C M Y K www.newssun.com Friday’s Dunbar . 44 Scores Avon Park . 0 Lake Placid . 16 EWS UN LaBelle . 14 NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 He paved the way Bartow . 24 Former CCC worker makes Sebring . 7 return to Higlands Hammock PAGE 14B PAGE 2A DETAILS IN SPORTS, 1B Sunday, October 28, 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 133 | 75 cents Forecast Early voting under way in three locations By BARRY FOSTER voters will cast their bal- started at the beginning of Thursday, voters will be able News-Sun correspondent lots locally. October with the overseas to come in and pick up absen- Sunny, breezy SEBRING – It rolls around “That’s about ballots being mailed out tee ballots for those that need and cooler once every four years and the what it runs,” he first. The pace has them, presidential elections are a said. “In 2008 picked up rapidly with High Low “Not just anybody can get very busy time at the people were pre- some 250-300 requests them; they will need to bring Highlands County Supervisor dicting 90 percent coming in each day as of a note from the person 80 56 of Elections office. This turn out – but it turned out last week. requesting the ballot and they Complete Forecast year’s cycle might be the to be 68.8 percent.” “Of course the phones will have to show us their busiest yet during the career Campbell said this year but as of Friday, his office never stop ringing,” he said. PAGE 14A identification before we can of outgoing elections super- may be a bit higher – based already had processed more Requests by mail will hand them a ballot,” Online visor Joe Campbell. He has on the fact that 9,800 absen- than 10,000 requests. come to an end this coming predicted 70 percent of the tee ballots went out in 2008 The absentee requests Wednesday. Beginning See EARLY, page 8A Question: A 100th birthday BP Oil Will you take part in early voting? Yes card for Sebring calls off 70.7% biofuel No 29.3% plant Total votes: 92 $300 million Next question: Are project scrapped you still undecided about your vote for By BARRY FOSTER president? News-Sun correspondent LAKE PLACID – In an unfore- Make your voice heard at seen move, BP Oil announced www.newssun.com Thursday that their plans to build a $300 million ethanol plant in Highlands County have been Obituaries scrapped. Johnny Barnes Officials from the Highlands County Economic Development Age 72, of Avon Park New-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Commission said they were blind- William Ebert Cribbs James R. Hahn and his wife, Kay, are painting a mural to honor Sebring’s centennial at Magnolia Avenue sided when word came down that the and Ridgewood Drive. Age 92, of Sebring project had been scuttled by the petro- leum giant. Janet Ellen Laidlaw Centennial mural to be finished in November The announcement to build the 36- of Nashville million gallon-per-year ethanol Obituaries, Page 5A By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY project. “The Centennial was com- completed about half of the work, plant south of Lake Placid came with [email protected] ing up and we wanted to do some- and the 40-foot-wide painting much fanfare back in 2009. Index SEBRING — Two artists and a thing special,” he said. began to take shape. The deal was a partnership between Arts & Leisure 6B group of citizens and businesses When Katie and Mike Eldridge Race cars pop out in the center, BP and the Massachusetts-based joined in creating a birthday card offered a blank wall for a mural Verenium Corporation. Books 9B a checkered flag to one side, the for the city. celebrating Sebring’s 100 years, The commercial facility was to Business 9A state flag on the other. Just above Larger than life, a mural is tak- Hahn jumped at the chance. “It the race cars, a sea plane comes in have been the first in the state of Chalk Talk 5B ing shape on what had been a was a meeting of the minds,” he for a landing. Florida to use next-generation cellu- Classifieds 11A bare, boring, rectangular wall on said. “What better way to com- There’s a twist with the plane. losic ethanol technology, converting Community Briefs 2A the (roughly) northeast corner of memorate the city’s birthday?” Look closely — the wall has a renewable grasses to fuel, rather than Magnolia Avenue and Ridgewood Sponsors stepped up to cover the processing food crops. Crossword Puzzle 13B large exhaust fan sticking out of Drive. costs and the city gave its bless- In a statement issued by the compa- Dear Abby 13B the side at the top. James R. Hahn and his wife, ing. Editorial & Opinion 4A Kay, are the artists behind the As of Saturday, the