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Polk News-Sun POLK NEWS-SUN VOL. 90 NO. 45 Wednesday, November 4, 2020 www.polknewssun.com $1.00 The Lake Wales News IN BRIEF INSIDE To infinity — Toys for Tots and beyond! fundraisers Saturday The weather has cooled, making for a perfect motorcycle ride with Santa Claus and Aldi sets up shop his helpers in support of the United States in Bartow Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program Page 2 of Polk County. Participants ride free with a donation of a new toy valued at more than $10. Riders and other supporters will meet at the Polk State College campus at 1251 Jim Keene Blvd. in Winter Haven on Saturday, Nov. 7. Registration begins at 7 a.m. Toys for Tots supporters are also hosting the 2020 Family Fest at the American Legion in Mulberry. Organizers are asking the public to bring a free toy to the event. Last year in Polk County, Toys for Tots volunteers distributed toys to more than Panther Point trail 14,000 children. For more information, visit expansion to open http://polkcounty-fl.toysfortots.org. On Oct. 31 in downtown Bartow, Polk State College Aerospace Program Director Eric Crump took his son, soon Wilson, for a stroll down Main Street — clad in an astronaut costume — for his first Halloween. Eric, his wife, Page 2 Polk Clerk waves Jennilyn, and daughters Harper and Penelope recently moved from Winter Haven to Bartow. passport photo Words and photograph by Charles A. Baker III Strong early voting fees for veterans in totals in Polk, November across state Industrial park proposed for 200 Page 6 Polk County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Stacy Butterfield is honoring U.S. military veterans and active- acres in Frostproof duty personnel this November by offering free passport photos. By CHARLES A. BAKER III “We've got to plan to think about something for The fee for a passport photo at the Clerk’s [email protected] tomorrow,” Smith said during a presentation at office is normally $10.70. To be eligible, Frostproof City Hall Oct. 27. veterans and active-duty personnel can The grandson of citrus magnate and philanthropist BHG owns more than 200 acres of groves present their DD-214, military ID or have a Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. has only been at the helm of Ben surrounding the Ferguson Distribution Center and veteran designation on their driver’s license. Hill Griffin, Inc. for a few months since his father the Lowe's Flatbed Distribution Center. A rail line is For more information about passport passed, but Ben Hill Griffin IV is already making already connected to the Ferguson plant. applications and appointments, visit www. waves in Frostproof. Presenters said that 200 acres of centrally located polkcountyclerk.net or call the Clerk’s office Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. Vice President of Citrus land with access to rail would be a good spot for an at 863-534-4000. Marketing Emery Smith said his boss “Hill” is industrial park. wondering if around 200 acres of good-producing If built as presented, it would be the second citrus groves around Frostproof could be better used. industrial park for the relatively small city of Don’t forget your (FREE!) To answer that, the BHG board decided to seek Frostproof. The city council has already annexed land Winter Haven Sun/Polk help from Central Florida Development Council staff. all the way to the Nucor Steel plant being built near News-Sun calendar FROSTPROOF | 4 INSIDE this edition! Come See Why We Were Voted Best Apartment Community! 1350 N Wilson Ave., Bartow FL 83830 •(844) 383-5681 www.myfountainplacehome.com For more information, please contact Tami at 844-383-5681 or [email protected] Page 2 November 4, 2020 Aldi grocery store opens in Bartow Panther Point Trail By CATHY PALMER expansion to open soon Contributing Writer BARTOW — On Oct. 26, Aldi, the international grocery chain, opened the doors of its latest store in the United States in Bartow. Under construction for the last several months at the intersection of State Road 60 and North Wilson Avenue, the new grocery store faces Wilson Street and is nestled next to the Tractor Supply store, adjacent to Pizza Hut. The new location, says Haines City Aldi Vice President Matt Thon, is about 12,000-square-feet of space and will carry primarily store brand merchandise. The store, Thon added, features open ceilings, natural lighting and was built A bicyclist riding south on Fort Fraser Trail passes the soon- to-be-open Panther Point Trail expansion. CHARLES A. BAKER III with environmentally-friendly materials. Also to be found inside the new Aldi, Thon explains, will The new location for Aldi, an international grocer, is about County staff say phase two construction of Panther Point be the streamlined and carefully curated product selection, 12,000-square-feet. CATHY PALMER Trail has been completed and should be open to the public which comprises more than 90 percent in house brands. soon. affordable groceries and a safe shopping experience. We “We guarantee that the quality of our brands is as good, or The Panther Point Trail originates near the north shore look forward to do what we do best, which is ensuring the bette,r than most name brands and one in three Aldi-exclusive of Lake Hancock in Winter Haven, somewhat close to the communities we serve have access to the groceries they need products is award-winning,” he said. county landfill. It travels around the east side of the lake at the lowest possible prices.” Thon further said the new store has maximized its and, as constituted in its first phase, ends somewhat close to The Bartow store is part of a nationwide expansion plan Gordonville, near Bartow Airport. refrigeration space to accommodate the recent Aldi product that Thon says will rocket the discount grocer into the slot as Phase two construction extended the trail from Gordonville selections which includes a 40 percent increase in fresh foods. third largest grocery retailer by the end of 2022, with more to Fort Fraser Trail. This new connection will provide access Thon said nearly 200,000 Aldi shoppers recently joined a than 2,000 stores nationwide. to nearly 25 miles of paved and unpaved multi-use trails survey to identify their most-loved products. Among those Aldi is known for its lure to frugal shoppers and has been around Lake Hancock including the trail system within the selected were Winking Owl Wines, Happy Farms String a U.S. business since the 1970s. The mega-chain has its roots Circle B Bar Reserve according to county documents. Cheese, Mamma Cozzi's Take & Bake Deli Pizza, Specially in Germany and has been a long-time top chain in Europe. The Panther Point Trail trailhead along Fort Fraser Trail is Selected Premium Pasta Sauce and Friendly Farms Organic around a quarter of a mile north of the intersection of Earnest “We provide people with access to affordable groceries and Unsweetened Almond Milk. M. Smith Boulevard and U.S. 98 in Bartow. we won't be beat on prices,” Thon says. “We know shopping for groceries is essential,” Thon The new Aldi will have a staff of 15 to 20 employees. The Charles A. 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