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C M Y K www.newssun.com EWS UN NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 Devils stay hot New director Not just for pumpkins Avon Park rolls to sweep Bishop to lead Soil & Water Try carving a watermelon of All-Saints on Monday Conservation District on Halloween for a change SPORTS, 1B PAGE 2A LIVING, 12B Wednesday-Thursday, October 17-18 , 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 128 | 50 cents Forecast Sebring Centennial Howard Fertilizer Some sun, but storms celebration week back in picture set to begin High Low marches ahead operations 83 65 By BARRY FOSTER Complete Forecast News-Sun correspondent PAGE 12A LAKE PLACID – It was nearly a year ago, officials of Howard Online Fertilizer & Chemical announced plans to locate a new plant in the Lake Placid area. They now report the facility will be on line and oper- ational sometime next month. The company purchased the Question: Oakley Brothers Packing Plant on Will you attend one State Road 70 in an effort to locate their operations closer to citrus, of the Sebring sugar cane and vegetable fields. Centennial events? Howard Fertilizer Operations manager Bryan Sigrist expects the first truck will roll out of the plant Yes sometime in mid-Novemnber and News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS the railroad spur is being utilized. 31.6% Manufactured in Sebring during the 1970s-1980s, the Sebring-Vanguard Electric Citicar makes its way “We have boxcars parked there around the historic Circle Park during the Centennial Parade. The car was the first post-war licensible electric now,” he said. vehicle. Powered by six golf cart batteries, it can travel 40 miles and tops out at 40 miles per hour. Today, there will be a community church service at City Pier Beach from 6-8 p.m. More photos, 7A. The new plant is fully automated and described as state-of-the-art. The 60,000-square-foot building on No 17 acres is said to be one of the largest in the state and could bring as many as 30 new jobs when fully 68.4% operational. To start, there will be about a half dozen employees at the site. The Total votes: 95 workers have been hired out of Next question: Highlands and Okechobee counties. All reportedly have experience in Should the federal fertilizer. government fund The next big step is to train the public television? new employees; those instructional sessions are set for the first week in Make your voice heard at November. www.newssun.com The firm will get the raw materi- als for blending from as far away as Canada and the Middle East Soime Obituaries News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS of the stock already is at the plant Shirley Stokes While Sebring celebrates its 100th birthday, Alivia and ready to be made into finished of Sebring News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Cherniausky celebrates her first with her dad product. The Sebring Police Department leads the way Monday Ryan and mom Adely Galarza on Monday evening evening during the Centennial Parade in Sebring. in downtown Sebring. See HOWARD, page 5A Daniel Vehylow Age 81, of Sebring Obituaries, Page 5A ‘Diary of CANDIDATE PROFILE Index Celebrations 6B Classifieds 8A Anne Frank’ Miller excited Clubs & Organizations 7B wins 9 Zenon Community Briefs 2A about AP’s future Crossword Puzzle 11B Awards Dear Abby 11B By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Deed Transfers 9B [email protected] By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Editorial & Opinion 4A AVON PARK – Paul [email protected] Miller is running for re-elec- Friends & Neighbors 10B SEBRING — “The Diary of Anne tion to the Avon Park City Lottery Numbers 2A Frank” dominated the 27th annual Council. Zenon Awards with nine honors Movie Times 11B “Three years ago I just Saturday night at the Highlands Little Obituaries 5A knew Avon Park needed a Theatre. NASCAR This Week 3B change. I ran before the peo- Bill Farmer, Gloria Coffey and ple to make a better city for Sports On TV 2B Rhonda Wilson were individual mul- the residents,” he said recent- Weather 12B tiple award winners. ly. “The Diary of Anne Frank” He is proud of the work Follow the received honors for best play, best News-Sun photo by the council and city have CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY News-Sun on director (Allan Grosman), best accomplished in the last Paul Miller is running for actress in a leading role (Rebecca re-election to the Avon Park three years. He gives City Luepschen), best set design (Bob City Council. Manager Julian Deleon most Hippchen and Allan Grosman), best of the credit. www.twitter.com/thenewssun costumes (RoseMarie Tippins “Julian is doing a great “We’ve lowered the city’s Beringer), best lighting (Thor and job,” he said. “He’s had to debt