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Polk County’S COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline — (863) Judd Becomes 298-7500 — Will Be Manned on a Regular Basis County’S Longest- for the Foreseeable Future from 8 A.M

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Polk County’S COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline — (863) Judd Becomes 298-7500 — Will Be Manned on a Regular Basis County’S Longest- for the Foreseeable Future from 8 A.M POLK NEWS-SUN VOL. 91 NO. 2 Wednesday, January 13, 2021 www.polknewssun.com $1.00 The Lake Wales News HOT START FOR TROPICS IN BRIEF INSIDE PHOTO PROVIDED Longtime columnist S.L. Frisbie pens Polk’s COVID-19 final column Vaccine Hotline is live Page 20 The Florida Department of Health Polk County’s COVID-19 vaccine hotline — (863) Judd becomes 298-7500 — will be manned on a regular basis county’s longest- for the foreseeable future from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Employees staffing serving sheriff the hotline will continue to register residents Page 7 65 years of age and older for a future vaccine appointment, as additional vaccines become available. Garden sows seeds of community in LAKELAND — The Florida the Kansas City Comets at the RP final score of 7-4. READ Lake Wales 2021 Tropics are 4-0 to start the season Funding Center on Friday, Jan. For more photos from the Jan. Haines City in the Major Arena Soccer League. 8. The Florida Tropics won that 8 match, see PAGE 19. Page 11 Challenge Pictured, Tropics forward match by a final score of 8-7 and The Lake Wales Public Library invites adults Ian Bennett celebrates a game- went on to win again against the Photo by Charles A. Baker III Polk Schools grad age 18 and older to participate in the READ winning goal in overtime against Comets on Saturday, Jan. 9, by a Lake Wales 2021 Challenge. Participants must rate ticks up be a library card holder from the Polk County Library Cooperative. The READ Lake Wales Page 13 2021 Challenge requires adults complete 50 Fort Fraser Trail extension receives approval books between Jan. 4, 2021, and Dec. 10, 2021. Print, electronic and audio books are Land donations from Orlando Health and the Sanlan Polk men arrested all accepted for entries and must be officially RV & Golf Resort will provide a clear path to an extension for robbing graves logged. A drawing will be held Dec. 10 and several of the Fort Fraser Trail, county officials announced Jan. 6. Page 16 prizes will be awarded, including the grand The donations, which were approved for acceptance prize of a $200 Visa gift card. READ Lake Wales by the Polk Board of County Commissioners Tuesday, 2021 is made possible by the sponsorship of the Jan. 5, will eventually have a paved path that will be Lake Wales Library Association and Florida’s developed jointly by the City of Lakeland, Polk County Natural Growers Foundation’s support of the Lake Wales Public Library’s Lifelong Learning and the Florida Department of Transportation. programs. For information call 863-678-4004 The trail will parallel the south side of the Polk County or email [email protected]. Parkway between U.S. 98 and Lakeland Highlands Road. It will connect the Fort Fraser Trail to the city’s existing trail system. Lakeland Magic to “This is a great example of a public-private partnership,” A bicyclist riding south on Fort Fraser Trail passes the play in G League Panther Point Trail expansion. FILE PHOTO/ CHARLES A. ‘bubble’ TRAIL | 4 BAKER III Page 19 Focused On Our Community The Polk News Sun is your local community newspaper. WEEKLY • TIMELY • LOCAL To Subscribe Call: 863-533-4183 Ext. 308 Page 2 January 13, 2021 500-plus homes AdventHealth Lake Wales chief executive planned near Lake updates commission on vaccine Ashton in Winter AdventHealth Lake Wales is having no major issues in vaccination plan and anticipates beginning this process in handling Covid-19 patients, according the Chief Executive Central Florida for people 65 years of older in upcoming Haven Officer Rebecca Brewer, and expects to have vaccinations weeks,” she indicated. “We understand the need, we available to city residents 65 and older in the “upcoming understand the anxiousness for our people to get it.” By CHARLES A. BAKER III weeks.” She said the changes since AdventHealth took over [email protected] Brewer updated city leaders during a regularly scheduled operations there early last fall have been positive. commission meeting meeting Tuesday (Jan. 8), noting that, For example, ICU patients are now monitored remotely On Jan. 5, the Winter Haven Planning Commission as of that date, the local hospital had 11 patients who had around the clock by specialists, not just on-site staff. recommended that the city commission approve a Planned Use tested positive for the Coronavirus, and only one of those “Since September, we have critical care medicine teams Development including up to 553 houses on 190 acres located was in the intensive care unit. watching patients 24 hours a day. If