PAGE 1 H IGHLANDS N EWS -S UN VOL. 101 | NO. 271 | $1.25 Y OUR H OMETOWN N EWSPAPER S INCE 1919 An Edition Of The Sun Sunday, September 27, 2020 Obituaries ........................ A8 Puzzles ......................... B7-9 Real Estate Sunday ............... C1 Business .......................... D1 Classifieds ...................... B4-6 Lottery ........................... A2 TV Listings ...................... B10 Viewpoints ....................... A6 Weather ......................... A12 Good morning To Robert Kaarlela Thanks for reading! newssun.com facebook.com/newssuntwitter.com/TheNewsSun By ROBERT MILLERN EWS C LERKAVON PARK — The current global pandemic has changed the lives of everyone around the world. Social gatherings are small or non-existent. Sports have just started coming back but most without fans in the stands. Restaurants are letting in fewer people and your favorite stores are at the very least requiring masks before you can hangout at your local Walmart. But one aspect of our former lives that probably gets overlooked is going to the salon. Gone, for now, are the trips once a week or so to get your hair done and maybe a pedicure to match. Some are still sporting the same hair-do from six months ago, only much, much longer. The consumers over at Special STARS are no different. While the men have a staff member who is trained in cutting their hair, the women of Special STARS do not. These ladies have had to wait more than six months to remedy their long hair issue. Cindy Marshall and Pete Zeegers early last week discussed what to do for these ladies and how to get it done. Marshall gave a phone call to stylist Annette Hebert of Today’s Creations salon in Sebring Square and the stage was set. Hebert has been giving her time to help the Arc for many years, since her husband worked at the Arc for nearly ve years while attending college 30 years ago. “I felt honored,” said Hebert. “I know how important it is.” Plans were made for Hebert to setup an outdoor beauty shop to pamper the 12 ladies who very much wanted to get their haircut. Hebert setup in the shade outside the Adult Day Training Center at Ridge Area Arc in Avon Park on Wednesday morning. “I love giving back to my community,” said Hebert. Every lady sitting in the stylist’s chair received a temperature check and a Haircuts and smiles COURTESY PHOTO/CINDY MARSHALL Antoinette Feliciano gets her hair cut by Annette Hebert of Today’s Creations of Sebring Square. COURTESY PHOTO/CINDY MARSHALL Dama Massey before her haircut. COURTESY PHOTO/CINDY MARSHALL Dama Massey and her new hairdo courtesy of Annette Hebert and Today’s Creations of Sebring. HAIR | 5AA look at the rst six months of COVID-19 Inside today’s edition OVID-19 rn  ­€­ rn Coronavirus The First Six Months By PHIL ATTINGERS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — Highlands County had four more deaths from COVID-19, as of Saturday morning’s numbers. Also, the county’s COVID-19 case numbers have gone up and down each day over the past week, and were back up to 22 new cases Saturday morning, based on Friday’s tests. The county now has 2,148 cases, with 19 hospitalized and 86 deaths. After three days of relatively low increases, the county’s 22 cases as of Saturday’s update was 16 more than Friday morning’s update of six new cases Thursday’s update saw 11 and Wednesday’s saw seven. Tuesday had also seen 22 new cases, while Monday’s update had three more. Last Saturday’s update, the morning of Sept. 19, had 21 new cases. The new case numbers are somewhat reflected by the testing rates. Sept. 18 saw 434 tests. Sept. 19 had 283. All through last week, testing numbers ranged from 118 to 213, topping off at 356 on Friday, resulting in Saturday’s tally. Statewide, Florida reported 2,791 new cases as of Saturday morning, pushing the statewide total to 698,682 cases — just one day’s average in-crease away from 700,000. Meanwhile, statewide deaths in Florida from COVID-19 have totaled 14,022, adding 107 new deaths on Saturday morning, a slight decrease from the 120 new virus deaths report-ed on Friday’s update. Okeechobee County had 16 more cases in the Saturday update, one less than the 17 case increase on Friday, for a total of 194 new cases in the past 11 days. By comparison, Highlands had 130 new cases in the past 11 days, but Highlands has more than double the population of Okeechobee County. DeSoto County, which had only one new case on Friday morning, added another five on Saturday morning. Highlands has 4 more COVID-19 deathsDEATHS | 10A By MARC VALEROS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — The School District’s plan for using state funding earmarked for teacher raises was pulled from the recent School Board of Highlands County meeting. It was believed the plan had to be submitted to the state by Oct. 1, but salary issues are subject to union approval and the district and teachers union are still negotiating the salary portion of the teachers’ contract. Deputy Superintendent Andrew Lethbridge said statewide there is a lot of confusion about the State’s requirements for the teacher salary funding plan. Some attorneys had concerns that if a district sends a school-board-ap-proved plan to the state that hasn’t gone through the union negotiation process, it would be deemed an unfair labor practice, he said. That is where the confusion is. Sometimes when the State sets a requirement it is not fully aware of all the negotia-tion procedures and practices that have to be followed. Under guidance, the district was advised to pull the pay plan from the School Board’s agenda and then send an email to the State with an update on the district’s union negotiations. The Highlands District received $1,945,528 in state funding earmarked for raising teacher salaries, particularly the starting teacher salary. The district’s challenge has been that a big increase for new teachers, without a signi cant increase for veteran teachers, would put the new teacher salary very close to those who have worked years with the district. The district and teachers union last met for contract negotiations on Sept. 17, but there was no tentative agreement on salaries. Negotiations are scheduled to resume at 4 p.m. on Oct. 13. Lethbridge said there are multiple reasons the contracts talks are starting in the late afternoon instead of the morning. Typically there are ve to seven teachers on the negotiation team on the union side and they would be pulled out of the classroom if the negotiations were held during the day. “We are really trying to keep teachers in the classroom,” he said. “We often stress to par-ents to have your child school, because it is important not to Teacher pay plan pulled from School Board agenda LETHBRIDGE PAY | 2A Avon Park Lake Placid rn Sebringnrn Sun ‘n LakernnnLocally Owned, Community Minded www.heartlandnb.com  Welcome to your community bank for responsive, personal service where a person always answers the phone and can connect you with business professionals who can make a difference for you. A PERSON ANSWERS. adno=00045009 PAGE 2 A2 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | September 27, 2020 www.highlandsnewssun.com The Highlands News-Sun (USPS 487-900ISSN 2473-0068) is published daily by Tim Smolarick at the Highlands News-Sun, 321 Ridgewood Drive, Sebring, FL 33870. 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Lyndon Johnson initially resisted the idea of forming a federal commission to investigate Kennedy’s assassination. But after learning that both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives were considering launching their own inquiries, the newly-installed President assembled the Warren Commission in the hope of avoiding multiple and possi-bly con icting reports on the shooting. 2. The FBI and the CIA had monitored Lee Harvey Oswald in the months before the assassination, but both agencies later tried to downplay their knowledge of him to the Warren Commission. 3. While the 888-page Warren report went into great detail outlining how Lee Harvey Oswald could have killed Kennedy, it gave little explanation of why he did it. In its ndings, the Commission stated that Oswald’s actions could not be explained if “judged by the standards of reasonable men.” 4. Lyndon Johnson remained in lock step with the Warren Commission’s ndings for most of his career, but he privately disagreed with the single bullet theory and reportedly believed that the Cubans had engineered the assassination. 5. When the Warren Report was rst released to the public in September 1964, polls showed that only 56 percent of Americans agreed with its “lone gunman theory.” By 1966, a second poll would show that only a meager 36 percent of people still had con dence in the report. Source: history.com have absences. If you end up missing even 10 days in a school year, data shows it has a dramatic effect on student achievement.” The same is true every time a teacher is pulled from the classroom, Lethbridge said. It is almost like every student was giv-en an absence for that day because many times the substitute will not be able to provide the quality of instruction that the teacher would be able to.” Substitutes are very dif cult to nd right now and there are probably additional shortages due to COVID, he said.PAY FROM PAGE 1A By PHIL ATTINGERS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — The co-defendant of a man shot and killed by deputies while serving a warrant has been arrested on her warrant and jailed. Kelly, Lee Townsend, 61, of Sebring faces charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling and grand theft in connection to the disappearance of seven boxes of ooring materials from Townsend’s half-sister’s house. Arrest reports state that the alleged theft took place at approximately 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at a home on Paradise Path in Sebring, in a mobile home park on DeSoto Road at Sebring Parkway. The victim told Highlands County sheriff’s deputies that Townsend and her boyfriend, 31-year-old Matthew Nocerino, had burglarized a home formerly owned by her father and granted to her in court by Circuit Court Judge Angela Cowden on July 7, 2020. Arrest reports said the victim had told Townsend and Nocerino they were not welcome or invited to visit. However, the victim discovered on Sept. 19 that seven boxes of ooring were missing from inside the house. Each box was white and green and valued at $38, for a total of $266, reports said. While the victim didn’t nd forced entry, she said the front door window screen will fall off sometimes. Then that happens, the window can be raised from the outside and the door unlocked, reports said. The victim has had to make alterations to the door to secure it, reports said. A neighbor and witness allegedly saw a silver pickup back into the driveway at that house on Sept. 11, reports said. Then Townsend and Nocerino entered the home several times and carried out several white boxes over the course of 15-20 minutes. Allegedly, Townsend saw the witness and started yelling, reports said. Deputies attempted to contact Townsend and Nocerino at their home on Markland Lane in the west side of Silver Fox subdivision by knocking on their front door and then their back sliding door, reports said. Nocerino allegedly cursed at the deputy, asking why they were knocking, saying, “I have 10 cameras. I know you are here.” The deputy asked Nocerino to come out and talk, but Nocerino reportedly cursed again and told the deputy that he didn’t have outstanding warrants and the deputy needed to get off the property. After leaving, the deputy got a call from Townsend asking the reason for being at her house, and the deputy told her it was a criminal investigation and they were suspects. The deputy said they could meet in person, but heard Nocerino in the background cursing again and threatening to call a lawyer. Reports said the deputy then told Townsend she and Nocerino were welcome to meet at the sheriff’s of ce to make a statement. They did not, reports said. Based on everything else, the deputy asked for and obtained warrants on both Townsend and Nocerino. On Thursday night, deputies attempted to serve the warrants. While they were talking with Townsend, Nocerino ed. During the chase through the house, deputies hit Nocerino with a TASER shock, but he continued to ee to a bed-room where he had a gun, preliminary reports said. Nocerino red at one deputy, hitting the upper torso, which was covered by a ballistic vest. The deputy returned re and hit Nocerino, killing him, according to sheriff’s of ce reports. Both the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and State Attorney’s Of ce are running a joint investigation into the shooting. 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... 7 7.33 -1.42 -23.5 57.36 39.74 CalifWtr .85 31 42.73 +.88 -17.1 4.70 .82 CalumetSp ... dd 2.72 -.13 -25.5 120.73 62.48 CamdenPT 3.32 24 90.34 +1.37 -14.9 57.54 40.70 CampSp 1.40 17 47.56 +2.12 -3.8 87.62 46.45 CIBC g 4.72e 6 74.53 -1.59 -10.4 109.11 65.13 CdnNR 1.81e ... 106.13 +1.00 +17.3 32.79 6.71 CdnNRs 1.50 ... 16.15 -1.43 -50.1 28.41 15.91 Canon ... ... 16.25 -.15 -40.6 107.59 38.00 CapOne .40m 6 69.36 -6.43 -32.6 4.74 .45 CapSenL ... dd .62 -.04 -79.9 8.42 1.97 CapsteadM .47 9 5.78 -.42 -27.0 6.00 1.00 CpstnTur rs ... ... 4.14 -.01 +35.3 60.69 39.05 CardnlHlth 1.94 dd 47.43 -.25 -6.2 109.31 37.59 CarMax ... 19 94.03 -9.04 +7.3 51.94 7.80 Carnival ... 3 15.07 -.24 -70.4 54.90 13.60 CarpTech .80 14 18.16 -1.86 -63.5 11.25 1.05 PainThr ... dd 11.47 +1.40 +120.6 156.25 87.50 Caterpillar 4.12 13 145.91 -6.48 -1.2 64.86 13.00 CedarF 3.74f 8 28.00 -1.90 -49.5 4.37 1.55 Cemex .29t ... 3.59 -.24 -5.0 10.52 1.41 CenovusE .25 3 3.89 -.34 -61.7 5.35 .24 CntRsDvA ... ... .58 -.16 -87.5 30.71 11.58 CenterPnt .60 14 18.99 +.06 -30.4 15.30 8.16 CntryLink 1.00 4 10.21 -.56 -22.7 22.59 7.02 Chemours 1.00 5 19.60 -2.07 +8.3 125.00 51.60 Chevron 5.16 10 71.83 -6.38 -40.4 74.84 20.62 Chewy ... ... 56.00 +3.00 +93.1 5.14 .93 Chicos .36f 3 .99 -.17 -74.0 88.47 9.25 ChildPlace 2.24 5 27.39 -2.79 -56.2 35.60 18.45 ChinaSoAir .64e ... 25.65 -4.93 -23.7 1384.46 415.00 Chipotle ... cc 1244.50 +29.02 +48.7 167.74 87.35 ChubbLtd 3.12e 14 113.85 -3.57 -26.9 98.96 47.98 ChurchDwt .96 ... 92.95 +2.63 +32.1 224.64 118.50 Cigna .04 16 162.45 -5.47 -20.6 118.19 46.07 CinnFin 2.40 5 76.87 -1.14 -26.9 39.25 5.71 Cinemark 1.44f 4 10.43 -1.17 -69.2 91.63 47.04 Cirrus ... 29 63.02 +3.09 -23.5 50.28 32.40 Cisco 1.44 15 38.45 -1.36 -19.2 83.11 32.00 Citigroup 2.04 6 42.02 -2.84 -47.4 173.56 94.17 CitrixSy 1.40 30 136.13 +2.14 +22.8 3.75 1.05 CleanEngy ... dd 2.41 -.33 +3.0 52-week Wk YTD Hi Low Name Div PE Last chg %chg 52-week Wk YTD Hi Low Name Div PE Last chg %chg 52-week Wk YTD Hi Low Name 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1.76 HarmonyG .05 ... 5.12 -.41 +41.0 23.61 4.19 Harsco .20m 34 13.09 -2.25 -43.1 62.75 19.04 HartfdFn 1.30 12 35.80 -1.45 -41.1 55.15 32.02 HawaiiEl 1.32 18 33.16 +.48 -29.2 31.30 15.80 HlthCSvc .81 ... 21.09 -1.11 -13.3 37.93 18.63 HlthpeakPr 1.48 15 26.73 +.13 -22.5 4.30 .20 HeatBio ... ... 1.28 -.13 +169.5 6.79 1.40 HeclaM .01e dd 4.92 -.76 +45.1 71.10 41.96 SouthnCo 2.50f 25 53.81 +1.00 -15.5 49.19 23.43 SthnCopper 1.50e 27 44.48 -2.00 +4.7 58.83 22.47 SwstAirl .72 9 37.10 -2.73 -31.3 3.90 1.06 SwstnEngy ... 3 2.47 +.02 +2.1 92.81 13.69 SpiritAero .04 4 19.80 -1.15 -72.8 47.50 7.01 SpiritAir ... 6 16.20 -1.50 -59.8 170.61 32.33 Square ... ... 157.72 +12.71 +152.1 67.14 37.69 SP Matls .98e q 62.46 -3.26 +1.7 109.74 73.54 SP HlthC 1.01e q 103.02 -2.52 +1.1 67.61 47.66 SP CnSt 1.28e q 63.04 -.65 +0.1 62.44 22.88 SP Engy 2.04e q 30.18 -3.43 -49.7 31.38 17.49 SPDR Fncl .46e q 23.49 -1.19 -23.7 85.33 47.71 SP Inds 1.12e q 76.49 -2.29 -6.1 127.72 68.10 SP Tech .78e q 113.94 +2.18 +24.3 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Taubmn 2.70 18 33.61 -2.30 +8.1 24.62 4.49 Technip .13 3 6.06 -1.37 -71.7 253.00 60.05 Teladoc ... ... 219.00 +13.57 +161.6 9.06 .67 Tellurian ... dd .71 -.12 -90.2 16.29 2.21 Tenneco ... 1 6.38 -1.16 -51.3 32.09 17.62 Teradata ... 14 23.00 +.35 -14.1 502.49 43.67 Tesla Inc s ... ... 407.34 -34.81 +386.9 13.76 6.25 TevaPhrm .73e dd 8.72 -.76 -11.0 148.37 93.09 TexInst 3.60 25 138.32 -.34 +7.8 72.49 25.15 TexRdhse 1.44f 34 60.00 -2.32 +6.5 15.13 5.50 Textainer .96 14 13.55 -.96 +26.5 51.53 20.26 Textron .08 7 35.27 -2.38 -20.9 24.51 5.00 The Real ... ... 15.36 -1.05 -18.5 441.96 250.21 ThermoFis .88f 52 422.29 -6.76 +30.0 12.56 4.60 3D Sys ... dd 4.65 -.67 -46.9 182.55 114.04 3M Co 5.88 22 160.27 -9.28 -9.2 134.42 86.39 Tiffany 2.32 25 115.65 -.61 -13.5 29.50 2.43 Tilray ... dd 4.79 -.55 -72.0 58.78 22.26 Timken 1.12 21 53.58 -2.19 -4.8 5.00 .39 TonixP hrs ... dd .85 -.08 -27.5 58.51 33.74 TorDBk 3.16 8 45.81 -1.13 -18.4 56.91 22.13 Total SA 2.71e ... 32.70 -3.92 -40.9 145.41 108.01 Toyota ... ... 132.97 -1.28 -5.4 155.56 63.89 TractSupp 1.60f 38 139.21 +1.10 +49.0 126.00 70.00 TraneTch 2.12 27 118.91 -4.05 +15.3 7.28 .76 Transocn ... dd .80 -.26 -88.4 149.58 76.99 Travelers 3.40f 12 108.11 -3.50 -21.1 3.68 .46 Trevena h ... dd 2.83 +.23 +236.5 29.21 16.94 TriContl 1.15e q 25.58 -.11 -9.3 58.44 52.00 TriCntl pf 2.50 ... 56.01 -.90 +2.1 73.82 27.79 TriNetGrp ... 20 58.78 -2.35 +3.8 24.64 14.53 Trinity .76f 4 19.43 -.71 -12.3 24.98 12.02 TrueBlue ... 9 15.34 -1.31 -36.2 56.92 24.01 TruistFn 1.80 9 36.17 -2.99 -35.8 9.10 4.30 TrstNY .27 9 5.16 -.58 -40.5 27.19 1.15 Tuppwre 1.08 dd 22.65 -3.67 +164.0 46.82 20.00 Twitter ... cc 43.84 +3.69 +36.8 49.46 11.51 2U ... dd 35.11 +2.46 +46.4 51.25 29.20 UDR 1.44 38 32.41 -1.49 -30.6 51.14 21.75 UGI Corp 1.30 7 32.51 +.04 -28.0 41.86 13.71 Uber Tch ... dd 34.46 -2.66 +15.9 31.10 11.79 UltraClean ... 18 20.85 +.49 -11.2 21.96 7.15 UndrArm ... 19 11.16 -.36 -48.3 217.90 121.89 UniFirst 1.00 21 186.17 -.81 -7.8 61.93 42.00 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7 5.38 -.57 -62.3 161.83 109.88 Hershey 3.22f 30 139.52 +.60 -5.1 20.85 .40 vjHertzGl ... ... 1.21 -.11 -92.3 17.59 7.43 HP Ent .60e 22 9.11 -.39 -42.6 26.28 11.05 HilltopH .36 16 20.40 +1.44 -18.2 5.10 1.73 HimaxTch .10e 99 3.35 -.20 +25.9 58.88 18.48 HollyFront 1.40 5 20.15 -1.84 -60.3 292.95 140.63 HomeDp 6.00 27 268.55 -6.64 +23.0 29.44 19.38 Honda .84e ... 23.44 -1.28 -17.2 184.06 101.08 HonwllIntl 3.60 18 161.49 -7.21 -8.8 52.97 39.01 Hormel .93 26 48.84 +.09 +8.3 18.90 7.86 HostHotls .85a 26 10.64 -.51 -42.6 21.65 11.69 HuanPwr 2.45e ... 15.43 -.43 -23.2 155.00 85.62 Hubbell 3.64 20 133.82 -5.21 -9.5 431.12 208.25 Humana 2.50 34 400.85 -1.78 +9.4 15.63 6.82 HuntBncsh .60 8 8.82 -.87 -41.5 279.71 136.44 HuntgtnIng 4.12 13 141.22 -7.96 -43.7 15.42 6.86 ICICI Bk .19e ... 9.60 -.44 -36.4 407.86 168.65 IdexxLab ... 91 377.83 +23.07 +44.7 12.44 4.52 ING .14e ... 6.91 -.86 -42.7 78.84 13.15 iPt ShFut ... ... 25.54 +1.17 +68.9 19.76 13.80 iShGold ... q 17.77 -.85 +22.6 48.48 20.14 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+7.2 404.20 196.78 Illumina ... 48 299.89 +4.39 -9.6 23.93 9.19 IndBkMI .80 1 12.41 -1.33 -45.2 13.85 6.76 Infosys ... 27 13.57 +.07 +31.5 99.51 59.11 Ingredion 2.56f 13 76.42 -4.89 -17.8 33.79 1.92 InovioPhm ... dd 16.94 -.06 +413.3 69.29 43.63 Intel 1.32 17 49.94 +.05 -16.6 125.00 37.50 InterceptP ... dd 40.42 -1.48 -67.4 158.75 90.56 IBM 6.52 12 118.95 -3.81 -11.3 16.25 3.59 IntlGmeT .80 ... 11.09 -1.15 -25.9 47.64 26.38 IntPap 2.05 14 41.16 -.89 -10.6 778.83 360.50 IntSurg ... 90 673.73 +18.16 +14.0 55.72 51.80 Inv LowVol ... ... 52.87 -.37 -2.0 19.01 6.38 Invesco .62 4 10.81 -.17 -39.9 303.50 164.93 Inv QQQ 1.16e q 271.56 +4.69 +27.7 66.22 39.32 IonisPhm ... cc 48.70 -2.69 -19.4 34.44 21.00 IronMtn 2.47 23 26.53 -1.80 -16.8 60.75 41.61 iShJapan ... q 58.76 -.50 -0.8 46.04 29.15 iSTaiwn ... q 43.32 -2.02 +5.3 34.31 19.51 iSh UK ... q 25.22 -.89 -26.0 55.45 35.66 iShCorEM .95e q 51.35 -1.96 -4.5 9.40 3.48 ItauUnH ... ... 4.09 -.15 -55.3J-K-L 86.58 27.47 JD.com ... cc 74.67 +.17 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+.32 +15.7 28.66 16.91 Kulicke .48 24 22.09 -.97 -18.8 31.93 8.00 L Brands 1.20 11 30.33 +.17 +67.4 230.99 142.01 L3Harris 3.40f 31 178.02 -7.19 -10.0 53.04 24.49 LTC Prp 2.28f 10 33.65 -1.92 -24.8 387.70 181.38 LamResrch 5.20f 35 330.27 +23.06 +13.0 96.32 39.06 LambWst .92f 20 64.89 -3.45 -24.6 139.99 85.30 Landstar .84f 26 125.66 -2.06 +10.4 55.42 22.03 LeggPlat 1.60 19 41.01 -3.06 -19.3 80.06 25.42 LennarA .50 13 76.70 -2.48 +37.5 7.15 3.67 LbtyASE .72e q 5.90 -.10 -12.9 99.00 59.30 LincElec 1.96 19 88.93 -2.79 -8.1 260.49 146.71 Linde 3.85 46 232.75 -13.35 +9.3 442.53 266.11 LockhdM 9.60 47 386.70 -8.44 -0.7 171.72 60.00 Lowes 2.20 35 159.55 -.55 +33.2 54.50 14.56 Lyft Inc ... ... 27.53 -3.06 -36.0 98.91 33.71 LyonBas A 4.20 6 69.62 -9.38 -26.3M-N-0 174.00 85.09 M&T Bk 4.40 7 91.30 -10.48 -46.2 10.90 4.93 MBIA ... dd 6.13 +.25 -34.1 48.99 15.75 MDC 1.32 16 44.57 -1.60 +16.8 32.21 15.00 MDU Res .83 19 22.18 -.67 -25.3 34.63 5.90 MGM Rsts .01 6 22.10 +.08 -33.6 79.87 44.93 MSC Ind 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OaktStInco .62 8 6.39 -.33 -22.0 4.87 .24 OasisPet ... dd .41 -.08 -87.3 47.58 9.00 OcciPet .04m 8 10.22 -1.43 -75.2 25.61 11.60 OceanFst .68 8 13.70 -.70 -46.4 16.80 .17 Ocugen rs ... dd .30 -.05 -41.5 18.74 11.19 OldNBcp .56 15 12.39 -1.05 -32.3 24.10 11.88 OldRepub .84f 12 14.23 -.67 -36.4 19.82 8.76 Olin .80 3 12.11 -.55 -29.8 45.22 13.33 OmegaHlt 2.68 11 29.92 -1.36 -29.4 25.92 8.17 OnSmcnd ... 10 20.49 -.93 -16.0 1.56 .10 Onconv h ... ... .29 -.04 -25.1 78.48 12.16 ONEOK 3.74 18 25.01 -2.53 -66.9 6.47 1.12 OpkoHlth ... dd 3.22 +.05 +119.0 62.60 39.71 Oracle .96 62 59.80 +.05 +12.9 1.32 .45 OrbEnGp ... dd .73 +.21 -33.4 54.90 22.11 OrthoMed ... 39 29.40 -.45 -36.3 95.62 46.72 OshkoshCp 1.20 16 71.73 -5.87 -24.2 57.74 30.96 OtterTail 1.48 16 36.14 -.20 -29.5 22.16 3.63 OwensMin .01 13 20.36 +6.02 +293.8P-Q-R 18.34 3.55 PG&E Cp ... 15 10.00 +.29 -8.0 20.10 6.88 PGT Inc ... 23 16.90 -1.05 +13.3 161.79 79.41 PNC 4.60 9 104.90 -6.86 -34.3 56.14 27.08 PNM Res 1.23 20 40.97 +.93 -19.2 52.80 26.27 POSCO ... ... 41.77 +1.27 -17.5 134.36 69.77 PPG 2.16f 22 120.25 -5.52 -9.9 36.83 18.12 PPL Corp 1.66 12 26.47 -.33 -26.2 91.30 49.11 Paccar 1.28a 12 83.53 -.71 +5.6 8.47 .22 PacEthanol ... dd 6.56 -.54 +909.2 275.03 125.47 PaloAltNet ... dd 242.14 +.54 +4.7 217.59 93.00 ParkerHan 3.52 25 199.98 -8.43 -2.8 20.13 3.92 ParsleyEn .20 10 9.02 -.91 -52.3 7.37 .26 PartyCity ... 2 2.81 -.33 +20.1 90.54 47.87 Paychex 2.48 30 77.70 -.89 -8.7 212.45 82.07 PayPal ... cc 187.25 +11.18 +73.1 14.30 1.49 PeckCo h ... 