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C M Y K EWS UN NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 Selection made Still unbeaten AP council chooses arbitrator Avon Park throttles rival for Rowan’s appeal process Sebring to go to 5-0 LIVING, 12B PAGE 2A SPORTS, 1B Friday-Saturday, December 2-3, 2011 www.newssun.com Volume 92/Number 142 | 50 cents Forecast Santa Mostly sunny and is still warming up High Low coming 74 54 Complete Forecast to AP PAGE 12A Online Parade to be held Monday By ED BALDRIDGE [email protected] News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS AVON PARK — And now Question: County Attorney Ross Macbeth held the attention of county commissioners on Tuesday as the board trudged through ... on with the parade. Does the good start a proposed ordinance about mud bogging. According to Avon Park’s to the holiday Executive Director David shopping season give Greenslade, his board decid- ed to reschedule the annual you confidence in the County bogged down by Christmas parade to Monday economic recovery? at 7 p.m. “We apologize for any inconvenience, but we Yes thought it was better to be mud bogging rule details safe than sorry,” Greenslade 18.6% said on Wednesday. The Avon Park City Ordinance would allow Council decided on Tuesday to absorb the cost for support for four events per year services for the original date No in order to share the burden By ED BALDRIDGE for the reschedule. ty, the discussion seldom [email protected] “The city has been real wandered away from the 81.4% SEBRING — A proposed supportive of the parade,” Swamp Hammock Outdoor ordinance about off-road Greenslade said. Recreation project on motor sports didn’t see a The possibility of high Marguerite Road. Total votes: 86 vote on Tuesday, but com- winds and rain with a storm The board worked hard to missioners did give a nod to front caused the chamber to wade through the details of Next question: mud bogging. call off the parade this past the ordinance, spending Will you get a flu shot Although both Monday, and the lack of more than three hours this season? Commissioner Barbara available dates prompted working out definitions, Stewart and County News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS them to move it to the Make your voice heard at lighting requirements and Jeff Kennedy reminded commissioners that there was Attorney Ross Macbeth Monday that is traditionally noise levels, and turned currently no regulation about his proposed outdoor www.newssun.com stressed that the new regu- the Christmas on Main what was a public hearing recreation club that included mudbogging. Kennedy is lation was not about any working with partners to use a property of Marguerite Road for the outdoor motorsports. Obituaries “specific” site in the coun- See MUD, page 3A See AP, page 5A Mary Jo Kurtz Age 64, of Sebring Eileen M. Green Age 84, of Sebring AP man arrested for 20-year-old murder charge By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY real name is Daniel Aguilera, alleged- Patina demanded that Aguilera around. He took a shot at Cedillo, the Mary Weaver [email protected] ly shot and killed Xochitl Leyva park his car so it didn’t block the bullet barely missing him and lodging Age 81, of Sebring AVON PARK — While co-workers Patina at about 9 p.m. on Nov. 13, sidewalk. Aguilera did this, leaving in a tree. Cedillo began to struggle Obituaries, Page 5A stood by stunned Wednesday, Big-T 1992. She was 35 years old at the his blue four door Ford Crown with Aguilera over control of the gun. Tire employee Geraldo Aguilera time. No motive has yet been estab- Victoria about a foot off the sidewalk Patina had stepped away from the Index Vargas was arrested on a charge of lished for the killing. and around five feet from the front of struggle. When her husband gave up Classifieds 9A premeditated murder. The killing is The police report states trouble the house. He remained in the vehi- the fight for the gun and stepped alleged to have occurred in 1992 in began when Patina and her husband cle. away himself, Aguilera allegedly Community Briefs 2A Mascotte. Alejandro Cedillo returned home Cedillo approached Aguilera, who took aim at Patina and fired the lethal Community Calendar 5B According to a Mascotte Police from shopping and Aguilera pulled reportedly pulled out a automatic pis- Dear Abby 11B Department report, Aguilera, whose into their yard. tol of some kind and began waving it See COLD, page 3A Editorial & Opinion 4A Healthy Living 7B Lottery Numbers 2A Movie Reviews 11B Air to be full of Christmas Religion 7B Sports On TV 2B spirit and smell of BBQ Sudoku Puzzle 11B Follow the Parade, Pigfest and more on tap in Sebring News-Sun on By SAMANTHA