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Page 2 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN August 19, 2020 Capital improvement plans include additions at Northeast Regional Park By CATHY PALMER routine business, and will spread over a building with more near the Lakeland Regional Medical Center in north Contributing Writer than 700,000-square-feet of space. Lakeland. A ground-breaking on the project is expected to occur According to presentations made at the workshop, Topping this year’s capital improvement plans for Polk within the next several months. the county’s Utilities Department plans to spend some County for the coming fiscal year will be the construction The Processing Center for PCSO, already under $41 million in upgrades to both water and wastewater of a new Polk Government Center in Auburndale and the construction, carries a final tab of about $9.3 million, Polk treatment plants countywide. The cost of those projects completion of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Processing County Commissioners learned at a project briefing. That will be paid for by user fees generated by water and sewer Center in northwest Winter Haven. facility should be completed in February. usage by residents and businesses. The Polk Board of County Commissioners heard the Also on the list for projects tentatively okayed by The bulk of the Roads and Drainage Department’s details of the overall capital improvement plans (CIP) at a commissioners recently was some $15 million in budget is earmarked for capacity projects, totaling well workshop last week, but took no official action about the improvements, including a wetlands treatment system to over $250 million spread out over six major projects and entire CIP or individual projects on the drawing boards. clean runoff from landfill operations at the North Central dozens of small projects. Another major project highlighted by Polk County’s Landfill in greater Winter Haven. Topping the list of major projects, most of which are Parks and Recreation Department is the upgrade and Other facilities improvements such as roof replacements multi-laning projects, is the widening of Lake Wilson installation of a dog park and new baseball fields at the or repair, air conditioning and generator replacement or Road, at a cost of $32 million in total for design, right of Northeast Regional Park. The project costs were not cited installation should cost the county about $3 million a year way acquisition and construction, explained Polk Roads at last week’s briefing, but included four new ball fields over the next several years, officials said. and Drainage Director Jay Jarvis. along with the construction of a concession stand and The county’s Fire Rescue Department should be But the biggest item on Jarvis’ list of things to do is paved parking facilities. breaking ground for four new joint fire and ambulance the widening of County Road 557, from Auburndale to The new government center, to be built on a 27-acre site stations in the coming year, officials told the county Interstate 4. That project will cost about $89 million in near Auburndale, will also include space for an additional governing board last week. total, according to the department director, and widens Polk Tax Collector’s office and tops the county’s to-do list Those targeted for construction this year, with a cost the county road from two lanes to four and feeds into an with a price tag of about $28 million. of about $4 million each, are in Kathleen, Frostproof, intersection improvement at I-4 that will be paid for by The new facility will include administrative offices for Galloway and Loughman. the Florida Department of Transportation. routine county operations like code enforcement and Also included in the Polk Fire Rescue building projects building permits, along with clerk’s offices for processing wish list is an additional ambulance facility, to be located Osceola schools to offer curbside meals for digital learning students Beginning Monday, August 24, Osceola School District’s Florida Virtual School (FLVS) are not eligible for the families will be charged the regular lunch price $2.40 for School Nutrition Services Department will provide meals curbside meal program. each meal unless parents apply for and are approved for for digital learning students as part of a Curbside Meals • Parents must provide a student’s school ID with name free or reduced priced meals or are directly certified. Program. and ID number to pick up meals, and are encouraged Families are encouraged to apply for meal benefits if Details of the program are as follows: to have the student’s name and ID number written on their income has changed at www.osceolaschools.net/ • Breakfast and lunch meals will be available daily for paper in large font for social distance viewing. Other SchoolNutrition beginning Friday, August 14. A list of CEP parents or students to pick up at each individual school. acceptable forms of identification include a passport or and non-CEP schools can also be found on this website. Parents and students are encouraged to visit www. birth certificate that attaches the child to the parent. “I am very proud that the Osceola School District osceolaschools.net/SchoolNutrition for locations and • The Osceola County School District provides every can continue to ensure that our meal program supports times for meal pick-up. The schedule and pick-up times student with breakfast at no cost. families and benefits our digital learning students,” said are subject to change based on participation. • When it comes to lunch, schools are either part of the Superintendent Dr. Debra Pace. “This is yet another • Multiple student meal pick-up for families with Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Program, where important way we are setting our students up for their students attending different schools is not available the USDA allows the district to serve breakfast and lunch best chance at success.” because of accountability requirements. 