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WEEKEND: NOV. 1-3, 2020 REGIONAL FINALS 3 At-Home STEM County Girls Volleyball Activities for Families quartet battle for spot in Final 4 this Fall See People, Page 5 See Sports, Page 8 SANFORD HERALD LAKE MARY, LONGWOOD, WINTER SPRINGS, OVIEDO, GENEVA, CASSELBERRY, OSTEEN, CHULUOTA, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, DEBARY Vol. 130, No. 25 • © 2020 READ US ONLINE AT: MYSANFORDHERALD.COM Since 1908 HEADLINES FROM ‘All-star line-up’ expected at this weekend’s 3 fatal accidents occur in ASSOCIATED PRESS Lockheed Martin Space and Air Show Seminole County, 1 involving Texas county looks to boost a deputy hitting a pedestrian turnout with 24-hour voting By Steve Paradis HOUSTON (AP) — As rapper Herald Staff Bun B finished his late-night set By Steve Paradis during a drive-in concert to pro- Anyone going to the Lockheed Martin Herald Staff mote eight 24-hour polling Space and Air Show this weekend will places in and around Houston, see a rare lineup of U.S. Air Force demo A 23-year-old mother from Geneva was he urged fans to go out into the teams, but anyone who can’t make it killed after dark Sunday evening when a sher- night. this weekend might like to know that or- iff’s deputy hit her in as she stood in the south- ganizers want to hold a show next year. bound lane of Snow Hill Road near Winding As anger rises, thousands of “We’re planning on doing it annu- River Lane. It was the third of three fatal Muslims protest French ally,” said Bryan Lilley, director of the crashes still under investigation as of Friday cartoons air show. morning. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates The Orlando-Sanford International The woman and her boyfriend had been rid- (AP) — Thousands of Muslims, Airport is perfect for shows like this, he ing bicycles, but had gotten off the bikes, said from Pakistan to Lebanon to the said. It’s especially exciting, he said, Lt. Kim Montes, public information officer for Palestinian territories, poured since there haven’t been any such shows the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP will not re- lease the names of fatalities until the investiga- out of prayer services to join Herald photo by Steve Paradis tions are complete. anti-France protests on Friday, Major Garret “Toro” Schmitz lands at the Orlando-Sanford Inter- See AIR SHOW, Page 12 Dashcam footage from the deputy’s marked national Airport earlier this week in preparation for the air show. Quake between Turkey, SUV showed the woman in the road. Her Greece topples buildings in Turkey See ACCIDENTS, Page 6 ISTANBUL (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Friday be- tween the Turkish coast and the HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Greek island of Samos, collaps- Check out what’s ing several buildings in Turkey's western Izmir province and happening around causing some damage. Seminole County On virus, Trump and health advisers go their separate See Page 4 ways WASHINGTON (AP) — A multi-state coronavirus surge in the countdown to Election Day has exposed a clear split be- tween President Donald Trump’s bullish embrace of a return to normalcy. New arrest after France church attack, security tightened NICE, France (AP) — Mourn- ers lit candles and prayed silently Friday to honor the three people who were killed in a French church by a young Seminole Smile sponsored by Oakport Dental Tunisian, as France heightened security nationwide. Herald photo by Tommy Vincent A skeleton sits at the corner of Park Avenue and 2nd Street in the parking lot of Park and 2nd Antiques. STOCKS OF Downtown building owner given another chance LOCAL INTEREST As of 3 p.m. Friday to finish renovations with CRA grant money Allegiant $135.14 By Steve Paradis Herald Staff Faro $60.80 Fastenal $43.10 Sara Jacobson told the Herald SEMINOLE SMILE HCA Healthcare $122.40 Friday that she would be done with renovations to her property Invacare $8.00 at E. 224 1st Street within a year Lowes $156.67 despite doubts from the Sanford NextEra $72.98 City Commission and the Com- munity Redevelopment Agency, Tractor Supply $132.63 both of which did support giving Toro $81.93 her another try following the lead of Mayor Art Woodruff. Wells Fargo $21.14 At the Oct. 12 Commission meeting, it was decided unani- The Sanford Herald is not subsidized mously to give Jacobson another chance to complete the work for by the Federal Government. which she received a CRA grant. This is a 10-year saga that started July 7, 2010, when the Herald photo by Steve Paradis The upstairs of 224 E. 1st St. will be renovated to include office space. See BUILDING, Page 6 Jane Parks Sanford Resident PAGE 2 • Weekend: Nov. 1-3, 2020 SANFORD HERALD THE BULLETIN BOARD: