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Ride Helps Family of Heroic C M Y K www.newssun.com Is it contagious? EWS UN Which common NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 childhood illnesses should Making his mark Summer stage keep your child Sebring’s Clark shows HLT youth program at home talent at Butler CC ready for grand finale LIVING, 1B SPORTS, 1D PAGE 2A Sunday, July 8, 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 85 | 75 cents Forecast Scott Ride helps family wants to Nothing new: Warm with T-storms later look at High Low of heroic mom Heather Town 94 73 changes Complete Forecast PAGE 8A to FCAT Online By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press MIRAMAR BEACH — Gov. Rick Scott said on Friday schools might be doing too much of a good Question: thing when it comes to stu- dent testing and he is talking Will the Obama with state education officials, health care plan have school superintendents and a negative effect on teachers about possibly small business? changing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Yes The governor addressed a conference of newspaper edi- 78.1% tors from five Southern states and he defended his decision not to have Florida participate News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS in an expansion of Medicaid Nearly 200 motorcycles participated in a poker run on Saturday to help benefit Heather Town’s family. Town was under the health care overhaul No killed when a tornado destroyed her mobile home during Tropical Storm Debby in Venus. recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. 21.9% Riding for a cause, motorcycle He also said government needs to be Total votes: 105 clubs raise funds for Town family more transpar- ent and Florida Scott Next question: Have has job openings that can’t be By SAMANTHA GHOLAR you already made up filled because the state does- [email protected] your mind about n’t have enough graduates LAKE PLACID — Groups of concerned resi- which presidential with the needed degrees to fill dents, and even strangers, have come together for them. candidate will get the good of a broken family that is working to your vote? On student testing, Scott put the pieces back together. said the state received more Make your voice heard at Heather Town, 32, died June 24 when a torna- parent complaints this year do spawned by Tropical Storm Debby destroyed www.newssun.com than in past years, especially her home near Venus, but saved her 3-year-old about the FCAT. daughter by holding her in her arms as the two “Parents and taxpayers Obituaries were sucked out into the storm and thrown 200 expect measurement. We’ve Jeannie Grose feet into nearby woods. got to measure, we’ve to find Age 78, of Avon Park The storm left little AnneMarie seriously out who the best schools are,” injured. It also made her and her two sisters Scott said. “We have to have a Timothy Van White orphans. good measurement system Age 46, of Lake Placid Lake Placid American Legion Post 25 led a but we have to make sure we Obituaries, Page 7A Poker Run on Saturday that will benefit the Town don’t have too much of it.” children directly. He said among the FCAT, Index Organizer Kip ‘’Yokip’’ Regnier felt the event federal testing and end-of- Books 6B was necessary for the children in order to give course exams, students might them some sort of help and support after the loss Business 1C be tested too much. He said of their mother. he is talking officials and Chalk Talk 2C News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS “(June 24) we were at the post just cooking. ‘We are a band of brothers,’ said Kip Regnier Saturday morning, teachers about what changes Classifieds 4C while talking about a Poker Run he helped organize to benefit Community Briefs 2A See RIDERS, page 5A Heather Town’s three daughters. See SCOTT, page 5A Crossword Puzzle 2B Dear Abby 2B Editorial & Opinion 3A Horoscope 2B CANDIDATE PROFILE ‘I Love Downtown Lottery Numbers 2A Online 5B Flowers says he’s Sebring’ campaign set Outdoors 4B Movie Times 2B prepared whole life to begin in October Politics 3B Tavel 8B for public service By SAMANTHA GHOLAR off during the focal point of [email protected] the year-long Sebring Follow the By CHRISTOPHER poured my heart and soul SEBRING — A new mar- Centennial Celebration in News-Sun on TUFFLEY into this community. I was keting campaign has been October. Local merchants [email protected] raised to give back. Serving set in motion by the have already embraced the AVON PARK — David in a public office is a trust Community Redevelopment new logo, incorporating the Flowers is running for