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VOL. 99 | NO. 119 | $1.25 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1919 AN EDITION OF THE SUN
Budget cuts dismember arts, culture
By JIM ERVIN programs and resources,
CORRESPONDENT including grants, to help pro-
mote and grow Florida’s arts
AVON PARK — Less than
and cultural industry at the
a year ago, Secretary of
local and state level, and we
State Ken Detzner issued a
encourage arts and cultural
statement proclaiming that
organizations to reach out to
at the “Florida Department of
us so we can be of service.”
State, we believe that culture
TAIMY ALVAREZ/ SOUTH FLORIDA SUN That support looked dif-
builds Florida, and this report
SENTINEL VIA AP
ferent earlier this year when
(Arts & Economic Prosperity
Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Report) sends a strong signal Scott rolled out his $88.7
Cruz, looks up while in court for a hearing that supporting the arts and billion budget for 2018-19.
in Fort Lauderdale Friday. The hearing is culture industry helps to The new budget seeks to
expected to deal with several procedural build Florida’s economy and slash Florida’s art and culture
issues possibly including setting an initial industry’s budget by almost 90
strengthen our state’s identity
trial date. percent. This year’s budget al-
as the best place to live, work
lows three one-thousandths of
Judge moving and play in the United States.”
a percent (0.003) to go to arts
Detzner went on to say, COURTESY PHOTO
and cultural grants, according
“thanks to the support of
to The Orlando Sentinel. Cindy Garren, director of Cultural Programs at South Florida State College
along school Governor Rick Scott and
Performing Arts, said her program was expecting to receive $90,000 from
the Florida Legislature, the CUTS | 7
the state, but instead will receive just $5,600.
department provides funding,
shooting case #SaveNecco
By CURT ANDERSON
AP LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER
FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) — A The candy most people love to hate
judge sought Friday to get things
moving in the death penalty case
against Florida school shooting
By KIM LEATHERMAN
suspect Nikolas Cruz.
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer set STAFF WRITER
a May 4 deadline at a hearing Friday
ould you ever trade your car in
for defense lawyers to file a demand
for a cache of Necco Wafers?
for evidence from prosecutors, who
Well, that is exactly what one
would then begin turning it over.
fan of the hard,
Scherer
chalky confection wanted
also granted
“The district to do.
a request by
She is just one example
remains Cruz’s public
of what is being dubbed
defender
committed as “panic buying” of the
to waive
classic Necco Wafers when
to providing Florida’s
the company announced in the first
support and speedy trial week of March that it may go out of
rule. The rule
business if it could not find a buyer by
resources
generally
May 6.
for all those requires Necco Wafers are the candy that most
that a felony
people love to hate. Adjectives like
impacted
defendant go
chalky, hard, “tropical drywall” and “attic
by this to trial within citrus” are used to describe it, as was
tragedy” 175 days of reported in the New York Times. wafers is usually priced at $1 each. Ebay used to share them with my poodles
arrest unless However, this famous, or at least infa- and Amazon have listings for the candy years ago.”
it’s waived, mous, candy has been around since the at inflated — and in some cases — goug- Shopper Joan Kramer is among the
—School Board issued which is Civil War era when the New England ing prices. One example of ebay wafer fans. “I like them,” she
statement commonly Confectionery Company opened in inflation is six rolls for $27.95. said. “I just don’t eat candy
done in com- 1847. That was after Oliver Chase They weren’t too hard to find anymore, at least not a
plex or major made a lozenge machine that in Sebring; a short drive to the lot.”
cases because the defense typically would become the first candy-mak- Dollar Tree and the Necco lottery The Necco residence of
needs more time to prepare. ing machine. It was also the machine was won. Revere, Massachusetts, is
“I explained to him his consti- that would send candy to Union soldiers “Necco can’t go out of business,” also home to nearly 400
tutional right to a speedy trial,” Although the candy com- Connie Silke exclaimed. She and her workers that could see themselves laid
assistant public defender Melisa pany makes other sweets husband, Henry, were shopping at the off as of May 6 if a buyer for
McNeill said. like the Clark Bar, Sky Bar, Dollar Tree in Sebring when she heard the company is not found.
The judge set a May 25 hearing Mary Janes and Squirrel the news. “I love those candies.” The plant is the longest
to gauge progress in the case “so Nut Zippers, according to Cashier Dakota Stevens was shocked continually run confec-
we can move things along and set a Candystore.com, the one to hear that the company was in danger tionery in the U.S. and
proposed trial date.” treat people are scrambling for of closing as well. the site is more than 8,000
“I don’t want this case treading is the iconic Necco Wafers. “Those are a big seller,” Stevens said. square feet.
water,” Scherer said. The wafers come in a multi-flavored “People like them for the nostalgia
NECCO | 7
Cruz, 19, is charged with 17 roll that includes clove, wintergreen, of them; it will be an end of an era. I
counts of murder and 17 counts
orange, licorice, choc-
of attempted murder in the Feb.
olate, lemon and lime,
14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman
and cinnamon. There
Douglas High School in Parkland,
are specialty rolls like
Florida. His lawyers have repeat-
chocolate and sours.
edly said Cruz would plead guilty
After the Boston Globe
if guaranteed a sentence of life
covered the news the
without parole, but prosecutors seek
company could go out of
the death penalty.
business, panic sales have
As in past hearings, Cruz spoke
driven Necco Wafers to an
only to his lawyers and sat shackled
all-time high. Candystore.