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August 19, 2020 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN Page 3 STATE NEWS Florida to be part of COVID-19 vaccine pilot By CHRISTINE SEXTON distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, News Service of Florida therapeutics, and diagnostics The pilot program is one of the first TALLAHASSEE — Florida, which glimpses into the Trump administration’s has endured a surge of coronavirus distribution plans. As reported August infections this summer, will participate in 10 by Congressional Quarterly Roll Call, a COVID-19 vaccine pilot program with federal officials plan to conduct visits to the federal government. the four states and develop models based State Surgeon General Scott Rivkees on what they learn. said Aug. 11, during a conference call with Public health experts believe at least hospital officials, that Florida has been 70 percent of the population must be invited to be part of a federal Centers for vaccinated to achieve herd immunity, Disease Control and Prevention vaccine with officials fearing that demand will pilot group. outpace supply. Rivkees said Florida was one of four The National Governors Association states chosen to participate, along with is recommending that state leaders the city of Philadelphia. begin to prepare. The association’s best Rivkees said details for the pilot practices committee on Aug. 3 issued a program “will be coming as vaccines memorandum encouraging governors to NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA become available,” but he did not explain get ready for distribution and included State Surgeon General Scott Rivkees, pictured, said that Florida has been invited to be part of a federal Centers further. several policy recommendations to for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine pilot group. The Florida Department of Health consider. did not immediately respond to requests “Although a vaccine is not yet available, misspoke when he said South Dakota. was participating in the vaccine pilot in by The News Service of Florida for lessons learned from the acquisition and North Dakota is participating in the pilot. a media call this month. Kris Ehresmann, additional information. The Centers for distribution of COVID-19 diagnostics and The North Dakota Department of an infectious- diseases official for the Disease Control and Prevention also did therapeutics suggest that governors may Health issued a statement August 10 Minnesota Department of Health, not immediately reply to requests for want to begin addressing the challenges saying it was chosen, in part, because the described the participating states as information about the pilot program. of mass distribution before its arrival,” the federal government wanted to explore “leaders for the country.” As COVID-19, the respiratory disease National Governors Association memo vaccination distribution strategies to California health department officials caused by the coronavirus, spreads across said. “Immunizing the U.S. population American Indian populations. didn’t immediately respond to a request the nation and globally, scientists around against COVID-19 will likely require the Minnesota, meanwhile, announced it for comment. the world have raced to develop vaccines single largest vaccination campaign ever to slow the spread. Russian President undertaken and governors will play a key Vladimir Putin this week announced the role in bringing together leaders from approval of a vaccine. their state public health, immunization, President Donald Trump on May 15 and emergency management systems to announced Operation Warp Speed, which design and execute the operation.” aims to deliver 300 million doses of a In addition to Florida, Rivkees identified safe, effective vaccine for COVID-19 by Minnesota, California and South Dakota January 2021. The initiative is targeting as the other states participating in the investments to the manufacturing and pilot program. But it appears Rivkees CEO 13 other goals follow. But, first things first, and she said, for her, FROM PAGE 1 that has been the day-to-day business in the vu moments. It’s been strange and, at the same EPCAR office. 