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OSCEOLA NEWS-GAZETTE • a New Place to Shop BVL Group Wants to Oust Quiñones Order to Run for District 2 Commissioner 50 CENTS 112TH YEAR • SATURDAY EDITION APRIL 23, 2011 The Journal of Osceola County Business has a women-in-business-focus this month. See section B. OSCEOLA NEWS-GAZETTE www.aroundosceola.com • www.holaosceola.com A new place to shop BVL group wants to oust Quiñones order to run for district 2 commissioner. Comments anger “We were disgusted when he resigned from state office to run for the Hispanics; recall commission; he really let us down,” Sperling stated, adding that the county effort may be flawed position pays more than double that of By Marvin G. Cortner the state representative salary. “The county has laid off numerous workers Editor and reduced the salaries About 30 residents in Buenaventura of many, but the com- Lakes have formed a group to organize missioners are paid in a recall of Osceola County Commission- excess of $ 70,000. A er John Quiñones, last re-elected in new bill in the Legisla- November to a four-year term, and a ture, if passed, will allow comment from one member of the commissioners to volun- group has sparked outrage among local tarily reduce their pay. Hispanics. So far, not one commis- According to Kathy Sperling, group Quiñones sioner, including Quiñones, has agreed spokesperson, dissatisfaction in local to a pay reduction despite the increasing government and Quiñones’ record on depressed state of the county.” county and district issues are the reasons in general for the recall effort. Sperling Sperling further stated that amid the said the group already has started col- layoffs, Quiñones created a new posi- lecting signatures for the recall petition. tion for an assistant, spent thousands of There may be a problem, though, dollars on beautification projects while News-Gazette Photos/Andrew Sullivan “he fires anyone who he has personal Dusty Kirk, assistant store manager of the Marketplace Express in Kissimmee, straightens with the effort. According to state statute, a recall petition may not be issues with, costing the county a fortune products on the shelf. The store sells groceries, health products and various sundries. filed until Quiñones has served at least in severance pay.” Sperling said one-fourth of his term, which would Quiñones also is “accused of demanding be one year. disbandment of an advisory committee Broadway store fills downtown niche In a press release announcing forma- he created when the committee began tion of the recall group, Sperling stated discussing their misgivings” about him. that four-and-a-half years ago, Quiñones In a phone interview Thursday morn- Kissimmee resigned as state representative shortly after his re-election to state office in See Recall, page A-3 By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor Take the dog to the vet. Get a haircut. Change the oil in the car. Sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done, All ‘duct’ but grocery shopping, at least, just got a lit- tle bit easier. Downtown Kissimmee area workers out for and residents have a new place to shop — Marketplace Express. The shop, which opened in late Febru- ary, occupies what used to be the Colise- the prom um of Comics store on Broadway. At first glance, the new grocery store By Fallan Patterson doesn’t appear to be much bigger than the standard convenience store, but Market- Staff Writer It started with a 3-D duct tape rose on place Express is much bigger than it looks. The Marketplace Express, at 22 Broadway in downtown Valentine’s Day. Kissimmee, offers downtown convenience to residents See Market, page A-3 Gateway High School junior Erin Wall and visitors, including free delivery of groceries. toyed with the idea of making her own prom dress after not finding the strap- less, mermaid-style she desired. She made her boyfriend of seven months, Sean Turner, also a Gateway junior, the Former St. Cloud mayor dies flower and introduced a creative concept. Taking an idea from Wall’s older sister, By Fallan Patterson “He’s one of those guys who you Richard Word was born May 1, automatically had the upmost 1928, in Anniston, Ala., but was Meghan, the couple took prom fashion Staff Writer to a new level by constructing their out- Former St. Cloud mayor Richard respect for,” Mirles said. raised in Ohio. After high school, he Last week, Mirles enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served fits out of duct tape. G. Word died Wednesday morning took Word to visit 43 years, including two years in the Turner and Wall, both 17, have from lung cancer at his Virginia his grave, the plot American Theater Pacific in World entered the Stuck on Prom 2011 Schol- Avenue home surrounded by family. next to his first wife, War II. arship Contest, an annual competition Word, 83, served as a St. Cloud Betty Word, who After his time in the war, Word that challenges students to create their councilman from 1982-1984 and also died of lung returned to Cleveland and married prom attire, accessories included, out of served as the city’s mayor from cancer in 2002. Betty Somer Dec. 8, 1950. They colorful duct tape. 1988-1992. Word placed a cac- had two daughters, Rebecca and The top 10 entries will be posted Photo/Courtesy of Lori Wall “He always stayed active in poli- tus on her grave. He Linda. Word was a civil engineer online and voted on over the summer by tics,” Jane Word, his wife of six also wrote his own Word for Highland View Hospital in the public. The first-place couple each Sean Turner and Erin Wall pose for years, said. obituary and planned his own funer- Warrensville Township, Ohio, and wins a $5,000 scholarship; the school a photo at Gateway High School’s Word’s son-in-law, Mario Mirles, al in the last two weeks. also served as a police officer for also wins the same amount. There also April 9 Mardi Gras-themed prom. took him to a local diner every Tues- “He was sharp until the end,” the town. are scholarship prizes for second and The couple made their formal attire day for lunch to visit with his friends Jane Word said. “He had a mind for out of duct tape for a national schol- and discuss St. Cloud issues. dates.” See Mayor, page A-5 See Tape, page A-5 arship contest. Inside Sports Lifestyles Community Classifieds........... 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