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121st Year No. 1 2 Sections 93¢ www.TheHeraldAdvocate.com Plus 7¢ Sales Tax Thursday, November 26, 2020 Downtown Development Moving Forward By MICHAEL KELLY worth of rent and moving expenses, totaling (Nov. 19) and said he needed to stand up and over the years to make the city of Wauchula Of The Herald-Advocate $18,700, in order to move to another location defend himself after the way he was treated better and he felt he received pushback all The Hardee County Industrial Development and break the three-year lease agreement that during previous meetings. along the way. Authority (IDA) agreed to terms to purchase a was signed earlier this year. He said he was unhappy with some of the Last Thursday the board called a special large downtown building after two sometimes The request did not sit well with board comments made about him and he did not feel meeting to approve the contract but continued contentious meetings cast doubts of the devel- members and after a nearly two-hour discus- like he was being treated like an American cit- it until Tuesday morning before it was ap- opment plans coming to fruition. sion earlier this month a motion to approve the izen. proved. The IDA agreed on Tuesday morning to pay purchase contract failed to pass with a 3-3 “My name has been drug through the mud Board member Denise Grimsley was not $910,000 for three parcels located at the inter- vote. when I didn’t come to this board wanting to happy after receiving a 13-page purchase con- section of Main Street and U.S. 17 northbound Board members expressed displeasure with sell the building,” he said. “I am not up here tract the morning of the meeting and being lanes. The parcels are owned by Victory In- the owner of the property, Gary Delatorre, and begging to sell this building. If you want it you asked to approve it without having time to re- vestments and appraised for $785,000. accused him and One Hope United of operat- can buy it.” view it. In September the board agreed to buy the ing in bad faith while negotiating the deal. “It is disturbing to be told the IDA board Grimsley said she did not have an issue with properties but an issue arose with a lease. The Delatorre, who was not present at the first hates me by a friend,” he said. Delatorre, One Hope United or the project tenant – One Hope United – asked for a year’s meeting, addressed the board last Thursday He said he has invested in several projects See DEVELOPMENT A2 Pedestrian Giving Thanks Killed In Wreck By TOM STAIK Of The Herald-Advocate Carter Pellom A pedestrian was killed last week on State Road 64 after being struck by two vehicles. Two Suspects As of press time on Tuesday, the Florida Highway Patrol had not identified the pedestrian. Arrested By WPD According to a statement by the FHP, the wreck occurred around 7:12 p.m. Thursday, Following Stabbing Nov. 19 on State Road 64 to the west of South Warfield Road. By TOM STAIK rived at the home with a female The pedestrian was report- Of The Herald-Advocate friend. edly in the eastbound travel Two men were arrested last The female friend, according lane of State Road 64 at the week in connection to a fight to arrest reports, went inside time of the accident. that ended with the stabbing of the home, the residence of The pedestrian was report- PHOTOS BY JIM KELLY a local man. Carter. edly struck by a sedan-type ve- Volunteers, many from Aubry Austin Dale Pellom, The female friend reportedly hicle traveling east on State SendMeMissions, 20, of Wauchula, and Melvin told lawmen that Carter fol- Road 64. The pedestrian was handed out 100 Thanks- Wayne Carter, of Wauchula, lowed her back to the truck and then struck a second time by a giving meals Tuesday at were arrested by the Wauchula approached the victim. The second sedan-type vehicle. Catherine McDonald Police Department in connec- victim exited the truck and a Hardee County Fire Rescue Center in Wauchula to tion to the incident. fight ensured, it was reported. responded to the scene. The seniors in a drive- Pellom was charged with ag- Witness accounts differ once pedestrian was declared dead at through service. Meal re- gravated battery with a deadly the victim exited the truck. the scene. cipients drove by in their weapon. Carter reportedly told law- Both vehicles were able to cars to avoid possible Carter was charged with mis- men that the victim exited the come to a controlled stop on COVID-19 exposure. demeanor battery. truck with a chain wrapped the eastbound shoulder of State Holding a Thanksgiving Chief of Police John Eason around his fist. The female Road 64. meal (at right) are Russ told The Herald-Advocate by friend’s version does not de- The driver of the first sedan, Melendy, chairman of the phone last Wednesday that the scribe a chain. a 25-year-old woman from Se- Hardee Board of County victim suffered a stab wound to The differing versions align bring, was not injured. Her pas- Commissioners, and the lower left side and a bite to later as the fight ensured when sengers, a 30-year-old man and Ingra Gardner, CEO of the right left shoulder. the victim discovered a hand- 3-year-old boy, both of Se- NU-HOPE Elder Care The incident reportedly un- gun in the waistband of Carter. bring, were also not injured. Services. The meals were folded around 5:19 p.m. on “(She) advised during the The driver of the second prepared by the GA Nov. 17 at a home in 207 block fight (the victim) discovered sedan, a 32-year-old woman Foods staff out of Fort of Goolsby Street in Wauchula (Carter’s) gun and took it from See PEDESTRIAN A2 Myers. when the victim, a male, ar- See SUSPECTS A2

WEATHER DATE HIGH LOW RAIN Texting While Driving Blamed In Rollover 11/17 78 54 0.00 11/18 78 52 0.00 By TOM STAIK gen sedan. sobriety tests administered at 11/19 76 58 0.00 Of The Herald-Advocate Both the Volkswagen and the the scene. 11/20 80 62 0.00 It was certainly nothing to Hyundai were parked in Damage to McCray’s vehi- 11/21 75 64 0.16 LOL over. marked parking spaces. cle, a 2006 Ford Fusion, was 11/22 84 64 0.01 11/23 80 67 0.00 A 28-year-old Wauchula man Officers noted “the odor of estimated at $8,000. Rainfall to 11/23/2020 - 44.10 has been cited in connection to alcohol” on McCray, according Damage to the Hyundai was Same period last year - 40.19 an early morning rollover to the report. estimated at $5,000 and dam- Ten Year Average - 49.45 wreck in downtown Wauchula McCray, according to the re- age to the Volkswagen was Source: Univ. of Fla. Ona Research Center that damaged two parked cars. port, passed standardized field See ROLLOVER A2 Aaron Alexander McCray INDEX was cited by the Wauchula Po- Classifieds ...... B8 lice Department has been cited with careless driving as a result Courthouse Report . . . . .B4 of the Nov. 17 accident. Crime Blotter ...... A11 According to an accident re- Entertainment ...... A12 port prepared by Cpl. Chris Fort Meade Times . . . . .B10 Gicker, McCray reportedly told Hardee Living ...... A10 lawmen he was “texting and driving” when the accident oc- Information Roundup . .A4 curred. Obituaries ...... A5 McCray was reportedly trav- Puzzles ...... B11 eling west on West Main Street when he “became distracted by his cell” phone and hit a parked COURTESY PHOTOS 2016 4-door Hyundai. Two parked vehicles were damaged on Main Street in The Hyundai was “pushed Downtown Wauchula after the driver of a third vehicle forward” and struck a third ve- reportedly lost control of his vehicle while texting. hicle, a 2017 4-door Volkswa- A2 The Herald-Advocate, November 26, 2020

THE DEVELOPMENT Herald-Advocate Continued From A1 HARDEE COUNTY’S HOMETOWN COVERAGE itself but rather she did not Tuesday. In September Erica velopment Agency. MICHAEL R. KELLY like the way the staff had pre- The board plans to spend up Scheipsmeier and Lisa “Moving forward with this Co-Publisher and Editor ceded with it. to an additional $1 million in Bradley told the board the project is one of the best JAMES R. KELLY “This is the last time I will renovations to the property for company had 25 full time em- things you can do for the City Co-Publisher vote for a document when I R. Riveter, which began man- ployees and three part-time of Wauchula,” city manager am handed it the morning of ufacturing handbags, totes and people and expected to in- Terry Atchley said during the NOEY DeSANTIAGO the meeting,” she said. “The other products in Hardee crease the number of employ- meeting last month. Production Manager TOM STAIK process we follow or don’t fol- County last year. ees to 50 after it moved. Jessica Newman, the CRA Managing Editor low is what made this mess R. Riveter has been operat- In September of last year R. and Main Street Wauchula di- DARLENE WILLIAMS and caused this very public ing in the warehouse building Riveter was awarded rector, has been actively work- Assistant Production Manager issue.” of the old Florida Hospital lo- $500,000 from the Hardee ing with One Hope United to The board agreed to ad- cation and the planned new lo- County Economic Develop- show them other suitable loca- 115 S. Seventh Ave. P.O. Box 338 journ the meeting last week cation would house the ment Authority to start up op- tions in downtown to relocate Wauchula, FL 33873 and continued it until Tuesday manufacturing side of the erations here. so the project can move for- Phone: (863) 773-3255 Fax: (863) 773-0657 morning to allow members business and a retail location. The redevelopment project ward. time to review the documents. The company will then sign received heavy support from Currently the building is [email protected] Once it reconvened the pur- a lease/purchase agreement the city of Wauchula, Main mostly empty on the bottom [email protected] chase contract was approved option with the IDA after the Street Wauchula and the floor and houses H2A farm- [email protected] during a two-minute meeting renovations are complete. Wauchula Community Rede- workers on the top floor. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Published weekly on Thursday at Wauchula, Florida, by the SUSPECTS Herald- Advocate Publishing Co. Inc. Periodical Postage paid at Continued From A1 U.S. Post Office, Wauchula, FL 33873 and additional entry office (USPS 578-780). “Postmaster,” send address changes to: The Herald-Advocate, P.O. Box 338, Wauchula, FL 33873. him,” according to the report. rest report. Court records were not immediately Carter reportedly told lawmen the vic- Pellom fled the fight and armed him- available on the charge against Carter. DEADLINES: tim held him at gun point as the gun mis- self with a knife found in Carter’s carport, Pellom attended first appearance be- Hardee Living — Thursday 5 p.m. fired several times before the victim was according to the report. Pellom reportedly fore County Judge David Horton on Nov. School News & Photos — Thursday 5 p.m. able to fire a shot in the air. then joined the fight and “swung the 18. Judge Horton found probable cause Sports — Thursday 5 p.m. (Weekend Events, Monday Noon) The female witness advised the victim knife” and struck the victim, according to and ordered bond set at $5,000. Arraign- fired a single shot into the air, unloaded the report. ment is scheduled before Circuit Court General News — Monday 5 p.m. the magazine, and tossed the gun away The victim and the female friend fled Judge Michael Raiden on Dec. 1 at 8:30 Ads — Tuesday Noon from the fight. the scene to a home in the 1400 block of a.m. Pellom reportedly stumbled upon the West Main Street. A complaint affidavit has also been SUBSCRIPTION RATES: fight sometime after the victim reportedly According to Eason, the victim initially filed against the victim for allegedly dis- Hardee County — 6 months, $26 1 year, $49 2 years, $95 gained possession of the weapon and was refused transport by Hardee County Fire charging a firearm within the city limits. Florida — 6 months, $29 1 year, $55 2 years, $109 “pointing a gun” at the head of Carter, ac- Rescue but was eventually transported for As of press time, he has not been for- Out of State — 6 months, $34 1 year, $59 2 years, $120 cording to Pellom’s statement in the ar- treatment at AdventHealth Wauchula. mally charged. Online — 1 month, $5 6 months, $19 1 year, $37 2 years, $70

