FWC Investigating Freshwater Turtle Die-Off in Central Florida
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WEEKEND:JUNE 3-5, 2018 HISTORIC DAY McCloud uses "Royal Sanford crowned its Motivation" to help three champions at its 30th annual Local Derby folks meet goals See Sports, Page 9 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 • © 2018 H Vol. 126, No. 85 READ US ONLINE AT: MYSANFORDHERALD.COM Since 1908 HEADLINES FROM FDLE to investigate officer-involved Sanford PD nixes ASSOCIATED PRESS shooting at Longwood gas station ‘Live PD’ filming GUESS WHO'S COMING TO WASHINGTON By Larry Griffin HeraldBy Larry Staff Griffin the Florida Department of Herald Staff A top aide to Kim Jong Un Law Enforcement. will make a rare visit to Wash- The incident began on After a long and controversial discussion at ington to hand a letter from the An alleged drug trans- Thursday at around 2 the last City Commission workshop on May North Korean leader to President action witnessed at a p.m. Agents with the 14, the Sanford Police Department has decided Donald Trump. Longwood Chevron CCIB reportedly wit- Thursday afternoon nessed a drug transaction to withdraw the proposal to let the TV show ended in an agent with happening in the parking ‘Live PD’ film in Sanford. ITALY POPULISTS START the City-County Inves- lot of the Chevron station See LIVE PD, Page 7 WORK tigative Bureau shooting near the intersection of a suspect in his car, the State Road 434 and Europe's euroskeptic politi- Seminole County Sheriff’s Champion Avenue. cians cheered and Milan's stock Office reported. In response, they sur- A Longwood ChevronHerald station photo was blocked by Larry off Griffinfor index rose after Italy's populists Now, the shooting is hours on Thursday after an officer-involved shooting. staved off the threat of new elec- being investigated by See SHOOTING, Page 3 tions and forming western Eu- rope's first populist government. US SANCTIONS HAVE A WEAK SPOT: TINY ALLIES LIKE LATVIA SANFORD CIVIC CENTER Latvia has come into focus as Herald photo by Larry Griffin a potential weak link in the Employees at the Seminole County Office of Emer- West's banking system as the gency Management had a hurricane preparedness U.S. and EU increasingly rely on drill Friday morning as the season started. financial sanctions as a weapon in their diplomatic spats. Seminole County prepares MORMONS GRAPPLE WITH RACE 40 YEARS AFTER for hurricane season ENDING BLACK BAN HeraldBy Larry Staff Griffin The number of black Mor- mons has grown but still only ac- counts for an estimated 6 percent As hurricane season officially began on Fri- of 16 million worldwide mem- day, the Seminole County Office of Emergency bers. Management didn’t miss a beat. During their annual hurricane preparedness WILD CARD WINS See HURRICANE, Page 7 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE Fourteen-year-old Karthik Nemmani outlasted better- Residents wonder why SunRail known spellers to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. hasn’t built fence where boy was killed last year TRUMP IMPOSES TARIFFS Roofing supplies were delivered to the Sanford Civic Center this week. Herald photo by Tommy Vincent ON AMERICA'S CLOSEST ALLIES HeraldBy Larry Staff Griffin The Trump administration im- poses tariffs on steel and alu- One year after a 13-year-old boy named minum from Europe, Mexico FWC investigating freshwater Marcees Kilpatrick was killed on the SunRail and Canada in a move that drew tracks near their neighborhood, Goldsboro res- immediate vows of retaliation. turtle die-off in central Florida See SUNRAIL, Page 7 STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST Special to the Herald SEMINOLE SMILE As of 3 p.m. Friday The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating a die-off of freshwater Allegiant $162.45 turtles and is asking the public to Bombardier $3.26 assist by providing information. Faro $53.85 Dead turtles have been reported along the St. Johns River watershed Invacare $17.38 including water bodies in Orange, NextEra $160.58 Seminole and Putnam counties. The Tractor Supply $69.61 FWC would like to learn about any other areas of the state that may be Toro $60.12 impacted. Wells Fargo $54.39 The FWC first received reports about dead turtles in early 2018 and has been closely monitoring the sit- uation. Reports and surveys indi- cate there have been approximately 100 dead and dying turtles along Jessica Cardona There are three native species of softshell turtle inPhoto Florida: contributed the the St. Johns River watershed. Scat- Florida softshell, Gulf Coast smooth softshell turtle and Gulf Coast Teacher spiny softshell turtle. See TURTLES, Page 7 at Wee the People PAGE 2 • Weekend: June 3-5, 2018 SANFORD HERALD THE BULLETIN BOARD: National Poetry Month Celebration By Sheralyn Brinson The Gwendolyn Brooks Writers Asso- ciation of Florida, Inc. (GBWA) hosted a