C M Y K www.newssun.com EWS UN PAGE 12B NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 New buffet open Blast from the past Chef hopes to bring taste Avon Park Depot Museum of the Caribbean to Sebring welcomes Tin-Can Tourists PAGE 3A PAGE 2A Sunday, December 2, 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 148 | 75 cents Inside Rock ‘n Heartland to add third youth tri By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY tioned by USA Triathlon. working with him, intend to response to both was over- [email protected] Julie’s Funds for Kids was broaden those opportunities, whelming. SEBRING — There will created by Jeff Carlson to including extra funding for Ninety-seven children be three Rock’n Heartland honor his wife Julie Carlson, local youth sporting teams. turned out for the first race in Youth Triathlons for young who died in a tragic boating A continuation and expan- May, 107 for the second in people in 2013 thanks to accident in 2010. sion of the Rock’n Heartland August. Roughly half the Julie’s Funds for Kids and “I think what we’ve done Youth Triathlon Series that participants were local, the the support of the Thakkar with this,” Carlson said, “is debuted in 2012, the 2013 other half arrived from other Family Foundation, which is provide opportunities for races are the centerpiece of parts Florida, out of state, the title sponsor. kids to help them develop a the foundation’s effort to even one from overseas. Lake Placid, Avon Park healthy lifestyle.” help children live healthier The first of the Rock’n and Sebring will each host a The focus, he added is YMCA programs and camps lives. Heartland Youth Triathlon race, which have no affilia- about health and fitness. for children who otherwise Two races were organized 2013 Series will be in April tion with the Heartland Originally Julie’s funds would not be able to attend. in the debut series, one in Triathlon. They are sanc- underwrote the expenses of Now Carlson, and those May, the other in August. The See YOUTH, page 8A 2 for 2 Dragon girls, boys both beat EPA Mulberry SPORTS, 1B adopts Forecast water pollution Partly sunny and comfortable rules High Low By BILL KACZOR Associated Press 80 59 TALLAHASSEE — The Complete Forecast U.S. Environmental PAGE 12A Protection Agency will adopt a combination of state and Online federal water pollution rules for Florida after a lengthy court fight with environmen- tal groups that favored the federal version, agency offi- cials said late Friday. EPA Administrator Lisa Question: Did you News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS Lang BBQ Smokers Team member Brad Kay of South Carolina prepares ribs to be judged Saturday morning in Jackson initially filed a brief buy a ticket for the Sebring. notice in federal court in $550 million Tallahassee saying she had Powerball drawing? taken all actions required by a consent decree that the Barbecue from near, far agency had entered with the Yes environmental groups. They had accused the agency of 46% failing to follow its own reg- takes over Firemen’s Field ulations by not requiring Florida to adopt more strin- By SAMANTHA GHOLAR Brad Kay, owner/cook at Lang gent standards for such nutri- [email protected] BBQ Smokers traveled from ents as nitrogen and phospho- No SEBRING — A whole lot of pig- McCormick, S.C., to have a shot at rus. ging out was happening Saturday dur- impressing the judges and taking But on Friday evening, the ing the annual Central Florida home the first place prize. agency issued a news release 54% Barbecue Festival at Firemen’s Field. “I’ve been doing this for seven saying it had also approved Also known to locals as Pig Fest, the years. This is my first time here in the state rules for some annual festival brought barbecue Sebring for this festival,” said Kay. waterways. Earthjustice teams from all over the state, as well The cook was delicately slicing up Total votes: 87 lawyer David Guest, who as the southeast, to spend 12 hours rib pieces to prepare for the noon represents the environmental prepping and cooking for the Florida judging and was careful not to make Next question: groups, said he was pleased Barbecue Association judging. any mistakes. Should the US because the federal rule will Several barbecue teams and con- Across the way, several