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Page 4 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN August 19, 2020 for the last three years and implied it ought to stay that way by INVOCATION setting a city policy as such. FROM PAGE 1 Ray was asked why she requested to do the invocation. between Americans with diverse beliefs. “An atheist, humanist, freethinker or speaker of a minority faith Later, Goldstein called the invocation “blasphemous” and said being excluded — or told, ‘You can speak later but you cannot City Clerk Jennifer Nanek should have instructed Ray to speak invocate’ — is discrimination and creates an atmosphere where during public comment instead of during the invocation. Curtis non-Christians are a second class,” Ray said. “We should all have Gibson said the city ought to have a policy against allowing full participation in government.” atheists to do invocation. Ray also did a secular invocation at the onset of a Polk County Mayor Eugene Fultz differed, saying the city clerk did the right Board of County Commissioners meeting on May 5. thing because refusing a resident who requests to do a secular Ray has requested to do invocation for the City of Davenport, invocation could lead to litigation. the commission for which recently updated its invocation policy During each commission meeting, residents are given five to welcome anyone who fills out a simple form to perform the minutes to make public comment on any topic. During the Aug. invocation. 4 meeting, eight people commented on the invocation over According to Ray, Atheist Community of Polk County the course of around 40 minutes, with some in favor and some members also work with homeless students and volunteer with opposed to the invocation. Keep Polk County Beautiful to pick up roadside litter, among Several area residents suggested the invocation should have other volunteer work. to be about Christian values and prayer. Toward the end of the “This weekend we’ll be receiving an award from Foundation PHOTO PROVIDED Beyond Belief for our community service efforts during the Saray Ray, a Haines City resident and co-founder of the Atheist Aug. 4 meeting, Goldstein read a Bible verse about there being Community of Polk County, gave a two-minute invocation at a Lake one God. Commissioner Curtis Gibson spoke about how the American Humanist Association’s virtual conference,” Ray said. Wales City Commission meeting Aug. 4. The invocation led to around invocations spoken at city meetings have been Christian in nature an hour of public debate.

the direction of the Florida Department of Health and taking RENOVATED all necessary precautions and measures to ensure the safety of FROM PAGE 1 students, employees and communities. breathtaking,” Brown said. “When I walk on campus, I literally Although the construction of the school is complete, the roads get chill bumps. When the auditorium was finished, I walked and immediate area are under construction for water by the city. in, sat down on the floor, Facetimed my mom and cried. It’s just “The city is working as hard as they can to complete the water beautiful.” project,” Brown said. “Looks may be deceiving that the school isn’t Because the school maintained the original historical complete, but it is. Inside, we are cooking with gas.” appearance on the exterior, the interior carried that aesthetic over. Brown said that, in addition to being extremely proud of the The hardwood floors of the main building have been restored, new school building and her recently hired teachers and staff, she crown molding and wooden baseboards offset the gray, white is proud to be a part of the Davenport community. and blue walls throughout. “I am so proud that the community has gotten behind us and The $35 million project included numerous additions to the has offered their support and partnership,” she said. “We have original buildings that, altogether, total 120,000-square-feet. The had breakfast or lunch every day, and lots of welcome gifts — 70 “traditional” elementary school — meaning it is not a magnet or gift bags. I only made one phone call to the Davenport Historical charter school — but can serve 829 pre-kindergartners through Society, and they have taken care of making us feel so welcome.” fifth graders who are zoned to attend. PHOTO PROVIDED But, when all is said and done, the reason for the work that has But, according to Brown, when the doors open on the first day, describing Highley as a “go-getter” who will do a dynamic job. been done at Davenport Elementary School is for the children. the school won’t be anywhere close to capacity due to COVID-19. But, before the first day, the company contracted to build the School staff will focus on positive behavior and students will earn Many parents have chosen to allow their children to learn virtually school, Rodda Construction, will complete the final clean up of points as a reward for it, for which they will receive recognition and residential construction has slowed or stopped in the area, the buildings. The firm has, in fact, added an extra level to that regularly. slowing the in-flow of new students. cleaning and is having a sanitizing company come in to make sure The Davenport Elementary School Dolphins will practice the However, all of the teaching and staff positions have been filled the buildings are perfectly clean for the students and teachers on motto of DIVE: Develop good habits; Individual differences are and Brown says, “everyone is chomping at the bit to come back.” the first day, she said. celebrated; Vow to treat others with kindness and Excel in all Brown chose Ashley Highley as the school’s assistant principal, The supplementary sanitizing is an addition to staff following they do.

