4x4, new tires, clutch,
brakes & radiator, runs per-
fect. $900 (863)801-4097
JEEP CHEROKEE '91 4.0
3 1/2 inch lift, 5 spd manual,
jeep in ok cond, '05 eng.
$1000 (239)826-6382


EZ GO used, 4 passenger,
Stood condition, charger,
900 or best offer.
(863)697-1350
GOLF CART Yamaha, needs
work, $100 (239)225-3282
GOLF CARTS (2) old, with
battery charger, $100
(863)763-1370



FORD F700 '93 Cummin die-
sel, no bed, runs great.
$4500 (954)298-0730 any-
time


CAR CARRIER POD asking
$25 (863)946-3622
DODGE WHEELS-15" Hxl10"
W, 5 lug, $350 or best offer.
239)465-9402 We speak
nglish and Spanish
GMC V6 AUTO/MARINE MO-
TOR $300 Call Vic
(863)675-5829
LEATHER SEATS & COUCH -
For '97 Dodge Van. Good
condition. $175.
(863)357-5754
OIL COOLER Complete kit,
Universal with all adaptors,
new in box. Pd, $150, asking
$60. Call 863-610-1120
REAR AXLE Chevy, 3/4 ton,
8 lugs complete. $200
863)467-5401 or
(772)359-2923
REFRIGERATORS (3) All
working $300 or will sell
separate (561)262-1390


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ARE TOPPER- Hunter green,
Off of '2000 Toyota Tundra.
Excellent condition. $350
(863)528-2684
CHEVY,- 1970, 3/4 ton, 350
motor & trans.-Mag. wheels.
Looks & runs good. $3500
or best offer. (863)63,4-3344
CHEVY 91 short wheel base,
302, needs minor work,
body in real good cond.
$500 (863)763-8201
CHEVY S10 EXT CAB '83 2.8
6 cyl, good shape, brand
new tires, $1500 or best of-
fer. (863)634-2582
DODGE PU '74 4x4 w/camp-
er top, 1 5 00
(863)228-2351
DODGE RAM 1500, '01 quad
cab, V8 short bed, looks,&
runs like brand new, $4900.
(863)532-9495
DODGE RAM 1500, '98- 4X2,
5.9, less than 1k mi. on re-
built eng. & trans., $3500
neg. (863)673-4677
DODGE RAM 3500 96-
w/Cummings Turbo diesel
eng, 4x4 dual wheels, single
cab, exc cond, orig owner,
6 0 K $ 10 00 0
(863)983-5351
DODGE RAM '87 4x4, runs
good, needs TLC, $1000 or
best offer (863)634-2563
DODGE RAM '95 2500,
Heavy duty, V8 Magnum, reg
cab, 4x4, auto, 110K, new
parts,$5000 (863)634-2303
DODGE RAM '97 Ext cab,
4x4, 90k miles. $5000 or
best offer. (863)467-3777 or
(863)697-0362
DODGE RAM DIESEL, '01,
shortbed, fiberglass topper,
$9995. (863)467-6797
FORD F150 -'86, Auto., Excel-
lent runner. A lot of new
parts. $800. (863)357-0015
FORD F150- '89,; 4wd, stan-
dard trans, good mud tires,
$3,000. (863)763-6347
FORD F150 1977 4X4,
Needs work. Great for
w o o d s. $ 8 0 0
(239)462-1564
FORD F150 1979 2 WD,
Runs. Needs work $1000 or
best offer. Call Matt.
(772)340-3794
FORD F150 '94 6 cyl, a/c.
$2800 (863)675-1224
FORD F-250 1985 Runs
great! $600 (239)462-1564
FORD F-250 1986 & F-100
1985. 1 w/rebuilt motor. 1
w/ new head. $800 for both.
863-763-7783
FORD FLAT BED 1985, 1 Ton
w/ Dump Bed. $1500
(863)801-1666
FORD RANGER '92, 4 cyl.,
great on gas, red, cd, tool
box, $1500 or best offer.
(863)634-2582
GMC STEPSIDE '86, Low-
ered, Runs. $2000
(863)447-1735
ISUZU PU'95 4 cyl, 5 speed,
AC, $1200 (863)467-1694
TOYOTA PICKUP, '89 104k
mi., auto, air, toolbox, tow
pkg., $2250 or best offer.
(561)389-3441


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Public Notices


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 07-DP-101
JUVENILE DIVISION
IN THE INTEREST OF:
ABIGAIL NOEMI ELIAS,
d/o/b 11/26/1997
STEFANI LISSETTE ELIAS,
d/o/b 7/24/1994
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PUBLICATION
TO: Santiago Ernesto Elias Martines
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for
Termination of Parental Rights has
been filed against you. You are re-
quired to serve a copy of your written
defenses, if any, to this action on
Shayna K. Cavanaugh, Esq., Petition-
er's attorney, whose address is 2500
Tamiami Trail N., Suite 218, Naples,
FL 34103, on or before and file
the original with the clerk of this court
at GLADES County Courthouse, 500
Avenue J, PO. Box 10, Moore Haven,
Florida 33741, either before service on
Petitioner's attorney or immediately
thereafter; otherwise a default will be
entered against you for the relief de-
manded in the petition.
DATED this 27th day of Dec., 2007.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By:/S/B. Rhymes
Deputy Clerk
258174 CGS 1/31;2/7/08


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No, 07-207-CP
IN RE: ESTATE OF
Vivian Hazel Crooks
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Vivian
Hazel Crooks, deceased, whose date
of death was April 2, 2007, and whose
social security number is XXX-
XX-3001, is pending in the Circuit
Court for Hendry County, Florida, Pro-
bate Division, the address of which is
PO. Box 1760, LaBelle, FL 33975. The
names and addresses of the personal
representative and the personal repre-
sentative's attorney are set forth be-
low.
All creditors of the decedent and other
persons having claims or demands
against .decedent's estate on whom a
copy of this notice is required to be
served must file their claims with this
court WITHIN'THE LATER OF 3
MONTHS AFTER THE'TIME OF 'THE
FIRST:PUBUCATION'OF THIS NOTICE
OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF
SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE
ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or de-
mands against decedent's estate must
file their claims with this court WITHIN
3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE
TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SEC-
TION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PRO-
BATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD
SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED
TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER
THE DEPENDENT'S DATE OF DEATH
IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice
is January 24th, 2008.
Personal Representative:
J. Michael Crooks
27210 County Road 833
Clewiston, FL 33440
Attorney for Personal Representative:
David M. Scuky
Florida Bar No. 0122520
Law Offices of Jack R. Loving, RA.
1323 S.E. Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale,.FL 33316
Telephone: 954-764-1005
257428 CN 1/24,31/08
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO.: 07CP62
IN RE: ESTATE OF
FRANCESCO PIETRO RYDER
Deceased
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of FRAN-
CESCO PIETRO RYDER, deceased,
whose date of death was October 31,
2007, File Number 07-CP 62 is pend-
ing in the Circuit Court for Glades
County, Florida, Probate Division, the
address of which is Glades County
Courthouse, Probate Division, Post Of-
fice Box 33471. The names and ad-
dresses of the personal representative
and the personal representative's attor-
ney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other
persons having claims ot demands
against decedent's estate on whom a
copy of this notice has been served
must file their claims with this court
WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUB-
LICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30
DAYS AFTER THE TIME OF SERVICE
OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON
THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or de-
marids against decedent's estate must
file their claims with this court WITHIN
3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE
FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD
SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED
TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER
THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice
is January 31,.2008.
MICHELLE N. RYDER
4655 Crescent Avenue
LaBelle, Florida 33935
RUDOLF &HOFFMAN, PA.
Attorneys for Personal Representative
615 N.E. 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
Telephone: 954-462-2270
Facsimile: 954-462-2274
By: Douglas Hoffman
FL BAR ATTY #964980
258060 CGS 1/31; 2/7/08


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR HENDRY COUNTY
Case #: 2007 959 CA

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
as Trustee Company, as Trustee for
the registered holders of GSRPM Mort-
gage Loan Trust 2007-1 Mortgage
ass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-1,
Plaintiff
-vs-
Donald Bruce Martin; Lisa Marie Martin;
Unknown Parties in Possession #1;
Unknown Parties in Possession #2; If
living, and all Unknown Parties claim-
ing by, through, under and against the
above named Defendantis) who are
not known to be dead or aive, whether
said Unknown Parties may claim an in-
terest as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees,
Grantees, or Other Claimants
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF ACTION FORECLOSURE
PROCEEDINGS-PROPERTY
TO: Lisa Marie Martin
Residence unknown, if living, Including
any unknown spouse of the said De-
fendants, if either has remarried and if
either r both of said Defendants are
dead, their respective unknown heirs,
devisees, grantees, assignees, credi-
tors, lienors and trustees, and all other
persons claiming by, through, under or
against the named Defendant(s) LISA
MARIE MARTIN; and the aforemen-
tioned named Defendant(s) and such
of the aforementioned unknown Defen-
dants and such of the aforementioned
unknown Defendants as may be in-
fants, incompetents or otherwise not
sur lunis.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an ac-
tion has been commenced to foreclose
a mortgage on the following real prop-
erty, lying and situated in Hendry
County, Florida, more particularly de-
scribed as follows:
LOT 4 IN BLOCK 3, OF W.T MAD-
DOX'S FIRST ADDITION TO BELMONT,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF,
AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3 AT
PAGE 8 OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OF
HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA.
more commonly known as
209 Crawford Street, Labelle, FL 33935.
This action has been filed against you
and you are required to serve a copy
of your written defense, if any, upon
SHAPIRO & FISHMAN, LLR Attorneys
for Plaintiff, whose address is 2424
North Federal Highway, Suite 360,
Boca Raton, Florida 33431 within thirty
(30) days after the first publication of
is notice, February 25, 2008 and file
the original with the clerk of this Court
either before service on Plaintiff's at-
torney or immediately thereafter; other-
wise a default will be entered against
you for the relief demanded In the
Complaint.
WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court
on the 18thdayofJan., 2008.
BARBARA S. BUTLER
Circuit and County Courts
By:/s/ Hammond
Deputy Clerk
257854 CGS 1/24,31/08

