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Lake Wales Football Coach Recognized by Tampa Bay Buccaneers POLK NEWS-SUN VOL. 90 NO. 2 Wednesday, January 8, 2020 www.polknewssun.com $1.00 The Lake Wales News INSIDE THIS EDITION Circle of Friends Restaurant opens in to celebrate 20th Bartow A Firehouse Subs franchise anniversary has opened on East Van Fleet Drive. PG 2 By CHARLES A. BAKER III Staff Writer State adding 640 LAKE WALES – Twenty years ago, residents per day Lake Wales resident Mertice Kelly Florida’s estimated found what she believed to be her population stood at just calling in life — to create a ministry under 21.48 million as of for area residents who are disabled. July 2019 — a nearly 1.1 From that calling, Circle of Friends Ministry was born. percent increase from July On Saturday, Jan. 11, Kelly will 2018. help kick off the Circle of Friends PG 3 20th Anniversary Party. To celebrate 20 years of the ministry, Circle of Major art exhibit Friends supporters are hosting a party PHOTO PROVIDED BY TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS in downtown Lake Wales from 2 p.m. comes to Polk Lake Wales High School head football coach Tavaris Johnson poses with his wife, Tyechia, and sons until around 8 p.m. The Polk Museum of Art’s Tylan, 6, and Tydan, 3, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa after winning 2019 Buccaneers High “We would love for you to come new exhibit will showcase School Coach of the Year on Dec. 29. His son Jayden, 12, is not pictured. by Circle of Friends Ministry in Dutch and Flemish downtown Lake Wales,” Program paintings from the 17th Lake Wales football coach recognized Director Alison Martin said. “We Century. will be celebrating 20 years of this ministry operating a daytime program PG 6 by Tampa Bay Buccaneers for beautiful special needs friends. So, By CHARLES A. BAKER III won Buccaneers Coach of the Week and past friends, present friends and future Staff Writer $2,000 from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers friends who we would love to meet, Foundation to help maintain and upgrade stop by and see us and enjoy the fun Lake Wales High School head football their football programs. Johnson won for a great celebration.” coach Tavaris Johnson was named the Coach of the Week during Week 10. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will 2019 Buccaneers High School Coach Fort Meade Miners head football coach be speaking at 3:30 p.m. and there is of the Year Dec. 29 at Raymond James Jemalle Cornelius won Coach of the Week an all-you-can-eat chili dinner starting Stadium in Tampa. two weeks earlier. at 5 p.m. There will be games, face ‘Single Wide’ opens During this past season, Johnson was A few Polk County residents got photos painting, corn hole, a cake walk, a Friday one of 11 area high school coaches who of Johnson on the Raymond James pie eating contest and a Connect 4 Lake Wales Little Theatre tournament for kids in attendance. COACH | 4 Circle of Friends participants will will be putting on the also be performing a show and music award-winning musical. will be provided by DJ Harlow. PG 10 Polk Senior Games open registration Kelly's daughter, Connie Darlene Fehringer, was born with disabilities The opening ceremony is scheduled for February 29 and the games run through March 16. PAGE 3 ANNIVERSARY | 4 Get smart about COVERAGE FOR your coverage. Call me today! EVERY PART OF 863-259-1826 THE HOME Fred Simons III, • Home • Auto • Umbrella CLU, ChFC Insurance underwritten by Farmers Insurance Exchange and other affiliated insurance companies. Life insurance is issued by Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, 3120 139th Ave. SE, Ste. 300, Bellevue, WA 98005. Each insurer has sole financial responsibility for its own insurance. Visit farmers.com for a complete list of companies. Not all insurers are authorized in all states. Not all products, coverages, and discounts are available in all states. See agent for details. Page 2 January 8, 2020 Firehouse Subs opens in Bartow By CHARLES A. BAKER III office meetings to family gatherings. Staff Writer “We were drawn to Firehouse Subs because it’s a brand with a soul,” Bobby Sahgal said. “Not only do we serve BARTOW – The Sahgal family, owners of the Firehouse amazing food, but we make it a priority to make a positive Subs shop in Winter Haven for the past 12 years, recently impact in our communities through Firehouse Subs Public opened a second location in Bartow at 280 E. Van Fleet Safety Foundation. It’s woven into everything we do in our Drive. restaurants.” With help from his brothers, Rick and Andy; his sister, Originally from Ohio, where the Sahgal family owned Sonia; other family and staff, Firehouse Subs franchisee another restaurant franchise, the family moved to Florida Bobby Sahgal said the new restaurant will be open from to start another growing business. PHOTO PROVIDED 10:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. seven days per week. He said staff Bobby Sahgal’s sister, Sonia Sahgal, will be the general From left to right, Abhay, Rita, Sonia and Anurag Sahgal recently posed will also offer third-party delivery and in-house catering manager for this new location in Bartow. in front of a mural inside the new Firehouse Subs restaurant located at services to accommodate occasions of all sizes — from 280 E. Van Fleet Drive in Bartow. Frostproof receives downtown beautification grant By CHARLES A. BAKER III At the meeting, Sullivan told those in attendance that Staff Writer public restrooms in three city parks had been closed due to criminal vandalism. FROSTPROOF – On Dec. 16, Interim City Manager Members of the council made several suggestions to solve Nicole McDowell announced that the City of Frostproof the restroom problem, but one suggestion made members 38%/,&127,&( had received an offer of a $104,000 downtown beautification of the council laugh. Notice is hereby given that the City of Bartow is grant from the State of Florida. Sullivan suggested putting fake video cameras up at accepting applications for the following voluntary Council members voted to accept the offer, meaning the restrooms with a sign saying, “We are watching you.” advisory board(s): next summer they will have to budget around $60,000 in Sullivan went on to say that criminals don't often attend city matching city funds for FY2021. Plans on how the money ¾ Beautification Advisory Board council meetings and so they may never learn of the plan. will be spent will be worked out in upcoming workshops, “We don't have a strong following in the council Citizen’s Advisory Committee ¾ which have yet to be scheduled. chambers or (criminals) who check council minutes,” ¾ Community Redevelopment Agency “That's $104,000 of free money coming to the City of Sullivan said, to the claps of others. ¾ Zoning Board of Adjustment Frostproof,” Mayor Martin Sullivan said. In the end, council members decided to instruct staff to Also discussed in the meeting were a rash of car To obtain an application or board description contact explore other options, such as timed locks that would lock burglaries. During the first week of December, the Polk restrooms after sunset. the City Clerk’s Office at (863) 534-0100 ext. 1256 County Sheriff's Office sent out a text to Frostproof Perhaps criminals don't read newspapers, either. or visit the City Clerk section on the City’s website: residents alerting them to a rash of car burglaries of late. www.cityofbartow.net More great content online! Pence to campaign in www.WinterHavenSun.com | www.PolkNewsSun.com Central Florida With the Interstate 4 corridor always a political battleground, Vice President Mike Pence will appear at events Jan. 16 in Hillsborough and Osceola counties as part of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. 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