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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 VOL. 19 NO. 88 www.fourcornersnewsleader.com An Edition of the Sun BUNNY BUSINESS INSIDE IN BRIEF Teen helps fund passion Applications being taken for rent, for agriculture by mortgage assistance breeding, selling rabbits The Polk County Board of County By ANITA TODD proprietor of Reanna’s Commissioners voted Dec. 15 to allocate $1 Contributing Writer Rabbitry, an agricultural million of Community Development Block company breeding show and Grant (CDBG) funds to assist those still HAINES CITY – Like pet rabbits. suffering a negative financial impact from many teenagers, Reanna For the local teen, it all the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown has a busy life. started when her agriculture Legoland files The program will assist residents with rent She attends Haines City teacher, Eddie Congdon, gave and mortgage payments. The county began expansion plans High School, where she is her a rabbit. Coincidentally, taking applications Dec. 29. The program will Page 2 the president of the Future about that same time, a stop taking applications at 5 p.m. Thursday, Farmers of America and a neighbor gave her a rabbit Dec. 31. student advisor for the Polk when they couldn’t relocate State’s budget A call center opened Dec. 29 to answer County (FFA) Federation. with it. It was love at first sight questions. The number to call will be (863) projections She also works part-time at for the two rabbits — Lola 519-1000. Phones will be answered from 9 improve a local farm store and takes and Fluffy — thrown together a.m. to 4 p.m. during the application period. Page 5 Flooringextraordinary is your local care flooring of her companyby fate. providing professional installation services, Funds are offered on a first-come, as well numerousas flooring animals. and wall application“After products. they had theirFree firstmeasurements and estimates; first-serve basis until the allocation is free carpetHer removal parents and & friends disposal; say freelitter standardof kits (baby furniture rabbits), removal & replacement; as gone. Payments will be made directly to she’s more responsible than I quickly learned how many landlords, property management or mortgage “We most only teens love her surprises age, getting onup familypeople holidays, were interested not when in making purchases; we companies. Applications are available on the early to ensure the animals are buying them,” Brown said. “I county’s website at www.polk-county.net/. fed and watered. posted about it on Facebook For more information, call (863) 534-5240 Frank HollingerBrown even Family takes Flooring that and, offers within the hours, following they were services: or email [email protected]. accountability one step s o l d .” Polk student Reanna Brown is the farther as the owner of a Brown also has three sole proprietor of presented with Minimum wage to Digital Hearing Lab is located at 290 successful small business. purebred Brangus cattle, one CitrusReanna’s Tower Rabbitry, Blvd an Ste. 105. Call us scholarship to increase Jan. 1 agricultural company For the past two years, commercial heifer, a Zebu at breeding 352-988-0274 show and for pet a complimentary Brown has been the sole (mini) bull and two Zebu pursue aviation Florida’s minimum wage will inch up to rabbits. PHOTO PROVIDED time $8.65I’ve called on Jan. you” 1 before is one jumping of the to first $10 onways exclusive offers on hearing products. Visit BUNNIES | 4 dreams Sept. 30. Our office is located at 16201 Hwy 50, PageClermont, 10 407.654.4503. www. The minimum wage has been $8.56 this year but will increase nine cents in January Preliminary plans for housing development David Dunn- because of a 2004 constitutional amendment that tied increases to cost-of-living changes. in Davenport move forward Rankin: Time to be The minimum wage for tipped workers will thankful be 5.63 an hour as of Jan. 1. By CHARLES A. BAKER III took another step forward Dec. 21. The subdivision will be called Page 11 The overall minimum wage, however, [email protected] The Davenport Planning Geneva Landings. Once built out, will accelerate in September because of a Commission and Davenport all of the traffic will enter and exit constitutional amendment that was approved A plan to build 509 single-family City Commission approved the to Davenport Boulevard, near U.S. Winter Haven may last month to eventually set the wage at $15 homes on 122 acres, on a property preliminary plat approval Dec. 17/92. demolition former an hour. The wage will go to $10 on Sept. 30 located just across the railroad 21. There will likely be a final plat Commissioners also approved Spring Training and incrementally increase each year until tracks from downtown Davenport, approval in January. two new annexations Dec. 21 at stadium reaching $15 on Sept. 30, 2026. We’re Hiring HOUSING | 4 Page 13

