MIDWEEK: MARCH 13-16, 2019 DEDICATION Founder, Angie Romagosa Tim Raines was honored retires from the Christian during Babe Ruth Sharing Center Opening Day Ceremonies See Sports, Page 8 See People, Page 5 SANFORD HERALD LAKE MARY, LONGWOOD, WINTER SPRINGS, OVIEDO, GENEVA, CASSELBERRY, OSTEEN, CHULUOTA, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, DEBARY Vol. 127, No. 62 • © 2019 READ US ONLINE AT MYSANFORDHERALD.COM Since 1908 HEADLINES FROM Mayfair Country Club named Historic Golf Trail Sanford commissioners ASSOCIATED PRESS Course of the Month by Secretary of State discuss future of the FAA JOINS ETHIOPIA CRASH PROBE By Larry Griffin city, developments Herald Staff U.S. aviation experts join the By Larry Griffin investigation into the deadly Herald Staff The Mayfair Country Club has been crash of an Ethiopian Airlines named the Historic Golf Trail Course of jetliner, as a growing number of At the City Commission’s 4 p.m. workshop the Month by Secretary of State Laurel airlines and countries ground the on Monday, the commissioners hashed out a Lee, a press release states. Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. wide range of goals for the next year and be- “We are pleased to feature the Mayfair yond, speaking about the future of the Civic Country Club as a partner on the Florida TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN Center, cleaning up city streets and more. Historic Golf Trail,” she wrote in an The idea was a good one for Commissioner AGENDA FOUND IN NEW email. “The historic golf course and club- Art Woodruff, who said he preferred the for- BUDGET house have been an integral part of the mat as opposed to how they usually do things, city of Sanford for more than 90 years.” where they only talk about items for that His budget for the next fiscal The country club and golf course, lo- night’s meeting. year focuses on deep spending cated in Sanford at 3536 Country Club The list of objectives compiled from all the cuts and pushing more money Road, has been in existence since the commissioners and Mayor Jeff Triplett is ex- toward his long-promised wall, Herald photo by Larry Griffin 1870s, when Henry Sanford purchased tensive, including objectives like fiscal respon- improving veterans' care and the land as part of a 20,000 tract of land Pete Sands, General Manager of the Mayfair Country Club, was sibility, greater outreach to neighborhoods, combating opioid abuse. excited when the golf course was named the Historic Golf Trail holding development to higher standards, Course of the Month by the Secretary of State. See MAYFAIR, Page 7 making a community center on the east side of US WITHDRAWING EM- BASSY PERSONNEL FROM VENEZUELA See GOALS, Page 12 Secretary of State Mike Pom- peo announces the decision as the South American nation struggles to restore electricity and a political crisis deepens. One dead, one critical BREXIT FACES KEY TEST in I-4 crash on Monday Britain's prime minister is fac- By Larry Griffin ing continued opposition to her Herald Staff EU divorce deal despite "legally binding" changes that she hopes will win parliamentary support A crash involving four vehicles on I-4 Mon- for the agreement. day morning resulted in one death and critical injuries for another motorist, according to the Florida Highway patrol. WHERE VIOLENCE STILL Charges are now pending against 37-year- RAGES old Orlando resident Todarian Harvey, who appeared to be the cause of the collision that In northwestern Syria, where led to the accident, FHP reported. dozens have been killed over the In their report, they detail what they found past three weeks and tens of when they arrived on-scene at Mile Marker 98, thousands more displaced, im- near the exit for Lake Mary, at 12:30 a.m. Mon- ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY COMING ALONG day morning. See AP, Page 6 Four vehicles, including a 2006 Infinity, a Herald photo by Tommy Vincent See CRASH, Page 2 The assisted living facility, Marina Isle, is shaping up on Sanford Marina Island. This week it received a roof More Boeings grounded amid and is expected to open up sometime this year. global probe into Ethiopia crash See what’s happening See Page 7 Bats roosting in your attic? around Seminole County See page 4 STOCKS OF Bat maternity season starts April 15 LOCAL INTEREST Special to the Herald SEMINOLE SMILE As of 3 p.m. Tuesday If you think bats may be living in your building, now is the time Allegiant $130.28 to check your attic, eaves or chim- ney spaces and take action to ex- Bombardier $2.21 clude them. Bat maternity season Faro $45.91 begins April 15 and runs through HCA Healthcare $135.57 Aug. 15, and during this time it’s illegal to block bats from their Invacare $9.63 roost. NextEra $188.45 “This is a critical time of year Tractor