CASE | 7
com reported a spike in
Necco sales of 82 percent
and the wafers sales have
skyrocketed 150 percent as
of March 28.
A roll of
Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas
Cruz walks into a courtroom for a
hearing as his attorney Assistant Public
Defender Melisa McNeill, left, waits in
Fort Lauderdale Friday. The hearing is
expected to deal with several proce-
dural issues possibly including setting
an initial trial date. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JOHN McMULLEN
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SFSC student commencement
speaker has big plans for future
SPECIAL TO HIGHLANDS which is a hacker that why some people don’t said Brian Bohlman,
NEWS-SUN companies hire to audit succeed is because they professor of computer
their networks,” he said. don’t have the self-dis- networking technology
“They purposely break cipline. If you go into it at SFSC. “From the
AVON PARK — Luis
their network systems with the mindset that first day of class, Luis
Rodriguez will ap-
to strengthen them and you won’t do well, then impressed me with his
proach the podium
make them more secure. you won’t. After I told willingness to tackle
as student speaker
They use the same tools myself not to think that difficult concepts and
during South Florida
as an attacker.” way, college became an curriculum with a true
State College’s 7:45
Eventually, he would easier experience. But ‘can-do’ attitude. Luis is
p.m. Commencement
like to enlist in the U.S. college is not only about a talented individual and
ceremony on Thursday,
Coast Guard. “They’re academics, it’s about natural leader who has
May 3, at the Highlands
starting a cybersecurity making new friends, my highest respect and
Campus in Avon Park.
and intelligence divi- connections, and getting encouragement toward
He recently turned age COURTESY PHOTO
sion,” he said. “You get in touch with profession- his future studies and
18 and will receive his
training and your educa- als in their industries.” his cybersecurity career. Luis Rodriguez will graduate May 19 from Sebring High School,
vocational certificate in
tion is paid for. Besides, “I had the pleasure Luis is going to do great but before that, he will give the commencement speech
applied cybersecurity.
I find the idea of fighting of having Luis in many things, and I will surely Thursday at South Florida State College, where he will receive a
This will be his second
pirates really cool.” of my courses over be following his progress credit certificate for cybersecurity and is only three courses shy
certificate from SFSC.
Another possible the past three years,” closely.” of his Associate in Science degree in network security.
In December 2016, he
route within the Coast
earned a college credit
Guard that Rodriguez
certificate in network
security. has considered is to (cid:17)(cid:1)(cid:12)(cid:5) (cid:4)(cid:1)(cid:22) (cid:17)(cid:5)(cid:16)(cid:20)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:5)
fly helicopters. “I want
“Commencement is
to go into Information
the beginning of a new
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life, a new you,” he said.
enlist in officer candidate
“You come to college
school. Then, I want to
as one person, and you
be a helicopter pilot. I
walk out as a whole other
don’t know if that’s going
person. You have a sense
to exactly work, but that’s
of accomplishment and
how I see it in my head.
pride. It gives you a sense
In the Coast Guard, you
of meaning and worth.”
have to be an officer to
But Rodriguez’s
be a pilot.”
academic life is not
In the meantime,
over yet. On May 19, he
Rodriguez is working to-
graduates from Sebring
ward his pilot’s license. A
High School. Further, he
volunteer spot during the
is only three courses shy
U.S. Sport Aviation Expo
of earning his Associate
at the Sebring Airport
in Science degree in
nurtured his childhood
network security, which
dream of becoming a pi-
he plans to complete this
lot. “I volunteered to help
summer.
set up and take things
College, for
down during the Expo. I
Rodriguez, began with
became mesmerized by
the Highlands Career
the atmosphere and got
Institute (HCI) at SFSC.
bitten by the aviation
Through the HCI, high
bug,” he said.
school students earn
Rodriguez eventually
a high school diploma
got a job at the airport
while working toward an
and hopes to become
occupational certificate
a lineman shortly.
or earn college credit.
“They’re in charge of the
Students spend half a
ramp. They take care of
day taking high school
everything outside of
classes and the second
the terminal, everything
half of the day in college 2017
that has to do with the
classes alongside adult
runway and planes. They
college students on the
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“Flying was a
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mine,” Rodriguez said.
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requires 40 hours of
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20 hours. To earn your
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ment, costs are waived
have to take a three-part
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exam and I’m cramming
“I knew that I wasn’t
for the written portion
going through college
now. I anticipate being
without financial assis-
done in June or July. It’s
tance,” Rodriguez said.
a great feeling to make
“So, coming to HCI at
your dream real. If I
SFSC gave me a head
could talk to myself as a
start with no out-of-
child right now, I’d high
pocket costs. My mother
five myself.”
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“I didn’t think I’d make
and I saw how she had
it in college,” Rodriguez
student loans. She just
said of his experience at
recently paid them off.”