festival News-Sun photo by KATARA SIMMONS apply to about 82,000 of replace the $1 bill testants were busy getting their meats attendees filled the People’s Choice Vendors only accept BBQ Bucks dur- 100,000 miles of waterways with a $1 coin? ready for judging just around noon on ing the Central Florida Babecue Festival in Sebring. Saturday. See BBQ, page 6A See TOUGH, page 5A Make your voice heard at www.newssun.com Index Arts & Entertainment 5B High-tech Medi-Man helps teach nursing students Books 10B News-Sun photo by By SAMANTHA GHOLAR kind in the Heartland, according Classifieds 9A KATARA SIMMONS Community Briefs 2A [email protected] to Azure College President, Azure College SEBRING — Azure College is Executive Assistant and Financial Instructor Mary Ann Crossword Puzzle 11B taking a step into the future with a Director Debra Snyder. Fry (right) and nurs- Dear Abby 11B one-of-a-kind tool that will help ing student Beverley “This is the only Medi-Man Freckleton (left) check Editorial & Opinion 4A students learn in the most hands- anywhere around here. It is a out Medi-Man at the Horoscope 11B on manner possible. learning tool for the students and school’s learning Lottery Numbers 2A Medi-Man, a full-body man- helps in the classrooms,” Snyder classroom. 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SEBRING — The Aktion Club of Highlands County Aviation Expo seeks will be wrapping gifts dur- volunteers Centennial Notebook ing the holiday season at By Jen Brown Lakeshore Mall. SEBRING — The club will be wrap- Preparations for the ninth ping presents from 4-8 annual U.S. Sport Aviation Centennial p.m., Dec. 3-16, at the for- Expo are swinging into mer Highlands County high gear for the Jan. 17-20 celebration Sheriff's office in the Food event, and the Expo man- Court near the bathrooms. agement team is looking Packages, whether for volunteers to assist continues pruchased in the mall or them before and during the somewhere else, can be This just in – another event, held annually at the wrapped for a donation. Centennial event is Sebring Regional Airport. There will be a variety of planned! “We welcomed 16,000 holiday paper, bows, boxes, Yes, another 100-year people from throughout the gift bags and tags avail- celebration is scheduled world to our four-day event able. for next weekend. We are this past January,” said All proceeds will benefit talking about a special Expo Director Jana Filip, the Aktion Club which will place in Sebring history, a “and there’s a myriad of be using the funds to help place very dear to George jobs that we need help buy Christmas gifts, food E. Sebring himself, a Courtesy photo with. We’re hoping to Dave Coller, standing, of Avon Park, shows off his 1923 Model T Ford, to Avon Park and clothing for local place he gave the land to recruit about 300 volun- Depot Museum director Elaine Levey and museum volunteer Peggy Caraberis during this needy children who receive and place he worshiped at, year’s Springtime on the Mall. teers, and we’re hoping services from Gulf Central the First United Methodist many of our previous vol- Early Steps program in Church of Sebring unteers will return.” Highlands County. These (FUMC). Filip, along with Expo are children ages 1-3 who FUMC has been cele- Avon Park Depot Assistant and Volunteer have disabilities and the brating Christ for a centu- Coordinator Lauren Moore, club includes their siblings. ry and they want to cele- will meet with anyone There will be a tree at brate with all of Sebring, interested in volunteering Museum turns spotlight the store featuring orna- and share the 100-year at 6 p.m. on Thursday at ments with items listed on history of George the Sebring Civic Center, them that these children Sebring’s home church. 319 West Center St., need this season. Shoppers At 2 p.m. on Saturday, on ‘Tin Can Tourists’ Sebring. can pick an item, buy it the First United Methodist “Local volunteers are a Special to the News-Sun cold. Florida was no longer a running out of gas, flat tires. and bring it back to the has a fun afternoon key component of the AVON PARK — It could destination for just the The event, sponsored by club for them to wrap for planned with an old-fash- Expo’s success,” said have been a classified ad wealthy who came via the the Historical Society of free.