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December 30, 2020 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN Page 5 STATE NEWS Florida’s revenue projections improve By JIM TURNER with caution.” more apparent in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Research about corporate-tax figures as News Service of Florida In August, as the state was still in the second when COVID-19 vaccines are expected to “irrational.” phase of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ coronavirus be widely deployed. The 2021-2022 year will Ciupalo later remarked that “all the numbers While they didn’t go as far as the governor’s recovery effort, the economists reduced start in July. are wrong.” office wanted, Florida economists last week overall estimates of general revenue for this However, Baker said the state’s tourism Revenue projections proposed before the shrank a projected revenue reduction fiscal year by $3.42 billion and for next year industry is expected to remain down for much conference by the governor’s office were lawmakers will confront when they hammer by nearly $2 billion. The updated projections of next fiscal year. overall about $1.66 billion higher than what out the next budget. Dec. 21 trimmed those estimated reductions “Even though a significant part of this came in from the Office of Economic & The economists, who met as the Revenue by a combined amount of about $2.1 billion. category relates to the number of out-of- Demographic Research. Estimating Conference, pointed to gains being General revenue, which includes such state tourists, this category also includes Baker noted that gains projected for made by businesses during the COVID-19 money as sales taxes and corporate income sales to Florida residents at restaurants, local corporate income taxes rely on year-to- pandemic, outside of the vitally important taxes, plays a vital role in funding schools, attractions, and other leisure-based activities, date gains already made by businesses, tourism industry. They added back $1.5 billion health care and prisons. which have also been negatively affected by “despite reduced profitability, business failures to a general revenue projection for the current The Revenue Estimating Conference meets the pandemic,” Baker noted. “The year-to-date and delayed business formations exerting fiscal year and $623 million for the 2021-2022 periodically throughout the year to update the gain in this category relates to restaurant sales, downward pressure on receipts.” fiscal year. projections, with the numbers serving as a which are particularly sensitive to individual The new forecast includes improved Still, Senate President Wilton Simpson, baseline when lawmakers negotiate a budget. social distancing decisions, as consumers face employment projections from the August who warned during a Nov. 17 legislative But the panel has faced an additional challenge a resurgence in the pandemic.” forecast, which could result in increased organization session that budget cuts will be this year because economic damage caused The economists met for most of the day Dec. spending and additional state revenue next necessary in the upcoming year, cautioned by the pandemic has slowed state tax dollars. 18, but were unable to reach a compromise summer. Dec. 21 about viewing the numbers too As lawmakers prepare to grapple with the on final numbers, requiring additional time Countering some of the gains, businesses positively. budget during the 2021 legislative session, the morning of Dec. 21 to complete the work. such as hardware stores, home-decorating, “By any measure, the significant gains Simpson has raised the possibility of increasing DeSantis’ office pushed more optimistic light-machinery and bicycle shops aren’t reflected in today’s estimate do not negate college and university tuition to help hold the numbers than what were proposed by staff expected to continue extraordinary growth the many difficult challenges we will face line on other programs. He also has suggested at the Office of Economic and Demographic experienced through the pandemic. 