57 5.14 +1.77 +107.3 100.44 17.70 PelotnIntr ... cc 97.73 +8.03 +244.1 40.65 10.58 Pembina g 1.63 16 21.60 -1.29 -41.7 76.62 3.75 PnnNtGm ... cc 69.85 -.75 +173.3 6.86 1.76 PennantPk .60 2 3.15 -.24 -51.8 53.81 19.99 Penske 1.68f 11 46.31 -1.69 -7.8 47.43 22.01 Pentair .76 14 44.96 -1.59 -2.0 17.22 9.37 PeopUtdF .72 8 9.93 -.70 -41.2 147.20 101.42 PepsiCo 4.09 15 133.55 +2.08 -2.3 123.21 62.91 PerkElm .28 46 119.80 +1.60 +23.4 63.86 40.01 Perrigo .90 22 45.24 -1.83 -12.4 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chg %rtn 12 moFund NAV chg %rtn Mutual Funds Interest rates The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was unchanged at 0.66% on Friday. Yields affect rates on many consumer loans . NET 1YRTREASURIES LAST PVS CHG AGO 3.253.255.00 .13.13 1.88 PRIME RATE FED FUNDS 3-month T-bill .10 .10 ... 1.81 6-month T-bill .11 .11 ... 1.86 52-wk T-bill .13 .12 +0.01 1.77 2-year T-note .12 .14 -0.02 1.64 5-year T-note .26 .27 -0.01 1.57 7-year T-note .45 .46 -0.01 1.63 10-year T-note .66 .66 ... 1.68 30-year T-bond 1.40 1.40 ... 2.13 NET 1YRBONDS LAST PVS CHG AGO Barclays Glob Agg Bd .90 .90 ... 1.33Barclays USAggregate 1.19 1.18 +0.01 2.33 Barclays US Corp 1.98 1.97 +0.01 2.97Barclays US High Yield 6.35 6.35 ... 5.66Moodys AAA Corp Idx 2.31 2.31 ... 3.0510-Yr. TIPS 0 0 ... .13Commodities E nergy prices were mostlylower, wit h natural gas down s harply. Gold and silver prices fell. In crops, wheat prices fell while corn prices rose .Crude Oil (bbl) 40.25 40.31 -0.15 -34.1 Ethanol (gal) 1.31 1.31 ... -4.7 Heating Oil (gal) 1.13 1.12 +0.85 -44.4 Natural Gas (mm btu) 2.14 2.25 -4.85 -2.3 Unleaded Gas (gal) 1.21 1.20 +1.55 -28.2 FUELS CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD Gold (oz) 1857.70 1868.30 -0.57 +22.3 Silver (oz) 23.02 23.12 -0.44 +29.1 Platinum (oz) 842.00 838.00 +0.48 -13.3 Copper (lb) 2.97 2.97 +0.13 +6.4 METALS CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD Cattle (lb) 1.08 1.08 -0.42 -13.7 Coffee (lb) 1.14 1.11 +2.25 -12.4 Corn (bu) 3.65 3.64 +0.48 -5.8 Cotton (lb) 0.65 0.64 +1.08 -6.4 Lumber (1,000 bd ft) 607.60 578.60 +5.01 +49.8 Orange Juice (lb) 1.06 1.07 -1.08 +8.8 Soybeans (bu) 10.03 10.00 +0.25 +6.3 Wheat (bu) 5.44 5.50 -1.00 -2.6 AGRICULTURE CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD USD per British Pound 1.2730 -.0013 -.10% 1.2350 Canadian Dollar 1.3395 +.0042 +.31% 1.3257 USD per Euro 1.1625 -.0042 -.36% 1.0942 Japanese Yen 105.60 +.17 +.16% 107.81 Mexican Peso 22.3609 +.2429 +1.09% 19.5475 1YR.MAJORS CLOSE CHG %CHG AGO Israeli Shekel 3.4809 +.0049 +.14% 3.5031 Norwegian Krone 9.5835 +.0732 +.76% 9.0519 South African Rand 17.1437 +.2149 +1.25% 14.9778 Swedish Krona 9.1278 +.0258 +.28% 9.7494 Swiss Franc .9287 +.0021 +.23% .9922 EUROPE/AFRICA/MIDDLE EASTAustralian Dollar 1.4235 +.0052 +.37% 1.4805 Chinese Yuan 6.8238 -.0049 -.07% 7.1317 Hong Kong Dollar 7.7502 -.0000 -.00% 7.8384 Indian Rupee 73.730 -.024 -.03% 71.005 Singapore Dollar 1.3782 +.0023 +.17% 1.3786 South Korean Won 1175.71 +5.01 +.43% 1199.64 Taiwan Dollar 29.26 -.01 -.03% 31.03 ASIA/PACIFIC Foreign Exchange The dollar rose against all the m ajor currencies, including th e euro, Japanese yen and British pound.LAST6 MO AGO 1 YR AGO ExMktIdxInPr 64.70 -1.21 +9.0Fidelity 57.88 +.56 +24.9FocusedStock 31.45 +.30 +32.1FourinOneIdx 49.49 -.71 +8.6Frdm 2020 16.16 -.23 +8.4 Frdm 2025 14.31 -.23 +8.8 Frdm 2030 17.65 -.32 +9.1 GNMA 11.78 ... +4.1GlobalexUSIdx 12.34 -.43 +1.9GroCo 30.33 +.45 +60.5GroCo 25.51 +.39 +62.9GroCoK 30.39 +.45 +60.5Independence 42.69 +.53 +24.6IntlDiscv 47.00 -1.72 +14.7IntlGr 18.52 -.49 +17.4IntlIdxInstlPrm 39.67 -1.41 -.1IntlRlEstt 11.98 -.38 +2.0IntlVal 8.52 -.43 -6.4InvmGradeBd 12.25 -.03 +9.0JapanSmlrCo 17.06 -.17 +7.0LatinAmerica 18.64 -.73 -26.7LowPrStk 42.27 -1.46 +2.2LvrgdCoStk 33.27 -.37 +13.7Magellan 11.90 +.14 +24.6MegaCapStock 13.87 -.39 +4.2MidCapValue 18.85 -.68 -12.2NYMuniInc 13.44 -.01 +1.7NasdCmpIdx 137.76 +1.53 +36.1 NewMillennium 32.67 -1.17 -7.0Nordic 56.18 -1.87 +30.1OTCPortfolio 15.15 +.13 +41.8 Overseas 52.70 -1.69 +11.5Puritan 24.90 -.01 +17.1SCGrth 27.54 -.27 +16.2TaxFreeBond 11.97 -.01 +3.0TotalBond 11.48 -.05 +8.2TtlMktIdxInsPrm 93.16 -.77 +12.0USBdIdxInsPrm 12.56 -.02 +7.6ValDiscv 26.94 -.97 -2.9Fidelity AdvisorLargeCapA m 27.86 -.79 ... 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NA not available. p previous day´s net asset value. s fund split shares during the week. x fund paid a distribution during the week. Source : Morning star and the Associated Press.(Previous and change gures reect current contract.) OBITUARIES Patricia S. Faupel On Sept. 19, 2020, Patricia Snell Faupel, age 93, of Sebring, Florida left this world to rejoin her loved ones in heaven. She was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania on Aug. 1, 1927. Her parents were the late Richard and Lillian Snell. She was married to the late William A. Faupel for 56 years. She is survived by her children and their fami lies: son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Patricia Faupel of Sebring, and daughter and son-in-law, Leslie and Richard Alpert of Washington, North Carolina; grandchildren, Sonny and Alex Smith, and Ben, Katie and Ian Alpert. She had ve great-grandchildren, Jade, Hank, Sammy, Bennie and Carter. She is also survived by a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Wayne and Glenora Faupel of Bedford, Pennsylvania. Pat was a loving wife, devoted mother and great friend. She loved to travel, play golf, kayak, work crossword puzzles and play various card games. She enjoyed texting on her phone with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed volunteering at the local hospital and going out to dinner with her dear friends. Arrangements entrust ed to Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home, 4001 Sebring Parkway, Sebring, FL 33870. Online con dolences may be left at www.stephensonnelson-fh.com mask, and each were seen one at a time. The chair and utensils were cleaned and sanitized between each lady as well. “There were a lot of smiles,” said Zeegers. These were no ordinary trims, however. Hebert took her time with each lady, allowing them to look over different hairstyles on her phone, letting them choose what style they wanted. Most were short and simple while others were a bit more involved, such as having her hair braided. “All those people are just nice people,” said Hebert. She also took time to trim eyebrows and any facial hair, giving the ladies that extra feminine look they all wanted. The ladies couldn’t thank Hebert enough. “I feel free,” said Dama Massey. “I feel pretty,” said Frannie Goff. Each and every lady in attendance liked what they saw in the mirror afterwards. “They feel so much better,” said Zeegers. “If Cindy’s doing something, you wanna be a part of it,” said Hebert.HAIR FROM PAGE 1A COURTESY PHOTO/CINDY MARSHALL Frances gets her haircut by Annette Hebert of Today’s Creations of Sebring. T HE A SSOCIATED P RESSYULEE — A Florida wildlife sanctuary is building a new, spacious home for former circus elephants. The White Oak Conservation Center north of Jacksonville is expected to welcome 30 Asian elephants to a 2,500-acre refuge starting next year, the center announced Wednesday. The pachyderms are coming from the Center for Elephant Conservation in Polk City. Most of the animals previously traveled with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus until they were retired in 2016. White Oak is owned by philanthropists Mark and Kimbra Walter. “Elephants are majestic and intelligent animals, and they are in dire need,” Kimbra Walter said. “For too long, humans have decimated the native habitats, poached, and removed these animals from their natural home.” The elephants will have access to nine interlinked areas that will include a variety of vegetation and habitat types, such as wetlands, meadows and woods, a news release said. The center also is constructing 11 waterholes and three barns with veterinary equipment. White Oak covers about 17,000 acres. It’s already home to several endan gered and threatened species, including rhinos, okapi, bongos, zebras, condors, dama gazelles and cheetahs. Florida wildlife refuge to take 30 former circus elephants STEPHANIE RUTAN/WHITE OAK CONSERVATION VIA AP In this Sept. 2019, photo provided by the White Oak Conserva tion, Asian elephants, Kelly Ann, born Jan. 1, 1996, and Mable, born April 6, 2006, are seen at the Center for Elephant Conserva tion in Polk City. adno=00045707 DON’T LET THE DONUT HOLE TAKE A BITE OUT OF YOU! 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Each September mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies and community members unite behind a common message aimed at saving lives. While it’s impossible to underestimate the im portance of a matter of life and death, one could argue that the message of Suicide Prevention Month is even more pertinent than ever this year. The coronavirus pandemic is taking a serious toll on mental health. Illness fears, isolation, the loss of routine and profound, abrupt changes to life as we knew it have been hard on so many of us. Mental health experts are concerned that this could lead to an increase in suicide attempts. Statistics make clear that this was already a serious problem before this year’s tragic events. Nationally, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, claiming more than twice as many lives each year as homicide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says 48,344 people died from suicide in the United States in 2018, the most recent data available. Florida reports that 3,427 people took their own lives in 2019 (down 127 from 2018, but up 240 from 2017). According to the CDC, Florida’s sui cide rate was 14.5 deaths per 100,000 population, slightly lower than the national rate of 14.8 deaths per 100,000. And Florida’s highest suicide rates are in rural counties such as Highlands, Glades, Hendry and Okeechobee. As with other societal ills, no area is immune. For every person who dies by suicide, more than 25 others attempt to kill themselves. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, about 10.7 million adults report having serious thoughts about suicide. About 1.4 million adults attempt suicide annually in the United States. An estimated 2.1 million adults in the United States reported making plans for suicide in the year preceding the survey but did not act on those plans. These are frightening statistics that demand action rather than hand-wringing. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention reports that most individuals communicate suicidal inten tions in advance. That means all of us must learn the warning signs and how to respond. Suicide prevention ultimately depends on all of us watching out for the people we love and taking note of signs of trouble. The Suicide Prevention Lifeline says warning signs include talking about wanting to die, expres sions of hopelessness and unbearable pain; talk of being a burden to others, increased alcohol or drug use, anxious or agitated behavior, sleeping too little or too much, withdrawing from others and displaying extreme mood wings. Here are some suggestions from the Lifeline on what individuals can do when a loved one seems to be a risk: Ask: People who are having thoughts of suicide often feel relief when someone asks after them in a caring way. Keep them safe: When lethal means are made less available or less deadly, suicide rates by that method decline. Be there: Listening without judgment can make a big difference. Help them stay connected: Creating a network of resources and individuals for support and safety. Follow-up: Supportive, ongoing contact can be important for individuals discharged from professional care. And take note of valuable resources that are there to help in a crisis: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255. Spanish-language National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-888-628-9454. An editorial from the Reading Eagle, Pennsylvania. Let’s keep focus on suicide prevention Before the last School Board meet ing, I had the extreme honor of being sworn in for my second term as superintendent of Highlands County schools. Four years ago, I could nev er have imagined how my rst term supporting our district would look. When Florida schools were tasked with reopening face-to-face instruc tion this fall, I knew there would be challenges. Despite unprecedented events, I can condently say that there is no other community where I would have wanted to face these challenges. Our teachers, administrators, and staff invested tireless work, and together with our community’s sup port, this allowed schools to reopen. Although some things do look a bit different, we are well on our way toward returning to normal. We have had some positive cases in our schools, so to ensure we keep the community informed, we have created a COVID-19 Dashboard list ing the positive cases at each school. This data is updated daily to provide accurate and timely information. The dashboard is located on our School Board of Highlands County website. Our numbers have remained low due to the amazing response of our students and staff. Everyone on each campus has stepped up in this time of need to observe safety practices and do their part to keep everyone healthy. No doubt, there was a transition time during which students and staff had to adapt to new distancing protocols, face-covering procedures, and other routines. Having adjusted to this way of work, our faculty, staff, students, and families are busy with in school and extracurricular activities. This month our fall sports teams started practicing and competing, and student-athletes from across the district are again on the elds and courts representing their school. As with the return to the classroom, the return to athletics includes new safety protocols. Through guidance from our Athletic Task Force and School Board, we have created guidelines regarding limited ticket sales, attendance policies, and social distancing recommendations during events. Our cheer squads are going strong as well, and co-curricular activities such as band and chorus are again allowing our students to display their unique talents! Since the start of school in August, I have had the opportunity to visit each campus, and I have attended several extracurricular events throughout the district. I have heard from students, parents, and staff that they are glad to be back in school and settling into a consistent routine, even with the new changes. Throughout the nation, our children have experienced events like none we have seen. As educators, we know that uncertain times can place a tremendous strain on our youth, so providing them a structure for learning is critical. Teachers and ad ministrators have shared that being back in the classroom has allowed them to re-connect with students academically and personally. These relationships provide teachers a way to assess students’ needs. In several cases, schools have been able to connect students and families facing hardships due to COVID-19 with appropriate community resources. I am so proud of our schools’ work, having impacts that reach well beyond the classroom walls. Reopening schools, like the reopening of communities, is set in stages. Our priority was to provide strong academic instruction safely to students to minimize any learning gaps created by the spring’s nation wide school closure. This month we moved our focus to sports and extracurricular activities so that students have the opportunity to participate in events that make the school experience so enriching. As we go forward, we will examine other school aspects that have been limited due to the pandemic. We will continue to add school-related activities and expand on current activities as soon as it is safe to do so. Schools touch so many facets of community life, so I will keep you updated on our progress as we move through the year. It is such an honor to serve as Superintendent of Schools. As I be gin my second term, I am condent that no matter the challenges, we will continue to provide quality ed ucation to the children of Highlands County. Brenda Longshore is Superintendent of Schools in Highlands County. Returning to normal in stagesSUPERINTENDENT CORNER Dr. Brenda Longshore Every week I receive lots of reader email. I especially enjoy hearing from those who disagree with me. I can’t share all the reader mail I received about my column where we discussed the fact that 10% of all Florida’s drivers on the road have a suspended license – but here are just a few more of the many thoughtful notes I received. “I read your viewpoint with inter est. While I’m sure you are much to the left of me politically (I say, if the poor can’t pay the court costs, they should be – as all should be – careful to stay out of the courts), I agree with you on this subject. “I have long thought the driver’s license should be issued solely for the purpose of establishing a person’s qualication to operate a motor vehi cle. It should be revoked or suspended only if that person demonstrates they no longer meet the qualications by virtue of violation of trafc laws, of which there are thousands (I like to exaggerate, but not by much). “The driver’s license should not be used by governments at any level as a ‘sword’ to hold over the head of any citizen. This means the license should not be subject to suspension or revocation for reasons such as: failure to pay child support, not behaving at school, failure to pay tolls, failure to carry car insurance, failure to pay nes or court costs, etc. (A suspension of tag registration may be appro priate for some of these.) As you stated, people will drive anyway, and suspending the driver’s license is just an excuse to ‘pile on more charges’ and collect more money. “Many years ago, when Lori Edwards and Ginny Brown-Waite were state representatives (or was one a senator?), I presented my idea to both. Lori Edwards, a Democrat, was kind enough to reply that it was worth consideration. On the other hand, from Brown-Waite’s reply you’d have thought I’d called for the execution of all the children. She (or her staff) totally missed the point. I never supported her again, while I’ve continually supported Ms. Edwards. She is about the only Democrat that gets my vote. I am assuming she is still a Democrat.” – W. “I completely agree with you. Court costs should be paid out of general taxes. And it’s so unfair that those young people who are working are paying such a higher rate than all people.” – M. “Thank you for helping some of us who have blamed the poor, whom we are not, for their violating the law, when we are as much guilty by allowing ourselves a cheaper ride at their expense. I am embarrassed. Though the law should be upheld, it is not law-abiding when we who can operate the law to our advantage and to others to their disadvantage. My support would be to level the playing eld so that every citizen has at least a fair chance.” – R. We are lucky to have the best newspaper readers in America. Did you notice the polite and thoughtful comments? Almost all the reader email that I received did not contain the angry adverbs and adjectives that often seem to permeate public discussion. My goal each week is to tell folks something new or old in a new way. Sometimes I’m a little left, advocat ing for those with a suspended driv er’s license. Sometimes I’m a little right, advocating for our main street merchants who’ve been crushed by the heavy hand of government in this pandemic. It juices my batteries to hear from so many readers. I’m sorry that space won’t allow me to share all of your wonderful emails. Share your thoughts.David Dunn-Rankin is CEO of D-R Media, which owns the Highlands News-Sun and the Highlands Sun, as well as newspapers in Lake, Polk and Sumter counties. He can be reached at David@D-R.Media . Level the playing fieldINK IN MY VEINS David Dunn-Rankin PAGE 7 www.highlandsnewssun.com September 27, 2020 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | A7 adno=00044396 rnnn nnnrr RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL REPAIR & INSTALLATION  n ­n €‚rƒrn ­n ­r Locally Owned and Operated „r…rƒ †… „„ „nnn 863-414-8333 nn‡ ˆ‰Š‹‡nŒƒ Highlands News-Sun2019 PAGE 8 A8 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | September 27, 2020 www.highlandsnewssun.com ALMANAC Today is Sunday, Sept. 27 , the 271st day of 2020. There are 95 days left in the year. Today in history On September 27, 1964 , the government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassi nating President John F. Kennedy. On this date In 1779 , John Adams was named by Congress to negotiate the Revolutionary War’s peace terms with Britain. In 1939 , Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. In 1979 , Congress gave its nal approv al to forming the U.S. Department of Education. In 1996 , in Afghanistan, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured the capital and executed former leader Najibullah. In 2004 , NBC an nounced that “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno would be succeeded by “Late Night” host Conan O’Brien in 2009 (however, O’Brien’s stint on “The Tonight Show” lasted just over seven months). Ten years ago: Temperatures reached 113 degrees in down town Los Angeles, the highest in records kept since 1877. Five years ago: Pope Francis urged hundreds of thousands of faithful gathered in Philadelphia for the biggest event of his U.S. visit to be open to the “miracles of love,” closing out a six-day trip with a message of hope for families and consola tion for victims of child sexual abuse. One year ago: House Democrats took their rst concrete steps in the impeachment in vestigation of President Donald Trump, issuing subpoenas demand ing documents from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and sched uling depositions for other State Department ofcials. Today’s birthdays Singer-musician Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is 77. Rock singer Meat Loaf is 73. Actor Liz Torres is 73. Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt is 71. Singer Shaun Cassidy is 62. Comedian Marc Maron is 57. Former Democratic National Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is 54. Actor Patrick Muldoon is 52. Actor Gwyneth Paltrow is 48. Christian rock musician Grant Brandell (Underoath) is 39. Actor Anna Camp is 38. Rapper Lil’ Wayne is 38. Singer Avril Lavigne is 36. Actor Sam Lerner is 28. Actor Ames McNamara is 13. Bible verse “Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. — I John 4:4. God is greater than any problem you face. Allow Him to have His way in your life and see your problems answered. T HE A SSOCIATED P RESSMISSION, Kan. — It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by a summertime crisis in the Sun Belt. Now the coronavirus outbreak is heating up fast in small er cities in the heartland where anti-mask senti ment runs high. Meanwhile, conrmed cases of the virus in the U.S. hit another milestone — 7 million — according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins University, though the real number of infections is believed to be much higher. The spike across the Midwest as well as parts of the West has set off alarms at hospitals, schools and colleges. Wisconsin is averaging more than 2,000 new cases a day over the last week, compared with 675 three weeks earlier. Hospitalizations in the state are at their highest level since the outbreak took hold in the U.S. in March. Utah has seen its aver age daily case count more than double from three weeks earlier. Oklahoma and Missouri are regularly recording 1,000 new cases a day, and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a staunch opponent of mask rules, tested positive this week. Kansas and Iowa are also witnessing a spike in cas es. And South Dakota and Idaho are seeing sky-high rates of tests coming back positive. “What we’re seeing is the newer hot spots rise over the course of the last several weeks, predominantly in the Upper Midwest,” said Thomas Tsai, a professor at Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health. The U.S. is averaging more than 40,000 new conrmed cases a day. While that number is dramatically lower than the peak of nearly 70,000 over the summer, the numbers are worrisome nonetheless. The nation’s death toll eclipsed 200,000 this week, the highest in the world. In Springeld, Missouri, hospitals are starting to ll up with COVID-19 patients and the city has seen a big spike in deaths over the past month. Amelia Montgomery, a nurse working in the COVID unit at Cox South Hospital in Springeld, describes a maddening routine where family members of sick patients call up medical staff on the phone on a daily basis and question whether their loved ones truly have the virus and and the veracity of positive test results. “We know what COVID looks like now after six months of dealing with it,” Montgomery said. “It is like beating your head against a brick wall when you are constantly having patients, family members of these patients and the community argue so intensely that it is not real or we are treating it in the wrong way.” The skepticism about the virus coincides with deep frustration over mask requirements in the Midwestern cities that actually have them. Mike Cooper, a 59-year-old and sign shop owner from the Branson, Missouri, area, is among those who have grown weary of virus restrictions that he sees as out-of-con trol government over reach. He has no doubts about the seriousness of the virus, but says the nancial toll of business and school shutdowns creates its own set of health problems, such as alcoholism, suicide and depression. “Financial ruin kills people too,” he said. “To me, atten the curve means extend the plague. Flatten the curve means you are just going to kill the same number of people over a longer period of time, so they are going to extend the plague,” Cooper said. In other developments:— Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced he and his wife have tested positive, though he said he has no symptoms. Northam, a Democrat who is also a doctor and usually wears a mask in public, has been criticized by Republicans who say his restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus are too stringent. Virus cases rise in US heartland CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/AP FILE PHOTO In this July 14, 2020, le photo, a health worker performs a COVID-19 test at a Test Iowa site at Waukee South Middle School in Waukee, Iowa. 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Hardee County had 23 new cases on Saturday for a positivity rate of 23.96%, a jump up from 11.29% on Friday, while Hendry County had six new cases for a positivity rate of 10.17%. Statewide the previous day positivity rate was 4.15%, a drop from the rate of 5.85% at the beginning of last week and more in line with the low-end of the state’s two-week positivity average. Highlands rate, as of Saturday’s update, 5.82%, a jump up from 3.13% on Friday’s update but a drop from 9.36% at the beginning of last week. The county’s two-week average positivity rate is 4.22%. Several counties had no new cases on Saturday: Lafayette County saw two days of no new cas es, down from two days in a row on Wednesday and Thursday of just one new case. Dixie County had no new cases as of Saturday’s update, down from just one new case on Friday. Gulf County had no new cases Saturday, down from two new cases Friday. Madison County had no new cases, down from three on Friday. Hamilton County had no new cases Saturday, down from eight Friday. Jefferson County had just one new case Saturday, down from two each of the previous days, while Washington County, which had no new cases as of Friday, had five new cases on Saturday. The following counties had triple digit increases in virus cases: Broward — 190, Dade — 376 (down from more than 500 on Friday), Duval — 153, Hillsborough — 218, Orange — 162, Palm Beach — 162, Pinellas — 121 and Polk — 127. From March 15 through Thursday, there have been 3,834,582 unemployment claims processed in Florida, with 2,003,411 claim ants paid, for a total of $16.6 million in state and federal dollars — $3.29 million of that from the state. Throughout the pandemic, 16,237 state prison inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, with 30 more added Friday over Thursday’s updates. Also, 3,106 state corrections workers have tested positive, an increase of 16 added Friday over Thursday’s updates. Nationwide, Saturday’s tallies showed 7,048,285 virus cases in the United States, an increase of 50,817 over Friday’s numbers, and 204,026 deaths, an increase of 979 since Friday. Worldwide, there have been 32,647,382, an increase of 290,553 cases over Friday’s total, and 990,473 deaths, an increase of 5,705. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ad ministration announced on Friday it would back off requirements that facilities for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities must test staff members for COVID-19 every two weeks. The move comes after the administration decided this month to no longer require assisted living facilities and nursing homes to test staff members. Meanwhile, Highlands County is still providing free testing for county residents. The Board of County Commission, in partnership with Highlands County Department of Health and AdventHealth, is bringing free COVID-19 drive-up testing as part of the Federal CARES Act. To make advance reservations, call 863-386-5690 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. Testing will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at Lakeshore Mall (near Sears) 901 U.S. 27 South, Sebring, weather permitting. Express service is available with a reser vation from 8-10 a.m. Drive-ups welcome (without reservations) from 8-9 a.m. Testing is free with a valid government ID. All ages welcome, but for Highlands County residents only. Neither insurance nor a doctor’s prescription are not required. News Service of Florida contributed to this report.DEATHS FROM PAGE 1A By PHIL ATTINGERS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — A sin gle-vehicle wreck late Friday night in Hendry County took the life of an Avon Park man. Florida Highway Patrol has not identied the 66-year-old driver of a sport utility vehicle who died in the wreck at 11:30 p.m. Friday on U.S. 27 at County Road 720. Next of kin has been notied. The man was driving north in the outside lane of U.S. 27, approaching CR 720 when he appar ently lost control of the vehicle, ran off the road to the right, hit a ditch and overturned. Medical personnel at a local hospital pro nounced him dead from his injuries. FHP still has the crash under investigation. The Highlands NewsSun has an unofcial tally of 18 fatal wrecks in Highlands County This does not in clude accidents out side-of-county that have included or involved county residents. Avon Park man killed in Hendry wreck Classifieds! Find it in the CLASSIFIEDS! 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The Florida Department of Health at oridahealthcovid19.gov reported 192 cases in Florida and ve deaths as of noon Tuesday. At the 9 a.m. meeting, Highlands County Emergency Manager LaTosha “Tosh” Reiss said the county still has no cases of COVID-19 infection. County Administrator Randy Vosburg, partic ipating in the meeting via internet live video chat, claried later in the meeting that Highlands has no “conrmed” cases of the disease. Patrick Hickey, envi ronmental health director and epidemiologist for the Florida Department of Health for Highlands and DeSoto Counties, said outside the meeting that the health depart ment is gathering results from tests done by both the health department and private labs, for pa tients at private medical practices. The declaration will help the county secure mutual aid from local, state and federal agencies, as well as let Highlands County Sheriff Paul Blackman start, modify, enforce or end a countywide curfew, if needed. CancellationCounty Commission has also canceled or postponed all public meetings of county advi sory boards, councils and committees until further notice. Reiss said the Centers for Disease Control guidance is to postpone or cancel gatherings of 50 or more. On Monday, the White House rec ommended canceling meetings of 10 or more, working from home, especially if sick, and staying out of the public as much as possible. This has to do with “attening the curve,” she said, referring to graphs of the number of possible cases without self-iso lation versus a lower number with isolation. “We don’t want to overwhelm local resourc es and our local hospital, and that’s what everybody is trying to keep from happening,” Reiss said. “What we ultimately want is to make it through this and everybody say, ‘Oh, they were making it worse than it was.’ That’s what we’re wanting to come out of this, because then we’ve done our job.” IsolationA notice outside the meeting asked to leave at least four seats between each other. Commissioners had spread out on the dais to the extent that Commissioner Jim Brooks and County Attorney Joy Carmichael sat at the staff positions below on the main oor. A Highlands County sheriff’s deputy kept tabs on the number of people who had entered, and overow seating had been set up in the lobby in front of a monitor, with www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 13A Highlands News-Sun March 18, 2020 Peace Corps evacuating volunteers worldwide amid outbreakA SSOCIATED P RESSWASHINGTON (AP) — The Peace Corps is telling its volunteers around the world that it is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers in light of the spread of the new coronavirus. In an open letter to volunteers posted Sunday on its website, the federal agency’s director, Jody Olsen, says the decision follows recent evacuations in China and Mongolia due to the outbreak. Olsen says that with evacuations now underway at other posts and travel becoming more challenging by the day, the agency decided to expand the suspension and evacuations. “As COVID-19 con tinues to spread and international travel becomes more and more challenging by the day, we are acting now to safeguard your well-be ing and prevent a situa tion where Volunteers are unable to leave their host countries,” Olsen says. Olsen says the posts are not closing and that the agency looks forward to returning to normal operations when condi tions permit. The letter says country directors would be pro viding more information to volunteers. The Peace Corps was established in 1961 during the Kennedy administration as a EFREM LUKATSKY/AP FILE PHOTO In this Nov. 30, 2017, le photo, volunteers of U.S. Peace Corps wearing Ukrainian national costumes attend a ceremony as they swear an oath of allegiance in Kiev, Ukraine. 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Trump’s more somber tone came as he addressed the public at a White House brieng and made a direct appeal to all Americans to do their part to halt the pandemic’s spread. Gone — at least for now — were Trump’s “do as I say, not as I do” hand shakes that had continued even after health experts admonished people to avoid contact and practice social distancing. Also gone was the rosy talk aimed, in part, at propping up reeling nancial markets. The shift was informed in part by a growing realization within the West Wing that the coronavirus crisis is an existential threat to Trump’s presidency, endangering his reelection and his legacy. Trump has told advisers that he now believes the virus will be a signicant general election issue and he took note of the clear-eyed, somber tone used by his likely gen eral election foe, Joe Biden, in Sunday’s Democratic debate. With reports from Italy growing grimmer, U.S. cases surging and America’s economy in shock, Trump has also re ceived a series of alarming briengs in recent days that have included dire projections about how many Americans could be infected if drastic action isn’t taken. He also has watched the dramatic escalation of precautions within the White House complex, where ofcials are now screening everyone who enters the building after Trump unknowingly interacted with at least three people who have since tested positive for the virus. Already, both his press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, and his outgoing acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, are isolating themselves at home after coming into direct or in direct contact with those who have COVID-19. And so it was that on Monday, Trump mat ter-of-factly outlined the government’s newest rec ommendations, including urging all older Americans and those with chronic health conditions to stay home. All Americans were advised to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people. Trump repeatedly deferred to the public health professionals on stage with him to offer specics and answer follow-up questions, and he acknowledged the disquieting reality that the economy may well be ca reening toward recession and that Americans’ lives will likely be impacted for far longer than most people have even begun to process. “If we do a really good job, people are talking about July, August, something like that,” he told reporters who lled every other seat in the brieng room in an attempt to practice social distancing. “It’s not under control for any place in the world,” he acknowledged. Trump had hoped the markets would rise again Monday after the Federal Reserve’s announcement the previous day that it would slash interest rates, and he was rattled when they collapsed instead. Hoping to turn the tide, he told aides he wanted to speak at Monday’s 3:30 p.m. press brieng — the same late afternoon time slot as Friday’s Rose Garden news conference. But this time, instead of a spike in the market, the Dow Jones continued to plummet as he spoke, dipped even further after the president admitted, for the rst time, that the nation may be heading for a recession. Bev Banks contributed to this report. EDITOR’S NOTE — For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover. 14A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com Winter Haven Sun March 18, 2020 Trump changes tone, gets real on virus threat EVAN VUCCI/AP PHOTO President Donald Trump and Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma listen during a press brieng with the coronavirus task force, in the Brady press brieng room at the White House, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington.Polk State student is Polk County’s second positive coronavirus caseFlorida Department of Health records say the woman, 22, recently traveled to Georgia.By STEVEN RYZEWSKIThe second presump tive positive coronavirus case in Polk County is a student who takes cours es at Polk State College’s Winter Haven Campus, per an announcement from the school last night. According to Florida Department of Health records, the student is a 22-year-old woman who had recently traveled to Georgia. In a statement, Polk State officials confirmed that they had been notified of the devel opment by the Florida Department of Health. Polk State officials say they have responded quickly by notifying students and faculty who may have come in contact with the individual. Polk State’s campuses and cen ters remain closed to students and classes will resume online on Monday, March 30, for the remainder of the spring semester. “The health of stu dents, faculty, staff and the community is the College’s No. 1 priority and Polk State will continue to follow the CDC’s guidelines,” read a statement. “In the event of a confirmed case, it is recommended to close off areas used by the ill persons and wait up to 24 hours be fore beginning cleaning and disinfection to minimize the potential for exposure to respira tory droplets. 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After City of Winter Haven Resolution 2020-23 passed March 18, City Manager Mike Herr took a number of emergency city administrative actions. Effective March 19, the AdventHealth Fieldhouse and Conference Center, the Winter Haven Public Library, the Winter Haven Cultural Arts and Recreation Center, the Winter Haven Tennis Center, the DiamondPlex Softball Complex, the Winter Haven Senior Adult Center, Rowdy Gaines Pool, the Splash Pad and Trailhead Park were all closed until further notice. City commissioners will decide whether Willowbrook Golf Course will close until further notice on March 23 during a city commis sion meeting. The city commission, which normally meets in city hall, met in Nora Mayo Hall for the March 18 meeting as a safety precaution. Chairs were set up with six-foot spacing as a measure to discourage transmission of the virus, which — according to the Center for Disease Control — can be accomplished when individuals are in close proximity to one another. There was some debate about closing the tennis complex at the meeting. Mayor Brad Dantzler, who plays ten nis regularly, said closing the complex would be “over the top” in terms of being an effective safety precaution. Herr said keeping the complex open would put city staff at risk. It was announced at the meeting that all sub sequent city commission meetings will take place at Nora Mayo Hall until further notice. The Winter Haven Community Redevelopment Agency board, the Winter Haven Planning Commission, the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate, the code enforcement ad justment board, the two CRA advisory boards and the city pension boards will continue to meet as scheduled — also in Nora Mayo Hall. Other citizen advisory board meetings will be suspended until the public health emergency risk is reduced, Herr said. All city sponsored events have already been canceled through May 9. Assistant City Manager T. Michael Stavres said the city has a policy of keeping things such as a public playground clean and disinfected. “That is happening on a much wider sched ule than ever before,” Stavres said. City staff have been busy wiping down park benches, picnic tables, water fountains, play ground equipment and other public spaces up to twice daily. Herr said some city staff are being allowed to work from home and that other staff are being asked to help disinfect buildings that have been closed. Herr was not sure how many city staff would not be able to report to work due to health concerns or lack of childcare — children in Polk County Public Schools will not return to school for in-person instruction until April 15 at the earliest. Spring little league sports in Sertoma Park have already been canceled, Parks and Recreation Director Travis Edwards said. Contact Charles A. Baker III at cbaker@d-r.media. www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 15A Winter Haven Sun March 19, 2020 Winter Haven declares state of emergency at special meeting CHARLES A. BAKER III/WINTER HAVEN SUN Chairs were set up six feet apart to help reduce the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus during a Special City Commission Meeting held March 18 in Nora Mayo Hall. CHARLES A. BAKER III/ WINTER HAVEN SUN Winter Haven City Attorney John Murphy reads City of Winter Haven Resolution 2020-23, proclaiming a State of Emergency in Winter Haven on March 18.World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe By DAVID RISING and CHRIS BLAKE A SSOCIATED P RESSBERLIN (AP) — Desperate travelers choked European border crossings on Wednesday after nations imple mented strict controls in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, creating trafc jams miles long and slowing the passage of trucks carrying critical supplies. The number of people infected worldwide crest ed the 200,000 mark and deaths topped 8,000, with the number of people now recovered at more than 82,000, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. In an attempt to allevi ate some of the pressure from eastern Europeans stuck in Austria trying to return home, Hungary overnight opened its bor ders in phases. Bulgarian citizens were rst allowed to cross in carefully controlled convoys, then Romanians had a turn. But by early Wednesday on the Austrian side of the border, trucks were backed up for 28 kilome ters (17 miles) and cars for 14 kilometers (nearly 9 miles) as rules allowing only Hungarians or trans port trucks through the country’s borders kicked back in. European Union lead ers have been working on how to make sure that food, medical supplies and other essential goods keep owing but so far borders have been clogged. Looking ahead, they’re also trying to gure out ways to allow seasonal agricultural workers, needed to keep the production of food going, to travel back and forth across essentially closed borders. Nations around the world were facing the same issues, with the U.S. and Canada working on a mutual ban on nones sential travel between the two countries. In Southeast Asia, the causeway between Malaysia and the nan cial hub of Singapore was eerily quiet after Malaysia shut its borders, while the Philippines backed down on an order giving foreigners 72 hours to leave from a large part of its main island. President Donald Trump’s administration was considering a plan to immediately return to Mexico all people who cross America’s southern border illegally, according to two ofcials who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of ano nymity because the plan hasn’t been nalized. The coronavirus is now present in every U.S. state after West Virginia reported an infection. 