“Around the Lake” Edition Formerly Okeechobee News, Clewiston News, Glades County Democrat, & The Sun Vol. 110 No. 103 Wednesday, August 28, 2019 50¢ plus tax Labor Day brings Bull Bash High School football around the lake By Katrina Elsken 14 Lake Okeechobee News OKEECHOBEE — Labor Day weekend brings the annual Labor Day parade, a fes- tival in Flagler Park, rodeo excitement and a barbecue contest ... weather permitting. The Labor Day parade is planned for Saturday, Aug. 31, at 10 a.m. in downtown Okeechobee. The parade route starts near the Aldi supermarket on Parrott Avenue (U.S. 441), travels north on Parrott Avenue to the intersection of State Road 70, and then west on SR 70 to the end of Flagler Park. The Okeechobee Building Relation- Glades kids enjoy ships Among Teens (BRAT) Club is the summer camp parade sponsor. 9 The Labor Day festival, hosted by Okeechobee Main Street, opens Saturday Lake Levels in Flagler Park, on State Road 70. The fes- tival, open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 31, Sept. 13.49 feet 1 and 2, will feature arts and crafts, food booths, performances by local entertainers Last Year: 14.54 feet and children’s activities. Festival admission is free. 6SRQVRUHG%\ Saturday evening brings the fi rst round of the Okeechobee Cattlemen’s Labor Day Bull Bash at the Okeechobee Cattlemen’s 3RJH\·V)DPLO\5HVWDXUDQW Rodeo Arena, 1885 U.S. 441 N. The Bull 63DUURWW$YH Bash, part of the Premier Bulls Tour, will feature some of the top bull riders in the country taking on some of the meanest, Source: South Florida Water toughest bucking bulls to be found. The Management District. rodeo action starts at 7 p.m. Depth given in feet above sea level On Sunday, Sept. 1, the Labor Day fes- tival will include a Barbecue Ribs Contest. See Page 4 for information about Cooks will be on site barbecuing, starting how to contact this newspaper. at 8 a.m. The contest awards presentation will be at 2 p.m. On Monday, the festival will continue in Flagler Park. The Bull Bash will also contin- ue Monday, at 2:30 p.m. at the Cattlemen’s Lake Okeechobee News Rodeo Arena. The Labor Day weekend Bull Bash will be at the Okeechobee Cattlemen’s Rodeo Arena See FESTIVAL — Page 22 on U.S. Highway 441, with performances Saturday at 7 p.m. and Monday at 2:30 p.m. Call to schedule an appointment today: 6650 W. Indiantown Rd. 3662 S.W. 30th Ave woodstock Ste. 200, Jupiter , FL 33458 Palm City, FL 34990 MEDICINAL DOCTORS OF FLORIDA 561-227-9163 561-227-9163 MEDICAL MARIJUANA www.woodstockmedicinaldoctors.com 2 Lake Okeechobee News – merger of Okeechobee News, Clewiston News, Glades County Democrat, and The Sun August 28, 2019 Lake Okeechobee Weather Forecast Saltwater license-free mainly after 9 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. 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And with problems and in desperate need of ac- find real solutions to gun violence. I’m grateful despite our differences, here is the truth. countability. In the months since, we’ve made Republican state lawmakers are willing to step Commissioner, Florida Department No one wants this kind of violence dark- it more efficient — while ensuring that every into the arena alongside Democrats on this of Agriculture and Consumer Services ening their doorstep. No elected official wants single person who applies to carry concealed issue. I hope Congress and the president will this happening in their community, to their weapons gets the complete background check Like you, I watched in shock as news constituents. Hardened NRA devotees and the law requires. do the same. And while we consider what we unfolded of the mass shooting in El Paso — the fervent anti-gun activists alike — no one wants Where do we go from here? can do in our department, we will be watching 250th so far this year. this bloodshed rocking their hometown. I’ve called on the governor and attorney to ensure discussion progresses into action. Like you, I reacted in disgust as we learned Every time this happens, serious people on general to drop the unnecessary appeal that Like you, I believe in our right to self-de- the shooter was a white supremacist whose both sides of the aisle and the argument pledge prevents local communities deciding for them- fense — I’m a gun owner and concealed racist manifesto informed a 10-hour drive to to heed their better angels, take action, and selves what gun violence prevention measures weapons license holder.