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Volunteers including Garret LaGrange, 5, of Orlando (above, left), Lee Sharpe of Orlando (left), and John Schultz of Altamonte Springs and Linda Pietarila (above, right) of Orlando pack vegetables at Orlando Lutheran Academy last weekend. The Society of St. Andrew brought mounds of potatoes, cucumbers, cabbage and onions to be packed and distributed to local food banks. The food was not marketable because it was too big or too small. Volunteers from 20 Lutheran churches in Seminole and Orange counties participated.

PHOTOS BY SARA A. FAJARDO ORLANDO SENTINEL BANKING FOOD COLORSTRIP: SECTIONH THURSDAY SE SEMINOLE LONGWOOD 339-4883 SANFORD 321-0885 OVIEDO 365-6634 CASSELBERRY 339-7365 022984501 4 97 BAG SOLAR SALT 60 Lb WILD BIRD FOOD 20 LB. 81995 BRAND 4 97 GAL. LIQUID EDGER KILLS UNWANTED WEEDS GRASS SALE ENDS 4-31-08 SALE ENDS 4-31-08 5 47 BAG 1 67 BAG CYPRESS MULCH 2 Cu. ft.

2 67 BAG PINE BARK NUGGESTS 2 Cu. ft. 1 22 BAG TOP SOIL 40 LB. Inside: UCF in training to thwart possible shootings, H3 Check out the photo and see if you can answer the query, at OrlandoSentinel.com/sanford green and fuzzy and found in Sanford? Blog Extra The Seminole County Commission will discuss budget concerns when it meets at 1:30 p.m. today and at 9 a.m.

May 1. Both meetings will be in commission chambers at 1101 E. First Sanford. discussion will focus specifically on revenues and funding sources, while the discussion next week will center on changes in levels of service. Commissioners are not expected to take public comments at either meeting.

OVIEDO City OKs for fire station The City Council on Monday said it will pay to M.W. Mitchell Construction Development to build a fire station and fire administration headquarters. The fire station will replace the temporary mobile-home firehouse on West County Road 419 and provide office space for fire administration and inspection staff who are housed in a modular building at the City Hall complex on Alexandria Boulevard. The fire station and administration building will contain: About 3,450 square feet of bays for up to three fire-rescue vehicles. Living quarters for as many as seven firefighters (about 3,700 square feet).

About 6,000 square feet of office space for the Fire Department administrative staff, battalion chiefs, training officer and fire inspectors. LAKE MARY Commission says to fire fees The City Commission informally decided at a work session Tuesday not to pursue fire fees this year, City Manager John Litton said. The commission also decided it will start charging for a popular splash park that recently opened but not an adjoining playground. Like other cities, Lake Mary has been considering fees to help deal with property-tax reform. Fire fees, however, have been especially controversial.

Casselberry recently voted against them, and in Winter Springs they have passed on a 3-2 vote. Sandra Pedicini of the Sentinel staff compiled this report. SEMINOLE COUNTY GOVERNMENT WATCH County leaders will meet twice about budget It has been said that nothing in life worth anything is free, but try telling that to a member of the Civil Air Patrol. Or the people they rescue. An auxiliary of the Air Force, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) maintains 56,000 unpaid volunteers around the countrywho stop at the drop of a dime to save lives.

Many of those volunteers are found right here in Central Florida. Recently, Lt. Col. Mike Thompson revived the defunct Seminole Cadet Squadron, after the previous commanding officer was unexpectedly assigned to a post in Washington D.C. I assumed command in September, the squadron had only one active Thompson said.

basically came back from the After recruiting sessions at area schools and sporting-goods shops, the group now boasts a roster of 23 active members 14 adults and nine cadets, 12 to 18 years old. The group meets weekly to go over training and safety issues, as well as to teach members the three goals of the CAP: emergency services, including search-and-rescue missions, aerospace education and cadet programs. The revitalization of the group was perfect timing for Michelle Wilson and her 12-year-old son, Shawn. had been involved in the Civil Air Patrol program in West Cadets stand ready to help out in emergencies SARA A. FAJARDO SENTINEL Civil Air Patrol cadet Airman Dakota Hurley, 12, gives a talk this month about the principles of flight to fellow cadets at Orlando Sanford International Airport.

The Civil Air Patrol squadron of service-minded volunteers has rebounded in Seminole since September. BY ANDREA STANLEY SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL PLEASE SEE Product: OSBS PubDate: 04-24-2008 Zone: SEM Edition: SM Page: User: yom Time: Color: CMY.