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Page 6 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN August 19, 2020 VIEWPOINTS Are canned political clichés the right response? This newspaper Republicans and one Democrat. Getting We thought our congressmen would return went backwards with Florida’s spike in cases. asked our elected our congressmen to say if they agreed local our initial inquiry on their support for small If you are still down 25 percent and are not representatives in businesses still need more help was an awful business with a response something like this: getting new assistance, what will you do with Washington, D.C., process. We emailed both their local and “Thank you for your inquiry about small employees in your business that you were where they stood on national offices. Then we called. business support. The Congressman has hanging on to, hoping that the economy Ink In My Veins additional support Of the five congressmen in our newspapers’ been in contact with the local Chamber of would improve? David Dunn-Rankin for our Main Street footprint, Congressman Steube was quite Commerce and met with a number of local Our concern focused on the Main Street merchants. Our area’s responsive. We give him kudos for his effort. businesses in your city to discuss their plight. merchants in our communities. We have economy went backward in July. Our locally We reprinted his extensive response in the It is clear local businesses are still hurting, America’s best small towns with interesting owned small businesses still need help. Highlands News-Sun. On the other hand, and that is impacting future job creation. The locally owned businesses. We can’t lose the We thought asking our five congressmen Congressman Waltz never replied, despite Congressman plans to support legislation heart of our business community during this and two U.S. Senators in D-R Media’s numerous attempts. to those businesses with demonstrated pandemic due to not enough support from geographic area if they agree our small town What we first got back from our need, so when unemployment runs out, the Washington, D.C. businesses need more help was a slam dunk. congressmen was what one reader described unemployed have a job to come back to.” Rubio is on the right path. A little more The equivalent of a grown-up taking a Nerf as “canned BS.” The email responses went But that’s not what happened. None of the flexibility would allow our Main Street basketball and slam-dunking it in a 3-year- something like this: “Congressman John five congressmen cited a specific plan to help merchants a fighting chance. old’s basketball hoop. Jones loves America and Florida, including our locally owned businesses. Share your thoughts. Mom, apple pie and small business our small business owners. Unfortunately, the What can possibly be more important than entrepreneurs. liberals and lamestream media don’t feel the making sure we get out of this mess? We need David Dunn-Rankin is CEO of D-R Media, Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both same way. Would you like to join our email jobs for the unemployed to come back to. which owns the Four Corners News-Sun, Republicans, responded quickly and with list? Click here.” Senator Rubio has a plan to provide Winter Haven Sun and Polk News-Sun in Polk solid details about their support. They took We then wrote again, saying that surely additional support for small businesses that County, as well as newspapers in Highlands, a risk by taking a position, but both acted in the congressmen didn’t want us to print their are down at least 35 percent. We believe Lake and Sumter counties. He can be reached at a professional manner that corresponds with “canned BS.” We finally did get responses from a threshold of 20 percent down is more [email protected]. being a public servant. four of our five members of Congress, except appropriate, but at least Rubio has a plan. We wish we could say the same about Congressman Waltz. It took many attempts on The reason being down 20 percent makes our members of Congress – including four our part, however. more sense is because our local businesses

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August 19, 2020 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN Page 7 A vote for ‘mountain lessons’ By TIM SMOLARICK did not hurt as bad. an injured animal will fight you much harder in this world, because a lot of hard work is Vice President, D-R Media One battle could take a whole day or a whole and with more intent than you can imagine. required. Often the rewards are more than worth week, it all depended on the attacking team’s While you think you are doing a great service, the effort that individuals put forth. Oftentimes Growing up in the Appalachian Mountains in patience. Fun times. it is best left to trained professionals to help out there are some folks who are amongst us who Southwest Virginia meant