C M Y K www.newssun.com EWS UN NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 Weekday Meal Many travel for Coyne nets Salvation Franza induction 1,000th PAGE 12B PAGE 3A PAGE 1B Wednesday-Thursday, January 16-17, 2013 www.newssun.com Volume 94/Number 7 | 50 cents Forecast City deletes clause in Partly sunny High Low Deleon’s 82 61 contract Complete Forecast PAGE 12A By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY [email protected] Inside AVON PARK — City Manager Julian Deleon asked the council Monday night for an extension of the clause requiring him to live within Avon Park. He currently lives in Lake Placid. With the market depressed, he told the city council, he has not been able to sell his home in Lake Placid. His request upset Search is on Councilor Garrett Anderson. “Why couldn’t you move,” he APHS again asked Deleon. “Why is it our hunts for coach Stalking snakes in the Everglades problem? Rules are rules.” He said he would not vote an 2A By CHRISTOPHER extension. the balance of nature is TUFFLEY The rest of the council seriously threatened in the Online [email protected] spoke strongly in support of Everglades. The challenge SEBRING — “It was a Deleon — partly because is to remove the intrusive good clean shot, one shot to members feel he is critical to pythons, which have no nat- the head,” Calvin Turner the town’s progress, and part- ural enemies there and said. “I used a 12-gauge ly because of the sluggish threaten local mammals, shotgun and no. 4 steel real estate market. reptiles and birds. heads, like you do duck Jim Barnard, who ran for Turner entered the chal- Question: Has with. I shot him under the the council in 2012, said he lenge unconvinced that anyone in your jaw; it left the top of the knew Deleon had lowered the pythons were a menace. He head intact in one piece. price on his home $20,000 in household suffered changed his mind during Luck was in my favor. If I an effort to move the process with the flu this year? his first two days hunting. were as lucky with the lot- along. He added that it would His GPS tracking 229 tery, I‘d be enjoying it.” be hard for Deleon to replace miles. Turner is talking about an what he has — a house on Yes “It was eerie,” Turner 11-foot python he killed in Lake June with six bedrooms, said. “We didn’t see hide the Everglades Sunday. on about two acres. nor hair of small animals. 24.5% Turner, and his friend Deputy Mayor Brenda No field rats, no raccoons, and fellow hunter, Chris Gray said, “He has done the no rabbits, no alligators Henry, entered the Python Courtesy photo best I’ve seen in 12 years. An under five feet. Didn’t see Challenge 2013, sponsored The 11-foot python that Calvin Turner (above left), of extension is called for.” any wading birds. That was by the Florida Wildlife Lake Placid, killed in the Everglades on Sunday. Turner Councilor Parke the strange part of the deal, and his friend, Chris Henry, entered the Python No Commission. From now Sutherland took the argument there was nothing moving. Challenge 2013 that began Saturday. until midnight on Feb. 10, to the philosophical level. It was funny, no mammals the commission, with the “I am not in support of any 75.5% on the levy at the area area. Looking down where gun and ran back to the help of several private foun- geographical limits (for any- where I was. They’re not the levy’s berm met the snake, afraid it would have dations and public agen- one),” he said. “We need the there. There’s nothing to water, he saw a python sun- disappeared. It hadn’t, how- cies, is holding a python best people for the job. I do see.” ning itself in an area of saw ever, which turned out to be Total votes: 106 hunt and kill program. not think setting limits bene- Turner and Henry did not grass and cattails. its final mistake. Back up to Hunting opened Saturday. fits the city.” see any snakes Saturday. It His first thought was that the top of the levy, Turner Next question: Two cash prizes are at Sutherland made a motion wasn’t until Sunday after- it was so big he needed a took aim and killed the Do you believe there stake — $1,000 for the to delete the city limit home noon that they encountered gun to kill it. His second male Burmese python with is a python problem largest snake killed; $1,500 requirement from Deleon’s their catch. thought was that his 12- a single shot. He and Henry for the most. contract completely, rather in the Everglades? Turner walked up to the gauge shotgun was back on pulled the body up to the The challenge is not than simply extend the dead- top of the levy with a pair his air boat. Make your voice heard