DOLPHINS DROP HEARTBREAKER TO BILLS / SPORTS B1 50¢ LEESBURG, FLORIDA Monday, October 21, 2013 www.dailycommercial.com THE LAW: Cops nab alleged molester / A3 MIDEAST: Signs of rift between Israel, US over Iran / A7 Cops want to know: Who helped you? BRENDAN FARRINGTON Jenkins and Charles Associated Press Walker: Who forged the PANAMA CITY papers? Who helped BEACH — Back in cus- you run from police? tody after using forged What other prisoners documents to escape have gotten away with their life sentences, this? Who was coming two convicted killers from Atlanta to whisk were being grilled on you out of Florida? Sunday by law en- “I can tell you, there forcement authorities will be more arrests,” who said they expect Florida Department to make more arrests of Law Enforcement PHOTOS BY THERESA CAMPBELL / HALIFAX MEDIA GROUP in a case that has given Commissioner Ger- Curly Weimer, 55, of Fruitland Park, fixes and restores old pinball machines. He often installs a new playfield in old cabinets, and both court and correc- ald Bailey told a news is a distributor of new pinball machines. tions officials in Florida conference Sunday, a black eye. hours after Jenkins and FRUITLAND PARK Among the questions Walker, both 34, were PINBALL WIZARD being posed to Joseph SEE HELP | A2 Curly Weimer’szz ability to both build and understand his machines makes him a Shutdown must much-sought-after resource for owners and collectors the world over THERESA CAMPBELL | and most popular pin- not be repeated, Staff Writer ball machines is a lim- theresacampbell@ ited edition Star Trek dailycommercial.com (priced $4,995), which Congress warns Curly Weimer un- is generating a lot of buzz. Only 799 of these derstands the appeal PHILIP ELLIOTT shutdown ended last of pinball machines were manufactured. Associated Press week although a pos- “Half of those go on young and old sible repeat may be on overseas and only WASHINGTON — alike; those who relish the horizon. Lawmak- 400 are in the U.S.,” Leaders from both par- the colorful lights and ers approved a budget Weimer said while ties insist a sequel to unexpected sounds that keeps the lights showing the Star Trek the government shut- all while being ready on through Jan. 15 and at any moment to pinball machine to down must be avoid- Approximately 15 different pinball machines are set up at one of his regular cus- ed although a plan to lets Treasury continue press the flippers and to pay its bills through launch a shiny ball up Curly Weimer’s Fruitland Park home, from where he sells and tomers, Dario Com- dodge it is still elusive. repairs pinball machines. pain of Tampa, who “This can never hap- Feb. 7. a jackpot-activating That’s Crowne Plaza at Or- was impressed by the pen again,” ramp. distributor through his “There’ll not be another not to say Little Shop of Games, lando Universal. Ar- new game. Treasury “This is a great hob- government shutdown, there is a where he does launch- cade businesses and “I want this Star Trek. Secretary by,” said Weimer, 55, of solution Fruitland Park, who is ing parties for col- collectors are among I really like it, I love the you can count on that.” Jacob Lew at hand, one of four people in lectors and travels to his top customers. flow of it,” Compain Senate Republican Leader said. and no the U.S. trained to re- pinball expositions “I just sold and said. “The ramps are Mitch McConell Added one is pair and restore old around the country. shipped a pinball ma- very smooth, the shots Senate Re- rushing pinball machines. Over the weekend, chine to Karl Urban, are relatively easy, and publican Leader Mitch forward with alterna- He also sells hard to he hosted a pinball who starred as Dr. Mc- as you get into it, it’s a McConnell: “There’ll tives to a potential re- find parts to pinball show in Chicago. His Coy on Star Trek, in little more challeng- not be another govern- owners and collectors next big event will be the last two movies,” ing.” ment shutdown, you peat of the gridlock all over the world, and Southern Pinball Fes- said Weimer, who not- Compain noted the can count on that.” that shuttered parts Weimer is a pinball tival Nov. 22-24 at the ed one of the latest SEE WIZARD | A2 The 16-day partial SEE REALLY | A2 Bob Hurst, vice president of the Historian uses ancient map Bay County His- torical Society, points out fea- tures on a histori- to trace Florida’s oldest trail cal map of the old Spanish trail in SCOTT CARROLL So, I mean, I bypassed a lot of land. And a Panama City. The News Herald lot of the land is private, unfortunately. I wish I could get on some of it and check PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Bay County His- ANDREW it out.” JOHNSON / NEWS torical Society vice president Bob Hurst In a recently-finished project to defin- HERALD unrolled an 8-foot map, a replica of Brit- itively map the Old Spanish Trail in Flor- ish cartographer Joseph Purcell’s drawing of the Old Spanish Trail, the oldest road in ida, Hurst covered more than half of the Florida. 