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C M Y K www.newssun.com EWS UN NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 A place of grace Tough choices Fresh faces Grace Place ready to Avon Park council Lady Panthers loaded house women in need begins budget cuts with new talent LIVING, 14B PAGE 2A SPORTS, 1B Sunday, August 7, 2011 www.newssun.com Volume 92/Number 93 | 75 cents Inside DUI, bribe, battery charges and bite from a K-9 make for a bad night for Frostproof man By ED BALDRIDGE was bitten by a K-9. excess of 75 mph. at 2:50 a.m. about half a mile before Cruz [email protected] All that came after he According to FHP Trooper slowed and pulled him over at SEBRING — A Frostproof allegedly beat his wife with a E.N. Cruz, Dicapua got the Circle K at the intersec- man was jailed in the early bottle of rum. behind his patrol car as he tion of U.S. 27 and U.S. 98. morning hours Tuesday after Michael Thomas Dicapua, traveled north on U.S. 27 near A check showed that he was stopped on U.S 27 for 35, was stopped for reckless U.S. 98. Dicapua had a revoked dri- suspected DUI, then allegedly driving after he followed a Cruz accelerated to 75 mph ver’s license and during the tried to bribe an officer, marked Florida Highway and Dicapua stayed close AGE P 6A escaped out of a patrol car and Patrol vehicle at speeds in behind the marked car for See ESCAPE, page 5A Michael Thomas Dicapua Forecast Pet Appreciation Week AP council Thunderstorms around later High Low subpoenaed 94 78 Complete Forecast PAGE 14A in Rowan suit Online Several city employees also required to be in court Aug. 28 By ED BALDRIDGE According to court [email protected] records, Deputy Mayor Question: Would you AVON PARK – Brenda Gray was issued a support a balanced Subpoenas in the lawsuit summons, but was not budget amendment? filed by Police Chief served on Saturday Michael J. Rowan were because she was out of served on Saturday morn- town on an emergency, Yes ing to city officials just Schuler announced at the before the start of the year- start of the budget work- ly budget hearing. shop. 76.4% News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Three of the five city Councilman Paul Miller 4-H member Jenna LaBarr talks about her pet rooster Saturday during a 4-H fundraiser at Tractor Supply in Sebring. council members were was the only member not summoned to court on scheduled to receive a 4H holds fundraisers, Aug. 28, including Mayor summons served by a Sharon Schuler, Highlands County Court No supports Pet Councilmen C. Parke officer and Miller is not Sutherland and Terry 23.6% Appreciation Week Heston. See ROWAN, page 3A By SAMANTHA GHOLAR [email protected] Total votes: 72 SEBRING — The Highlands County 4H teamed up with Sebring High School and Next question: Hill-Gustat Middle School at the Tractor Do you think Michael Supply store in Sebring Saturday for Rowan has good fundraisers and community involvement. cause for his lawsuit The 4H Cracker Trail Livestock team was against the city of sponsored by the Tractor Supply store’s Pet Appreciation Week. The 4H students greeted Avon Park? guests and raffled off several pet baskets Make your voice heard at Saturday morning. The 4H members offered the warm and www.newssun.com fuzzy pets a nice place to cool down right outside the stores doors. News-Sun photo by ED BALDRIDGE Obituaries Sebring Middle School student Jenna Interim City Manager Julian Deleon and Mayor Bonnie Holland News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS LaBarr has been a member of 4H for the past Sharon Schuler look at the subpoenas they received Megan Sowards and her pet bunny help Saturday morning for the lawsuit filed by Police Chief Age 75, of Sebring Michael Rowan. raise money 4-H. See 4H, page 3A Obituaries, Page 5A Index Arts & Entertainment 10B County trims Books 9B Learning how to evaluate teachers Business 7A $146k from Chalk Talk 12B By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Classifieds 11A [email protected] proposed budget Community Briefs 2A SEBRING — School administrators and those who will be conducting teacher evalua- Community Calendar 5B Most of it comes out tions starting this school year just completed Crossword Puzzle 13B a seven-day training session on Friday. of Road & Bridge Dear Abby 13B Evaluating teachers has been difficult Editorial & Opinion 4A throughout the history of organized education By ED BALDRIDGE Horoscope 13B — the major challenge being to maintain [email protected] SEBRING — County commissioners Lottery Numbers 2A objectivity. The skills a highly effective teacher must wrapped up their scrutiny of the board’s Movie Times 13B master vary greatly, from knowing one’s