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTHIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HENRY COUNTY,
FLORIDA
Case No. 07-1145-CA
SARA GONZALES,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ORLANDO J.NEGRIN et al,,
Defendants,
NOTICE OF ACTION
CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE PROPERTY
TO DEFENDANTS, ORLANDO J. NEGRIN
(Vk/a Orlando Juan Negrin-Pais) and
RLANDO NARANJO, if living, and if
dead, their unknown spouse, devises,
heirs, grantees, assignees, lienors,
creditors, trustees and other parties
claiming by, through, under or against
them and all parties having or claim-
ing to have, any right, title or interest in
and to the real property herein de-
scribed, and ALL OTHER WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN:
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to
quiet title on the following property in
Hendry County, Florida:
The North one-half of the East one-half of
the North one-half of the Southeast
one-quarter of the Southeast one-quar-
ter of Secllon 26, Township 44 South,
Range 32 East, Hendry County, Flori-
da, subject to an easement for ngress,
egress and utilities over and across
the East 30 feet thereof, Also known
as Lot No. 492, Montura Ranch Es-
tates, an unrecorded subdivision.
Parcel 1.0. #: 1-32-44-26-AOO-0279.
0100
has been filed against you and you are
required to serve a copy of your writ-
ten defenses, if any, to I on JODIE R.
SNOW, ESQUIRE, plaintiff's attorney,
whose address is: 417 W Sugarland
Hwy., Clewiston, Florida 33440, on or
before February 4, 2008, and file the
original with the Clerk of this court ei-
ther before service on the plaintiff's at-
torney or immediately thereafter;
otherwise a Default will be entered
against you for the relief demanded in
the Complaint or Petition.
DATED this the 28th day of Dec., 2007.
BARBARA S. BUTLER
As Clerk of th e Court
By: R. DeLa Cruz
Deputy Clerk
254975 CN 1/10,17,24,31/08


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SECTION 106 PUBLIC NOTICE
Sunshine Towers, Inc. is proposing to construct a telecommunications tower at
3113 Dellwood Terrace, in Labelle, Hendry.County, FL at Latitude N26-45-09.6,
Longitude W81-23-17.4. The tower would be a Monopole design and 150 feet in
leigit above ground level. Sunshine Towers seeks comments from all interested
persons on the impact of the tower on any districts, sites, buildings, structures, or
b ects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or
ciuture, that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
Specific Information about the project, including the histoc' preservation reviews
[hat Sunshine Towers is conducting pursuant to the rules of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission (47 C.R. Sections 1.1307(4)) and the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation (36 C.F.R. Part 800) will be made available to interested per-
sons who request the information from the contact below. All questions, com-
ments, and correspondence should be directed to Virginia Janssen, Principal
Archaeologist, Dynamic Environmental Associates, Inc., 3850 Lake Street, Suite C,
Macon, GA 31204, Sec106@DynamicEnvironmental.com by 03/01/2008.
258401 CN 1/31:2/7/08

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
LANDOWNERS OF
RITTA DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Notice Is herby given that pursuan tto call of the Board of Supervisors of Rita Drain-
age District, and in accordance with Chapter 298, Floridda Statutes 1941, and law
amendatory thereto, the Annual Meeting of the Landowners of RItta Drainage Dis-
trict for the year 2007, will be held at United States Sugar Corporation, Molasses
Sales Office, North US 27, Clewiston, Florida on Tuesday,,February 12, 2008 at
11, O0 g ;tol(,tie,purBs of:,. ,.
1. Electing one (1) Supervisor for a term of three (3) years.
2. Receiving annual reports and taking such action with respect thereto as the
landowners may determine.
3. Transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RITTA DRAINAGE DISTRICT
BY: Steve Stiles, President
258738 CGS 1/31;2/7/08


SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Chapter 373, Florida Statutes, the following
application(s) for permit have been received for project(s) In Glades County:
Riverside Estates LLC (Riverside Estates) 9045 SE Raintree Blvd, LaBelle, FL
33935, has submitted Application 071211-2 for a Water Use Permit to irrigate
37.42 acres of landscape lands. The water will be withdrawn from the Sandstone
Aquifer and the project is located in Section 22, Township'42 South, Range 32
East.
Interested persons may comment upon the application or submit a written request
for a copy of the staff report containing proposed agency action regarding the ap-
plication by writing to the South Florida Water Management District, Attn.: Envi-
ronmental Resource Regulation, PO Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL
33416-4680, but such comments or requests must be received by 5:00 PM with-
in 21 days from the date of publication.
No further public notice will beprovided regarding this application. A copy of the
staff report must be requested in order to remain advised of further proceedings.
Substantially affected persons are enitfed to request an administrative hearing re-
garding the proposed agency action by submitting a written request therefore after
reviewing the staff report.
258451 CGS 1/31/08


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ORTHE
STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
HENDRY COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
R-G CROWN BANK;
Plaintiff,
VS. CASE NO. 07 907 CA
MARK BLAIR A/K/A MARK A BLAIR; THE
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARK BLAIR
A/K/A MARK A, BLAIR; IF LIVING, IN-
CLUDING ANY UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
SAID DEFENDANTSS, IF REMARRIED,
AND IF DECEASED, THE RESPECTIVE
UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS,
LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES, AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE
NAMED DEFENDANTSS; UNKNOWN
TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2;
Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice Is hereby given that, pursuant to a
Final Summary Judgment of Foreclo-
Sure enteredin the above-styled
cause, in the Circuit Court of Hendry
County, Florida, I will sell the property
situate in Hendry County, Florida, de-
scribed as:
LOT 13, BLOCK 2316, PORT LABELLE
UNIT 9, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 3, PAGE 144, OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF HENDRY COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
A/K/A
8021 Life Circle
La Belle, FL 33935
at public sale, to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, Clerk of the Circuit
Court in the Hendry County Court-
house (being the second floor hallway
of the Hendry County Courts Building),
LaBelle, FL 33935 at 11:00 AM, on
February 13,2008.
DATE THIS 15th DAY OF JAN., 2008.
Any person claiming an Interest In the
surplus from the sale, any, other than
the property owner as of the date of
the 11s pendens, must file a claim with-
in 60 days after the sale.
Witness, my hand and seal of this court
on the 15th day of January, 2008.
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
By:/S/Hammond
Deputy Clerk
THIS INSTRUMENT PREPARED BY:
Law Offices of Daniel C. Consuegra
9204 King Palm Drive
Tampa, FL 33619-1328
Attorneys for Plaintiff
In accordance with the American with
Disabilities Act of 1990, persons
needing a special accommodation to
participate In this proceeding should
contact the ASA Coordinator no later
than seven (7) days prior to the pro-
ceedings. If hearing impaired, please
call (800) 935-9771 (IDO) or
S00) 9055-8770 voice), va Florida
elay Service.
257440 CN 1/24,31/08


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 07CP-30
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF:
DAVID JOSEPH PALLADINO,
Deceased
NOTICE OF SUIT NO PROPERTY
TO: BETTY MARTIN, as guardian and
next friend, address unknown
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an ac-
tion for determination of heirs has
been filed against you as guardian and
next friend and you are required to
serve a copy of your written defenses,
It any, to it on the petitioner's attorney,
whose name and address Is ANTHO-
NY A. ACORSI, Esquire, 329 South
Commerce avenue, Sebring, Florida
33870, and file the original with the
clerk of the above styled Court on or
before Feb. 1, 2008; otherwise a judg-
ment may'be entered against you for
the relief demanded in the complaint or
petition.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said
Court on 28th day of December, 2007.
JOE FLINT
As Clerk of said Circuit Court
By: /s/ Jennifer Bevis
Deputy Clerk
254944 CGS 1/10,17,24,31/08
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN
AND FOR GLADES COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO: 07CA120
IN RE: FORFEITURE OF:
1989 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
VIN #: 2FABP74FOK133430
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: Rudolph Everett Williams
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to for-
. fel your interest in the following prop-
erty in Glades County, Florida: 1989
FORD CROWN VITORIA, VIN#:
2FABP74F4FOKX133430 has been
filed, and you are required to serve a
copy of your written defenses, if any,
to Jeffrey E Mahl, Senior Assistant At-
torney General, Attorney for the FLORI-
DA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY
SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, if
you wish to contest this forfeiture ac-
tion. The DEPARTMENT'S attorney's
address Is 1515 North Flager Drive,
9th Floor, West Palm Beach, Florida
33401, on or before Feb. 29th, 2008,
and file the original with the clerk of
this court either before you serve on
the DEPARTMENT'S attorney or Imme-
diately thereafter; otherwise, a default
will be entered against you for the re-
lief demanded In the complaint or peti-
tion.
Dated: January 22, 2008.
Joe Flint
Clerk of the Court
By: Jennifer Boevis
As Deputy Clerk
258167 CGS 1/31;2/7/08


