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Counting the Homeless C M Y K www.newssun.com EWS UN NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 PAGE 12B Getting better Violent attack Modest growth Lady Streaks show Man jailed for hitting Economists expect improvement in loss another with fence post state revenue to rise SPORTS, 1B PAGE 2A PAGE 6A Friday-Saturday, January 13-14, 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 6 | 50 cents Inside Cox says 1st goal is to PAGE 2A save jobs Forecast District, union in impasse over Partly sunny and teachers’ salary cooler By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY High Low [email protected] SEBRING — School Superintendent Wally Cox sat down 65 42 with the News-Sun Monday morn- Complete Forecast ing to explain the school district’s PAGE 12A perspective in the ongoing contract News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Walter Saunders spends much of his time sitting on a bench near Publix in South Sebring. Saunders lost his dispute with the teachers’ union. An Online disability payments and has been living in a tent for the past three or four years. impasse in negotiations was declared on Dec. 15. Steve Picklesimer, president of the Highlands County Education Counting the homeless Association, sat down for an inter- view with the News-Sun to explain the teacher’s perspective in the Question: Would salary negotiations in an interview mega-casino resorts Volunteers needed for Point-in-Time survey published Friday, Dec. 23. in Florida be good for Cox said the only way to under- the economy? By SAMANTHA GHOLAR to being homeless for quite a while population in Highlands County. stand educational funding is to look [email protected] after losing his disability payments. Interim Director Johanna at the big picture that the union is SEBRING — “The hardest part “I’ve been homeless for three or Souther is looking for volunteers mistaken to rely on the budget line Yes of being homeless is (having) no four years,” Saunders said. “I get within the community to help out by line. roof over my head and having to up in a tent not too far from here.” in this endeavor. The survey is an Day to day, Cox said, one % sit here every day,” 53-year-old People like Saunders, no matter important factor to the HCCH account could be way overstated, or 64.4 Walter Saunders said Thursday. how they have become homeless, operation. expenses spread around. Saunders is part of the growing are the reason behind the “Collecting good data on the The key, said Cox, is to be aware homeless population in Highlands Highlands County Coalition for the number, characteristics, and service that the budget, developed before County. He can usually be found Homeless, which will soon be con- needs of the sheltered and unshel- the school year begins, is made of No spending his days around the south ducting the annual Point-in-Time Sebring Publix or CVS and admits survey to document the homeless See SURVEY, page 3A See COX, page 3A 35.6% Total votes: 101 Weekend full of Five years later, pain is still there Next question: Are there adequate services to help the events planned homless locally? Make your voice heard at to honor MLK www.newssun.com By CHRISTOPHER Obituaries TUFFLEY Bradley A. Stayer [email protected] AVON PARK — Gerald Age 60, of Lake Placid Snell, chairman of the Obituaries, Page 5A Community Redevelopment Agency’s Southside Index Division, wants the commu- Classifieds 9A nity to know it is hosting a Community Briefs 2A four-day celebration honor- ing Dr. Martin Luther King News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Dear Abby 11B ‘It seems like yesterday,’ Elizabeth Sottile (from left) and daughter Heather agreed Jr., a world honored leader Editorial & Opinion 4A Thursday morning as they visited the roadside memorial honoring Florida Highway of the civil rights movement Patrol Trooper Sgt. Nick Sottile, who was shot and killed five years ago during a traffic Healthy Living 5B in this country, and recipi- stop on U.S. 27. ‘It’s a new way of living, a new normal,’ Heather explained about the Lottery Numbers 2A ent of the Noble Peace struggles the family has faced since the loss of her dad. Each year the family and mem- bers of law enforcement gather at the memorial between 3:00 p.m.