C M Y K www.newssun.com Boys of Fall Dragons hoping to improve on EWS UN 2-8 mark NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 SPORTS, School supplies Stomping good time PAGE 1D Big Brothers Big Sisters Grape Stomp draws a hand out backpacks crowd to Henscratch Farms PAGE 2A PAGE 4A Sunday, August 12, 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 100 | 75 cents Forecast Campbell A couple of showers expects or thunderstorms High Low turnout 91 75 Complete Forecast PAGE 8A like 2008 Online Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday for primary By SAMANTHA GHOLAR [email protected] Question: SEBRING — Tuesday marks the primary elections for the local com- Have rising food munity and Supervisor of Elections prices had an effect News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Friends and family gather to remember Lori McKenna with a candlelight vigil Thursday night. McKenna was Joe Campbell is expecting about the on your shopping? killed a week earlier trying to help the victim of a traffic crash. Her daughter, Cayla Summerville, is at same turn-out as previous years. extreme left. “In 2008, that was the last presi- dential election year, brought out Yes around 2,300 to 2,500. I’m expecting it to be around the 89.1% same this year,” Honoring a hero Campbell said. Campbell stated that the early voting Vigil held for woman killed had begun to pick up No by Friday morning while helping accident victim with it closing on Campbell Saturday. By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY The motorcyclist lay in 10.9% “Early voting started out slow but [email protected] the roadway. McKenna ran it’s picking up. We had the most LAKE PLACID — to him kneeling down to we’ve had so far yesterday. We had a Friends gathered around assess his condition. total of 488 voters,” Campbell said Total votes: 110 Lori McKenna’s family Fortunately, he had survived Friday. Thursday night — people with minor injuries. Next question: The total number of early voters as who loved had loved her and According to the prelimi- of noon Friday was 1,966, just a few Did Mitt Romey make people who love her two nary police report, McKenna hundred shy of the last presidential the right choice for daughters. then stepped back and was year early voting total. his running mate? The power of connection struck by an oncoming Campbell has already done the was overwhelming, as was motorist. She died shortly Make your voice heard at math and calculated the numbers on the sense of loss. after at the Lake Placid what he believes will be the turnout www.newssun.com McKenna, 39, died Aug. Florida Hospital. percentage for voters in the area for 2. Shopping in the USA At the candlelight vigil Tuesday’s primary election voting. Grocers store, she was chat- Thursday, a week to the day Index “I’m guessing there will be 40 per- ting with the owner’s son of the terrible accident, no Books 7B Courtesy photo cent Republicans, 20 percent and nephew when an SUV one wanted to talk about Lori Ann McKenna (right) with her daughters Democrats and the rest will be non- Business 1C and a motorcycle crashed Amanda McKenna (left) and Kayla Classifieds 2C right outside. See VIGIL, page 5A Summerfield. See PRIMARY, page 7A Community Briefs 2A Crossword Puzzle 2B Dear Abby 2B Editorial & Opinion 3A Home 8B Last Chance Ranch teens sweating Horoscope 2B Lottery Numbers 2A for a good cause: tornado cleanup Movie Times 2B News from the Watershed 6B By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY back, climbed all over a large pile at the Sheriff’s Last Chance Ranch [email protected] of debris. The towering jumble in Glades County. At-risk teens are Olympics 3B LAKE PLACID — It was hot contained a tree trunk about 3 feet remanded there by the court system Pause & Consider 2B Friday morning on Lake June around, roof beams and sheets of for an opportunity to turn their Sports On TV 2D Road. Clouds banked on the hori- twisted aluminum. Boards jutted lives around. Television 5B zon, but overhead the sky was a out like porcupine quills, bristling Highly structured and residen- clear blue and the sun beat down. with nails. tial, the program is a mix of public Four teenagers, each wearing a It was all that was left of a home high school and ranching. The boys News-Sun photo by CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY red T-shirt with “Failure is not an destroyed by June’s tornado. Two of the five young men clearing tornado option” in big white letters on the The young men are all students See TEENS, page 7A debris in Lake Placid. CANDIDATE PROFILES Mr. Ed Says Rooney focuses on Arnold favors