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I P IubIcjNo ice


REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR GLADES COUNTY JAIL RENOVATION
I. INTRODUCTION
The Board of County Commissioners for Glades County is requesting written
proposals from qualified construction firms to provide Professional Construction
Management Services for the renovations of the Jail.
II. It ls the County Commission's intention to employ the Construction Firm to
provide overall Project Construction Management, Cost Benefit Studies,
Information Management, Construction Contract Management, Claims
Management and Technical Supervision during the Construction on a cost plus
a fee basis, with a guaranteed maximum price.
IIl.PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION:
Proposal Submissions: Submit five (5) copies of a written proposal no later
than 2;o P.M. on February 14.2008. to:
Lee Ann Mullis
Clemons, Rutherford & Associates, Inc.
2027 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL 323087
850-385-6153
Proposals must be responsive to the requirements and questions of the Request for
Proposal.
Reservations: Glades County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to
negotiate changes In the new scope of work or services to be provided, and to
otherwise waive aiy technicalities or informatifis:.,

Method of Selection: Proposals will be reviewed by the County Manager and Archi-
tect who will recommend a firm, The County Manager will review selection with
the Board of County Commissioners. Upon selection of CM negotiations for the
Contract will be entered.
Please respond by including but not limiting your responselo the following:
1. Company name and length of time in business.
2. Company location.
3. Bonding capability and name of bonding company.
4. Insurance carrier and applicable coverage.
5. Qualifications of staff to be utilized on these projects with names, resumes,
length of time with firm and previous clients served.
6. Names of previous clients within the past 5 years with phone numbers and
contact person.
7. Description of previous experience, to include budget, final cost, time schedule,
change orders, etc. Part of the experience should reference County construction
experience of relevant size and scope.
. Ability to Value Engineer different methods of construction.
9. Explain any legal action the firm has experienced or is experiencing.
10. Examples of project schedules on similar projects which reflect methods for
keeping the project on time and in budget.
11. Company organizational chart with reference to this project.
12. Past experience in Glades County.
Request for information shall be in writing. A Pre-Proposal Conference and a
Presentation may be scheduled at a later date.
258369 GD 1/31; 2/7/08

SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Chapter 373, Forida Statutes, the following
applications) for permit have been received for project(s) in Hendry County:
Hendry County Board of County Commissioners (Airglades Industrial Park) PO Box
1607, LaBele, FL 33975, has submitted Applocaion 071206-19 for modification
of Environmental Resource Permit 26-00532-S for 225.29 acres of industrial
lands. The waer will be discharged to an existing system and the project is locat-
ed In Sections 16,17,20,21, Township 43 South, Range 33 East.
McDaniel Ranch, 25670 CR 833, Clewiston, FL 33440, his submitted A plication
071221-18 for a Water Use Permit to dewater on undeveloped lands. The water
will be withdrawn from the Water Table Aquifer and the project Is located in Sec-
tions 15,16, 22, Township 47 South, Range 33 East.
Interested persons may comment upon the application or submit a written request
for a copy of the staff report containing proposed agency action regarding the ap-
plicafion by. writing to the South Florida Water Management District, Attn.: Envi-
ronmental Resource Regulation, PO Box 24680, West Palm Beach, FL
33416-4680, but such comments or requests must be received by 5:00 PM with-
in 21 days from the date of publication.
No further public notice will be provided regarding this application. A copy of the
staff report must be requested In order to remain advised of further proceedings.
Substantially affected persons are entitled to request an administrative hearing re-
garding the proposed agency action by submitting a written request therefore after
reviewing the staff report.
258446 CGS 1/3 V08

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
LANDOWNERS OF
BOLLES DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Notice Is hereby given that pursuant to call of the Board of Supervisors of Bolles
Drainage District, and In accordance with Chapter 298, Florida Statutes 1941, and
law amendatory thereto, the Annual Meeting of the Landowners of Bolles Drainage
District for the year 2007. will be held at United States Sugar Corporation, Molasses
Sales Office, North US 27. Clewiston, Florida, on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at
11:00 AM, for the purpose of:
1. Election of one (1) Supervisor for a term of three (3) years.
2. Receiving annual reports and taking such action with respect
thereto as the landowners may determine.
3. Transacting such other business as may properly come before
the meeting.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BY: Jason Langdale, President
258739 CGS 1/31;2/7/08

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
LANDOWNERS OF
DISSTON ISLAND CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to call of the Board of Supervisors of Disston
Island Conservancy District, and in accordance with Chapter 298, Florida Statutes
1941, and law amendatory thereto, the Annual Meeting of the Landowners of Dis-
ston Island Conservancy District for the year 2007, will be held at United State Sugar
Corporation, Molasses Sales Office, North US 27, Clewiston, Florida on Tuesday,
February 12,2008 at 10:00 A.M., for the purpose of:
1. Electing one (1) Supervisor for a term of three (3) years.
2. Receiving annual reports and taking such action with respect thereto as the
landowners may determine.
3. Transacling such other business as may as may properly come before the
meeting.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
DISSTON ISLAND CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
BY: Jason Langdale, President
258737 CGS 1/31:2/7/08

NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP
Notice is hereby provided that the Hendry County Planning and Zoning Departmeni
will conduct iwo workshops in conjunction with the Felda Community Civic Asso-
ciation on February 4 at 7:00 p.m. and February 11 at 7:00 p.m, at the Felda
Community Center, 55 N. Willis Ranch Rd., Felda, FL The purpose of the work-
shops is to discuss proposed changes to the County's Future and Use Map in
the Felda area.
The County Staff has been assisting the Felda Community Civic Association witl
proposed changes to the land use plan. Copies of the proposed changes are
available for public Inspection at the Planning and Zoning Department, 165 S. Lee
St., LaBelle, FL between the hours of 8:00 a.m. 5:00 a.m., Monday through Fri-
day, For more Information, please call the Planning and Zoning Department stafl
at 675-524
258239 COS 1/31/08


NOTICE
AUCTION on Friday,
February 8, 2008
at 9:00 a.m. at 1233 N.W. Avenue L,
Belle Glade, Florida

Property of Leslie Williams:
Bed, 2 leather chairs, television, stand,
mattresses, air conditioner, misc.
household items.
258799 CGS 1/31;2/7/08
NOTICE
AUCTION on Friday,
February 8, 2008
at 9:00 a.m. at 1233 N.W. Avenue L,
Belle Glade, Florida
Property of Jeanette Irving:
Washer, dryer, refrigerator, television, air
conditioner, misc. household items
258793 CGS 1/31:2/7/08
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
The Area Housing Commission of Cle-
wiston, LaBelle and Hendry County will
hold the Regular Monthly Meeting on
Thursday. January 31. 2008 at 500
PM. at The Greentree South Commu-
nity Center at LaBelle, Florida, Hendry
SCounty, ; ,'
The purpose of the meeting Is to conduct
the general business and consider any
other matter that may be brought be-
fore the Housing Commission. Any
person or persons wishing to appeal
any decision made at such meeting
must ensure that a verbatim record is
made upon which the appeal is to be
based.
The meeting will include any business
before the "Hendry County Non-Profit
Housing, Inc."
258740 CB/CGS 1/31/08
NOTICE TO PUBLIC

The Hendry County Hospital Authority
Board of Directors will conduct their
monthly business meeting beginning
at 2pm on Thursday, February 6th, In
the Conference Room at Hendry Re-
gional Medical Center, 524 West
Sagamore Avenue, Clewiston, Florida.
258842 CN 1/31/08
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
The Hendry County Hospital Authority
Board Finance Committee will conduct
their monthly business meeting on
Thursday, February 6th, at 1 p.m. in
the Conference Room at Handry Re-
gional Medical Center, 524 West
agamore Avenue, Clewiston, Florida.
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Walking Distance to Wal-Mart @ 225k
- Check It Out!! New Construction! Custom Homes
Starting @ 140k.
- Sherwood! Fenced 3/2 MH Perfect for first
time buyer or investor @ 71k
- Vacant lot in Hookers Point @ 27k
- Sky Valley lot @ 75k
- Tower Lakes! Beautiful fenced 2/2 with screened
porch on lake @ 127k
- Ridgeview Estates Brand New 06 Beautiful 4/2 on
Bayberry Loop!
- Pioneer fenced 4/2 MH on 10 acres.
- 3/1 CBS Home on 1/3 acre in Moore Haven. Buy it at
$167.5K or Rent it for $1,000 per month
- Flaghole. Country living!! 3/2 CBS Home on 1.5
Acres. New in '01 Great deal @ 185K
-Renting Warehouse Space? Build your own on this 2.2 acre
industrial property in Clewiston. City water, sewer $480K
- 1/2 acre lot located on Crescent Dr. Owner will
build to suit $80K
-.Montura Ranch CBS home with over 3600 sq.ft
Must see to appreciate
- Montura Lots, Lots, & More Lots!!
- Commercial 5450 square feet! Located at the corner
of Davidson road and hooker's point road. Perfect for
a convenience store/small grocery store
- Mississippi Ave 3/1 CBS horne. Great condition for
only $100K
- Lakeport 40 acres of pasture land, fenced and cross
fenced, located on the Rim Canal. Cattle? Nursery?
Or just a home in the country. $35K per acre.
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Channaine Montypmery (863) 233-941 Se habla espanol


