C M Y K www.newssun.com Friday’s Scores EWS UN Lake Placid . 33 NHighlands County’s Hometown-S Newspaper Since 1927 Avon Park . 6 Honoring a hero Smithsonian exhibit Jenkins . 17 Medal of Honor winner Highlands MOTA to host Sebring . 14 McGuire to be memorialized Journey Stories in December PAGE 2A PAGE 7B DETAILS IN SPORTS, 1B Sunday, October 14, 2012 www.newssun.com Volume 93/Number 127 | 75 cents Inside Centennial celebration begins AARON DOTY CASE Felipe, Rodriguez indicted for 1st-degree murder By SAMANTHA GHOLAR [email protected] PAGE 12B SEBRING – Assistant State Attorney Steve Houchin delivered indictments to the Forecast Highlands County Sheriff’s Office on Kenneth Felipe Jr. and Jonathan R. Rodriquez, both being held at the Highlands County Jail for the alleged murder of Aaron Doty in June. Sunny to The indictments and partly cloudy capias were served to Felipe High Low News-Sun photo by and Rodriquez Thursday KATARA SIMMONS evening at the detention J. Rodriguez Local firefighters Jarrod Gavagni (from facility. The charges have left), Austin Maddox, Clint Culverhouse 89 70 and Ashley Moore win the Sebring been changed after the med- Complete Forecast Centennial Bed Race Saturday morning ical examiner’s office PAGE 12A for the Sebring Firemen Inc. According declared that Doty was still to Maddox, they restored the bed, which alive when the two set fire to was used by Sebring Firemen Inc. and the victim’s body in an Online won during the city’s last bed race in 1999. More photos, 6A. attempt to cover up the assault. Felipe Both Felipe and News-Sun photo by SAMANTHA GHOLAR Aisha Klocko (left) paints the face of Rodriquez have been charged with capital Memorial Elementary student Tristan felony first degree murder, first degree Danzey. Danzey and his family enjoyed felony kidnapping, and third degree felony Question: many other events during Sebring’s tamper/fabricating with evidence. Downtown Halloween Bash Friday Can your vote for evening. More photos, 8A. president be swayed See DOTY, page 8A by the debates? Yes A night of royalty FCAT being replaced in 2014 9.8% By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY ‘The Common test. They add that most stu- [email protected] dents are not well served by a SEBRING — Much dis- Core is the next “one test shows all” cussion and many changes generation of the approach. have reshaped the Florida As far as evaluating teach- No Comprehensive Assessment Sunshine ers, there is considerable Test since it was instituted in Curriculum.’ concern that the test cannot 90.2% 1998. begin to measure a teacher’s During the same time, it BECKY FLECK true worth. grew in importance, first assistant superintendent Finally, critics say the mul- Total votes: 112 determining a student’s pro- for curriculum tiple choice standardized test motion, and then teacher and doesn’t promote the teaching Next question: school evaluations. The of analysis, process or com- Will you attend one FCAT has been controversial With so much at stake, munication. from the very beginning and they say, too much of a Florida, however, is not of the Sebring critics continue to worry school year’s study is Centennial events? about several issues. focused solely on taking the See FCAT, page 3A News-Sun photo by DAN HOEHNE Samantha Alamo reacts after being named homecom- Make your voice heard at ing queen for Sebring High School Friday night. Larry www.newssun.com Scott was the homecoming king. CANDIDATE PROFILE Index Arts & Entertainment 6B Smith wants to be people’s voice Business 5B By CHRISTOPHER TUFFLEY Florida Southern College. Classifieds 9A [email protected] Smith helped open the Community Briefs 2A SEBRING — Greg Smith Highlands County Family Crossword Puzzle 11B is running for the Highlands YMCA and worked there 14 Dear Abby 11B County Board of County years, ultimately serving as Editorial & Opinion 4A Commission’s District 5 seat. aquatics director. Horoscope 11B Born in Ohio, he moved to In addition, he has been Highlands County with his active with a number of other Lottery Numbers 2A family in 1985 and is a 1990 youth-oriented agencies, Movie Times 11B graduate of Sebring High including the Healthy Start Pause & Consider 11B School. He received an asso- Community Action Group, Sports On TV 2B ciate degree from then South the Teen Pregnancy News-Sun photo by BRIANA WASHINGTON Ryan Dick, Avon Park High School’s varsity quarter- Florida Community College, Prevention Alliance and Drug News-Sun photo back, was crowned Friday night as homecoming king and a bachelor’s degree in Free Highlands. Greg Smith is running for alongside the school’s homecoming queen Tiffany business administration, the District 