A Sobering Message Would Yes Regulate 3.7% Special No Events 96.3% Swamp Hammock Mud-Bogging Site Not Total Votes: 81 Covered by Proposal
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C M Y K www.newssun.com EWS UN NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 Knocked out Stepping aside Oscar quiz Devils stopped by Stewart says she won’t ‘Help’ may be needed Berkley Prep in playoffs run for re-election to find these answers SPORTS, 1B PAGE 2A LIVING, 12B Friday-Saturday, February 24-25, 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 27 | 50 cents Forecast Cracker Trail Elementary a pit stop for annual ride Partly sunny, warm and more humid By SAMANTHA GHOLAR friends as the Cracker Trail “It’s about 120 miles,” said [email protected] riders made their annual cowboy Don Hamsher. High Low SEBRING — The trail appearance at CTE just Hamsher and his knowl- stops here .. well, it did at before noon Wednesday and edgeable daughter, Sarah, 85 62 least for a little while for the students and faculty were entertained second graders Complete Forecast hundreds of cowboys and there to greet them. with their horses and riding PAGE 12A horses moseying along the The re-enactment of the expertise. Cracker Trail Wednesday ride, which follows the route The Hamshers are resi- Online morning. cowboys used to drive their dents of Englewood, where News-Sun photo by SAMANTHA GHOLAR Students at Cracker Trail cattle across the state to mar- Second graders at Cracker Trail Elementary get a lesson on Sarah is a fourth grader. Elementary got to spend a lit- ket, is in its 25th year. It riding, horses and all things cowboy Wednesday morning “How long have you been when the Cracker Trail Riders made a brief stop at the tle outdoor time Wednesday began in Bradenton and will school during their annual trek across the state. morning with some familiar end in Fort Pierce. See CRACKER, page 7A Question: Should state lawmak- ers have immunity Ordinance from having to testify in civil lawsuits? A sobering message would Yes regulate 3.7% special No events 96.3% Swamp Hammock mud-bogging site not Total votes: 81 covered by proposal Next question: By ED BALDRIDGE Should all high [email protected] school students have SEBRING — Commissioners to take at least one received a brief update on the unfin- ished special event ordinance online course before Tuesday, but county staff explained it they graduate? would not apply to the current Make your voice heard at requests for mud bogging at the Saddleridge development. www.newssun.com News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY “I don’t think it would be appropri- Renee Napier, who lost her daughter to a drunk driver in 2002, prepares to hand the microphone to Eric ate to use a special events ordinance Smallridge, the drunk driver who killed her daughter and another girl. They were at LPHS speaking to the Obituaries student body. for events on a property daily, weekly Della Packer or monthly,” County Development Services Director Mark Hill said dur- Age 50, of Avon Park Mother, drunk driver who killed her ing the commission meeting. Charles Wakelin Commissioner Greg Harris asked Age 90, of Sebring for the update at the end of the board daughter team up to educate students meeting and was presented with sug- Obituaries, Page 5A gested zoning and time scheduling By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY by a drunk driver in 2002, and suffered terribly. charts by county staff. Index [email protected] Eric Smallridge, the drunk driver “When my sister-in-law gave “We were directed in December to Classifieds 9A LAKE PLACID — Young peo- who did the killing. me the news,” Renee Napier said, draft an ordinance and we have been ple face a difficult time as they It was the night before Mother’s seeking input from the county attor- Community Briefs 2A looking directly into the audience mature. Burdened with the beliefs Day when Meagan Napier and of Lake Placid High School fresh- ney, various county departments, the Dear Abby 11B that they will live forever and Lisa Dickson, both 20 years old men and seniors, “I honestly didn’t Sheriff’s Office and the Health Entertainment 10B nothing bad will ever happen to and best friends, were driving know how I would survive. I did- Department,” Hill explained. Editorial & Opinion 4A them, some individuals make reck- home from the beach in Pensacola n’t care if I lived or if I died.” Hill advised that a county survey less choices leading to death and when Smallridge, 24 at the time, revealed more than 16 large special Healthy Living 5B Napier said she spent Mother’s tragedy. lost control of his vehicle, crash- Day with her four children as she events