SFSC. “The stigma that
Even at a young age,
college is hard and you’ll
Rodriguez has his future
be staying up late hours
planned. “Right now,
of the night, only some
my goal is to become
of it’s true. The reason
a penetration tester,
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Benevides Highlands County a.m. Wednesday, May (Candace) of Sebring, B. Sherman, Lauderdale and Deborah
Humane Society, 7423 2, 2018 at St. Francis of Florida; sister, Linda 89, of F. Cohen of Oakland,
Haywood Taylor Blvd., Assisi Anglican Episcopal Payne of Sebring, Florida; Sebring, California; companion,
Carol A. Sebring, FL 33876. Church, 43 Lake June and grandson, Liam Florida Donna Hudson of
Benevides, Services entrusted Road, Lake Placid, Kole. She was preceded passed away Sebring; sister, Marilyn
72, passed to Stephenson-Nelson Florida. In lieu of flowers, in death by her mother, Saturday, L. Hartman of Lebanon,
away on Funeral Home, 4001 donations may be made Beverly Stark. April 14, Penn lva s
Feb. 7, Sebring Parkway, to her said church. A funeral service will 2018. gran chil re and two
2018. Carol Sebring, FL 33870. take place at 11 a.m. Mr. Sherman was great g n ug ters.
is lovingly Online condolences may Dana Kole Tuesday, May 1, 2018 born March 1, 1929 in Richard was preceded
remem- be left at stephensonnel- at Stephenson-Nelson Lebanon, Pennsylvania in death by his wife,
bered by her husband of sonfh.com. Dana Kole, 62, passed Funeral Home in to Chester John and Pauline; brother, Chester
37 years, Louis “Benny” away on Wednesday, Sebring, Florida with Hilda M (Fake) Sherman. Jr. and sister, Shirl E
Benevides, and her sons, Una Ford April 25, 2018 in Sebring, visitation beginning at He was a U.S. Navy, D st r
Richard (Lynn) Colicci, Florida. She was born on 10 a.m. Burial will follow Korean War veteran. ch d’s mly d
Thomas (Meribeth) Una Ford, 78, of Lake Oct. 9, 1955 in Lakeland, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Richard retired from frien s will el br
Colicci, and William Placid, Florida passed Florida to Kelsey and Lake Placid, Florida. Shell Oil Company and hi life at 2 p.m. Friday,
Colicci. She raised away Wednesday, April Beverly (Stark) Payne. Services entrusted moved to Sebring in 1994 June 8, 2018 in the
Christina Benevides 25, 2018. She had been a lifetime to Stephenson-Nelson from Fort Lauderdale. VFW Post 4300, 1041
from the age of 11, and She is survived by resident of Highlands Funeral Home, 4001 He was a member of Lakeview Drive, Sebring.
also raised Sarah Faith her stepsons, Greg Ford County and ran a golden Sebring Parkway, the VFW Post 4300 in Onine condoences may
Benevides as her own of Helen, Georgia and retriever rescue. Dana Sebring, FL 33870. Sebring, American be shared by visiting
daughter, a special Andrew V. Ford III of enjoyed riding horses, Online condolences may Legion Post 25 and the wwwbankspagetheus.
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Nelson Funeral Home she worked for the Francis Jerome “FJ” Kole Survivors include his
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may contribute in Department. Florida and Travis Kole of Sebring; daughters,
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IEWPOINTS
Tim Smolarick Romona Washington
Publisher Executive Editor
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Karen Clogston Rob Kearly
Editor Circulation Director
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OUR VIEW
Opening another
door for region
Once again, South Florida State College is Just barely getting your paper printed
stepping up to meet a need in the community.
With no formal welding training program
available in the Heartland, SFSC announced
Thursday evening during the Foundation’s
Thank you to the many must first be cleaned up this current shortage.
Spring Gala that it has received funding for a
customers who gave us before they can be used. Prices also rise faster.
mobile welding lab. It will provide low-cost,
suggestions on how to The current paper Paper that was sup-
high-demand workforce training to residents
counter the shortage of shortage is not because posed to be at our dock
in the tri-county area of Highlands, DeSoto and
paper for us to print on. we don’t have enough raw in January did not arrive
Hardee counties.
One of the most common material to create paper. until April. Last weekend,
SFSC President Thomas Leitzel made the
reader suggestions was to We have lots of wood we if we had to run four
announcement after sharing the grim news of
use recycled newspapers. chips. The problem is we more hours on our press-
little funding coming from the state this year.
“Treat your paper like are not turning enough es, we would have run out
He said the “new” money that SFSC would
some states treat empty wood chips into paper for of paper. We came that
receive— a mere $114,000 — wouldn’t even
bottles and cans. Include newspapers. close to missing a day’s
cover the increase in insurance for staff and
a deposit charge, say 25 Here’s why. Scrap lum- delivery of your paper.
faculty members.
cents per issue, refund- ber chips are combined This newsprint shortage
However, all of the news coming out of
able on return of the pre- INK IN MY VEINS with water and turned shall pass, we just don’t
Tallahassee was not bleak. He talked about
vious day’s edition. Task into pulp. That pulp can know when.
meeting with Senator Denise Grimsley and David
your delivery network to be turned into many There are many un-
being pointed in the direction of J.D. Alexander Dunn-Rankin
not only deliver the day’s different products. intended consequences
and his daughter, Keaton Alexander of Silver
edition, but also to collect Packaging is the largest when tariffs and an-
Palm Consulting, for help. Most commercially
the previous day (packed user of wood chips turned ti-dumping duties are
The special initiative funding of $500,000 will harvested trees are cut
in the same polybag), into pulp with about imposed. Trade wars are
be spent to answer the need of area tradesmen down for lumber and sent
recording the return by 51 percent of output. not simple and easy to
and businesses. to a sawmill. The sawmill
address and returning Seventeen percent is win.