LETTERS: The Herald-Advocate welcomes letters to the editor on matters of public interest. Letters should be brief, and must be written in Letter To The Editor good taste, signed and include a daytime phone number. PEDESTRIAN ABOUT... Continued From A1 Letters To Community Lost from Wauchula, was not in- The Editor Hard-Working Christian jured. Her 19-year-old and 17- The Herald-Advocate year-old male passengers were welcomes letters to the edi- Dear Editor: brother, Wendell Smith, and Kelly’s Column also uninjured. tor on matters of public in- We (Hardee County) just family pastored. Since I went State Road 64 remained terest. Letters should be lost another hard-working to school with Wendell, I By Jim closed for several hours during brief, and must be written in Christian lady…Joyce Cook. I found it hard to call him “Pas- the extended investigation. good taste and include the just wrote a week ago about tor” like most everyone in the The Florida Highway Patrol writer’s full name, address “Miss Shirley” and here I am, community does, but yet, is continuing to follow a direc- and daytime telephone writing again about another Joyce, being his older sister, number for verification. wonderful Christian lady who Thanksgiving for many Americans will be different this tive from Tallahassee to not re- Letters must be received who practically raised him, al- year since some health experts on the pandemic have advised lease the names of individuals by 5 p.m. on Monday to be was on the Board of Alpha & ways called him “pastor.” She travel cutbacks, smaller gatherings and outdoor rather than in- involved in accidents nor any considered for that week’s Omega Freedom Ministries/ had so much love and respect door eating and visiting. identifying information of the edition. Submissions should Hannah’s House (a home for for him. –––––– vehicles involved. be typed or legibly written. battered and/or homeless Joyce had faith that could It is looking more likely every day that Joe Biden will be Send letters to: Letters to women and children). Miss move mountains, prayers that America's next president come January. He holds a decisive lead the Editor, The Herald-Ad- Shirley (Mary Alice ‘Brown’ never ceased, teachings that in Electoral College votes and has apparently won the popular vocate, P.O. Box 338, Tucker) passed a couple of lead to salvation, words from Wauchula, FL 33873. Fax weeks ago and now Joyce has God, songs from the heart and vote by six million. to (863) 773-0657. President Donald Trump has had an interesting four-year ROLLOVER left this world behind to go Love that flowed to everyone run and got to appoint three members to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continued From A1 spend eternity praising her she met. Her shoes will be The Trump family may be involved in U.S. politics for years to Lord and Savior after a mas- hard to fill. come. estimated at $2,000. sive stroke. God has called an- As our ministry suffers with –––––– McCray reportedly suffered other saint home. yet another loss, we will con- Wauchula City Manager Terry Atchley is recovering at minor injuries and was treated Up To Joyce, like “Miss Shirley” tinue to move forward, looking home from COVID-19 and pneumonia. His entire household at the scene by Hardee County worked with the ladies from for volunteers to take the place came down with the coronavirus. State Sen. Ben Albritton of Fire Rescue. $3,000 Reward! Hannah’s House. She did of these two wonderful ladies Wauchula earlier this year overcame a case of COVID. Chief of Police John Eason Bible study every Tuesday and to fill the positions on our –––––– said McCray, according to best Heartland Crime morning and would always Board of Directors. They It appears that up to three effective vaccines against estimates by lawmen, was Stoppers spend time counseling and would want us to continue the COVID-19 will be approved for use in the coming months. This going the at or near the speed Anonymous Tips: praying with them afterwards. work of helping those in need. could lead to fewer cases in 2021 than 2020, and effective treat- limit at the time of the accident. Then she would come through They will not be forgotten. ments against the virus have also been developed and approved. “The vehicle hit at a perfect 1 (800) 226 Tips the office and give a word, talk We know where both This is another plus for the Trump administration. angle,” Eason said of the cir- 1(800) 226 8477 and pray with all of us in the Shirley and Joyce are – at the –––––– cumstances leading to the office. Always full of life, en- feet of Jesus and loving every The City of Bowling Green will soon set an election to fill rollover. couraging each of us in what- second of it for all eternity. I two vacant seats on the City Commission. Commissioner ever way we needed it at the think they are both directly Shirley Tucker recently passed away, and Mayor Steve Spinks time. She carried a smile on asking God face to face for will resign effective Dec. 31 because he and his wife Lori will her face and a song in her heart blessings to flow down here on be moving to Defuniak Springs. Duane Gardner was elected Recipes From while sharing with each one of AOFM, Hannah’s House, their the new mayor on Nov. 10. us. She was a major part of friends and families and –––––– Good Housekeeping what we did for the commu- Hardee County. We already We hope you and your loved ones have a happy and safe nity and loved it. miss them. We are so grateful holiday season. CIABATTA greased hand, pat top of dough Community was what Joyce for all the years we had them –––––– Try this flat Italian bread to coat. Cover bowl with plas- was all about, as you well in our ministry and in our Some excerpts from Wit and Wisdom for Senior Citizens with any hearty soup or stew. tic wrap, and let dough rise in know, after years of her work- lives. We know they are to- written by Homer J. Adams... We also like it with a simple warm place (80 F to 85 F) until ing for The Herald-Advocate gether enjoying the new Life A man's name was mistakenly listed in the obituary column. green salad. doubled, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. and the local radio station, that they taught others about. He called the newspaper and protested and got this answer. "We 4. Flour large cookie sheet. WAUC. I know she was in They have run the good race don't make corrections but we can print your name in the birth 1 package active dry yeast With floured hand, punch constant prayer for our com- and now received the prize. announcements and give you a fresh start." 1 teaspoon sugar down dough and divide in half. munity and I believe she had a Thank you, God, for your gra- Someone said, "I like retirement but I miss calling in sick." 5 cups all-purpose flour Turn pieces of dough onto direct line to God. She loved cious salvation. Nostalgia reminds you of grammar. You find the present 1 tablespoon salt cookie sheet, about 3 inches people because she loved God Sincerely, tense and the past perfect. 2 tablespoons milk apart; cover and let rest 15 so much, it flowed from Him Karen Tibbs An unmarried lady in a retirement center quoted scripture, 2 tablespoons extra-virgin minutes for easier shaping. through her to every one of us. Alpha & Omega modified to fit her desires, saying, "If any man follows after olive oil 5. With hands, pull 1 piece Joyce loved her church, Freedom Ministries/ me...let him." of dough into 14 by 4-inch Faith Temple, where her Hannah’s House A tourist missed his road and wound up in the hills. Spying 1. In cup, combine yeast, oval. Repeat with remaining an old gentleman in a garden, he hollered, "How do you get to sugar and 1/4 cup warm water piece, still keeping loaves 3 town?" The answer came back, "Usually my son-in-law takes (105 F to 115 F). Let stand inches apart. With floured fin- me." until yeast mixture foams, gers, make deep indentations about 5 minutes. all over each loaf, making sure Letter To The Editor 2. Into bowl of heavy-duty to press all the way down to mixer, measure flour and salt. cookie sheet. Sprinkle loaves $15 An Hour Minimum Wage Will With wooden spoon, stir in lightly with flour. Cover and milk, olive oil, yeast mixture let rise in warm place until Hurt Small Businesses, Seniors and 2 cups warm water (105 F doubled, about 30 minutes. Dear Editor: will want $20 an hour. "Back From TIME: “The USDA’s Food and Safety Inspection Serv- to 115 F) until blended. With 6. Heat oven to 425 F. Place Well, the damage is to the starting line." ice allows the use of the term ‘wyngz’ to denote a product that dough hook, mix on medium 12 ice cubes in 13 by 9-inch done–don't the people know Of course, it was in "the is in ‘the shape of a wing or a bite-sized appetizer type product’ but that contains no wing meat but only under certain condi- speed 15 minutes or until metal baking pan. Place pan in what $15 an hour is going to good old days" in 1953 my tions. These conditions include the stipulation that the poultry dough becomes elastic. (Or, if bottom of oven. Bake loaves do? wife took care of her brother, used is white chicken (with or without skin) and that ‘a promi- you prefer to mix by hand, in on middle rack 25 to 30 min- Prices are going to double, and three children. Me, my nent, conspicuous, and legible descriptive name (e.g., ‘contains very large bowl, combine in- utes until golden, using spray and the ones to suffer are small wife, her brother and three no wing meat’) is placed in close proximity to the descriptive gredients as above and stir bottle to spritz loaves with businesses and people on So- children lived on $20 a week name and linked to ‘wyngz’ by use of an asterisk.” with wooden spoon 15 min- water 3 times during first 10 cial Security. The ones who for food (bacon, hamburger utes or until dough becomes minutes of baking. Cool loaves said "yes" will retire and then was three pounds for a dollar). elastic.) This is a very sticky on wire rack. they will regret it. Social Secu- I bought a new Ford in 1955 and moist dough; resist the For thousands of triple-tested rity does not keep up on the for $1,500. Boy, those days are Corrections urge to add more flour, and do recipes, visit our website at cost of living. gone forever. not knead or stir for less than www.goodhousekeeping.com/f I have got in 28 years about In 1952 I worked for $48.50 the suggested time. ood-recipes/. $80 more a month. The cost of a week. 3. Scrape dough into (c) 2020 Hearst Communications, Inc. living has gone up a lot more. I also want to say "they or At The Herald-Advocate, we want accuracy to be a greased large bowl; with All rights reserved I used to, a couple of years we have a new president. given, not just our goal. If you believe we have printed ago, pay about $50 for shop- When he and his boss were in an error in fact, please call to report it. We will review the ping, last year $75 and now office, we did not get a Social information, and if we find it needs correction or clarifi- look. Security raise for three years." cation, we will do so here. In five years it will be $200. To make a report, call Editor Michael Kelly at 773- Go To The Head Of The Class! SCHOOL NEWS DEADLINE IS THURSDAY AT 5 PM Everything will double but So- Edward Farmer 3255. cial Security, and then they Bowing Green November 26, 2020, The Herald-Advocate A3 SHOP SMALL SATURDAY Hardee Senior High School Brunch, Shopping and Saving Waives Semester Exams Saturday In Downtown Wauchula By TOM STAIK tools on the test that would not uptick in cases the concerns just Of The Herald-Advocate be available otherwise,” Polk continued to grow,” Polk said. This year has been a reminder to not take portunity to take advantage of sales and pro- The novel Coronavirus has said. Polk said she polled instruc- community for granted. motions from 17 downtown businesses and six claimed yet another high school Ensuring fairness in testing tors. On Saturday, Nov. 28, Main Street Wauchula Shop Small Pop Up Shops. tradition. has been a struggle for local ed- Seventy-three percent fa- will celebrate Shop Small Saturday with Shop Small Saturday is a nationwide initia- Superintendent of Schools ucators since the start of the vored canceling exams out- Brunch in the Park and a day full of sales and tive to support small businesses. Bob Shayman announced last Pandemic. right. promotions. The local event is presented by Seminole Tuesday’s (Nov. 17) meeting of “There are a lot of chal- Semester grades will be de- “We are determined to not focus on the neg- Electric Cooperative Inc. Event sponsors are The School Board of Hardee lenges,” Polk said. “We still termined by averaging the two atives of this year,” said Krystin Chapman, a Wauchula Abstract & Title Co., Inc and Sun- County that Hardee Senior only have 50 percent of stu- quarters. spokesman for Main Street Wauchula. “In- coast Credit Union are event sponsors. High School would be cancel- dents on campus on any given “It is the same as was done last stead, we will end 2020 with an attitude of grat- For every $100 spent in locally owned ing upcoming semester exams. day.” year (when the Pandemic itude. We will end it showing up and stores, $68 returns to the community. Dr. Michele Polk said the de- Staff had looked at the possi- began),” Polk said. supporting our small businesses. We will end For every $100 spent at a national chain, cision to cancel exams was not bility of requiring students par- College level classes are not it local and you can too.” only $43 stays in the community. taken lightly. ticipating in the Hardee impacted by the local decision. The day will start at 10 a.m. with a waffle “With local businesses supporting local “This has been quite a Innovative Learning Opportu- Local students taking classes bar, mimosas and bloody Marys served in Her- events, sports teams, and charities more than lengthy discussion with faculty nity (HILO) remote learning through South Florida State itage Park on Main Street. Tickets are available big corporations, it is easy to see why doing members,” Polk told The Her- program come to campus on set College will follow that in advance. Sales will end today (Thursday), business on Main Street is so important,” said ald-Advocate by phone on Fri- days for the exams. school’s semester grading pol- Nov. 26, at midnight. Tickets are available to Chapman. “Shop Small Saturday, is a desig- day. The uptick of new COVID- icy. purchase at www.mainstreetwauchula.com. nated day where consumers are encouraged to Polk said teaching staff ad- 19 cases in the county forced According to The School The rest of the day will offer visitors the op- spend their money in local, small businesses.” vocated strongly for “protect- school leaders to shift gears yet District of Hardee County’s on- ing the integrity” of the exam again. line COVID-19 dashboard, process. “The teachers preferred all of there have been five staff mem- “It is not fair to base grades the kids return to campus for bers and 44 students test posi- when some students off cam- tests but when we started two tive for the virus since the start Giving Thanks in Stormy Times… pus could be possibly using weeks ago starting to see the of the school year. The week after Halloween, minutes. This change of view the last time you thanked God we noticed a Christmas tree lit will cause you to see gifts from for letting you live now, in- up through a neighbor’s win- God you might have taken for stead of a different era of time? dow. Then we saw another. granted. Especially in stormy times, To Your Good Health And another. I started counting You realize life is a gift. God God holds us. He gives us By Keith Roach, M.D. the number of Christmas trees did not have to allow you to be strength. He teaches patience. I saw. I quit when I reached a born. He did not have to inter- He provides hope. Our anxi- DEAR DR. ROACH: We gifts should not be accepted. good evidence that this helps dozen. A dozen, I figure is a vene to keep you alive. God eties can blind us to God’s gifts are very fond of our family —Do not let a gift influence with skin discoloration. trend. My neighbor down the did not even have to design of character. Character is doctor. I was in to see him the patient care. Dr. Roach regrets that he is un- street has already put up his your incredible body that formed in that part of your soul other day, and it came up in —Decline a gift that would able to answer individual ques- outdoor Christmas lights, put- breathes without conscience that is eternal. When was the conversation that he was present an emotional or finan- tions, but will incorporate them ting pressure on all the rest of thought and processes food last time you gave thanks for going to be getting married. cial hardship to the patient's in the column whenever possi- the neighborhood. We would like to acknowl- family. ble. Readers may email ques- Thanksgiving this year will edge this event in his life with —Consider suggesting a tions to ToYourGoodHealth@ be different for so many fami- either a lovely card or a small charitable contribution in lieu med.cornell.edu. lies. People are afraid to travel, gift. I know the old-school of a gift. (c) 2020 North America Synd., Inc. older folks are afraid to gather, way of thinking is to never do I would add that sometimes All Rights Reserved and who wants to get together things that are so personal rejecting a gift can be hurtful, with your crazy cousin who at- when it comes to your physi- and if accepting a gift conforms tacks you based on who you cian. Do you think that still to the guidelines, I generally voted for? holds true today? accept it with thanks. The Road To Recovery Maybe that is why we have into energy without your con- God’s hand forming your soul? —N.W. *** Starts Here gone from the sugar rush of centration. When was the last If you are a Jesus follower, ANSWER: Physicians are DR. ROACH WRITES: A Substance Abuse Halloween straight to the hope time you thanked God for a there is of course the greatest human beings, and a thoughtful recent column on easy bruising of Christmas. Thanksgiving is body that functions as well as gift of God. The idea of being card is always appreciated. in older adults prompted sev- Hotline a speed bump this year. There it does? a “sinner” is off-putting to peo- Gifts can sometimes be OK, eral readers to recommend spe- will be no audience at the Most of us have people in ple, but to accept that label is but the American Medical As- cialized makeup products to 1 (800) 662 4357 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day pa- our lives that love us. Do you to embrace the deepest truth sociation has some guidelines cover the discolored areas. rade and no cross-conference think those people just came about our lives: we are broken for physicians on accepting That is not something I had rivalry games. Just today, I saw into your life by accident? One people. No one has it all to- gifts. I agree with them and you considered, and I appreciate the an article about people buying of my closest friendships hap- gether, some people just hide it s of H might find them helpful: recommendation. Another ed op smaller turkeys because they pened because I was assigned better than others. A Jesus fol- —Be sensitive to the size of reader recommended dry skin Se e will not be feeding as many to share an office in grad lower chooses to believe that the gift: Inappropriately large brushing, but I could not find people this Thanksgiving. school. Accident or divine gift? God, who is rich in mercy, sent Guido Evangelistic Association Makes me feel kind of sorry When is the last time you his Son to earth to pay the Metter, Ga. for all the fat turkeys. thanked God for the people in penalty for our sins and to offer your life who encourage you us a different life, a new birth. An attitude of gratitude is al- Many of us will be glad to ways obvious. If we are grateful see 2020 go. We endured and tell you the truth? When you embrace Jesus, it for what God has done for us and months of quarantine, dwin- Keep looking at your life means your failure does not given to us, others will see our ap- dling supplies of toilet paper, from God’s perspective. Most define you or determine your preciation of it in everything we masks, and separation from of you reading this column future; your relationship with do. David gave us a fourfold for- our loved ones. Some families have more than you need. Our God does. He is not merely a mula to follow. lost their loved ones. Medical economy emphasizes what you benevolent being; God is your “I will thank You Lord, with all personnel, pastors, and care- do not have in order to sell you Heavenly Father. You are my heart.” The thanksgiving he givers are fatigued and burned more. But consider your closet. adopted into his family. No describes is total and consumes all out. On top of the pandemic, There have been kings in his- matter what storms come, of his being - his entire self. The word he used for heart would in- we endured riots, debates, re- tory who had fewer clothes nothing changes how much clude his consciousness of God’s lentless political ads, and a yo- than you have. When was the your Heavenly Father loves presence, his memory of God’s yo economy. It has been a last time you thanked God not you. When was the last time goodness and his awareness of stormy year. just for what you have, but for you thanked God for welcom- God’s grace. He worshiped God In the Psalms, there are having more than you need? ing you into his family? with excitement, enthusiasm and songs of lament. These are I think sometimes about the Don’t rush past Thanksgiv- expectation. prayers made to God in stormy life of my great-grandfather, ing. Get perspective. Give “I will tell all of the marvelous times. When you read them, who took his young wife and thanks. things You have done.” Mar- what strikes you is how many small children and made a velous comes from a word that wagon trip from North Florida Hardee County native means “extraordinary, not to be include words of thanks. How surpassed by anyone and wonder- can you thank God in stormy to South Central Florida. That Clay Smith is lead pastor at ful!” He is so overwhelmed by times? trip must have taken him Alice Drive Baptist Church in God’s blessings on his life that he You thank God in stormy weeks. I can drive it in four Sumter, S.C. He and his wants everyone to hear about it. times by refocusing. You set and a half hours. I don’t know brother and sister still own the “I will be filled with joy!” Joy aside your anxieties and look why God allowed me to live in family ranch in the Lemon is the natural state of the one who at your life from God’s per- a time of easy transportation Grove community east of trusts in the Lord. Knowing that spective. This requires being and indoor plumbing, but I am Wauchula. You can follow him “all things work together for our “non-me-centric” for a few grateful for both. When was at unlikelyclay.com. good” should cause His joy to ra- diate from our hearts into our heads and out through our hands. Everything we do should be done with a smile on our face and glad- ness in our eyes. The Herald-Advocate “I will sing praises to Your Name, O Most High.” Notice that Hardee County's Hometown Coverage there is only one letter different Peace River Growers between the word “sin” and “sing” - the letter “g” - that stands Will Close At Noon Wednesday, Nov. 25, for God. When we give up sin for Wholesale Nursery the Savior, God gives us a new And All Day Thursday, Nov. 26 song to sing. It is a song about the Donnis & Kathy Barber (863) 735-0470 Savior who loves us, gave Him- for the Hwy. 66 East self for us, is present in us and P.O. Box 760 Zolfo Springs, FL cares for us. 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Help Center Shop Small Registration Open CareerSource Chamber Elder Service Drive Out Saturday For Christmas Open Ambassadors Seeks Volunteers Hunger Campaign Event Saturday Parade By Appointment Meet First Friday Volunteers are needed November starts Hardee Main Street Wauchula will Early registration is open All CareerSource Heart- The Chamber Ambassa- for the Florida Ombudsmen Help Center’s 7th annual host the annual Shop Small for the 2020 Magical Christ- land offices are open by ap- dors meet the first Thurs- Program, a free govern- Drive Out Hunger cam- Saturday event on Nov. 28. mas Parade hosted by the pointment. Please call the day of each month at 9 a.m. ment program under the paign. The campaign is for Presented by Seminole Hardee County Chamber of career center to schedule The group meets for break- Department of Elder Affairs. the whole month of Novem- Electric Cooperative, the Commerce. The event will services. fast, discusses community Volunteers will visit resi- ber and our focus is to in- event includes speak deals be held on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. The Hardee County office events, and brainstorms on dents living in extended crease awareness of at Cat’s on Main, Classy For information visit is located at 324 N 6th Ave, ways to improve the local care facilities to help ensure hunger and homelessness Cactus, Cricket Wireless, www.hardeecc.com. Wauchula, and is available business community. they’re being treated with by raising funds and col- Del Pueblo Market, R. Riv- by calling 863-773-3474. For information contact dignity and respect. Volun- teers also participate in lecting food to drive out eter, Send Me Missions, Hardee County For information visit the chamber office by email hunger in Hardee County. Southern Grace Nutrition, www.careersourceheart- at [email protected] council meetings, adminis- Donate canned and non- The Main Scoop, Toni’s Special land.com. or call 863-773-6967. trative assessments and perishable foods to one of Cuts Barbershop, complaint resolution in fa- Needs Meetings cilities. the collection sites around Wauchula Curb Markey, Masons Meet New Mom Group town. Food donation sug- Verizon Wireless at Russell Hardee County Special Training and certification gestions include: bags of Cellular, Giovanni’s Main Needs has resumed meet- 2nd, 4th Mondays Meets In Sebring are provided. To volunteer ings. The support groups is or learn about the program, beans or rice; boxes of Street Kitchen, Hannah’s Wauchula Lodge 17 AdventHealth offers a pasta, macaroni-n-cheese, Hope Chest, Heritage Park for parents and family search for “Florida Long- members of children with meets on the second and support group for women Term Care Ombudsman breakfast foods, crackers; Antiques and Treasures, fourth Monday of every who are pregnant or have jars of pasta sauce, peanut Jazzercise Heartland Cen- special needs. Meetings Program” on Facebook or are held at 207 N 7th Av- month beginning at 6:30 young children, which call 1 (888) 831-0404. butter, jelly; canned meats ter, and Monograms on p.m. for dinner with the meets at Sebring’s Ad- such as tuna or spam; Main. enue in Wauchula. Doors will open 30 minutes prior meeting to follow at 7:30 ventHealth Wellness Cen- canned fruits; canned p.m. ter, 4005 Sun ‘N Lake Blvd. American Legion soups or stews. to start time. Learn To Cook, All meetings will adhere to Meetings are moderated by Meets First social distancing guide- Take Stock In a board-certified lactation Shop On A consultant. Monday Round Up To lines. Additionally, the Children Seeks Aid Help Center Budget spaces will be wiped down The meetings are held The Herger-Williams Post The Hardee Help Center and sanitized both before Mentors every-other Tuesday from No. 2 of the American Le- The Hardee Help Center and the UF/IFAS Extension and after the meetings. 10 to 11 a.m. If you’re inter- gion meets the first Monday has partner with the Want to share your life ex- ested in attending, call of each month except July Family Nutrition Program periences and wisdom with Wauchula Walmart to raise will offer a health cooking (863) 402-3405 to confirm and September at 6 p.m. at funds this holiday season. a high school student? Be- the meeting dates and reg- 117 W. Palmetto St., and shopping workshop The come a volunteer mentor Patrons can ask for their Dec. 2-3, from 10-11 a.m. Herald-Advocate ister for the group. Wauchula. Contact is Mike bills to be rounded up to for the Take Stock in Chil- Rouse (863) 781-0296. The workshop is free for Hardee County’s Hometown Coverage the nearest dollar. That dren program. adults. PRINTERS PUBLISHERS Contact Danielle Ochoa change will then be pre- The workshop will be sented to the Hardee Help Telephone (863) 773-3255 at 863-784-7343 to learn held at Wauchula’s Historic more. Center. If the clerk does not City Hall, 225 E. Main www.TheHeraldAdvocate.com Email your Roundup ask if you want to round up Street. For information con- to the nearest dollar, pa- tact Lori Friers at lori@hard- trons are asked to courte- eehelpcenter.com or submissions to ously ask for it to be 863-773-0034. Recipes From rounded up to benefit the [email protected] Help Center. Good Housekeeping