Mother Nature was Now, I must point out that besides apples and in this case. make bad decisions and fight like an injured your playground. I have fond childhood summer BBs filling the air, there were other dangers out Every two years we have local, state and animal. To protect us from these instances, we memories of growing up there. there that did not know it was a game. Wild national elections. I apply these lessons learned have agencies such as law enforcement that are Our neck of the woods, Machine Shop animals also fought their own battles in these many years ago to the ballot. trained professionals and know how to handle Hollow, was surrounded by mountains, and each mountains each day. A snake is a snake, no matter how many times these injured spirits. If our path is to eliminate morning we kids would take off up the mountain As kids running through these mountains, we they shed their skin. I believe leadership involves or defund these agencies, we are going to have a to meet up with our friends at some homemade learned some things about the animals that kept sometimes making the best decision, not the lot of innocent people injured out there as well. fort or another, deep in the woods. us relatively safe, and I can tell you these things most popular decision nor making the decision Here is what I think we should do after the There, we would choose sides and play war ring true in life after the mountains. with votes in mind for the next election. Citizens primaries: Round up all the folks left running with BB guns, and for those who did not have First lesson, a snake is a snake. No matter put candidates in office believing they will make for office in local communities, states and the that weapon, you found a stout stick and took what people will tell you, a snake is simply decisions based on the total good, not the total national contenders. Put them on a plane and a knife and sharpened one end for an apple unpredictable. Whether it be a non-venomous votes in the next campaign. We see this at every drop them by parachute onto the Appalachian weapon. If you stuck an apple on the sharpened or a venomous snake, it’s a snake and it will bite level of government. Mountains for three weeks. Those who survive end and you knew how to launch it just so, it was if cornered. Best to distance yourself from any Government should not mess with the family and walk out will surely have learned the stuff a greater weapon than the store-bought BB guns. snake and let them go back to whatever hole trying to raise their kids the right way. We vote to us mountain children learned ages ago. You could fling them a pretty good ways and as they came from. give huge tax breaks to greedy corporations, and Who knows, maybe, just maybe, those you got better at it so did your aim. Second lesson, while most babies in the all across America there are communities who survivors will begin leading with common sense, In our game you either defended the fort or animal world are cute and adorable and you are families in the country and oftentimes there not existing only for the most votes. you attacked the fort, until the last team member want to walk up to them, you don’t mess with a are leaders who could care less what happens to not hit would declare victory. We had rules about momma’s kids. The worst situation you can be those communities. We see evidence right now Tim Smolarick is vice president and group only shooting BBs at the legs; the apples were in is thinking the babies are alone. I promise you in Washington, D.C. And yes, even from those publisher for D-R Media. Contact him at tim. open game. Many a day you went home with if she isn’t dead, momma is close and she will who are supposed to represent our own family [email protected]. bruised legs and bruised egos, just as many a eliminate what she feels is a danger to the babies. here locally. day you went home victorious and the bruises The most important lesson learned was that We all agree it should not be easy to get by Orlando City SC thrived in nearby MLS is Back Tournament By CHRIS MAYER played safely within a virus-free environment and expansion squad Nashville SC. at purple-clad Exploria Stadium in downtown Contributing Writer during the pandemic. Novel coronavirus The Lions are home to Nashville SC on Orlando since Feb. 29. outbreaks pushed FC Dallas and Nashville SC Wednesday, Aug. 26, marking their first match The Orlando City Soccer Club is heading out of the tournament before it started on July back to its home market, but memories of their 8, but MLS Commissioner Don Garber saw the lengthy “bubble” stay at Walt Disney World plan through. Resort and the ESPN Wide World of Sports “After the challenges in the beginning, we’ve RECOGNIZE Complex should stick with the Lions for a while. had almost 35,000 tests and we’ve had only The successful MLS is Back Tournament two positives,” Garber said at halftime of the nearly