Leitzel told the packed dining hall, “Welding shaves a very large square
it through the same used for Kleenex or baby I apologize to our
is a core skill for various jobs and industry out of the tree trunk using
network that delivers the diapers. That’s right when readers and advertisers
sectors. We’re thrilled to be able to offer this as much of the tree trunk
next day’s edition. Hard you blow your nose, you for the inconvenience
specialized training in an innovative and as possible. The shavings
work, I know. But think are blowing it into wood. this trade war is creating.
convenient delivery method for the residents of around the large lumber
of all the trees you would You are also putting your We are doing everything
our district. square are waste in the
save...” FE grandchild in diapers we know, to get through
“SFSC is extremely grateful to Senator Denise lumber process. The
That’s a great idea. I made out of wood. this period without being
Grimsley and Representative Ben Albritton, lumber people then ship
wish it would work, but it About 20 percent of tariffed (pardon the pun).
who both sponsored the legislation that led that lumber waste to a
won’t. That’s because the pulp is used to make I know we are perhaps
this important funding initiative through their newsprint plant where it
USA doesn’t actually re- good old-fashioned over-communicating,
respective chambers.” is turned into pulp, then
cycle newspapers. That’s writing paper and other but know how passionate
With no formal welding training programs paper.
right, 100 percent of the printing. Newsprint only you are about the paper
available in Florida’s rural Heartland region, Because we use “waste”
old newspapers you take accounts for about 12 and would prefer to
this mobile welding lab has the potential to from the lumber pro-
to the street each week percent of all pulp usage. err on the side of over
train more than 150 students annually and offer cess, the cost of the raw
are classified as “waste” When tariffs and duties communication.
short-term training options with significant material for newsprint,
and have zero resale are slapped on newsprint, Share your thoughts.
income potential to the tri-county region. It will is a small part of the
value in the USA. Your old mills are repurposed to
reach students at all four campuses through the overall costs of creating a
newsprint is loaded on a use pulp for tissue, or David Dunn-Rankin is
Heartland, as well as high schools and industry finished roll of newsprint.
ship and sent to China. packaging. Or the product CEO of Sun Newspapers,
locations throughout the region. Sweeping up sawmill
We don’t recycle news- shipped overseas. the family- and employ-
The training will vary in length from degree, scraps is significantly
print in the USA because In the short term, ee-owned group that owns
certificate and diploma programs to just-in- cheaper than hauling all
it is more expensive to removal of newsprint the Highlands News-Sun
time workforce development training through those recycled papers
recycle paper than cut a capacity for other uses, and Highlands Sun. He
SFSC’s Corporate and Community Education from each house to a re-
tree down. How can that because of tariffs and can be reached at david-
Department, according to Sidney Valentine Jr., cycling plant, where they
be? duties, further increases [email protected] .
vice president for Academic Affairs and Student
Services at SFSC.
YOUR VIEW
Welding is one of the most in-demand
workforce skills with 3.4 percent annual growth
in the Heartland region and an estimated 800 Want a reason to cut those. I can order them will soon change.) And
welders are needed annually in central Florida. online for you.” When I go many places online will A shining star writes
the cord
According to CareerSource Florida, trained to the local book store and wrap and send gifts (free),
back
welders can earn a starting salary of $17 per they do not have a title I which is something very
hour with the possibility of earning up to $30 an Friday’s cartoon showed want, they tell me, “I can few stores will do. Almost
hour, or $60,000 annually, which is more than “the Amazon leopard” order it online for you.” every place I have now Several weeks ago your
the average salary for someone who possesses a pouncing upon “brick & When I went into the local ever shopped online paper published a letter
vocational certificate. mortars” and brings to home goods store for a has been a 100 percent from Anna, a fourth-grad-
Not bad, huh? mind political calls to go wedding gift on their reg- pleasurable experience. er in North Carolina who
Leitzel said the lab will be housed in a large to war with the company istery, they did not have it, I do not want to lose lo- had selected Florida for
trailer with both simulator and live-welding that is positioned with but they “could order it for cal stores. I like shopping her state report due in
units. Trainers and equipment will be included single-handedly bringing me online”. and like shopping close to May and was requesting
to facilitate arc welding. down the local merchant I can order something home. There are just some information. I sent her
Not only has SFSC once again worked the (not to mention the post for myself online! Plus things that I do no want to some newspaper articles
programs it offers to accommodate the needs of office!). There is another “brick and mortars” are buy before seeing/touch- along with the latest issue
the community, but by doing so it is helping the side to this story however making it increasingly ing/trying — try actually of Discover (Highlands
Heartland position itself to attract new employ- ... difficult and unpleasant sitting on a sofa to see if it County) because it’s filled
ers and industry leaders. I had never been one to shop in their places: fits me — try on a of pair with so many interesting
As we’ve said before, we are fortunate to for online shopping. I did lack of salespeople to ask of shoes because you don’t facts about our area.
have SFSC as a neighbor, one who is constantly not trust the security of questions or get help, know whether this brand’s I am so happy to report
watching and adapting to help the region meet the process, plus I had my having to stand in long size 7 or 8 is better — how that two days ago, I re-
the demands and needs of the businesses shopping needs provided lines to check out because the bathing suit will look. ceived a very well written
found here. It’s not an easy job to do, but the locally. Then we moved to they have closed three of But if the local economy thank you letter from
SFSC Board of Trustees and staff sure make it Sebring. their four cash stations, wants to compete with Anna, who also reported
look so. Now it is often impos- closed dressing rooms so online vendors they she had been receiving
sible to get things one you have to walk across need to do something to mail from “the wonderful
JOIN THE wants/needs when trying the store to get to the one make their places worth people in Florida.” She
CONVERSATION to shop merchants here. place where you can now coming into: have a wide will be displaying all the
If you want a national try on something, hanging variety of types of stores; information she received
Letters are welcome on virtually any subject, but we do department chain, you items so high out of my have merchandise that is on a tri-fold poster at a
have some rules. We will not accept any Letters to the Editor have to go to Lake Wales. reach they are impossible advertised, even if you are “big State Fair” and wrote
that mention a business in a negative tone, as they have no If you want an electronics to get ... “a little store”; have sales that “it has been a lot of
means to defend themselves. Please keep Letters to the store, or a major, more So I have turned to people available; have fun” and that the terrific
Editor to less than 250 words. Letters will be edited to length up-scale discount store online shopping and it has stores besides Walmart response meant a lot to
as well as for grammar and spelling. All letters must be signed than Walmart, you have to been happily eye-open- or a mall that is on its her.