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4BR, 2BA New Home Reduced to 3BR, 2BA with pool reduced to 3BR, 2BA SWMH landscaped
$295,000 $269,900 yard Montura $97,500
3BR, 2BA Royal Palm $249,000 2BR 1BA cottage on 3.68 acres 3BR, 2BA Ridgdill S/D $105,000
2BR 2BA Really Cute $125K PB County $174,900
2BR' 3BR, 2 BA with pool on man- VACANT LAND
3BR, 2BA 2 acres Flaghole made lake $310,000 MH Lot in Sherwood $24,900
$240,000 Seller Wants All Offers 3BR, 2BA large screened porch Montura 1.25 acre lots available
4BR, 2BA Fully Furnished North- $249,000 Call for Listings.
side $310,000 3BR, 2BA CBS home with very Faghole 2.41 ac $110,000
3/4BR 2 1/2BA on lake large backyard $259,900 27. Flagole 241 ac $110,495000
$377,500 2BR, 1BA near all amenities 27.5 acres Pioneer $495,000
2 or 3BuRB t earyard $109,900 11 Montura lots $16,000 each
$239,0r tp.m. 4BR, 2BA Harlem $120,000 17.5 acres Pioneer $315,000
New 3BR 2BR with Den
3BR, 2BA Brick, fenced back yard Sugarland Cir. $220 000 COMMERCIAL
$215,000 Cabinet Shop 4800. sq. ft. & Apt.
4BR, 2BA with pool $174,900 MOBILE HOMES $200,000
3BR, 2BA New Home $279,900 4BR, 2 DWMH $12 8,000 Turn-key movie theater on US27
3BR, 3BA New Home $299.900 $495,000 or building only
3B d 5 3BR, 2BA SWMH Montura 1.25 $495,000
acrl &fc l J* W acres furnished $98,000 $395,000
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BID SOLICITATION NOTICE
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT ONE
Bartow, Florida
January 22, 2008
Advertisement No. 1
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
Sealed bids will be received at District 1, State of Florida Department of Transporta-
tion, 801 North Broadway Ave., Bartow, Florida. Sealed bids will be received until
2:00 P.M. (Bartow Local Time) on Thursday, February 21, 2008 and will be
opened and publicly read aloud in the Procurement Services Conference Room.
Bids received after the deadline will be returned unopened to the bidding firm.
Bidders may obtain preliminary bid results at htln://www.dotstate.l.us/cc-ad-
mnin/ Click on "Letting Results" and 01.
-----NOTE-----
ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS: BIDDERS MAY OBTAIN PLANS, SPECIAL PROVISIONS
AND/OR BID DOCUMENTS BY FILLING OUT A FAX ORDER FORM AND FAXING IT
TO (863) 519-2661. THIS FORM MAY BE DOWNLOADED AT
WWWDOT.ISTATE FL.US/CONTRACTSADMINISTRATIONDISTRICT1.
BID SUBMITTAL: Submittal of these documents should be directed to the District
Contracts Administrator, District Contracts Office, Mail Station 1-18, Florida De-
partment of Transportation, 801 North Broadway, Bartow, Florida 33830, or PO
Box 1249, Bartow, Florida 33831, Phone: (863) 519-2559. Checks should be
made payable to the State of RFlorida Department of Transportation. No refund will
be made.
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS & PROPOSAL HOLDER LIST: Proposals will not be
issued after 2:00 RM. (Bartow Local Time) on Wednesday, February 20, 2008.
Plan ho elders list will not be
issued after 5:00 pm on Friday, February 21,2008.
(CONTRACT NO. E1G55-RO) COUNTY: Glades & Hendry (D FUNDS): FINANCIAL
PROJECT NO: 424076-1-72-01 & 424077-1-72-01 The improvements under
this contract consist of mechanical sweeping of the roadway. (Approx 365 Cal-
endar Days). NOTE: PROJECT MANAGER: Steve McCormick (863) 674-4027
steve.mccormick@dot.state.fl.us BUDGET AMOUNT $28,000.00. NO CHARGE
FOR PLANS AND SPECS.
Maintenance contracts do not require a contractor to have a certificate of qualifica-
tion. If deemed necessary by the Department, certain maintenance contracts will
contain specific requirements for maintenance contractor eligibility.
In order for the Department to have the information required to determine a bidder's
current capacity, it is necessary that the bidder submit on the day of the letting, a
Certification of Current Capacity that shall be executed under oath and be accom-
panied and supported by a Status of Contracts on Hand Report. These docu-
ments must be included in at least one proposal for each letting that the
contractor submits bids. Failure to submit these documents may result in a de-
termination that all bids submitted by the contractor for that letting are non-re-
sponsive or irregular and not to be considered.
Orders for these documents should be directed to the District Contracts Administra-
tor, District Contracts Office, Mail Station 1-18, Florida Department of Transporta-
tion, 801 North Broadway Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33831. Phone:
(863) 519-2559. Checks should be made payable to the State of orida Depart-
ment of Transportation. No refund will be made. The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids.
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Cheryl L Sanchlous
District Contracts Administrator
258151 ON 1/31;2/7/08


NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
LANDOWNERS OF
PAHOKEE WATER CONTROL DISTRICT
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to call of the Board of Supervisors of Pahokee
Water Control District, the annual meeting of the landowners of Pahokee Water
Control District for the year 2008, will be held at the office of said District located
at 2832 N. Main Street, Belle Glade, Palm Beach County, Florida, on Wednesday,
February 13, 2008, at 9:00 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of:
1. Electing one Supervisor for a term of three (3) years.
2. Receiving annual reports and taking such action with respect thereto as the
landowners may determine; and
3.Transacting such other business as may come before the meeting.
If a person decides to appeal the decision of the Board of Supervisors with respect
to any matter considered at the meeting herein referred, he or she may need to
ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes
the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is made.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
PAHOKEE WATER CONTROL DISTRICT
By:/s/ Kenneth McDuffie
President
257870 CGS 1/24,31/08

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
THE LAKEPORT WATER ASSOCIATION WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM HAS A
LEVEL OF TOTAL TRIHALOMETHANES WHICH EXCEEDS STANDARDS
SilTUATIONi
The Department of Environmental Protection requires disinfection of drinking water
to inactivate possible pathogens, because the health benefits of disinfection far
outweigh its' risks. However, when used in the treatment of drinking water, some
disinfectants combine with organic and inorganic matter present in the water to
form chemicals called disinfection byproducts (DBP's). A number of DBP's such
as Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM's) and Haloacetic Acids (HAA5's) may be a
health concern at certain levels of exposure.
The labratryanalyisresults fr the TM sample collected In January 2008, De-
cember 2007, and April 2007, July 2007, now indicate a running annual average
TTHM concentration of 96.7 micrograms per liter (ug/L). Therefore, The Depart-
ment has determined that this water system has generated a Maximum Contami-
nant Level (MCL) violation for TTHM's, since Table 3 of Rule 62-550, Florida
Administrative Code (FA.C.), identifiesthe MCL for TTHM's as 80 (ug/L).
HEALTH EFFECTS
Some people who drink water contaning Trihalomethanes in excess of the Maxi-
mum Contaminant Level (MCL) over many years may experience problems with
their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have an increased chance
of getting cancer.
WHAT SHOULD CUSTOMERS DO?
This is not an immediate risk, however, until the problem is corrected, any custom-
ers who are concerned about their exposure to TTHM's may wish to us alternative
sources of water for ingestion, -such as commercial bottled water, or water treat-
ed by an appropriate home water treatment device. Appropriate home water treat-
ment devices are those certified by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) for
reducing TTHM's in drinking water.
WHAT IS BEING DONE?
The problem will be corrected when tde Seminole Tribe builds their new water treat-
ment plant on the Brighton Reservation. Construction is. expected to be completed
in early 2008.
For more information, please contact Jeff Ussery at,(863) 946-1300, or write to:
Lakeport Water Association, Inc., 10055 Red Barn Road, Moore Haven, FL
33471. You may also contact the Dept. of Environmental Protection Potable Water
Compliance/Entorcement Section at (239) 332-6975. Please share this informa-
tion with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not
have received this notice directly (for example those in apartments, nursing home,
school and businesses.
258845 GO 1/31/08

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
FOR
District Manager South Florida Conservancy District, Pahokee Water Control
District, East Shore Water Control District, Pelican Lake Water Control District,
South Shore Drainage District, East Beach Water Control District and Clewis-
ton Drainage District located in Palm Beach and Hendry Counties are indepen-
dent units of special purpose local government that provide water control to
approximately 75,000 acres. The Districts are seeking a Manager who must be
able to work and communicate effectively with elected officials, representatives of
other governmental jurisdictions, private consultants and contractors, residents
and personnel. The duties of the District Manager shall be:
(a) Responsibility for the execution of all general legislative functions of the chief
executive officer of the Districts required by the Districts for efficient daily
operations.
(b) Supervision of field operations including maintenance programs and
supervision over field superintendents and personnel.
(c) Responsibility for the accounting, preparation of budgets, disbursement of
budgets, disbursements of fuans and supervision of office personnel and all
normal administrative duties as required.
(d) Preparation of and submission of recommendations to the respective boards
of supervisors as to policy, budgets, tax rates, personnel policies and other
details which specifically effect the respective Districts.
(e) Representation of the Districts at pubic meetings, hearings, conferences and
government boards and the monitoring of proposed legislation which may
affect the Districts.
(f) Performance of such other administrative duties as directed by the respective
boards and supervisors.
Salary will be commensurate with experience. Cover letter, resume, references and
salary history will be accepted untl February 8,2008. Send to "District Manager
Applicant", South Forida Conservancy DistInct, R 0. Box 896, Belle Glade, Flonrida
33430, or email stei(atlsd.com.
BY ORDER OF THE
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
257729 CGS 1/24,31/08

