St. Johns River Festival of the Arts Returns to Sanford
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MIDWEEK:MAY 3-6, 2017 SEMIFINAL SETBACK ELDERLY HELP The Lake Mary boys Woman delivers haircare service lacrosse team was nipped to homebound in the State Final 4 seniors See Sports, Page 8 See People, Page 5 AKEANFORDARY ONGWOOD INTER PRINGS VIEDO ENEVA ASSELBERRYERALDSTEEN HULUOTA LTAMONTE PRINGS E ARY L M ,L ,W S ,O ,G ,C ,O ,C ,A S ,D B S • © 2017 H Vol. 125, No. 74 VISIT US AT MYSANFORDHERALD.COM Since 1908 HEADLINES FROM City works with Smash Comics to help Oviedo police arrest ASSOCIATED PRESS continue ‘Free Comic Book Day’ 22-year-old for hit-and-run homicide AP ANALYSIS: WHY 'SMART HeraldBy Larry Staff Griffin COOKIE' REMARK IS By Larry Griffin RATTLING SEOUL Herald Staff Smash Comics’ Free Comic Book Trump's unusual flattery of Day event is taking place this Sat- While looking for a murder suspect in an Kim Jong Un is leaving South urday, and it has caused a stir of Oviedo case in which a Koreans fearful that the geopolit- controversy due to its conflict with teenager was run over by a ical neophyte may play directly the St. Johns River Festival of the van, the Seminole County into the hands of Asia's most Arts on the same day. Sheriff’s Office arrested the masterful manipulator. The root of the problem comes suspect, Nelson Troy Stro- from the fact that Smash Comics haker, 22, for the murder WHERE GOP MODERATES didn’t fill out the required paper- and his father, Robert Stro- ARE FEELING THE HEAT work with the City in time for the haker, 41, on accessory and festival to be allowed to move for- drug charges. When it comes to scrapping ward. On April 15, officers re- "Obamacare," some Republican But Store Manager Brian Gaither sponded to a vehicle crash members of Congress are also incident and found 16- fielding pressure from divided Smash Comics is located on 1st Street Heraldin downtown photo Sanford. by Larry Griffin See COMICS, Page 6 Nelson Troy year-old Christopher John- constituents at home. Strohaker son pinned under an See HIT AND RUN, Page 10 HOW HOSPITALS ARE DEALING WITH OPIOID EPIDEMIC Non-addictive alternatives like an ultrasound-guided nerve Woman hits crossing block that can bathe a key nerve in local anesthetic are just some guard with her car of treatments for the severe pain of trauma and surgery, AP finds. By Larry Griffin HOLLYWOOD WRITERS Herald Staff See AP, Page 7 A local woman, 20-year-old Lenetria Dixon, was arrested Monday for aggravated battery against a person over 65 years old Police: Motive unclear for after she allegedly hit an University of Texas stabbings elderly crossing guard with her car on April 12. See Page 7 A driver in a tan Ford Taurus was approaching a school crossing at Wekiva Springs Valley Road and STOCKS OF Fox Valley Road. But the crossing guard, Lenetria LOCAL INTEREST who is 80 years old, had GOOD BYE Dixon As of 4 p.m. Tuesday See GUARD, Page 6 Photos contributed Allegiant $161.25 With plans moving forward for the catalyst site, the two parking lots in downtown Sanford will be lost. Bombardier $1.65 Faro $35.00 See what’s happening Invacare $11.55 around Seminole County NextEra $131.26 ARTS ALIVE: Tractor Supply $67.97 See page 4 Toro $61.61 Wells Fargo $55.96 St. Johns River Festival of the Arts returns to Sanford HeraldBy Jessica Arts Columnist Pirani SEMINOLE SMILE Sanford’s charming Historic District will INSIDE welcome artists, artisans and crafters of all varieties for their sixth annual St. John’s OPINIONS • 3 River Festival of the Arts this weekend. Amenities will include a Culinary Arts PEOPLE • 5 Pavilion, Kid’s Zone, artists-in-action OBITUARIES • 6 demonstrating their crafts al fresco, live en- CROSSWORD • 6 tertainment and much more. The Festival opens Saturday morning at SPORTS • 8 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and again on Sunday from CLASSIFIEDS • 10 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come one, come all! BRIDGE • 11 Free Comic Book Day! Sanford’s own little-comic-book-store- Alice Bowers that-could, Smash! has gleefully been or- ganizing for the national event Free Comic The St. Johns River Festival of the Arts willPhoto take contributed place this Recreation Supervisor See ARTS ALIVE, Page 7 weekend in downtown Sanford. City of Sanford PAGE 2 • Midweek: May 3-6, 2017 SANFORD HERALD Artist Spotlight: Spotlight: Adam Saleh TRIVIA TEST HeraldBy Jessica Arts Columnist Pirani phone interview late last week. All By Fifi Rodriguez of videos that I saw could be consid- ered light-hearted shenanigans; he 1. LITERATURE: What Adam Saleh