8A The Herald-Advocate, January 6, 2005


 Cornelius New Assistant


 Principal At Junior High


By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
 A new assistant principal'greeted
Hardee Junior High School stu-
dents 'as they returned to classes on
Tuesday.
'But Beverly Cornelius, a veteran
educator with a master's degree in
educational leadership, was not a
stranger to them. She's worked at
the school since 2001.:
. Cornelius was among a' half-'
dozen or so applicants for the posi-
tion, vacated when Assistant
Principal Sonja Bennett wastrans-
ferred over to North Wauchula
Elementary School to fill a vacancy
there. That position opened when
Roy Shaw resigned.
 Shaw, who had been with this
school district since 1986, took a.
job at Vero Beach High School
after he lost his election bid here
for superintendent of schools. He
had served as a teacher and as an
assistant principal at both Hardee
junior and senior high schools in


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addition to North, Wauchula
Elementary.
 Shaw is now an assistant princi-
pal 'for Vero Beach High School,
stationed in the Freshman Learning
Center.
 "Mr. Shaw served the school dis-
,trict in a variety of job assignments
for a long period of time both faith-
fully and well," Schools
Superintendent Dennis Jones said
at his departure. "We all wish him'
well in his new responsibilities."
 Jones said Bennett's transfer to
North Wauchula was a lateral one,
and filled a void there. The junior'
'high, however, was still left with an
assistant principal. Doug Herron,
and a dean, Gregg White, as the
district advertised for a second'
assistant principal to fill Bennett's
slot.
 The applicants were reviewed by
 a Targeted Selection Committee,
 Jones told the Hardee County
 School Board as it met right before
 the winter break in order to consid-
 er the matter. He termed them all "a
 good group of peopk."
 Jones then noted he had a recom-
 mendation prepared for the board
 and wanted to fill the position in
 time for the new semester.
 Jones said Principal :Mae
 Robinson had talked with all the'
 applicants, and that he had done so
 with the top two candidates.,
 Cornelius was the choice.
 "'Beverly Cornelius will be <an
 asset to the school," Jones told the
 board.
 Board members agreed in a'
 unanimous 4-0 vote to hire


 THURSDAY. JAN. 6
 VHardee. County
Commission, regular meeting,
Room 102, Courthouse Annex I,'
412 W. Orange St., Wauchula,
8:30 a.m.
 MONDAY. JAN. 10
 VBloodNet USA bloodmobile,
Pioneer Creek RV Park, 138 E.
Broward St., Bowling Green, 9
a.m.-noon.
 VWauchula City Commission
monthly meeting, 225 E. Main
St., Wauchula, 6 p.m.
 VZolfo Springs Town Council'
monthly meeting, Civic Center,
3210 U.S. 17 S., Zolfo Springs,
7 p.m.
 TUESDAY. JAN. 11
 VBowling Green City
 Commission monthly meeting,
 City Hall, 104 E. Main St.,
 Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
 THURSDAY. JAN. 13
 VBloodNet USA bloodmobile,
 Peace River Electric
 Cooperative, Inc., 1499 U. S. 17
 N., Wauchula, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
 VHardee County School
 'Board regular meeting, City
 Hall, 225 E. Main St., Wauchula,
 5 p,m.


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Cornelius as assistant principal.
Board member Tracy Baxter was
absent due to a prior commitment.
 Cornelius was present, at the
meeting with Robinson, and
accepted congratulations from. the
board 'and other administrators in
attendance.
 She is a Hardee County native
and a product of Hardee County-
schools, having been graduated
from Hardee Senior.High School in
19.78.
 Corneliius obtained an associate
of arts degree from South Florida
Community College before going
on to earn a bachelor's degree in
elementary education at Warner
Southern College in 1998. She
completed her master's-degree in
educational leadership' in April of
2004 at the University of South
Florida.
 Cornelius was owner and direc-
tor of Britches & Braids child care
center from 1990 until selling the
business in 1996. From there, she
became director of the Child
Development Center at New Hope
Baptist Church.
 The Wauchula resident began her'
career with the Hardee County
School District in August of 1998,
teaching third and fourth grades at!
Zolfo Springs Elementary. She,
moved to Hardee Junior High in
August of 2001 and has been there
ever since.
 She has 'special certifications in'
 testing diagnostics, English for
 Speakers of Other Languages and
 reading instruction, among others.
 In her application for the admin-
 istrative position, Cornelius wrote,
 '"I enjoy the challenge of teaching."
 She went on to note, "I have lived
 in Hardee County all my life.
 Hardee County is my home. As an
 educator and citizen. I am very
 interested in the education of our
 future Hardee County leaders and
 residents."


 Enter BBQ, Chili
 Special Events
 Main Street Wauchula Inc.
and Florida BBQ Association
are planning Grillin' and Chillin'
on Feb. 4-5 and invites anyone
to enter the barbecue, chili,
desserts or hog calling compe-
titions.
 Each event comes with win-
ner's rewards. There is an appli-
cation form to be completed
and fee to be paid. For more
information, contact Megan
McKibben at 767-0330.
 Grad Parents
 Meet Tonight
 There will be a Project
Graduation planning meeting
tonight (Thursday) at 7 at the
County Barn, 205 Hanchey
Road, Wauchula.
 All parents of seniors are
urged to attend.
 Training On
 AIDS Monday
 A class on current information
on AIDS for professional licens-
ing requirements will be held
Monday from 1-5 p.m. at the
Hardee County Health
Department, 115 K.D. Revell
Road (off U.S. 17 N.),
Wauchula.
. Beauticians, barbers, caretak-
ers and others needing this
information can register or get
more information by calling
773-4161..
 Donate To The
 Tsunami Victims
 Local Girl Scouts are collect-
 ing hygiene items and other
 contributions to put in back-
 packs for the tsunami victims in
 Southeast Asia.
 All help is welcome. Anyone
 who wants to contribute, can
 drop off a donation at First
 Christian Church, 1121 W.
 Louisiana St., Wauchula.