HEARTY PASTA AND 1. Heat 3-quart covered DONNA’S DAY BEAN SOUP saucepan of salted water to Comfort Foods Made This pasta and bean soup boiling over high heat. Add Creative Family Fun tastes like it's been simmering pasta and cook as label directs. By Donna Erickson Fast And Healthy all day — but is ready in just 2. Meanwhile, in 4-quart By Healthy Exchanges 25 minutes. saucepan, cook bacon over Turkey Salad Made From kids aren't mayo lovers, so I medium heat 3 minutes or LEFTOVER TURKEY AND salad dressing Thanksgiving Leftovers compromise with half mayo, 8 ounces (about 2 cups un- until browned, stirring fre- PEAR SALAD 3 tablespoons fat-free may- Hosting the Thanksgiving half Greek yogurt for the dress- cooked) tubetti or ditalini quently. Add celery, onion and After all the dishes are onnaise feast usually means a variety of ing. I use dried cranberries pasta carrots; cover and cook 4 to 5 washed and the leftovers are leftovers tucked away in the re- without added sugar. If the 3 slices bacon, cut into 1/2- minutes or until vegetables are put away, you're probably In a large bowl, combine ro- frigerator for building piled- spirit moves, this recipe is also inch pieces tender, stirring occasionally. wondering how you'll use up maine lettuce, turkey, walnuts high sandwiches. If you're delicious with a crisp, chopped 1 large celery stalk, thinly Add broth, tomatoes with their the leftover turkey. Well, won- and pears. In a small bowl, ambitious, you might even local apple added just before sliced juice, and water. Cover der no more! Here's a wonder- combine blue cheese dressing make soup or a casserole with serving. 1 small onion, chopped saucepan and heat to boiling ful "winter" main-dish salad and mayonnaise. Drizzle the good and seasoned food. Enjoy it topped over mixed 1 cup shredded carrots over high heat. just waiting for you to stir up dressing mixture evenly over Here's another tasty option greens or spoon it between a 1 can (14 1/2 ounces, 1 3/4 3. Drain pasta; stir into for lunch. salad mixture. Toss gently to that will please your family: halved croissant for a delec- cups) chicken broth broth mixture. Stir in beans combine. Serve at once. Make a big, savory, crunchy, table sandwich. 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) petite- and parsley; heat through. 3 cups shredded romaine let- Makes 4 (1 full cup) servings. nutrient-packed turkey main- cut diced tomatoes Ladle soup into 4 large soup tuce Each serving equals: 231 dish salad, and serve it at a TURKEY SALAD 1 1/2 cup water bowls; sprinkle with Romano 1 1/2 cups diced cooked calories, 7g fat, 20g protein, weekend brunch with crois- 4 cups cubed, baked turkey 1 can (19 ounces) cannellini to serve. turkey breast 22g carb., 267mg sodium, 3g sants and fresh fruit on the side. 1 tablespoon chopped red beans, rinsed and drained For thousands of triple-tested 1/4 cup chopped walnuts fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 2 If you are like me and con- onion 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves, recipes, visit our website at 1 cup unpeeled and diced Meat, 1 Fat, 1/2 Vegetable, 1/2 tribute dishes to the Thursday 1/2 teaspoon salt loosely packed www.goodhousekeeping.com/f Bartlett pears Fruit. feast but don't host the gather- 1/2 teaspoon ground black 1/4 cup freshly grated Ro- ood-recipes/. 1/3 cup fat-free blue cheese (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc. ing, no worries about not hav- pepper mano cheese (c) 2020 Hearst Communications, Inc. ing turkey leftovers. Just put a 1/2 cup mayonnaise All rights reserved fresh turkey breast in the oven 1/2 cup Greek yogurt on Friday and roast it for this 1 cup chopped celery seasonal recipe. I look for a 1 1/2 cups seedless red or brined turkey breast at my local green grapes, halved Poet’s Place market in all-natural seasoned 1/2 cup dried cranberries flavors like apple cider and 1/2 cup roasted pecans, Poet’s Place fresh herbs. loosely chopped When I stir the salad to- 1/2 crisp apple, chopped (op- ONE DAY AT A TIME gether, I remember that my tional) 1/2 fresh lemon The Man One day at a time – Oh, grant me, dear Lord, In a large bowl, combine I saw the man again today, walking down the street, The grace that is needed to live by Thy Word. turkey, onion, salt and pepper, His head hung way, way down; he slowly moved his mayonnaise and yogurt. Add Just help me to live one day at a time, and stir together celery, grapes, feet. cranberries and pecans. Add He had a pack upon his back, I supposed with all he had, And help me to say, “Yes, Jesus is mine!” apple, if you wish, and a few squeezes of lemon juice just I wondered where he had to go, and why he looked so before serving. Serves 8. sad. Help me to give others the love You gave me, Find more family fun in Help me to lead them surely to Thee. Donna's book "Donna Erick- son's Fabulous Funstuff for I breathed a quiet prayer for him, this solitary man, Families." What happened to him earlier? Was this part of God’s Make me a vessel, sanctified for Thy will; (c) 2020 Donna Erickson From these unworthy lips may They precious words Distributed by King Features Synd. plan? Did he once share a home with a happy family? spill. Or was this the only life he’d known – hopeless anonymity? One day at a time – I pray that I’ll see The wonder and beauty in all around me. Oh, my Lord, this man looks so hopeless, needy, lost, What was the last time someone counted up the cost, A perfect creation with joy I’ll behold, Speaking words of kindness, hope, and love to heal his And remember the Master Who fashioned the mold. broken heart? 11:26c Helping with his daily needs a necessary part. Guide my steps, Lord, to walk in the light Of Thy perfect will – to do what is right. Who will speak the workds of Life to one who’s suffered so? Teach me, dear Lord, to be patient and kind; Grant me the sweetness of spirit, and great peace of Est. 1968 Who will answer God’s call, and say, “It’s me, Lord, I’ll go!” mind. Hanchey’s Carpets Dear Lord, I ask you to protect his downcast man, Mobile And keep him in Your loving care, as only You can. One day at a time – let God do the rest; 863-781-4027 Just trust in His Word, and be happy and blessed. Jimmy Hanchey “Whom shall I send? 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band, Billy Cook. Collins; and sisters, Odessa In Loving Memory Survivors include her In Loving Memory Mae Straka and Suzie Mae daughters, Lisa Bolin, of Collins. Wauchula, and Celena Survivors include her Goode (Stan), of Wauchula; sons, Dennis Crosby (San- brothers, Earl Smith (Diana), dra), of Tampa, and Wayne of Bowling Green, Robert Crosby (Tammy), of Zolfo Smith (Ara Mae), of Springs; daughter, Vicky Wauchula, Jimmy W. Smith Owens (Bill), of Zolfo (Ginny), of Pine Flats, Cali., Springs; as well as eight and Wendell G. Smith grandchildren and 12 great- (Tyina), of Wauchula; sis- grandchildren. ters, Dimple Tillman A visitation and funeral (Charles), of Wauchula, Car- service will be held at Faith ELIZABETH COOK DANA L. SOUTHALL olyn Hines (Freddie), of Ar- Temple Church in FINCH Dana L. Southall, 74, of cadia, Debbie DeGeus Wauchula, on Nov. 29, 2020, Elizabeth Cook Finch, 82, Wauchula, died Nov. 8, 2020. (Doug), of Pine Flats, Cali., at 6 p.m. A visitation will be of Wauchula, died Friday, Nov. He was born Feb. 25, 1946, in JOYCE MARIE and Patsy Adams (Ken), of LIZZIE MAE held on Nov. 30, 2020, at 10 13, 2020, at home. East Liverpool, Ohio, to the Pine Flats, Cali.; grandchil- a.m., with funeral services She was born on Dec. 29, late Denver and Mary COOK dren, Jon Hendry (Nicole), CROSBY following at 11 a.m., at Plant 1937, in Elkhorn, Ky., and Southall, and was a member of Joyce Marie Cook, 78, a Jerrod Hendry (Shannon), Lizzie Mae Crosby, 90, a City Church of God in Plant came to Florida in 1965 from the Wauchula community for 5 resident of Hardee County Amanda Bolin, Paige Con- resident of Hardee County City. Bishop Wendell Smith Kentucky. She worked as an years after moving from Ala- for most of her life after gleton, Ty Goode, and Kayla since 1997 after coming will be officiating. Interment early childhood education bama. coming from Alabama, Robins; and great-grandchil- from Plant City, passed will take place in Memorial teacher and was a member of He served from 1965 to passed away on Thursday, dren, Hayden Hendry, Hoyt away on Thursday, Nov. 19, Park Cemetery. Immanuel Baptist Church in 1968 in the U.S. Nov. 19, 2020, at Good Hendry, Rylan Hendry, 2020, at her home. She was In lieu of flowers, dona- Bowling Green. Army during the Shepherd Hospice in Se- Layne Hendry, Braydn Con- born on Oct. 9, 1930, in tions can be made to Faith She was preceded in death Vietnam War. He bring. gleton, Danielle Congleton, Alamo, Ga. Temple Church of God in by infant daughter, Pamela; was a heavy ma- She was born on March and Emma Congleton. Lizzie was a member of Wauchula. husband, William “Sam” chinery mechanic until his re- 28, 1942 in Tuscumbia, Ala. A visitation was held Faith Temple Church of God Expressions of comfort Finch; parents, Martin Cook tirement in 2009. Joyce was a member of Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at in Wauchula. She worked as may be made at and Thelma Crum; brother, He was survived by Arlene Faith Temple Church of God Florida’s First Assembly of a newspaper editor. Lizzie robartsfh.com. Bill Cook; and sisters, Violet Southall; sons, Kevin Southall in Wauchula. Joyce had God in Wauchula, at 1 p.m. was a former member of the Bartley and Della Rowe. (Jen), of Wauchula, and Derek many accomplishments in Funeral services followed Plant City Church of God in Robarts Family She is survived by siblings Jackson (Brandy), of Zolfo her life. She worked as an at 2 p.m. with Pastor Wen- Plant City. She loved her FUNERAL HOME Jim Crum (Brenda), Alice Sil- Springs; daughter, Julie Han- interior decorator in dell Smith, Pastor Jeff church and worked at the WAUCHULA cox (Billy), Mary Bartley cock (Keith), of Zolfo Springs; Wauchula and Coco Beach, Fowler and Pastor Billy food bank for years. (Thomas), McKinley Ray brothers, Richard and John she was a case manager for Newell officiating. Inter- She was preceded in Crum (Ruthie), Larry Dean Southall, of Pennsylvania; sis- the Children’s Home Society ment took place in Hart death by her parents, Crum (Sandra); six children, ters, Lottie Royer, of South in Rockledge, Fla., a former Cemetery. William and Esther Collins; Jimmy Henegar (Staci), Cissy Carolina, Martha Steele, of advertising representative Expressions of comfort husband, Charles Edward Henegar, Jeanie Wingo Rosen- Darlington, Pa., and Bonnie for The Herald-Advocate, as may be made at Crosby; daughter, Glenda Provided as a courtesy of Robarts Family Funeral Home berg, Tonya Garrison (Rob), Bowersock, of Pennsylvania; well as an advertising repre- robartsfh.com. Bullard; brother, L.A. “Bud” Elizabeth Wingo Justiss and eight grandchildren, Jor- sentative for radio station (John), and Martin Wingo dyn, Hunter, and Kayden WAUC. She was a counselor Robarts Family (Jamie); 16 grandchildren; and Southall, Josie Spencer at Alpha and Omega Free- FUNERAL HOME 11 great-grandchildren. (Cody), Colt and Clay Han- dom Ministries, an ordained WAUCHULA Funeral services were Nov. cock, and Tyler and Trey Jack- minister, and a Sunday Green; sisters, Bertha Alma- 22 at Immanuel Baptist son. school teacher at Faith Tem- guer (Alejandro), of Church, Bowling Green. The He was preceded in death ple Church of God for seven In Loving Memory Wauchula, Mary Alamia Rev. Harold Davis officiated. by his parents; sisters, Mary years. (Santiago), of Bowling Arrangements were by Rogers, Tella Yoder, and Be- She was preceded in Provided as a courtesy of Green, Veronica Gutierrez Spangler Cremation Services, linda McGath; brother, Denver death by her parents, John Robarts Family Funeral Home Carter (Jack), of Charlotte, Lakeland. James Southall; and his broth- and Velma Smith; and hus- N.C., Rosa Gutierrez Martin ers-in-law, Harry Steele and (Eric), of Bowling Green, Harold Royer. and Margarita Gutierrez Arrangements were by (Adrian), of Wauchula; as Ponger-Kays-Grady. by his parents, Nathan and well as several nieces, In Loving Memory Frances Smith; sister, Pat nephews, great-nieces and Downs; and brother-in-law, great-nephews. John Cannon. A visitation was held Survivors include his lov- Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, at ing wife of 26 years, Penny Robarts Garden Chapel, Smith, of Wauchula; daugh- from 6-8 p.m. Funeral serv- ters, Candace Miller, of Vir- VIRGINIA ices were Wednesday, Nov. ginia, and Misty Smith, of 25, 2020, at 11 a.m., at St. Bartow; sister, Vera Mae RIVERA Michael Catholic Church in Cannon, of Bartow; grand- GUTIERREZ Wauchula, with Father children, Scott Hightower, Virginia Rivera Gutierrez, Oscar Mendoza officiating. Skylar Dees, Maddie Lan- 33, a lifelong resident of Interment was in Bowling ROY ALTON WINEGARD fair, and Cason Upthegrove; Hardee, passed away on Fri- Green Cemetery. Roy Alton Winegard, 81, of and great-grandchildren, day, Nov. 20, 2020, at her Expressions of comfort Dunnellon, died Monday, Oct. Cash and Grayson. home. She was born on Sept. may be made at 26, 2020, at Legacy House in A visitation was held on 3, 1987, in Mount Airey, robartsfh.com. Ocala. THOMAS ELLIS NATHAN Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at N.C. Virginia attended St. He was born to William Thomas Ellis, 94, of Zolfo Cornerstone Church from 1- Michael Catholic Church in Robarts Family Sampson and Mary Viola Springs, died Nov. 22, 2020. RANDALL 2 p.m. with funeral services (Baucom) Winegard, and lived Wauchula. FUNERAL HOME He was born on April 20, ‘BUTCH’ SMITH starting at 2 p.m. Pastor in Zolfo Springs prior to Dun- Survivors include her fa- WAUCHULA 1926, in Tennille, Ala., to the Nathan Randall “Butch” Phillip Williams officiated ther, Margarito Gutierrez, of nellon. He served in the U.S. late Gus E. and Maudie Mae Smith, 70, a resident of services. Interment took Wauchula; mother, Lydia Army, and was Ellis, and was a member of the Hardee County for most of place at Wauchula Cemetery. Rivera, of Bowling Green; the owner of Zolfo Springs community for his life coming from Ft. Expressions of comfort brothers, Guadalupe Alma- Roy Winegard more than 60 years. Meade, went home to be may be made at guer Jr. (Marta), of Electric. He at- He worked for the Florida with his Lord and Savior on robartsfh.com. Provided as a courtesy of tended Union Congregational Wauchula, and Gilbert Lee Robarts Family Funeral Home Department of Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Almaguer, of Bowling Church. He was a member of Transportation. He was born on Nov. 27, Robarts Family the Hardee High School state He also worked 1949, in Ft. Meade. Nathan FUNERAL HOME champion horseshoe pitching in the citrus in- worked as an agriculture in- WAUCHULA team in 1957. dustry and as a spector. He was a member of QR codes have been popping up in cemeteries. When you He is survived by his wife, scan a code on a gravestone, you can read an obituary and see farmer. He served in the U.S. Cornerstone Church in Fort photos of the deceased. Sharon (Whitsett) Winegard; Army. Meade since 1990. Nathan children, Richard Winegard, He is survived by his wife was a cowboy, musician and Cindy Price Dow, Debi of 73 years, Clara Mae Ellis; whip maker, making over Provided as a courtesy of (Ruben) Hernandez and his son, Donnie R. Ellis, of 3,500 whips in his life. Robarts Family Funeral Home Sharon (Blake) Longshore; Zolfo Springs; Cynthia Ellis He was preceded in death In Loving Memory sisters, Helen Winegard Albrit- (Billy A.) Johnson, of Sebring; ton, Charlotte (Raymond) two grandchildren, Kimberly ORVILLE Mann and Irene (Harold) Chil- Ellis and Sandee Tilley; and TRIEBWASSER dress; and six grandchildren. one great-grandchild, Jackson Orville Triebwasser A graveside service was Ellis Richard. passed away at home on Nov. Oct. 29, at Corinth Cemetery, A private burial officiated 19, 2020. He was born in Ar- Bereah, Fla. In lieu of flowers by the Rev. Albert Blum will mour, S.D., the son of Walter memorials may be made to the be held at Wauchula Cemetery. and Christine Triebwasser. Marion County Hospice. Arrangements were by He was preceded in death Arrangements were by Ponger-Kays-Grady. by one sister and one brother. Fountain Funeral Home. He is survived by wife of 55 years, Jean; and his sister, Charlotte Grease, of YOU Can Appear In . . . Wauchula. He and Jean were married Poet’s Place in 1965 in Salem, S.D., and Are you a poet? Let us show it! Your work could be published moved to Florida in 1970 in this newspaper in “Poet’s Place,” a weekly feature which where he worked as a cattle relies solely on reader submissions. Poems must be your own rancher and a taxidermist for original work, written by you, not someone else. To appear in 30 years. He leaves many this feature, send your poetry, name and town of residence friends and 2 special friends to: Poet’s Place, The Herald-Advocate, P.O. Box 338, Hershel and Nancy Couch. Wauchula, FL 33873, fax 863-773-0657 or email editor@ At his request there will be TheHeraldAdvocate.com. no services or visitation. Expressions of comfort may be made at robartsfh.com. OBITUARY POLICY Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving Robarts Family The Herald-Advocate publishes obituaries free of charge as a public service. A one-column photo of the FUNERAL HOME deceased may be added for $15. Forms showing the in- Summer & Brett Dowden WAUCHULA and formation which may be included in a free obituary are available at local funeral homes or at our office. All obit- Staff of Robarts Family Funeral Home uaries, however, must be submitted by a funeral home. Paid obituaries may include additional information 529 West Main Street, Wauchula, Florida 33873 and rememberances. Office 863-773-9773 Fax 863-773-9554 Provided as a courtesy of Funeral homes can submit obituaries to obits@the Robarts Family Funeral Home www.RobartsFuneralHome.com 11:26c heraldadvocate.com. A6 The Herald-Advocate, November 26, 2020 November 26, 2020, The Herald-Advocate A7 Bowling Green Elementary School

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How To Cook A Turkey So it wus novebr and I had no turkey. I walkd to My mom buys a turkey. First I clean the turkey. wonaht and I get turkey for lunch. Win I get my Then I put salt and pepper. My mom will put it in home I put turkey for 10,000 muniss and I brot the oven. It will bake at 350. We now can eat. my dad, mom and cusins too. Dylan Fields, 1st grade How To Cook A Turkey Ayla Valdez, 1st grade I get a turkey. I unrap it. I cook it at 50 da- grese foor 50 minits. I set the table.