yearly throughout the county, a Local Golf News 4B This week, Highlands County’s ing into Meagan’s car causing it to had wished to, but they spent it majority of which are already within high school students are listening careen into a tree. the municipalities. Lottery Numbers 2A together in a funeral home, and to a cautionary tale of warning. Meagan and Lisa’s necks were “The board asked us to prepare an Movie Review/Times 11B one of the children was in a coffin. Bringing that message to them instantly broken, the only saving ordinance that would include all pos- In a trial 14 months later, when Religion 7B is an unlikely team — Renee grace being that neither suffered. Sports On TV 2B Napier, whose daughter was killed Their families, however, have See STUDENTS, page 3A See ORDINANCE, page 7A Sudoku Puzzle 11B Follow the News-Sun on 3-2 vote allows potbellied pig to www.twitter.com/thenewssun stay in Sebring residence and By SAMANTHA GHOLAR “We get to keep her,” a home inside city limits. [email protected] McIntyre said Wednesday Attorney Alison Copley SEBRING — Sebring resi- morning. “We had a feeling researched other cities ordi- dent Kim McIntyre has been that they would let us, but we nances and collected what www.facebook.com/newssun waiting anxiously for the just had to wait it out.” she thought was the best fit approval vote that would After nearly six months, for the City of Sebring. allow her and her family to the Sebring City Council The council required stipu- keep their beloved potbellied approved the new animal lations for the ordinance in News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS pig Emma. Tuesday night, ordinance allowing potbel- Emma the pet pig greets a visitor Thursday afternoon at her home in Sebring. 0790994 01001 she got it. lied pigs to be kept as pets in See PIG, page 3A Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com WAUCHULA STATE BANK; 11.25"; 1.5"; Black plus three; process, #1 front strip; 0 0 0 1 7 2 7 6 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Friday, February 24, 2012 www.newssun.com COMMUNITY BRIEFS Stewart will not seek third Pilates in the Park everyone to enjoy. There is Saturday no cover charge. Earlier Saturday after- SEBRING – The Sebring noon will be the Lester Gold’s Gym is partnering Kesselring Memorial term on county commission with the Sebring Senior Karaoke Contest Community from 1-5 p.m. with By ED BALDRIDGE Stewart made it clear that she would prepared commissioner I have had the Redevelopment Agency Southern Style [email protected] remain active and engaged over the next pleasure of working with. Sorry guys,” (CRA) to host ‘Pilates in Entertainment providing SEBRING — County Commissioner nine months. Elwell added. the Park’ series one music for singing. There Barbara Stewart announced late in a “You will be beyond sorely missed Board Chairman Jack Richie clarified Saturday each month will be prize money for the board meeting on Tuesday that she was and now we will have to that “she did not say she was going through May at 10 a.m. in first, second and third not filing for re-election. begin to start reading away. She said she was not going to run downtown Sebring’s Circle place male and female win- “Eight years ago when I ran for the our own packets,” for the commissioner again. That does Park. This event is free for ners. First gets $100, sec- county commission, I stated at the time Commissioner Don not mean that you will have a free hand anyone to attend and per- ond wins $75 and third that I only intended to serve for a maxi- Elwell quipped. in any way,” Richie said. fect for any exercise level. wins $50. Seniors must be mum of two terms. The past year or so, “I am very surprised “She running for Supervisor of Future dates are March 55 and older to participate. I’ve rethought that decision really seri- by that. I can say that Elections?” Elwell joked. 24, April 21 and May 19. Judges will select the top ously and I came to the conclusion that Stewart your knowledge and ‘She’s just a lot smarter than the four Participants are encour- winners. The contest is my initial core belief in term limits, research that you do of us combined,” said Commissioner aged to bring a mat or sponsored by Lampe & especially at the local level, still before each meeting will be very diffi- Greg Harris. towel and enjoy 50 minutes Kiefer Hearing Aid Center remains strong. Therefore, I want you to cult for anyone to compete with. “There is indeed a tremendous of pilates. After the class, and will benefit Nu-Hope know that I do not intend to file for re- Possibly even the four of us combined,” amount of knowledge there and it will Gold's Gym will give away Elder Care Services.