50 CENTS 113TH YEAR • THURSDAY EDITION MARCH 15, 2012 Harmony and St. Cloud are boys high school weight-lifting favorites. See Sports, page A-8. OOSCEOLASCEOLA NNEWSEWS-G-GAZETTEAZETTE www.aroundosceola.com • www.holaosceola.com Local news Photo/Osceola County Sheriff’s KPD films PSA on Office Credit Union In the photo evacuated for smell at left are Wednesday morning some of the A Kissimmee Fire Depart- items used ment hazmat team Wednes- dangers of texting day morning responded to to make the CFE Credit Union at metham- 3335 13th St. in St. Cloud phetamine to determine the origin of that were a “rotten egg” smell that discovered employees noticed in the Sunday in a bank’s vault, St. Cloud Fire home in St. Rescue Chief Bill Johnston Cloud. said. Several employees were sickened by the stench and one employee was trans- ported to a local hospital for treatment, Johnston said. Meth lab busted The smell of “rotten eggs” is often associated with an artificial additive to natural gas to help the pub- in St. Cloud lic detect a leak, however Johnston said the smell also could have came from an By Fallan Patterson revealed the child’s moth- old sewage system under Staff Writer er, Desiree Schultz, 29, the building. A methamphetamine lab did not immediately report “It could be a number of was discovered in a St. the incident to law enforce- things,” he said. Cloud home after Osceo- ment. The bank was evacuated la County Sheriff’s Office “The mother never and the St. Cloud Police deputies and Osceola reported it. Someone Department taped off the County Animal Control who was visiting the parking lot. responded to a call about home called,” Lizasuain This was a breaking a dog attack on a young said, adding she did not news story at deadline child. know how time. Check www.around On Sunday at approxi- long before osceola.com for more mately 7 a.m., deputies d e p u t i e s details. arrived to 3880 Kaiser arrived that the attack News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Ave., St. Movie to be Cloud, in o c c u r r e d . Christopher Emperado, videographer with Kissimmee’s Access Osceola government The child shown Friday in access TV channel, on March 8 at Osceola High School films high school senior Saman- reference to an incident was later St. Cloud tha Schottborgh being secured to a stretcher during a staged car accident as a result of released to March’s Movie at the r e p o r t e d McCormack texting while driving. to Animal a relative by Lakefront in St. Cloud, the Florida Department of which was originally sched- C o n t r o l . By Fallan Patterson top cause of death among 16- Nearly 1,000 Osceola High Children and Families. uled for March 9, will now Upon arriv- Staff Writer to 52-year-olds involved in a car School juniors and seniors The dogs will be placed be Friday. al, deputies Four Osceola High School crash. Additionally, drivers who gasped as the sound of a severe Schultz in legally-required rabies The movie, which will be discovered a drama students March 8 acted text while driving are being com- car accident blasted over the quarantine for 10 days at shown at Lakefront Park, 4-year-old girl with mul- out a realistic portrayal of a pared to someone with a 0.8 loud speakers of Kowboys Sta- the Animal Control shelter, 1104 Lakeshore Blvd., will tiple dog bite wounds to crash caused by texting while blood alcohol level, according to dium and smoke billowed from Osceola County spokes- be “Puss In Boots” and it her face, head, neck and driving to be used as part of a the federal agency. the two vehicles on the field. man Larry Krause said. begins at sunset. There is no back. Witnesses told depu- 10 to 12 minute public service “Most text messages we Using actual crash vehicles During the quarantine, cost to attend. ties two pit bulls attacked announcement produced by the receive are frivolous information from a junkyard, a full-scale the child inside the home. the county will attempt to mock accident unfolded, using Boutique to host Kissimmee Police Department. that do not require our immedi- The child was transport- acquire legal ownership of The announcement, which is ate attention. When operating the resources of training crews ed to Osceola Regional the dogs from the owner, Hipstoric Happy slated to be completed by May, a motor vehicle, it is imperative from Kissimmee Fire Depart- Medical Center with non- at which point they will be Hour will be used in driver education to remain focused on the road,” ment and filming crews from life threatening injuries euthanized, he added. St. Cloud Main Street courses in Osceola County and, Kissimmee Police Chief Fran Access Osceola. Trainee make- where she received 50 