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C M Y K www.newssun.com EWS UN NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 Flu fight Stepping down Stunning Upset Your guide to SFSC’s Stephens sets Lady Streaks spoil Lake vaccines retirement date Placid senior night LIVING, 12B PAGE 2A SPORTS, 1B Friday-Saturday, October 19-20, 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 129 | 50 cents Inside SEBRING CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Hensley has served City of Sebring for three decades By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Ag-Venture [email protected] SEBRING — Mayor George Hensley may not have been born Trick-or-Treating in Avon Students get in Sebring, but he loves the city as hands-on lessons much as those who were. Married Park, Lake Placid and to Nancy Heacock Hensley, the Sebring will be Saturday, mayor’s ties run deep. Forecast “My wife’s great-grandfather, Oct. 27 from 6-9 p.m C.F. Saunders, was the first clerk of the county. He came down from Sebring, Ohio and was close with Sebring family.” Hensley had the Partly sunny pleasure of knowing H. Orville News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS and warm Sebring, George Sebring’s son. Sebring Mayor George Hensley waves to the crowd as he rides in Hensley entered Sebring’s his- Monday’s Centennial Parade. Rooney High Low tory books himself when he was elected to the city council for the 88 67 first time in 1980. Before that he Except for a brief hiatus, he current term, he will have served Complete Forecast had served as a volunteer on sev- served on the council until elected the city for 30 years. eral committees and the Sebring mayor, an office he still holds PAGE 12A inspects Airport Authority Board. after 14 years. By the end of his See HENSLEY, page 3A Online First council meeting re-enacted Lake Question: Should the federal Jackson government fund public television? By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY [email protected] SEBRING — Congressman Tom Yes Rooney visited Lake Jackson Tuesday afternoon to see for himself the problems lakeside residents have as a result of the 30.7% lake’s historic low water levels. Joined by state and county water experts and elected officials as well as News-Sun photo by SAMANTHA GHOLAR private citizens, Rooney examined the Audience members listen intently as the current Sebring City Council members, Mayor George Hensley U.S. 27 bridge over the channel connect- No and other city administrators re-enact the first ever Sebring council meeting Tuesday evening prior to the ing Lake Jackson with Little Lake council’s regular meeting. Jackson and two of the dams in the canal 69.3% leading south out of Little Lake Jackson. The dams were constructed in the Unity, legacy See ROONEY, page 3A Total votes: 114 are themes of Next question: Who won the second church service presidential debate? By ROMONA WASHINGTON Make your voice heard at [email protected] www.newssun.com SEBRING – The crowd was sparse, but the messages strong at the Centennial Community Church News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Obituaries Service on Wednesday evening. The County and state water management Shirley Stokes weather was a bit threatening, so the experts show Congressman Tom Rooney (center) and representatives for State of Sebring crowd moved inside to the Jack Stroup News-Sun photo by BRIANA WASHINGTON Representative Denise Grimsley and The sun peeked through under the clouds just as it began to set Center to hear inspirational music by State Senator J. D. Alexander the design Margaret Troutner Wednesday, beaming a bright light into the Centennial the Baptist Church of Lake Josephine of the flood control system coming out Community Church Service at the Jack Stroup Center for just a of Little Lake Jackson. They stand on a Age 97, of Sebring minute or two. It was the only sunshine of the day in Sebring. See CHURCH, page 3A dam in the Jackson-Josephine canal. Obituaries, Page 5A Index Classifieds 9A Community Briefs 2A County straightens out TDC accounting Dear Abby 11B Editorial & Opinion 4A By BARRY FOSTER means over the past nine Healthy Living 5B News-Sun correspondent Plan reallocates tourism tax collections years. SEBRING – Highlands Under the so-called Lottery Numbers 2A County commissioners the voters a decade ago. sagging summertime econo- sible due to the labyrinth of “Reallocation Plan,” Movie Reviews/Times 11B Tuesday voted to amend the Marketed under the slogan my. different forms of administra- $93,420.39 would be put in Religion 8B plan for allocating tourist tax “Summer Tourists Make At Tuesday’s meeting, tion and a total lack of accu- an account established to Sports On TV 2B dollars. The county’s Tourist Cents,” the notion was that attorney