18-Year-Old Seminole High School Football Player Loses Life in Car Accident
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MIDWEEK: SEPT. 23-26, 2020 BACK ON THE GRIDIRON After a 10-month layoff, When Life Gives You SAC football teams Lockdown: COVID-19’s returned to action Creative Entrepreneurs See Sports, Page 7 See People, Page 5 S ANFORD HERALD LAKE MARY, LONGWOOD, WINTER SPRINGS, OVIEDO, GENEVA, CASSELBERRY, OSTEEN, CHULUOTA, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, DEBARY Vol. 130, No. 14 • © 2020 READ US ONLINE AT MYSANFORDHERALD.COM Since 1908 HEADLINES FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS Excessive rain causes sewer backups, Powerful blast rocks Hezbollah stronghold in forces businesses to close over weekend south Lebanon By Steve Paradis BEIRUT (AP) — A powerful explosion shook a Hezbollah Herald Staff stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, sending thick grey More than 4 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours Sunday Photo contributed smoke billowing over the vil- An event will attempt to beat a Guinness World lage, but the cause was not clear. overwhelming Sanford’s sewer system, which backed up into Record by placing the most amount of wing mu- rals around downtown Sanford from Nov. 16-29. Feds threaten funds to NYC, several downtown businesses and reached the waterfront along Seattle and Portland over Lake Monroe. unrest William Marcous, the city’s Art exhibit attempts to WASHINGTON (AP) — The utility support manager, said the Justice Department identified problem wasn’t just Sunday’s beat world record, theater New York City, Portland, Ore- heavy rainfall. Heavy rainfall all gon, and Seattle as three cities summer has raised the ground- that could have federal funding water table, he said. Stormwater productions continue slashed under a memorandum remains in the streets and gets By Steve Paradis by President Donald Trump ... Herald photo by Steve Paradis The City of Sanford placed signs along the lakefront warning of contamina- Herald Staff Douglas statue comes down, See SEWER, Page 11 tion in the water, but wind blew most of the signs down over the weekend. but Lincoln had racist views, Two events will showcase Sanford artistic talent with the Wing City mural project call to too artists and the online production of “Jesus SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Jumped the A Train” by Phantasmagoria. With the nation racing to come Historic Downtown Sanford is sponsoring to grips with centuries of racial HONORING RUTH BADER GINSBURG the Wing City celebration of creative talent, sins, officials plan to remove the spirit and community, according to a news re- Capitol lawn statue of Stephen lease. A. Douglas, whose forceful 19th Applications are being taken through Sun- century ... day, Sept. 27. Artists of all ages and calibers are Microsoft will buy video See ARTS, Page 10 game maker ZeniMax for $7.5 billion REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft is buying the company Check out what’s behind popular video games The Elder Scrolls, Doom and Fallout. happening around The 'Pandemmys' were weird Seminole County and sometimes wonderful It was Regina King, winning See Page 4 her fourth career Emmy on Sun- day, who perhaps summed up the proceedings the most suc- cinctly — and accurately: “This is freaking weird." Seminole Smile sponsored by Oakport Dental Romney OKs voting on court nominee, all but assures approval Herald photo by Tommy Vincent The City of Sanford flew flags at half-staff this week to honor the late US. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. See Page 2 STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST 18-year-old Seminole High School As of 3 p.m. Tuesday football player loses life in car accident Allegiant $127.15 By Steve Paradis SEMINOLE SMILE Faro $57.14 Herald Staff Fastenal $44.70 HCA Healthcare $120.65 A candlelight vigil was planned for Tuesday evening to remember an 18-year-old Seminole High Invacare $7.24 School student who died when the car he was riding Lowes $161.15 in Sunday morning hit a utility pole on a wet road west of Sanford. NextEra $277.95 Zi’Erric P. Wynn died at Central Florida Regional Tractor Supply $140.86 Hospital following the crash at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Toro $83.02 intersection of Orange Boulevard and North Oregon Street. Wells Fargo $23.60 The candlelight memorial for Wynn was set to be held at 1001 W. 10th St., in Sanford. Those attending were encouraged to bring candles or balloons. The Florida Highway Patrol said the 2020 Chevro- let Impala in which Wynn was a passenger traveled east on Orange Boulevard during the heavy rainfall Sunday. The car, driven by an unidentified 19-year- old Sanford man, hydroplaned. The passenger side of the Impala struck a power pole on the southeast cor- The Sanford Herald is not subsidized Zi’Erric P. Wynn (above) passed away after the Sophie Woodburn by the Federal Government. See ACCIDENT, Page 11 car he was a