INVITATION TO BID
08-01-01
The City of Clewiston will receive sealed bids until 2:00 p.m., local time, February
14, 2008 at City Hall, 115 W Ventura Ave., Clewiston, Florida. At this time and
place, the bids will be opened and read aloud.
This project Is titled Clewlston Animal Control FacIlity. This bid is for the con-
struction of a new animal control facility to be located at 1200 South Olympia
Street, Clewiston, Florida 33440. Bidding firms must hold all required applicable
licenses in good standing. If a bidder is a corporation, a current and active char-
ter must be provided with its bid, along with evidence of insurance.
All materials furnished and all work performed shall be in accordance with the plans,
specifications and contract pertaining thereto. Requests for documents must be
made in person and picked up at the Public Works office, 1200 South Olympia
Street, Clewiston, FL 33440, telephone number 863-983-1471. Documents may
be picked up Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m. A non-refundable, certified check in the amount of $50.00 is required for
each set of plans.
Bids should be clearly marked Animal Control Facility and submitted to City of Cle-
wiston, 115 W. Ventura Avenue, Clewiston, Florida 33440-to the attention of Mad-
lyn McCorvey, Deputy Clerk. No responsibility shall be attached to any officers
or the premature opening of a bid not properly addressed and identified. Any
bids received after the required date and time will be returned to the bidder


unopened. The City of Clewiston reserves the right to reject any and all bids, with
or without cause, waive technical errors irregularities and informalities for any
reason or to accept any bid that, in its judgment, will be in the best interest of the
City of Clewiston.
258616 CN 1/31/08

Notice of public sale is hereby given that on 02/13/08 at 2:00 pm at Save A Buck
Self Storage. Property contained In the following units will be sold to the highest
bidder to satisfy the owners lien for rent under Rorida statute 83.801 et.seq. Auc-
tion is with reserve. Save A Buck Self Storage reserves the right to set minimum
bids and to refuse bids. CASH ONLY, or otherwise will be disposed of with.J.
Mock #214, M. Hauer #415, A. Brinkley # 507, J. Wontner #227, S. Awan
#508, K. Scott #116, D. Walker #115, M. Schoolfield #113, A. Cargill #112,
K. Robinson #102, S. McKinney #402, J. Ineil #413, K. Williams #414, T An-
drews #209, R. Everett #204, R Hopsun #223, G. Brown #221, A. Walker
#220, N. Hatcher #217, R. Jones / A. Graham #125, A. Biggs #206, L Miller
#124, 0. Miller #122 & #123, M. Jones #119 & #120, 0. Harvey #504, J.
Marshall #505, D. Pompey #516, G. Hall #511, D. Walker #117, E. Gaudet
#103, R. Croney #106, A. Stevens 1 Car, D. Walker #105 & 117, L Jooseph
#Cont 9, K. Martin #Cont 3, T. Bush #210. For further information please call
561-924-2007.
250026 CGS 1/31;2/7/08


Thursday, January 31, 2008


Around the Lake: Basketball season continues


INI/Naji Tobias

Energy booster
Charmaine Sutton, a superstar senior guard for the Pahokee Blue
Devils girls basketball team, pulls up for a open jump shot early in the
first quarter, which she actually makes. Considered by her team as the
'energy booster', Charmaine helped lead the team cruise to an easy 70-
31 victory over the Clewiston Tigers on Jan. 23. For more photos, please
visit http://photos.newszap.com.


Shining star
On Jan. 24, Clewiston Middle School Tigers sixth grade guard Wykerrier
Gilkes makes a three-pointer over some West Glades Panthers defenders
in a 30-6 victory. Wykerrier scored 13 points in the contest. For more
photos, please visit http://photos.newszap.com.


INI/Naji Tobias

Tiger-leaping jumper
In the second quarter of Clewiston's 58-12 victory over the fledgling West
Glades team, sixth grade guard Jamari Thomas makes a Tiger-leaping
jump shot over four nearby Panthers defenders in the Jan. 24 contest.
For more photos, please visit http://photos.newszap.com.


INI/Naji.Tobias

Big time bailer
In the third quarter of the Clewiston Tigers-Mariner Tritons game,
Demetrius Allen rolls past two Mariner defenders for an easy layup shot.
Demetrius finished with 14 points and a steal in the Tigers' 54-49 win.
For more photos, please visit http://photos.newszap.com.


INI/Naji Tobias

Enjoying the game
A group of Clewiston High School students were thoroughly enjoying the
Jan. 23 contest between the Clewiston Tigers and Pahokee Blue Devils
girls' basketball teams. It was a mixed feeling for the students as they
watched their girls' team lose, 70-31. But after the game, all of them did get
to spend some quality time with the players from both teams, particularly
Riquana Williams of the Blue Devils a McDonald's All-American. Please
visit http://photos.newszap.com to check out more photos.


INI/Naji Tobias

Tip-off
West Glades Panthers eighth-grader Shamon Dudley and Clewiston
Middle School Tigers eight grade forward/center Darius Redd face off
in the tip-off of a Jan. 24 contest between the two teams. What you see
is that Darius prevailed in the tip-off, which set the stage for what was
a huge win by the Clewiston Middle School Tigers, a 58-12 victory. As
of Jan. 24, the team was still undefeated with a 12-0 record. Please visit
http://photos.newszap.com for more photos.


INI/Naji Tobias

Free throw attempt
With 4:48 left in the first quarter of the Jan. 19 Clewiston Tigers-Pahokee
Blue Devils boys' basketball game, Blue Devils sophomore Raheem
Buxton attempts a pair of free throws to put Pahokee up, 16-15. Eventually,
the Blue Devils would eke out a 54-52 win that dropped Clewiston to
an 8-6 record at that point. For more photos, please visit http://photos.
newszap.com.


INI/Naji Tobias

Sharp shooter
In a Jan. 24 contest between the Clewiston Tigers and the Mariner Tritons,
Tigers junior Jonathan Williams pulls up a three-point shot attempt in
the first quarter as two Mariner defenders key in. Jonathan finished the
game with eight points (six coming from three-pointers), a rebound and a
turnover in a 54-49 victory. As of Jan. 24, the Clewiston varsity team has
a 9-6 record. For more photos, please visit http://photos.newszap.com.


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School Happenings


Submitted photo
Kasey Dulaney showed "Piggers" at the South Florida Fair.


IKasey uulaney (with Micnael Minler) snows on me tropny
that she won for her earning second place for her record
book at the South Florida Fair.


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Kasey Dulany. daughter of
DeWitt and Sherrie Dulany of
Belle Glade, participated in-the
market hog showing at the South
Florida Fairgrounds Jan. 25-26,
2008. She is part of the Glades
Day School F.F.A. program under
the direction of Michael Miller,
who is assisted by his brother
Frankie Miller.
Kasey has learned a lot about
responsibility, perseverance
and how hard it is to care for a
hog. Her hog's name was Pig-
gers. "Piggers" weighed in at 236
pounds so he made weight to
show at the fair. "Piggers" came
in fourth place in their individual
group. Kasey came in first place
for showmanship in her individ-
ual show group.


Kasey also won a trophy and
$20 for winning Reserve Cham-
pion (2nd place) in the Interme-
diate level for her record book.
Kasey's hog was auctioned off at
the Fair thanks to the support of a
number of local businesses. Kas-
ey is extremely thankful for their
support and realizes that living
in the Glades is like having one
huge, supportive family. Kasey
had such a gobd time participat-
ing in this project that she would
encourage other children to also
join F.F.A. Her parents agree.
The lessons she has learned will
help her get ahead in life and the
memories of participating with
her friends will be cherished for
a lifetime.


Gove Elementary gets
school logo
Congratulations to the follow-
ing students for being selected
by their teachers for displaying
the character trait of "RESPECT"
during the month of December:
Na'Keyteris Demps, Gabriel Gon-
zales, Brett Collier, Oday Shatara,
Shayun Bryant, Cecelia Fredrick,
Cross Beraza, Alejandro Avila,
Leah Sa'ad, and Raven Hill. Keep
up the good work!
Art News: The South Florida
Fair is back in town and once
again the members of the Gove
Elementary Art Club will be fea-
turing their latest creation. This
year's theme is "Party with the
Animals" and as previous years,
Washington Mutual Bank is spon-
soring an art competition for all
of Palm Beach County schools.
The Art Club, under the direc-
tion of Jill Schmidt (art teacher),
created a giant butterfly collage.


It will be on display in the Expo
Center during the time the fair
is in town. You can support our
school by visiting the fair and vot-
ing for the Gove Butterfly. Also on
display are the artworks of two
of our talented students, Adriana
Razo and Marlene Aboytes. Their
work can also be seen in the Palm
Beach County School Art Exhibit
section.
Principal's Challenge: Con-
gratulatiohs to all of.the students
who met the first Principal's
Challenge for this school year. A
special ceremony was held on
Thursday, Jan. 17, in the Media
Center to recognize the students
who met the first reading chal-
lenge. We are proud of all of the
students and hope to see them
back again as new challenges
are set. We thank the parents for
encouraging the students to read
outside of school and for attend-
ing the ceremony. Kudos to ALL!