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Page 6 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN December 30, 2020 Jury renders verdict in 10th 13 arrested in PCSO’s latest Medical groups urge workers Judicial Districts 1st COVID- ‘Guardians of Innocence’ sting to get vaccinated era murder trial Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives with the Computer Two of Florida’s largest medical associations sent an open Crimes Unit concluded a month-long special operation to find letter to front-line health care workers Dec. 22, lauding them for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic and urging By CHARLES A. BAKER III and arrest those in possession of child pornography on Dec. 21. them to get vaccinated against the virus that causes the deadly [email protected] Operation Guardians of the Innocence VI resulted in the arrests of 13 people on 2,347 separate felony charges. respiratory disease. “We are committed to protecting our children from those “Health care professionals like you have tirelessly served our On Dec. 16, a socially-distanced jury decided that former state over the past nine months responding to an unprecedented who possess and distribute child pornography,” Polk Sheriff Indian Lakes Estates resident James “Jimbo” Pennington ought public health crisis and coming together in extraordinary ways to spend the rest of his life behind bars for the 2017 murder Grady Judd said. “The men arrested in this operation create a to help your communities,” the letter from the Florida Hospital of Devyn Martin. market for these kinds of horrific images that are dependent Association and the Florida Medical Association said. “Thank The verdict concluded the first COVID-era murder trial held upon the continued sexual abuse and rape of babies and you for your sacrifice, compassion and selflessness throughout in Florida’s 10th Judicial Circuit, which includes Polk County. children worldwide. the COVID-19 pandemic. You all are true healthcare heroes.” Trials were suspended by a state order earlier this year, amid “Each time these images and videos are uploaded and shared Florida on Dec. 14 began using a Pfizer Inc. vaccine and last the COVID-19 pandemic. these children are victimized again and again,” he continued. “I week also received shipments of a Moderna vaccine. Gov. Ron DeSantis is relying on hospitals to play an integral role in the Pennington was convicted of murdering Martin over “some appreciate the hard work our detectives did that was necessary state’s vaccination education efforts. negative comments to him” a week prior. to file these charges.” At the time of arrest, detectives seized all known electronic To that end, the letter said hospitals and health-care Martin reportedly came to a house Pennington lived in with professionals need to educate communities about the importance others in 2017. Pennington asked Martin to leave and Martin communications devices belonging to the suspects, with forensic searches of those devices to follow. Those searches of vaccines. The letter, signed by Florida Hospital Association refused. Pennington then fired an arrow from a compound President and CEO Mary Mayhew and Florida Medical could turn up additional images and/or videos depicting child bow, narrowly missing Martin’s head. Association Chief Executive Officer Tim Stapleton, encouraged Martin reportedly grabbed a small caliber rifle from his golf pornography, and the suspects would be additionally charged front-line workers “to get the COVID-19 vaccination and share cart and hid behind the cart for cover. Soon after, Pennington as needed. your experience with members of your community.” reportedly murdered Martin with a shotgun. Attempts are also made to identify the children in various Florida received its first shipment of 179,400 COVID-19 Pfizer In a press release, State Attorney Brian Haas thanked images and videos. vaccine doses two weeks ago and received a second shipment of Assistant State Attorney Jaenea Gorman for presenting The youngest person arrested was 20 years old, while the about 127,000 doses last week, DeSantis said Dec. 22. evidence to the jurors and Polk County Sheriff’s Office staff oldest was 47 years old. A list of those arrested is available at The governor also said 367,000 Moderna doses were slated to arrive at 170 hospitals last week. for their role in putting together the case. PolkSheriff.org.