for the Highlands rate record keeping. promote and advertise to Sudoku Puzzle 11B Development Commission money taken from short-term County Board of County In an effort to reconcile the attract tourists to Highlands has come under fire in recent stays at a wide range of facil- Commission Ross Macbeth spending, Macbeth explained County in the off-season. years for not spending the ities ranging from hotels and allowed that the percentages a formula had been created Another $163,277.97 of the money as promised in per- motels to fish camps and may not have been kept, but and approved by the TDC to remaining fund balance centages that were held out even private homes would be finding out how much had redistribute $332,338.64 would go to promote and as a tourist development plan used during the summer been misspent or misappro- remaining in the TDC’s 0790994 01001 when it was first offered to months to help bolster the priated was virtually impos- account collected by different See TDC, page 5A 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 financial; 0 0 0 2 3 9 0 8 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Friday, October 19, 2012 www.newssun.com COMMUNITY BRIEFS SFSC’s Stephens to retire in June Community Garage 445-0407 or contact her at Sale continues the Arc Resale Store at (863) 773-0140. Special to the News-Sun Trustees. “Such a feat is Supervision and Manage- Saturday AVON PARK — After 10 unheard of. As tough a deci- ment, which has laid the SEBRING – Bargain Moose plan years of guiding the college sion as it was for Dr. groundwork for future bache- shoppers and browsers, through institutional growth Stephens to make, he is well- lor’s degrees in nursing and Octoberfest event stop by Downtown Sebring and transformation, South deserving of this time to elementary education. from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. SEBRING – Scotty’s Florida State College presi- write, travel, and just go out Also on the horizon will be Saturday for the local Octoberfest is being held at dent Dr. Norman L. Stephens and ‘play.’ It is difficult to let the Bioenergy Education monthly garage sales. For the Moose Lodge 2259 on Jr. has announced that he will go of a man as outstanding as Program in conjunction with space or more information, U.S. 98 from 5:30-8:30 retire from the college’s top Dr. Stephens, but as he moves BP-Highlands that launches call 382-2649 or visit p.m. Saturday. post effective June 30, 2013. on, so must we.” in January 2013. During Dr. www.DestinationDowntow Schnitzel, pork, red cab- “This decision was made Since coming to SFSC on Stephens’ tenure, the college n Sebring.com. bage and so much more with considerable difficulty Sept. 3, 2002, Dr. Stephens saw the addition of programs will be served. Dance to and not without second and has championed numerous in radiography, dental Stephens Hardee County the music of Larry third thoughts,” Dr. Stephens changes for the college. In hygiene, dental assisting, Musgrave from 6-10 p.m. said. “After 45 years in the great institution’s existence, July 2012, South Florida paramedic certification, prac- Special STARS have and enjoy the games. community college world, we have worked under the Community College became tical nursing at the Hardee fundraiser The lodge is open to I’m ready to join my wife leadership of only three pres- South Florida State College. Campus, and auto collision WAUCHULA – Special members and qualified Laurie in a new phase of our idents, each outstanding,” This fall term, the college repair at the DeSoto Campus. STARS of Hardee County guests. Call 655-3920 for lives in active retirement.” said Tami Cullens, chair of began offering a Bachelor of will host a bake sale and further information on “In the 47 years of this SFSC’s District Board of Applied Science degree in See STEPHENS, page 3A car wash from 9 a.m. to 1 events or check p.m. today at the Arc lodge2259.moosepages.org Wauchula Resale Store. on the Internet for the cal- Enjoy some delicious endar. Charlie wins baked goods, get the car washed and take advantage Groovus plays at of the store-wide 50 per- Music in the Park ‘Top Dog’ at cent off sale at the Concert Wauchula Resale Store, 1010 S. 6th Ave. SEBRING — Music in Wiener Dog Race Special STARS (Sports the Park Concert is set at Training and Recreational Highlands Hammock State Special to the News-Sun hunds including a six-pack Services) is a sports and Park at 7 p.m. Saturday AVON PARK – The wiener and radio tunes. recreational program for featuring Groovus. dog winners waddled their In first place for the puppy children and adults with Concert admission is $5 way to impressive speeds at category was Josey and her mental and physical dis- per person, (accompanied the Ridge Area Arc fourth owner Terrance Worline.