and I’ve viewed it that way. Agency with the hopes of bright blue sticker onto www.twitter.com/thenewssun Supervisor of Elections. I am accountable to you and David Flowers bringing residents and visi- shopping bags and mer- and “I’ve been a public ser- have always given 100 per- tors alike to downtown chandise. vant all of my life,” he said, cent.” Sebring. “October is going to be a “I’ve prepared every step of Flowers said he was able 10 years, went into private Casey Wohl, owner of really exciting month in this my career for this.” to vote for the first time in business for 17 years, served Gray Dog Communications, community so we thought www.facebook.com/newssun A sixth-generation 1973. on the Avon Park city coun- is working with the CRA to it’d be the perfect time to Floridian and lifelong resi- “I’ve voted in every elec- cil four years, and was elect- launch the “I Love start the campaign,” said dent of Highlands County, tion since then.” ed to the county commission Downtown Sebring” cam- Wohl. Flowers said, “I am the best He served as a deputy paign. 0990994 01007 person for this job. I have sheriff in investigations for See FLOWERS, page 6A The campaign will kick See DOWNTOWN, 6A Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com HEARTLAND NATIONAL BANK***; 11.25"; 1.5"; Black plus three; process, front strip; 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 9 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Sunday, July 8, 2012 www.newssun.com AP takes step toward annexing Save these dates SFSC into city on Monday in October The plans are firming up News-Sun staff asked the city for the annexation, so it is Lake Glenada is on the south. for the focus week in AVON PARK — A first reading of the voluntary; its property is contiguous to In addition to the pride of having October. The time is now ordinance providing for the annexation the existing city limits; it is reasonably SFSC become an actual part of the city, for your participation in the of South Florida State College into the compact; and annexing the property will is the fact that Avon Park’s utility parades. We need floats city will be held at the city council’s not create enclaves department, abutting the college on the and boats, people to dress regular meeting Monday night at 6 p.m. The college lies roughly east-west, south, can now be legally annexed into in period costumes and According to the agenda package, the between Memorial Drive on the east, the city too. more. Be a part of history annexation meets all statute require- and U.S. 27 on the west. Lake Lelia City Council chambers are at 123 as we celebrate Sebring’s Centennial Notebook ments and restrictions: The college forms most of its northern border, while Pine St. 100th birthday by entering or sponsoring one of the float and best costumes COMMUNITY fun events. will be presented on stage; Here is the current 7:15-9:30 p.m., California BRIEFS updated calendar of events Toe Jam Band will be per- as of July 5, so you can forming on The Circle. Charlie’s has save the dates, as well as - Tuesday, Oct. 16 – fundraiser for enter and join in on the fes- 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Boy Scouts tivities planned: Rotary Club luncheon at - Friday, Oct. 12 – 5:30- the Jack Stroup (Sebring) SEBRING – The Gulf 10 p.m., all ’70s Class Civic Center for Rotarians Ridge Council, Boy Reunion, for all Sebring and guests; 6-8 p.m., spe- Scouts of America will be High School class gradu- cial city council reception holding a fundraiser from ates from 1970 through at City Hall. 4-9 p.m. Thursday, July 1980; 6 p.m., Sebring High - Wednesday, Oct. 17 – 19 at Charlie’s School pre-game activi- 6-8 p.m., Community Restaurant, 3030 U.S. 27 ties/Homecoming; 7-9 Church Service at City Pier North. Charlie’s will p.m., Sebring High School Beach. $5 Box dinners and donate 10 percent of a Homecoming football drinks available to the first customer’s bill to the game. 200 people. Calusa District, which - Saturday, Oct. 13 – 11 - Thursday, Oct. 18 – includes Highlands and a.m. to 2 p.m., Centennial 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hardee counties. Bed Race, on West Center Centennial Tri Chamber For more information and in Rotary Park. Ron Luncheon at the Island contact Julie Diaz News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Rooter Rush is deejay for View Restaurant open to Nichols at (863) 370- Jennifer Westergom directs kids during camp Thursday at Highlands Little Theatre’s this fun afternoon. Fee to Sebring, Lake Placid and 7608 or email Thakkar Pavilion in Sebring.
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