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C M Y K www.newssun.com EWS UN NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 Road victory The main event Got fast fingers? Lady Dragons top Holiday meal tips HLT to host Thumb War to Clewiston and recipes find fastest texter SPORTS, 1B PAGE 14B PAGE 2A Wednesday-Thursday, November 16-17, 2011 www.newssun.com Volume 92/Number 135 | 50 cents Forecast Welcome home, Doc Council Partly sunny, humid discusses and warm High Low Rowan’s 84 67 Complete Forecast appeal PAGE 14A Online Will need to get outside arbitrator By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY [email protected] AVON PARK — Brian Koji, the Question: Should the city’s labor attorney, explained to the ‘Occupy’ protests city council the next step in the around the country process of former police chief Michael end due to recent Rowan’s termination appeal Monday night. deaths at He said that the city charter pro- several camps? vides department heads with the right to appeal. Due process is essential, Koji added, but this kind of hearing is Yes relatively informal. For example, testi- News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY mony would be under oath, but Dr. Cary Pigman gets a surprise hero’s welcome home Monday. He is just back from six months in Iraq. 56.5% hearsay is usually allowed for corrob- oration. He recommended a court reporter be present to create a written Pigman returns safely from Iraq transcript. Normally a council would be able No By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Darlene Pigman, his wife of 14 to hear the case, Koji explained. [email protected] years, was, of course, in the However, because four of the five % SEBRING — American flags crowd. “He got back Thursday,” councilors had written letters of com- 43.5 were out in abundance Monday she said, adding they’ve been busy plaint about Rowan the council could afternoon as the staff of Florida ever since with various homecom- not sit in that capacity. Instead an inde- Hospital Heartland Division pre- ing parties. He is also getting back pendent arbitrator has to be found. Total votes: 92 pared a surprise welcome home for into the routine of their farm. “Some one not involved with the Next question: one of their own. Men and women “Now that he’s back,” Darlene conflict. You might end up being lined both sides of the main corri- Pigman said, “I think, what was called as witnesses,” Koji said. Do you believe Jerry dor, excitement mounting as the the big deal? But,” she added rue- The key, he added, was to find Sandusky’s claims of time drew near. fully, “there were days.” someone who is “impartial, hasn’t pre- innocence? News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Then, suddenly he was there — Dr. Cary Pigman receives a warm hug Overseas Pigman, who is Lt. judged and has no conflict of interest.” Dr. Cary Pigman, an emergency Col. in the Army Reserves, had He recommended someone be found Make your voice heard at from a co-worker at Florida Hospital room physician at Florida Heartland Division on his return back done the same kind of work he who has a background in both the law www.newssun.com Hospital’s Lake Placid and from Iraq. does here as an emergency physi- and municipal government. He said Wauchula campuses, returning to cian. outside arbitrators are typically paid Obituaries Florida after almost six months in shared a prayer of thanksgiving. Stationed first in Mosul and then by the hour. The case might take a day Iraq. The crowd erupted in After that it was hugs, fervent Harold D. “Beau” applause and cheers, then solemnly handshakes and claps on the back. See PIGMAN, page 7A See ROWAN, page 3A Boatwright Age 74, of Lake Placid Ruby Mae Brazzell of Lake Placid School board heading Freda Lighty Age 83, of Sebring toward paperless operation Lawrence “Larry” Lowell By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Challenging are a drain on the budget. Age 89, of Tallahassee [email protected] For that reason, as well as SEBRING — Nothing process being accessibility, the board has Obituaries, Page 5A generates paper like a school wanted to enter the digital system — and that’s not taken slowly age for some time. Index counting the work produced Challenges, however, have Celebrations 7B by the students. meant the process has to be Classifieds 8A From purchase orders, to the amount of necessary doc- slow and careful. Clubs & Organizations 9B lesson plans, to report cards, umentation means the Questions have to be to grant applications, to amount of recorded material Community Briefs 2A answered about protecting