A Survivor's Haunted Memories of 9/11
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C M Y K www.newssun.com Friday’s Hardee . 37 Scores Avon Park . 0 Moore Haven . 19 EWS UN Lake Placid . 0 NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 Game suspended at half Planting Day Peace of mind Frostproof . 19 4-H members help spruce For families who rent homes, Sebring . 8 up Camp Cloverleaf renters insurance is a must PAGE 2A PAGE 12B DETAILS IN SPORTS, 1B Sunday September 9, 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 112 | 75 cents Forecast A survivor’s 2-year-old Partly sunny with a girl dies in T-storm possible haunted High Low Spring Lake 89 75 memories of Cause of death Complete Forecast PAGE 12A 9/11 under investigation Online 11 years later, Catherine Griffith can Special to the News-Sun SEBRING — Highlands County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are investigat- still taste the dust in her mouth ing the death of a 2-year-old girl in the Spring Lake subdivision today. By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY At approximately 2:15 p.m., Central [email protected] Dispatch received a call that CPR was in Question: SEBRING progress on a child. Does Joshua Lee he weather in Paramedics responded however they Altersberger deserve New York City were unable to resuscitate the child. to be put to death for Rescuers were initially sent to an was picture- address on Wilson Terrace. However, a killing FHP Trooper T postcard perfect on press release from the HCSO on Saturday Nick Sottile in 2007? said “the incident location has been Tuesday, Sept. 11, determined to be 507 Ryan Road, 2001. Catherine Sebring. Exact cause of death will be Yes Griffith arrived for determined by the District 10 Medical Examiner.” 95.5% work at Blue Both the Criminal Investigations Unit Cross/Blue Shield, whose offices were on See DEATH, page 3A the 29th floor of No Tower 1, the World Trade Center. 4.5% She changed out of the sneak- ers she wore while commuting, Casting putting on her high-heeled shoes. Total votes: 134 She and a colleague were chat- ting, Griffith said, when there Crowns to Next question: was a loud bang and the building Do you think there shook. “It felt just like a wreck- will ever be another ing ball had been swung into a wall,” she said. “One wall split perform 9/11-scale terrorist open all the way from the top to attack on US soil? the bottom.” It was 8:46 a.m. Make your voice heard at at Gala No one had any idea of what www.newssun.com was happening. By SAMANTHA GHOLAR Looking out a window, Griffith [email protected] Obituaries could see debris floating down SEBRING – Florida Hospital Heartland from above — a blizzard of paper Division has announced the headlining John Borgemeister and pieces of furniture and office entertaiment for this year’s 18th annual Age 59, of Sebring machines. News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Foundation Gala. Obituaries, Page 5A Panic set in and everyone ran Catherine Griffith survived the attack on the World Trade Center. Christian rock band Casting Crowns for the elevators. She suffers to this day. One of the memories that stays in her mind will take the stage Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Griffith was following the exo- is fire fighters teasing a police officer as they rushed up the stairs Index past her. It was his birthday and they called him a jinx. What haunts South Florida State College Theatre for Arts & Leisure 10B dus when she remembered her her is not knowing if he survived. the Performing Arts. cell phone was still in her desk Books 9B Casting Crowns is a chart-topping drawer. She went back to get it. Christian act that has sold more than 8.2 Business 6B “I should have grabbed my met firefighters and police offi- said the floor was totally demol- million albums since breaking onto the Classifieds 8A sneakers instead,” she said. cers running up past them. ished. “It looked like someone scene eight years ago. Working their way downstairs, Soon after, water began to pour had used a pneumatic drill.” Community Briefs 2A The Atlanta-based group composed of everything was confusion, but no down the stairs. “No one cared,” As dangerous as it was, howev- eight members – Mark, Megan, Hector, Crossword Puzzle 11B one even thought the building Griffith said. er, the other lobby was blocked Juan, Melodee, Chris, Brian, Melanie – Dear Abby 11B would collapse. Guided through the lobby to On the 12th floor the crowd the Liberty Street exit, Griffith Editorial & Opinion 4A See 9/11, page 6A See GALA, page 3A Horoscope 11B Hurricane