they pick up anything just south of the Lake Ashton community, near the intersection Another five patients were “under investigation” but still that's changing, they call immediately,” Brewer said. of County Road 653 and Old Bartow Lake Wales Road. waiting for their test results. The hospital has 160 total beds. The new service also means if on-site staff has questions, The first reading on the matter was January 11. The second “We have seen a major increase in the Covid infection. they can usually get immediate answers. reading and final public hearing have yet to be scheduled. Actually, my Covid census has almost doubled, but the good “Within about 20 seconds we have contact with a critical During the discussion Jan. 5, Commissioner Brian Yates news is it’s not nearly as intensive as it was when we started care specialist,” Brewer said. “We have really elevated the expressed concern about school overcrowding and asked city through this journey with Covid,” Brewer said. care we can provide for our most vulnerable patients. What staff to see if staff from Polk County Public Schools could Brewer, who has been at Lake Wales for more than four we have available to us is overwhelming. I’ve never felt so reassure the commission that, if the houses are built, there will years now, indicated vaccinations of doctors and nurses at well supported.” be enough open school seats for the children who will live in the hospital started last week. Deputy Mayor Robin Gibson said Lake Wales has always the proposed subdivision. “We are working to get our staff vaccinated, but we are been appreciative of the local health care operation, but even City officials replied that Polk County Public Schools not mandating it,” she said. “I have talked with many of our more so now. currently owns land in this area and that there are plans to build doctors, and I myself received my vaccination yesterday. “The hospital has always been a wonderful resource within a new middle school in that area in the coming years. Later, There have been very little side effects. We’re doing this small town and one of our unique characteristics. And plans were made to see if PCPS representatives can speak to the everything to encourage it.” now with AdventHealth it’s really a tremendous asset,” he city commission before the final public hearing on the matter. Plans for making the vaccination available to city residents observed. Some residents objected to the development, citing lack are in the works, she said, but an exact timetable is still of open school seats and traffic. Mayor Brad Dantzler also unclear. Submitted expressed some concern, but said it's hard to slow growth. “AdventHealth is developing a robust community “Sooner or later, those lots are going to get built on,” Dantzler said. One component to the proposed development is how much of the 190 acres is low-lying wetlands. Current zoning, set by the county staff around a decade ago, would allow for up to 824 houses. However, city staff and the developer reached an agreement to change the zoning to a Planned Use Development — or PUD — instead of typical residential zoning so that no houses would be built upon a floodplain. City officials hope to use some of the wetlands as a means to recharge the Upper Floridan Aquifer. As such, this development would become part of the proposed city-wide “Sapphire Necklace” plan — a plan to, among other goals, prevent summer stormwater from flowing outside of Polk County. Equipping Students • Changing Lives Impacting the Community Lakeland native serves aboard USS John S. McCain We Are Warriors! SOUTH CHINA SEA – A Lakeland and 2019 Tenoroc mate, or MM, serving aboard John S. McCain, homeported Looking for a quality Christian education? High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard out of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. PreK-12th grade the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), an Arleigh Burke-class (863) 294-4135 guided-missile destroyer. Words and photograph submitted 1700 Buckeye Loop Rd., For more information visit Petty Officer Third Class Jasmine Booker is a machinist Winter Haven, FL whcsonline.org 3 January 13, 2021 Page 3 Expert Primary Care in Davenport and Champions Gate Compassionate and comprehensive primary care, right in your neighborhood. Now accepting new patients, with in-person and video visits available. Our practices are taking extra precautions to keep patients safe from COVID-19. • Acute and chronic disease management Family Medicine at Davenport • Elder care 410 Lionel Way, 3rd Floor Davenport, FL 33837 • Flu shots and immunizations 863-419-2420 • In-office procedures • Men’s and women’s health care Family and Internal Medicine at • Minor injuries and sick visits Champions Gate 1485 Legends Blvd • Pediatric care Champions Gate, FL 33896 • Preventive health screenings 407-390-6480 20-AHMG-11578 To make an appointment, call one of our practices or visit CentralFloridaPrimaryCare.com.
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