Don’t forget to vote this Tuesday on Election Day By Sheralyn Brinson “Elections belong to the people.” from a dumping ground and lovers’ (Abraham Lincoln). lane into a beautiful sanctuary and Tuesday, November 3, 2020 is serene setting for visitors. The ceme- Election Day in the United States. The Seminole County Branch of tery has also been known as Alta- The following encouraging words the NAACP will hold a drive- monte Colored Cemetery, Fern Park and “calls to action” for citizens to through voting/election process for Cemetery and Altamonte and Fern participate in the voting process members to vote for Officers and Ex- Park Community Cemetery. A fo- have been spoken over the years and ecutive Board Committee Members cused and dedicated researcher, are still relevant today. “Voting is on Thursday, November 12, 2020; Alton gathered oral and written his- the expression of our commitment to Time: 3 p.m.-7 p.m.; Location: the tory, public and private documenta- ourselves, one another, this country Dr. Velma H. Williams Westside tion and many photographs to and this world.” (Sharon Salzberg). Community Center (also known as support his first book, “Sand Pines – “There’s no such thing as a vote that the Boys and Girls Club); 919 S. Per- History in a Shoe Box”. He de- doesn’t matter. It all matters.” Presi- simmon Avenue in Sanford. Marvin scribes the book as a story of Black dent Barack Obama. “If you don’t Carroll, Branch President. History in Central Florida and the vote, you lose the right to com- story of his birth family and his plain.” (George Carlin). “Democ- Alton Williams and the Ever- community (Altamonte Springs, FL). racy is based upon the conviction green Cemetery Project Update. “Sand Pines” also chronicles the that there are extraordinary possibil- Why is Alton smiling? Today is a drive behind the construction of the ities in ordinary people.” (Harry great day! Meet the author! Alton first museum, The Brawner House Photos contributed Emerson Fosdick). “We must never Williams is a philanthropist, author, Museum of Historical Facts, that “Sand Pines -- History in a Shoe Box” forget the importance of making our historian and storyteller. He was one will be on the grounds of an active Book by Alton Williams voice heard. Someone struggled for of the founders of the nonprofit or- cemetery and will replicate the shot- Alton Williams, Author and Historian your right to vote. Use it.” (Susan B. ganization Evergreen Cemetery, Inc., gun houses that once were the Anthony). “Talk is cheap; voting is to ensure that those who had been homes of the very people now the Time”, featuring Orlando poet free; take it to the polls.” (Nanette L. laid to rest in the historic hallowed buried there. Learn more online and ulations and best wishes for contin- Devery Broox, on Sat., Nov. 7th; at 7- Avery). “Not voting is not a protest. grounds of Evergreen Cemetery, lo- order the book, at ued success go out to Alton 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance It is a surrender.” (Keith Ellison). cated at 150 S. Cypress Way in Cas- www.wilclartrust.com; also visit Williams. until 5 p.m. on Nov. 5th; and $20 af- “We do not have government by the selberry, FL, would forever be Facebook and Twitter: #brawner- terwards. Learn more about this majority. We have government by afforded the dignity and recognition housemuseum; #preservinghistory. The Sanford Dr. Martin Luther event online at www.eventbrite.com. the majority who participate.” they deserved. An in-depth article on Alton King, Jr. Celebration Committee will (Thomas Jefferson). “Bad officials Alton rallied a dedicated team of Williams and the Evergreen Ceme- present a Virtual Social Media Spo- Sheralyn Brinson can be reached at are elected by good citizens who volunteers to help him convert an tery Project was published in this ken Word Event, entitled, “Now is don’t vote.” (George Jean Nathan). abandoned and overgrown cemetery column on April 22, 2018. Congrat- [email protected]. Houston looks to boost turnout COUCH THEATER -- VIDEO/DVD PREVIEWS by offering 24-hour voting By Amy Anderson HOUSTON (AP) — Arena, which saw a steady stream of late night As rapper Bun B finished his late-night set and early morning voters. Some danced as a DJ No matter where your vote is on the po- during a drive-in concert to promote eight 24- kept the party going in a parking lot. litical spectrum, I think we can all agree hour polling places in and around Houston, he By around 11 p.m. Thursday, Claudia Macias, that this election season has been dramatic. urged fans to go out into the night — and early 46, an educator from Houston, had cast her bal- Here are seven political films to unite all morning — to vote. lot and was standing outside the arena in the movie fans.