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By Bill Rogers | Highlands Today

Published: June 28, 2008

Free Parent Workshop On Kids & Money Slated
SEBRING — The next parent workshop on "The ABCs of Teaching Your Kids About Money" is scheduled at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 1 at the Highlands County YMCA.

The workshop was created to help parents teach their children, specifically teenagers and young adults, basic knowledge about financial concepts. There is no charge to attend and is open to all families.

The Highlands County YMCA is located at 100 YMCA Lane in Sebring.

For more information, call 382-9622.

Tourist Council To Hold Meeting
SEBRING — The Highlands County Tourist Development Council will meet at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, July 3 in Room 3 at the Highlands County Agri-Civic Center in Sebring.

Sponsorship for the Heartland Riders Association's 5th annual Run to the Heartland will be discussed during the meeting.

The center is located at the corner of U.S. 27 and George Boulevard in Sebring.

Edward Jones Branch Receives Client Service Award
SEBRING — Edward Burnside and Charlene Ball of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Sun 'n Lake of Sebring have received the firm's Client Service Excellence award.

"We are honored to receive this award," Burnside said. "The Client Service Excellence award is special because it is a direct reflection of the relationships we have with our clients."

Edward Jones provides financial services for investors in the United States and, through its affiliates, in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Davenport Earns CPA Designation
SEBRING — Allison Davenport of Gerard & Associates, P.A. is the one of Sebring's newest certified public accountants.

Davenport completed her final state examination in February in Tampa and was notified of her scores in March. Davenport began the four-part examination process in November 2006 and successfully completed it in about 18 months.

Davenport came to Florida from McMinnville, Tenn., in 1995 to attend Webber International University in Babson Park, where she majored in accounting and minored in finance. She received her bachelor's degree from Webber in 1999. In 2002, she received her master's degree in accounting, also from Webber.

Davenport met Gerard & Associates principal Priscilla Gerard, C.P.A. in 1999 at Webber, where Gerard was chief financial officer at the time. Davenport worked with Gerard in the financial office during her studies. When Gerard opened her private accounting practice in Sebring in 2006, Davenport accompanied her.

Gerard & Associates, P.A. is now composed of CPAs Gerard and Davenport, as well as Phil Gerard, Wanda Neale, Tisa Jensen, Cathy Repa and Anna Smith all part of their professional staff.

In addition to the Sebring office at 2100 Lakeview Drive, Gerard & Associates has a satellite office in Babson Park.

Tellschow Joins Lakeview Realty
SEBRING — Lakeview Realty Inc. announces that Sue Tellschow has joined the company.

Tellschow is a resident of Spring Lake, and has been involved in the sale and marketing of villas there for more than five years.

Before moving to Florida to be close to her daughters, she was a real estate broker in Chicago. She was a member of the Chicago Homebuilders Association, and she focused on the sale of new construction and condominium conversions.

Tellschow is known as "The Villa Specialist" around Spring Lake. The Lakeview Realty office has moved to the Spring Lake Golf Resort clubhouse.

"I know these villas inside and out," she said. "I sold many of them when they were first built. I've seen people buy units as investments and place them in the Spring Lake Golf rental program. Later they move here, and after a few years, they decide they want a larger home and put their villa on the market. So I've sold some of these villas several times."

Tellschow may be reached at 655-0007.

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