- 3:45 p.m. to Movie Review/Times 11B Prize. remember Sgt. Sottile’s last call, which was made Jan. 12, 2007 at 3:22 p.m. Religion 7B King was assassinated in Sports On TV 2B April of 1968. King The 2012 MLK Festival Follow the begins tonight in city coun- and how King lived them,” News-Sun on cil chambers with an orator- Jones said. ical contest among second- “They also have to show Future park fees waived ary students. how they apply those prin- Lois Jones, who with cipals themselves, or how www.twitter.com/thenewssun Cynthia Barrett organized groups to which they belong for 2012 Caladium Festival and the event, explained stu- apply the principals.” dents were asked to write The contest begins at 6 By ED BALDRIDGE motion to waive the cost of reserving and essays on two of King’s four p.m. [email protected] using the park for the annual event at the principals of leadership — Snell hopes families and LAKE PLACID – Mayor John Holbrook request of Eileen May of the Lake Placid www.facebook.com/newssun the meaning of leadership individuals will come out to had to weigh in on a tie vote to waive fees Chamber of Commerce. itself; service; moral char- Memorial Field in Avon for the 2012 Caladium Festival during the “Since I was the author of the motion that acter; and unity. Park Saturday and Sunday Lake Placid Town Council meeting Monday waived the fee for the Lake Placid Country “The students have to night. understand the concepts, See MLK, page 2A Council member Mike Waldron made the 0790994 01001 See FEES, page 3A 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 5 8 5 4 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Friday, January 13, 2012 www.newssun.com The mayor of Bordentown Man airlifted after being In cities and towns across America, millions of little children dream of becoming attacked with fence post firefighters, soldiers or lead- ers. In Bordentown, N.J., News-Sun staff front Wiggins. When Roberts stepped out- one little boy became all AVON PARK — A 32-year-old Avon side, witnesses said, Wiggins immediately three. Park man is in Tampa General Hospital in hit him in the head with a four-inch diame- “We lived about a half a critical condition after he was reportedly hit ter fence post that was three feet long and block from a firehouse,” in the head with a fence post by another “fashioned as a club.” Roberts did not Amy Moore told the man following an argument Wednesday attempt to hit Wiggins before he was struck, Unknown Soldiers. “Ben night. the report said. would always go to where According to a Highlands County Wiggins, who has several arrests the city workers were.” Sheriff’s Office report, victim Boyd for battery, reportedly got the post Her son, future Army Spc. Roberts and 29-year-old Samuel from a fire pit in the trailer park Benjamin Moore, felt an Scott Wiggins were drinking and before returning to attack Roberts. instant connection to those became involved in an argument Roberts immediately fell to the who put out fires. The little around 8:30 p.m. at 407 Gaster Road ground and Wiggins “got on top of boy wanted to learn more in Avon Park, with Roberts alleged- him and began punching him multi- about his heroes and their ly telling Wiggins “I bet you could Wiggins ple times in the face,” the report families. whoop my ---.” said. “He knew everything Witnesses told deputies that Wiggins left Roberts did not move after he was hit about everyone,” she said. the residence with Roberts following behind with the post and did not attempt to protect On Sept. 11, 2001, as an him a short time later. When Roberts came himself. anguished Mayor Rudy out of the residence, Wiggins was standing Roberts, who sustained massive head Giuliani said the number of outside the screened porch. The two contin- injuries, was airlifted to Tampa with life- casualties in New York ued to exchange words, at which point threatening injuries. would be “more than any of Wiggins took off his shirt and shoes, the Wiggins was charged with aggravated us can bear,” Ben watched report said. batter with a deadly weapon. He was being emergency workers risk Roberts reportedly left the porch to con- held Thursday on $100,000 bond. everything to save the inno- cent. Just 65 miles from the epicenter of the worst terror- COMMUNITY BRIEFS ist attack in U.S. history, Spc. Benjamin Moore, 23, of Bordentown, N.J., was killed Ben, 14, resolved to become in Afghanistan on Jan. 12, 2011. Moore served as an EMT SALT redirects ization and the fear of who combines a sharp, a firefighter. and volunteer firefighter before joining the Army. Photo monthly meeting crime. clean wit and a talent for “He said, ‘Mom, I want to courtesy the Moore family. creating characters that SEBRING – The be respected,’” Amy appeals to audiences of all Highlands County Seniors Angels of Hope recalled. “’I want to wear bridges, firefighters stood ages. St.
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