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CINÉMA VÉRITÉ 123 4567 89101112131415 BY DAN MARGOLIS / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ 16 17 18 19 20 21 Dan Margolis, of Westfield, N.J., is a semiretired software applications trainer. In his spare time, he referees high school basketball 22 23 24 25 games and plays keyboard in a ‘‘dad-rock band,’’ Landing Party — so named because all the members are ‘‘Star Trek’’ fans. Dan has been solving puzzles since he was a teenager. The first ones he constructed were on graph paper back in the day. This is his fourth crossword for The Times and his first Sunday. — W.S. 26 27 28 29

ACROSS 46 Blood work locales 111 Perfectly timed 14 ‘‘Vous êtes ____’’ 30 31 32 33 34 1 Advice columnist 49 Sound of relief 112 Pilot, e.g. (French map notation) 35 36 37 38 39 Savage 52 Cannoli ingredient 114 Short film? (1989) 15 4 Out of tune . . . or Grp. with the Vezina 40 41 42 43 44 56 PG movie? (1992) 118 Where Minos ruled bubbles Trophy 63 Anthem opening 120 Safe, on board 17 Pastels and charcoal, 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 8 Saturn or Mercury, 64 A little bit of work 121 Violet variety for two once 66 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Brush off 122 19 11 ____ fever Wait in neutral Swear words? 67 63 64 65 66 67 68 Draw out 123 20 More than enough 16 Prayer leader Jack rabbits, but not 69 One whose range rabbits 27 Enjoy some dishes 69 70 71 72 73 74 18 Opening opening? goes from about F3 without doing 20 124 Saturnus or Yeats or Keats to F5, musically dishes, perhaps 75 76 77 78 79 80 Mercurius 21 Pliocene, e.g. 70 Hilarious folks 28 125 Hasten 81 82 83 84 85 72 Part of a sewing kit 22 Something to build on World capital with the 29 ____ Tuesday (Aimee 126 Nair rival, once 23 Ancient Aegean land Gangnam district Mann’s band) 86 87 88 89 74 Challenge 127 Not so moving? 24 The fly in fly-fishing, 33 Dot follower 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 128 e.g. 75 Hummingbird-feeder Nile reptile 34 Some ESPN 103 104105 106107 108 109 25 Turn filler 129 Its name is derived highlights, for short 77 Blatant 26 Indy film? (1981) from the Greek for 37 SomethingCROSSWORD often 110 111 112113 79 30 N.Y. engineering sch. ‘‘I burn’’ underlined and blue Render unnecessary 114115 116117 80 Actress de Matteo of 130 OB/GYNs, e.g. 38 Half-moon tide 31 Female deer ‘‘Sons of Anarchy’’ 39 ____ the crack of 118119 120121 122 32 Classic sci-fi 81 Family film? (1972) dawn anthology whose DOWN 123 124125 126 84 Barely contain anger 42 Balderdash first story is titled 1 Wear off? 86 ____ glance 45 Trickster of Shoshone 127 128129 130 ‘‘Robbie’’ 2 Easygoing mythology 35 Sound from a flock 87 Thor : Thursday :: 3 Hometowners 47 36 ____ : Wednesday Short-legged hound Road movie? (1950) 4 89 Suffix with hero Toy (with), as an idea 48 Fuel additive brand 59 ____ about 78 See 118-Down 95 French stars 109 Invite to enter 40 Some M.I.T. grads: 90 5 Least strict 50 (approximately) 82 Lady of Spain 96 Clench 113 Abbr. Oration station 17, for an R-rated Parts of kingdoms 6 movie 60 Undesirable plane 83 97 41 94 Cleverly self- ____ mundi Anti-mob law, for Utah national park 115 When repeated, Bizarre seat referential 7 51 Director Ashby short 99 43 Popular ABC Bit of ranch dressing? a ‘‘Seinfeld’’ React to a stubbed 52 61 Often-animated 85 98 Social stratum programming block Dappled horse Baby shower gift 100 Got around expression toe, maybe greeting 100 Common 99¢ of the ’90s 53 Key 88 Photographer Goldin 44 Confident juggler’s 62 101 Street vendor 116 Scruff 54 Yes or no follower 90 purchase 8 ‘‘Perhaps’’ Hidden downside ____ Pérignon 102 props 65 Flub Radio buttons 117 Masseur’s target 103 Dock-udrama? 9 Fine spray 55 Man’s name that’s 91 ____ given Sunday 45 Film director’s cry 68 104 First name of a 118 (1954) another man’s name Eye drop 92 With 78-Down, Greek 10 66 and others: Abbr. ‘‘My package literary ‘‘Papa’’ Online subscriptions: Today’s 108 backward 71 New Deal program, letters that together Spendthrift’s 11 arrived!’’ puzzle and more One of the Borgias 105 Diminutive sound like a world opposite 57 In poor condition, as in brief 93 Alcoholic drink than 4,000 past puzzles, 12 Rubber-stamp, say 106 nytimes.com/crosswords 110 ____ Palace, Indian old machinery 73 Co. with brown trucks consumed in one Cat’s pajamas? capital ($39.95 a year). tourist attraction 13 Kids use it for texts 58 Choler 76 Palindromic title gulp 107 Extends a tour 119 Dashed

