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JERSEY Clint Eastwood’s adaptation of hit Broadway BOYS musical is charming but uneven REVIEW, B2 EWS UN NHighlands County’s Hometown Newspaper-S Since 1927 50¢ Sebring All-Stars capture pitching machine district Owner of Adelaide Shores killed championship A8 when semi hits his tractor A3 www.newssun.com An Edition of the Sun Friday-Saturday, June 20-21, 2014 ‘We did what LP man we had to do’ shot to Sebring’s Garmon ‘Bill’ death in Longnecker served with Air restaurant Force in Pacifi c during WW II Fight over woman BY PHIL ATTINGER Tough Sheet Staff Writer newspaper leads to murder; Garmon ‘Bill’ Long- SEBRING — Garmon necker (driving) fol- suspect in jail “Bill” Longnecker Sr. never lowing orders to go used to think of himself as and get the mail BY MAT DELANEY belonging to Tom Brokaw’s on Ie Shima, and Lake Placid Journal Editor famed “Greatest Genera- ending up in the company newspa- tion.” He fi gured he, like LAKE PLACID — A 36-year- per with the cap- everyone else during World tion ‘Mail: Bundles old Lake Placid man is dead War II, just did what need- of Morale.’ Life on following an early morn- ed to be done. the island wasn’t ing shooting Thursday inside “My son (Garmon Jr.) always so calm. the lounge at Platter’s restau- said, ‘Dad, I’m so proud He was under fi re rant on U.S. 27. Police say the of you.’ I said, ‘Somebody many times, includ- shooting stemmed from an had to do it’,” Longnecker ing when Japanese argument over a said. “In my day, that was a snipers killed Ernie woman. small thing.” Pyle, the famous Marcos Garcia- Over the years, though, war correspondent, Rangel, of 310 Fla- while he and Pyle he’s seen it as a big thing, mingo St., was were both part of a especially for those who convoy on Ie Shima dead when Lake fought in the fi ercest bat- during the Battle of Placid Police De- HUTCHINSON tles. Okinawa. partment offi cers “They didn’t want to go, arrived on scene about 2 a.m., but they did,” Longneck- LPPD Chief James Fansler said Phil Attinger/News-Sun er said. ‘They didn’t Thursday in a telephone inter- The hardest thing was to Garmon ‘Bill’ Longnecker Sr., one of fi ve in his family who served during World War II, holds want to go, view from the Medical Exam- keep from being killed, he a photo of himself and his brothers during a childhood summer stay with a favorite aunt. iner’s offi ce in Lakeland. In the photo are (from left, front to back): Jack, 7, who served in Special Services; ‘Bill,’ 9, but they did.’ said. He was blown out of Garcia was shot once in the who served in the U.S. Air Force; Dave, 5, USAF; Wally, 11, who was a U.S. Army nurse in Bill Longnecker bed twice, once ducking London, England; and Bob, 12, also USAF. veteran face with a semi-automatic his head under an orange .40-calber handgun, Fansler crate that doubled as his in on Sept. 1, 1939, to help special edition on the Jap- He had been working at said. night stand. deliver a special edition on anese attack on Pearl Har- a steel mill for two months Arrested was Sadar Sadatt War was a long way from Germany invading Poland. bor. when his number came up Hutchinson, 28, also of Lake the steel mill town south of He still didn’t think much “I thought, ‘Where in the in the draft two years lat- Placid. He was booked into Pittsburgh, Pa., where he about the war until Dec. 7, world is Pearl Harbor?’” he er in 1943. He eventually the Highlands County Jail on grew up. As a paperboy, the 1941, when the newspaper said. He had to look it up local newspaper called him called him in again for a on a map. SEE VETERAN | A4 SEE SHOOTING | A1 Life-changing summer Sebring honors former ahead for Avon Park family mayor Smith Rudasill Washingtons BY BARRY FOSTER Tuesday evening in as a city councilman, prepare for News-Sun Correspondent honoring former may- Rudasill also served on or and councilman the Sebring Utilities summer SEBRING — Local Smith Rudasill. Commission. Howev- mission trips residents and com- He passed away in er, he was best known munity leaders joined South Carolina in Jan- as the mayor in The BY KIRSTEN Sebring city offi cials uary at the age of 92. SCARBOROUGH both past and present In addition to his time SEE MAYOR | A6 News-Sun Intern AVON PARK — Kim- berlie Washington is Courtesy Photos Impact fees nixed for 3 years preparing to send one Sisters India (from left), Breauna and