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C M Y K www.newssun.com Playoff bound Lady Panthers secure spot in state EWS UN tournament NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 SPORTS, B1 Going green Hard landing Green Thumb Festival Plane forced to set down draws crowd to Sebring on S.R. 64 in Hardee Co. A3 A2 Sunday, April 14, 2013 www.newssun.com Volume 94/Number 45 | 75 cents Inside Wyatt’s HCSO loses one of its top cops record 127 By SCOTT DRESSEL Bloodhound Wyatt, K-9 handlers have a special trails [email protected] bond with their dogs, who liter- SEBRING — He may senior K-9, laid to ally become part of the family 97 have been one of the most rest Tuesday and live at the deputy’s home. instantly recognizable “They are our partners,” total members of the very aggressive tumor. He was Riley said. “Sometimes on a arrests Highlands County escorted to his final resting midnight shift when there’s Sheriff’s Office. He was place at Saunders Veterinary nothing going on, you’ll catch 55 definitely one of the loud- Clinic in Avon Park in fitting yourself carrying on a conver- felony est. fashion, with a parade of sation with them. “I’ve lost arrests Wyatt, a black-and-tan deputies up U.S. 27. pets before, but this is a lot dif- A look at how Courtesy bloodhound who was the senior “It’s just now kind of sinking ferent.” 14 wave pools work photo member of the HCSO’s K-9 in that he’s not here,” Deputy Wyatt, who was 10, had a missing unit, was put to sleep Tuesday Jake Riley, Wyatt’s partner LIVING, B14 persons after being diagnosed with a since August 2010, said Friday. See WYATT, A8 found Forecast A rich life spent Lester An afternoon T-storm or two in the area High Low paying it forward hoping to 86 69 Complete Forecast PAGE A12 be ‘The Online Voice’ Sebring teenager This week’s question: invited to audition Will U.S. forces have in New York City to fight North Korea in the near future? By SAMANTHA GHOLAR [email protected] SEBRING — Local singing sen- Yes sation and recent Teen Heartland Idol second runner-up Cammie Lester is looking forward to a 55% chance at the big time in the coming weeks when the 13-year-old gets a chance to see if she can get a chair to turn around on “The Voice.” The hit NBC show has requested No News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS the presence of the young singer for Eddie Mae Henderson meets Karen and Dave Dunlap of Alabama on Tuesday morning while they take a walking round three of auditions at Smash tour to see the murals in downtown Lake Placid. Henderson is depicted in the mural cooking Christmas dinner 45% for those less fortunate. She has done for almost 30 years. The Eddie Mae Henderson-Sharing & Caring mural Studios in New York City on April is located on the wall of Wauchula State Bank along Main Avenue in Lake Placid. 26. Lester, who placed third last Total votes: 218 Henderson named LP’s All of my See LESTER, A5 life I This week’s question: Should teachers get had no Most Interesting Person recognition. Cammie the $2,500 pay raise Lester Gov. Rick Scott wants By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY “Oh, they really surprised me on that,” I thought sings at in the state budget? [email protected] Henderson said much later. “I was really Heartland my life was Idol. LAKE PLACID — Eddie Mae embarrassed. People are so good to me, I Poll open until Friday. Henderson sat with friends enjoying the don’t know how to act. All of my life I a failure. Make your voice heard at Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce’s had no recognition. I thought my life was Now I’m 74 www.newssun.com 2013 Annual Awards Banquet — at least a failure. Now I’m 74 and it’s coming in.” and it’s until the awards part of the evening Henderson was born and raised in the arrived. small farm town of Greenwood, up near coming in. Obituaries She was minding her own business, Marianna. At 6 years old she began going Perry Radcliffe Henderson said, when she heard herself to school and working — spending a half Age 85, of Avon Park named the first recipient of the Most EDDIE MAE Interesting Person in Lake Placid Award. See HENDERSON, A3 HENDERSON Obituaries, Page A5 Index Business B5 Sebring’s Classifieds A9 Cale Delaney, 6, County commission to start Community Briefs A2 is all Crossword Puzzle B11 smiles after Dear Abby B11 completing work on two-year budget Saturday’s Editorial & Opinion A4 duathlon at Health & Nutrition 8B Lake June By BARRY FOSTER items for