KEC School News
FCAT Curriculum and din-
ner night: Students and their
parents in grades 3-6 are invited
to attend FCAT CURRICULLUM
AND DINNER NIGHT on Thurs-
day, Jan. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Activities will focus on FCAT test
taking strategies in Reading, Writ-
ing, Math and Science. The first
20 parents to arrive will receive
a new book to help build their
home libraries! A delicious dinner
will be served! Please plan to at-
tend this exciting event!
FCAT blast tutorial: We are in
the last month leading up to FCAT
and we have planned a 4 week tu-
torial that will focus on FCAT test
taking strategies. Tutorial begins
Feb. 5. Students in grades 3-6 are
invited to attend. Parents, please
sign permission slips and return
to your child's teacher.
Ready readers: Students who
read each night for the month
of December in Kindergarten


and 1st grade were: Albert John-
son,.Erionna Perez, Montanique
Graham, Laquad Moore, Cristo
Alfaro, Antensia Woods, Joyce
Garvin, Jayden Brown, Nige-
ria Walker, Sarah Vue, Rommel
Molina, Ronald Jemmott, Allen
Aguirre, Samuel Esparza, Nathaly
Guerro, Julissa Rodriguez, Tylisha
Roy, Essence Simmons, Anthony
Calderon, Anthony Bowie, Hilario
Medina, Sheyma Senorine, Cas-
sandra Colon, Emily Rodriguez,
Arturo Mata, Lazaro Carmenate,
Jada Burroughs, Wesley Watkins,
and Andrea Arroyo. These stu-
dents were treated to a Popsicle
Party and given a new book to put
into their home libraries.
DATES TO NOTE:
1/31 FCAT curriculum and din-
ner night
2/5 school advisory council
meeting
2/12-15 4th grade FCAT writes
/makeups
2/18 holiday


Palm Beach County District Schools


Menu for the week of Feb. fruit muffin, hot cereal, whole wheat
1-7 toast


Breakfast Menu
Friday, Feb. 1: Breakfast burrito,
assorted cold cereal, breakfast breaks,
hot cereal, whole wheat toast
Monday, Feb. 4: Blueberry pancakes,
assorted cold cereal, breakfast breaks,
hot cereal, whole wheat toast
Tuesday, Feb. 5: Cinnamon roll, fruit
muffin, assorted cold cereal, hot cereal,
whole wheat toast
Wednesday, Feb. 6: Canadian bacon
and egg, muffin, assorted cold cereal,
hot cereal, whole wheat toast
Thursday, Feb. 7: Ham breakfast pizza,


Elementary
Lunch Menu
Friday, Feb. 1: Chili with cornbread,
chicken nuggets with roll, pizza, brown
rice, whole grain roll, broccoli and
cauliflower
Monday, Feb. 4: Popcorn chicken with
roll, stuffed crust pizza, hamburger,
brown rice, whole grain roll, baby
carrots
Tuesday, Feb. 5: Beefaroni with roll,
turkey and cheese sandwich, le petit
parfait combo, whole grain roll, italian


green beans
Wednesday, Feb. 6: Barbequed
chicken with roll, hamburger, pb and
j and cheese stick, whole grain roll,
sweet potato bake, collard greens, cole
slaw
Thursday, Feb. 7: Salisbury steak with
roll and gravy, grilled cheese sandwich,
fruit, yogurt, and cheese, whole grain
roll, mashed potatoes, peas

Secondary
Lunch Menu
Friday, Feb. 1: Chicken nuggets with
roll, mexican pizza, grilled cheese
sandwich, fruit, muffin and cheese,
whole grain roll, green beans, tomato


soup
Monday, Feb. 4: Soft taco, pizza,
cheeseburger, pb and j and cheese
stick, brown rice, whole grain roll, carrot
and bean medley
Tuesday, Feb. 5: Meat less lasagna
with roll, meatball sub, chef salad,
fruit,muffin and cheese, whole grain roll,
italian green beans
Wednesday, Feb. 6: Barbequed
chicken with roll, pizza, yogurt parfait,
whole grain roll, broccoli, baked beans,
cole slaw
Thursday, Feb. 7: Cuban pork with roll,
hot dog, turkey and cheese sandwich,
manadarin chicken salad, black beans
mixed with rice, whole grain roll,
caribbean blend


Education News in Brief


Gove Elementary
Cat Talk fundraiser
Starting this week, the sixth
grade Ambassadors will be selling
candy. This is a very meaningful
fundraiser for the students. The
money raised will be used for their
annual trip to St. Augustine. This
year, the trip also includes Tampa
and Miami. The purpose of this
adventure is to get. our students
acquainted with the Hispanic
heritage of our wonderful state. In
past years, the students have had
wonderful experiences, including
meeting with then-Governor Jeb
Bush twice. This year's trip, like
last year's, will focus on the ar-
eas of our state which best show
our cultural diversity, which fits in
perfectly with Gove Elementary's
mission. Please help our Ambas-
sadors, who are the students who
have met specific academic and
citizenship requirements, by buy-
ing candy from them. We thank
you in advance for your support.

Summer Camp
Scholarships available
The summer camp scholar-
ship program offers low-income
children a full scholarship to a day
camp. The scholarships include
tuition and fees.
Applications will be take on
Feb. 14 and 15, at the Dolly hand
Cultural Center, Palm Beach Com-
munity College, 1977 College
Drive, Belle Glade, from 8 a.m.
until 4 p.m. For information and
eligibility requirements, please
call 1-(866) 728-1427.

Homebuyer education
classes open
Centro Campesino will host
a Free English Homebuyer Edu-
cation workshop on Feb. 1, at
our Villa Lago Office. Because
of limited space, no kids will be
allowed. Please call in .to register
for this class at (561) 996-3988.


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in making your dream of Home-
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Excellence is
our standard
Congratulations to the follow-
ing students who were chosen to
represent Lake Shore Middle Stu-
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Salter, Vice President Darnell Oc-
tavius, Secretary Vicqueria Smith,
Treasurer Vincynthia Jones. "Ex-
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Christian school
enrollment offered
Miracle by Faith School in
South Bay, an (NPSAA) accred-
ited school offers a quality educa-
tion to students in Pre-k4 through
sixth grade. The MBF School has
small classes, affordable tuition, a
before and after school care, and
a math and reading tutorial pro-
gram that conforms to the Florida
Sunshine State Standards. The
school is now enrolling new stu-
dents. For more information call
the school at (561) 993-3495.

Scholarship
applicants wanted
If you know of a young person
pursuing a college degree with the
goal of working in Florida's fruit
and vegetable industry, please
let that student know about the
Syngenta Crop Protection Schol-
arship. The $1,000 scholarship
will be awarded at FFVA's 63rd


Annual Convention. To learn how
to apply, contact Martha Tucker
at (321) 214-5200 or via email at
martha.tucker@ffva.com.

Going from good to
great
Parents, students, and commu-
nity members, Pahokee Middle
High School is going from "Good
to Great" and would like to thank
you for all of your support thus
far. School officials ask you to en-
courage students to participate in
the Principal's Challenge Reading
Counts Program at the school. The
Reading Counts Program quizzes
students for 80 percent accuracy
after they have read books; those
students who meet the require-
ment will be rewarded. We ex-
pect every student's achievement
in reading to increase as they read
more and more books.
The STRAPP after school tuto-
rial program has started for sev-
enth and eighth, graders. The pro-
gram hours are from 3 p.m. until
5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
Parents, uniforms are required
to be worn every day by students.
The shirts must have a collar and
be one solid color; the colors are
red, white, or blue. Pants must be
khaki, black, or blue in color.
Parents: students are expect-
ed to be on time to school each
morning. The bell rings at 7:25
a.m.
If additional information is
needed contact the school at
(561) 924-6400

Mentor Center
Program opens
Local schools are currently re-
cruiting mentors for our children
in the after-school program. Lend
a hand, become a mentor. Just
two hours a week, a one-year
commitment. Center Director:
Tina McNutt; Program Coordina-
tor: Cynthia McMillan, Mentor
Center at Pahokee Elementary


School, 560 East Main Street, Pa-
hokee (561) 924-6544 or (561)
924-2070.

Mentor program
seeks participants
Christians reaching out to so-
ciety introduces their new C.O.P.
program, Children of Promise, to
provide mentors for children hav-
ing a parent in the prison system.
Both children and mentors are
needed for the program. Please
call Lee Washington to refer a
child needing a mentor or a vol-
unteer to be a mentor at (561)
602-6146 (Glades area). Back-.
ground screening and training are
required.

ECMHSP looking
for volunteers
East Coast Migrant Head Start
Project (ECMHP) is looking for
volunteers. If you can donate a
few hours of your time, the per-
fect opportunity might exist for
you. Opportunities to serve are
endless and include office sup-
port, kitchen assistance, class-
room assistance and much more.
Volunteers are needed Monday
- Friday from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Please call Erica at (561) 996-2232
for more information on how to
be a part of this excellent and
meaningful experience.

Migrant Head Start
opens
East Coast Migrant Head Start
is looking for children ages five
and under. East Coast Migrant
Head Start believes that all chil-
dren can benefit from the edu-
cational, health, and social ser-
vices that the program provides.
Families with children who have
disabilities are encouraged to ap-
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By Pastor John Hicks
First United Methodist Church
I turn 50 this week. All my
life I've been taught to respect
my elders. Now I am one. I'm
reminded of what one friend
shared with me, "You know you
are getting older when you try
to straighten out the wrinkles
in your socks only to find you
aren't wearing any."
Growing older. Aging. We
can laugh about it, make jokes
about it, and groan about it, but
we can't stop it.
So, what do we do with birth-
days? As much as we might like
to avoid them, we can't. So why
not celebrate them?
In an interview with a Lon-
don newspaper, actor Christo-
pher Walken revealed that he
likes to bring a little fun to a
movie set by pretending that it's
his birthday. In the morning, as
the makeup crew is preparing
him for the shoot, he will men-
tion off-handedly that today is
his birthday, but he swears them
to secrecy. In a matter of hours,


the cast and crew of the movie
throw together a big birthday
party for him. Everyone has a
great time, and no one suspects
that Mr. Walken planned the
whole thing just to inject a little
fun in his colleagues' day.
What a great idea! Who
doesn't like a party -- even if it's
for no reason at all. As a matter
of fact, people have come up
with a number of creative ways
to celebrate and have a good
time.
- In Monte Rio, Calif., they
hold a yearly festival in honor
of the spring invasion of the ba-
nana slug. In Pasadena, Calif.
people hold a yearly Doo Dah
Parade, which always includes
a garbage can drum corps. The
people of Myerstown, Pennsyl-
vania hold a celebration every
Oct. 24, in honor of Bald Head
Day. Backwards Day, in which
people wear their clothes back-
ward and walk backward, is a
big celebration in Fort Wayne,
Ind. And around, Lake 0 we cel-
ebrate Swamp Cabbage, White


and Brown Sugar, Sour Oranges,
Black Gold, and more!
We never lose our taste for
fun. It's life-affirming. And there
are endless possibilities for en-
joyment in almost any facet of
life. Except, perhaps in some of
our worship of God. Robert Lou-
is Stevenson once entered in his
diary, as if he were recording an
extraordinary phenomenon, "I
have been to Church today, and
am not depressed." Ask people
to describe the average church
service, and the words joy or
fun or party probably would not
be amongst their descriptions.
That's a shame when we are
celebrating the greatest joy on
earth!
Someone once shared with
me an article, "101 Things to Do
During a Dull Sermon." I never
saw him act any of these out, so I
guess my sermons didn't rate on
the dull scale, but I was amused
at some of the suggestions:
Pass a note to the organist
asking whether he/she plays re-
quests.