first dipped into the goofs around with his young nieces was the name of the city national spotlight in 2012 when he and nephews while adorable tod- where Anne Frank and her won an Ellen Degeneres dance con- dlers feature heavily in his skits. family hid from Nazis in test at the age of 18. With a strong This past week he released a "The Diary of Anne work ethic and playful devotion to “prank” in which he joked with a Frank"? entertaining, Saleh hit the ground happy group of small children and 2. MEASUREMENTS: running; balancing college and fam- played dead to get a rise out of How many feet are there in ily as he evolved into a very active them. In another video this week a fathom? vlogger and YouTuber. Saleh was picking up a buddy at the 3. ADVERTISEMENTS: Born and raised in New York of airport who was coming in from What product could no Yemeni descent, Adam openly talks London; the friend was detained by longer be advertised on openly about being bullied by his customs and profiled at the airport, U.S. TV after Jan. 1, 1971? peers because of the rash of Islamo- being held for hours because of his 4. GEOLOGY: What is phobia our country experienced ethnic heritage. The lads were frus- the tectonic boundary be- after the wake of 9-11. Saleh’s web- trated at the beginning of their Photo contributed tween the North American site explains that as a youth in NYC, video, but after a happy reunion, Adam Saleh will perform at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center. and Pacific plates? he tried to conceal his Muslim her- they were joined by their pals and 5. MEDICAL: What do itage and allowed classmates to be- take to the NYC streets to eat gyros the initials stand for in the lieve that he was Latino until and laugh in cars. BRAT diet for children with gaining the confidence to find his It’s refreshingly wholesome up the scenario was as Saleh and his His songs, standup and skits tell en- upset stomachs? voice and speak up against this while also shining a light on the companions were escorted away by gaging or funny stories, “but they 6. TELEVISION: What racism. very real prejudice these young peo- security. Later Delta claimed that it all have a lesson or a theme like re- was the detective charac- Adam’s commitment to put out ple are feeling here in America. was a prank as Adam is a known specting your parents, or being ter's main prop on the daily vlogs and YouTubes offers an Saleh’s website says: “At a time prankster and the whole thing cur- proud of who you are and not being drama "Kojak"? excitingly voyeuristic glimpse into when the country is becoming more ried international media attention. ashamed of who you are or where 7. GENERAL KNOWL- the life of a jet-set 23 year-old with and more divided, Adam spreads He’s been touring internationally you're from.” EDGE: How many siblings close-knit family connections and a an important message of hope and with his best friend and sidekick This rising star will release his does a septuplet have? tight circle of friends. Just this week, acceptance for groups who often Slim Albaher and the duo will play first album in July and he’s excited 8. FOOD & DRINK: What Saleh put out a challenge to his sub- feel marginalized because of their the Wayne Densch Performing Arts to partner with new friends voices is "beurre noir"? scribers to hit 1,000,000 views for his race or religion.” Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. When and talents in bring the project to 9. MOVIES: What freshly-released song and music Controversially, Adam was queried about the content of his fruition. Underlying it all, he movie's last line was, video “On My Way.” Adam rou- ejected from a Delta Airlines flight stage performance, Adam’s excite- spreads a message of positivity, "We'll go on forever, Pa, tinely racks up a several hundred this December when he reports that ment was contagious. In it, he’ll rap, pride and tolerance. Check out his 'cause we're the people"? thousand hits every single day; other passengers felt nervous with dance and do comedy skits; “Every performance at the WDPAC tonight 10. MUSIC: Who com- staggering numbers that belie the him speaking Arabic to his friend. song has no cursing and no profan- at 7:30 p.m. to see more. posed "Music for the Royal youthful antics that ensue in his The ready videographer quickly ity,” he said with a happy tone. “My Fireworks"? posts. had his phone in hand to document biggest song is ‘Tears,’ and I wrote it Jessica Pirani can be reached at “Most of my viewers are between the incident when another passen- for my cousin who got married the [email protected].