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Then we eat the truky. 1st grade Jareth Vazquez, 1st grade A8 The Herald-Advocate, November 26, 2020 Living In Thanksgiving Reflecting On Reasons Every Novem- myself / On ber, on the fourth my way Thursday of the back to To Give Thanks month, we make it You.” My first thought this week In my weekly visits to the among us, and to the doctors a point to remem- This song was to comment on the politi- post office and even less fre- and nurses who care for us as ber the people and is a reminder cally-motivated withdrawal of quent visits to the supermar- they always have. Covid-19 things for which that even American troops committed to ket, I am impressed by the has introduced a new level of we are grateful. when life peace-keeping missions on the number of people who are danger to their vocation. But instead of just seems dark, other side of the world. wearing masks. I commend all Like police officers who celebrating Thanksgiving once a year, what we can still be grateful for the love of God. My second thought was to of you. rush towards a masked gun- would happen if we were willing to live in And that, in sharing His love with others, we comment on the firing of the Some governors and may- man and firefighters who rush thanksgiving the whole year through? That’s can emerge from the darkness—and help federal official in charge of ors have imposed mask man- into a burning building, med- a question we ask in the Christopher News them emerge from theirs. That’s what hap- ensuring that America’s presi- dates, while others have ical providers are putting their Note “Living in Thanksgiving,” and it cer- pened a couple of years ago to an 11-year-old dential election was honest yielded to pressure to let us lives on the line every day as tainly can be a challenge to focus on gratitude girl in foster care, who saw a star falling from and above board ... because he live (or die) as we please. they care for Covid-19 pa- when life is tough. But a classic song offers a the sky and did what young kids do at that did exactly that. I choose to live, insofar as I tients. fresh perspective on how to do that. sight: make a wish. In her case, it was to be And then I thought: Thanks- have any control over the de- I give thanks for the devel- We usually associate the words “Why me, adopted, along with her six siblings. giving is upon us. cision. opment of vaccines which Lord,” with a lament when things are going As reported by Yahoo, Terri and Michael In this, the most — may I I give thanks for teachers may soon allow us to hug our wrong. But singer-songwriter Kris Kristoffer- Hawthorn of Hot Springs, Arkansas, had been say it? — screwed up year that who are teaching half their children and grandchildren as son turned that idea on its head in the early foster parents to several of these children, most of us have ever experi- 1970s when he wrote, “Why Me, Lord,” ranging in age from eight to 15. The brothers enced, there is nonetheless so which became the biggest hit of his career up and sisters had been bounced around the fos- much for which to be thank- to that point. Instead of complaining to God ter care system for years because their parents ful. about hardship, the lyrics offer a song of were drug addicts. When the pandemic and the praise to the Creator: “Why me, Lord? / What Terri and Michael grew to love them all, so need to self-quarantine was have I ever done / To deserve even one of the they decided to adopt the seven siblings. They announced in March — pleasures I’ve known? / Tell me, Lord. / What shared the news with the kids at church on the prompted by a disease that did I ever do / That was worth loving You or Sunday before Thanksgiving. The siblings most of us had never heard of, the kindness You've shown?” were overjoyed! Terri told WFTV, “This is a something called the Coron- students in their classrooms we could before this bizarre The song grew out of Kristofferson joining blessing, they are a blessing. Every day these avirus — I was impressed by while having to simultane- pandemic seized control of a friend for church one Sunday morning kids wake up and they are giggling and they an observation I read: If our ously educate the other half our lives. I look forward to (something he rarely did), and hearing the are happy ... Lots of prayer and love is what parents could endure World “virtually” on-line. making up for lost time. preacher ask, “Does anyone feel lost in their made this possible.” War II, we can endure three As one principal told his Until then, I close these lives?” Though he didn’t want to raise his This Thanksgiving may be different than in months of isolation. It faculty, it’s like learning to be thoughts as I end my e-mails: hand, Kristofferson couldn’t resist the urge. the past due to the pandemic. But I pray each sounded simple enough. a teacher all over again. Stay well. He then responded to an altar call where the of you finds at least one blessing for which to That was eight months ago, And I commend the stu- S.L. preacher asked him if he would accept Jesus be grateful, and that you reflect God’s love to but the principle has not dents who master this skill and ——— as his savior. Kristofferson answered, “I don’t someone else, giving them a sense of gratitude changed. the parents who support them (S. L. Frisbie is retired. He know.” The preacher then prayed over him, as well. The end is not yet in sight, in their effort. It is a tough de- will turn 80 on Jan. 15. By leaving Kristofferson weeping on his knees. but whenever it is, we are velopment in education. faithfully abiding by the isola- Not long after, he wrote, “Why Me, Lord.” For free copies of the Christopher News eight months closer to it than I give thanks for first re- tion, masking, and social dis- The lyrics continue, “Tell me, Lord, if You Note LIVING IN THANKSGIVING, write: we were in March. sponders who respond without tancing rules, he hopes to turn think there's a way / I can try to repay / All The Christophers, 5 Hanover Square, New I give thanks for the simple hesitation to the ill and injured 81 a year later.) 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1 First we bi a turkey. 2 You googl how to cook it 3 I take a turkey and I take the feathers OFF and I Get a pan 4 put the turkey in the pa. 5 Put salt and take the turkey in the oven 24:00 minutes. peppr on it 6 Tun on the uvan to 450 7 Put 2 wps Alex Lopez-Chavez, 2nd Grade of ol in the pan 8 put it in the uvan 9 Tun to 3500 10 For 13 minlts. 11 put the ol on top of the turkey 12 I go to the Stor Than I gEt a Turkey Than go back por off the ol 13 Get it out of the Pan 14 Eat it! home and cook The Turkey Kylen Albritton, Kindergarten Liam Rodriguez, 2nd Grade

1. Cut it 2. Put sweets in it 3. Take feathers off 4. First buy a Turkey. Than you put stalt on the turkey. Take bones out 5. Put on big Plate 6. Turn oven to I am going to cook a turkey. First I will go to the store. than you put it in the oven. and cook it than it is all burn 7. Cook for 100 mintes 8. Take turkey out 9. wait Then I will cook the turkey. done. put it on the plat and put stuffing in the for 15 minutes 10. Eat it Jose Garcia Lopez, 1st Grade turkey. Jaidyn Duran, Kindergarten Cailey Oden, 2nd Grade I am going to cook a turkey. First I go to the store to 1. Cut it 2. Put sweets in it 3. Take feathers off 4. get a turkey. Then I go home. I cook the turkey for 2 Put in the Pin cook 45 min tik Turkey sugtat eat the Take bones out 5. Put on big Plate 6. Turn ove to hrws. I take the turkey out. Finally we eat the turkey. turkey amodl. burn 7. Cook for 100 minutes 8. Take turke out Brianna Marroyuin Perez, 1st Grade Esteban Garcia-Lopez, 2nd Grade 9. Wait for 15 minutes 10. Eat it Ximena Deloera, Kindergarten I am gowe to cookd the turkey. Ey up am put uvin tak Pit ledis around it and pit brokle and pit some pep- it 2 mn. Cut it. per and pit some cheele. 1. Cut it 2. Put sweets in it 3. Take feathers off 4. Ismael Calvillo, 1st Grade Anthony Luna-Reyes, 2nd Grade Take bones out 5. Put on big 6. Turn ove to burn 7. Cook for 100 minutes 8. Take turkey out I am going to the store to get a turkey. Then I will hav to cook a turkey how to you need floruer and salt 9. Wait for 15 minutes 10. Eat it seazzn it and add limns. And the I give it to my mom. put it in the uven and put it on the plate and Isabella Shingles, Kindergarten Kadie Gomez, 1st Grade Aiden Marin, 2nd Grade

I am gpoina too cook a turkey. Mi mom huhs a turkey. You neet a uofe and dese or you can wus moor. you An the I bi pepurs. I puts the pepurs. She pus the cad neye time. time at 2 awrs. Then she cus the turkey. Then she pos Malachi Gilmore, 2nd Grade it awt. Graison Nickerson, 1st Grade This is how to cook a Turkey pit a Turkey on a plate and pit brolke around it and pit pepper and pit I am going to cook a turkey. First we buy the turkey. Ledis around it. Then we clean the turkey. I put the turkey in the Jeremiah McGhee, 2nd Grade uven. Then we eat the turkey. Edgar Velasco-Bautista, 1st Grade Put it in the Oven Turkey For a carret to Turkey Lilyanna Alviso Edwin Avila Victoria, 2nd Grade 2nd Grade My mom gos to the stor to get the turkey. First she puts salt and peper. We put the turkey into the uven. Put the Turkey in the pan Then put it in the uven Mom puts the turkes on a plate. We eat the tummy for 7:30. Then take it out and put it in a big plate turkey. and put same Veshpls and Sot and cut it in haf and Like put it in the oven. And eat it. Belinda Ibarra, 1st Grade put it in ech plate and eat it. Anylah Gutierrez, Kindergarten Aliyah Navarro, 2nd Grade I go to the stor and get some ingridients. For the My mom her put it in the oven. And then her cut the turkey I cut the turkey. I cook the turkey. It is time to cook a turkey in The uvein and take it uot uv The piece. Me and my family eat it. eat turkey. The turkey is good. Uvein and eat it and go home Yuleimi Cruz-Abrego, Kindergarten Monserrat Lopez Cuceres, 1st Grade Lily Galvan, 2nd Grade

My mom puts the turkey in the oven. Her takes it out My mom goes to the store to get the turkey. She to make a Turkey you need flower and salt and then and puts it on the table. We eat it. stuffs vegtabls in the turkey and baks it. It cools put it in the uven and then put it on a Plate and Mellany Kue, Kindergarten down and we eat it. add some stuff to it if you want to and then eat it Rainey Valdez, 1st Grade the turkey. My mom mix it up with salt. She puts it in the oven. Alessandra Gutierrez, 2nd Grade She gets potatoes and cooks it. And then me and my brothers and sister eat. Take The fethers of you put the turkey on the pane Adamari Lopez Ray Gutierrez, Kindergarten and put for 45 mitis win it is tsisstil peek you put 2nd Grade is bake on for 45 mtitis peper and sot and oil. I will get a trck then I will git my mom then me and TJ Hensley, 2nd Grade my mom will git the pan then me and my mom will get the trck then my mom will git the trck in the uen Pat a turkey in a uvn cook for 40 ouges tak at cut. then my mom will kuket in 5 mens then my mom will Matthew Chancey, 2nd Grade take the trck out uv the uven then we take the trck to the tabe then we et it up. I go to the Stor and buy A turkey. Then buy topping Jaime Romera-Serrano, 1st Grade like, corn, mashed potatoes, and Strallberry on the side. How I cook a trke. I by frum the store. I will cook 100 Rayleen Sandoval, 2nd Grade drgres then I will put on 16 min. I will set the taboul. I will eat the trke with my femele. I buy it, I Put i on the uvin I Stuff it with some good Mattie Fite, 1st Grade stuff and I eat it. Kambree Wilson, 2nd Grade How to make a treck. I am at the stor to get a treck. I am go back home to. I am unrap a treck. I bregs my letuce season lemen take out the guts corn pepper filly at my homs. I couck and I set the tim is 5 mis. deep fry soup pumpkin pie mash potatoes cornbread Janessa Hernandez, 1st Grade yum Aubree Esquivel, 2nd Grade Put it in the over. You eat it. Jeremiah Gutierrez, 1st Grade sprinkle bake mash potatoes pepper pumpkin pie Jovani Frias, 2nd Grade Now I cook a telboy. I go to wouall. I go home I ubeo it. I poaeb I uobned the uvoebad pinte n the pienab fer I go to the stor and get som ingrins for the turkey. I 100 dg. I tluim it at I clomy the tioha Im red to te. cut the turkey. It is rede to cut the turk. I eat the Aaliyah Walker, 1st Grade turkey. It is the best thanksgiving. I want the turkey. I want to have fun. Ib id trke id in id in pn. I pu trke at uven. I seet the Fatime Velasco-Lopez, 1st Grade uven for fes. Ole trke is ih. I set (the table to eat). Ayden Alviso, 1st Grade My mom gets ingredints. She lets meet thaw out. She puts in in the stove. We eat it for diner. It tasts good. Mom can go to the store. She can go home. She can Aleigha Frauks, 1st grade unrab the turke. She can set time for 1,000 minis. So far it is the favot. She pots mosh ptats. My mom mocks a clen trce. She put a saldid and salt. Xavier Hinojos, 1st Grade It gos to the oven at 350. Then its back. We can eat. It tasts good. Mom kus a truke I stuf the truke thin I put it hot the Giselle Lopez-Gonzalez, 1st Grade trke. I kuk a truky. Put it in the uzin 100 5 fiv dgres. Mom kus the thin I sat the plats dawn. My mom cleans the turkey. She puts salt. She puts Jocelyn Hernandez O’bryan, 1st Grade the turkey in the oven at 350. Then it is ready to eat. First u by a turkey then I will take the turkey home. Elisa Gutierrez-DeJesus, 1st Grade Mi dad puts in the evin. Sit it to 9 digres. Take it owt of the evin. Then call yur famli and then et. My mom goes to the store to get a turkey. She puts Genesis Solis Katie Murray, 1st Grade salt and pepr on it. Then she bakes it. Finaly it is done. 2nd Grade Get a turkey from the sore and go home. When we get Fernanda Lopez-Perez, 1st Grade home cook the turkey. Put the turkey in the oven. Put First i buy the turkey. then i season the turkey with the oven on 100 disgree. Also put the oven on five My mom made turkes in the pot. I eat it. It is hot and paprika. then i grill the turkey. then you have a good mins. When the turkey is done set the turkey on the good. turkey. tayble. Adrian Zamora, 1st Grade Isaiah Martinez, 2nd Grade Serenity Julius, 1st Grade I put stuf in the turky. I put it in the ovun. I then I cook a turkey I put in a oven and get some sprin- I go to the stour to get turkey. Then I go home to cook eat it. It tasts good. kles, salt, corn, salad and leman. A turkey in the oven the turkey. First I put pepr then my mom help me Yair Mendoza, 1st Grade you jus put out fo 50 seced. cleen the turkey. Then my mom put in the uven to Leo, 2nd Grade cooke for 1 minet. She will aete it. It will be good. I go to the stor to get my ingredins and get my terky Kedra Sotelo-Dela Rosa, 1st Grade and I put it in the uvin and I put in on a plate redy I cook my Turkey with lettuce and I put my turkey in to eat. It tasts delishus. the oven and I cook my turkey on the pon. I am going to by a turkey. I give to mom to cook the Felix Vazquez, 1st Grade Samantha Bravo, 2nd Grade turkey. She put limin and turkey sesn on it. Put n uvin. She cook it 20 owr. My mom bys the turkey. She then cooks it. She taks it Go to the Stor and git the turkey. leave it out to de- Nayeli Hernandez, 1st Grade out of the ovins. She puts it on the table. It is good. frost. win it is done Put it in the oven. i will suggest Lucas Benavides, 1st Grade limon pepper and Put it on a big Plat and i will I am going to cook a turkey. Friy the. Then my mom suggest decrrat it. and I take it out. Then my mom cut it. We eat. My mom puts apples, salt, and lime in the turkey. Layla Herrera, 2nd Grade Yurami Cruz-Abrego, 1st Grade Next to pot it in the ovun. Next we eat it. It tasts good. Turkey is a chicken and a the is a I is turkey. Luis Enzaldo-Cantor, 1st Grade Kevin Ventura, 2nd Grade I am going to cook a turkey. I went to town to get a turkey then I put pepper on the turkey then I put I go to the store to get some ingrins for the turkey. It lemis on the turkey. I am going to put the turkey in is redy to eat the turkey. I eat the turkey. It is the the ovon for 20 minits then we eat the turkey. best thansgives. Jordan Duran, 1st Grade Eddie Perez-Aparicio, 1st Grade

I am to cook the turkey. I am eat the turkey. You got to Frst you pool the feathers off and boyou it poot it in find the pan for turkey. the oven and leve it in the oven for 24 minis and Eva Rodriguez, 1st Grade then you take it out an you have a Turke. Genesis Solis, 2nd Grade A10 The Herald-Advocate, November 26, 2020 – HARDEE LIVING –