5 county com- mission seat. Card. sports management, at See SMITH, page 3A 0990994 01007 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 3 9 5 2 C M Y K Page 2A News-Sun ࡗ Sunday, October 14, 2012 www.newssun.com COMMUNITY BRIEFS Centennial dedication Centennial Everyone is invited! The Celebration church is at 5887 U.S. 98. continues this week Retired Educators ceremony will honor SEBRING — The to meet Centennial Celebration in Centennial Notebook Historic Downtown Sebring LAKE PLACID – The By Jen Brown continues this week with a Highlands County Retired Maj. Thomas McGuire barbecue, parade, period Educators and Support Costume Contest and music Personnel Association will By SAMANTHA GHOLAR Centennial from California Toe Jam on hold its October meeting [email protected] the Circle starting at 5 p.m. SEBRING – Major on Thursday at the Monday. Focus Thomas B. McGuire is best Balmoral ALF, 93 Balmoral The Rotary Club known as a fearless military Drive (just off County Centennial luncheon will leader during his run in the Road 621). Retired educa- begins be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 United States Air Force in the tors, instructional and/or p.m. Tuesday at the On Jan. 6, 2012, you may 1940s. The decorated hero non-instructional person- Sebring Civic Center next recall the Centennial Kick- has roots here in Highlands nel, from any state are to Lake Jackson. Also on Off Celebration Party; the County and will soon be hon- invited to attend. Tuesday will be a Sebring party that was so successful ored by the city of Sebring in The meeting is scheduled City Council Centennial with a much larger crowd conjunction with its to begin at 11 a.m. with Reception from 6-8 p.m. at than expected. Hundreds Centennial Celebration. lunch provided. Any ques- the Sebring City Hall. showed up to help kick off McGuire graduated from tions? Call 699-2353. For more information on the year-long celebration Sebring High School in 1938. these events and more, visit and The Circle was full of The young man soon after Fred Wild SAC facebook.com/SebringCent excitement, as were the enrolled in college at Georgia meets Thursday ennial. spoke streets. Ridgewood Tech. McGuire spent his first SEBRING – Fred Wild was filled with tables and three years of college study- Road closed for chairs and people sat, ing before leaving college to Elementary's School socialized and ate delicious join the Army Air Corps in drainage Advisory Council (SAC) food together. 1941. construction will meet at 2:45 p.m. It was a true community McGuire attended flying Thursday in the Media SEBRING — Golfside event and a true delight. school in Corsicana, Texas Center of the school. Lane off Hammock Road Food was plentiful and ven- where he worked and studied Participants do not need to will be closed Oct. 17-19 dors had everything from his craft before earning his be a voting member to for storm drainage con- burgers, wings, jalapeno wings at Randolph Field. attend and join in the SAC struction. All local traffic poppers and gator bites to The pilot quickly gained a meeting. to utilize Ohio Avenue for snow cones, cotton candy, name for himself during his If you are a parent with a Courtesy photo access. old-fashioned draft-style short four years of service in Major Tommy McGuire won the Medal of Honor in World disability who requires rea- For further information, soda pop, fresh squeezed the military. McGuire was War II. sonable accommodations in contact Excavation Point lemonade, ice cream and named one of the two top order to attend a school Inc. at 471-1997. fried Oreos. We had Toby’s aces during World War II in McGuire. everyone ... This has attract- meeting, or if you need a translator, call the school at Clowns, the Mountain Dew the Pacific war operations. Several long-time Sebring ed so many diverse people Ground breaking Cloggers, artist James R. The decorated aviator earned residents have worked that all have a pure intention 471-5400 no later than Hahn, and California Toe all of his honors and medals together to create the Major for this idea,” Kahn said. ceremony three days before the meet- Jam Band had everyone before his 25th birthday, Thomas McGuire Memorial Kahn grew up in Sebring ing. SEBRING — For the dancing in the streets well including the prestigious Dedication. and though McGuire was first time in 36 years, into the night. Medal of Honor. Marvin Kahn is one of the several years older, Kahn Cheerleaders raise Spring Lake Presbyterian Now here we are, in the A few years after many faces behind the tribute knew him well. Kahn’s close Church will break ground money for Macy’s midst of all the fun and McGuire’s death on Jan.