While investigating the from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday eventually, possibly statewide. Iwanski said. “Read and answer up artists from Jose Blasco stitches, Sheriff’s Office dog attack, deputies dis- will host a Hipstoric Happy According to the Centers for text messages when you are not Makeup created cuts, bruises spokeswoman Twis Liza- covered Schultz was in Hour at Bella Floral Bou- Disease Control and Preven- driving. Remember, good driv- and blood for the scenes suain said. tique, 1124 10th St., in tion, texting while driving is the ers just drive.” See Texting, page A-3 The investigation See Meth bust, page A-6 downtown St. Cloud. “Join St. Cloud Main Street as we celebrate the newly restored Hipstoric City moves ahead with redevelopment agency downtown district of St. Cloud,” Main Street offi- cials said in a press release. By Brian McBride “Join us in our monthly cel- Assistant Editor Kissimmee ebration as we feature the The city of Kissimmee plans downtown decorative pole to establish a community rede- Bob Wright, Developmental banners and the murals dur- velopment agency for the Vine Services senior planner, said ing happy hour. Street corridor, a step city offi- the city must first complete Limited edition printed cials said would be needed to a blight study and a master posters of the decorative begin planning capital redevel- redevelopment plan, which are pole banners will be avail- opment projects to improve already under way, to establish able for sale downtown as the look of the area. a CRA. The city also would well as gifts for any occa- City staff gave the City have to get approval from the sion. The boutique, as the Commission an update of the Osceola County Commission host business, will provide project, which was started in to establish the agency as man- refreshments and a place 2008, at its meeting Tuesday. dated by state law. for shoppers to mingle. The next step, city officials A CRA is tasked with reha- Visit at least eight down- said, would be to establish a bilitating, conserving and rede- town businesses and enter community redevelopment veloping blighted or dilapidated to win the monthly basket agency in the coming months areas. The city already has a giveaway of items donat- for the Vine Street corridor. CRA program in the down- ed by merchants. Carriage “We’ve been working town area. rides will be available along toward the redevelopment “With the creation of the with other merchant activi- project for the Vine Street cor- CRA and the master plan we ties. ridor for a number of years,” are looking at what the capi- For more information, City Manager Mike Steigerwald tal operating and maintenance contact St. Cloud Main said. “This is essentially the costs will be at some of the Street at 407-498-0008. final step necessary to ensure projects that will be in that cor- News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan ridor that hopefully the CRA implementation of the plan we Kissimmee city officials plan to establish a community redevelopment agency for the Vine See Local news, page A-2 have been creating.” See Kissimmee, page A-3 Street corridor to help complete area improvement projects. Inside Community Zumba News for you Classifieds C-4 For the lat- Residents of St. Cloud, Community B-3/4 est classes, Poinciana tried Kissimmee and Homefinder C-1 events and for a new record surrounding Legals C-6 areas featured Opinion A-4 activities, on Zumba Police news A-3 see ... dancing. See in Around zoned Sports A-8 photos ... editions. Page B-3/4 Page A-7 Section B Page A2, NEWS-GAZETTE • Online All The Time • www.aroundosceola.com • Thursday, March 15, 2012 Local news Continued from page A-1 Driver license place Saturday at 2 p.m. and Miller. Kissimmee; Rayelynne Ket- 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The officers will be making chum, St. Cloud; and Arthur checkpoint set Tickets are $5 and the show sure the students are wear- R. Osborne, also St. Cloud. for Friday will be performed in the Edward ing bike helmets, obeying the Democrats in the clerk of The St. Cloud Police Depart- A. Moore Studio Theatre at the crossing guards and practicing court race are Alpha Ame- ment will conduct a driver center. good safety techniques. They lia Lacy, Kissimmee; Arman- license/safety checkpoint and For tickets and directions, call will also be cautioning driv- do Ramirez, Kissimmee; and roving patrol operation Friday, in 407-846-6257, Ext. 0, or visit ers about speeding in school Malcom W. Thompson, the St. Cloud. www.ocfta.com. zones, watching for seat belt incumbent suspended from Motorists approaching the violations and ensuring child office by Gov.