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Hand-To-Hand Combat

SEBRING –– Two competitors lock hand-to-hand with a glare of determination as the crowd is cheering them on. The adrenaline pours into their veins as they wait for the start. And in an instant, it's all over –– the winner is crowned and the loser takes the fall. For Sebring native Caleb Cleveland, 19, this was the scene when he took center stage at the Central Florida Armwrestling Championships in Leesburg on April 26 as he fought long odds to lift the champions trophy in the 154-pound open division. "It was everything I thought it was going to be and more," Cleveland said. "I just had to see what I was really made of." Cleveland, who works for the Golf Hammock maintenance department, had never before stepped into the organized circle of arm wrestling, but he'd been building to this point since he was a kid. ...more

May 12, 2008

Good News For Daytime Anglers

It's the day after the 11:37 a.m. New Moon, and because of the late morning lunar timing, the intensity and duration of the nighttime feeding migration diminishes significantly with many fish participating in the daytime feeding migration. This is good news for the daytime angler who has been dealing with the majority of lunar events happening at night during the fall and early-winter seasons. Another benefit to the lunar timing is the fact that virtually all day, the fish will be feeding on and off instead of migrating in one major and minor feeding pattern. ...more

January 9, 2008

Morgan Woods Celebrates Holidays

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Morgan Woods Elementary School celebrated the holidays with many activities for students. ...more

December 26, 2007

'We Are The President'

During the government investigation of the Clinton Whitewater scandal (difficult times for them - 15 of their colleagues/friends were convicted of Whitewater crimes), Hillary Clinton responded to questions regarding the possible release of Whitewater documents by saying "I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president." (Underscoring that her co-presidency was a reality.) Similarly, her response, when Gennifer Flowers said she had a 12-year affair with Mr. Clinton: "We have to destroy her." Or when she said, "God bless the America we are trying to create." (Relegating God to approving their intended creation.) ...more

December 15, 2007

Let Their Hearts Be Light

Christmas took center stage last weekend for 75 children who put their cares behind them to concentrate on just plain fun. ...more

December 15, 2007

'Atonement' Glow Brightest Among Globe Nominees

Glitter broke through the gloom of a strike-bound film business Thursday as Quentin Tarantino and friends braved the morning chill to help bestow seven Golden Globe nominations on "Atonement," pushing that love-and-war drama to the awards season's center stage. ...more

December 14, 2007