with full name – not initials. An address and telephone number drive to Haines City. ing. Especially if it is from last legs. Make my visit to I feel that Anna is a
must be included. The phone number and address are not for I recently received an Amazon, they will have your store a pleasant and shining star in what has
publication, but must be provided. In the case of letters that advertising flyer from one whatever I want in stock successful one and then I lately seemed to be a very
are emailed, the same rules apply. of the major stores located in the size and color and it will be more than happy dark sky and wanted to
Due to the number of letters received, we are able to run here and saw two lingerie will generally be at a lower not to shop online. Thank pass this along for others
only four letters per person per month. items I wanted to buy. cost than the retail mer- you. to enjoy.
The Letters to the Editor section is designed as a public When I went to the mall to chant has it — and often Marilyn Huggins Marianne Reason
forum for community discourse, and the opinions and state- get them, the lady told me without tax. (Although if Sebring Lake Placid
ments made in letters are solely those of the individual writers. “our store does not carry Trump has his way, this
www.highlandsnewssun.com Sunday, April 29, 2018 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | A7
NECCO CASE
Necco fans, there does he would raise $5-10 it would continuously acting like Adolf Hitler.
not seem to be any million on his own and support,” said Michael The SunSentinel reports
buyers in the near future. would use crowdfund- Haggard, who represents the controversy involves
FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1
However, the former ing to raise $20 million. the Oliver family in one of history teacher Greg
CEO of the company, Al The Gofundme is many expected lawsuits Pittman, who supports
On March 6, Necco’s Gulachenski, has a plan #savenecco. at a defense table with against several govern- gun control, and junior
Chief Executive Officer to save the company he So far, only $3,890 has his head bowed. He ment entities. Kyle Kashuv, who has
Michael McGee prepared still loves and it involves been raised for toward made no eye contact The school board issued defended gun rights after
the mayor of Revere, social media. the lofty $20 million with the audience, which a statement saying it is the mass shooting at their
Brian Arrigo, about the Gulachenski told in- goal. The good news is included his younger following state law in school.
company’s financial dustry leader Candystore. that Candystore.com brother, Zachary. terms of the caps on dam- Kashuv tweeted that
problems and possible com that he needs to says people will get their Also Friday, attorneys ages a government agency three students told him
lay offs. raise $30 million. He money back if they do for the family of shooting can be forced to pay in Pittman said “Kyle is act-
Unfortunately for told the company that not make the goal. victim Joaquin Oliver, 17, a lawsuit. The statement ing like the next Hitler.”
called on the Broward added that schools offi- Kashuv had com-
County School Board not cials are actively involved plained about being
to attempt to limit total in several efforts to raise questioned by school
liability in future lawsuits money for victims and security after posting
to only $300,000. A law- families and suggested photos of him holding
yer for the board has sig- they could also seek a an AR-15 assault rifle at a
naled that the Stoneman larger payment from the gun range.
Douglas shooting should Florida Legislature. The paper says Pittman
be considered a single “The district remains then tweeted that “you
occurrence with numer- committed to providing don’t have to be the
ous victims — which support and resources for sharpest tack in the
would impose that dollar all those impacted by this box” to understand why
limit — rather than 34 tragedy,” the statement authorities might ask
separate occurrences. said. questions after a school
“The school board is Elsewhere, the shooting.
watching after its finan- Broward school board is Broward schools
KIM LEATHERMAN/STAFF cial best interest instead looking into claims that spokeswoman Nadine
of that of the families a Stoneman Douglas Drew says they’re review-
Necco Wafers may be leaving the shelves of stores soon. The company will have to close in May if
it has publicly claimed teacher said a student was ing the matter.
they do not find a buyer soon.
CUTS
this venue really affects culture industry in so we have to now figure slightly better. “We were The theater has been
the community.” Florida generates $4.68 out how to keep our fortunate in that we in operation for 42 years.
FROM PAGE 1 Garren went on billion in total economic museum coordinator were towards the end of The David A. Straz
to show that SFSC activity, supports 132,366 employed. one of our grants — it’s Jr. Center for the
Performing Arts’ full-time jobs and deliv- “So then, do you get a reimbursement grant Performing Arts in
The cuts will affect arts
economic impact for ers $492.3 million in local rid of the position? Well — so we had already Tampa is one of the
and culture across the
the 2016-17 year was and state government no, we can’t because we put the money out metro facilities to take a
entire state. Highlands
$2,008,273. This rep- revenue.” have our museum. So we and we did receive our hit through this upcom-
County is no exception,
resents all monies spent Garren was expecting have to do a bunch more reimbursement. So what ing budget cycle. The
with South Florida State
because of, or related to receive $90,000 from fundraising or figure out that’s going to affect is center is one of Florida’s
College’s Performing
to, events held at the the state. Instead, SFSC something because we our ability to apply for largest performing arts
Arts program, Highlands
college. Because of this Performing Arts got didn’t get that at all (the future grants. venues. It has seen its
Little Theatre and
money, 64.3 jobs were $5,600. grant). The present grant “We don’t get any help grant amount plummet,
Highlands Art League all
supported in the county. Lindsay Damon, for the museum runs out from any other govern- from $200,000 in 2007 to
taking a hit.