GHOLAR The annual parade, coordi- “We are at about a 10 to 15 [email protected] nated by The Heartland Young percent increase from last SEBRING — If you’re Professionals, will feature year. We have about 80 wanting to get fully into the more floats and more floats,” said Aeder. www.twitter.com/thenewssun holiday spirit — and fill your Christmas cheer this year. “People are more positive and belly at the same time, then The Pre-centennial Winter about it this year. It makes me Sebring is the place to be this Wonderland theme will fea- feel confident about the econ- weekend. The city will be ture nearly 100 entries this omy and that it is changing. jam-packed with holiday year; truly a reason to get out People are looking forward to www.facebook.com/newssun cheer and events through and enjoy the experience. it.” tomorrow night. Justin Aeder, member of Aeder stated that many of The annual Sebring the Young Professionals, the faithful businesses will Christmas parade will kick off described the parade as “big- still be found among the News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY the weekend festivities ger and better” than last This was just about the only pig without a worry at the Central Florida BBQ Festival last year. 0790994 01001 tonight at 7 p.m. year’s. See HOLIDAY, page 8A Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com WAUCHULA STATE BANK; 11.25"; 1.5"; Black plus three; process, #1 front strip; 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 8 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Friday, December 2, 2011 www.newssun.com COMMUNITY BRIEFS Council SHS parents chooses raising money for arbitrator Project Graduation for Rowan By CHRISTOPHER ating classes have gone to TUFFLEY the theme park Wet and appeal [email protected] Wild in Orlando. SEBRING — With grad- Parents want to ensure By CHRISTOPHER uations still a semester that every graduating senior TUFFLEY away, parents of the class of can once again attend, [email protected] 2012 are already raising which is why they need to AVON PARK — City funds for each high school’s raise $20,000 — an amount Council selected Project Graduation. that includes all costs, even Bradenton attorney H. The original idea was transportation. Hamilton “Chip” Rice to born in 1980 in Oxford Diana Walker is one of act as arbitrator in former Hills, Maine. The year the parents coordinating Police Chief Michael before, seven teens had died Sebring’s Project Rowan’s contract dispute during the commencement Graduation. She hopes with the city. season due to alcohol- or everyone who turns out for Rowan is appealing his drug-related car crashes. the Sebring Christmas termination, citing breach Determined to stop the Parade tonight finds the of contract. tragic trend, parents provid- time to stop by 160 S. The city’s labor attor- ed their children special Commerce, Alison Copley’s ney, Brian Koji, presented activities and a party, while office. the council with five Courtesy photo in exchange the teens con- Those who do will dis- names from which to Barbara Wade and Linda Kegley of the Yellow House Gallery & Gift Shop paint wine glass- sciously choose to celebrate es to be sold in sets of two at the Fourth Annual Wine Tasting at Kenilworth Lodge. cover a delicious array of choose. Four practice out- without alcohol or drugs. all things chocolate, from By 1986, the idea had side the county, the fifth is hot cocoa to brownies to a spread to all 50 states. Lake Placid attorney Bert chocolate fountain and Wine Tasting to benefit HAL In Highlands County, Harris III. strawberries, pretzels, and each high school is respon- Koji explained that SEBRING — Four local artists are among package for four, wine glasses painted by popcorn for dipping. sible for its own event. despite the city charter the donors of items for silent auction at the Yellow House studio artists and much more. Saturday, parents will For several years now, stipulating the council act Fourth Annual Wine Tasting to benefit International wines will be paired with Sebring High School gradu- as arbitrator in city labor Highlands Art League on Saturday. gourmet foods from around the world and a See PROJECT, page 8A cases, an outside arbitrator Linda Kegley, Janet King, Alice Hansen micro-brew table will offer sips of regional is needed because four of and Barbara Wade have all donated original beers. Selected cigars will be available for the five councilors had works of art to be displayed and auctioned at purchase. Tickets are $30 each and are avail- written letters of com- the event to be held in the beautifully deco- able at the Yellow House Gallery & Gift APHS junior Asuncion plaint about Rowan, were rated Historic Kenilworth Lodge.