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Local stores, restaurants, and beauty and spa ser vices are doing their their part to keep customers and employees safe. Restaurants are doing their best to keep their doors open as long as possible. Golden Corral in Lake Placid has stepped up its cleaning measures to ensure guest and employee safety. Hand sanitizer is now available at the door and throughout the restau rant, serving utensils are changed every hour, employees must wash hands going in and out of the kitchen, and “touch surfaces” are sanitized every 15 minutes. Once a guest has selected a table, the surrounding tables are closed with a reserved sign to promote social distancing. Once the guest leaves the table, condiments, the napkin holder and even the salt and pepper shakers are all sanitized. Homer’s Original Smorgasbord increased its sanitation as well, but was closed Thursday. Roserio’s Pizzaria in Spring Lake has closed its dining area and is now pick-up only. Pizza Hut closed its dining area until further notice but pick-up orders and deliv eries are still available at all locations. “Contactless delivery is one of the many ways that we’re working to help provide you — and our employees — the safest experience possible,” stat ed Pizza Hut. “No matter your location, if you want a more contactless option and prefer your pizza left at the door upon delivery, no problem. Just tell us in the special instructions section as you’re placing your order on PizzaHut.com or the Pizza Hut app.” A majority of fast food restaurants have decided to go drive-thru only. Burger King is offering free kids meals to its customers. A few restaurants have even waived delivery fees during this difcult time.Health and tnessAdventHealth Wauchula announced Thursday that effective today, it will no longer accept visitors for inpatients or those receiv ing outpatient services. Exceptions to the rules will be made on a case-by-case basis for those patients who need critical or end-of-life care. The hospital is rec ommending alternative methods to connect pa tients with their families and friends such as email, text, telephone, FaceTime and Skype. Beauty and spa services are increasing their ROBERT MILLER/STAFF Like some stores, Publix is designating time for senior-only shopping in their stores.Coping with COVID-19 guidelines How the pandemic has changed daily lives in HeartlandBy PHIL ATTINGER, ROBERT MILLER, KIM MOODY, and MARC VALEROS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — Anyone who hasn’t already transitioned away from eating out will now have to do take-out, pickup or delivery. On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 20-71, blocking restaurants statewide from serving food in their dining rooms. The order allows sales of food for carry-out and delivery, and even lifts a ban on sales and delivery of package alcohol, but prevents onsite dining. In the order, DeSantis pointed to a need for “social distancing” to try to prevent the spread of the highly-contagious and sometimes deadly novel coronavirus. Local restaurateurs said they can make the transi tion, but only by putting dining room servers on furlough. “This is like a mess,” said Maria Tsakalos, own er of Olympic Restaurant in Avon Park. “I feel so bad for my employees because they are out of work.” She said she would give them what help she could, as long as possible. “We have to have faith that we are all going to be coming out of this,” Tsakalos said. “We will rebound.” Dimitri Panos, owner of Dimitri’s in Sebring, said it would affect his business “tremendously, very tremendously,” but said it needs to be done. “We have to have it done. Health comes rst, then we worry about the bills,” Panos said. Between three drivers, his son and himself, Panos can handle deliv eries, but he can’t let any dining room servers make deliveries. By law, they have to be on his insur ance, and they aren’t. Nancy and Ron Zachary live in Avon Park, and, like many, they had to cancel their vacation plans. Plans that would have taken them to St. Pete Beach or possibly Orlando. Closures had them rethinking those plans. Instead, the couple decided to take the funds they would have used for vacation and spend it locally. Nancy told the Highlands News-Sun on Friday morning, ahead of DeSantis’ mandate, that she and Ron are support ing the “mom and pops” for as long as they can. “We have taken pre cautions and see the restaurants meeting (then) guidelines,” Nancy said. “We have seen a lot of sanitizing done. This is an abnormal normal. I really feel for the small business owners, perhaps because my father was one. The big box stores will be ne.” By the afternoon, how ever, it became apparent the Zachary’s will have to order to-go or go through drive-ins to continue to support the people in their community. Even before federal ofcials told people to avoid gatherings of 10 or more, local Floridians had already begun to amend their behavior to MARC VALERO/STAFF Pianist Je Klein performs at the Hotel Jacaranda. Due to the current health crisis, Klein has heard the summer tourist season is in jeopardy at the 1880 Town in South Dakota where he performs when he leaves Florida. Highlands News-Sun March 21, 2020 SAFETY | 23A CHANGE | 17A r nn n n n n n rr    rnr r n rn rn r n r r rnr rrn rnr  rr  ­ € ‚ƒ „rn …† ­‚‡ ˆˆˆ‰‰ rr ­rrr €r‚ €rr rr ƒr„r­€­‚ƒ„­…†‡ˆ­‰‡­†ƒŠ‚­‹­† ­ˆ­‰‚ ­‰‚­†ˆ­†‚Œ­Ž­‰nn­€Šˆ …rr r„ n Š‹‚r ……‹Œ‡‰ r r rrr nn adno=00044487 adno=00044838 PAGE 17 www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 17A reduce risk of infection, by “cocooning” at home with family and handling errands and bills through online orders and deliveries. Nicole Horton, sales representative of an in-home tness program, said earlier this week that her family had already stopped eating out. They try to eat healthy and ex ercise, live-stream church and have avoided big box stores “like the plague.” “We’re not going any where or doing [anything] excessive now,” Horton said, including vacations. At home with a 10-month-old daughter, Horton has had her husband make grocery runs to Sebring, usually ordering via a mobile app for pick up at the store. If she has to go inside a store, she carries hand sanitizer and her own pen, to sign receipts. Victoria Leal of Avon Park, medical receptionist and single mother of a 6-year-old special needs son, has had to stay at home with him now that schools and daycare are no longer in session. While missing out on her paycheck, she’s shopped for supplies with a shopping app and curbside pickup. It helps to keep them out of the store, unless people have hoarded a desired item. Then they have to go inside to nd a substitute, risking infection or, she said, her child getting run into by aggressive shoppers. Her employer has told her not to worry about her job. “But I do worry,” Leal said. “I worry a lot.” VFW Post 4300 in Sebring has had to close their doors under the Executive Order put in place by DeSantis earlier this week. “Being a full-service kitchen, in our post, we typically feed our veteran members for free,” said Robert Sisson, senior vice commander for VFW Post 4300. “However, this is not possible with our Post currently being closed.” Despite current condi tions, Sisson says that the Post is still committed to helping Highlands County veterans and their families. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Post will continue to provide certain services that have always provided veterans: check-ins for homebound veterans, col lecting donations of food and clothing for homeless and needy veterans, providing grocery runs for homebound veterans and those concerned with going out during such events and providing transportation to medical appointments, both local and to VA hospital loca tions for veterans. Sisson said, “In this time of crisis we strive to help in any way possible.” Pianist Jeff Klein continues to play familiar songs, like “Dream a little Dream of Me,” at the Hotel Jacaranda as he has been doing every winter season since 1995. “I am still playing; I still got my job,” he said, but there have been fewer people coming out. A lot of people are saying goodbye early, Klein said. In the past, most people stuck around until Easter. After Mother’s Day, Klein and his wife, Cynthia, depart from Florida to per form during the summer tourist season in South Dakota. “I am not sure what is going to happen this sum mer up in South Dakota because everybody is afraid there might not be a tourist season this year,” he said. “I talked to my boss who owns the 1880 Town and he is thinking of not opening the town this year.” Some are concerned that the Sturgis, South Dakota motorcycle rally might not happen, which will disappoint a lot of people because a lot of money comes in with the bike rally. Avon Park Church Service Center Executive Director Pastor Thomas Finneran said there were some volunteers who are concerned about the health situation believing they would be at very high risk. They asked to be excused from work. “Otherwise most of our people are still coming back in and working hard and doing the work of the Lord,” he said. Finneran said he is a little more cautious and more aware of shaking hands and bringing his hands near his face and washing his hands. He is making sure to get plenty of sanitizer, paper towels, tissues and soap to wipe things down at the Church Service Center. “We are just not sure how long it is going to last, that is our big concern and I know it is the same concern that we are all having in the nation,” he said.CHANGE FROM PAGE 16A ROBERT MILLER/STAFF In this photo from the Nu-Hope Thanksgiving Dinner in November 2018, volunteers serve food to patrons at Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center in Sebring. Under the current restrictions mandated by the state, this kind of dinner would not be allowed. Highlands County has first COVID-19 patient Number of cases in state exceed 1,000By PHIL ATTINGERS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — Saturday had word of a local resi dent testing positive for novel coronavirus which turned out to be in error. Now, it’s not in error. On Sunday, via a lives tream video, Highlands County Emergency Manager LaTosha Reiss conrmed word from the Florida Department of Health that a local woman, 78, had tested positive for the virus. According to the online Florida COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard, run by the Health Department’s Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, the woman is a resident of the county and the infection was not connected to travel outside the county. She also has been hospitalized, the database states. Coincidentally, the Health Department announced another death from the virus in Palm Beach County, for a total of 13 deaths in Florida. The total number of cases in the state, as of 6 p.m. Sunday, were 1,007, with 937 Florida residents and 70 non-Florida residents. “Highlands County Board of County Commissioners is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation,” Commissioner Ron Handley said in a written statement. “The Emergency Management Ofce is communicating multiple times daily with FDOH and keeping County Administration updated. FDOH is communicating multiple times daily with the CDC and all allied health partners.” The Health Department is now monitoring 1,099 individuals who either have symptoms or came in contact with those who were infected, but have not tested positive for the disease. In the same video announcement with Reiss, Highlands County Sheriff’s Public Information Ofcer Scott Dressel reiterated state ments earlier that day from the agency’s social media that, right now, the county is not under a lockdown, quarantine or curfew of any kind. 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There is nothing we can do other than strongly urge people to follow the guidelines,” Dressel said, listing some of the guide lines from the Centers for Disease Control. Reiss repeated those recommendations to wash your hands thor oughly, practice social distancing by keeping six feet or more from others, avoid crowds of 10 or more — if possible — and stay home if you are feeling sick. She also urged anyone who has symptoms of COVID-19 to call their doctor. Those symptoms are fever, cough and short ness of breath that may not appear until up to 14 days after exposure to the virus, according to the CDC. Anyone with the fol lowing emergency warn ing signs, the CDC states, should seek medical attention immediately: Trouble breathingPersistent pain or pressure in the chest New confusion or inability to arouse Bluish lips or faceThe CDC also cautions that this list is not all inclusive, and any other severe or concerning symptoms should be reported to a medical provider. Dressel also suggested people take a break from social media. “There’s a lot of people out there who are spreading false infor mation,” he said, urging people to rely on ofcial sources. He also recommended people take a break from their mobile devices to do other active things, such as cleaning the house, playing in the yard or reading a book — just to get some down time to gather their thoughts. “Trust us,” Dressel said. “When there’s big news we need to get out to you, you will know.”POSITIVE FROM PAGE 17A Polk County Public Schools share plan for distance learning beginning March 30By SUN STAFFPOLK COUNTY — Around 60,000 devices will be deployed to stu dents once Polk County Public School’s Spring Break is over March 30, meaning that learning will continue in an online capacity as the coronavi rus pandemic continues to disrupt the daily life of Polk residents and people around the world. “Distance learning will begin for PCPS students after spring break,” PCPS Senior Director of Communications Rachel Pleasant said. “Students will be held accountable for participation and their work will be graded.” Following an order from Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education, all school buildings will remain closed through April 15. Districts around the state were also given instruc tions to enact some type of remote learning system by March 30. PCPS has also created an online resource center for teachers that includes information on topics such as taking atten dance, communicating with parents and students in an online environment, managing virtual ofce hours and online options for professional devel opment, according to a March 20 press release. High school seniors and eighth-graders who need credits to graduate will be given rst priority. Only one device will be issued per family. PCPS has published its ICP at https://polkschools.com/icp/. Staff and parents are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the plan during the March 23-37 break. “I commend my staff for their diligent work on this plan,” Polk Schools Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd said. “For weeks, they have carefully considered the dynamics of our district: our English Language Learners, our students with special needs and the areas of the county where internet access is scarce. They have carefully crafted this plan to ensure students continue receiving a high-quality education even during these very challenging times.” Local internet service providers are offering assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. PCPS has published information on these offers at polkschoolsfl.com/survey. During the closure, Polk Schools staff will be deep-cleaning the district’s campuses and school buses, as well as providing school break fasts and lunches at food distribution sites. Information on the lunch distribution pro gram can be found at https://polkschoolsfl.com/lunchlocations/. More details about the school district’s response to coronavirus can be found at https://polkschoolsfl.com/healthinformation. Clermont News Leader March 25, 2020 City of Clermont declares local state of emergency Last week, the City of Clermont declared a local state of emergency due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Clermont Mayor Gail Ash signed the resolution due to the serious health threat that COVID-19 poses to Clermont’s residents, visitors and the community. City Council unanimously approved the declaration at an emergency council meeting in council cham bers. The city’s decision followed Lake County’s emergency proclamation on March 16. “We are taking every possible measure to ensure that the City of Clermont is slowing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,” Ash said. “Now is the time for our citizens to prac tice social distancing and limit their time in public, especially to protect the most vulnerable — the elderly and those with chronic illness.” The city also an nounced that it is closing all city buildings and select parks until March 30. The parks that will close are Bishop, Hancock, Lake Hiawatha, McKinney, Palatlakaha and West. In addition, all events at city facilities are canceled until May 11 (eight weeks), as recom mended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These dates are subject to change. City services will continue to be available by phone at 352-394-4081 and online at www.ClermontFL.gov whenev er possible. For city updates and resources, visit the City of Clermont’s COVID-19 webpage, www.ClermontFL.gov/coronavirus and the City of Clermont Government Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/CityOfClermont. Clermont Mayor Gail Ash signs the declaration March 17, 2020. Polk News-Sun March 25, 2020 Social media platforms rally community around local restaurants, small businessesBy STEVEN RYZEWSKIP OLK N EWS -S UNThe spread of corona virus continues to take a toll on local businesses, both big and small. In particular, bars and restaurants have felt the effects of statewide orders intended to limit the spread of the virus. First, all bars were ordered close and, more recently, restaurants were ordered to do take-out and deliv ery services only. Many of these businesses have adapted, with restaurants offering increased deliv ery and curbside pickup options, for example. In light of this, a handful of initiatives have popped up aimed at helping these businesses weather the storm — including a number of Facebook pages created so that business owners and residents might share information on which establishments are still open and how they can be supported. A Facebook group called “Rally Around Our Restaurants” is Polk County-centric and in cludes information about what’s open as well as anecdotes from business owners and residents. Another group titled “Supporting Small Business in Winter Haven” has a similar function, with a focus on Winter Haven. Another group, titled “Polk County — We’re All in This Together” has similar posts, as well as posts seeking and giving recommendations on which stores have scarce items, such as paper goods. In addition, staff for local chambers of com merce are busy using their respective websites and social media plat forms to promote which businesses are still open and how they can be supported. The Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce, for example, has created operational lists of restaurants and other small businesses. These can be found at winterhavenchamber.com. County establishes COVID-19 hotlineSpecial to Highlands News-SunC OURTESY H IGHLANDS C OUNTY BCCSEBRING – In an effort to assist locally and for those who may have questions about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its effects on our community, the Highlands County Board of County Commissioners has established a local hotline number for residents to call. “We began to plan for this hotline last week, when we saw the sher iff’s ofce dispatch starting to get numerous non-emergency calls related to COVID-19,” County Administrator Randy Vosburg said. “We want to try and take the burden off that system while still linking citizens to communi ty resources.” The public may call 863-402-6800 starting Saturday, March 28. 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DeSantis has en couraged Floridians to practice “social distanc ing” and senior citizens to stay at home while shutting down bars and restaurants and cutting off visitation at nursing homes and prisons. “Senior citizens” are considered those 65 or older, especially those over 80 who may have serious health problems. The News Service of Florida reports that DeSantis declined this week to take a more hardline approach, citing concerns about the effects on the state economy. He has left specic decisions to local of cials, whose responses have ranged from keeping open beaches and parks to issuing stay-at-home orders. On Tuesday, the Highlands County Board of County Commission opted to continue DeSantis’ course of action, after hearing a re quest from Commissioner Don Elwell for a twoor three-week full county wide shutdown. “Admittedly, I’d LOVE (sic) to see one of those [statewide shutdowns] instead, as well,” Ellwell wrote Wednesday on his ofcial social media account, “but, I no longer believe one of those is coming, until it’s a bit too late to really help.” Calling the current stance as a “half-in, half-out inconsistent approach,” his recom mendation was to close businesses for two to three weeks, with the exception of essential businesses, similar to shutdowns in force in Alachua and Orange Counties. Commissioners have asked county administra tion to look into the good and bad effects of shut downs in those counties. Elwell argued in the meeting and online that a shutdown might conserve intensive care unit beds, especially for patients suffering from other con ditions, such as chronic illness or emergency trau ma. He then suggested the most vulnerable could stay in isolation until the pandemic subsides. A poll on his page, as of 1 p.m. Thursday, had 357 votes in favor of a county wide shutdown, 145 votes in favor of the current statewide strategy and 22 people who would choose something different. Among the post’s 464 commentators, Rob Bullock, who works for a local ambulance company and has previously spoken with the Highlands News-Sun about an ordeal with pancreatitis, said anyone who is not a resident or delivering supplies should not be allowed to enter the county. “If we are going to do it we need to do it right,” Bullock said. “Let’s rip the band aid (sic) off and get it over with and let’s do [it] while we still [have] time to make a difference.” Property owner/ landlord Gary Johnson said that suggestion is “wrought (sic) with difculties and prob lems” since the county commission cannot institute Martial Law and the Highlands County Sheriff’s Ofce would an swer to the governor and the Florida Department of Transportation for shutting down highways. “What you are talking about would require a declaration from the Governor, and deploy ment of [Florida] National Guard troops,” Johnson said. “For what, the chance to shoot out the tires of someone who isn’t even sick?” Johnson said the death toll, by percentage, is not high for COVID-19, the disease this coronavirus causes, but said it is good that local ofcials have a willingness to do “what ever it takes” in this crisis. “We just have to temper that passion with the types [of] choices that make a real, measurable difference in the spread of the virus,” Johnson said. Argument and debate Wednesday in Tallahassee ared along partisan lines. Democrats lambasted DeSantis for not having a shelter-in-place order. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden joined DeSantis’ critics, which include Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried — the only Democrat in a statewide ofce. “This is not a partisan issue. It’s not Democrat versus Republican,” Fried told reporters Wednesday. “You are seeing Republican governors all across the country that are putting these types of order in place.” New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine have both implemented what have been called “proactive” or “restrictive” measures in their states, News Service reported. Biden suggested DeSantis listen to nation al public health experts and do the same. DeSantis bristled Wednesday when a reporter asked him if the variety of statewide mandates were sending a “mixed message,” and quoted Deborah Birx, the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator, who said the state has instituted “a thoughtful data-driv en approach.” “Dr. Fauci said not every instrument is appropriate in every population in the coun try,” DeSantis added, referring to Tony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, also on the White House Coronavirus Task Force. DeSantis said he worked with Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties to close South Florida beaches, but also said ordering some to stay home and not earn a paycheck would devastate econo mies in areas with only “sporadic” numbers of infected people. Also, shutdowns have a “second-order effect,” DeSantis said. News Service reports that DeSantis blamed New York’s shelter-in-place order for prompting “thousands and thou sands of people to flee” to other states — like Florida — and makes the situation more difficult. According to com ments and replies posted on Elwell’s post, some arriving New Yorkers went directly to supermarkets to stock up, instead of observing a nationally-recom mended 14-day quaran tine for traveling from a heavily-infected area. With the number of cases increasing in Florida, Democrats ar en’t backing down from demands for a more strident stance, News Service reported. Highlands News-Sun March 27, 2020 Polk County Public Schools will continue distance learning through end of AprilB Y SUN STAFFDistance learning, which began for students around the state this week, will continue through the end of April for Polk County Public Schools students and other students around the state. Over the weekend, social distancing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were extended through April 30. That led to a recommenda tion from Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran that school districts extend campus closures — originally to be closed until April 15 — through to May 1. On March 30, Polk County Public School staff posted to the district’s Facebook page that they would be following the recommendation and continuing distance learning throughout April. “While we work together to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, one constant remains — students can and will continue to receive a great education in Florida,” Corcoran said in a prepared statement. “It is essential that students do not fall behind and are still receiving instruction, even when they are not in the classroom.” Per an FLDOE release, additional guidance for districts will be released in the following days. For more information on Polk County Public Schools’ Instructional Continuity Plan — or ICP — visit https://polkschoolsfl.com/icp/. Winter Haven Sun March 31, 2020 may mean a longer wait time for some. The Florida Department of Health has set up a COVID-19 hotline for the public at 866-779-6121; the hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The public may also email questions to COVID-19@health.gov. Visit https://orida healthcovid19.gov for the latest information on COVID-19. The website is updated twice daily at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. If you have COVID-19 symptoms and possible exposure, please call your primary care doctor. If you do not have a primary care doctor, call the local health depart ment at 863-386-6040 or Central Florida Health Care at 863-452-3000. 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This is the rst COVID-19 death in Polk County,” stated Nicole Riley, the public information ofcer for the Florida Department of Health in Polk County. “We express our sincere condolences to the person’s family and will continue to work with the Department of Health (DOH) and our community partners to prevent the spread of COVID-19.” There had been 77 deaths in Florida as of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and 772 cases have resulted in hospitalization. Polk has had 24 hospitalizations so far related to the virus. According to the latest report, 20 of Polk’s cases involve residents with Davenport mailing addresses, 19 are residents with Winter Haven mailing addresses, 13 are residents with Lakeland mailing addresses, three are in Lake Wales and two are in Bartow and Haines City, respectively. Around Florida, the areas with the most cases include Dade County (1,894 cases), Broward County (1,181 cases), Orange County (338 cases) and Hillsborough County (282) — the latter two of which are neighbors to Polk County along the Interstate 4 corridor. Also adjacent to Polk is Osceola County, which has 103 confirmed cases at this time. Highlands News-Sun March 31, 2020 Back to learning, but not back to schoolBy MARC VALEROS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — It was back to learning Monday for Highlands County students, but not back to school after an extended two-week spring break ended with teachers pro viding instruction online and students utilizing online resources. Schools and colleges across the nation are going virtual for their instruction during the coronavirus pandemic. School Board of Highlands County Management Information Director Darrell Layeld said Monday there were reports of internet slowness, which was anticipated due to the whole nation using this instructional model. “For the most part, everything went very well today for The School Board of Highlands County,” he said. All staff worked very hard last week planning and mod eling online instruction. There were many hours of virtual pro fessional development in groups and one on one, Layeld said. “The Curriculum Department in conjunction with MIS have worked tirelessly to develop our Instructional Continuity Plan.” Hill-Gustat Middle School Principal Chris Doty said some of his teachers are working from their classrooms after the deep cleaning of the campus during spring break. Some like the structure of being in the classroom and the separation from work and home, but others are working from home, he said. Also, some teachers are coming to school because they don’t have quality internet at their home with some being in very rural areas of the county. About 25% of his staff was on campus Monday, Doty said. Most of his staff already had knowledge about Google Classroom, which helped in the transition to the virtual platform, he said. The Florida Department of Education announced Monday that following up on the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis and Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran to continue education for Florida students, Florida Virtual School will provide up to 100 free digital courses to all Florida schools for Florida students through the end of the school year. These courses are avail able to students in kin dergarten through 12th grade and will be hosted through select Learning Management Systems (LMS). An LMS system is a software application that many school districts throughout Florida utilize for the delivery of educational courses and training programs, such as Blackboard or Canvas. Also, Walker Memorial Academy, Avon Park, closed its campus to the public effective today. In a message to parents, the academy stated, as you may be aware, the sit uation with COVID-19 is intensifying and expected to peak within the next few weeks. In order to take all precautions nec essary and keep everyone safe, Walker Memorial Academy will close and will not be opened to the public beginning, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Parents had been ad vised to pick up packets or assignments from teachers at the ofce no later than 4 p.m. Monday prior to the closing of the campus. The school has a drop box for hard copies of assignments to be submit ted, parents were advised and also informed, that this should end shortly as more video conferences, assign ments, projects, etc. will be administered online. 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(AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a statewide stay-at-home order Wednesday as federal and local pressure mounted for him to abandon the county-by-county approach he had implemented in response to the coro navirus pandemic. DeSantis told reporters that he is issuing the order after consulting with President Donald Trump and White House advisers, who have said that Americans need to stay home through out April. The order goes into effect at midnight tonight (Thursday). The Republican made the move hours after the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Jerome Adams, said on NBC’s “Today” show that he would tell DeSantis that the federal guidelines for social distancing should be viewed as “a national stay-at-home order.” The state’s con rmed cases are approaching 7,000, with 86 deaths and almost 900 people hospitalized, and an outbreak model cited at the White House shows exponential growth in the coming weeks. More than 30 others states had already issued such orders a week or more ago. On Tuesday, Florida’s Democratic congressional delega tion blasted DeSantis for failing to impose a statewide lockdown, saying the virus does not respect county lines. DeSantis had been defending his county-by-county approach, saying it wouldn’t be fair to lock down the small, mostly rural counties with no or few conrmed infections. He issued a stay-at-home order Monday for Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties and the Florida Keys, last week ordered anyone arriving from the New York area and Louisiana into quarantine, and issued some state wide measures such as closing bars and gyms and limiting restaurants to takeout and delivery. Counties in the Tampa Bay area and central Florida issued their own lockdown orders, and Jacksonville an nounced Wednesday that it would join them on Friday. News Service of Florida reported that DeSantis said the order will be directed at individuals and not businesses. But he said Floridians will be allowed to obtain essential services, and people perform ing essential jobs will be allowed to move about. DeSantis said it is modeled after restrictions already in place in Miami-Dade County, which has been one of the hotspots for the pandemic. The highly con tagious virus that causes COVID-19 generally brings on mild or no symptoms, but it can cause seri ous illness, especially among older people. A University of Washington model is projecting that Florida could see a rapid increase in deaths and hospi talizations, with 100 people dying daily by mid-April and more than 175 by May 1, when the number nears its peak. It predicts that 10,000 people will need hospital care by mid-month and 20,000 on May 1. The model predicts that more than 6,500 Floridians will die from the virus by June 1, among more than 90,000 deaths nationally. WILIFREDO LEE/ AP PHOTO Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at a drive-through coronavirus testing site in front of Hard Rock Stadium, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t want the people on the Holland America’s Zandaam where four people died and others are sick to be treated in Florida, saying the state doesn’t have the capacity to treat outsiders as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. April 2, 2020 After worst week in pandemic deaths, NY sees signs of hopeB Y T HE A SSOCIATED P RESSNEW YORK — Amid some signs of hope that the coronavirus infection rate is plateauing, New York is still wrapping up its worst week in deaths so far since the outbreak began. Ofcials announced Sunday that the daily death toll for the state topped 700 in the state for the sixth straight day. Meantime, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo remained at odds over the mayor’s plan to close city schools for the rest of the academic year, with Cuomo calling it too early to make that call. The NumbersAt the end of the day Saturday, there were 18,707 people hospitalized with the virus in the state. That was up only 73 since the previous day. The bad news has been that large numbers of people are still dying every day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. There were 758 people who died Saturday, the sixth day in a row that the toll topped 700. In all, 5,226 people were killed by the virus in the week that ended Saturday. That’s raised the total number of deaths in the state to 9,385. Nursing HomesMore than 3,300 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded at nursing homes nationwide, including 1,880 in New York state as of Saturday. There are about 96,000 residents at 613 licensed nursing homes in New York state. More than 5,500 resi dents at 338 nursing homes have tested positive for the coronavirus. Will Schools Stay ClosedCuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio remained at odds Sunday on the mayor’s plan to close schools in the nation’s largest district. De Blasio announced Saturday that the public school sites in the city’s 1.1 million-student school district would close for the rest of the academic year to curb the spread of the coronavirus. After Cuomo challenged de Blasio’s authority to do it, the mayor doubled down on Sunday by saying, “We were quite certain it was the right thing to do.” Two hours later, Cuomo repeated his position that school closings would have to be coordinated with districts surrounding the city. Talk of closing schools for the year is “premature,” the governor said at his own briefing. “I don’t think any one can make an informed decision right now.” De Blasio said his goal to reopen school sites by September, adding that high school graduates may have to go without a com mencement ceremony. Mask MandateCuomo said he would sign an executive order Sunday directing which employers to provide es sential workers with a cloth or a surgical face mask to their employees when they are interacting with the public. The employers would have to pick up the cost. He said it was similar to an order in New Jersey. Hotels for the HomelessDe Blasio says the city is going forward with a plan to move a total of 6,000 homeless people from shel ters to commercial hotels to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The plan involves moving people who have tested positive for the virus or those showing COVID-19 symptoms. The effort is also is meant to thin out shelters where it’s “difficult to achieve social distanc ing,” the mayor said. The city says 20 homeless people have died from the virus, 19 of whom were hospitalized when they died. There are about 58,000 people in the shelter system and another 4,000 or so on city streets. An Emptys St. Patrick’s on Easter The coronavirus pandem ic means that this Easter Sunday, there were no congregants in the pews at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Cardinal Timothy Dolan led a televised Mass in a broadcast. Dolan said on Sunday that he was happy that congregants could have a virtual celebration. “We miss you though,” he said. “We’d rather you be here physically.” April 8, 2020 AdventHealth coronavirus updates visitor policy and elective procedures AdventHealth has a responsibility to protect the greater community from the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Therefore, AdventHealth recently announced modications to its visitor policy and elective procedures in Central Florida. “These are untried times and it’s important that we take measures that protect our patients, physicians and team members, and greater community,” said Dr. Neil Finkler, Chief Medical Ofcer for Acute Care Services at AdventHealth. “We do not take these decisions lightly, but view them as necessary. We thank our community in advance for their under standing and patience as we address COVID-19 together.” AdventHealth encourages patients and their loved ones to re main connected through virtual tools, including Skype, FaceTime and the telephone. Effective March 23, no visitors for socialization purposes are allowed inside AdventHealth hospitals in Central Florida. Visitation will be continued for special circumstances, such as if the visitor is the power-of-attorney or medical decision-maker. Visitation will also be permitted in end-of-life situations. Other exceptions and additional guidelines include: • Patients under the age of 18 may be accom panied by one adult visitor (parent, legally authorized person or caregiver). No additional visitors or siblings allowed. • Obstetric patients can have one adult visitor. In all circumstances, visitors who are sick will not be permitted to enter the hospital, unless they are seeking personal medical care. AdventHealth is also postponing all non-time-sensitive inpa tient and outpatient sur geries, and non-time-sensi tive outpatient procedures in diagnostic centers. “As we anticipate the increased need for hospital beds, resources, and advocate for patient and team member safety, AdventHealth will limit the surgical care of patients to those whose needs are imminently life threat ening, with malignancy that could progress or with active symptoms that require urgent care,” AdventHealth stated in a recent news release. Clermont News Leader April 1, 2020 r nn n 42605 US-27 7130 C yp ress Gardens Blvd. 4715 Florida Ave. S. r n r nr  rnn rr = 00044618 adno=00044811 rn n  1107 S. Bay St., Eustis 352-357-9150  Formerly located in Leesburg PAGE 22 22A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com Winter Haven Sun April 8, 2020 Rep. Soto to small business owners: ‘Help is on the way’By CHARLES A. BAKER IIIW INTER H AVEN S UNPOLK COUNTY — Congressman Darren Soto (D-Kissimmee), whose district includes Winter Haven and much of east Polk County, led a town hall conference call to area small business owners about the health crisis April 1. “Together we will get through this pandemic,” Soto said. The congressman said health care models predict the peak threat to be May 9 in Florida. Congress passed the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Securities Act (or CARES Act) and it was signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, making it the largest ever American relief package. Soto said relief checks should be mailed out to taxpayers in midto late-April and that, for most residents, funds would be delivered in the same way as they receive their tax return — typically a direct-deposit into a bank account. Per the new law, a sin gle adult making less than $75,000 per year qualies for a $1,200 check, with an additional $500 included for each child. Those making more than $75,000 receive gradually lower amounts. Unemployment directly associated with virus-related work loss was increased to $600 per week in federal benets, for up to four months, in addition to up to $275 in state unemployment benets. Student loan payments are also on hold for six months. “This will be critical for so many of you,” Soto said. Around $500 billion was earmarked for loans for major industries, cities and states and another $367 billion for small business loans. Other earmarks include $130 billion for hospitals, around $50 billion in food assistance, $30 billion in education stabilization, $20 million for VA hospi tals and around $50 mil lion for transportation such as public bus and train lines, Soto said. Another part of the CARES Act that can be a resource for a small busi ness owner is the Payroll Protection Program. Soto explained that traditional small business owners qualify — as well as the self-employed and independent contractors — with no collateral, just proof of past payroll doc umentation. Employers who do not lay off any or many employees qualify for some loan forgiveness. Around 1,800 banking institutions have already signed on to process a deluge of expected new loan applications, Soto said. “Help is on the way,” Soto said. In addition to resources associated with the CARES Act, there are other resources for small business owners. Carl Hadden, the Florida Small Business Development Center Associate Director for Polk County, said staff are available to help business owners apply for a variety of other loans. Hadden explained that the rst step to seek Florida SBDC help is requesting help online, either at https://sbdct ampabay.com/cornavirus or https://sbdcorlando.com/cornavirus depend ing upon the location of the business. CHARLES A. BAKER III Congressman Darren Soto, seen here at a Martin Luther King Jr. program in Lake Wales in January, held a conference call for small business owners on April 1 to explain the impli cations of the federal relief package passed recently.Winter Haven closes citycontrolled boat ramps, parks Some boat ramps within the city that are maintained by the Lake Region Lakes Management District and Polk County remain open, however.By CHARLES A. BAKER IIIWINTER HAVEN – On April 6, the Winter Haven City Commission held a special meeting to discuss ongoing public safety concerns. At that meeting, commissioners voted to close Willowbrook Golf Course and the city’s parks, playgrounds and boat ramps in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The City of Winter Haven does not control all of the public boat ramps within the city, however. The Lake Region Lakes Management District board controls boat ramps on lakes Elbert, Buckeye, Conine, Otis, Fannie, Mariam, Pansy and Ned — which remain open at this time. “Overuse of these will result in closure,” Lake Region Lakes Management District Executive Director Roger D. Grifths said. The City of Winter Haven closed the two boat ramp docks on Lake Shipp, the east side ramp on Lake Howard and boat ramps on lakes Silver and Hartridge. Prior to voting, Winter Haven Mayor Brad Dantzler explained that he wanted to slow “big parties on the lakes.” There are also coun ty-controlled boat ramps on lakes Summit and Roy in Winter Haven, which remain open according to Polk County Communications Director Mianne Nelson. Grifths added that he was under the im pression that Lake Alfred would be leaving its boat ramps open. The locks in between the north and south Winter Haven Chain of Lakes are closed until further notice, since no one is available to respond in case of an emergency. Grifths also said some residents are parking in non-parking places and that this could also cause his board to shut down more boat ramps in Winter Haven. The Chain of Lakes Trail and the Lake Howard Trail remain open for those who want to walk or bike while adhering to social distancing standards. Facilities within Winter Haven’s parks, such as restrooms, remain closed.Contact Charles A. Baker III at cbak er@d-r.media. CHARLES A. BAKER III A family enjoys some time together on the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes prior to the pandemic outbreak. Winter Haven Sun April 8, 2020 adno=00044818 PAGE 23 www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 23A cleaning measures as well. Top Nail in Sebring is operating during regular business hours with the salon cleaning between each customer with disinfectant wipes, alcohol and other clean ing products to ensure customer and employee safety. Heal by Touch has not altered its hours and has maintained a thorough cleaning regiment. “We clean before and after seeing patients as well as making sure our faculty is very clean,” said Tim Wheaton, owner of Heal by Touch. “The one thing different that we are doing is reaching out to the community to let them know of how thorough we clean everything even before the coronavirus and that we are still able to treat people for their aches and pains.” Planet Fitness has started “Home Work-Ins” that will be streamed live on Planet Fitness’ Facebook page to provide alternatives for everyone to maintain health and exercise during this difcult time. The live workouts are daily at 7 p.m. The classes will be led by Planet Fitness certied trainers, as well as special guests like “The Biggest Loser” coach and tness trainer Erica Lugo, among others. The classes are 20 minutes and do not require equipment.Hours change, stores closeThere is no doubt that local stores have been shopped hard and are in short supply at times, but local business are working hard to restock shelves and get everyone the products they need. Walmart has seen an increase in customers with a few shelves com pletely emptied and lines forming for toilet paper and cleaning products. Walmart has adjusted its hours and will now be open from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and has adjust ed their online orders as well as Pick-Up Today. Starting Tuesday, Walmart will have a designated “Senior Hour” to allow the elderly time to shop before the crowds. That hour will be before the store opens to the general public. “We’re seeing an increase in the number of orders coming in for our pickup and delivery services along with customers in our stores,” stated Casey Staheli, senior manager of National Media Relations of Walmart. “The service has not been suspended, though we have had to cancel a number of orders due to item availability. As such, we’re offering time slots to customer for as soon as the same day and up to one day in advance, rather than time frames further out. This is a shorter window than we typically offer, but it will allow us to better serve our customers during this busy time.” In an effort to better serve their customers age 65 or older, Publix is designating Tuesday and Wednesdays from 7-8 a.m. as senior shop ping hours. This change will begin this Tuesday, March 24, and continue until further notice. The Publix Pharmacy will also be open at 7 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Save A Lot is taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to replenish important items as quickly as possible with a few slight changes. Save A Lot has reduced hours to allow time to clean and restock, placed temporary limits on some items to ensure every customer has access to needed es sentials and has increased the frequency of cleaning throughout the store. Save A Lot is restricting the hour of 7-8 a.m. daily to seniors 65 and older for shopping. Dollar General will dedicate it’s rst hour to seniors daily. Winn Dixie will observe 8-9 a.m. Monday-Friday for seniors and those who are most at risk to shop. A few places have closed until further notice such as Hibachi Buffet in Sebring, China Buffet in Avon Park, AMC Theaters (all tickets purchased on line are refundable), B & B Theaters, Bath & Body Works, Cindy’s Nails, TIMI Massage, JCPenny Salon, Belk and a few others for the safety of customers and employees. Things change by the hour. Be sure to call ahead before heading out to the store or a restau rant to see if hours have changed. For the latest, please visit sebring.org/covid-19-updates or face book.com/visitlakeplacid or theapcc.net and check the Highlands News-Sun for updates.SAFETY FROM PAGE 16A Highlands News-Sun April 10, 2020 How are first responders holding up in pandemic? Some exposed have isolated; others taking precautionsBy PHIL ATTINGERS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — Highlands County Fire Rescue had to bench four people this week thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three showed symp toms but tested negative for the virus, said Fire Rescue Chief Marc Bashoor on Thursday. The fourth had exposure to a possible patient who also tested negative. He was glad to have them all back on duty Thursday, he said. Previously, he had said that was as many as he could stand to have out. One measure Bashoor had already put in place to reduce risk was to re duce the number of units sent to a routine medical call: One ambulance instead of two, or a single medical team either in an ambulance or re engine, instead of both vehicles. His staff also have used all the personal protec tion protocols, Bashoor said, as well as screening patients for fever, sore throat and cough, updat ing emergency room staff on their way to hospitals if patients showed symp toms of COVID-19. As for how well Fire Rescue personnel are coping, Bashoor said supervisors keep in close touch with each of them, as well as with the new ly-formed local Critical Incident Response Team, to manage expectations and concerns. Novel coronavirus had already caused new challenges for rst responders. Prior to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order prohibiting gatherings of more than 10 people in one place, Highlands County Consolidated 911 Dispatch saw an increase in emergency calls for people congregating at public parks. As it stands now, gath erings of more than 10 people in “public spaces” are specically prohibited in the governor’s order, said Scott Dressel, public information ofcer for the Highlands County Sheriff’s Ofce. He said law enforcement is tasked with making sure there are no more than 10 people at any public gathering or meeting. Call volume has dropped with the reduced trafc since the stay-at-home order, which has allowed emergency services to focus on medical calls, not wrecks, Bashoor said. Still, with Highlands County’s high percentage of residents older than 65, the likelihood is high that many of them could be come infected, and Florida has not yet seen a peak to the infection rate. As for law enforcement, Sebring Police Cmdr. Curtis Hart said he and Police Chief Karl Hoglund have one ofcer self-isolat ed due to a family member showing symptoms of COVID-19. “As for everyone else, our department is holding up well,” Hart said. The station on North Ridgewood Drive has closed the lobby to the public, and anyone brought to the ofce by ofcers or administration is being screened. “Our ofcers are continuing to use [per sonal protection equip ment (PPE)], practicing social-distancing and hygiene protocols when possible and have been told not to come to work if they feel sick or have been around anyone having symptoms of the virus,” Hart said. Early on, ofcers imple mented taking certain calls over the phone to limit exposure to others, “which I believe has helped,” Hart said. However, he said they are still responding to all in-progress calls and other calls where an ofcer is requested to respond. “As you know, our job is dealing with the citizens and general public on a routine basis and it has been difcult to practice the protocols all the time,” Hart said. “As for dealing with the added stress, I believe our members are handling themselves very well and will continue to serve the City of Sebring in a positive and professional manner no matter what the circumstances are. “ Lake Placid Police Chief James Fansler said his ofcers have also begun taking a majority of non-emergency calls by phone, and have “copi ous amounts” of gloves, sanitizer, face masks and Lysol wipes. “Thank God, so far we are not down any ofcers attributed to COVID-19,” Fansler said.. The station on North Oak Avenue now has a two-way communication device at the front door for walk-up visitors, to minimize public contact with ofce staff. “For the most part, we are a resilient bunch and go with the ow. However, being very close to our community, it is difcult to kind of be held up in an ofce or in patrol cars keeping our distance. We are used to being out shaking hands and in a closer environment with the public,” Fansler said. When asked how ofcers are handling the stress, he said it seems most are doing OK. “I believe it hasn’t really sunk in for most. It is all still kind of surreal. Only when the commercials come on showing the metropolitan areas with hardly anyone walking around, does it strike some,” Fansler said. “I do see more masks being worn now than before. Albeit, a lot are being worn incorrectly. But [people] are trying.” At the Sheriff’s Ofce, Dressel said a few mem bers have had to self-iso late either from exposure or because they showed similar symptoms to COVID-19, but so far, none have tested positive. Anyone who can work from home is doing so, and staff have made other drastic adjustments, as needed, he said, including the Information Services team working through technical issues to keep in formation owing without too much of an impact on service. As in other agencies, deputies handle as many calls by phone as possible, directing some complaints to the online system. For calls that require actual law enforcement, re or medical personnel, dispatchers ask screening questions to get a better idea of any COVID-19 risk factors on scene, Dressel said. Deputies all have N95 masks and instructions on how to wear and store them properly. Deputies also screen anyone taken to the jail be fore they enter the facility, to quarantine anyone who is a risk away from the rest of the population. Dressel related via social media this week that the jail currently has “zero cases” of COVID-19. “Things are different than they were just a few weeks ago, and change is always challenging,” Dressel said, “but our deputies and members work in a eld where no two days are alike, so they have been able to adapt quickly to the way we have to go about business these days.” PCPS outlines graduation alternatives, seeks input from Class of 2020By STEVEN RYZEWSKIP OLK N EWS -S UNPOLK COUNTY — On Thursday afternoon, a video was posted to the YouTube channel for Polk County Public School in which Tami Dawson, a PCPS Regional Assistant Superintendent, updated high school seniors on the district’s options for graduation in light of the pandemic outbreak. “First, let me say how deeply saddened we are by the events of the last several weeks,” Dawson said in the video. “We are so proud of you and we know you deserve the graduation you had always planned.” Dawson went on to say the top option for the school district is that, in the event conditions improve and health ofcials nd it advisable, that graduations would take place as scheduled at their original venues. As scheduled, the rst PCPS graduations of 2020 for traditional, full-sized high schools are planned for May 19 (Auburndale and Frostproof), with a handful of ceremonies for smaller institutions planned for earlier dates in May. Ridge Community High School’s ceremony, planned for May 28, is the nal graduation as currently scheduled. However, the district has already begun to consider alternative options for the Class of 2020, and in the video Dawson outlined those options for consideration, should social distancing guidelines still be in place by mid-May. Seniors at PCPS high schools are encouraged to take a survey via their student portal account — https://focusk12.polk-.net/focus/ — prior to April 30 to weigh in on the matter. “We have created a survey to give you and your fellow seniors a voice in deciding how to celebrate your grad uation,” Dawson said, further urging students to discuss the options with their parents before taking the survey. Option One is a virtual graduation ceremony that would be held for each individual school on its originally sched uled date. As outlined, seniors would pick up their graduation regalia from the school beforehand, via a drive-through format, and would be linked to the ceremony via a home computer where they could wear their cap and gown and watch with family. Each student’s name would be called and valedictorians and salutatorians would still make their addresses to their classmates. Option Two is a drive-through grad uation ceremony. In this scenario, seniors would similarly pick up their cap, gown and other regalia and, on the already scheduled graduation date for their respective school, the ceremony would take place by having students driven around the track — or another location if deemed by the school. The procession would involve the graduating senior being handed his or her diploma while in the car, and a photogra pher would be on hand to capture the moment. Each student’s name would be called and valedictorians and salutatorians would still make their addresses to their classmates. Finally, explained as Options Three & Four, is a postponement of graduation ceremonies until health guidelines allow for their tradi tional format. Dawson explained that these ceremonies might take place in late June or in the middle of July, held on Saturdays and Sundays at the original venues including the RP Funding Center, school football fields and auditoriums. She closed by praising the Class of 2020. “We know this is an important milestone, but we cannot put you or your loved at risk,” Dawson said. “For nearly two decades we have watched you strive and thrive … we will not let this virus take away the moment you so deserve.” Polk News-Sun April 9, 2020 Attorney at Law www.StoneLawGroupFL.com Professional, Compassionate & Responsive rnnrnrnrnrn rnn r­€ €‚ƒ  „ ­ Highlands News-Sun2019 … 3200 US Hwy 27 S., Suite 201 †‡ˆ‰Š‹Œ‰‹‰  314 Ave K, SE †‡ˆ‰ˆŽ‰ŒŠŠ adno=00044013 PAGE 24 24A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com “Some of our proactive efforts include, educating patients with informative prevention signage, providing staff with protective masks and equipment, screening pa tients who may be at risk and engaging in weekly training and drills to ensure that the necessary processes are in place. We are committed to provide our patients and com munity with high-quality care as we continue to monitor the virus and other illnesses.” AdventHealth stated its preparations: •All AdventHealth fa cilities are following CDC guidelines and protocols regarding identifying, isolating and managing patients who may be infected •Screenings guidelines have been provided to all facilities — we already have a standard protocol to take travel histories from patients so while this is part of the recom mendation, it happens at all AdventHealth facilities regularly as standard operating procedure •We also currently hand out masks as part of protocol in u season — so someone with symp toms such as coughing, would be given a mask under standard operating procedure •Infection Prevention specialists with expertise in respiratory viral illness es are readily available •Our supply chain lead ers are working to ensure adequate supplies are available and we have not experienced any issues •We have daily and weekly updates and monitoring of reports from international, national, state and local agencies (WHO, CDC, Florida Hospital Association, local health departments) •All AdventHealth facilities are follow ing reporting and testing procedures as recommended by the CDC and local health departments Pigman said Rivkees and State Fire Marshal and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis are working on proto cols for first repsonders. For more information on the coronavirus, go to cdc.gov/covid19.FLU FROM PAGE 8Arules. Unlike most of its European neighbors, Britain has not closed bars and restaurants, banned large events or shut schools to slow the spread of the virus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said closing schools hadn’t been ruled out, but “the scientic and medical advice is that that’s not a step which we should be taking at this point in time.” At the same time the British government was asking manufacturers, in cluding automakers such as Ford and Rolls-Royce, to make ventilators for coronavirus patients. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News that the U.K. had about 5,000 ventilators but would need “many times more than that.” In Asia, where the virus has been a brutal fact of life for months, authorities urged vigilance to keep hard-won gains against the microscopic foe that has shut down travel, severely rattled nancial markets, upended daily life and was threatening the livelihoods of millions. “If we loosen our grip on the quarantine, it could be just a matter of time for the embers of small-scale cluster infections to be revived,” the South Korean Dong-a Ilbo newspaper said in an editorial Monday. New rules governing daily life cascaded around the globe, restricting bars, restaurants, school and work. Resorts closed on the Las Vegas strip. Many restaurants offered only takeout, if they were open at all. Schools, concerts, sporting events — even small-scale St. Patrick’s Day parties — were canceled. In the United States, health ofcials recom mended a limit to groups of 50 or more people and a government expert said a 14-day national shutdown may be needed. Americans returning from abroad encountered chaotic airport health screenings that clearly broke all virus-ghting rules against having packed crowds close together. For most people, the coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symp toms, such as fever and cough. But severe illness can occur, especially in the elderly and people with existing health problems. Worldwide, nearly 175,000 people have been infected, 6,700 have died and over 77,000 have recovered, most of them in China. Associated Press writers Jovana Gec in Belgrade, Colleen Barry in Milan, Italy, Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Ken Moritsugu in Beijing, Kim Tong-hyung and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul, South Korea, Rod McGuirk in Canberra, Australia, Eileen Ng in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Foster Klug and Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to this report.SHIFT FROM PAGE 12A chairs spaced three to five feet apart. Originally, the res olution stated that any member of the board could extend the emergency declaration. Carmichael said it would prevent the county being hampered if one or more of them got sick. Commissioners voted instead to require a majority vote of the board for an extension, even if it meant doing so via conference call. SituationTuesday’s declaration notes that the World Health Organization declared the disease an international health emergency on Jan. 30, that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared it a national health emergency on Jan. 31 and that it had spread throughout China and to 67 other countries by Feb. 29, including 62 cases in the U.S. Florida officials followed with a decla ration of public health emergency on March 2, activation of the Florida Emergency Operations Center on March 7 and an executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 9 declaring a state of emergency in Florida. ActivationWith the local decla ration, the Highlands County Emergency Operations Center is on a Level 2 alert, but Public Information Officer Gloria Rybinski said this differs from a hurricane or other natural disaster: The Florida Department of Health is the lead agency and the primary source for updates. The declaration removes many of the formalities for the county to spend public funds, enter into contracts or obligations to outside entities, hiring temporary employees or volunteers, renting equipment and also acquiring and dis tributing materials and supplies.DECLARE FROM PAGE 13A COURTESY GRAPHIC/CDC Many people are using face masks in order to avoid illnesses. government-run vol unteer program serving nations around the world. Its website says volunteers perform community work in more than 60 countries today and that more than 235,000 Americans have served in 141 countries since its inception.CORPS FROM PAGE 13Atheir island vacations for at least the next 30 days, while the governor of Nevada — home to Las Vegas — ordered a monthlong closure of the state’s casinos. 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JOHNSON and JULIET LINDERMAN A SSOCIATED P RESSParamedics rushed another critical COVID-19 patient into the emer gency room, and Chicago nurse Cynthia Riemer felt her adrenaline kick in. “Your heart starts racing,” she said. “You’re thinking, ‘How quickly and safely can we get them intubated?’ Because if we don’t, in the next ve or 10 minutes, they could stop breathing. You’re thinking: ‘What’s my next step? Do we need more help?’ The more people in the room, the more exposed, so staff stand outside the glass door and you say, ‘Hey, get me this! Hey, get me that!’” Her protective gear: a hospital-supplied yellow gown, foot covers and an N95 mask — plus, from Home Depot, a welder’s mask, which she says “helps conserve what we have.” Riemer is 41, a few years younger than a New Orleans ICU nurse who died last week from the virus. She and others became nurses to relieve suffering, to save lives. But with supply shortag es, changing guidelines and evolving science, some now are asking: “Did I sign up to be a hero?” Each day brings new questions for nurses, who are deciding how much they’re willing to sacrice, said Cynda Rushton, professor of nursing and bioethics at Johns Hopkins University. “Who am I? What do I stand for? How can I have integrity in the midst of this chaos?” she said. “How do I live with myself at the end of the day?” One nurse posting in an online forum wrote Feb. 28: “The nightmare is real — and it has come home.” The posts will be collected and published in a report after the pandemic subsides. It already has a title: “Never Again.” For weeks, hospitals and clinics across the United States have struggled to stay aoat amid a crippling shortage of personal protective equipment, including N95 masks, which lter out 95 percent of particu lates in the air. The masks are typically thrown away after a single use, but nurses and doctors are now being instructed to clean and recycle their masks, with some using a single mask for a whole week. In Baltimore, nurse practitioner Katharine Billipp, 38, works with patients who are poor, very sick and staying in shelters, encampments or abandoned buildings. Two weeks ago, her husband came down with a fever and a dry cough, classic symptoms of COVID-19. She stayed home while awaiting his test results, which didn’t come back negative for almost two weeks, mak ing her feel “completely useless” as she read about the worsening crisis. Now back at work at Health Care for the Homeless, Billipp was giv en one surgical mask to last a week, which comes off only when she needs another cup of coffee. “Reusing masks is a problem,” she said. “It’s a petri dish to collect any airborne particles throughout the day,” Still, one mask for a week is CYNTHIA RIEMER VIA AP This Tuesday, March 31, 2020 photo provided by emergency room nurse Cynthia Riemer shows her at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, wearing a welder’s mask from a hardware store and other hospital-issued protective gear.Florida unemployment claims stalled by clogged websitesBy The Associated PressFORT LAUDERDALE — Jacqueline Gonzalez considers herself one of the lucky ones. Weeks after being laid off from a South Florida sports bar that was shut down because of the corona virus, the 32-year-old single mom was nally was able to complete an online unemployment application. But even so, the out-of-work bartender has received no conr mation of how much of the maximum $275 per week in compensation she’ll receive, or when the checks will start arriving. And there is no one to ask. She’s called multiple times, but the call always goes unanswered. “Every day, you’re try ing to log in to see what your status is. Some days you can get in, and some days you don’t,” Gonzalez said, referring to the Department of Economic Opportunity’s website. “It’s a waiting game.” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that he’s added 2,000 state workers to try to sort through the growing numbers of unemployment claims. He said the department must verify the Social Security number, employ er and other information for each person ling for unemployment. The Department of Economic Opportunity also has increased its computer system’s capacity so that it can handle the approximately 120,000 simultaneous website users it has been seeing recently — about double the peak usage in recent weeks. Ofcials said the agency received 3.8 million calls last week, 50% more than all of last year. “This is a shock like we’ve never seen before, so we’re shifting as many resources to this as we can,” DeSantis said Friday at a news conference. He said unemployment ofces have received more than 640,000 claims since March 15, in addi tion to 12,000 paper ap plications that arrived in the mail through FedEx, which offered to print out and send applications for people. For now, Gonzalez said she’s managing to get by using some savings to pay bills. She and her 11-year-old daughter live with her mother in Miami Lakes and her mother, a school teacher, is helping with the child’s virtual school ing. But she’s worried her savings won’t last long. “There is no other form of income for us right now. ... We can’t work from home,” she said. “We’re just sitting here. Bills are racking up.” In St. Petersburg, physical therapist Tonya Olson, 51, is also feeling the pain. As the coronavirus began to spread in the state in early March, she consulted with fellow therapists about whether to continue seeing patients in their homes. While some of her patients were still willing to seek treatment, she worried about putting them at risk with so little known about the virus. “We’re not staying home because we’re lazy,” she said. “We’re staying home so people don’t die. This is a very real thing. I’ve never been in a place where I could possibly not pay my own bills. It’s awful.” Olson said she has tried — unsuccessfully — to le for unemployment since March 16. She’s tried logging on to the website early in the morning and at various other times during the day, but has been stymied every time. Her next plan is to try late at night, when hopefully fewer people will be on the system. “It’s been hours and hours a day, hundreds of phone calls. … I’ve never been able to get through,” Olson said. Finally, on Wednesday, she reached an actual person. She was ecstatic — until she was told the system was down while being revamped. As a new small busi ness owner, Olson said she doesn’t have a lot of savings. She’s put many of her bills on hold while waiting to get both her state unemployment check and the federal aid that has been approved by Congress and President Donald Trump. “If I don’t get the money ... I will not be able to pay my rent in May,” she said. “I’ve never in my life not been able to pay rent. It’s humbling. 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There may be no Pomp and Circumstance and possibly no “walk” across the stage, no grip and grin with the principal handing the student a diploma. There is a little bit of hope: Graduation has not been ofcially canceled and students are hoping it will not be. The Highlands NewsSun reached out to high school seniors who are under the stay-at-home order to get their perspec tive on their new normal. Hannah Bauer, a senior at Sebring High School, was born and raised in the City on the Circle. She was the captain of the girl’s cross country team, is in STEM, art and math clubs. Bauer was lucky the stay-at-home order did not affect any of her sporting events like it did for so many other students. “My friends and I denitely have mixed feelings,” she said. “We FaceTime. It’s OK; we have more time to talk now than we did in regular school.” Bauer said she will miss prom, but she misses time with her friends the most. She also said the school could reschedule prom later in the sum mer. The internet, her friends and her faith are keeping her spirits up. “My youth group meets on Zoom for Bible study,” Bauer said. “My mindset is to take the opportunity to pray for others. There is always a blessing in anything that draws us closer to the Lord. Millennials are forced to slow down; our culture does not promote that. There are two sides to every coin. I am being intentional about praying with the Lord and being in the Word.” Bauer said the biggest change for her right now is the testing format that AP and IB classes have had to switch to since moving to internet-based learning. “The teachers are handling things wonder fully,” she said. “There is no comparison to the face-to-face class time.” Bauer admits to having some anxiety over not knowing if her class will get to “walk” at graduation. Sara Williams, a senior at Lake Placid High School, has also been affected by canceled extracurricular activities. Williams is the editor at her school’s newspaper, the Legend. She was in ags, winter guard, art and drama clubs. All of those clubs and winter guard came to a screech ing halt the week of spring break. The pro duction of “High School Musical” was canceled, as was Grad Bash and Guard Night. Of those, Williams said she will miss Guard Night the most because that was the rst time col or guard would perform in front of the school. “I’m glad that everyone is safe and healthy,” she said. “But it stinks; it’s my last year to do anything. I didn’t go to junior prom last year because I wanted this year to be really special.” Williams said her dog is happy she’s home all the time and it is easier to focus on her studies at home than at school. She keeps herself busy by going out and drawing on the driveway with sidewalk chalk, texting and calling her friends and reading books just for pleasure, not required reading. Williams plans to attend South Florida State College for two years and wants to get a job over the summer but the pandemic may change her plans. “When you are in preschool, they dress you up in a cap and gown and give you a diploma,” she said. “They tell you that in 13 years, you will graduate high school. That’s what I was aiming for and now I might not walk across the stage.” Hassan Javed is the Class of 2020 president at Avon Park High School, who, like many students, is not certain if he will graduate with the tradi tional ceremony. Javed would also be receiving his associate’s degree from SFSC and has been told that graduation ceremony has been postponed. In December, Javed committed to going to Columbia University this fall. Although the dorms are closed now and the “Days on Campus” were canceled for April, he COURTESY PHOTO Hassan Javed is president of his class at Avon Park High School.City of Clermont announces closure of all city facilities All City of Clermont facilities are closed through the end of the month, including all city buildings, parks, beaches and restrooms, as well as the boat ramp. The city made the decision follow ing Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive stay-at-home order, which remains effective through April 30, unless extended. “The City of Clermont is taking these measures out of an abundance of caution to help slow the spread of the coronavi rus (COVID-19),” City Manager Darren Gray said. “This is for the safety and well-being of our residents, staff and the community, and es pecially to protect those who are most vulnerable — the elderly and those with chronic illness.” The city’s trails remain open, and Mayor Gail Ash encourages able residents to continue staying active while practicing social distancing. City services continue online or by phone, whenever possible. • Utility bills may be paid online; if needed, checks (no cash) may be dropped in the slot on the south side of City Hall, 685 W. Montrose St. • Permits may be submitted online. As an alternative, paper applications may be dropped off in the bin on the south side of City Hall. • Inspections are being completed by photo and video submissions. • Records requests and other clerk’s office requests are being processed online. • The city’s main line at 352-394-4081 is being answered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, as usual. COVID-19 is an emerg ing respiratory disease and there is more to learn about its trans mission, clinical course and the populations at increased risk of disease and complications, according to the CDC. The latest updates on COVID-19 can be found at www.cdc.gov/corona virus. 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BAKER IIIP OLK N EWS -S UNPOLK COUNTY — Several hours before a Winter Haven City Commission Agenda Review meeting April 8, the City of Winter Haven Technology Services Department staff lmed and broadcasted a trial meeting on social media. The trial meeting went relatively well and elected ofcials were able to conduct business from the safety of their homes. Joining other local governing bodies across the state, city staff in Winter Haven are now moving toward moving other city meetings online. Residents can email public comments for the record or call 863-292-8005 and leave a voicemail. In Lake Wales that same night, the Lake Wales City Commission also held its rst meeting as a web conference, with com missioners and city staff participating from their homes. Lake Wales City Commission members Al Goldstein, Terrye Howell and Robin Gibson each expressed some frustration with using the digital platform. Gibson and Goldstein both favored doing meetings at city hall and not letting others in the room for the meeting. Neither stated how the public would comment under that scenario. There were some audio issues for the general pub lic following along during the meeting. Howell and Mayor Eugene Fultz both said the problems could have been user related and wanted to give city staff time to resolve the issues. On Monday, April 13, two Winter Haven residents used a web conferencing program called Zoom to make public comment on the record. A Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency meeting was scheduled for April 14. In Bartow, city commis sion meetings on April 6 and April 20 were canceled. City Manager George Long said he is preparing his staff to help the Bartow City Commission conduct its May 4 meeting as a web conference. Details on where the virtual meetings will be published, or how the public will have an opportunity to provide public comment, have not been ofcially announced for Bartow as of yet.Contact Charles A. Baker III at cbaker@d-r.media. CITY OF WINTER HAVEN Winter Haven, Lake Wales and Bartow city ocials are helping elected leaders conduct public meetings over the internet to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.Teachers, students at Winter Haven area elementary schools embrace new normalBy STEVEN RYZEWSKIW INTER H AVEN S UNWINTER HAVEN — Shauna Bergwall, the principal at Garden Grove Elementary in Winter Haven, remembers well the roller coaster ride of Friday, March 13. “The kids left at 3 o’clock on that Friday and we had a conference call with the district,” Bergwall said. “At that point, we were not closing schools. And then, at 5:15 (p.m.), the state announced we were closing schools — that’s how fast it was.” The outbreak of Covid-19, or 2019 Novel Coronavirus, has funda mentally altered day-to-day life in America. In this instance, for teachers around the state of Florida, the statewide order on March 13 that schools be closed through March 30 — since extended through the end of April — meant a mad dash by school districts to implement distance learning. At Wahneta Elementary, for instance, principal Nildalis Caraballo explains that has meant guring out which students lived in homes with WiFi access — about 130 of 500 students do — and making sure parents and guardians were able to access the school’s Facebook page on their mobile devices. It meant paper packets for every student and, in the cases of students with WiFi access, distributing more than 100 iPads to help enable digital resources. From that Friday, Polk County Public Schools staff had roughly two-and-a-half weeks before distance learning ofcial ly began April 2. Teachers around the county have now had roughly two weeks of remote instruc tion. During this time, creativity and exibility on the y have been key as school staff navigate the unique circumstances of each student — and teacher. “We created a really cool spreadsheet where teachers are documenting the communication with the kids,” Caraballo said, noting her teachers used everything from phone calls, Zoom conferences to text messages to com municate with students. “Every teacher is unique in her own way.” Both principals said teachers have given positive feedback about the experience so far, including Diane Rullo, a fth grade teacher at Wahneta. “I love the conversa tions that I am having with my students at least twice a week,” Rullo said. “The students are even texting me just to ask a question if they need help.” With a mix of digital PHOTOS PROVIDED Top: Garden Grove Elementary Principal Shauna Bergwall has been reading books to students via Facebook Live since distance learning was implemented. Bottom, from left: sta at Wahneta Elementary help distribute digital devices to students, two students from Garden Grove Elementary embrace distance learning at home and sta at Wahneta prepare meals for distribution. Winter Haven Sun April 15, 2020 NORMAL | 48A r nn n r nn n rn nr rr n n rrr nr rr rnrnnn www.completecustomfence.com    adno=00044629 PAGE 29 By PHIL ATTINGERS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — By all accounts adjustment to the novel coronavirus pandemic has been gradual for Florida governments, businesses and residents. The virus that causes COVID-19 was rst detected in Florida on March 1, and it was April 1 — a month later — when Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a 30-day statewide stay-at-home order, effective April 3. In that interim, he also declared a state of emergency; ordered schools, bars and night clubs closed; ordered restaurants to switch to take-out/delivery; restricted travel and im posed 14-day quarantines on those traveling in from affected areas. Some people started practicing “social distanc ing” and self-isolation early, but closures of busi nesses and schools sent more home, especially workers. Most may have em braced or adapted to the new paradigm, but others have struggled with it or resisted it. What follows is advice on how to cope, adapt and function for as long as stay-at-home orders and business closures stay in effect. DistancePhysical distance is unnatural for humans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends staying six feet apart and having no social gatherings, like breakfasts/dinner parties, church services and big events like the annual 12 Hours of Sebring. Asaf Bitton, a prima ry-care physician, pub lic-health researcher, and executive director of the Ariadne Labs in Boston, Massachusetts, told The New Yorker that it’s more about physical distance while maintaining social contact. Those who have coped have used phones — voice, text and video — as well as computers to stay connected via social media and online groups. Some supermarkets and stores have staff in masks behind barriers, and have reminded cus tomers to keep a six-foot distance while making essential trips. Shopping“Essential” is a key word for shopping: What you need, with minimal time in the store. Benjamin Chapman, a professor of food safety at North Carolina State University, told The Wall Street Journal that the biggest risk factor is being around other people whose coughing or sneez ing leaves droplets in the air or on surfaces. At the start of April, the CDC reversed its advice and told people to wear cloth masks when out in public, including to the grocery store. The CDC recommends using hand sanitizer and washing hands before and after the trip. The CDC said gloves won’t help if you touch your face or eyes, but said if you use disposable gloves, to throw them away before getting in the car or upon returning home. Chapman also recom mends using disinfectant wipes on grocery carts and door handles. If people around you were coughing/sneezing, you may want to remove your clothes once you get home — don’t shake them — and wash/dry them on hot settings. Bills/BanksMost utilities, vendors and banks have online or phone service to pay bills or handle transactions. Sign up for these services online or call up to avoid going in person and risking transmission via items passed through a drive-up window. Wells Fargo Corporate Communications Assistant Vice President Gaby Lambertus, whose company closed its Fairmount location be cause of an infection, said their bank — like most others — can conduct all if not most of the same transactions online as may be done in person. Meanwhile, if your job has you furloughed or on reduced hours/pay, call vendors to see what types of deferrals are available on payments during a national emergency. WorkBefore the spread of coronavirus, roughly half of the American work force did some telework, according to a National Public Radio report, but a third cannot work remotely: Nurses, doctors, food service, factory, warehouse and retail. By now, most in those lines of work may have asked what they can do to maintain pay/hours or maintain physical protection while working. Some companies that previously did not offer sick leave are doing so, NPR reports. For those working from home, there are other challenges to staying connected and focused. The same NPR report recommends getting technology and band width in order to stay connected to the Internet, and communicating with coworker via conference calls — with or without a webcam — to include “social time” to ll the breakroom gap. The report also rec ommends managing expectations on what can get done from home, as well as managing your distractions and schedule, to include taking breaks when needed and making your workspace a distrac tion-free zone. KidsKids are home, and will want to use the Internet for entertainment as much as you need it for work. NPR reports suggest it may help to stock up on books, puzzles and games, as well as subscriptions to educational live stream ing services. Those who have to work may be tempted to set up child care, but Maria Litvinova, who has published several papers on school closures in ep idemics, advises parents not to regroup children that way: It lowers the infection-prevention effect of school closures. NPR reports that some families do virtual play dates using video chat, including online video games with friends from their respective homes. As for managing work with kids in the house, Parents magazine recom mends you schedule set “ofce hours,” use nap time to focus and concen trate, separate parent and business roles, keep kids entertained, and most of all, count on and plan for interruptions. HealthcareThe Wall Street Journal asked doctors and top hospitals what they would include in a COVID-19 home healthcare kit, should someone get sick with the virus at home. Ideally, a home would have an extra bedroom with a detached bath room, but barring that, doctors said the the sick person should get the bedroom with their own stash of tissues, wipes, paper towels, soap and warm water. They can’t leave that www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 29A Highlands News-Sun April 19, 2020 How to cope with confinement: Working, shopping, schooling from home PHIL ATTINGER/STAFF County commissioners practice ‘social distancing’ at a meeting. 