Kimberlie Washington at daughter to Nicara- Breauna’s graduation from Walker Memorial Academy in May. BY BARRY FOSTER struction. Over the three years being set gua and join the other Breauna and her mother Kimberlie will travel to Africa, while In- News-Sun Correspondent past several years, the to expire on June 30, in Africa, both for mis- dia will travel to Nicaragua for mission trips in July. impact fees were sus- 2017. Commissioner sionary trips this July. SEBRING — High- pended for a single Don Elwell lobbied to Washington has vis- “Ever since my fi rst learned of Global Ves- lands County com- year to give commis- continue the once-a- ited Tanzania three trip, my daughters sels when they did a missioners suspend- sioners a chance to re- year review. times previously have said that they presentation at her ed impact fees at their view the economic sit- “I don’t think per- through faith-based want to go and experi- church, Ridge Seventh Tuesday meeting. uation. sonally that we had Global Vessels to build ence it, too,” explained Day Adventist Church. The fees fi rst were However, this time any effect on the homes in an orphan- Washington. scrapped in 2009 in the year-long morato- age. Washington fi rst SEE TRIPS | A9 an effort to spur con- rium was extended for SEE IMPACT | A6 Afternoon and evening Classifi eds ................... B7 Obituaries .................. A6 Religion ....................... B4 facebook.com/ VOL. 95 thunderstorms newssun Dear Abby ..................... B2 Lottery Numbers .......... A2 Sports on TV ............... A9 NO. 70 High 91 Low 72 twitter.com/ Details on B10 Healthy Living ............... B3 Puzzles ........................ B2 Viewpoints ................... A5 thenewssun A2 | NEWS-SUN | Friday, June 20, 2014 www.newssun.com Highlands NEW NURSES READY TO GO 452-3803 or visit www. Hammock seeks myhlc.org. volunteers Be A Lowe’s SEBRING — Lifesaver This NEWS-SUN Highlands Hammock Hurricane Season Highlands County’s Hometown State Park is seek- Newspaper Since 1927 ing volunteers for the Select Southwest http//:www.newssun.com following: Florida Lowe’s The News-Sun (USPS – ISSN ■ Custodian for the Home Improvement 0163-3988) is published every Sunday, Wednesday & Friday. Peri- Civilian Conservation Warehouses are host- odical postage paid at Sebring, FL Corps (CCC) Museum. ing a Hurricane and additional entry office(s). All Duties include clean- Preparedness 2014 material contained herein is the ing restrooms, vac- Blood Drive to help property of the News-Sun, which is an affiliate of Sun Newspapers. uuming carpet, and build our community’s Reproduction in whole or in part is hosting visitors. blood supply. Donors forbidden without the written per- ■ Volunteer experi- can share their power mission of the publisher. All ma- enced with zero-turn to save lives and enjoy terial submitted for publication mowers to assist with a $10 Lowe’s Gift Card. becomes the property of the news- Courtesy photo mowing. The blood drive paper and may be edited for clar- Thirty-five graduates of South Florida State College’s (SFSC) Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) pro- ity and space, as well as reprinted, ■ Sebring residents to will be held Saturday, gram were honored in a traditional pinning ceremony on June 17 in the SFSC Theatre for the Per- published and used in all media. open and close Seven June 28, from 10 a.m. forming Arts. Keynote speaker, Allen Branch, an adjunct nursing instructor at SFSC and a certified Postmaster: Send address change Lakes. until 4 p.m. Lowe’s is to: News-Sun, 2227 U.S. 27 S., registered nurse anesthetist, emphasized to the graduates that this is only the beginning to a life- Sebring, FL 33870. ■ Lake Placid resi- long journey of learning. “You may think you have finished your studies, but you have just started,” at 2050 US 27 North. dents to open and Branch said. “You have all proved that you’re not settling for a minimal education. Now that you’ve Appointments will COMMITMENT TO ACCURACY close Lake June-in- proved yourself, I encourage you to stay with it. Nursing and medicine are ever changing, and you be onored, but walk- The News-Sun promptly cor- Winter Scrub State have to keep learning and pressing on to succeed. The more I learn, the more I understand what ins are welcome. Visit rects errors of fact appearing in Park. 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