See if a yawn really is conta-
gious.
Slap your neighbor. See if they
turn the other cheek. If not, raise
your hand and tell the preacher.
Listen for your pastor to use
a word beginning with 'A,' then
'B,' and so on through the alpha-
bet.
Using church bulletins, de-
sign, test and modify a collection
of paper airplanes.
Start from the back of the
church and try to crawl all the
way to the front, under the pews,
without being noticed.
Bring a live squirrel in a shoe
box and leave it near a curious
child.
You know, we probably
wouldn't find these so amus-
ing, except we can relate to
them. Many times, people hear
the word "church," and they
think boring, obligation, or duty.
Somehow, we've forgotten the
message of Psalm 16, that in
God's presence there is not just
joy, but fullness of joy.


Doing the 'right' thing: Is there an exception to the rules?


By Rev. Samuel S.
Thomas
St. Martin's Church, Clewiston
There is a saying that "the ex-
ception proves the rule." Actu-
ally, the saying is a very old one
and comes from the time when
"prove" meant "test." What is
meant is that if a rule is strong,
it can be tested to see if it holds
by the exceptions to it. IF there
are too many exceptions, there
is no rule at all. I remember
hearing about a man learning
to speak English and wanted to
compliment someone that he
had just-met. He told him, "It's
nice to meet you. I've heard that
you're quite a wise guy!" That's
different than saying that he had
heard about "your being wise."
Or "You're known for your wis-
dom."
Putting "wise" and "guy"
together changed what both
words meant. When I was learn-
ing to live in another language,
there was a restaurant with daily
specials. One item on the list of
items offered on the daily offer-
ing was something I didn't par-
ticularly like. I wahted to ask the
waitress, "Is this a fixed menu?"
and instead asked her, "Is this
fixed price?" She told me that


if I didn't like the price, I could
speak to the manager. Realiz-
ing my mistake, I told her the
problem was my problem and
started over again.
Sometimes, we break the
rules of etiquette and it is harm-
less, just amusing or embarrass-
ing. Sometimes it is more seri-
ous. The Lord encountered a
man who was sick with dropsy
on Sabbath day while dining
at the house of a local ruler, a
Pharisee (Luke 14:1). There is a
long respected tradition about
working on a Sunday; a tradi-
tion that was regarded as law in
the Lord's day and is respected
in many places even today. "Re-
member the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy (Exodus 20:87)"
is clear; "the seventh day is a
Sabbath to the Lord your God,
in it you shall not do any work
(v.10)." The problem is that
healing is work. Is this an ex-
ception to God's law? Apparent-
ly, Jesus thought so. It was He,
Himself who raised the question
about the lawfulness of healing,
or the exception. The man was
.healed, and-Jesus poses.a cques-
tion about the 'roobf6t'iatwwas
going on; asking them which
of them who had an animal


fall into a ditch on the .Sabbath
wouldn't pull it out? His critics
could not reply; there was the
law to be respected, but there
was an exception.
Recently, two young persons
ran away and were found on
a beach in Louisiana after the
country searched for them for
some time. One was 13, the
other 15 and they said they were
"in love" and wanted their "free-
dom." Apparently, they regard-
ed themselves as exceptions to
rules but I could help but won-
der if "love" justified the difficul-
ties caused. It is not too uncom-
mon to hear about persons who
regard themselves as exceptions
to the traditions, conventions or
even the laws of our society; and
go on to do as they please.
There have been times when
people have shared with me
their thoughts or plans to do
something drastic. I recall the
parable of the healing of the
man with dropsy; about how
a higher, unselfish, respecting
of persons principle was in-
volved. I didn't hear that in the
news report about the young
runaways. I don't always 'hear
it when someone talks about
doing something ordinarily for-


bidden and wants to justify the
action in their own eyes as an
"exception." Healing someone
who is sick involves dedication
to humanity, love and caring
spirit. That's at the heart of the
gospel; that's what Jesus came
to teach.
When our soldiers return,
when people consider breaking
deep relationships, when others
are caused to consider "taking
matters into their own hands,"
when we're telling others about,
"the rules are the rules!" and
when we're perplexed about
what to do; Jesus had some-
thing to say and do about it all.
Check it out with someone that
loves and believes in Him before
acting and then pray; then care
about all who are involved, lov-
ing others and God too.




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GLADES COUNTY Sunday,
Feb. 3, is Heritage Day at Lake-
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Church. There will be a celebra-
tion of 60 years since the church
received her charter. Anyone
-who has ever been a part of the
church and any guests are in-
vited to be our guests at the day-
long celebration. There will be
services at 8 a.m., Bible School
at 9:30 a.m. and a second ser-
vice at 10:30 a.m. These will be
followed by a covered dish din-
ner at 11:45 a.m. and a special
Heritage program at 1 pm.
The church has had a long
history since a small group start-
ed what would soon become
Lakeport Church of Christ/Chris-
tian Church.
The church began as a Sun-
day School Class in the home
of-William Sherman and Laura
Click in 1928. The class was
taught by Will and assisted by
his brothers John and Herbert
Click. After Will's death Laura's
home ~burned and the church
moved to the old school in
Lakeport located at the corner
of Red Barn Road and Old Lake-


port Road. On Feb. 9, 1947 they
met at the school house to or-
ganize the Church of Christ at
Lakeport. They received a char-
ter from the State of Florida on
June'30, 1947. When the school
building was moved to Moore
Haven to be used as the Band
room, the church met at the
Presbyterian meeting house at
Big Bear Beach in Lakeport until
their building was constructed
on land donated by Herbert
Click. The church has touched
many lives throughout the area
and abroad.
Everyone is invited to be a
part of our Heritage Day. If you
can possibly attend we would
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here and would like to send us
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theft investigation but refused to
Cleared assist by identifying them.
"Like O.J. Simpson, just be-
Continued From Page 1 cause the charges are dismissed
Vice-Mayor Crawford attended doesn't mean Crawford's inno-
at the State Attorney's Office. cent," Mayor Sasser said. "I will
In that complaint, Mayor Sasser put my reputation up against his
claims that the vice-mayor knew any day of the week."
the names of people who were Staff Writer Naji Tobias can be
involved in the ongoing water reached at ntobias@newszap.com.


INI/Naji Tobias
Willie Snead, the outgoing head qoach of the Glades Central
Raiders football team, stood by outgoing senior Eddie Poole
as they enjoyed the festivities of the Muck Bowl pep rally, on
Nov. 9.


Resign
Continued From Page 1
Nevertheless, finishing with
an 11-2 record last season was
good enough for Glades Cen-
tral High School Principal Dr.
Camille Coleman to say that Mr.
Snead would not be fired.
The petition for Willie
Snead to step down
Almost immediately after the
Raiders loss to Naples in the
Class 3A regional final, the com-
munity seemed outraged with
how the season'went, with' the
calls for Mr. Snead's resignation
or firing hitting a crescendo.
According to Reverend Rich-
ard Harris, over 1,500 people
signed a petition that called for
Mr. Snead to step down as head
coach.
'"Right after the Naples loss,
the fans had asked me to put
out a petition to get Snead out
of Glades Central," Rev. Harris
- said. "I agreed with the fans that
Wa time for a new leadership.
Snead's definitelygot to go."
But there were some, includ-
ing Glades Central High School
athletic director Henry Cook,
who seemed surprised by Mr.
Snead's sudden move.
"I thought Snead was com-
ing back," Mr. Cook said. "I was
just shocked when he made that
decision."
Mr.. Cook said that he recently
discussed plans for this year's
spring football game with the
former head coach.
Mr. Snead will continue
his teaching duties at the high
school as a Physical Education
teacher up until June 2.


After that, Mr. Snead .and his
family will relocate to Holland,
Mich. The former Glades Central
Coach will become a physical
education teacher and the head
football coach at Holland Chris-
tian School, while taking over
the school's strength and con-
ditioning program, according to
Mr. Cook.
Mr. Cook doesn't believe
the perceived fan pressure to
step down was the cause of Mr.
Snead's impending departure.
"I think Snead leaving was
more of a family issue," Mr.
Cook said. "It wasn't anything
personal. We were looking for
him to come back but he and his
family decided that they wanted,
to move on with their lives."

The search for
a new head coach
Today, interviews for the
head coaching position will take
place at the high school. Accord-
ing to school officials, it will be
conducted by a committee that
includes Dr. Coleman, the ath-
letic director, a community rep-
resentative, a parent volunteer
and three current varsity football
players, to name just a few.
On Jan. 24, the committee
formed a screening criterion,
which will be used to select the
best candidate, after today's in-
terviews.
It is expected that the new
head coach will be named to-
morrow.

Staff Writer Nai Tobias
can be reached at
ntoblas@newszap.com.


