The Sanford Project Will Bring Distillery, Restaurant to Downtown's West Side
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WEEKEND:NOV. 11-13, 2018 THE DYNASTY CONTINUES Boy Scout shares Despite just one senior on the on Proper Flag roster, the Lake Mary girls golf Disposal team won its fourth consecutive state championship on Wednesday See People, See Sports, Page 9 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 • © 2018 H Vol. 127, No. 27 READ US ONLINE AT: MYSANFORDHERALD.COM Since 1908 HEADLINES FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS The Sanford Project will bring distillery, Two amendment decisions to have effects locally By Larry Griffin FLEEING THE FLAMES restaurant to downtown’s west side Herald Staff A fast-moving wildfire ravages Northern California town of Para- HeraldBy Larry Staff Griffin The midterm elections ended Tuesday night dise as residents race to escape on and saw Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett eke out a roads turned into tunnels of fire. win over challenger Pasha Baker, with him CARAVAN CONTINUES At Wednesday’s CRA meeting, getting 54 percent of the vote to Baker’s 46. a team led by developer and at- Triplett will be returning to the Mayor seat NORTHBOUND JOURNEY torney Mark Nation presented an for his third consecutive term. Seminole Thousands of Central American ambitious vision for 214 Oak Av- County voters passed all 12 of the amend- migrants have decided to depart enue’s upcoming bar and restau- ments on the ballot, though Amendment 1, the Mexico City and head toward the rant, titled ‘The Sanford Project.’ See AMENDMENTS, Page 6 northern city of Tijuana, opting Nation appeared alongside for the longer but likely safer contractor David Smith and Chris route to the U.S. border. Parsons, a partner with South Carolina-based American Barrels GOVERNMENTSEEKSSTRICTER Bourbon, which will be opening a FRONTIERCONTROLS distillery connected to the project. Photo contributed Possible recount in Seminole The Trump administration says A rendering of the new restaurant and distillery Mark Nation wants to They all took turns addressing it will deny asylum to migrants bring to Sanford. See PROJECT, Page 6 District 2 Commission race who enter the country illegally, By Larry Griffin invoking extraordinary presiden- Herald Staff tial national security powers to tighten the border. Businessman Jay Zembower coasted by a SUNSHINE STATE AWAITS razor-thin margin to victory in Tuesday night’s ELECTION OUTCOME Seminole County Commission election, be- Razor-thin margins in Florida’s coming the new District 2 commissioner as bitter races for the U.S. Senate John Horan steps down this year. and governor are raising the But the margin was so small that a re-count specter of possible recounts, po- will take place to make sure that the votes tentially prolonging two of the were counted accurately. most closely watched contests of After provisional ballots were counted the nation’s midterm elections. Thursday, he ended up winning 48.76 percent See DISTRICT 2, Page 6 PITTSBURGH FINALLYLOOKS LIKE AFC CONTENDER Ben Roethlisberger threw for five touchdowns as the Steelers put to- gether a systematic 52-21 disman- FDOT to hold informational tling of the Carolina Panthers. open house on Wekiva Pkwy ONE OF AMERICA’S SAFEST CITIES GRIEVES Special to the Herald Hundreds of people gathered in Thousand Oaks, California to mourn the dozen people killed The Florida Department of Transportation by a Marine veteran at the (FDOT) is holding a pre-construction infor- packed Borderline Bar & Grill. mational open house about the Wekiva Park- way Section 8 Project in Seminole County. CALIFORNIA GUNMAN WAS VETERANS DAY MEMORIAL SERVICE See FDOT, Page 2 VOLATILE BUT PASSED MENTAL ASSESSMENT The City of Sanford will honor veterans during its annual Veterans Memorial Ceremony in VeteransPhoto contributed Park. Neighbors of Ian David Long have described him as distant in public but combative with his See what’s happening mother inside the suburban Los Angeles home the two shared. Sanford Recreation Director Mike Kirby around Seminole County, STOCKS OF to retire after 37 years with the city Page 4 LOCAL INTEREST By Larry Griffin As of 3 p.m. Friday Herald Staff SEMINOLE SMILE Allegiant After 37 years on the job, City of $121.49 Sanford Recreation Director Mike Bombardier $1.97 Kirby is retiring from his position at Faro $46.89 the end of this month. Though, he can hardly believe he’s Invacare $6.80 been there as long as he has. NextEra $175.70 “I’ve been to over 900 City Com- Tractor Supply $97.11 mission meetings,” he said, adding that this coming Monday’s would be Toro $60.58 his last one ever. “Since 1961, there Wells Fargo $53.16 have been only two Parks directors. The guy before me was there for a long time, too.” In his place will be Lisa Jones, the current Recreation Manager. When Kirby started working at the