commissioners to not those items would be Park in News-Sun correspondent Lottery Numbers A2 mull over, including cost-of- included in the new plan. Lake Placid SEBRING — It will be the living increases for county Commissioners agreed to Movie Times B11 to kick off first round of biennial budget workers, the costs of legal move toward biennial budg- Outdoors B10 the Rock ‘n Heartland discussions when Highlands services and business eting this past January. The Sports On TV B2 Youth County commissioners meet demands on the budget as idea is to plan fiscal projec- Triathlon on Tuesday. County well as legislative manage- tions for two consecutive fis- series. Administrator June Fisher ment software. cal years. More pho- reportedly has cobbled Fisher has asked commis- tos, A6-7 0990994 01007 News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS together a list of potential sioners to tell her whether or See COUNTY, A3 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 8 9 5 7 C M Y K Page A2 News-Sun ࡗ Sunday, April 14, 2013 www.newssun.com COMMUNITY BRIEFS Plane lands FOX 13 show to air live from downtown Sebring on S.R. 64 SEBRING — The Sebring Community By BARRY FOSTER Office Major Randy Day Redevelopment Agency News-Sun correspondent said he was told the (CRA) is excited to HARDEE COUNTY — announce that FOX 13 Velocity Experimental air- There were some tense WTVT-TV from Tampa craft’s engine quit, causing moments late Friday morn- will be airing live from the rear propeller-driven ing when an experimental downtown Sebring on plane to come out of the aircraft lost power and had Friday, May 17 from 6- sky. Neither the pilot, nor to try to set down at the 10 a.m. his brother Erwin Elliott, nearest flat surface, which The show will be also of Fort Lauderdale, happened to be State Road called “Hometown suffered any serious 64. Sebring” and focus on injuries. Pilot Mark Elliott of Fort the unique, fun and excit- Lauderdale reportedly made Officials of the Federal ing aspects of life in the what was termed a hard Aviation Administration town of Sebring. The landing on the highway near have been called in to majority of the show will the Parnell Road intersec- investigate the incident. be live with a few pre- tion, avoiding vehicular The pair reportedly were recorded segments show- Courtesy photo traffic and ending up in a on their way to the annual casing the Sebring Richard Knapp, who just celebrated his 102nd birthday, still creates some beautiful pieces ditch. Sun 'N Fun Fly-in in Polk International Raceway of art from nothing more than soda pop cans. Hardee County Sheriff’s County. and Highlands County agriculture, as well as the area’s natural beauty. Past the century mark The May 17 show will be based in Circle Park Sebring Relay to with other Downtown Sebring merchants and and still creating points of interests fea- feature musician tured during the four- By CAROL KLINE hour broadcast. News-Sun correspondent Dale Ahlbrandt Interview segments with SEBRING – If it were various attractions, busi- written, the novel would By SAMANTHA GHOLAR the walk at Firemen’s Field, nesses, and community read as a Nicholas Sparks [email protected] which has raised more than leaders will be finalized love story; the romance has SEBRING — Relay for $27,000 so far. This year’s and scheduled in the next lasted 78 years. Now at 102, Life season is in full swing event will include a guest few weeks. Richard Knapp reflects on and Sebring Relay teams appearance from a very More details will be life with his lovely wife are up next this year. special ACS/Relay advo- available from the Frances and smiles. Hundreds of participants cate. Sebring CRA as the event He was born in Michigan will take on the day Dale Ahlbrandt, a musi- draws closer. For anyone on Feb. 21, 1911, but grew Saturday and brave the cian and an only child, wanting updates, please up in Centerville, Ind. after night into Sunday morning learned of his mother’s “”Like” Downtown his parents moved there. His for the fundraiser benefit- breast cancer when he was Sebring on the CRA’s father was a jeweler and ing the American Cancer 18. Facebook Fan Page at owned property; a “very nice Society. “My mother was diag- www.Facebook.com/Dow man”, according to Richard. The county’s first Relay nosed with breast cancer ntownSebringFL or sign “My father would tell me, of the year was held last and over a three-year span I up to receive the monthly ‘If you want something, just weekend in Lake Placid.