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Page 10 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN December 30, 2020 Polk student awarded Northwestern Mutual’s Childhood Cancer Sibling Scholarship By ANITA TODD remembered. “My passion and love for Contributing Writer flying motivated me to complete my private pilot training the summer, before I started Shaddi Abdala is flying high these days, but it wasn’t always at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University so. in the fall of 2019.” Ten years ago, Shaddi’s brother, Aref, was diagnosed with To make her attendance at Embry-Riddle Ewing’s sarcoma, an extremely rare type of childhood cancer a reality, Northwestern Mutual is committed that forms in the bones or the soft tissue around the bones. to helping children and families affected by The family’s focus turned to Aref and getting him the treatment cancer achieve their college dreams. he needed. As part of these efforts, Shaddi was Not long after his diagnosis, Shaddi accompanied her brother selected as a 2020 recipient through its and family, who live in Winter Haven, on an Angel Flight ride Childhood Cancer Sibling Scholarship that took Aref home after weeks of treatment. program. The flight provided a necessary service — and it sparked a “The scholarship program was developed love of aviation in Shaddi. to alleviate the financial strain on families “After my brother was diagnosed, Angel Flight Southeast that often results from expensive cancer arranged a free flight to transport my brother on a Cirrus SR22 treatments by helping fund school tuition A love of flying was sparked in Shaddi Abdala, top, when her family benefited from to Jacksonville to receive proton therapy treatment. I was able to and fees. Forty-three students, the largest an Angel Flight while her brother Aref, left, was receiving treatment for Ewing’s experience this flight from the co-pilot’s seat on the flight back cohort to date, have each been awarded a sarcoma nearly a decade ago. COURTESY PHOTO home,” Shaddi explained. “This memory resided with me for $5,000 renewable scholarship (for a total ago, the entire family backpacked through 11 countries in two particular reasons: the thrill and passion it sparked inside of $10,000) through this year’s program,” according to a press Europe and Asia. me for aviation, and the generosity of the volunteer pilot that release from Northwestern Mutual. “When I’m not flying or studying, I am planning my next donated his time and airplane to fly my brother home after But Shaddi isn’t the only one pursuing an education. Aref, trip around the world and all the places I will visit,” she said. long weeks of treatment.” who is currently in his fifth year of remission, is seeking a future Shaddi credits her family and the Northwestern Mutual Shaddi had to be patient to pursue aviation and, on May 21, as an aerospace engineer. Childhood Cancer Sibling Scholarship for helping her get to 2019, she had her first training flight. “My brother’s battle gave me and my family a new perspective where she is today. “Since then, I have been progressing through flight training on life,” Shaddi said. “We learned to live in the moment and “I will continue to pursue my passion in aviation and share and have recently earned my Certified Flight Instructor pursue our dreams now instead of later. My brother taught me it with those around me,” she said. certificate. From the first time I held the flight controls, I felt what it means to be brave and passionate.” To learn more about the scholarship program, visit the the excitement of flying and soaring through the sky,” she To pursue their dreams now, instead of waiting, two years Northwestern Mutual Foundation website. 15

December 30, 2020 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN Page 11 VIEWPOINTS It is time to be thankful

Our nation has survived the the best side of America. possible. Each customer interaction was an opportunity worst health care crisis in 100 In our small towns here in Florida, our incredible to get the COVID virus and potentially die, but employees years. health care teams exemplified the term “servant came to work. That those employees were willing to serve The vast majority of us showed leadership.” While many of us were able to quarantine and each of us with a smile, despite the health risk, showed the great respect to those with socially distance, our health care professionals worked, for best side of America. Ink In My Veins underlying health conditions by months, under tough situations, to make sure the rest of We are in the community newspaper business because David Dunn-Rankin following the rules. For the most us stayed healthy. we like the mission of waking up every day thinking part, we did so with grace toward That service to others showed the best side of America. about how to make our community a better place. Each one another. I am grateful to the hundreds of millions of Our nursing home residents are the most vulnerable time a fellow D-R Media employee tested positive, there Americans who showed the best side of America. among us. Many nursing home residents have less than were anxious moments around our office. Yet, with good Our nation led the world in developing vaccines to stop two years to live under normal circumstances. Yet, tens humor and grit, our newspaper team worked to serve. this virus from killing even more. Private enterprise and of thousands of Floridians risked their own lives every Their willingness to support our community during the government — working together, in the great American day, to care for our most vulnerable. Our nursing home pandemic showed the best side of America. tradition — brought multiple vaccines to market in record caregivers’ human tenderness, lavished on the most This Christmas, I was particularly thankful for all time with even more vaccines to follow. vulnerable, is the best side of America. the gifts, from so many strangers, showing the best side American ingenuity and public-private collaboration Our educational professionals in our hometowns chose of America. You gave me hope and energy, as we look showed the best side of America. their passion for our children’s needs over their own forward to the amazing future ahead of us in the new year. Our nation faced a bitter partisan national election. health. This was the most difficult year of an educator’s Share your thoughts. Our response to the angry, divisive political rhetoric was career. That, once school started back, so many educators to turn out in record numbers and vote. Our individual did so much, with so little complaining, showed the best David Dunn-Rankin is CEO of D-R Media, which participation in this record-setting vote showed the best side of America. owns the Four Corners News-Sun, Winter Haven Sun and side of America. All over Florida, employees of businesses ranging from Polk News-Sun in Polk County, as well as newspapers in Yes, it was an angry election, but democracy worked – restaurants to grocery stores came to work so that the Highlands, Lake and Sumter counties. He can be reached at again. Our nation’s peaceful transition of power showed rest of us could have our lives as minimally-disrupted as [email protected]. More great content online! | www.FourCornersNewsLeader.com 30% Capacity Limit • Socially Distanced Seating

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Four Corners Baptist Church, located at 125 Cottonwood Drive in Davenport, has Sunday School each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and a Spanish Speaking Small Group at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday. The cafe opens at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and worship is weekly at 11 a.m.

