C M Y K www.newssun.com Hot Low 70 EWS UN High 92 NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 Details, A12 Friday-Saturday, May 24-25, 2013 Volume 94/Number 62 | 50 cents PEDAL TO THE METAL Stars come to Sebring Kids Racing For Life gives Lake Placid’s Ricky Miller among many All- young cancer fighters the Stars who will play in FACA Classic in ride of their lives Courtesy photo Sebring this weekend A young cancer patient gets strapped in for a ride in a racing car. This during the 2012 Kids Racing For SPORTS, B1 By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Life annual event at the Sebring International [email protected] Raceway. SEBRING — Long a raceway weekend event at the Sebring Owners Club (PBOC), which pro- chaplain, in 1999 Pastor Stephen International Raceway every vides race cars and drivers. Zoeller and his wife, Stephanie, autumn for terminally ill children Every child gets to meet the driv- No plea deal founded Zoeller Ministries to pro- and their families. The Raceway and ers, sit in different race cars and ride vide children fighting or dying of the ministry have worked together shotgun on the track. In between cancer a chance to meet real race for 15 years. they’re treated to pizza parties, car drivers and ride in their cars — Equally essential to Racing for bounce houses and a banquet. Most at 100 miles an hour. Life’s success is the Porsche BMW important they get a respite from the made for Doty The Zoellers organized Kids hospital, needles and tests, to Racing For Life, a See KIDS, A6 defendants Continuances for Makris, Burgos By SAMANTHA GHOLAR appeared in court Wednesday. [email protected] Both are charged with being an SEBRING — Travis Makris accessory to murder in the death remains out on bond after 20-year-old Aaron Doty last another pre-trial continuation June. was granted Wednesday by Assistant State Attorney Circuit Court Judge Angela Peter Barone stated at last Cowden. month’s pre-trial conference Contrary to expectations, no that only one of the defendants plea deal was offered during the has been cooperating with the conference. Makris and Giovanni Burgos See DOTY, A6 Seniors ready to walk Mystery Graduation season begins this weekend eatery By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY that time again. [email protected] The News-Sun congratulates the class SEBRING — High school graduations of 2013 and wishes all its members good seem to come more quickly every year. luck gets tax One minute our children are learning One last reminder of the wheres and how to walk, the next minute they’re whens during this exciting, life-changing walking away to live their own lives. It is week: break Avon Park High School By BARRY FOSTER The baccalaureate service is at 7 p.m. Sunday at The First Baptist Church, 100 News-Sun correspondent N. Lake Avenue. SEBRING — There may be a new Graduation takes place 7 p.m. Friday, May 31 at South Florida State College. restaurant coming to Highlands County. What it is and where it will Lake Placid High School be remains a closely guarded secret ... but officials think you’re going to The baccalaureate service is at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, at the Memorial like it. United Methodist Church, 500 Kent Ave. “I am under a confidentiality Graduation is at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at South Florida State College. agreement with regards to the Sebring High School specifics of the organization,” said Highlands County Economic The baccalaureate service is 7:30 p.m., Sunday at the First Baptist Church Development Commission Executive of Sebring, 200 E. Center Ave. Director Stephen Weeks at Tuesday’s Graduation is 9 a.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Highlands County Highlands County Commission Convention Center at Firemen’s Field. meeting. “I can tell you it is a nation- ally recognized firm and that every- one will be more than pleased once it is divulged.” Index Sebring to continue to honor past with Code named “Project Impala,” Classifieds A7 commissioners proceeded to recom- mend it as a Qualified Brownfield Community Briefs A2 Founder’s Day celebration Oct. 26 Business under the Brownfield Crossword Puzzle B9 Redevelopment Program. That desig- Dear Abby B19 By BARRY FOSTER becue chicken lunch prepared on the nation will put it in the pipeline for News-Sun correspondent Bed race to Circle by members of the Sebring state and federal tax incentives. Editorial & Opinion A3 SEBRING – First, the Sebring city Historical Society. “In the state of Florida we have Healthy Living B5 council received a framed letter of return to streets Other event suggestions include qualified target industries, of which Living B10 appreciation