produced a storybook ending for the Orlando City-Portland televised finale. “It’s a Lions, who served as de facto hosts of the 24- proud moment for all of us. I’m proud of our THE SIGNS team event that marked Major League Soccer’s players and the seriousness that they took to return to competition during the COVID-19 the protocols. I’m proud of our staff. We’ve pandemic. had people that were in this bubble for four, Opioid addiction can happen to anyone. New manager Oscar Pareja helped guide five and six weeks, and I’m really proud of the Learn to recognize the signs and Orlando City SC to an impressive runner-up relationship we have with Disney.” showing – as a result of a 2-1 setback to the Orlando City had seven players nominated symptoms of opioid addiction. Portland Timbers in the Aug. 11 final – that for MLS is Back Tournament awards and that included the top spot in Group A and decisions included Mauricio Pereyra, who netted the over the Montreal Impact (1-0), LAFC (5-4 Lions’ goal against Portland. Pereyra won SOME OF THE SIGNS INCLUDE: on penalty kicks) and Minnesota United (3-1) possession of a ball sent in front of the goal during the knockout stage. by Nani (who topped the fan votes for Player „ Taking higher doses than prescribed The championship match also represented of the Tournament and finished second to Orlando City’s first MLS-era finals appearance. Portland’s Sebastian Blanco in the total voting) „ Running out of prescriptions early “We know we are a team who needs to and converted a close-in chance to tie the score improve a little bit more,” Orlando City’s Nani in the 39th minute. „ Craving one more pill or refill said after the final. “But, at this moment, I’m so The Timbers capitalized on a pair of set „ Mixing pills and alcohol happy to be on this team, with this coach, with pieces - one in each half – to earn a place in the this staff. Because we showed [that] we took 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. Larrys „ Withdrawing from friends and family these months to improve, and we did it. Mabiala headed in a free kick off the foot of “It was difficult times for us to be here – far Diego Valeri in the 27th minute, while Dario „ Taking opioids for psychological effects from the family – but we wanted to be here from Zuparic tapped in the game-winning goal in the If someone you know shows signs of opioid addiction, seek help. day one,” he continued. “We wanted to compete 66th minute off a Valeri corner kick with assists and we showed everyone our passion from the going to Jeremy Ebobisse and Eryk Williamson. soccer, and our passion [brought] us to the Next up for Orlando City is a visit to Lockhart SPEAK OPT THROW final and make everyone dream about winning Stadium in Fort Lauderdale for a regular-season OUT OUT OUT USE ONLY AS a trophy. Unlucky we didn’t get that one, but matchup with host Inter Miami CF on Saturday, DIRECTED everyone saw what we did and everyone saw Aug. 22. It is part of the opening phase of the our quality of football.” Lions’ continuation of play schedule, which will Sponsored by MLS is Back was widely considered a success run through Sept. 12 and feature two matches Prevention Department for upholding the notion that sports could be apiece against Inter Miami CF, Atlanta United 863-385-0513 Page 8 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN August 19, 2020

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REALTOR.COM REALTOR.COM The home at 313 Acadia Lane, in zip code 34747 in the Celebration area, sold Aug. 7 for $1,150,244. The home at 226 Yellow Snapdragon Drive, in zip code 33837 in Northeast Polk near Loughman, sold Aug. 12 for $340,000.

Praise & Worship Celebration Community Church announced recently it will be live-streaming worship services during normal service times — Saturdays at 6 p.m. and at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sundays — on both Facebook (shorturl.at/fxz08) and YouTube (shorturl.at/jtxCN) Church staff say they will update the Celebration Community Church website and Facebook with any new announcements. The church is located at 501 Celebration Place, Celebration.

Cornerstone Church in Davenport is currently streaming its services online at http:// facebook.com/cornerstone.place. Church members can still tithe and give online at http:// cornerstone.place/give.

Living Hope Church is a new church in the Davenport area. The church holds its services at Horizons Elementary, located at 1700 Forest Lake Drive, Davenport, near the intersection of Forest Lake Drive and U.S. 27. On its Facebook page, found at facebook.com/pg/ TheLivingHope.Life, Living Hope is described as “a church leading people to find and follow Jesus.” To find out more about the church or how to get involved, visit the Facebook page. 63163 Page 10 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN August 19, 2020

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