JACK AND HIS '55 CHEVY FEEDING THE HUNGRY

PHOTO BY JIM KELLY When Jack Eason was 18 he bought a brand new 1955 Chevrolet 210 Delray Sports Coupe for $2,470. He was born in 1937 and will soon be 84. Two years ago he bought a 1955 stripped model and had it redone over 13 months by C&C Rod Shop PHOTOS BY JIM KELLY in Port Richey. It was restored to be like his 1955 original. He and his wife Betty of Rev. Wendell Smith, founder of Cutting Edge Ministries which gives out free food Wauchula are standing next to the restored Chevy coupe. They were married June to about 250 to 300 families a week in Hardee County, spoke to the Wauchula Ki- 5, 1956. Eason is a retired citrus grower and rancher. He also grew row crops from wanis Club on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Java Cafe. Smith said since January the ministry 1954 to 1988. He worked with his father John Eason Sr. who owned vegetable pack- has helped 17,400 families and given out 69,400 meals and 1.487 million pounds ing houses and also grew cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetables. The couple of food, mostly from the Zolfo Springs location. "Hardee County is considered a live on 60 acres along Griffin Road. They have two sons John III, born in 1958, and food desert and one of the poorest counties in Florida. We try to meet the needs of Jeff, born in 1962. They live on a 6,000-acre ranch in Texas. Jack deeded that ranch the community and serve the community in times of crisis." The ministry has a num- to his sons along with a 10,880-acre ranch in New Mexico. Jack and Betty Eason ber of partners, including Feeding Tampa Bay, Feed The Children, Operation Bless- several years ago donated the property along U.S. 17 for the Wauchula campus of ing, Farmers to Families, Convoy of Hope, Operation Compassion, and local South Florida State College. Jeff Eason some years back led a successful effort to farmers. The budget is over $100,000 a year. The ministry receives some grants but have an election in which Hardee County was changed to a "wet" county from a is hoping to line up 30 donors who will give $100 a month. Hardee Fresh has do- "dry" county for legalized sale of alcoholic beverages besides beer. nated some boxes of lettuces to the ministry. Smith is also pastor of Faith Temple Church of God Ministries. From left are Sam Fite, Mike Flowers, club president Net- tie Blum, and Wendell Smith. Fort Green News By Rilla Cooper 773-6710 Greeting from Fort Green. and you put it in your washer when someone was pulling my My Thanksgiving wish for when you first begin to fill-up leg. It’s bad to be so gullible. you is you have plenty of pre- with water. This piece of paper I read somewhere the cious memories from years allows you to wash red and Christmas parade was Dec. 5. past and create new one for the white together and they will I don’t know if this is true or if future. not fade on each other. The it will be cancelled due to the Sincere sympathy is ex- white is still white but the virus. tended to the family of “Tiny” paper does turn red. Another help for the ones Ford. Years ago I was ac- A friend told me she had who suffer leg and feet cramps quainted with her and other called Joan Dunn, who re- try drinking tonic water. This family members. cently moved to Colorado and has quinine in it and possibly Congratulations to Maurice Joan told her that her car was will help. Recently the doctor Henderson on his retirement covered with snow. Quite a reminded me of this product. I from the REA Board. I will difference from Hardee used to drink but somehow, certainly miss seeing him at County. just quit. the annual meetings and Betty There used to be a Mr. On our prayer list is Terry was always there too. Of Farmer who worked or owed a Atchley, sick with the virus course to serve on anything or feed store in Hardee County. and pneumonia. The two seem work a job for 55 years is re- He had a big black bird in a to go together. I did get my flu markable. The article men- cage that could talk. It was al- shot the other day. I know this tioned electric service in the ways fascinating to go in and will not prevent the virus but COURTESY PHOTO bygone days but I am old see the bird. I don’t know if should keep you in better Riley Justiss was named the Student of the Month by the Hardee County Chamber enough to remember those sin- this is the same person who shape to fight it. of Commerce. She is pictured with Chamber Board Member Steven Southwell. gle light bulbs hanging from has been writing letters to the Also pray for each other, the ceiling and everyone editor or not. I do know Eliza- our nation, and President thought they were wonderful. beth and Tommy Underwood Trump and President-Elect Now we want more lights. My had a crow that could call their Biden. Chamber Names Student Mama said we were the first to son, John, and a few other This is not as long as usual get electricity on our road in words. They said you had to but I could not sleep Sunday Valdosta. split a crow’s tongue to give it morning so went ahead and Of The Month There is a remarkable prod- this ability but that is hard to got up at 3:30 a.m. to try and uct that is named “Color Fast” believe, probably another time make use of my time. Riley Justiss has been years. Her work was always the senior class. named the student of the on time and done correctly. A member of the varsity month by the Hardee County She was supportive and col- swim and dive team, she has Chamber of Commerce. laborative with her fellow served as team captain for the A senior at Hardee Senior classmates. Well-mannered, Lady Wildcats the last two High School, Justiss was cited re- sponsible, respectful and years. for her focus on schoolwork fun loving are all traits that She also served as an officer and being “very sincere and Riley demonstrates both in in FFA since her sophomore kind to other students.” and out of the classroom," said year. She is currently a mem- A leader in school activities, Carrie Sue Endenfield, a ber of Alpha Zeta Pi, Stem Justiss has been integral in ral- teacher at Hardee High who Club, National Honor Society lying her fellow students to nominated the student for the and FFA. Her GPA is 4.6 and participate in school activities honor. she is a collegiate student. such as concession sales or The student has served as She has also volunteered homecoming activities. class officer for all four years more than 100 hours at Whid- “I also had the pleasure of while at Hardee High. She cur- den Family Daycare. having her in my class for two rently serves as president of

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863-773-4101 204 N. 6th Ave., Wauchula, 33873 soc11:26c November 26, 2020, The Herald-Advocate A11 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Crime Blotter The City of Bowling Green City Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. The hearings will be held at the Bowling Green City Hall Commission Chambers, 104 East Main Street, Bowling Green, Florida regarding the following proposed ordinance. Sheriff’s deputies and city police officers investigated the fol- lowing incidents and made the following arrests during the Resolution 2020-18 past week. All suspects or defendants are presumed innocent of the charges against them. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN, FLORIDA, GRANTING A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE LOT WIDTH REQUIREMENT FOR R-2 ZONING HARDEE COUNTY FROM 60 FEET TO 50 FEET, ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4802 EPPS AVENUE, BOWLING Nov. 16, Juan Antonio, 23, of Arcadia, was booked into the GREEN, FLORIDA (PARCEL ID: 05-33-25-0090-00001-0029). county jail at 12:01 p.m. by Dep. Helms on charges of lewd bat- tery/victim 12-15 years of age, obscene communication/traveling The map below outlines properties identified in Resolution 2020-18. to meet a child, and obscene communication through use of a computer and released on Nov. 17 at 9:44 p.m. after posting $30,000 bond. Nov. 16, a theft was reported at 1:38 p.m. in the 700 block of Polk Road.

Nov. 17, a stolen tag was reported at 2:22 p.m. in the 900 block of East Summit Street.

Nov. 18, Duriel Hines, 36, of Ona, was booked into the county jail at 9:08 a.m. by the Drug Task Force on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of synthetic cannabis and released at 12:11 p.m. after posting $1,500 bond. Nov. 18, Diane Falkner, 59, of Zolfo Springs, was booked into the county jail at 9:57 a.m. by the Drug Task Force on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia and released at 12:30 p.m. after posting $1,500 bond. Nov. 18, a burglary of a conveyance was reported at 4:51 a.m. in the 1100 block of Altman Road. Nov. 18, criminal mischief was reported at 1:31 p.m. in the 1400 block of Moffitt Road. Nov. 18, dangerous shooting was reported at 2:33 p.m. in the 5100 block of Deer Run. Nov. 18, a burglary of a conveyance was reported at 11:21 p.m. in the 1500 block of Altman Road.

Nov. 19, a battery was reported at 9:55 a.m. in the 2200 block of Mine View. Nov. 19, dangerous shooting was reported at 6:11 p.m. in the 1200 block of Mockingbird Road. Nov. 19, a shoplifter was reported at 7:52 p.m. in the 1400 block of U.S. 17 North. Nov. 19, a burglary of a conveyance was reported at 8:22 p.m. in the 100 block of Stenstrom Road.

Nov. 20, Keith Livon Brown, 40, of Bowling Green, was booked into the county jail at 8:19 p.m. by Dep. Haywood on a charge of failure to appear and released at 9:35 p.m. after posting $500 bond. Nov. 20, a theft was reported at 1:24 p.m. in the 800 block of Altman Road. Nov. 20, cruelty to an animal was reported at 2:52 p.m. in the 500 block of Fifth Street East. Nov. 20, a burglary of a residence was reported at 7:45 p.m. in the 900 block of Sabal Palm Drive.

Nov. 21, a stolen vehicle was reported at 2:35 a.m. in the 2200 block of Steve Roberts Special. Nov. 21, cruelty to an animal was reported at 11:15 a.m. in the 1800 block of Smith Road. Nov. 21, a stolen vehicle was reported at 6:02 p.m. in the 200 block of South County Road 663. Nov. 21, a burglary of a residence was reported at 9:12 p.m. Resolution 2020-20 in the 1400 block of West Main Street.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN, FLORIDA, Nov. 22, cruelty to an animal was reported at 10:54 a.m. in GRANTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR THE FENCE HEIGHT LIMITATION FROM 4 FEET the 2700 block of Theatre Road. TO 6 FEET WITHIN REQUIRED FRONT, REAR, AND SIDE STREET SETBACK AREAS, ON Nov. 22, a fight was reported at 9:20 p.m. in the 1100 block PROPERTY LOCATED AT 124 MAIN STREET EAST, BOWLING GREEN, FLORIDA (PARCEL of Mockingbird Road. ID: 04-33-25-0010-00023-004B). WAUCHULA POLICE The map below outlines properties identified in Resolution 2020-20. Nov. 17, Melvin Wayne Carter, of Wauchula, was booked into the county jail at 8:06 p.m. by Cpl. Gicker on a charge of battery. Nov. 17, Aubry Austin Dale Pellom, 20, of Wauchula, was booked into the county jail at 7:55 p.m. by Cpl. Gicker on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and released on Nov. 18 after posting $5,000 bond. Nov. 17, a stabbing was reported at 5:37 p.m. in the 1400 block of West Main Street.

Nov. 19, a stolen vehicle was reported at 10:32 a.m. in the 600 block of South 10th Avenue.

Nov. 22, dangerous shooting was reported at 7:55 p.m. in the 300 block of Turner Avenue.

BOWLING GREEN POLICE Nov. 16, a burglary of a residence was reported at 7:41 p.m. in the 4300 block of Dixiana Drive.

Nov. 17, a burglary of a residence was reported at 7:29 p.m. in the 4200 block of Middle Drive. Nov. 17, a burglary of a residence was reported at 8:21 p.m. in the 4200 block of Middle Drive.

Nov. 18, a burglary of a conveyance was reported at 3:50 p.m. in the 4200 block of Middle Drive.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL Nov. 16, Carrie Nancy Webb, 22, of Sebring, was booked into the county jail at 10:48 p.m. on a charge of DUI with prop- erty damage and released on Nov. 17 at 10:49 a.m. after posting $500 bond.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE You are hereby notified that on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, upon public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners of Hardee County, Florida, adopted Resolution 2021-04 vacating and closing a portion of Sidney Roberts Road and a portion of McLeod Road, generally described as: Sidney Roberts Road Closure: All that part of the Sidney Roberts Road right-of-way lying in the follow- ing three parcels of land; (1) The South 200.00 feet of the SE ¼ of Section 9; (2) The East ½ of Section 16; (3) The North 333.86 feet of the NE ¼ of Section 21 all lying in Township 34 South, Range 23 East, Hardee The Hearing items are available for review in the City Clerk’s office, 104 East Main Street, Bowling Green, Florida County, Florida. weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Interested parties may examine these items there or appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to such proposed amendments. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), McLeod Road Closure: All that part of the McLeod anyone who needs a special accommodation for this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (863) 375- Road right-of-way lying in the following two parcels of 2255 at least 48 hours in advance of this meeting. At said hearings any person, his Agent or Attorney, may appear land; (1) The SW ¼ of Section 15; (2) The NW ¼ of and be heard. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter Section 22 all lying in Township 34 South, Range 23 considered at such hearings, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purposes, they may East, Hardee County, Florida. need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and Russell Melendy, Chairman evidence upon which the appeal is based (F.S. 286.0105). 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By TOM STAIK Coach Rod Smith helms the Competition will resume on Of The Herald-Advocate squad. Jan. 5 with a visit from the The Lady Wildcats opened The squad was scheduled to Lady Bloodhounds of Auburn- the varsity basketball season travel to Lemon Bay on Mon- dale High School at 8 p.m.. with a pair of losses at home. day, Nov. 23, to face the Manta The Lady Miners of Fort The ladies in orange and Rays again. Meade High School will come blue from Hardee Senior High Following the Thanksgiving to town Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m.. School opened at home with a break, Hardee will resume The Lady Wildcats will 40-49 loss to the Manta Rays play on the road with a trip to travel to Frostproof of Lemon Bay High School on Lake Gibson High on Dec. 1 at Middle/Senior High School on Nov. 17. 7 p.m. The Lady Wildcats re- Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. and head to The Lady Wildcats contin- turn home on Dec. 3 to host Avon Park High on Jan. 12 to ued the streak on Nov. 19 the Lady Bulldogs of DeSoto face the Lady Devils at 7:30 when they were bested at County High School at 7 p.m.. p.m. home by the visiting Red Dev- The Lady Indians of Venice Frostproof High School will ils of Avon Park High School High School will come to come to town on Jan. 14 at 8 in a 36-61 loss. town on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.. p.m. and the Lady Wildcats Stats from either game were Hardee will be on the road will travel to Lake Region not made available. on Dec. 8 as they face Pal- High School on Jan. 15 at 7 Team members include: Ma- metto High School. The squad p.m. jalynn Thompson (1), a senior; will return home on Dec. 10 Hardee returns home on Jan. Shanteya Frederick (2), a jun- with a visit from the Lady 19 to face Palmetto High ior; Dorisa Santoyo (3), a jun- Streaks of Sebring High School at 7:30 p.m. The Lady ior; Majavia Thompson (4), a School. Both games are at 7:30 Wildcats will travel to Arcadia senior; Mia Cabrera (5), a p.m. to face the Lady bulldogs on freshman; Charity Thompson Lakewood Ranch will come Jan. 21 at 7 p.m., and will (10), a freshman; Brianna to town on Dec. 11 at 7:30 travel to Lakewood Ranch on Eboni Lamy (13) prepares to take a penalty shot for Hardee. Rivers (11), a senior; Stefanie p.m. The Lady Highlanders of Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m.. Sims (12), a junior; Eboni Lake Wales High School will The Lady Wildcats will host Lamy (13), a senior; Sara come to town on Dec. 14 at 8 IMG Academy on Jan. 25 at 7 Ibanez (15), a junior; Jazlynn p.m. p.m. and will host Lake Placid Jones (21), a freshman; Hailey The Lady Dragons of Lake on Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. The Lee (22), a sophomore; Placid High School will host regular season is scheduled to Yazmine Smith (23), a fresh- Hardee on Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. close on the road on Jan. 29 man; and Jaden Rodriguez – the final game before the with a trip to Lake Wales at (33), a junior. two-week winter holiday. 8 p.m.

Brianna Rivers (11) fights for the ball amid a sea of Lemon Bay players.

PHOTOS BY LILY STRICKLAND Hardee’s Majalynn Thompson (1) puts pressure on a Lemon Bay player.

Majalynn Thomson (1) attempts to pass under pressure from Lemon Bay.

Brianna Rivers (11) comes up with the ball for the Lady Wildcats.

Eboni Lamy (13) prepares to take a shot for Hardee. Hardee battles for the ball during last week’s low-scoring home opener. B2 The Herald-Advocate, November 26, 2020 Stump The Swami By John Szeligo

Well football fans, it is Thanksgiving weekend. Time to give ceptions. West Virginia won the game 20-13. Welcome to Mor- thanks and eat turkey then watch football for the next four days. gantown Doug. The following year at Chestnut Hill, Flutie put up Nothing like having Thanksgiving Dinner then watching the NFL 418 yards on 51 passes and one touchdown. The downside was or college afterward. three interceptions in a West Virginia 27 – 7 win. 1984 saw Flutie 9. LSU at Texas A&M – Coach O suffers more this season The NFL has three games slated. Detroit always host a game win the Heisman. after those losses from his National Champions team. Texas A&M on Thanksgiving. Lions will host Houston while Washington will Surely, this is his year? The 4th ranked Eagles dominated the 38 – LSU 24 travel to Dallas. Baltimore comes to Pittsburgh looking for revenge first half of that game and led 20-6 at halftime. Flutie threw for in that rivalry. 299 yards and a touchdown that day with most of them in the first There are a couple college games that day. The best college half. The second half was all West Virginia. The Mountaineers games follow on Friday and Saturday. Although COVID-19 and blitzed Flutie on every play. They sacked him several times and 10. FAU at Middle Tennessee – Willie Taggart has found conference realignment have taken away many rival games, Ala- disrupted his offense that it was ineffective. Final score was West some success in Boca that he could not find in Tallahassee. FAU bama, and Auburn, Ole Miss and Mississippi State, and USF and Virginia 21 Boston College 20. In his career, Doug Flutie threw 7 24 – Middle Tennessee 17 UCF are still on. interceptions, and 3 touchdown passes against West Virginia. Some interesting jinxes in college football have caught my at- Ben Roethlisberger has won Super Bowl rings and titles in tention. Peyton Manning is one of the most successful QBs in his- the NFL. How did he fare in college at Miami of Ohio? Big Ben tory. He was an All-American, All-Pro and Hall of Famer. led his team for four years as the starting QB for the MAC team. 11. La Tech at FIU – Skip Holt team has the nations longest However, in his career in Tennessee, he never beat the Florida They went 6-5, 7-5, 7-5 and 13 – 1 in those seasons. He managed bowl winning streak at present. The Bulldogs pick up another win Gators. His freshman year, Peyton never saw the field as he was to beat Marshall his senior year when the Herd was down with in- to make the bowl scene again. La Tech 34 – FIU 19 the third string QB. He started the next three against UF and put juries. The first three times he faced Marshall; he was 0-3. MU up numbers but not victories. His sophomore year saw the Vols up beat Miami 51 – 31, 27 – 21 and 36 – 34 all in games where Big 30-14 over the Gators in Gainesville. Then the Gators behind Ben passed for 210, 243 and 282 yards with 5 touchdown passes Danny Wuerffel with a 29 for 39 with 381 yards and six touch- in his 4 years. Fair but nothing you would expect from an NFL star 12. Virginia at FSU – Noles looking for something positive down passes day, scored 48 straight points to hand Tennessee its later in his career. but they are 7-point underdogs at home. 2021 should see a turn- worst loss ever 62 – 37. Now, let us look at this week’s bill o’ fare: around under Norvell. Virginia 31 – FSU 21 Things did not get any better for Manning in Knoxville the next season. Florida opened a 35-0 lead. Peyton brought back the Vols with a record setting performance. He put up 492 passing yards with four touchdown passes. Unfortunately, he also threw 1. UCF at USF – Battle of I-4 has seen some great games. 13. Mississippi State at Ole Miss – The Egg Bowl is always four interceptions as the Gators held on to win 35 – 29. 1997 was Probably not this season. Knights are the most prolific offense in worth watching. Kiffin vs. Leach should make it more so. Ole Miss Manning’s last year. He put up 3,819 passing yards with 36 touch- football. UCF 45 – USF 17 33 – Miss State 28 downs and 11 interceptions. He finished second in the Heisman Race to Charles Woodson of Michigan and above the third candi- date, Randy Moss, from Marshall University. That final game against Florida in the Swamp saw the Gators 2. Iowa State at Texas – Longhorns will get every call in 14. Notre Dame at North Carolina – Trap game for the Irish? win again 33-20 despite Manning’s 353-yard day with three touch- Austin. Cyclones will use the run game effectively but fall in the Tar Heels can pull the upset. Will they be the question? Notre downs. Fred Taylor took the spotlight that day rushing for 134 end. Texas 35 – Iowa State 34 Dame 48 – North Carolina 17 yards for the Gators. Peyton Manning finished as the SEC Player of the Year, had a career record of 39-6 and won 3 of 4 bowl games. He never did beat the Florida Gators. Doug Flutie won the Heisman Trophy in 1984 at Boston Col- 3. Miami at Wake Forest – Canes blow out Wake look ahead 15. Ohio State at Illinois – Buckeyes have the easiest sched- lege. He will always be associated with that winning Hail Mary to bowl selections. Miami 47 – Wake 17 ule in the Big 10. Ohio State 56 – Illinois 13 Pass against Miami. He also had a good career in college not so much in the pros but did become a broadcaster after playing. His forever haunting memory of college football is that he never beat West Virginia. Even on the air as a football analyst, his co-workers 4. Kentucky at Florida – Gators keep on “Trask“ and protect 16. Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Rematch will could get his goat asking him about the Mountaineers. the Swamp. Florida 42 – Kentucky 24 be the same as before. Steelers win a close one at home. Ravens Flutie was at Boston College from 1981 through 1984. His are stunned again. Pittsburgh Steelers 31 – Baltimore Ravens 27 freshman year, he did not play against West Virginia but did take over the starting job the following week against Penn St. His start- ing debut versus the Mountaineers came in 1982 when Flutie went 5. Oklahoma at West Virginia – Sooners will again end up 9 for 33 passing for 122 yards with no touchdowns but four inter- the Big 12 Champ. WVU will play well but come up short again. 17. Washington Redskins vs Dallas Cowboys – Cowboys sal- Oklahoma 38 – West Virginia 23 vage some hope. Dallas Cowboys 34 – Washington Redskins 24

