C M Y K www.newssun.com EWS UN NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 Safe savings Taste of the Race Standout Where is it safe to Fans embrace tradition of LP senior Alex Coyne stash your cash? Race Week named to squad SECTION, B12 INSIDE, A5 SPORTS, B1 Friday-Saturday, March 15-16, 2013 www.newssun.com Volume 94/Number 32 | 50 cents Forecast Raceway announces new racing series By BARRY FOSTER most recently by the American Le Atherton and SME Senior Partner Ed Cool in the morning; News-Sun correspondent Mans Series presented by Tequila O’Hara who collectively introduced mostly sunny SEBRING – Over the years, the 12 Patron. United SportsCar Racing. They met Hours of Sebring has been run under In September of last year, the with journalists and others at the High Low a number of different sanctioning ALMS merged with the GRAND-AM Chateau Elan Hotel and Conference bodies. The original once-around- Road Racing to create a single sanc- Center’s Le Mans Ballroom, located 75 46 the-clock classic was overseen by the tioning group that will oversee the 12 alongside the Sebring International Complete Forecast American Automobile Association. Hours of Sebring beginning in 2014 Raceway's famous Hairpin turn to PAGE A12 In ensuing years it was sanctioned by Thursday, officials of the newly- announce the new name and reveal the Automobile Racing Club of combined group including GRAND- the new logo. year with the season-opening Rolex Inside Florida, the International Motor AM President and CEO Ed Bennett, To be called United SportsCar 24 At Daytona. Sports Association, SPORTScar and ALMS President and CEO Scott Racing, the series will debut next Stargazing See IMSA, page A5 Best time to see Pan-STARRS is tonight From Spaghetti O’s to prize chili Driver INSIDE,A2 This is the third and final charged Online part in a series about the area’s “firehouse chefs.” By SAMANTHA GHOLAR in 2012 [email protected] SEBRING – One thing most fire houses have in death Question: Are you common, no matter the location, is a need to feed By CHRISTOPHER attending the Mobil 1 the hungry firefighters. TUFFLEY 12 Hours of Sebring Throughout the many fire [email protected] Fueld by Fresh from stations, there seems to SEBRING —Almost a Florida this weekend? have always been designat- year to the day when Peggy ed a "firehouse chef". The Sue Roaf was killed in a firehouse chef is the horrific automobile crash on Yes favorite at the fire station U.S. 27, the alleged driver, for many reasons; they pro- Nicholas Fox, was arrested vide not only meals but on a Highlands County war- 11.5% allow a setting for brother- rant in hood and camaraderie. Pembroke Throughout Highlands Park. He County, there are a number was taken No of firehouse chefs. One of into custody the county's busiest fire- News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Monday by fighter/EMT's is Bill Sebring International Raceway Safety Director Bill Miller fires up the grill Thursday to B roward 88.5% Miller. Miller is best cook lunch at the track in Sebring. deputy sher- Fox known for his work as the iffs and is fire rescue manager at being held without bond at Miller has been dubbed and women enjoy his have grown a lot over the Sebring International the Broward County jail — the “head cook” in both the smoked brisket and chili years. Taking lessons from Raceway; he also serves as charged with vehicular Total votes: 104 Fort Myers fire station and the most; and the commu- his stepfather, Miller operations manager at homicide and driving with- at Positive Medical nity agrees with them. learned the basics and Positive Medical Transport. out a valid license. Next question: Transport home base. He For the past two years, expanded on it with many Miller is employed as a Fox will be extradited Are you pleased with has perfected his love affair Miller’s one-of-a-kind, years of practice. full-time firefighter in Fort here to face the charges. Tuesday’s city of of cooking over the past delicious chili has won “I started off cooking Myers but has worked in The crash occurred decade and has created People’s Choice at the Spaghetti O’s,” Miller said Sebring election Highlands County for the Wednesday, March 28, 2012 some signature recipes that Sebring Rotary Crazy Chili with a chuckle. results? past six years. He is no near the Alan Jay his gang goes crazy over. Pepper Cook-Off. He Since the canned pasta stranger to cooking. When Automotive Network at “We eat all kinds of served up his scrumptious days are long behind him, Make your voice heard at in any of his many fire- about 6:30 p.m. things. Barbecue, chili, chili to loads of guests in the chef whips up more houses, Miller spends a Fox and five passengers www.newssun.com burgers and dogs, every- December at the event. challenging items for the great deal of time prepar- were headed south on U.S. thing,” Miller said. Miller (representing entire firehouse. On a nor- ing meals for his comrades. 