from the Sebring the showing of historic movies and this is not a part. By passing this res- Centennial Committee for their work they are continuing to plan events. films at the recently renovated Circle olution, commissioners have certi- Movie Review B9 during the year-long 100th birthday Centennial Committee chair Jen Theater, a pie-eating contest, a fied this to be a qualified target Religion B6 celebration for the Orange Blossom Brown outlined the Oct. 26 Founder’s George E. Sebring look-alike contest, industry for the purposes of tax City in 2012. Day festivities. Preliminary plans call a live band to perform and a down- abatement via their sales incentives, Council members Tuesday night for it to begin with another run at last town cruise featuring historic, vintage rebates and credits,” Weeks said. then learned that not only does the year’s successful bed races. Also on 0790994 01001 Centennial Committee live on, but the proposed agenda would be a bar- See FOUNDER’S, A6 See RESTAURANT, A6 Phone ... 385-6155 Fax ... 385-2453 Online: www.newssun.com C M Y K Page A2 News-Sun ࡗ Friday, May 24, 2013 www.newssun.com EDC Belks employees help Fred Wild Community Briefs MHRT returns to the non-member’s rate of Balance $125 a week fee. Camp T- shirts, water bottle and a hands SEBRING – There has nutritional breakfast, lunch been a demand to bring and snacks will be provid- back the Mental Health ed. out 2 Round Table (MHRT). For more information, MHRT gives everyone an contact the YMCA at 382- opportunity to see what 9622. services are offered in the awards community. Legoin, Str8up plan The major focus is on flag celebration Bugs Bee-Ware mental health, however, various speakers attend to LAKE PLACID — and Sight educate the group about American Legion Post 25 Unseen honored anything. and Str8up Youth Ministry MHRT will start up present the first Memorial Thursday again at Suzanne Crew’s Day Flag Dedication office, 4635 Sun ’N Lake Celebration from 11 a.m. to By BARRY FOSTER Blvd. 3 p.m. Saturday at 113 S. News-Sun correspondent A speaker for this month Main Ave. There will be a AVON PARK — Bugs is needed. Anyone interest- presentation by Bee-Ware was awarded ed can email balanceheart- Congressman Tom Rooney, Small Business of the Year [email protected]. free food, music, water- in Highlands County slide for the kids, fun and while Sight Unseen LPHS cheerleaders fellowship, and local police Enterprises was tapped for and fire department will Start-Up Business of the plan car wash also be attending. Year Thursday morning at LAKE PLACID — The the Highlands County Lake Placid High School SFSC offers Safe Economic Development varsity cheerleaders will Commission’s Business Driving Accident have a car wash from 9 Development Day break- Prevention a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at fast at South Florida State Program Seacoast Bank on U.S. 27. College. The cost will be a dona- South Florida State Bugs Bee-Ware is a pri- tion. College’s Community vately owned and locally Education Department will operated company with Register now for offer a series of Safe more than 20 years experi- Driving Accident ence. Owners Michael and YMCA Camp Prevention Program Stephanie McGathey say SEBRING — The (SDAPP) courses. it is their “passion for YMCA is offering 10 The four-hour courses entomology” which has weeks of fantastic fun. The will be from 5:30-9:30 p.m. enabled Bugs Bee-Ware to News-Sun photos by Summer Camp will run Wednesday, June 12 at become the county’s SAMANTHA GHOLAR from June 10 to Aug. 16. SFSC DeSoto Campus; and largest pest control com- Lupe James, Cheri Gambow, Rodger Ward and Camp hours will be from 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 pany. Julio Roman put the finish- a.m. to 4 p.m. and it will p.m. Saturday, June 29 at In addition to their pest ing touches on a bench include a wide range of SFSC Hardee Campus. control business, the cou- Wednesday morning during activities like arts and Pre-registration is ple also own and operate Belk’s 125 store anniver- crafts, gymnastics, a field required. The course fee is Curb-N-Scape, a land- sary community outreach program. Store manager trip, fitness and nutrition $43. For more information, scaping business which James found that Fred Wild and all kinds of sports. contact the Community can provide molded curb- was one of the most in-need Ages include 5-12. Camp Education Department at ing for landscapes in school’s in the area and fees are $20 for one- time 784-7388, or e-mail com- either commercial or resi- made it her mission to give registration – a member’s munityeducation@south- dential applications. back to the community. Lupe James, Cheri rate of $90 a week fee, or florida.edu.