Game Statistics 6. Pitt at Clemson – Tigers ready for the national Title run. 18. Houston Texans at Detroit Lions – Lions have not done Clemson 51 – Pitt 17 well at home in 2020. This time they come out ahead in a close game. Detroit Lions 27 – Houston Texans 24 HARDEE CYPRESS LAKE PASS ATTEMPTS, COMPLETIONS, 7. Georgia at South Carolina – Dawgs have no trouble with INTERCEPTIONS 16-31-0 7-15-0 Muschamp’s fighting chickens. Georgia has too many weapons. 19. Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars – Browns get Georgia 45 – South Carolina 17 out of the cold in Ohio to take home a needed win for Baker and PASSING YARDS 145 174 the Boys. Cleveland Browns 30 – Jacksonville Jaguars 17

RUSHING ATTEMPTS/ YARDS 24/101 32/140 8. Auburn at Alabama – Tide at home squeezes this one out from a determined Tiger team looking for an upset. Alabama 36 – 20. Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – In a nor- TOTAL YARDS 246 314 Auburn 20 mal year, this would be a great ticket to see Brady vs. Mahomes. Instead, we play in front of empty seats. Hoping for a Bucs win TURNOVERS 2 1 but not expecting one. Should be entertaining at least. Kansas City Chiefs 38 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 FIRST DOWNS 11 11

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#1 Ke’Varreis White Wildcat 1102 SOUTH 6TH AVENUE WAUCHULA (863) 773-4466 11:26-12:17c 5th Annual Bowler Of The Year Invitational Held

Wauchula’s Bowl of Fun top 32 of the upcoming tour- Lanes has named its bowler of nament for 2020-21. the year. More than 175 bowlers re- Jeffrey Hanshaw claimed ceived invitations to partici- the championship for the pate in qualifying events that 2019-2020 season following a narrowed the field to 32 final- finals competition Nov. 14-15. ists. Bowlers participated by Marcus Jolin earned second bowling on their league night place honors after bowling a to qualify for a position. The total of 26 games over the entry fee was a one-time $30 peting with fellow bowlers. two-day tournament. Earning cost, but bowlers could take a Deeson reached out to the third place was Don Aubrey. shot at bettering their position community for sponsors to Holding fourth place was with an additional $5 fee. help build the prize fund. The Wayne Deeson. Tying for fifth Entry fees were used to raise money raised goes to 1st place and sixth was AJ Bateman and the prize fund. and lineage. Jack Lambert. The final 32 bowlers com- “Without the help of our Jose Carrillio was the high peted in the two-day tourna- sponsors this tournament qualifier for the tournament ment over the weekend. would not have been possi- and received $150 for his ac- Other bowlers competing in ble.” Deeson said. “Consider- complishments. this year’s tournament were: ing the pandemic that we all The tournament is usually George Heine, Justin have been facing it was warm- held in June, due to the pan- Brinkman, Todd Rogers, Paul ing to see everyone be so kind COURTESY PHOTOS demic bowlers gathered in Sutton, Doug Sutton, Tyson as to donate to this event.” Tournament director Wayne Deeson on the left pre- November for this annual Sutton, Gene Bateman, Joe Sponsoring the event were senting Bowler of the Year Invitational Tournament event. Porter, Dale Harshbarger, Rich Fort Meade Dental, Crutch- Champion Jeff Hanshaw the trophy and $1,000. Deeson, tournament direc- Tyrell Jr., Rich Tyrell Sr., field Automotive, C&B Cattle, tor, hopes to get the tourna- Robert Deuberry, Dan De- Carlton Chiropractic, Suttons ment back on a June schedule. Lora, Tina Wargo, David Monuments, Lane’s Barber, Hanshaw was bestowed the Smedley, Scrid Hartley, Tony Mott’s Auto Repair, Schontag honor to be the champion of Crews, Elmer Clark, Larry Groves, State Farm Insurance, the 2019-20 Bowler of the Pelton, Terry Little, Carl Trailer Professor, Trigger Year Invitational Match Play Woodward, Ski Raczsowski, Happy Arms, Nicholas Family Tournament. For his accom- and David Johnson. Restaurant, and Charley plishments, he took home a Deeson, having a love for Flesher@Hometown Realty. crystal bowling pin trophy, the sport for more than 30 Jean and Larry Barwick, $1,000 cash prize and is inti- years, enjoys directing the owners of the Bowl of Fun The bowler of the year re- tled to a guaranteed spot in the tournament while also com- Lanes, hosted the event. ceived a crystal trophy.

Presenting second place winner Marcus Jolin with $600.

The bowler of the year competition saw 32 contestants this year.

Presenting AJ Bateman a prize of Presenting Jack Lambert a prize of Presenting third place winner Don $150 for a tie for fifth and sixth $150 for a tie for fifth and sixth Mrs. Jean Barwick presenting Wayne Deeson the Aubrey with $300. place. place. fourth place prize of $250. Cypress Lake Ends Hardee’s Season

By MICHAEL KELLY Panther quarterback J.D. right end for a 5-yard touch- Of The Herald-Advocate Sherrod rolled out to pass and down to increase the Panthers The Cypress Lake Panthers was hit by Mekhi Brown lead to 14-6 heading into half- beat the Hardee Wildcats 27-6 which caused a fumble that time. Friday night in Wauchula to was recovered by Ke’Varreis Hardee received to start the eliminate them from the play- White in the end zone for a third quarter and Wilney Fran- offs and end their season. Wildcat touchdown. cois rushed for a first down The Wildcats finished the A problem with a hold pre- before a penalty for an illegal year with a 2-5 record after vented the PAT kick attempt block pushed the offense back. having four games canceled and Hardee led 6-0 with 10:15 Lindsey was sacked on throughout the regular season left in the first half. third-and-long pass play and due to COVID-19. The two teams then traded Hardee was forced to punt. Hardee started the game punts before the Panthers took Cypress Lake then broke with an onside kick and over at their 12-yard line with the game open with an 84- Rolant Simon recovered the 5:43 left in the second quarter. yard touchdown pass from ball for the Wildcats at the Cy- An unsportsmanlike con- Sherrod to make it 21-6 with press Lake 38. duct penalty gave the Panthers 6:40 left in the third quarter. Quarterback Kellon Lind- a first down and some mo- The Wildcat offense then sey completed a 20-yard pass mentum as they drove down went three-and-out before the to Caden Dunlap for a first the field and scored on a 3- Panthers tacked on another down before the offense yard run up the middle by score their following posses- turned the ball over on downs Sherrod to cap off the 10-play sion when Sherrod completed when a fourth-down pass was drive. a 25-yard touchdown pass to dropped. The PAT was good and the Lennett. The Wildcat defense forced Panthers took a 7-6 lead with The PAT kick was no good Ke’Varreis White recovers a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown after Mekhi a quick three-and-out for the 1:41 remaining in the half. and Hardee trailed 27-6 with Brown sacked the Panthers quarterback. Panther offense and Hardee The Wildcats got the ball at 40 seconds left in the third took over at its 37-yard line their 27-yard line and two quarter. following the kick. plays later Lindsey dropped Hardee’s offense drove into Hardee’s offense picked up back to pass and fumbled, Cypress Lake territory on its one first down on a pass from which was recovered by Cy- next possession before turning Lindsey to Fred Graham be- press Lake at the Hardee 15. the ball over on downs and al- fore having to punt back to Two plays later Michael lowing the Panthers to run out Cypress Lake. Lennett Jr. ran around the the clock.

The 2020 Hardee Wildcats take the field for the last time this season. The playoff loss left the Wildcats with a 2-5 record after the season had many ups and downs, Quarterback Kellon Lindsey throws a pass. After starting as a freshman, Lindsey including four games being canceled because of COVID-19. has three more years to play for Hardee. B4 The Herald-Advocate, November 26, 2020 Courthouse Report Notices