News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY school improvement plans, to is staggering. Sometimes a privacy and providing public Crossword Puzzle 13B School Board member Ronnie Jackson gets help from dis- teacher evaluations, to the school board packet can be Dear Abby 13B trict MIS manager Harry Howes (right) in logging on to new records; choices made in software. School board secretary Connie Scoby was more minutes of school board more than a foot high. The Editorial & Opinion 4A sympathetic than perhaps she looks. meetings, to the budget — cost alone of paper and ink See SCHOOL, page 3A Friends & Neighbors 11B Lottery Numbers 2A Movie Times 13B NASCAR This Week 3B Sports On TV 2B Finding mom: Anxious as search begins anew Follow the It was an anxious feeling children on Tuesday. and Faye, after having my older passed and the big surprise hit News-Sun on when I actually read the news. I have known my whole life sister Cindy, were told by doc- when mom became pregnant I had been told by my mother that I was adopted, and I give tors that they likely wouldn’t be again with Karen. on Sunday of the little blurb my parents and my situation able to have any more children. The two adopted sons book- she had read in USA Today credit for that making it never Having wanted two boys, ended by the naturally born sis- www.twitter.com/thenewssun recently. really a big deal to me. they then went the adoption ters. It was a brief clip where the Of course it was something route and four years later Mark So Mark and I had that link, And paper went state-by-state with discussed growing up between was made a part of the growing that common bond, and it was Another announcements, with Illinois’ my brother and I because he family. often discussed in our shared Thing ... item being the opening of all was adopted as well. Two years later, it was my 0790994 01001 the birth certificates of adopted You see, my parents, Robert turn. Then another three years See SEARCH, page 6A Dan Hoehne Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com WAUCHULA STATE BANK; 11.25"; 1.5"; Black plus three; process, #2 front strip; 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 2 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Wednesday, November 16, 2011 www.newssun.com COMMUNITY BRIEFS Paying it backwards leaves a good taste Poker run, toy on at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday Well, it happened. The holiday spirit one fills a hole in an empty tummy, the cool.” drive set for at Florida Hospital dragged its lazy self out of bed and bit second makes a statement. So, I made the conscious decision to Saturday Heartland conference rooms some folks at McDonalds. Nothing better than a free sammich to do it, too. 1 and 2. SEBRING — The It all started when I noticed my boss cure the grumpies first thing in the I would pay it ... backwards. Dr. St. Louis will present DeSoto City Volunteer Fire in front of me in the drive-thru of the morning. Especially a small McMuffin a discussion on lower “Here, let me pay for the car behind Department is hosting its famous fast food golden archway. She type sammich with extremity pain symptoms me,” I said. annual Poker Run and Toy waved. egg and cheese. Did I and characteristics due to “Really? Man, that is really cool,” he Drive on Saturday at Grumpy before breakfast, I did my say free? Booyah. circulation problems, how said with his smile getting even larger. I Station 19, 6800 George best not to sneer, but put on my best Now, I began to to know if it is PAD thought it would swallow his whole Blvd. West, next to the fake “hello” face reserved for public smile in earnest. I (peripheral artery disease) head if he wasn’t careful. Health Department. officials, visiting dignitaries and Spice know I looked like and how to treat it. Apparently it was catching. To participate, please Girls and waved back. the village idiot when There is no charge and I saw someone I knew at window bring a donation of $10 and Cheer is it not my best thing before I put my truck back reservations are not number two, and while getting my free an unwrapped toy. The noon on any given day. in gear. required. Light refreshments sammich, I handed her my card and told donation will cover one I noticed that she was taking longer I pulled to the win- will be provided. For more her to call me when the pay it back- poker hand and lunch. Each than usual at the window to pay, and Mr. Ed dow, and the person information, call Florida wards ended. extra poker hand is that she was smiling in her mirror a lot, Says with the headset was Hospital Heartland “Huh?” $5.