Supply $93.64 for bats, when they give birth and raise their young,” said Terry Toro $68.88 Doonan, a Florida Fish and Wells Fargo $49.94 Wildlife Conservation Commis- sion (FWC) biologist and mammal conservation coordinator. “If bats are excluded from a building be- fore their young can fly, they can T. Townsend Photo contributed become trapped inside and die.” Officer Bat maternity season begins April 15 and runs through Aug. 15, and during this time it’s illegal to block bats from their roost. See BATS, Page 7 Sanford Police Department PAGE 2 • Midweek: March 13-16, 2019 SANFORD HERALD THE BULLETIN BOARD: Final installment of Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations Photo contributed Photo contributed Photo contributed Midway Elementary School Mrs. Katheryn Alexander, Grand Bouncy Time Float Band Marshal Photo contributed Rosalyn Thomas, LCSW, PhD, Executive Director at Rescue Outreach Mission, MLK Humanitarian Award Recipient. By Sheralyn Brinson tion was dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. Ronald W. Merthie, Founder and Pastor of The 5th Annual Live, Work, Move Seminole New Life Word Center Church in Sanford, 5K and Healthy Kids’ Dash is scheduled for who passed away just days before the celebra- Saturday, April 6, 2019, at South Seminole tion began. The events were sponsored by the Photo contributed Photo contributed Photo contributed Middle School; 101 S. Winter Park Drive in MLK Steering Committee, Inc.; the City of San- First United Methodist Church Order of Eastern Star Car Festival at Fort Mellon Park Casselberry, FL. Partnering sponsors: No Limit ford and the Sanford Community Redevelop- Cub Scouts Health Education, South Seminole Middle ment Agency (CRA). School, Florida Dept. of Health-Seminole, and On Monday morning, January 21st, at 10 Casselberry. Race Time Table: 5K Race at 7:30 a.m., the Annual MLK Parade stepped off, Chapter Delta Sigma Theta. Thomas, LCSW, PhD, is the Ex- a.m.; Kid’s Dash at 8:30 a.m.; Awards and Pre- with coordinated precision, at the corner of Dance Groups: 1st Place, K-ZONIC Dance Stu- ecutive Director. sentations at 9 a.m. Entry Fees: $25 (now thru Historic Goldsboro Blvd. and Persimmon Ave. dio; 2nd Place, Prissy Dance Studio; 3rd Place, The 2019 MLK events were well planned April 5th); Event Day Registration, $30. Youth, Participants staged their entries on the campus The Show-Out Girls. Bands: 1st Place, Hamil- and coordinated and made for memorable ex- ages 5-11, can participate in the free 100-meter of Crooms Academy, starting at 8 a.m. There ton Elementary School Band; 2nd Place, Semi- periences for all. Kudos to the MLK Steering dash. Prizes will be awarded to all partici- was music, laughter and enthusiasm in the air nole High School Band; 3rd Place, Midway Committee and all of its active and honorary pants. A finish is a win! All participants who as everyone braved the cold and windy ele- Elementary School Band. Cars: 1st Place, members for a job well done; and thanks to the finish the 5K race will receive a medal. ments to come out and participate. It was the Pearlie Mae Ford Community Service Club; Sanford community for supporting these Please check the Healthy Seminole Face- consensus that it was only right to go forth, 2nd Place, Off-the-Chain Towing; 3rd Place, events in record numbers. MLK Committee book Page or RunSignUp.com website for in- chilly winds and all, in memory of the life and R.E. Williams #54 Order of Easter Star. Roster: Andrea Hayes; Bishop Jimmie Blake; formation on packet pick-up (race bib and legacy of Dr. King who gave so much for After the parade, the celebration continued Carlton Edge; Denise Hillery; Dominique Free- shirt) and race updates. Participants will re- everyone. The streets were lined with a large with a Festival at Fort Mellon Park in down- man; Eva Williams; Faith Freeman; Francine ceive race bags during the packet pick-up, in- crowd of onlookers who were eager to ap- town Sanford on the riverfront, with speakers, Levy; Gary Hampton; Gloria Williams; Jamelia cluding promotional items and a t-shirt. plaud, cheer and wave to the parade partici- music, activities for children, food and other Jarrells; Joyce Cummings; Joyce Riggins Baker; Register now to secure your shirt size; shirt pants, take pictures and record the historic vendors, and more. D.J. Extraordinaire Ken Juanita Wynn; Kenneth Bentley; Linda Med- sizes are not guaranteed on race day. Oppor- event. Retired educator and community Moore kept the music, messages and activities lock; Marva Hawkins; Melvin Philpot; Minis- tunities for sponsorships and vendor tables are leader, Mrs. Katheryn Alexander, was the flowing; and there were center stage perform- ter Cynthia Butler; Modestine Moyd; Pamela available. Please e-mail Pernell Bush Grand Marshal.