at about sport. of binoculars to scout the He ran to the boat, got his See SNAKES, page 5A See DELEON, page 7A www.newssun.com It’s not too much to say Obituaries Arianna Downs Infant, of Lake Wales ‘Auntie Mame’ madcap fun Obituaries, Page 5A By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY lem, especially after he falls in love with a Index [email protected] girl from an extremely conservative family. Celebrations 7B SEBRING — Highlands Little Theatre Tammie Pollard is wonderful as Mame, Chalk Talk 5B presents the comedy “Auntie Mame” for its whom she describes as “... eccentric, crazy Classifieds 8A second production of the 2012-2013 season. intelligent, sophisticated and deeply loving Clubs & Organizations 8B “Auntie Mame” is a laugh aloud play with and protecting of her nephew. Community Briefs 2A a large cast of zany characters — from a “She’s a lot of fun,” Pollard added. “When teacher who advocates free love to a she rips into people, sometimes she lets them Crossword Puzzle 11B Lithuanian Bishop. know it, sometimes she’s subtle and they Dear Abby 11B The plot is simple. Patrick Dennis becomes don’t even get it.” Editorial & Opinion 4A an orphan and goes to live with his aunt, an Pollard said the play has special meaning Friends & Neighbors 10B irrepressible woman in love with life. for her. “Auntie Mame” was the first HLT Lottery Numbers 2A Two conflicts complicate Mame and production 30 years ago. Her close friend and Movie Times 11B Patrick’s lives — the Great Depression and mentor, the late Janelou Buck, former News- bankruptcy, and trustees put in place by Sun editor, played Mame then. “One more NASCAR This Week 4B Patrick’s father to ensure his son received a connection,” Pollard said, “a role we got to Sports On TV 2B staid, button-downed, conventional educa- share.” News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY tion. Pete Pollard, Tammie’s husband, directed Auntie Mame (left) meets her nephew Patrick for the first As Patrick grows, the pull between freedom time. Multiple Zenon award winner Tammie Pollard plays and playing by the rules becomes a real prob- See HLT, page 6A Mame. Patrick is played by Mark Reyes. 0790994 01001 Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com WAUCHULA STATE BANK/Cheryl Hen; 11.25"; 1.5"; Black plus three; process, front strip low down ; 00026374 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Wednesday, January 16, 2013 www.newssun.com 2013 Miss and Coach search on Junior Miss crowned again for AP By DAN HOEHNE at LP pageant [email protected] AVON PARK – Sooner By SAMANTHA GHOLAR sen by the pageant photogra- than expected, the Avon [email protected] pher Christina Haile. The Park High School varsity LAKE PLACID – Nearly most Jr. Miss award was football program is con- 20 young ladies showcased given to contestant Haley ducting another coaching their beauty and personalities Todd; Alfonso was also search after first-year head Saturday evening for the awarded the most photogenic coach Lee Brown resigned titles of the 2013 Junior Miss award. from the position last week. and Miss Lake Placid. The ladies took the stage at “We had some general then we’ll expand out to Sheyla Ravelo was Lake Placid High School’s conversations after the sea- look around the county. crowned 2013 Jr. Miss Lake auditorium; the fan-filled son and took some time for “Our focus early on is to Placid and Jackie Alfonso audience packed the chairs reflection,” Avon Park look around here and see was crowned 2013 Miss Lake cheering on their favorite Principal Tealy Williams what we have,” he contin- Placid. girls enthusiastically. The said. “After we got back ued. “Having a connection Ravelo is a student at Lake pageant featured a dance rou- from break he offered his with our community, in Placid Middle School and is tine, evening gown portion resignation. Avon Park and Highlands 13 years old. An energetic and a fashion runway catego- “He did a great job in County, is very important brunette, she is a straight A ry. Musical entertainment starting to turn the program to get the program moving student and has future plans was provided by local artisit around in many regards, but in the right direction.” to become a plastic surgeon Shannon Reed. in the end, we just realized It’s been a rough stretch after high school and college. The annual pageant it wasn’t the right fit for that the Devils have been Alfonso is 16 years old and crowned the two young either side.” through, with records rang- a sophomore at Lake Placid women as the newest repre- And so the search is on ing from 1-9 in 2007 to 4-7 High School.