Hahns had See MURAL, page 6A See BP, page 8A Horoscope 13B Lottery Numbers 2A Movies 12B Movie Times 13B CANDIDATE PROFILE Sports On TV 2B SFSC Trustees name Heston proud of Avon Follow the building for Stephens News-Sun on Park’s recent progress Special to the News-Sun the college president. By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY the way. AVON PARK – At its Oct. “It is very common for a [email protected] A businessman, Heston 24 meeting, the SFSC college to commemorate a www.twitter.com/thenewssun AVON PARK — Terry owned Benny’s Menswear in District Board of person who has made and Heston is running for re-elec- Lake Placid for six years. Trustees unanimously a significant contribu- tion to the city council. He Since 1984, he and John voted to rename the tion consistent with has served one three-year Sedlock have been co-owners SFSC Health and the college mission term. and partners in Sedlock and Science Education through outstanding www.facebook.com/newssun Born and raised in Heston Construction Center effective service and a distin- Highlands County, Heston Company. immediately. The guished career,” said has lived in Avon Park for 28 Avon Park, Heston said, News-Sun photo by building is now Stephens Tami Cullens, board years. He and his wife CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY known as the Dr. chair and representa- has faced major challenges in Michele raised three children Terry Heston is running Norman L. Stephens Jr. tive of Highlands County. the last three years, including for re-electioni to the AP here. They have two grand- city council. Health and Science 0990994 01007 children and another two on See HESTON, page 8A Education Center, in honor of See STEPHENS, page 6A Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com HEARTLAND NATIONAL BANK***; 11.25"; 1.5"; Black plus three; process, front strip; 0 0 0 2 3 9 5 2 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Sunday, October 28, 2012 www.newssun.com COMMUNITY BRIEFS CCC ‘boy’ Joe Matesic returns Lane closed Florida Art and Culture Monday for including the Theatre for the Performing Arts, construction Sebring International to Hammock ... 78 years later SEBRING – A portion of Raceway and the Murals of U.S. 27 southbound lane at Lake Placid. Driving tours By LARRY LEVEY 2815 U.S. 27 South will be through the downtown News-Sun correspondent down to two lanes as nec- areas of Avon Park, SEBRING – In 1934, Joe essary from 9 a.m. to 4 Sebring and Lake Placid Matesic, 17, of Lackawanna, p.m. Monday. N.Y., enrolled in the Civilian are also scheduled. Excavation Point Inc. Conservation Corps, the will be constructing U.S. “New Deal,” a Depression-era Street Revival 27 entrance for the new program created by President planned for today Checkers Restaurant. Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Lane closure signs will rescue two of America’s most SEBRING – A Street be posted when the lane is precious resources: its youth Revival is set for 4-9 p.m. closed. and its land. today at the four-way inter- For further information, That’s why in June of that section of Martin Luthera contact Excavation Point year, Joe found himself in King Boulevard and Inc. at 471-1997. Sebring, assigned to the Lemon Street. The revival is supported by Youth for newly opened, 200-man, CCC Tourism officials to Camp 262. Much of his six- Christ. The purpose of the month tour of duty was spent visit county event is to help bridge the working on lands that later community divide through Representatives from would become Highlands revival. Visit Florida’s Welcome Hammock State Park. Tayna Taylor will be one Centers plan to tour and And 78 years later, on Oct. of the speakers as will be visit the county’s tourism 24, he found himself back on Pastor Royal Berry of assets for several days those same lands, reliving his News-Sun photo by LARRY LEVEY Orlando and Prophetess starting Tuesday. CCC days, thanks to the lov- Joe Matesic (in the middle), from Lackawanna, N.Y., is surrounded by park personnel at Treasure Lee King of Fort the CCC Museum at Highlands Hammock State Park during an Oct. 24 visit arranged by Thirteen representatives ing efforts of both his family Lauderdale. There will be staff and family. Matesic was among the first enrollees to be assigned to Sebring. It was from the centers at and the Highlands Hammock soloists, instrumentalists 1934 and he was 17 or 18 at the time. From left, Dorothy Harris, park specialist; Darrel Interstate 95, 75 and 10, staff. Smith, park volunteer and former park ranger and CCC museum archivist; Matesic; Steve and a community choir.