passenger in crashed into a pole. Student Correspondent PAGE 2 • Midweek: Sept. 23-26, 2020 SANFORD HERALD THE BULLETIN BOARD: Remembering U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Sheralyn Brinson sociate and Associate Director at the Thurs., Sept. 24. A private ceremony Project of International Procedure at will take place in the Great Hall at 9:30 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Columbia Law School; and Professor a.m. for Justice Ginsburg’s family, close Bader Ginsburg passed on Friday, Sep- at Rutgers University and Columbia friends, and members of the Court. tember 18, 2020, due to complications University Schools of Law. She served Following the private ceremony, Jus- of metastatic pancreatic cancer, at the as General Counsel for the American tice Ginsburg will lie in repose to allow age of 87. She was appointed to the Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); Fellow for public viewing from approximately Court in 1993 by President Bill Clinton. at the Center for Advanced Study in 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. A private inter- She was the second woman appointed Behavioral Sciences; Judge of the U.S. ment service will be held next week at to the Court and served more than 27 Court of Appeals for the District of Co- Arlington National Cemetery. years. She was nicknamed affection- lumbia Circuit; and Supreme Court (Read more about Justice Ginsburg ately 'Notorious RBG', because of her Justice. She was instrumental in life and legacy online: www.supreme- decades of fighting for equality, on the launching the Women’s Rights Project court.gov) bench and off. She received numerous for the ACLU, and served as their Gen- awards, i.e., Forbes Magazine's “one of eral Counsel and member of their Na- • The Pearlie Mae Ford Community the 100 Most Powerful Women tional Board of Directors. Service Club of Sanford, Inc. (PMF), in Award”, and the 2020 National Consti- During her more than 40 years as a partnership with the Get Out the Vote tution Center’s “Liberty Medal” for Judge and a Justice, she was served by Organization, will be hosting a Semi- her efforts to advance liberty and 159 Law Clerks. While on the Court, nole County Voter Information Forum equality for all. Justice Ginsburg authored My Own (virtual format) on Thursday, October Photo contributed Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. Words (2016), a compilation of her 8, 2020, at 6.30 p.m. Past Forums have U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Inez Ford, President, Pearlie Mae Ford said of Justice Ginsburg: “Our Nation speeches and writings. Notable quote been held face-to-face; but due to Bader Ginsburg Community Service Club of Sanford, has lost a jurist of historic stature. We by Justice Ginsburg, “Fight for the COVID-19, the Forum has been moved Inc. at the Supreme Court have lost a cher- things that you care about; but do it in to a virtual platform this year. The District 28; Grant Maloy and Kristina ished colleague. Today we mourn, but a way that will lead others to join Forum can be seen via Zoom Video Renteria, candidates for Clerk of the for Seminole County Commission Dis- with confidence that future genera- you.” Conference and will be live-streamed Court and Comptroller; Paul Hopkins trict 5. tions will remember Ruth Bader Gins- Justice Ginsburg is survived by two on Facebook. Voters will have an op- and Dennis Lemma, candidates for To get access to the Zoom Video burg as we knew her -- a tireless and children: Jane Carol Ginsburg (George portunity to hear from the candidates Seminole County Sheriff; David John- Conference, voters must register online resolute champion of justice.” Spera) and James Steven Ginsburg on their platforms, ask questions, and son, candidate for Seminole County at www.pmfclubsanford.org. The Justice Ginsburg was born in Brook- (Patrice Michaels), four grandchildren: get answers to the issues that matter to Property Appraiser; Jeff “J.R.” Kroll Pearlie Mae Ford Community Service lyn, NY on March 15, 1933. She gradu- two step-grandchildren; and one great- them. and Lynn Moira Dictor, candidates for Club of Sanford, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non- ated from Cornell University; Harvard grandchild. Her husband Martin D. Confirmations have been received Seminole County Tax Collector; Chris profit organization; Inez Ford, Presi- Law School and Columbia Law Ginsburg preceded her in death. from the following campaigns: Patricia Anderson and Deborah Poulalion, dent. School. She served as Law Clerk to a Associate Justice Ruth Bader Gins- Sigman, candidate for Florida Senate candidates for Seminole County Su- judge in the U.S. District Court, South- burg will lie in repose at the U.S. District 9; Pasha Baker and David pervisor of Elections; Pernell Bush, An- Sheralyn Brinson can be reached at ern District of New York; Research As- Supreme Court on Wed., Sept. 23, and Smith, candidates for Florida House dria Herr and Andre Klass, candidates [email protected].