Hey families! Midweek on Wednesday nights from 6-7:30 p.m. there is something for the whole family. Couples Connection in the Education Room, the Kids Connect in the Kids Kingdom and A college baseball game in February pitted Northern Illinois against Boston College at Chain of Lakes Stadium. STEVEN RYZEWSKI/ FILE PHOTO Youth Group in the Youth Room. A nursery is provided for children under 3. Join the groups at First Presbyterian Church, located at 104 Scenic Highway in Haines City.

Chain of Lakes Park expansion would Parkview Christian Life Center in Haines City is now streaming all worship services. The services are held on Sundays at 10 a.m. and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. To watch, visit pclctheview. include demolition of stadium org.

By CHARLES A. BAKER III with tearing down that stadium,” Dantzler “Where Art Thou?” was the first question God asked man and is also the name of the book [email protected] said. “If we move forward with this and we written by Henry Babers, Sr. Babers is the pastor of Parkview Christian Life Center in Haines spend this $200,000, we are going to get a City. The book seeks to provide readers with answers from the word of God that will reshape WINTER HAVEN — On Dec. 14, the plan to tear down that stadium. So that’s their lives in a Christ-like manner. The book is available for purchase on Amazon, BAM and Winter Haven City Commission voted to what is in our future and we’ll definitely Barnes and Noble. again partner with the Polk County Board take a little bit of heat for that, I’m sure, of County Commissioners to expand when that finally becomes public.” Community of Faith United Methodist Church has numerous virtual offerings. Meet Me In the Chain of Lakes Park surrounding the Winter Haven City Commissioner Brian Lobby is held on Zoom from 9:30–10 a.m. on Sundays. Other available virtual opportunities are AdventHealth Fieldhouse. Yates said “for the better part of forever” children’s and youth groups, Bible studies, Wednesday and Sunday worship and more. The church The first phase of expanding Chain of the community has not had access to Lake is located at 9120 Teacher Lane in Davenport. For more info, visit www.communityoffaith.org. Lakes Park was building the $25-million Lulu at Chain of Lakes Park and that it’s Fieldhouse. The second and final phase time to demolish the old stadium and make We welcome submissions for this feature. Please email them to [email protected]. will be tearing down Chain of Lakes that happen. Stadium — the former spring training “I think 20 years ago, when spring home of the Cleveland Indians — and training was fresh off the end, I think the ADVERTISING GETS RESULTS building four new baseball diamonds, argument could (have been) made that, three multi-purpose fields, improving ‘We need to keep the stadium, maybe Contact one of our professional sales the community’s access to Lake Lulu, baseball comes back.’ I for one will be sad adding parking, adding athletic spectator to see the stadium go,” Yates said. “I spent associates today! amenities and possibly building a trail every March of my childhood in that alongside the canal under the U.S. 17 stadium watching baseball games. But at 863.533.4183 bridge. the same time, and I think the rest of the The cost of the phase two proposal community would tend to lean in this would be at least $5 million, an amount direction, is that we have an opportunity to being paid using the county’s bed tax make that a community space with access income. Any additional investment in the to the Chain of Lakes.” park would be paid by city residents, City Mayor Pro Tem Nathaniel J. Birdsong Jr. Open House Manager Mike Herr said. said that, for years, he also wished Major A master plan to expand Chain of Lakes League Baseball would return to Winter Park has existed since 2016, but that plan Haven. SHOWCASE did not originally include the demolition “That was a fleeing dream,” Birdsong of the baseball stadium. That decision said. SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 was made over the past year, according to County Commissioners are scheduled to 10 AM - 2 PM | FREE ENTRY city staff. vote on the partnership Jan. 5. Mayor Brad Dantzler said during the The phase two expansion of the park Dec. 14 meeting that he was worried how will start by paying engineers to design the residents would react to the news. park. The city share of that design would BPURCHASEVIEW ALLTICKETS EVENTS AT WWW.BALMORALEVENTCENTER.COMAT WWW.BALMORALEVENTCENTER.COM @BalmoralEventCenter “What this means is we are going forward be $200,000. BALMORAL /BalmoralEventCenter      /BalmoralEventCenter @BalmoralEventCenter Page 14 FOUR CORNERS NEWS-SUN December 30, 2020 LASSIFIEDS

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