COUNTY COURT Jordian Amdor Ayala, driv- contest, adjudicated guilty, sen- ficking amphetamine/metham- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT The following marriage li- ing while DL suspended/re- tenced to time served for pos- phetamine 14 grams less than GIVES NOTICE OF DISTRICT DECISION censes were issued recently in voked/canceled, failure to session of drug paraphernalia, 28 grams, sale of methamphet- the Clerk of Courts Office: fulfill duty upon damaging un- sentenced to 24 months of pro- amine within 1,000 feet of a The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) gives Marcus Julian Sambrano, attended vehicle/property, plea bation for possession of church, possession of drug notice of its decision on November 17, 2020, approving the 2020 District Regional Water Supply Plan. The documents, collectively 20, of Wauchula, and Ciera of no contest to fail to fulfill methamphetamine, $520 fine, paraphernalia, unlawful use of referred to as the 2020 RWSP, are further described below: Cheyenne Munoz, 19, of duty upon damaging unat- $375 in fees, substance abuse a two-way communication de- Wauchula. tended vehicle/property, state evaluation and treatment, DL vice, own/lease/rent structure 1. Executive Summary Jiuber Alonzo Oliva Nunez, to drop driving while DL sus- suspension for 6 months, 10 for sale/trafficking/manufac- 2. Northern Planning Region 34, of Tampa, and Melinda pended/revoked/canceled, ad- p.m. – 6 a.m. curfew, curfew ture controlled substance, plea 3. Tampa Bay Planning Region Herrada, 33, of Tampa. judication withheld of fail to can be modified for employ- rejected by court. Eric Robert Martin, 29, of fulfill duty upon damaging un- ment purposes. Fatema Renee Marimer, 4. Heartland Planning Region Bowling Green, and Rosa attended vehicle/property, Camryn Seth Collier, pos- possession of drug parapherna- 5. Southern Planning Region Gutierrez, 30, of Bowling $430 fine, $250 in fees. session of synthetic cannabi- lia, unlawful use of a two-way 6. Comments and Responses Green. Brenda Morales-Gonzalez, noids and possession of drug communication device, own/ 7. Appendix 2-1 – Priority List and Schedule for MFLs Ozell Kindle Jr., 66, of Bar- no valid driver’s license, plea paraphernalia, plea of no con- lease/rent structure for sale/ 8. Appendix 2-2 – MFLs Methodologies tow, and Carline Ellison Louis- of guilty, adjudicated guilty, test, adjudicated guilty, sen- trafficking/manufacture con- 9. Appendix 3-1 – Demand Projections for Agriculture jeune, 62, of Wauchula. sentenced to 6 months of pro- tenced to 270 days in county trolled substance, trafficking 10. Appendix 3-2 –Demand Projections for Industrial/Commercial, bation, $325 fine, $75 fee, jail each count, credit for time amphetamine/methampheta- Mining/Dewatering, Power Generation The following civil actions must complete defensive driv- served, sentences to run con- mine 14 grams less than 28 11. Appendix 3-3 – Demand Projections for Public Water Supply and small-claims cases were ing course. current, $520 fine, $600 in grams, sale of methampheta- filed recently in County Eva Jackson, trespass in a fees, DL suspension for 6 mine within 1,000 feet of a 12. Appendix 3-4 – Demand Projections for Landscape/Recreation Court. structure/conveyance, plea of months. church, court rejects plea offer. 13. Appendix 4-1 – Reclaimed Water – Existing and Future by County Cindy Lee Warren v. Donald no contest, adjudicated guilty, Camryn Seth Collier, viola- Fatema Renee Mariner, posses- 14. Appendix 4-2 – Criteria for Determining Potential Water Aaron Hughes, complaint for $325.50 fine, $250 in fees, tion of probation, original sion of drug paraphernalia, un- Availability for Rivers eviction. must establish partial payment charge of possession of syn- lawful use of a two-way The file(s) containing the 2020 RWSP, as well as the Order approving Bank of America NA v. plan within 5 days of court. thetic cannabinoids, admitted communication device, own/ the 2020 RWSP, are available for inspection Monday through Friday, Kevin Carter, civil complaint Eva Jackson, trespassing oc- violation, adjudicated guilty, lease/rent structure for sale/ except for legal holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Southwest Florida Water Management District Headquarters, 2379 Broad Street, seeking $26,030.33. cupied structure/conveyance, probation revoked, sentenced trafficking/manufacture con- Brooksville, Florida 34604. The documents are also available for Ford Motor Credit Com- state to drop charge. to 270 days in county jail, to trolled substance, trafficking review online at https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/resources/plans-re- pany LLC v. Israel Rangel Ro- Deisi Vanessa Mares-Her- run concurrent with other amphetamine/methampheta- ports/rwsp. driguez and Mary Elizabeth nandez, no valid driver’s li- cases, $100 fee, old financials mine 28 grams or more, pos- Rangel, civil complaint seek- cense, plea of no contest, set to lien, DL suspension for 6 session of methamphetamine A person whose substantial interests may be affected by the District’s decision on a regional water supply plan has the right to request an ing $8,001-$15,000. adjudication withheld, $325.50 months. with intent to sell within 1,000 administrative hearing in accordance with Section 120.569 and Bank of America v. Sheryl fine, $75 fee, must enter partial Makayla Williams, violation feet of public housing, court re- 120.57, F.S., and Chapter 28-106, F.A.C. A request for hearing must Schossow, civil complaint payment plan within 5 days of of probation, original charge of jects plea offer. be filed with (received by) the District by hand delivery, U.S. Mail, or seeking $8,001-$15,000. court. possession of methampheta- Jason Lee Harbraugh, ag- other delivery service addressed and sent or delivered to the District’s Bank of America NA v. An- Benson Arline Burke, viola- mine, admitted violation, adju- gravated assault with deadly Agency Clerk at the District’s Tampa Service Office, 7601 U.S. Highway 301 North, Tampa, FL 33637, or by Facsimile to the Agency tonio Montalvo, small-claims tion of probation, original dicated guilty, probation weapon, state to drop case. Clerk at (813) 367-9776 or (813) 367-9778 within twenty-one (21) days complaint seeking $6,190.79. charge DUI, admitted viola- revoked, sentenced to 90 days Ann Louise Bull, attempted in- of this publication. A petition must comply with Sections LVNV Funding LLC v. tion, adjudicated guilty, sen- in county jail, credit for time troduction of contraband into a 120.54(5)(b)4. and 120.569(2)(c), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter Catherine Rivers, small-claims tenced to 20 days in county served from Oct. 28, 2020, DL county detention facility, mo- 28-106, F.A.C. The District will not accept a petition submitted by complaint seeking $1,253.72. jail, credit for time served, pro- suspension for 6 months, $100 tion for early termination of electronic mail. Mediation pursuant to Section 120.573, F.S., is not West Shore Home LLC v. bation revoked, $200 in fees, fee, old financials set to lien. probation granted. available. Louisa Watson, small-claims must enter partial payment Makayla Brooke Williams, Jacqueline Patricia New- A petition for an administrative hearing is deemed filed upon receipt complaint seeking $6,694.00. plan within 5 days of court. violation of probation, original march, aggravated assault with of the complete petition by the Agency Clerk. Petitions received by the Investment Retrievers Inc. v. Shayvon Javante High- charge of possession of deadly weapon, motion for Agency Clerk after 5:00 p.m., or on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal Michael Klein and John Klein, tower, domestic battery, state to methamphetamine, admitted early termination of probation holiday, shall be deemed filed as of 8:00 a.m. on the next regular District business day. If transmission of a facsimile-transmitted small-claims complaint seek- drop case. violation, adjudicated guilty, granted. document is begun prior to 5:00 p.m. but not complete until after 5:00 ing $6,537.12. Sergio Resendiz Quintanas, probation revoked, sentenced p.m. the document shall be considered as received after 5:00 p.m. Cascade Capital LLC v. no valid driver’s license, plea to 90 days in county jail, credit The following deeds for and shall be deemed filed as of 8:00 a.m. on the next regular District Fred Pratt and Yvonne Pratt, of guilty, adjudication with- for time served from Oct. 28, real estate transaction of business day. Failure to file a request for hearing within the specified small-claims complaint seek- held, $325.50 fine, $75 fee, due 2020, sentence to run concur- $10,000 or more were filed time period shall constitute a waiver of any right any such person may have to request a hearing pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, ing $7,560.61. within 10 days of court. rent with other cases, $250 in recently in the Clerk of F.S., and Rule 28-106.111, F.A.C. Merchants Acceptance Corp Evaristo DeJesus Cruz, ex- fees, DL suspension for 6 Courts Office: v. John Thomas and Diana pired DL more than 6 months, months. Belinda R. Anderson, Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate Thomas, small-claims com- plea of no contest, adjudicated Gilberto Valdiviez, violation Charles D. Romeo and Mary final agency action, the timely filing of a request for hearing may result plaint seeking $2,711.04. guilty, $325.50 fine, $75 fee. of probation, original charge of G. White, to Samuel Delatorre, in the District’s final action being different from its original action. A person whose substantial interests are or may be affected by the Emanuel Dominic Rosario, burglary of a conveyance, ad- for $51,000. District’s final action has the right to become a party to the proceeding, The following civil actions no valid driver’s license, plea mitted violation, adjudication Bruce Crawford and Joni H. in accordance with the requirements set forth above. and small-claims cases were of no contest to the lesser withheld, probation restored Crawford, to Heartland Invest- disposed of recently in charge of failed to carry/exhibit and modified, sentenced to 30 ment, LLC, a Florida Limited The District does not discriminate on the basis of disability. This County Court. driver’s license, 60 days to pay days in county jail with credit Liability Company, for nondiscrimination policy involves every aspect of the District’s functions, including access to and participation in the District’s Discover Bank v. Jarrah A. fine of $113. for time served since Oct. 23, $40,000. programs and activities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation Brown, Default Final Judg- Marcelino P. Cruz, expire 2020, all previous conditions Hiram Clyde Trott, to Zolly as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact ment, in the amount of DL more than 6 months, plea remain the same, $250 in fees A. Ziglar and Linda Ziglar, for the SWFWMD Human Resources Office, (352)796-7211, ext. 4706; $6,143.42. of guilty, adjudication with- added to old financials. $20,000. 1(800)423-1476 (FL only), ext. 4706 or email to held, sentenced to 6 months of Madison Rucker, violation C&G Homes, LLC, a [email protected]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, The following criminal probation, $325.50 fine, $75 of probation, original charges Florida limited liability com- 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (Voice). traffic and misdemeanor fee, defensive driving school of possession of methampheta- pany, to Higher Development 11:26c cases were disposed of re- with 3 months of probation. mine and possession of syn- LLC, a Florida limited liability cently in County Court. thetic cannabinoids, admitted company, for $80,000. Elizabeth Alene Isidro Gar- CIRCUIT COURT violation, adjudicated guilty, Elizabeth Anne Miller, to Looking to sell, rent or hire? cia, no valid driver’s license, The following civil actions probation revoked, sentenced Magdala Dulcio, for $25,000. plea of no contest, adjudication were filed recently in the of- to 330 days in county jail each Margaret H. Blanco, to CLASSIFIEDS DEADLINE IS TUESDAY AT NOON withheld, $325 fine, $175 in fice of the Circuit Court: count, sentenced to run concur- Stephen S. Reas, for $114,500. fees. Zackary Anderson v. George rent, credit for all time served, Michael Lowe and Amy David Sanchez, leaving C. Schraeder, Kevin J. Hurley, $250 in fees, old financials re- Lowe, to Joan A. Trace and scene of crash with property and Matthew E. Johnson, com- duced to lien. Jennifer S. Trace, for $133,900. NOTICE OF APPLICATION damage, state to drop case, plaint alleging auto negligence. Irvin Martines, burglary of Donald Kilpatrick and Mary restitution made to victim. Robert and Rhonda Cole v. dwelling and grand theft auto, Leach Kilpatrick, to Cruz G. FOR TAX DEED David Sanchez, DUI, plea St. Johns Insurance Company, plea of no contest, adjudicated Blas and Linda Blas, for of no contest, adjudicated complaint alleging contract in- guilty, sentenced to 32 months $64,000. WARNING guilty, sentenced to 30 days in debtedness. in state prison each count, sen- Karen D. Porter and Diane THERE ARE UNPAID TAXES ON THE PROPERTY county jail, sentenced to 12 Victoria Furton v. Abel tences to run concurrent, credit D. Roberts, to LeAnna Lott, for WHICH YOU OWN OR IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE months of probation, $928 Abed and Orlanda Villafranco, for all time served, $520 in $185,000. LEGAL INTEREST. fine, $300 in fees, DL suspen- complaint alleging negligence. fines, $325 in fees, $259.99 in Utilitech, Inc., a Florida cor- sion for 6 months, 50 hours of restitution. poration, to Hardee County In- The property will be sold at a public auction on the community service, Level 1 The following civil actions Fatema Renee Mariner, sale dustrial Development 23rd day of December, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., unless were disposed of recently in DUI school, no alcohol, no of methamphetamine within Authority, a body politic and the back taxes are paid. To make payment or for bars, MADD impact panel, al- Circuit Court: 1,000 feet of a church, unlaw- corporate of the State of questions concerning real property taxes, contact cohol evaluation and recom- There were no civil actions ful use of a two-way commu- Florida, for $110,000. mended treatment. disposed of recently in Circuit nication device, and Edward Kielarowski and the Hardee County Tax Collector’s Office at (863) Madison Leanne Rucker, Court. posses-sion of drug parapher- Abby Kielarowski, to Griffin 773-9144 (PO Box 445, Wauchula, FL 33873). To re- driving while DL nalia, plea offer rejected by Ave Investments LLC, a ceive further information regarding the Tax Deed suspended/revoked/canceled, The following felony crim- court. Florida limited liability com- Sale, contact the Hardee County Clerk of the plea of no contest, adjudicated inal cases were disposed of Fatema Renee Mariner, traf- pany, for $50,000. Courts, immediately, at (863) 773-4174 (P.O. guilty, sentenced to 30 days in recently in Circuit Court: Drawer 1749, Wauchula, Florida, 33873). county jail, credit for time Maria Elizabeth Murphy, served, $325 fine, $225 in fees. carrying concealed firearm, The holder of the following tax certificate has filed Juan Manuel Gutierrez Ce- possession of methampheta- the certificate for a tax deed to be issued. The cer- ballos, driving without a dri- mine, and possession of drug tificate number and year of issuance, the descrip- ver’s license, dismissed by paraphernalia, plea of no con- Notices tion of the property, and the names in which it was court, has a valid driver’s li- test, adjudication withheld, assessed are: cense. sentenced to time served for Ryan Derrick Bonds, no possession of drug parapherna- ______CERTIFICATE NO.: 1000 valid driver’s license, dis- lia, sentenced to 24 months of IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF scribed property in Hardee YEAR OF ISSUANCE: 2018 missed by court, has a valid probation for possession of THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT County, Florida: NAME(S) IN WHICH ASSESSED: Arnell Hickson driver’s license. methamphetamine and carry- OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR and Ronie M Hickson Estate Osvaldo Gonzalez, no valid ing concealed firearm, must HARDEE COUNTY Lot 19 in Pioneer Acers, a driver’s license, plea of no con- forfeit firearm, $520 fine, $525 subdivision as recorded in CASE NO. 252020CA000408 Plat Bar 66, pages 3 and 4, Description of Property: test, adjudication withheld, in fees, substance abuse evalu- and Plat Bar 67, pages 1 Parcel ID Number: 03-36-24-0850-00060-0013 $325.50 fine, $75 fee. ation and treatment, 10 p.m. – STATON HOUSING, INC., and 2, public records of Esmeralda Alvarado, no 6 a.m. curfew. a Florida corporation, Hardee County, Florida. LOT 13 BLK 60 LOCATED IN 10 36 valid driver’s license, plea of Bethany Lorine Lazo Plaintiff, S 24E TOWN OF LIMESTONE no contest, adjudication with- Rimes, possession of metham- and you are required to serve a vs. copy of your written defenses, if held, $325.50 fine, $125 in phetamine and possession of any, to JOHN W. H. BURTON of SUBJECT TO RESERVATIONS, COVENANTS, RE- fees. drug paraphernalia, plea of no WALTER E. WOLFORD, JR., John W. H. Burton, P.A., Post Of- STRICTIONS, AND EASEMENTS OF RECORD. deceased, and his unknown fice Drawer 1729, Wauchula, FL spouses, heirs, devisees, 33873-1729, on or before the All of the property is in HARDEE County, Florida. grantees, creditors, and all 25 day of December, 2020, other parties claiming by, and file the original with the Publish Your Fictitious Name Notice through, under or against him, Clerk of the Court either before Unless the certificate or certificates are redeemed Defendants. service on Plaintiff’s attorney or With The Herald-Advocate Today! according to law, the property described in the cer- ______/ immediately thereafter, or a de- tificate or certificates will be sold to the highest bid- fault will be entered against you Not only do you meet the legal requirement for NOTICE OF ACTION for the relief demanded in the der on December 23, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. publishing the notice, you’ll benefit from the complaint or petition. visibility in front of our readers. These are peo- TO: WALTER E. WOLFORD, JR., By: Alicia C. Albritton, Deputy Clerk deceased, and his unknown WITNESS my hand and the ple seeking to learn about businesses in the spouses, heirs, devisees, seal of this court on this 19 day community and willing to do business with Pursuant to F.S. 197.512 grantees, creditors, and all other of November, 2020. Victoria L. Rogers your company. parties claiming by, through, under or against him Victoria L. Rogers, Hardee County, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Contact Residence Unknown Clerk of the Circuit Court Comptroller The Herald-Advocate Tax Deed File: 252020TD018XXXX for more information. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an ac- By: Connie Coker Date: 11/13/2020 863-773-3255 tion has been filed against you Deputy Clerk Ad No.: 1 to quiet title on the following de- ______11:26-12:17c 11:19-12:10c November 26, 2020, The Herald-Advocate B5 Florida Heat 11-U Travel Ball Fed Up With Brady Team Wins Fall Brawl Tournament I’ve had enough. It’s not los- other was overthrown by a and his family. He retired. The Hardee County-based ing the close games. It’s not couple yards. If Bucs fans Maybe Manning needs to give Florida Heat 11-U travel base- the nagging disappointment of wanted a quarterback who Brady a call. The writing is on ball team won the Freedom watching wasted offensive po- couldn’t make deep throws, the wall for Tom. He’s declin- Sports Baseball Fall Brawl. tential. It’s the lack of perform- they should have kept Jameis ing. Yes, Brady might be a top The tournament was held ance and sportsmanship from “I refused to wear my con- 10 quarterback this year, but Nov. 14-15 at Dundee. the team captain and future tacts” Winston. Can Brady that’s due to his receiving Members include: Austin hall of famer, Tom Brady. make the short, precise throws corps, not his deep passing Bergens, Shelby Hollingsworth, That’s right. And yes, he’s into traffic? All day long. But, ability. Parker McCoy, Wesley Cor- probably going to go down as the receiver better not go out And on top of Brady’s nelius, Cole Goodwyn, Gabriel being considered the Greatest more than 20 yards. Other- throwing woes, his attitude Santoyo, Maverick Pleger, of All Time. And yes, in the wise, calamity ensues. stinks. Twice now, Brady has Bryan Canary, Reid Miller, past, I’ve been accused of This same thing happened to refused to shake hands with Braylin Lamy, Will Febrimond, being a “Tom Brady apolo- two time Super Bowl winning the winning quarterback. Griffin Carlton, and Josh gist.” Or, in one case, “a Tom Peyton Manning. During his Twice. Grow Up, Tom. Man Trevino. Brady fan boy.” No more. last season with the Denver up, Tom. Rams’ quarterback Nick Bergens serves as man- At the beginning of the sea- ager. Jonathan Pleger serves as son, commentators were head coach. Assistant coaches falling over themselves to are Jeremy Goodwyn and Mike make excuses for Brady. “Oh, McCoy. he just hasn’t time to get in The Dundee event earlier this sync with his new receivers.” month was the team’s first tour- Or, “With no off season this nament. year, it’s no wonder the timing The squad opened the series is off.” Or, “It’s not Brady’s with a 9-1 win over the Wahoos fault.” Get off it. There’s a Broncos, Manning couldn’t Jared Goff is 26 years old. He on Saturday. The Florida Heat reason Robert Kraft and Bill make a 20 yard throw into cov- grew up watching Brady. He dropped the second game of the Belichick let Brady walk. No erage. His arm was busted. His probably grew up idolizing day with a 11-2 loss to the other owner and coach combo arm was tired. Owner John Brady. He probably had a Tom Apache squad. have won more games or more Elway knew this. Elway knew Brady poster in his bedroom. Florida Heat entered bracket Super Bowl championships his future hall of famer quar- And after the close game, Tom play on Sunday with a 10-0 win than Kraft and Belichick. The terback couldn’t make the couldn’t be bothered to do the over the CFC Cobras. Patriots knew. They knew this throws. Sure, Manning was a professional thing. Brady The title game saw the Florida was going to happen. field generator. A man who's couldn’t congratulate the win- Heat hand a 9-5 defeat to the St. After Monday night’s forgotten more football than ner. Brady couldn't congratu- Pete Wahoos Red squad. COURTESY PHOTO primetime game, it is abun- any of us will ever know. But, late the kid that got to meet his Shelby Hollingsworth, who Shelby Hollingsworth (left) was named the MVP of the dantly clear that Brady can’t he couldn't throw the ball any- idol. I suppose the old adage is pitched the tournament-winning Freedom Sports Baseball Fall Brawl after pitching the make deep throws. His two in- more. Instead, the Broncos re- right, one should never meet game, was named the MVP of tournament-winning game. She is pictured with man- terceptions Monday night lied on their defense and run your heroes. the series. ager Nick Bergens. came from deep passes down game to win the Super Bowl in I’ll tell you, it’s enough to the seam. One was under 2016. Then, Manning did the make me wanna root for the thrown by about 10 yards, the right thing for him, his team Dolphins.

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Bag...... $4.99 ea. tively participate in the court believe will enable you to effec- program or service. tively participate in the court Coke or Coke Products - 12 Pack...... $4.99 program or service. VICTORIA L. ROGERS, CLERK Roxane Water - 24 Pack...... 2 for $5.50 by VICTORIA L. ROGERS, CLERK Christine Freijoso by 2 1/2 Dozen Medium Eggs...... $4.19 ea. as her Deputy Clerk Christine Freijoso ______11:12-12:3c as her Deputy Clerk Sunny Delight - 64 oz...... 2 for $2.00 ______11:12-12:3c Propane Gas Cylinders 20 lb./Exchange $14.99 ea. EBT • WIC • Florida Lottery “Happy Thanksgiving, Open 7 days a week 8a.m. — 9p.m. Stay Safe” Best Meat Prices in the Heartland FM11:26c B6 The Herald-Advocate, November 26, 2020 7th Annual Drive Out Hunger Campaign In Full Swing The Hardee Help Center’s the condition of limited or un- 7th Annual Drive Out Hunger certain access to adequate Campaign is in full swing. food. HHC staff work to as- Non-perishable food items sist Hardee residents to avoid collected throughout the cam- food insecurity, not only paign will stock the emer- through the emergency food gency food pantry at the pantry, but also through case Center to assist Hardee resi- management and resource in- dents with short-term, unex- formation for other agencies pected crisis situations. and programs available lo- Local “Hunger Heroes” are cally. doing their part to support the Visit the HHC website, community. Community www.hardeehelpcenter.com, members worked a volunteer for resource information and table to collect food donations further opportunities to in- at Winn Dixie on Saturday, crease awareness, donate, and Nov. 7 to help launch the cam- serve during the campaign. paign. The campaign runs through “Food insecurity” is a term Nov. 30 so there is plenty of used by the USDA to describe time to help.

Hardee County Farm Bureau employees Katherin Kinzel and Meagan Justiss welcomed HHC volunteer Judy Hinerman to set up the collection bin to give Farm Bureau customers an opportunity to donate non-per- ishable items to the Hardee Help Center.

COURTESY PHOTOS Anytime Fitness in Wauchula was one of the first to sign up for Drive Out Hunger. Pictured here are Kimberly Baez, General Manager, with Trish Emerson, HHC Vol- unteer.

Customers at Albritton Insurance will also have the op- portunity to help out the needy in our community.

Checking out a book at the Hardee County Public Li- brary? Be sure to bring your donations to help librarian, Dee Shackelford fill their collection bin.

Florida’s First Assembly of God are providing their Suncoast Credit Union stepped up to the challenge of members a way to “Get Involved” in DOHC. Pictured being a collection site and a sponsor. Branch manager, Jessica Ramos signed up the Wauchula Cricket Wire- are Trish Emerson of the Help Center and Amy Jo KellyAnn Catanzarita, is pictured with the materials less and the Bowling Green Cricket Wireless as centers Holton of Florida’s First Assembly of God. needed to get started with their food drive. for HHC’s collection bins.

The students from FLVS delivered 266 pounds collected during their food drive. Some of the members of Wauchula Elementary School’s Honor Society are pictured During their stay at the Help Center, they sorted and dated all of the items they with staff members and the HHC Interim Director as they get ready to load their do- brought and helped to carry in the 100 turkeys delivered by George Wadsworth In- nations for transport to the Help Center. surance LLC.

HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS! SHINE – Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders is now offering free virtual presentations on various Medicare topics such as: Medicare Basics Financial Assistance Part D Long Term Care Planning SHINE Program Overview Medicare Fraud and Abuse Medicare Open Enrollment (Offered only during Open Enrollment Period) For the most up to date schedule, please visit us at: SeniorConnectionCenter.org and scroll down until you see our Calendar of Events or Floridashine.org and search under community events. In addition to phone counseling, our SHINE counselors are also offering video counseling sessions. To schedule a virtual meeting with a SHINE counselor, please call: 1-800-336-2226. 11:12-26c November 26, 2020, The Herald-Advocate B7

All donations to the Hardee Help Center stay in Hardee County. Pictured are volun- teers upon their return from making deliveries to some of HHC’s clients

Even the littlest students got involved with the food drive at Alane Academy. The students at Alane collected almost 600 pounds of non-perishable food.