These facts are ac- operations manager in July. ment entity other than nearly $48,000 in 2017.
Cindy Garren, direc-
knowledged by Florida at The Highlands Art “The Art League,” said the city is supporting us This year, the Straz will
tor, Cultural Programs
Department of State on League, said the museum Damon, “is really kind on repairing the building receive less than $4,000,
at South Florida State
www.dos.myflorida.com, asked for $20,000 and got of like a diamond in the from the hurricane said president and chief
College, said: “I wanted
which said the following: nothing at all. rough here in Sebring damage,” Logsdon said. executive officer Judith
to share this about the
“The Arts & Economic “We were requesting and it’s been going on “Most of the things we Lisi, as reported by The
economic impact of the
Prosperity Report shows salary assistance grants. since the 1960s. It would do, we find funding on Tampa Bay Times.
Performing Arts program
nonprofit arts and We’re non-profit obvi- be a shame to have to our own. It’s a juggling Lisi does not believe
here at the college. We
culture is a significant ously, and that’s how we shut part of it down or all act between ticket sales, Irma, opioids or Parkland
know people relocate
industry in the state of operate, by sponsorships, of it down.” sponsorships and fund- forced the cuts (as
here because of this
Florida. According to fundraisers and grants Highlands Little raising appeals and activ- the government has
facility and what we do,
the Arts and Economic that we get. We didn’t Theatre Executive ities. We’re good for this claimed).
we hear that all the time.
Prosperity 5 report, get the Salary Assistance Director Vanessa year, but next year could “They just use that as
Every year I do this eco-
the nonprofit arts and Grant for the museum, Logsdon said they fared be a different story.” an excuse,” she said.
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Video game champ stripped of record scores fights back
know anything about to save and stop a game,
By DAN SWEENEY
SUN SENTINEL this stuff.” which in turn would
Mitchell, a longtime allow them to go back
FORT LAUDERDALE Hollywood resident who and replay if they die
(AP) — South Florida’s now lives in Weston, or get a score on a level
Billy Mitchell, once achieved the high score they don’t like.
declared the Video Game at the Boomers location It’s a far fall for a man
Player of the Century, is on July 31, 2010. He declared the “Video
now facing the ultimate recalls more than 100 Game Player of the
test of his skills: salvag- people shuffling in and Century” in 1999 by the
ing his reputation. out, a few dozen at any Japanese Amusement
Twin Galaxies, one time, as he ran Machine and Marketing
competitive gaming’s up the scoreboard for Association. He had
governing body, found several hours that day. just pulled off the first
him guilty of cheating. But it was only the latest perfect Pac-Man score
On April 12, it banned in a run of high scores in history — 256 levels,
Mitchell for life and re- going back decades. consuming every fruit,
moved all his high scores In 1982, at the age every dot, every power
from their record books, of 17, Mitchell became pellet and every blue TAIMY ALVAREZ/ SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL VIA AP
including his undis- the first person to reach ghost with every power
In this March 22 photo, Billy Mitchell, a competitive gamer who lives in Hollywood plays at
puted Donkey Kong and the fabled kill screen of pellet consumed, all
Arcade Game Sale in Fort Lauderdale. Mitchell, once declared the Video Game Player of the
Pac-Man records from Donkey Kong, when the without dying once.
Century, is now facing the ultimate test of his skills: salvaging his reputation. Twin Galaxies,
the 1980s and 1990s. arcade game reaches its 3,333,360 points. competitive gaming’s governing body, found him guilty of cheating.
Mitchell has begun memory limit at level “Probably my stron-
to assemble a group of 117 and Mario seem- gest accolade is that
experts to dispute the ingly commits suicide, I did the first perfect
findings. He plans to dying for no reason. His Pac-Man,” Mitchell
show that Donkey Kong total: 874,300 points. said. “It was quite the
loading screens from He followed that gala event. It was at the
his games are from the up by reclaiming the largest arcade in the
real arcade game, not a Donkey Kong high score world. Namco (Pac-
software emulator, as his four more times, three Man’s creator) took me
detractors have claimed. against Steve Wiebe, and flew me to Japan,
An emulator allows his rival in the 2007 where I had to repeat
a computer program documentary “The King the performance.”
to imitate another of Kong,” a film that ce- Now, as far as the
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OCAL PORTS
Vettel claims pole in Azerbaijan
Hamilton will start from front row after qualifying 2nd
SPECIAL TO HIGHLANDS a crucial mistake in the the German and a couple session were the Force
NEWS-SUN last sector of his final of tenths ahead of Silver Indias of Esteban
run. Up until that point Arrows teammate Valtteri Ocon and Sergio Perez,
He struggled on Friday, the Finn had looked set Bottas. making their first Q3
but Sebastian Vettel to steal pole position The Red Bulls of Daniel appearances of the year,
found that little bit of away from his teammate, Ricciardo and Max and the Renaults of
magic once more on but instead he’ll line up Verstappen were next up Nico Hulkenberg (who
Saturday afternoon in in P6 as Lewis Hamilton in fourth and fifth, the entered qualifying with
Azerbaijan as he cap- held onto second place former pipping his team a five-place grid drop
tured his third pole po- for Mercedes. mate after gratefully hanging over him) and
sition in a row. However, The Briton, lying picking up a tow from a Carlos Sainz.
MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT PHOTO
Kimi Raikkonen blew second to Vettel in the recovering Raikkonen. Qualifying session
Ferraris hopes of a front- world championship, Completing the top 10 Valtteri Bottas qualified third for today’s Formula One race in
VETTEL | 2
row lockout after making finished 0.179s behind in what was a thrilling Azerbaijan.
Panthers’ rally falls short
DAVE DOUGLASS
Highlands Bass Angler
Weather changes
full moon fishing
The freshwater fishing forecast for the end of
April and beginning of May gives anglers a major
shift in weather patterns starting Monday. Instead
of six days of west winds there will be six days of
easterly moderate to strong winds. Atmospheric
pressure will also climb today through Monday’s
midday hours so you can expect fish to be adjusting
upward over the next 30 hours or so.
Considering all fishing factors, a productive
RUTH ANNE LAWSON/CORRESPONDENT post-front feed condition, which is very rare, will
occur this evening and Monday morning on the
SFSC’s A’Darius Council slides safely home ahead of the tag of Cody Oerther
moonrise and moonset periods even though the
full moon is forecast to shine bright tonight. If it we
SFSC plays final home game do get cloud-cover then Monday morning will be
even better.
The winds will be ideal out of the northeast today
and then strong by most angler’s definitions, blow-
of year on Monday
ing from the east Monday and remaining constant
through the week.
Water temperatures are absolutely perfect, with
all species feeding at their highest annual rates.
BY RUTH ANNE LAWSON
advantage of its opportu- May is the ‘best fishing month of the year’ rivaled
CORRESPONDENT nities in the game. only by November, due to the mid-70 to low-80-
“It was one of those degree water temperatures. During these months
AVON PARK — The games where Polk did a anglers ‘must match the hatch’ and perfect the
South Florida State good job with their nine correct depth, action, and speed of our lakes’ rich
College Panthers fell short hits they had,” he said. food-chains’ feeding activity.
after a late rally against “We had a rough second Put your bait where the feeding frenzy occurs,
Polk State College on inning throwing strikes achieve the correct presentation, or you’ll conclude,
Wednesday. After a long, and that cost us a couple ‘there’s no fish in the lake.’ Hopefully an aggressive
hard-fought battle the of runs. We are going to hungry fish will make a mistake and strike your bait
Eagles soared past South try to work some things before it gets its fill.
Florida by a final score out on the mound before Best Fishing Days: This evening a greater than
of 8-5. The loss drops the our next game and we are average pressure rise period will occur and will level
Panthers record to an going to keep working. off during the full moon period and then rise again
even 25-25 for the season “Brett Norwood had during tomorrow’s sunrise — both will be due to a
and 11-13 in Conference a pretty good swing on shift in the weather pattern of the past week. So you
play. that two-run homer. That can expect a higher than normal ‘fish-adjustment
“We were down 4-0 was a nice thing to see. I feeding-period’ this evening and Monday morning,
after the first nine thought Josh Bobrowski instead of the normal midday full-moon feeding
outs,” said SFSC coach threw some good pitches pattern, which will resume Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rick Hitt. “We have to and gave us a couple of The Major Fishing Period: The moon underfoot
get off to a better start goose eggs. I thought period occurs at 12:52 p.m. and solar noon at 1:23
pitching-wise. We have to we played pretty good p.m. and the atmospheric pressure daily spike
do some things better. We defense for the most part. has been occurring about two hours prior to this
did keep battling and got We just could not contain lunar activity and I expect this pattern to continue
close to Polk. We finally them enough to be able throughout the next two days. Therefore from 10
started getting guys on to score enough to beat a.m. to 2 p.m. a feed intensity rating of 6-7 will
and started getting them them.” occur.
in. We just could not keep Polk State jumped to And as is always the case with full moon periods,
them from scoring very an early lead when Trent the more nighttime cloud cover the greater the
often.” Sinkfield stepped to the midday bite will be. Forecast predicts no cloud
Hitt said the difference plate and hit a blooper cover for tonight’s full moon. Last night there was
RUTH ANNE LAWSON/CORRESPONDENT was that Polk State
FISHING | 3
College was able to take PANTHER | 6
SFSC’s Jordan Austin makes contact.
HSR Mitty taking place at Road Atlanta
SPECIAL TO HIGHLANDS winner in its first race. more than 60 small-bore the popular HSR
NEWS-SUN The 41st edition race cars that delivered International/American
of the HSR Classic big-time competition Challenge has added
The first winners of Motorsports Mitty is on the 2.54-mile Road an all-Porsche class in
this weekend’s 41st HSR showcasing Nissan/ Atlanta circuit. He also 2018. John Deford won
Classic Motorsports Datsun as the Featured scored International that division in his 901
Mitty presented by Marque and Wittel class honors, sharing the Shop-prepared No. 57
Hagerty were crowned moved the celebration podium in that class and 1970 Porsche 914/6,
Friday at Road Atlanta off to a perfect start by overall with runner-up crossing the finish line
after a pair of compet- taking the first checkered and early-race leader fifth overall.
itive feature races that flag of the weekend in Lawrence Cooper in Veteran Porsche
saw Chet Wittel take an his Bob Sharp Racing his 1971 No. 17 Datsun racer Vic Skirmants took
overall victory in his 1970 liveried 240Z in Race 240Z and the third-place Porsche-class runner-up
No. 33 Datsun 240Z and A of the SascoSports 1968 No. 6 BMW 2002 of honors in his 1961 No. COURTESY PHOTO
Josh Simpson bring his International/American Andre Herke. 70 Porsche 356 and Craig
Chet Wittel races his 1970 No. 33 Datsun 240Z to victory at Road
debuting 1973 No. 61 Challenge. In addition to new title
MITTY | 2 Atlanta.