from about $6 million to Knutson) and best sound (Rhonda make hard decisions, cutting a little over $1 million. Water Wilson). the deadwood and people and sewer rates are down. Two outstanding technical produc- who are not working hard for Tax millage, too. We want to tion awards also went to “Anne www.facebook.com/newssun the city. Avon Park is in bet- bring it down again next year, Frank” crew members. One was ter shape than it’s been in to where we can entice new shared by the brother and sister stage News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY decades. He’s running a more businesses into the city. crew team, Jonathan Finney, 15, and Rebecca Luepschen accepts the best perform- ance by an actress in a lead role for her pro- efficient city and made it a trayal of Anne Frank. ton of money. 0790994 01001 See ZENON, page 6A See MILLER, page 5A Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com WAUCHULA STATE BANK/Cheryl Hen; 11.25"; 1.5"; Black plus three; process, front strip low down ; 0 0 0 2 3 8 5 7 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Wednesday, October 17, 2012 www.newssun.com Bishop Oktoberfest in Avon Park Guti Beauty to lead Academy SWCD wants to scare By BARRY FOSTER News-Sun correspondent SEBRING – For the you for a cause first time in a long time, ed house (225 Swallow St.) the Highlands County Soil Haunted House brings Halloween-ers in & Water Conservation set for Thursday each and every year due to District will have an exec- its high regards. Owen has utive director. By SAMANTHA GHOLAR Susie Bishop has used the same determination [email protected] accepted an offer extended News-Sun photo by BRIANA WASHINGTON and hard work to bring to SEBRING – The staff and following a special meet- Members of the Highlands Lakes Volunteer Fire Department dip their buckets in a bladder life a great experience for tank full of water to race around and fill a large barrel in the Bucket Brigade portion of the students at Guti Premier ing of the Soil & Water the Guti haunted house. Firematics competition held Saturday during Avon Park’s Oktoberfest. Beauty and Wellness Conservation Commission “The concept is we are Academy are geared up for board earlier this month. wanting to ‘kill off’ the old the spirit of the holiday sea- Bishop most recently was and bring in the new ... We son. Guti will hold its inau- involved in an unsuccess- are killing off the old beauty gural “Death of the Beauty ful bid to be the school and its name,” Owen School’’ haunted house Republican candidate for said. Thursday at Guti (formerly Highlands County Instructors and cosmetol- Bradenton Beauty School) Supervisor of Elections. ogy students will all take that will benefit a noble The Commission’s mis- part in bringing Owen’s con- cause. sion reportedly is to “pro- cept to life at the event. Guti instructor Diana vide leadership to help Fifteen zombie barbers, styl- Owen has put together a people conserve, improve ists and the like will lurk unique event that will help and sustain the natural behind every door to bring raise funds for one of the resources and environment shrieks from those brave lesser known foundations. of enough to enter the school. “We are raising money for Highlands News-Sun photo by BRIANA WASHINGTON The Guti Death of the Classic cars lined a portion of Avon Park’s Main Street as a crowd favorite on Oktoberfest. the Sunshine Foundation ... County.” Beauty School Halloween The car show moved on to Main Street from Museum Avenue, where it was held in previ- It helps children with dis- Bishop, haunted house is open one ous years. abilities. When I started former thinking about what the day only – Thursday from 7- d evelop- money would go to I thought 10 p.m. Admission is $3 for ment man- that Breast Cancer adults and $1 for children. ager at Bishop Awareness is everywhere Local salon owners are Blue Head this month so I wanted to do admitted free of charge. All Ranch and sister of something different,” Owen proceeds raised from the Highlands County said. Guti haunted house will go Commissioner Ron Guti will transform its directly to The Sunshine Handley, was offered the classrooms and salon into a Foundation. Guti is at 135 post for an annu- creepy haunted house that is U.S. 27 North (across from al $50,000 salary plus sure to leave your hairs the Gate gas station). benefits. Those benefits standing straight up from the Owen and the staff at Guti reportedly include $400 frights. Owen is no stranger invite everyone to come out per month for health insur- to bringing scares and for a few scares and enjoy a ance, a cell phone and News-Sun photo by BRIANA WASHINGTON David Flowers and friends entertained the crowd at the Avon Park Oktoberfest on screams to her guests; she Halloween fright night that mileage reimbursement Saturday.