Map 5B Lottery Numbers 2A Movie Times 11B Man charged for Opening the sky to all Pause & Consider 11B Places To Worship 8B crash that killed 2 Teacher, chamber Sports On TV 2B teaming up to get Follow the News-Sun staff He was booked into the AVON PARK — A 34- Manatee County Jail telescope for APHS News-Sun on year-old Parrish man was Thursday on an arrest war- arrested Thursday for two rant issued by Polk County By SAMANTHA GHOLAR counts of vehicular homicide Sheriff’s Office traffic homi- [email protected] and other charges in connec- cide deputies. He was AVON PARK – A long-time local sci- www.twitter.com/thenewssun tion with a crash in March released after posting bond. ence instructor and astronomist is on a and that killed two people, one of The crash happened on mission to bring the stars and galaxies a them from Avon Park. March 21 on U.S. 98 just east lot closer to his students and the commu- Gina Tutera of Parrish had of the Avon Park Cut-Off nity. spent a good portion of the Road in southern Polk News-Sun file photo Avon Park High School science www.facebook.com/newssun 54-minute drive from his res- County when Tutera’s 2011 Chris Stephan talks about the telescope instructor Chris Stephan is an avid idence to the scene of the Chevy Camaro crossed the he built in his back yard. He is trying to stargazer and is putting together a plan to crash texting and making center line and hit a Ford get his science students at Avon Park purchase a unique and essential instru- High School a much better way to look at phone calls, investigators the stars, a Meade Light Bridge telescope. 0990994 01007 said. See FATAL, page 5A See TEACHER, page 3A 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 2 9 3 4 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Sunday, September 9, 2012 www.newssun.com Improv 4-H members beautify group set camp with inaugural event for show Centennial Notebook By CHRISTOPHER By SAMANTHA GHOLAR TUFFLEY By Jen Brown [email protected] [email protected] LAKE PLACID – It was a SEBRING — The End Downtown hot, busy morning for nearly of the World is coming 60 nature lovers at Camp Friday. Fortunately, it has Cloverleaf Saturday as the nothing to do with the helping first 4-H Club National Aztec calendar, global Planting Day event took warming or nuclear war. Sebring place. Local 4-H members In fact, if anyone dies, it from several different groups will be from laughing. celebrate came together at the camp to This End of the World take part in a national cam- is an evening of comedy There has been a lot of paign that was localized at improv, presented by the buzz about Downtown the hands of several volun- West Center Improv com- Sebring lately – the new teers. pany, a part of the chamber CEO moving his The Keep Highlands Highlands Little Theatre’s office back to the down- County Beautiful campaign family. The troupe looks town chamber, the new “I was the driving force behind forward to having shows Love Downtown Sebring” the event and coordinator every month. CRA campaign that will Christy Reed approached the West Center Improv is be launching next month, 4-H about joining in on the young, with a core of all the Centennial events effort. News-Sun photo by SAMANTHA GHOLAR seven regulars between 16 that will be happening in “Christy came to me about Newly planted biburnum trees get a little TLC Saturday morning from Highlands County and 19 years of age. They and around The Circle – it it in July,” said Lauren 4H members during the first National Planting Day at Camp Cloverleaf in Lake Placid. take their work seriously, only makes sense for this Hrncirik, 4-H Youth studying the art and week’s article to be about Development Agent. County University of Florida ‘This has been great; biggest hearts in agriculture rehearsing regularly. beautiful downtown The idea comes on the Extension Office also proved and nature. Austin Westergom, an Sebring, our lovely “City same day as other 4-Hers to be a vital part of the pro- the kids worked hard. “This couldn’t have hap- HLT regular, directed the on the Circle”. across America are making a ject’s success. They provided the pened without all those dif- show — as much as Historic Downtown more beautiful place to live “We had Master Gardeners ferent volunteers and dona- improv can be directed Sebring, one of three in. here also. They are all volun- most important part, tions. I can’t even tell you that is. Florida cities built on a “We started at 8:30, just teers from the extension the labor, and they how grateful we are for “It’s skit comedy,” circle, is ideally suited for like everyone else.