2023-06-20 VIII. A. Waste Management News Article • • MINUTE FILE
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EVERY VETERANS STORY
Petty officer Knowles hopes to be a positive impact
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Petty Officer William s
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Knowles graduated y' r •, + k
from Okeechobee High ;'' ;„ .E — l
School in 2017 and -. f vt,
enlisted in the United •
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States Navy soon after.
He joined the Navy b w ' 'r';' 4 r
to better himself as a �. tafiA e= '�-
person and to gain life ,- c]i �•.�
experience,he said.He i r
is the only one of the
six siblings in his family 1 „�,:- - �"----�..,
to join the military,but m; i,
their father served in I -
their Army.
William's brother Western pacific area of operations.U.S.Navy Damage control-man 2nd class William Knowles from
Okeechobee FL.Conducts maintenance on damage control life saving equipment onboard the Nlmitz I
Ronnie arranged for class carrier CVN 76 USS Ronald Reagan out of Yokosuka Japan,during operation freedom's senti- ' ,
this story to come out nel and operation Aille's refuge in support of U.S drawdown operations in Afghanistan.Petty officer = '
in time for William's Knowles has been forward deployed on board Reagan since 2019 In 7th fleet,the U.S Navy's largest 4,3 i,;.
birthday as a surprise. forward deployed fleet.With his devotion and technical expertise damage control readiness is at an all
He explained he is very time high onboard Reagan.Thank you for your service petty officer Knowles![Photo courtesy Ronnie
proud of his brother for Knowles i)� '+^,ply 2kile"`,
his service to his coun- _ '
try.Ronnie said his I f' � •
rise,damage control in Japan,he spent six Africa,Australia,even i Ibti•q �rfl ,,_
parents adopted three readiness was at an all months on land and six serving four years in inc.;_ —0,_ :i F'
boys and three girls, time high on board the months at sea each year Japan.You name it, Happy birthday and thank you for your service William Knowles.
and he met his brother USS Ronald Reagan on for four years. he's been there,said his [Photo courtesy Ronnie Knowles]
William when the two which he served. He signed a 2-year brother Ronnie.
boys were only 4 years Choosing between contract to get sta- William has been in had a great visit. continue his career at
old.They have been Hawaii and Japan, tinned in Florida so he the service for almost William and his girl- Southeast Regional
best friends ever since. William chose Japan could see his family five years now and is friend,Rheann Hiet- Maintenance Center
William was trained and was not sorry.He more often,said Ron- finally stationed back pas,met in Japan while at Jacksonville,Fla.
to perform maintenance loved living in Japan. nie. in the states.Ronnie they were both serving He will no longer be
on damage control He loved the food,the William has been was able to go see him there,but she is from deploying unless the
life saving equipment people and the scenery all over the world in recently in Jacksonville up north and is now country goes to war.
onboard deployed but said four years was service to his country. where William is now stationed in Jackson- Knowles hopes to
is
ay.
fleet.With h i William
devotion long enough.While He has visited Guam, stationed and said they vill well.
plans to ersimpact
in a positive th-
and
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AUTOMATED COLLECTION
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City residents soon to have to pay for some yard waste pick up
By Cathy Womble but if all goes accord- have been using. company to have bulk this change,they will that they send pictures
LAKE OKEECHOBEE NEWS ing to plan,they will Yard waste will yard waste pickup.To do a big communica- of a pile of things they
OKEECHOBEE be rolling out carts change to automated. make things even more tion campaign with would charge to pick
—Deborah Perez of throughout the city of What fits in your cart is confusing,Perez said all the residents of up and a picture of
Waste Management Okeechobee in Sep- what will be picked up. not all yard waste had Okeechobee so they things they would not
gave an update to the tember or October.The Anything else will have to go in the cart.She will know what is going charge to pick up so the
city council during yard waste carts will to be picked up for an said if the homeown- on,what the carts are public would know the
their June 21 meeting. be 96 gallon and the additional fee either by er had a pile that was for,when they are difference,and Perez
She said there has been recycling cart will be Waste Management 4-cubic yards,they coming,when they will said she would be hap-
a delay in getting new a 65 gallon.Residents or another company. would pick it up for be collected,etc. py to do this.
trucks and new carts will continue to use the Homeowners can also free. City Administrator
same garbage carts they contract with another Before they make Gary Ritter suggested