465-mile route from St. Augustine to Pen- Slowly, Hurst ran his fingers over the sacola. Along the way, he used aerial pho- map, recalling the hundreds of miles along tographs, topographical maps, and refer- the trail he has explored since late winter. enced Purcell’s map and other historical “A lot of times the road will be obliterat- documents to plot a more accurate path ed,” he said in a recent interview. “I’ll have of the historic trail, which is also known as to jump from another place that I have the El Camino Real and the Spanish Royal plotted, where I think it is, and go there. SEE TRAIL | A2 Vol. 137, No. 293 | 4 sections INSIDE TODAY’S WEATHER LIVING HEALTHY C1 MISSED YOUR PAPER? CLASSIFIED D1 NATION A6 HIGH Call 787-0600 (Lake County), or COMICS C6 OBITUARIES A4 87 877-702-0600 (Sumter County) CROSSWORDS D1 SPORTS B1 LOW NEWS TIP? DEAR ABBY C7 VOICES A7 69 Call Scott Callahan at 365-8203 LEGALS D1 WORLD A6 See A8 DAILYCOMMERCIAL.COM Wednesday, March 25, 2015 | B1 BASEBALL Tanaka, not Sabathia looks to be Yankees’ Opening Day starter. See page B2. SPORTS » PURSE GROWS LARGER FOR PACQUIAO, MAYWEATHER, SEE PAGE B4 ›› GOLF MONTVERDE’S BEN SIMMONS Masters getting Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the too crowded for its liking DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press ORLANDO — Matt Every needed a victory at Bay Hill to get into the Masters, and he was only being honest when he shared what he was thinking as Henrik Stenson faced a birdie putt on the final hole to force a playoff. “You’re already in. Miss it. I need to get in.” Augusta National would have had reason to root for Stenson. It has managed to keep the field FRANK JOLLEY at the Masters under 100 players for [email protected] nearly 50 years, a streak that is in seri- ous jeopardy going into the final two t’s about 10,000 miles from Australia to Montverde weeks. Every was the fourth PGA Tour Academy. winner in the last six weeks to qualify YEARFor Ben Simmons, it has been a trip filled with for the Masters. countless highs, including two national champion- That brings the total to 95 players ships and a trophy filled with awards. at Augusta — including Tiger Woods, IThe 6-foot-10 senior forward from Melbourne, Aus- the great unknown — heading into a trailia added another honor on Tuesday — one that will pivotal week. be difficult to top — when he was named the Gatorade This is the second and final cutoff National Boys Basketball Player of the Year. for players not already eligible for the “I imagined winning this award for a long time,” Masters to qualify through the top 50 Simmons said, after being recognized during an in the world ranking. Three players in afternoon assembly in the school’s Center for the top 50 are virtually assured of stay- Wellness and Sportsmanship. ing there — Anirban Lahiri of India “This is one of the biggest (No. 35), Bernd Wiesberger of Austria honors a high school (No. 41) and Branden Grace of South basketball player can get. Africa (No. 43). You set goals and then So that makes 98. you work hard to reach Marc Warren of Scotland (52), Harris them and (winning this English (53) and Alex Levy of France award) was definitely one (54) are all playing this week either in of my goals. the Texas Open or the Hassan Trophy “I’m truly humbled to be SEE MASTERS, B3 this year’s winner.” Simmons is the first Montverde Academy student-athlete to win the award. He is the second player from Florida to earn the honor — Brandon Knight ›› BASEBALL from Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest won in 2009 and 2010. Other winners include LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard and Chris Webber. In addition to Tuesday’s honor, Simmons has been chosen Pitchers on to play in the prestigious McDonald’s All-American in Chica- go and the Jordan Brand Classic in New York. He is this year’s winner of the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year award and was named the Naismith Prep Player of the Year. timers in high Simmons has led Montverde Academy to a 28-1 record this season and will play in in the annual Dick’s Sporting Goods High School Boys National Tournament in April in New York City.