27 in a GMC Envoy that was When asked about his Positive Medical Transport) mal day at a station, Miller Index “I love cooking,” Miller observed speeding and favorite dish to prepare, was awarded the Overall feeds up to 14 people. said. “I like cooking on weaving through traffic on Classifieds A8 Miller made it no secret Winner. Though the cooking itself sight the most. I cook the highway. Community Briefs A2 that his fellow service men Miller’s cooking skills everyday.” See ALL, page A5 Roaf was driving north in Dear Abby B11 her Ford Focus. Editorial & Opinion A4 Fox is reported to have Film Review B11 lost control of the Envoy Health & Nutrition B6 Gallery of Legends features Currin, Paul cars and run onto the median at Lottery Numbers A2 high speed. The SUV hit a raised concrete drain, which Movie Times B11 By JAMIE WILLIAMS Championship and earned lifted the vehicle’s front Religion B6 News-Sun correspondent the nickname as the “Giant end. Its forward momentum SEBRING – The Sebring Killer.” Soduko B11 caused the car to launch into International Speedway Currin restored his vehi- Sports On TV B2 the air to the northbound Hall of Fame and Gallery of cle in 1993 and continued to lane where it landed directly Legends connects the past race it sparingly in vintage Follow the on top of Roaf’s car, killing years of racing with the races until he retired the car her instantly. Fox was air- News-Sun on present. This year is no dif- in 2003. One of those races lifted to Tampa General ferent as several cars that included an overall win in Hospital, where he was orig- have raced the 12 Hours of the one-hour endurance News-Sun photo by Jamie Williams inally listed in serious con- Sebring were brought into Phil Currin at the finish line with his 1963 Corvette race at the SVRA www.twitter.com/thenewssun dition, but recovered. the gallery on Wednesday. Stingray that he raced in the 1973 12 Hours of Sebring. (Sportscar Vintage Racing For much of the year and Significant of these cars He finished 11th overall and second in corvettes. Association) vintage event since the accident, he moved is a red No. 99 1963 at Sebring. from one address to another Corvette Stingray driven by parade lap before the race. 11th overall out of 72 cars Currin stated that the in Broward County, said Phil Currin and a light blue He was asked to bring it and second out of 18 memories of the 12 Hours sources who, because they www.facebook.com/newssun and yellow No. 73 JLP-2 back this year because it is corvettes, even though he of Sebring in 1973 came fear Fox, asked not to be Porsche 935 driven by John the 40th anniversary of was driving a car that was back to him while he was identified. Paul Jr. when he first drove the car 10 years old. doing the three parade laps It is not yet known how Last year, Currin drove in the 12 Hours of Sebring. The year prior, he won a couple of weeks ago. Fox was located. his Stingray Corvette on the In that race he finished the 1972 IMSA GTO See EVENT, page A3 0790994 01001 Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com WAUCHULA STATE BANK/Cheryl Hen; 11.25"; 1.5"; Black plus three; process, goal front strip; 00027943 C M Y K Page A2 News-Sun ࡗ Friday, March 15, 2013 www.newssun.com HCSO It’s not Superman, it’s Suspects in Labor Day armed assisting robbery under arrest Pan-STARRS the comet By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Coast [email protected] By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY AVON PARK — and 9 p.m. [email protected] Christopher Kenon, 18 and “It’s way lower than I thought,” Guard AVON PARK — Anyone curious about of Avon Park, was taken into Stephan said. “I searched for a half hour, the comet Pan-STARRS, currently speed- custody Feb. 20, charged in a Special to the News-Sun but didn’t find it, because it is so low on ing by Earth, has an excellent opportunity November armed robbery at SEBRING – The the horizon.” to see it in real life tonight. the China Wok on U.S. 27. Highlands County Sheriff’s When a friend sent Stephan a photo- Kenon McNeil Now is the time to look at the sky; Pan- Joseph McNeil, 21 and Office has been requested to graph he had taken of the comet, having STARRS is already veering away.