National Poetry Month Celebration and Brunch, Revelry XXXI (31), on Saturday April 7, 2018, at the Patio Grill Restau- rant & Lounge in Sanford, at 11 a.m. GBWA is named in honor of Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks Blakely (1917-2000), Pulitzer Prize Recipient (1950), Consult- ant in Poetry at the Library of Congress (1985-1986), and Poet Laureate for the State of Illinois (1968-2000). GBWA Board of Directors: Stephen Caldwell Wright, Ph.D., President & Founder; Annye L. Refoe, Ph.D., Vice President & Treasurer; and Rufus Ellis, Jr., Ph.D., Secretary. The program, Voices Past and Present, featured poets reading their original work. Dr. Annye L. Refoe presided. Shantay Alliyah Coleman Ralph Jarvis Tillman, Jr.Photos contributed After the Welcome and Introductions, Professor Penny Villegas and Dr. Stephen Caldwell Wright presented readings and reflections on the rise of poetry in Central Retired English Professor at Valencia Ralph and Rozland Tillman, graduated Florida, followed by Open Mic Poetry Community College, Penny Villegas. from Seminole High School in Sanford on Readings. Call for submissions: Submissions for May 25, 2018. He is graduating 50 years In Memoriam Statements are printed Revelry 2019 must be postmarked by Fri., from the time of his grandfather Ralph. in the program booklet honoring Cor- Feb. 9, 2019. For detailed information To honor him, Ralph Jarvis wore his nelia Bailey, Storyteller and Preserver of about submission application processes, grandfather’s class ring (Crooms Class of the Gullah-Geechee Traditions of Sapelo, send correspondence to GBWA at P.O. 1968) as well as his own class ring (2018). a Georgia Coastal Island threatened by Box 724; Sanford, FL 32772. He will be leaving for the United States extinction; John Harper, Esq., Writer, Tuesday Voices is a series of open mi- Navy on June 28, 2018 and will be contin- Poet, Educator, Thomas Burnett Swann crophone poetry forums sponsored by uing in the Branch of Service of his great- Poetry Prize Winner in 2000; and Dr. Roy the English Dept. of Seminole State Col- great grandfather, great-grandfathers, Singleton, Jr., Poet, Educator, Thomas lege. Held on select Tuesday evenings grandfather, uncles, and cousins, who are Burnett Swann Poetry Prize Winner in throughout the Fall and Spring Semes- all Navy men. Ralph Jarvis served three 2008. ters, the forums are open to everyone. years in the Seminole High School ROTC GBWA Awards are made possible Attendees are invited to read or recite (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) under through the generosity of the Louise J. original material or favorite works by the leadership of Col. Charles Gibson. Witzenburg Estate and Members of the other authors; acoustic musical accompa- He participated in programs at the Boys Board of Directors, as follows: The niment is welcome. Fall 2018 Semester and Girls Club and EMBODI, a Delta Thomas Burnett Swann Poetry Prize dates: Sept. 18; Oct. 23; and Nov. 27. Lo- Sigma Theta Sorority Program for ($500; submission guidelines apply); cation: Multi-Purpose Room/C110A; African American males. He is an active GBWA Poetry Scholarship at Florida Sanford/Lake Mary Campus; 7 p.m. member of Calvary Temple of Praise A&M University-Tallahassee (FAMU) Please contact Webb Harris, Jr., at 407- Youth Group and Mentor Program (Pas- College of Education ($1,000), presented 708-2691 or the English Dept. Office, at tor Paul P. Wright). His family, friends to an undergraduate student-poet. 407-708-2060 for confirmation of time and the community are very proud of (Please see FAMU Foundation website and location. him. for guidelines.) In its continuing effort to showcase • Congratulations! Shantay Alliyah • Congratulations and best wishes to and recognize unheralded poetic voices Coleman, graduated from Crooms Acad- Shantay, Ralph Jarvis and all members of in our extended literary community, emy of Information Technology in San- the Graduating Class of 2018! “An invest- GBWA has established two additional ford on May 23, 2018. She will be ment in knowledge always pays the best awards for writers and scholars: (1) The attending Seminole State College to pur- interest!” Louise J. Witzenburg Legacy Award sue a degree in nursing. Her family and ($1,000), honors the memory of Witzen- the community are very proud of her ac- • The Feeding Ministry at St. Matthew burg’s poetic attributes and generosity complishments. One of Shantay’s men- M.B. Church, 3724 E. Main St. in San- and will be presented to an individual tors for the past three years, by way of ford/Midway, will serve a meal on Sat., who has made outstanding, memorable the Seminole County Public School’s June 9, 2018, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. cultural contributions to the arts commu- Dividends Program, has been yours This event is free and open to the com- nity over a sustained period of time.