Bball
Continued From Page 1
En route to the state playoffs,
the girls team finished as the run-
ner-up to Cardinal Newman in
District 14-3A.
Obviously, they do no not want
to go that route again.
With the ultimate goal of mak-
ing it to the Class 3A state Final
Four tournament in Lakeland,
fifth-year head coach Anthony
Whitfield is relying on his eight
players to play together selflessly
and stick together at all times.
"All the girls have to do is play
hard," Coach Whitfield said.
"They just need to believe in each
other, to succeed. Everything else
will take care of itself."
The defensive schemes that
the girls use in games are usually
tailor-made for their opponents'
offense, according. to Coach
Whitfield.
Riquana Williams, a senior
guard and McDonald's All-Ameri-
can, seems to have that concept
down.
"I know that's a lot of weight
to put on Riquana's shoulders,"
Coach Whitfield said. "But since
I've had to do it before in my play-
ing days, I could show her how to
do it too."
Currently, Riquana is the lead-.
ing scorer in Palm Beach County,
according to Coach Whitfield.


If Riquana is considered the
leader, then somebody has to
embody the energy and spirit of
the team. That distinction goes
to Charmaine Sutton, a fellow se-
nior guard.
Coach Whitfield is expecting
that to continue through the play-
offs. He remembers that during a
holiday tournament, Charmaine
was sidelined with a knee injury
and subsequently, the team strug-
gled in those games.
"With Charmaine's energy, we
enjoy our victories," Coach Whit-
field said. "Without it, the games
are slower for us."
The heart of the girls' team,
as explained by Coach Whitfield,
has two chambers -- Ronnesha
Atkins and Natasha, Williams,
both junior forwards.
They finished in the top two in
rebounding last season, accord-
ing to the head coach.
"Whatever you ask the two
girls to do, they try to do what-
ever it takes. to get it done,"
Coach Whitfield said. "That's
what makes them the heart of the
team."
It also doesn't hurt that all four
girls have played together since
they were in youth basketball.
In a district that features Car-
dinal Newman, Inlet Grove, Pope
John Paul and St. Andrews, it
would actually be surprising if
the girls don't walk away with the
District 14-3A championship on


Saturday, Feb.2.
"With all four of them in the
lineup, we have a pretty good
chance to win every game,"
Coach Whitfield said.
Boys are hanging on
The boys' basketball team fin-
ished with a 19-3 record last sea-
son, losing in the second round
of the Class 3A regional playoffs.
Now, with a 10-9 record, the boys
are just trying to finish their sea-
son on a high note.
In particular, they want to win
their final regular season game at
home on Saturday, Feb. 2 against
the archrival Glades Central Raid-
ers. The Blue Devils lost the first
game against Glades Central on
Jan. 10, 65-49.
'The district tournament will be
played on Feb. 3, 8 and 9 at Pope
John Paul High School. If the boys
want to recapture the magic it
had last season, it must get past
their district opponents Cardinal
Newman, Inlet Grove, Pope John
Paul and St. Andrews.
In the District 14-3A tourna-
ment, the top two teams which
will play for the district champi-
onship on Feb. 9 will advance'to
the regional playoffs.
Antonio Wilson, Sr., the boys
head coach, wants his players to
stay disciplined in their games,
play solid defense and continue
to work on conditioning during
practices.


Sport utility vehicle crashes


One man is listed in
critical conditon

By Naji Tobias
The Sun
BELLE GLADE A small Ford
sport utility vehicle (SUV) crashed
into a canal in the 2200's block of
East Canal Street South County
Road 880, the sheriff's office said.
According to a release by the
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Of-
fice (PBSO), the vehicle, which


was occupied by an unidentified.
driver and his passenger, 25-year-
old Jose David Mata Barboza, left
the roadway for unknown rea-
sons.
The incident took place on
Jan. 25 at about 5:30 p.m., ac-
cording to Lulu Elliot, one of the
eyewitnesses and confirmed by
the sheriff's office.
The vehicle was traveling
eastbound on CR 880, where the
driver suddenly lost control of his
SUV, detective said. As the driver,


who was wearing a seatbelt, lost
control, his SUV impacted into a
metal guardrail and became sub-
merged in the canal.
Ms. Elliot said that she was at
the scene prior to the sheriff's of-
fice responding. The eyewitness
remembered seeing four men
- one of them elderly attempting
to rescue the victims.
Nevertheless, the passenger
escaped from the canal on his
own, suffering only minor inju-
ries. The driver was later rescued


All of these ingredients, if
worked successfully, could lead
up to the head coach's ultimate
goal: a shot at winning the Class
3A state championship in Lake-
land.
."I expect my players to just
hustle in our games and leave ev-
erything on the court," Coach Wil-
son said. "If they take care of the
ball well, play defense and take
good shots, we have a chance to
win every game."
The boys' basketball team pre-
viously won state championships
in 1977, 1982 and 1983, with the
second-year coach playing as a
guard for the last two state cham-
pionship-winning teams.
The boys' team consists of
Zachary Allen, Ethan Winfield,
Antavious Wilson, Anthony Shep-
pard, Vincent Smith, Earntavious
Golden, Raheem Buxton, Chris
Dent, Marcus Hunter, Dexter HoP
mes, Brandin Hawthorne and Ar-
tis Evans. When you have these
special athletes together, a state
championship is not of the ques1
tion.
All they have to do is play with
unity and let their athletic ability
shine through on the court, as it
has done in other sports.
"Defense wins champion-
ships," Coach Wilson said, con-
vincingly.
Staff Writer Naji Tobias can be
reached at ntobias@newszap.conf


Into canal
by the four men, deputies and the
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
Investigators revealed that af!
ter dPR and other life-saving meaJ
sures were performed, the drive
was transported to Glades Gene
eral Hospital, where he was listed
in critical condition and remain
so at this time.
The crash is currently being
investigated by the PBSO vehicle
homicide unit.
Staff Writer Nail Tobias can be
reached at ntobias@newszap.com


DEP Secretary participates in Lake 0 forum


BELLE GLADE -- Florida Depart-
ment of Environmental Protection
(DEP) Secretary Michael W. Sole
participated in a facilitated dia-
logue among federal and state of-
ficials and local civic leaders at the
Lake Okeechobee Decision Mak-
ers forum. DEP Secretary Sole em-
phasized the need for cooperation
at the state, local and federal levels
to continue the progress restoring
Lake Okeechobee, the heart of
America's Everglades.
"Florida is committed to im-
proving the water quality in Lake
Okeechobee and the Everglades,"
said DEP Secretary Sole. "Since
2000, Florida has invested more
than $100 million to improve farm-
ing practices, construct treatment
wetlands and implement phos-
phorus reduction technologies to
improve the health of America's
second largest freshwater lake."
DEP Secretary Sole highlighted
the importance of implementing
restoration projects using adaptive
management to continue progress


in restoration. He emphasized that
taking the steps to'complete these
projects is crucial to restoration
and that while it may be neces-
sary to adapt plans as new data
becomes available, it is crucial res-
toration efforts not be delayed.
The state of Florida recognized
the importance of the Northern Ev-
erglades in June 2007 by passing
the Northern Everglades and Estu-
aries Protection Program, which
expands the Lake Okeechobee
Protection Program to safeguard
and restore the entire northern
Everglades system and calls for the
development of far-reaching plans
to protect and improve the quality,
quantity, timing and distribution of
water north of Lake Okeechobee.'
Required by the legislation, the
Lake Okeechobee Watershed Con-
struction ProjectPhase II Technical
Plan, developed by DEP, the South
Florida Water Management District
and the Florida Department of Ag-
riculture and Consumer Services is
a critical step in Everglades restora-


tion, and will be submitted to. the
Florida Legislature next month.
Demonstrating its continued
commitment to restoring Ameri-
ca's Everglades, Florida's 2007-08
budget signed by Governor Crist
includes $200 million for the resto-
ration and protection of the South
Florida ecosystem, specifically al-
locating $54 million for the resto-
ration of Lake Okeechobee as well
as $40 million to protect the health
of the Caloosahatchee and St. Lu-
cie estuaries.
Florida has taken the lead in
implementing the 30-year, $10.9
billion Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan (CERP). To date,
Florida has committed $2.4 billion
toward the 50-50 state/federal cost-
share, which covers 16 counties
over an 18,000 square mile area.
Restoring. America's Everglades is
reviving habitat for more than 60
threatened and endangered spe-
cies, establishing a 'eliable supply
of water for millions of Floridians
and providing flood control con-


sistent with the restoration.
The Lake Okeechobee Deci-
sion Makers Forum is a facilitated
dialogue among federal and state
officials and local civic leaders to
discuss restoration of the Lake.
Participants examined the chal-
lenges presented by the multiple
roles the lake is asked to fulfill,
identified unanticipated impacts
of management decisions on the
communities surrounding the lake
and avenues of cooperation, and
listened to new ideas. The Forum
follows on the heels of last week's
Everglades Coalition Conference,
where Secretary Sole and Florida's
environmental leaders reaffirmed
their commitment to restoring the
South Florida ecosystem.
Fore more information on the
Lake Okeechobee Decision Mak-
ers Forum, visit http://www.ces.
fau.edu/dmf/. For more informa-
tion on Florida's Everglades resto-
ration efforts, visit http://www.dep.-
state.fl.us/secretary/everglades/de-
fault.htm


Election
Continued From Page 1
tallying up all of the votes, in-
cluding the absentee ballots.
Ms. Walker has advised that
to obtain an absentee ballot, lo-
cal residents need to go to the
elections office either in West
Palm Beach or at the Glades Of-
fice in Belle Glade.
, 'The qualifying time period
for those interested in compet-


ing with the two candidates be-
gan on Tuesday and will end on
Feb. 12 at. noon, according to
the city clerk.
Interested applicants must
-file with the city clerk. Citizens
must' reside'and be able to vote
in South Bay for consideration.
If for some reason there is
not a clear-cut winner for either
seat, then a run-off election will
take place on March 25 at the
city hall chambers.


Briefs


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