Back in the days when man first ventured out of the caves and celebrated the occasion by giving thanks to the Great Spirit the people vowed that the preparation time for their holidays would be limited to some reasonable amount of time. Like perhaps the cycle of one moon, which many eons later was called a month and many eons after that they were given a name: As in October which is what the moon cycle before the one when thanks was given to the Great Spirit and out of which our country's first displaced inhabitants evolved. And many eons after that first giving of thanks the Great Spirit returned the recognition of his people by rewarding them with a special gift of his own. A man-child. The appearance of this gift held such significance for the people that they name a day after it. They called it Christmas. Now when the two things are considered – limiting preparations to no more than on a lunar cycle and the acceptance of the gift of the Great Spirit – it would appear that the preparations for Christmas should occur at the earliest around the time that the feast of thanksgiving is celebrated. And for many years this is how it came to pass. ...more

October 20, 2007

SEBRING — New blood can often shake up an organization, with fresh ideas, enthusiasm and willingness to serve. Newly elected S.A.L.T. Council President Nicole Montoya-Bragg was informed over the telephone of her nomination. She accepted the challenge. That set the tone for the rest of the meeting. The Highlands County Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) Council elected new officers Friday at its regularly scheduled meeting held at the Highlands County Sheriff's Office Community Service Center in the Lakeshore Mall. ...more

October 13, 2007

Three Avon Park women were free Wednesday on $1,500 bail each after they were arrested in connection with the theft of merchandise from the Lakeshore Mall Kmart store. ...more

September 20, 2007