cuts in Ed Baldridge citizens, energy government spending PAGE 6A Follow the By SAMANTHA GHOLAR the Agriculture By SAMANTHA GHOLAR Arnold said Friday [email protected] Committee, and the [email protected] afternoon to the News-Sun on SEBRING — Tom Rooney is a Select Committee on SEBRING — Joe Arnold is a News-Sun. The cam- Republican candidate for the 17th Intelligence and is Rooney Republican candidate for the District paign has become a Arnold Congressional District House the Chairman of the 17 House Representatives. Arnold is huge part of Arnold’s Representatives. House Agriculture Subcommittee on a resident of Okeechobee, where he life, as well as that of his family, and www.facebook.com/newssun Rooney comes to the race fully Livestock, Dairy and Poultry. has lived the majority of his life. He he hopes to continue the work if he is experienced and is hoping for a new The 17th district covers 10 coun- currently serves as a member of the elected. term in the newly formed district. ties from Okeechobee north and west school board, a position he has held “We have knocked on 17,000 Rooney currently serves on the since 2002. 0990994 01007 House Armed Services Committee, See ROONEY, page 6A “We’re in the home stretch now,” See ARNOLD, page 6A 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 2 1 3 2 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Sunday, August 12, 2012 www.newssun.com COMMUNITY Mall to host huge BRIEFS Meeting about birthday bash to Swamp Hammock proposal planned wrap up Centennial LAKE PLACID — There will be a communi- We are having a huge ty meeting on the pro- birthday party and every- posed Swamp Hammock one is invited! The finale to Zoning Change for a pri- our Centennial Celebration vate outdoor recreation week is a huge Birthday Bash on Saturday, Oct. 20, club from 4-7 p.m. beginning at 5 p.m. This Thursday. The public is will be the biggest birthday invited to attend. The party Sebring has ever seen meeting will be at the Centennial Notebook model home at 1028 – a party so big, that it will By Jen Brown be held at the Lakeshore Sugarberry Trail, former- Mall! ly known as 1200 Yes, Lakeshore Mall is The mall has some terrif- Marguerite Road. hosting a huge birthday ic restaurants; the Cancun The applicants will have an enlarged site plan party to celebrate our Grill serves up delicious News-Sun photo SAMANTHA GHOLAR Centennial year and rival Mexican food and desserts Big Brothers, Big Sisters members Jordan Rademaker and Terrell Griffin pick up their new to explain all the pro- the mall’s grand opening in and the USA Deli features backpacks and supplies at the BBBS office in Sebring Wednesday evening. Rademaker is posed uses on the proper- six-year member of the organization and will enter ninth grade at Sebring High School this Sebring 20 years ago. Plans sub sandwiches and ice ty and will be available to year. Griffin is entering fifth grade at Sun ‘N Lake Elementary school. (from left to right) answer any questions are to have the biggest cream. The Lakeshore Mall BBBS Director Kiko Vasquez, Children’s Advocacy Center Director Jeff Roth and Sebring birthday cake possible for was developed and is run City Council Member and Big Brother Andrew Fells handed out 75 backpacks to students. between the above stated Sebring, entertainment for by CBL Malls & Associates hours. They will also pro- all ages with live bands, a and has more than 150 vide guests a tour of the bounce house, games for properties, including 88 Big Brothers Big Sisters site by tram as requested. children and much more. indoor malls. If you have any ques- There will be tons of prize Cheek said that at CBL’s tions, don’t hesitate to giveaways, combined with Annual Conference, contact Linda Conrad, $1,000 in mall gift cards. Lakeshore Mall won an prepare kids for school zoning supervisor, at 402- From the start, the award for 2010 for the 6638 or email Special to the News-Sun Lakeshore Mall’s main goal highest sales increase for [email protected]. SEBRING – With the has been to provide quality malls less than 750,000 commencement of yet anoth- retail shopping in a family- square feet, with the Homeowner’s er school year on the hori- friendly environment. On Lakeshore Mall having Association meets zon, Big Brothers Big Sisters Feb. 5, 1992, the Lakeshore about 500,000. You can of the Sun Coast has been Monday Mall opened its doors to visit working to collect school the public. It was an excit- www.LakeshoreMall.com SEBRING — supplies over the course of ing day in Sebring, for the for more information about Highlands County the summer months to pro- first time residents had a the mall.