George Wadsworth Insurance LLC donated 100 turkeys for Hardee Help Center clients. Luckily, FLVS students were volunteering when the turkeys arrived and helped with the delivery. Pictured with FLVS students are Cassandra Mendez and George Wadsworth from the company and Jill Vaillancourt, the Interim Director at Hardee Help Center.

The Student Council of Zolfo Springs Elementary School are pictured with custo- dian Mrs. Nancy, HHC volunteer Judy Hinerman, Principal Mrs. Pohl, as their food drive donations of over 300 pounds are loaded for transport. Not pictured: Mrs. Jackie Dean, Student Council sponsor.

Student Council members at North Wauchula Elementary School are pictured with Help Center volunteers Trish Emerson and Judy Hinerman.

The Student Council at Hardee Junior High was responsible for collecting over 375 COURTESY PHOTOS pounds of food. Mrs. Calvillo, Mrs. Wandry, with the help of their assistants, deliv- Student Council members at North Wauchula Elementary School are pictured plac- ered the food to the Help Center before the start of their Thanksgiving break. ing the sign for their food drive to help Drive Out Hunger. Veterans Post By Freddy Groves

Purple Heart Phony served where he'd claimed he With snow expected that af- had, hadn't had the MOS he'd ternoon, I suspected the vet- claimed he had, and he cer- eran crew might not have tainly had not earned a Purple shown up outside the coffee Heart. shop, but there they were, so- MOS is a code that identi- cially distanced around the fies the job someone has in the sidewalk. And they were in the military. This particular vet- middle of a hot conversation eran had worked in supply at a when I stepped up. small CONUS base. Unless The topic was a guy who he'd gotten a paper cut while had potentially faked his mili- stocking shelves, he'd never tary history and worse, had been wounded. Somewhere claimed he was a Purple Heart there was a faked DD-214. recipient, this time right here at I tossed my coffee cup in the home. trash and walked away, leav- "He's in our VFW. We took ing the group to their collec- him in." tive misery while they "He needs to be brought explored just how they'd been down, if he's a liar." taken in. I'd heard the story too "So, do I make the call? I'll many times. Veterans and be calling in a favor if I do." those who'd never served The group took a vote, claiming benefits, medals and going around the circle. It was admiration they never earned, 100% to find out once and for enjoying a higher-level Prior- all if their fellow veteran was ity Group at a Department of indeed a liar and a thief. Veterans Affairs medical cen- The main guy slid a phone ter, telling tall tales. out of his pocket, stabbed in a Eventually they get caught, number, said a few words, lis- like this phony just did, by tened and then hung up. people who pay attention to I can't repeat here his exact their gut feelings. The Stolen angry words, but the summary Valor Act would take it from was: Their friend and fellow there. veteran had lied. He hadn't (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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– THE CLASSIFIEDS – As Seen From This Side By Jerry “Gray Wolf” Phillips Wauchula

Why would anyone move to the mountains to retire? If you do that you have to be a few bricks short of a full load. Fifty percent of all your walking is uphill. You get limited to 50-feet walks, not five miles. This is why Yankees are filling Florida to the breaking point. Ten more years only Democrats or Latinos will be elected. I suppose Jeb Bush will still fit in. In 2002 we moved to lower Alabama (L.A.) to be near the beach. Can't walk in sand, too old but it beats climbing a hill to cross your yard. The only drawback with Florida and Alabama is like As we count our blessings this Thanksgiving, we can’t help Georgia, if you don't have fly paper you are in but remember how much folks like you have done to make trouble. Too bad flypaper don't work on mosqui- our year special. We really appreciate your business and your friendship! toes and love bugs. 863-781-2867 Speaking of love bugs I have a way to pro- OFFICE: 863-259-1800 tect your vehicle. A bottle of lotion spread with EMAIL: [email protected] Happy Thanksgiving! a towel keeps them from sticking to your paint on hood and 3535 US Hwy 27 S. Sebring, FL 33870 above the windshield. A piece of black material supermarkets use under vegetables allowing water to drip works great when BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY put in front of your radiator. Two clothes pins hold it in place all HomeServices season. It keeps all bugs out. Florida Properties Group –––––– There must be auditions for the dumbest criminal show. There's the one where a man in first class was taken into Rose Abbott, Realtor custody and removed from a plane. The charge. Smoking , not 131 US Highway 27 North tobacco, weed. The newsman said it was a case where the man in 4A gave the 10-year-old in 2nd class 4F his first puff of weed. Sebring, FL 33870 Then here in Tennessee an escapee from jail was appre- hended hiding under a man's tool shed, with both legs sticking “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” (863) 781-0846 1 Chronicles 16:34 out. I guess he thought himself an ostrich. cl11:26c [email protected]

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SCARECROW WINNERS AWARDED COVID-19 Is A Grinch Fort Meade Happenings By PRISCILLA PERRY logistics to ensure safe partici- Of The Fort Meade Times pation were a concern, and To list an event or activity of interest to Fort Meade, The Polk County Health De- rescheduling of fireworks is send details to [email protected]. partment contacted City Man- approved and will be an- ager Danielle Judd with an nounced at a later date. update on Fort Meade Main Street Fort Meade Ex- COMMUNITY CALENDAR COVID-19 status. The in- ecutive Director Shannon Cur- Dec. 8 - 5:30 p.m. – Fort Meade CRA Meeting with crease of cases in the city rose tis also announced the Fort Meade City Regular Commission to 8 percent, which makes Fort cancellation of the pre-parade Meeting following; live and Zoom Meade a potential “hot spot” event in downtown Fort Dec. 10 - 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – HELP of Fort Meade for the aggressive virus. Meade. Food Distribution at American With that news, plans for The Historical Society’s Christmas events, traditionally Christmas at the Keys may Legion set for the first weekend in De- take place but in a different Dec. 17 - 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – HELP of Fort Meade cember, faced cancellation. format and will be announced. Food Distribution at American The annual parade set for Society President Chuck Han- Legion Dec. 5 is sponsored by the cock is considering an on-line Chamber of Commerce. Exec- performance or a postponed HOLIDAY CALENDAR UPDATE utive Director Suzie Whitener public event. Garbage pick-up will run on Holiday schedule for collaborated with the Chamber Judd has continually Thanksgiving and Christmas week. PHOTOS BY PRISCILLA PERRY AND SUZIE WHITENER board and the decision was stressed the policy for city em- To conclude the 2020 Scarecrow Row competition, made to cancel the event. ployees and need for residents Nov. 26-27 – City Offices will be closed for awards were presented to the winners. Fort Meade Fireworks, which were orig- to wear masks, wash their Thanksgiving City Librarian receives first place award from Chamber inally scheduled for July 4, hands, and observe social dis- Dec. 4 TO BE RESCHEDULED – Christmas at the of Commerce Executive Director Suzie Whitener for Li- were to be a highlight of the tancing in order to deter infec- Keys, Community Musical Event, brary’s scarecrow entry promoting reading. city’s celebration. However, tion. at Museum Park Dec. 5 - CANCELLED – A Merry Main Street Christmas, Pre-Parade Event CANCELLED – Joy to the World Christmas Parade Ramblin’ Dec. 7- Jan. 8 – ON SCHEDULE – Panorama of Trees By Priscilla Perry at Patterson Park

Once upon a time, in a land not too far away, lived a people TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS AT LIBRARY who knew each other. I mean …really, really knew each other. (285-8287) Fort Meade, to some degree, is still like that. If folks don’t Fun for All Ages. Library Events: 8:30 am – 5 pm, know you, they will. Just give them a little time. That’s not a bad except where announced below. thing. It’s actually a plus for anyone wanting to live in a small Dec. 1 Decorate Mini Christmas Tree Contest. town. Pick up a tree by Nov. 30 While volunteering at the Historical Society’s museum (… Dec. 2 Pick up a Card Kit. See YouTube for you might want to consider doing that, too!), the subject got onto mail “back in the day.” instructions. Dale Dishong shared that a letter made its way to his grand- Dec. 2 Christmas Sweater Contest. Visit Library mother addressed only to “Granny Dishong, Fort Meade, wearing your sweater. Categories: Funniest. Florida.” Most Christmassy. Most Creative. Whitener presents second place award to the Fire Then Bob Fort added that his sisters shared a summer with Dec. 3 Santa’s Workshop Drive-Thru from Chief Roc Eiland for another eye-catching display of a girl from out of state. When she returned home, she sent a let- 3 – 5 p.m. ter to his famous siblings … “The Triplets, Fort Meade, Florida.” firemen scarecrows. Dec. 3 – 5 Christmas Sweater Contest. Comment I say “famous” because triplets were a rarity in those days and the Fort triplets were no exception. on YouTube I recently sent a letter to my daughter in South Carolina who Dec. 4 Family Stargazing from 6 – 9 p.m. Call early lives on a road with three neighbors – two of them have the same for an appointment. last name and the third is a cousin. Their house numbers are 150, Dec. 7 Christmas Sweater Contest. Winners 160, 170, and 180. I missed a number sequence when I hastily announced. addressed my letter … and it came back to me. Really? Dec. 8 Take a Holiday Picture Postcard for a Friend Everybody out here in Perryville gets their mail all mixed from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. up and we just swap it out. No big deal. I can’t blame the mail carrier. Most have a common name mixed in there somewhere. Dec. 9 Take a Holiday Picture Postcard for a Friend We still get mail to Charlie’s father, Thomas Edgar. Next house from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. down is Tom and then there’s John Thomas … I haven’t found Dec. 10 BINGO on Zoom with the Library at 4 pm. Larry, Daryl and Daryl, but stay tuned. Don’t forget to pick up card from Library. You might remember Archie Campbell rattling this off in Dec. 11 Christmas Old Time Drive-In Movie in the his exquisite style. So here’s another “Once upon a time …” car in the Library parking lot with audio on “Once upon a time in a coreign fountry, there lived a geau- FM radio at 6 p.m. tiful birl, and her name was Rindercella. Now Rindercella lived with her mugly other and two sad blisters. Dec. 14 Christmas Trivia with Kahoot. Call Library to Also, in this same coreign fountry, there lived a very pran- see how to connect. some hince, and this pransome hince was going to have a bancy Dec. 15 Zoom Community Sing-along at 4 p.m. Call fall, and he'd invited people for riles amound, especially the pich Library to sign up. reople. Dec. 16 Fine-free Day for overdue only. Must stop Now Rindercella's mugly other and her two sad blisters by Library to get fine removed. went to town to buy some drancy fesses for the bancy fall, but Rindercella couldn't go ‘cause all she had to wear were some old rirty dags. School Calendar (Dates subject to change) Historical Society Volunteer Sharon Stanley is shown Finally, the night of the bancy fall arrived, and Rindercella Nov. 23-27 Holiday Break with the third place award for Scarecrow Row entry of couldn't go, so she just cat down and sried. And she was sitting Dec. 18 Last Day of School before Winter Break Acre Foot Johnson. there srying when all of a sudden there appeared before her, her Jan. 5 Return to School gairy modmother, and she touched her with her wagic mand, and there appeared before her a kig boach and hix white sorses to take her to the bancy fall, and she said — "Rindercella, be sure FMMHS SPORTS ... GO MINERS! and be home before midnight, or I'll purn you into a tumpkin!" When Rindercella arrived at the bancy fall, this prandsome hince met her at the door because he had been watching all this Pastor’s Corner Jon Spradlin, Athletic Director time behind a widden hindow. And Rindercella and the prandsome hince nanced all dight. Girls JV/Varsity Basketball – Coach Angel Mitchell And they lell in fove. And all at once, the mid clock struck night. This week’s contributor is Rev. Roger Quarles – Oak Park Baptist Dec. 1 Against Auburndale 6 p.m./7p.m. And Rindercella staced down the rairs, and just as she beached Church. 3 At Mulberry (Varsity) 7 p.m. the rottom, she slopped her dripper! 1 PETER 3: 8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having com- 7 Against Frostproof 6:30 p.m. The next day, this pransome hince went all over this coreign passion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be cour- 10 Against Discovery (Varsity) 7 p.m. fountry looking for the geautiful birl who had slopped her drip- teous: 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but per. They finally came to Rindercella's house, and he tried it on contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, Boys JV/Varsity Basketball – Coach Otis Wilson the mugly other, and it fidn't dit. Then he tried lt on the two sisty that ye should inherit a blessing. 10 For he that will love life, Dec. 2 Against Discovery 6:30 p.m./8 p.m. uglers, and it fidn't dit, and then he tried it on Rindercella, and it and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and 4 Against Tenoroc 6:30 p.m./8 p.m. fid dit! It was exactly the sight rize! his lips that they speak no guile: 11 Let him eschew evil, and 7 At Mulberry 6:30 p.m./8 p.m. And so they were married and lived appily ever hapter. Now do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. 12 For the eyes of 11 At Frostproof 6:30 p.m./8 p.m. the storal of the mory is: If you go to a bancy fall and you want the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto a pransome hince to lall in fove with you — don't forget to slop their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do Girls JV/Varsity Soccer – Coach Logan Green your dripper!” evil. Nov. 30 Against Avon Park Varsity 7 p.m. Writing in a journal may seem antiquated in this high-tech I will be the first to tell you, I do not like the results of the Dec. 1 At Lakeland 6:30 p.m./8 p.m. world, but here’s something to think about. presidential election. But it is what it is, at least for now. I know Again, the Tuesday Crew at the Museum is surrounded by there is pending litigation, but any rulings will have to be based 3 Against Hardee 6 p.m./7 p.m. numerous items that are priceless in memories if not money. on what can be proven, not just believed. 7 At Tenoroc Varsity 7 p.m. While discussing the never-ending chore of inventory, the sub- So, where does that leave us now? We are the church. We 8 Against Discovery Varsity 7 p.m. ject of using the best means to make the chore available through need to pray for our country and President and Mrs. Trump as 10 At Lake Region Varsity 7 p.m. the years to come. well as for president-elect and Mrs. Biden. Regardless of how Remember 8-tracks? Floppy disks? VHS tapes? In 10 years you voted, it is time to put that behind us and come together for Boys JV Soccer – Coach Lynn Haase … hey! 2 years, we may be asking, “Remember thumb drives? the good of all. Dec. 1 Against Winter Haven 6:30 p.m. SD cards?” ROMANS 13: 1Let every soul be subject unto the higher 4 Against Poinciana 6:30 p.m. I have a supply of photos and documents stored on outdated powers. For there is no power but of God: The powers that 8 At Lake Region 6 p.m. technology tools…and I don’t have the means to see them. But be are ordained of God. 11 Against Ridgeview 5 p.m. I can’t make myself throw them away because someday … I may We must stop all this evil and malicious railings in anger. It find a crusty ol’ floppy disk player. is not up to the “other side” to apologize and quit being mean and Boys Varsity Soccer – Coach Lynn Haase So, the Tuesday Crew admitted the reality of it all is that ugly. It is up to us to stand up and be the church. Be the church. Dec. 1 Against Winter Haven 8 p.m. hard copies of inventory are needed. We are all Americans. We don’t have to all agree but we must 4 Against Poinciana 8 p.m. I hope you all have a safe, healthy, and fulfilling Thanks- be respectful in our disagreement. Come together, be American. 8 At Lake Region 7:30 p.m. giving and think about the meaning of the day. Get a pencil and Be Fort Meade. Be the church. It’s time to return this Sunday. I’ll 11 Against Discovery 7 p.m. paper and jot down the things you’re thankful for and keep it save you a seat and look forward to seeing you. close by. God Bless, Pastor Roger November 26, 2020, The Herald-Advocate B11 B12 The Herald-Advocate, November 26, 2020 Reagan Day Dinner Honors First Responders The annual Reagan Day from Congressman Greg Dinner sponsored by The Re- Steube saluting first respon- publican Party of Hardee ders was then presented. County was held Tuesday, Pastor Jim Harris provided a Nov. 17, at the Hardee County thank you message to first re- Agri-Civic Center. sponders, followed by an invo- The event recognized the cation by Pastor Wendell services of first responders and Smith. included special recognition to The meal of brisket, green retiring Sheriff Arnold Lanier. beans, and ranch potatoes was Lanier, a three-term sheriff, served by members of the Air originally ran for and was Force JROTC. elected sheriff as a Democrat. Guest speakers included: Lanier switched parties after Peter Feaman, Republican his first election and ran for re- Party National Committman; election as a Republican for and a recorded message from two more terms. Dr. Peter Joudry, executive di- The program opened with rector of the Nehemiah Proj- the posting of the colors by the ect. Hardee Senior High School The keynote speakers, Polk Air Force JROTC. Lyndsay County Sheriff Grady Judd, Pastor Wendell Smith and Charlie Scott. PHOTOS BY SANDY SCOTT Naranjo presented the Na- delivered his remarks through The Hardee Senior High School Air Force JROTC Color tional Anthem and led the flag a televised message. Guard. salute. The final speaker of the Sue Birge, chairman of The evening was Sheriff Lanier. Republican Party of Hardee The proceedings closed with County, provided opening ac- a performance of ‘God Bless knowledgments. A message America’ by Naranjo.

Bill and Marie Lambert.

Laron and Donna Bell Patterson and Dot Bell.

Eileen Lambert, Tonya Royal, and Patty Clark.

Wilbur and Susan Robertson and guest.

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Rich.

Earl and Dianna Smith.

Sheriff Arnold Lanier and Sue Birge, chairman of the Republican Party of Hardee County.

Scott and Sandy Meeks.

The Rev. Joe and Amy Butler, Sheriff Arnold Lanier, and Ken Sanders.

Susan Fowler, Sheriff Arnold Lanier, and The Rev. Jeff Fowler of Florida’s First Assembly of God. Tristan Lanier and Sheriff Arnold Lanier.

Sheriff Arnold Laneir, former major (retired) Earl Smith, and Captain Matt Tinsley.

Members of Hardee County Fire Rescue.

Members of the Hardee Senior High School Air Force JROTC served as servers at First responders arriving at the dinner. the event.