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 Deadlines to file low-interest dis-
 aster loan applications for physical
 damages as a result of hurricanes
. Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne
have been extended until Feb. 28.
 "Extending the deadlines will
 allow those who have not yet com-
 pleted their application to have
 additional time to apply for assis-
 tance,". said Small Business
 Administration area director-
 Michael C. Allen. SBA encourages
 everyone .who receives an SBA
 application in the state of Florida to
 complete and return it as soon as
 possible, regardless of the status of
 their FEMA or insurance claims.
 "'Additionally, SBA may refer
 individuals for whom a loan is not
 appropriate 'to the Other Needs
 Assistance grant program, but with-
 out a completed application, we
 can't make that referral. That could
 mean some people may be turning
 their back on additional assistance
 that may be available, including
 grants," Allen added.
 Funds from SBA disaster loans
 may be used to cover the amount of
 the deductible for storm victims
 who have insurance, and may cover
 some or all of the uninsured losses
 for storm victims who do not have.




 Clothing


 Distributed


 }10',A
 Saturday

 By SHAYLA BRYAN
 Herald-Advocate Intern
 Donation distribution continues
 in Hardee County for those in need.
 A donation give-away will be
 held this Saturday, Jan. 8, from 9
 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hardee Junior
 High campus.
 Primarily clothing, pants and
 shirts, will be available and it will
 be distributed on a first come first
 serve basis. It is mostly children
 clothing, however there is some for
 adults.
 Teachers, administrators and
 some student volunteers will be on
 hand to pass out the clothing.
 There are also several computers
 that have been donated. A drawing
 for those will be held around 10
 a.m.
 The school received these dona-
 tions following the hurricanes.
 They were donated by other middle
 schools in Manatee and Pasco
 Counties and some out-of-state
 schools as far away as New York.
 The school first tried to distribute
 the donations through an on-cam-
 pus clothes closet, but there wasn't
 a suitable location for it to be held.
 The donation give-away was then
 organized as a solution by eighth
 grade math teacher Susan Moye.
 She has served as chairperson of
 the student needs committee that
 was formed after the hurricanes.
 The event is open to the public
 and parking is out front. There will
 be signs posted giving directions to
 the on-campus distribution site.

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insurance.
 Disaster victims with insurance
should not wait for their insurance
settlement before applying to the
SBA. If they do, not know how
much of their loss will be covered
by insurance or other sources, the
SBA will consider making a loan
for the-full amount of the loss, up to
our loan limits, proViding that the
borrower agrees that insurance pro-
ceeds will be used to reduce the
amount of the SBA loan. By this
method, the disaster victim's final
loan balance will represent only'
uninsured or otherwise uncompen-
sated losses.
 SBA low-interest disaster loans
,are available to qualified renters,


homeowners, landlords, businesses
owners and non-profit organiza-
tions that suffered damage or loss
due to the disaster. Interest rates can
be as low as 3.187 percent for
homeowners and renters, and 2.9
percent for businesses. Loan terms
on all loans can be as long as 30
years. Actual loan amounts and
terms are set by the SBA and are
based on each applicant's financial
condition.
 The SBA also has mitigation
funds available to many of the dis-
aster victims who have already been
approved for a low-interest disaster
loan. The SBA mitigation funds are
designed to help borrowers fund
protective measures to prevent
damages from recurring in future
disasters of the same kind. To help
victims fund protective measures,
borrowers may request an increase
of up to 20 percent of their
approved physical loan amount' to
help pay for their mitigation mea-
sures.


 Golden Nuggets
 By LOrraine and John Gillespie
Alpha-& Omega Freedom Ministries of Wauchula


 She sweeps bitterly in the night, and her tears are
 constantly on her cheeks. Among all her allies she
 has no one to comfort her. All her friends have dealt
 treacherously ith her; They have become her ene-
 S miles .. .
 -Lamentations 1:2'
 We think grieving is 6nly for someone that has passed from this life to,
the-next, but that isn't always true. Divorce may cause grie\ ing, especially
among the children. Children taken away from the parent/parents can cause
grieving for not onl\ the adults, but the children. People forget'about the
grandparents and other family members grieving over these situations.
 Certainly\ parents and grandparents grieve over their children's
involvement with gangs. drugs, alcohol and sexual activity.
 Moving can also cause grieving over'the loss of family and friends
from their home place. The elderly grieve over not being able to do what
they used to do. changes in the world and family, and being abandoned. The
list could go on and on.
 People will pretend everything is OK, but the grief is deep and they are
miserable. Grief not dealt [ith can cause rage (a bitter root) to manifest.
Grief can cause depression and sickness. ,
 In Gen. 6:6 God had regretted that He had made man aand He.was
grieved at bear, "but Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord." The Lord
grieves also over some of the things we do. but do we find grace in His eyes
to help us overcome our grief? Yes. we can if we w ill allow Him to help us.
A Golden Nugget would be to take our grief to God and ask Him to take it"
away from us.


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 REQUEST FOR QUOTES FROM
 ABSTRACTORS TO PREPARE
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 The City of Bowling Green is soliciting proposals from
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