Porsche 911 RSR home a Wittel topped a field of sponsor SascoSports,
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MITTY VETTEL
Challenge, the first of was formed in the
three B.R.M. one-hour mid-1970s with an
races on this weekend’s event at Road Atlanta.
FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1
Mitty schedule. There was one goal
The win went to Josh then and it remains true
Watkins was third in his Simpson in a 1973 No. today: to celebrate the 1 had begun with
1968 No. 146 Porsche 61 Porsche 911 RSR that race cars from the past. drama almost from the
911. was in its debut race As a “time machine” start. The session was
The American division after being built just this of sights and sounds, barely four minutes
saw a pair of classic past year by the Simpson HSR provides a venue old when Romain
Corvairs take two of three Motorsports team. The for competitors and Grosjean become the
podium spots, led by sharp-looking green-and- spectators alike to share first casualty. A huge
class-winner James Reeve yellow-trimmed 911 RSR in the wonderful history lock-up at Turn 3 forced
in his 1966 No. 51 Yenko pays tribute to an early and excitement created him to take the escape
Stinger. Reeve’s Corvair Kremer Racing Porsche by the cars that compet- road, causing a big flat
colleague Michael that raced with success ed at race tracks around spot on his front-left
Leveque was third in his in Europe. the world. HSR cur- tire — and ultimately a
similar No. 23 1966 Yenko Second-place in rently sanctions eight gearbox issue ended his
Stinger, with the duo split the B.R.M. race went vintage and historic day before it had even MERCEDES-AMG MOTORSPORT PHOTO
by Dave Roberts, who to the 2009 No. 1 racing events at some properly begun.
Lewis Hamilton practices at Azerbaijan.
raced to second in his Porsche Cayman of of the world’s most As has been the
1956 No. 57 Corvette, the early race-leader Cody renowned race tracks, pattern this season,
oldest car in the race and Ellsworth and his father including Road Atlanta, Raikkonen started the Both Toro Rossos use, ending the session
only 1950’s-era entry. and co-driver Bruce Sebring International qualifying process in ultimately exited Q1, just over one-tenths
he SascoSports Ellsworth. Byron DeFoor Raceway, Daytona impressive fashion and and were followed quicker than Hamilton as
International/ finished third in his International Speedway was the better of the two by McLaren’s Stoffel the Williamses of Lance
American Challenge Heritage Motorsports- and more. The complete Ferraris at the beginning Vanddorne, Sauber’s Stroll and Sirotkin, along
opener was immedi- prepared 1973 No. 50 schedule and full event of Q1. Marcus Ericsson — the with McLaren’s Fernando
ately followed by the Porsche 911 RSR. information can be With all 10 construc- only driver to fail to Alonso, Sauber’s
B.R.M. Chronographes About HSR: Historic found on HSR’s website tors running on the reach Q2 this season Leclerc and Haas’ Kevin
GT Classic Enduro Sportscar Racing (HSR) at www.HSRRace.com. quickest ultrasoft tires — and Grosjean. On a Magnussen (whose car
early on, Force India positive note, rookies lost bodywork at one
continued to show signs Charles Leclerc and stage) were the unfortu-
of improvement with Sergey Sirotkin moved nate ones to fail to reach
Ocon temporarily going into Q2 for the first time Q3.
P2 ahead of Mercedes this year. So, who would come
and Red Bull. The second segment up with the goods in
Ocon’s teammate, saw the top three teams the all-important final
Perez, perhaps tried — Ferrari, Mercedes and session? Ferrari laid
too hard to match the Red Bull — send all their down the gauntlet when
Frenchman’s exploits. drivers out on supersoft Vettel produced a superb
Turn 15 proved to be a rubber with an eye on to- lap to move to the top, an
big ask once again, with morrow’s race, while the impressive 0.342s ahead
the driver overcooking rest of the field emerged of Hamilton.
the corner and ruining a on ultrasofts. And that lap would
set of tires. And, similar to the ultimately prove enough
The opening session opening session, it didn’t for the German to secure
was beginning to hot take long for the tricky his first hat-trick of pole
up, with Raikkonen still corners to bring out the positions since 2013 on
leading the way, when best and worst of the a day when Ferrari on
the Toro Rosso pair of drivers. speed alone should have
Pierre Gasly and Brendon Raikkonen suffered scored the 60th front
Hartley almost collided most after making a cost- row lockout in their F1
in what was a very lucky ly mistake and flat-spot- history.
escape. ting his tires, forcing him With the first four on
A slow-moving Hartley to retreat to the pits for the grid lining up in
was limping out of Turn ultrasofts — a switch that championship order and
14 after suffering a punc- will surely compromise major gusts predicted
ture when an onrushing him in the race when all to hit Baku on Sunday,
Gasly rounded the corner around him will start on the stage is set for what
and came within inches more durable rubber. promises to be a thrilling
COURTESY PHOTO of colliding full speed The Finn did at least Grand Prix.
into the back of the Kiwi. put the rubber to good Race time is 8 a.m.
James Reeve in his 1966 No. 51 Yenko Stinger at Road Atlanta.
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