city, late in the summer of 1982, Leon Konieczny Mike Kirby, long-time Director of RecreationHerald photo with the by city, Larry is retiringGriffin at the end of the month. See KIRBY, Page 14 of Sanford PAGE 2 • Weekend: Nov. 11-13, 2018 SANFORD HERALD THE BULLETIN BOARD: Goldsboro Front Porch Council holds Celebration Luncheon and Awards Ceremony By Sheralyn Brinson Award to Rev. Vernon McQueen and Irna Maude Walker. Legacy Award to The Goldsboro Front Porch Council’s Allen Chapel AME Church (Rev. Oc- Third Annual Celebration Luncheon tavius L. Smith, Pastor) and Dr. Errol and Awards Ceremony was held on Cherry. Humanitarian Award to Charles Sat., Sept. 22, 2018, at the Westside Com- Davis/Nationwide Insurance Company munity Center in Sanford, at 11 a.m., and Ella Lingard/Hartford Insurance with the theme, “Pathways to History”. Company. Youth in Motion Award to Goldsboro Front Porch Council, Inc., a Onneka M. Jones (accepted by her community and neighborhood develop- mother, Ms. Billie Cotton) and Marvin ment organization in Sanford, provides Scott, Jr. (accepted by his parents Pastor an array of services, activities and pro- Marvin Scott, Sr. & Lady Angela Scott). grams for the residents. Their logo, “It’s Chairman McQueen gave special Our Neighborhood, It’s Our Solution, recognition to Board Member Joyce It’s Our Future”. Rev. Vernon McQueen, Davis and the Program Committee is Chairman of the Board of Directors. for a job well done in planning the Photo submitted The venue was beautifully deco- luncheon. He presented a tribute in rated and the atmosphere was cele- memory of the late Mother Thelma Goldsboro Front Porch Council 2018 Award Recipients (Left-to-Right): Amanda N. Alexander; Sheralyn J. Brinson; Pas- bratory, all of which made for a Wilson Nathan Mike, who served as tor Marvin Scott, Sr. and Lady Angela Scott; Irna Maude Walker; Rev. Vernon McQueen; Dr. Errol Cherry; Billie Cotton; beautiful setting for this luncheon a Board Member for many years. Ella Lingard; Charles Davis; Pastor Octavious L. Smith; and Melvin Philpot. that was well attended. Attendees Her daughters, Victoria Nathan took special time to greet one an- Murphy and Amanda Nathan other with smiles and handshakes. Alexander, accepted the memorial serves on boards and committees, i.e., Program; and she’s very active with She’s the mother of 5 children. Board Member Kenneth Bentley plaque on behalf of their family. Rescue Outreach Mission; Sanford Com- Eastside/Westside Community Meet- * Dr. Errol Cherry has served Sanford served as Master of Ceremonies. The Board Members are: Vernon McQueen; munity Development Advisory Com- ings and Crooms Reunion activities. and Goldsboro in the same location on program began with the audience Kenneth Bentley, Melvin Philpot, Eartha mittee; Sanford Housing Authority; * Rev. Vernon McQueen, is employed at Historic Goldsboro Blvd., as a dentist for singing the Negro National Anthem, Melton, Mae Graham-Siplin, Marva Chairman of the Sanford Martin Luther Duke Energy as a Program Manager for 37 years, with pride and care for the com- “Lift Every Voice and Sing”. Pastor Hawkins, Joyce Baker, Joyce Davis, Al- King, Jr. Steering Committee; Goldsboro the Low-Income Weatherization Assis- munity. He is married to Yvonne Cherry; Octavius L. Smith (Allen Chapel gerine Miller, Turner Clayton, Willie Front Porch Project; Florida Housing tance Program; He is very active with he’s the father of two children. He’s very AME Church), gave the Invocation. King, Willie Hooks, Wilbur Hawkins, Coalition; and more. several community organizations, i.e., active at St. John M.B. Church, where he Greetings and words of welcome Sylvia Drake- Izqierdo, and Velma * Sheralyn J. Brinson, producer and Agricultural and Labor Program (ALPI), serves as a Deacon, Sunday School were expressed by Sanford City Williams (Consultant). on-air radio host at WSDO 1400 AM- Homes-N-Partnership, Goldsboro Front Teacher and member of the Sanctuary Commissioner Velma H. Williams Biographical sketches of the award Radio in Sanford and surrounding Porch Council, and others. He is an Or- Choir. He graduated from Crooms Acad- and Board Member Algerine Miller. recipients: areas for the past 18 years. Her dained Minister at Allen Chapel AME emy, Daytona Beach Community College, Board Member Turner Clayton pre- * Melvin Philpot is a passionate advo- weekly “Rejoice” Broadcast features Church in Sanford (Rev. Octavius L. Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and sented the Council’s history. Fea- cate for enhancing the quality of life for Gospel music, inspirational spoken Smith, Pastor). He is married to Gail F. Howard University School of Dentistry in tured soloists were Pastor Cubit people who need a hand-up and not a word messages, church and commu- McQueen; he’s the father of 2 children Washington, DC. He said the love of God, Malone, Jr., Greater Providence Wor- hand-out.