sub- budget and managed to trim $146,075 in Pause & Consider 13B ject to engaging and encouraging the student. costs after reviewing each department Police Blotter 2A line-by-line. It is the rare teacher who is equally strong in News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY The final budget total after several Sports On TV 2B all aspects. School administrators react to a practice video in which an inept principal unintentionally insults her teacher, gives her weeks of meetings ended at In the modern era it was left up to school no useful information and saddles her with a evaluation $114,662,926 with $921,000 set aside for principals to gauge how effective a teacher is. that doesn’t come close to reflecting the teacher’s ability contingency. and effort. 0990994 01007 See TEACHER, page 5A See COUNTY, page 3A 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 1 0 8 2 7 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Sunday, August 7, 2011 www.newssun.com More than 260 attend National AP cuts budget Night Out events around county to match falling Special to the News-Sun National Night Out events were held in three locations revenue levels in Highlands County on Tuesday with approximately By ED BALDRIDGE cent that the city set as pol- 265 people participating. [email protected] icy, but we only have Reflections on Silver Lake AVON PARK – Avon $75,000 in contingency in in Avon Park was the largest Park’s City Council had to this budget.” event with approximately approve several drastic cuts Mayor Sharon Schuler 150 attendees. Law in its expenses at the annual said that $75,000 wasn’t Enforcement Bureau Cmmdr. budget hearing on Saturday enough for contingency. “If Major Mark Schrader and in order to match decreas- we have a major storm, we Criminal Investigations Capt. ing revenues. will have to take money Randy LaBelle were the According to Finance from the reserves, and that keynote speakers, along with Director Renee Green and leaves us in a dangerous Criminal Investigations Lt. Interim City Manager position,” she said. Darin Hood, Det. Sgt. Brian Julian Deleon at the open- Most of the savings for Kramer, K-9 Sgt. Dave ing of the budget meeting, the city came from not fill- Stewart, Dep. Mike Parker revenues for the city ing positions and and his K-9 partner dropped drastically actually cutting Maverick. Residents enjoyed from 2011. jobs. hot dogs and all the trim- “This council has Several positions mings. done an amazing job in the police depart- In Sebring, Francis I with this budget this ment are vacant and Mobile Home Community Courtesy photo year. This is a huge Deleon cut three hosted National Night Out (From left) Capt. Paul Blackman, Sandy Welcome, Amos Keener, Cindy Volpe, Buddy accomplishment of jobs in the Parks Chambers and Capt. Jeff Barfield at Francis I National Night Out celebration on Tuesday. Deleon with Patrol Capt. Paul keeping taxes at the Department and Blackman and Judicial same level with the loss in both code enforcement offi- Process Capt. Jeff Barfield Commander Maj. David revenues without any lost cers were reduced to part- addressing the group. Paeplow spoke to the group services,” Deleon said. time. Dep.Wayne Gunn and his K- about Sheriff's Office issues The lost revenue was due Another position not 9 partner Sarge also enter- and answered questions. Dep. mainly to a decrease in funded was the fire chief, tained the attendees and Jake Riley introduced his K-9 housing appraisals, leaving according to Deleon, but fielded questions. This event partner Wyatt and detailed the city with $701,000 less the police chief position included a hot dog buffet and their role in law enforcement in the 2012 budget accord- was still funded despite after dinner entertainment by operations. ing to Deleon, and he told Deleon making Lt. John the residents. There were National Night Out is a council he was projecting King the public safety approximately 40 people in unique crime prevention an additional $450,000 director over both depart- attendance. event sponsored by the decrease in revenue in ments. The National Night Out National Association of Town 2012. King got an additional $1 event at Tropical Harbor Watch. It is designed to Several of the cuts, per hour to offset the extra Estates in Lake Placid had heighten crime and drug pre- according to Deleon, were duties of working with the approximately 75 residents vention efforts and strength- taken throughout all city APFD. participating. Crime en neighborhood spirit and departments in order to The streets department Prevention Specialist Nell law enforcement/community match the lost revenue, was cut from $619,000 to Hays cooked hot dogs for the partnerships.