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The remaining 156 inmates are in medical isolation because they are suspected of having or conrmed to have the virus, ofcials said. COVID-19 has been detected in 54 prisons and four probation ofces throughout the state corrections system, which has roughly 94,000 in mates, 23,000 workers and 145 facilities. Friday’s re ported number of facilities with conrmed COVID-19 cases more than doubled from Thursday, when ofcials reported cases in 25 facilities and three probation ofces. For three weeks, the Department of Corrections refused to release the data, despite numerous requests from state lawmakers, The News Service of Florida and other media outlets. Corrections ofcials also kept the rst two inmate fatalities secret for nearly a week, saying in a statement Friday they held off because they were “determining the proper manner for releasing information” to the public. Four inmates have died as a result of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavi rus, ofcials said Friday. The state is not identifying facilities where inmate deaths have occurred, but the News Service has conrmed that all of the inmates were housed at Blackwater River Correctional Facility in Santa Rosa County. Blackwater, a prison operated by The Geo Group Inc., is the state’s hardest-hit correctional facility. As of Friday, 34 in mates and nine workers at the prison tested positive for the virus, according to the corrections agency. The Milton prison, which has a maximum capacity of 2,000 inmates, cur rently has 760 inmates in medical isolation or quarantine, ofcials said. Nearly all of the inmates at Tomoka Correctional Institution have been exposed to the virus, according to data provid ed by the state. The Daytona Beach prison, which has a maximum capacity of 1,263 inmates, has 1,126 inmates in medical quar antine or isolation. Seven inmates and three workers at the facility have tested positive for the virus, with 99 other inmates awaiting test results. Sumter Correctional Institution also has been impacted by the virus, with three inmates and two workers testing positive for COVID-19 and tests on 39 inmates pending, officials said. The Bushnell prison, which can house up to 1,639 inmates, has 484 inmates in isolation or quarantine, officials said. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Tomoka Correctional Institution has 1,126 inmates in medical quarantine or isolation.High school graduation ceremony options being discussedBy MARC VALEROS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — With the scheduled high school graduations about ve weeks away, Superintendent Brenda Longshore is holding virtual meetings with seniors and class spon sors to decide on how to recognize graduates and the possibility of post poning the ceremonies. Statewide schools are closed through the remainder of the school year and it is unknown when the social distanc ing guidelines and ban on large gatherings will be lifted due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Longshore spoke Tuesday, in a virtual meeting, with senior class presidents and seniors on the district student council about gradua tion, which is scheduled for May 22 and 23 in Highlands County. It was a group of about 15 who discussed ways to celebrate and recognize the work the district’s seniors have done, she said. “They had some really great ideas and we will sending out another meeting time for next week to include the senior sponsors from each school to continue to engage in conversa tion, but they were very positive about trying to make sure we still have graduation even if it is months down the road,” Longshore said. The students had ideas on different possibilities that can be done to cel ebrate and then possibly even having graduation at another time, she said. Once there is more discussion with the class sponsors then perhaps the district will do a survey of all of the seniors to get their input across the three communities, Longshore said. “I look forward to having more information about that very shortly.” In neighboring Hardee County, Superintendent Bob Shayman said the Hardee Senior High graduation is scheduled for May 23, but they are on hold now as they wait to see when social distancing will be relaxed or eliminated. “If we don’t do it May 23, and we will decide in about two weeks, we would move it into June or July,” he said. They are not looking at any virtual alternative. The Palm Beach Post reported April 8 that Palm Beach County high schools will hold virtual graduation ceremonies in May as a way to honor seniors and abide by the state’s ban on large gatherings. Graduates will not attend, but their names will be announced and their photos shown on-screen through the TV feed and online streaming. Speeches by adminis trators, valedictorians, salutatorians and graduation speakers will also be shown. Superintendent Donald Fennoy told students and parents that he also hopes to have more traditional ceremonies in the late summer, if they can be done safely. Highlands News-Sun April 21, 2020 State task force explores how to reopen Florida and its schoolsBy MARC VALEROS TAFF W RITERSEBIRNG — Governor DeSantis’ recent com ments on exploring when to reopen the state and school campuses due COVID-19 has drawn criticism from the state teachers union. Desantis announced Tuesday that a task force will look at how to reopen Florida including what to do about schools, just days after President Trump announced he will have a team to look at reopening the country. “Even if it’s for a couple of weeks, we think there would be value in that,” DeSantis said. DeSantis announced Saturday that schools will remain closed through the remainder of this school year. Currently, teachers are utilizing online resources and virtual instruction to continue educating their students. Highlands Superintendent Brenda Longshore said, “We cer tainly want to make sure that everybody is safe and that is what we have been trying to institute in our school system, even in these weeks we have been doing the distance learning, to make sure our Food Service employ ees are abiding by the CDC’s guidelines and that the employees who are coming to work are doing the same.” “We’ve had many vir tual meetings and we are becoming more skilled in how to do that,” she said. “I think the transition has been a challenge for our students and our parents and our families and our educators as well as we learn a different model of instruction.” Florida Education Association President Fedrick Ingram issued a message Tuesday calling for campuses to remain closed to students for the remainder of the school year. “On behalf of the members of the Florida Education Association, I am requesting that we keep school campuses closed for the remainder of the school year. In three weeks, teachers have been asked to rethink, refocus and redirect their classroom instruction for students through distance learn ing. Our teachers have risen to the challenge.” Ingram noted there are concerns with distance learning and the inevita ble inequities that result from it, but teachers are committed to serving the students and parents of Florida on the various platforms until the school year ends. “We know our public schools serve as refuge for many students, that our campuses provide them with meals, education and a safe haven with committed staff,” he said. “As much as our students and educators want the opportunity to be back at our schools, returning prematurely will threaten the safety and well being of all on campus. “COVID-19 presents more questions than answers. It also presents a threat that we cannot control. 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While that news is devastating to all athletes, it is especially heartbreaking for the class of 2020. The outgo ing seniors are unable to nish their school year in the traditional fashion, but they will remember their senior year for the rest of their lives. For some seniors, the opportunity for a schol arship is still up in the air. Some coaches have plans to take their senior athletes on college visits or to a camp. Coaches are doing their best to help these athletes get the exposure they so desperately need for an opportunity to play at the collegiate level. Avon Park senior Jaime Rivas was a member of the Avon Park Track and Field team. Rivas partici pated in the mile, two-mile and 4x8 events. “When I found out I wouldn’t be able to run my senior year my initial thought was ‘this sucks,’” Jaime said. “This was our last year to do anything with our sport and it sucks not being able to nish, not be able to be with the team anymore and be able to compete at districts or anything like that. I’m not sure if any colleges were looking at me but I still want to run in college. I think I would have done better at district this year. I par ticipated in cross country and really have built up my endurance.” Since Jaime has been out of school, he has been running at least three miles a day. Coach Chet Brojek sends team members messages. “He tells us what he feels like we should do each day and helps us stay in shape. Our senior class just wanted to nish our senior year and go back to school,” he said. Izayiah Patterson, a senior at Lake Placid High School, was an outelder for the Green Dragons. “I am really upset that my baseball season was cancelled and I might not have a chance to walk,” said Isiah. “I was amazed that something that started out so small just continued to grow faster and faster. Before you knew it, everything was cancelled and everyone has to stay home all the time. It just amazed me.” Isiah was really disap pointed when baseball was cancelled. “It is my favorite sport and I look forward to it every year. When it was cut short, I was really upset,” he said. While Isiah is unable to play baseball, he contin ues to run a mile each day, do exercises and throw with some of the boys if they are able to get together. For Sebring senior Chase Doty a scholarship has already been signed. Doty has committed to play football at Minot State University but his Track and Field season came to a screeching halt. “It is really disappoint ing, especially for us se niors on the team,” Chase said. “We were looking forward to a really good season as a team and individually. At rst it was almost unbelievable but now we just have to deal with it and move forward. I just couldn’t believe it when the season was cut short. When I found out it was true, I was both mad and disappointed but I continued to work hard like it was coming back. I have to keep that motivation up and work out as often as I can. I try to stay t and active and do what I can. “It is almost heart breaking because everyone was working so hard to achieve their goal whether it was a school record, personal record or to get a scholarship. It is sad to see everything going on.” In a statement released Monday, the FHSAA stated, “Following Governor Ron DeSantis’ announcement man dating schools continue distance learning for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, it is with heavy hearts that the FHSAA has decided to cancel all FHSAA afli ated events, inclusive of the state series and all championship events, for spring sports. The safety of our student-athletes, coaches, ofcials, and fans is our top priority. With the evolving threat of the CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), we must ensure that we do not contribute to the spread of this illness. We are deeply saddened for our student-athletes who have seen their seasons and/or high school careers end so abruptly. Our Association knows the impact and role high school athletics play in the lives of so many and will continue to work towards the betterment of high school sports. We know this is a trying time, but the health and safety of all is of utmost importance to this Association. Under the guidance of the Florida Department of Education regarding grade level re tention, and upon review of the Florida Statutes and FHSAA Bylaws, no additional eligibility will be granted for spring sport athletes. “To all our senior student-athletes, we thank you for dedicating your time and efforts to your school, your coach es, and your teammates. Cherish the memories you have made and embrace all that the future holds for you. While we are saddened that you are unable to compete this season, we could not be prouder to have been represented by such hard-working individuals.” Area chambers of commerce work overtime to help members during crisis By STEVEN RYZEWSKIP OLK N EWS -S UNWINTER HAVEN — For business owners near and far, the stress and anxiety surrounding what comes next can be overwhelming. The economic slow down correlated to the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay-at-home orders it has caused has created an unprecedented challenge. Local business owners are not alone, however, as staff with area chambers of commerce and other like-minded organiza tions are going above and beyond in efforts to help their members — and even businesses that are not members — navigate these uncharted waters. “We have 550 members and we want to see them all succeed,” said Kathryn Bevilacqua-Ely, the executive director of the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce. “I’m sitting on my couch at 10 o’clock at night and still racking my brain.” Last month, as the scope of the looming crisis came into view, organizations such as the Bartow Chamber and the Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce had to — in a matter of days — pivot from their usual functions to being an information resource for members. “That week of March 11, it all started to get real,” recalls Katie Worthington Decker, the President and CEO of the Greater Winter Haven Chamber. “It kind of seemed far away, but then you hear Disney is closing and things of that nature and it started to hit close to home. “We mobilized pretty quickly from busi ness-as-usual into crisis communication.” Information — about relief programs, legisla tion at the state or federal level, or any number of myriad other topics — has been a crucial cur rency for small business owners as the full scope of the crisis has come into view. For the team at the Winter Haven Chamber, that meant putting that information into context and making sure the information they shared with members — most often in thorough, daily emails — was accurate. “For a while, there was new information every single day,” Worthington Decker said. “The feed back we got from our businesses is that they didn’t even really worry about tracking down the information because they knew they could get it all from that email.” Of course, local cham bers and similar organi zations have members ranging from business owners who employ just themselves and maybe one other to medium and large companies. That, in turn, has meant an addi tional effort by chambers to give individualized guidance to members. 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Byrd announced that, of the roughly 3,700 students who took the survey, the overwhelming majority were in favor of having a delayed graduation later into the summer months. “Seventy-ve percent want to have a traditional — as traditional as we can — graduation,” Byrd announced. “We have se cured dates for June and we’re going to have what we would consider as some type of a traditional graduation for them, in an outside setting, while adhering to the CDC guidelines.” Other options given to graduating seniors included an online “virtual” graduation and a drive-thru graduation. Byrd said more details would be forthcoming later in the week once they were finalized. “It seems like our seniors want to have that traditional walk,” she said. Byrd said also said that one concern of pushing the graduation ceremonies back is that graduating seniors planning to join the armed forces may have to leave to fulfill their obligations before the rescheduled ceremony. Byrd said she has been hearing that many of the armed forces will be open to deferring those dates to allow students to graduate. Polk County Public Schools using buses as mobile Wi-Fi hotspotsBy STEVEN RYZEWSKIP OLK N EWS -S UNPOLK COUNTY — With distance learning to continue through the end of this school year and possibly beyond, Polk County Public Schools has teamed up with Polk Vision in an effort to improve internet access for students. The initiative, titled “Synced for Students,” began April 27. To increase access to the internet for students, PCPS will deploy a eet of 50 school buses equipped as WiFi hotspots. The buses will be at various sites between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. During that time, stu dents and families in the area will be able to connect to the internet — the WiFi signal name will be PCPSBUS and the password to access the signal is PCPS2020. A full list of locations and times is available online at https://polk schools.com/buswi/. Currently, there are 10 locations in the Winter Haven area, eight loca tions in the Lake Wales area and locations in the Bartow area with varying times at which a bus will be present. See the website for exact times that buses will be at a given location. Those who cannot access the bus schedule online are encour aged to call the Polk County Public Schools Transportation office at 863-534-7300. Distance learning has presented challenges of a wide variety, includ ing the fact that many students live in homes without internet access. School district staff hope the collaboration with Polk Vision will expand online access and help facilitate the situation as best as possible. According to a PCPS statement, the bus sites will be patrolled by law enforcement for safety. When visiting the locations, school district staff ask that residents and students maintain social distancing guide lines to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. POLK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS This image, taken from a video distributed by Polk County Public Schools, depicts a school bus being equipped to function as a mobile WiFi hotspot. The initiative is aimed at increasing online access for students, some of whom live in homes without an internet connection. Polk News-Sun April 29, 2020 Resident praises Winter Haven Hospital staff after month-long COVID-19 ordeal By ANITA TODD C ONTRIBUTING W RITERWINTER HAVEN — Twenty-six days. That is how long Keith Johnson recently spent as a patient at Winter Haven Hospital ghting for his life after contracting COVID-19. He believes the experience changed him as a person — in some ways making him stronger — as he battled a health crisis he eventually conquered. But Johnson also said he did not win the ght against coronavirus alone, wholeheartedly giving credit to the staff at Winter Haven Hospital. As one of more than 400 cases in Polk County, Johnson’s condition was extremely critical. An Auburndale native and resident, Johnson said he and his wife, Sharon Johnson, both contracted the virus at the same time at an event. According to Keith Johnson, the trials that ensued formed a journey that has, ultimately, made him a better person. “Emotionally, 26 days alone gives you time to reect,” explained the 52-year old owner of Pool Works, an Auburndale-based company. “I’d been thinking of slowing down before this happened. I have spent my entire life chasing success, but now I am going to spend the rest of my life chasing life.” On March 28, Keith was admitted to the Winter Haven Hospital after spending almost a week trying to get tested for the virus. Although he presented with symptoms associated with some type of a u, he did not meet the specic criteria at the time to be tested for COVID-19. “For both of us, it started with severe headaches and diarrhea,” said Sharon Johnson. Sharon Johnson, though sick, did not have to be hospitalized for the disease. For Keith Johnson, however, the original symptoms morphed into a high fever, violent coughing and exhaustion. He drove himself to a primary care physician one day; the next day, to urgent care; and two days later, a follow-up visit to the urgent care, at which staff — upon seeing him — instructed him to go straight to the emergency room. That was March 28 — the day he ended up in the Isolation Unit, in a Negative Pressure Room, on the oor dedicated to COVID-19 at Winter Haven Hospital. Two days later, because his condition was wors ening, he was moved to the Intensive Care Floor. Currently, because of the virus, visitors aren’t allowed in Winter Haven Hospital, or any other public medical facility. So, Sharon relied on other means to keep in touch with Keith once he became lucid and, before that, in touch with the medical staff in charge of his care. Once he landed in ICU, staff immediately put him on a ventilator. Because he has a history of being hard to sedate, he was given the maximum dosage, but still was semi-conscious at times. Keith said that for the nine days he was sedated, he was terried. “When I would wake up, I’d ask where I was,” he recalled. “The nurses told me I was in the Winter Haven Hospital, but I didn’t believe them because I thought ‘if that were true, my family would be in the room with me.’ So, while I was sedated, I had horrible hallucinations that the doctors were waiting for me to die so they could harvest my organs.” That may sound extreme, but accord ing to the American Association for the Advancement of Science — online at sciencemag.org — “doctors com monly prescribe sedative drugs to suppress violent coughing and help patients tolerate the distress and discomfort of a breathing tube. But these drugs can increase the risk of delirium. And, as hospitals run short of the most used sedatives, they are turning to benzodiazepines, a class of drugs that can cause intense and prolonged delirium.” On Easter morning, Keith was well enough to have the ventilator removed — an event he calls a miracle. Little did he know, he was about to face another challenge. Those who survive a long period on a ventilator are prone to muscle atrophy and weakness. Over the days and nights of his stay, Keith said he developed strong relationships with the staff who took care of him. He said they prayed with him, turned him often to avoid bed sores, made him out of bed and waved from the hallway when passing by. When Keith was discharged from the hospital, staff members cheered as they lined the halls. “They saved my life. They were amazing,” he said. “I cannot speak highly enough of the care those guys provided — they are my guardian angels.” COURTESY PHOTO Winter Haven Hospital sta are all smiles with Auburndale resident Keith Johnson as he is discharged following a stay of nearly four weeks battling COVID-19. Winter Haven Sun April 29, 2020 Open Tues-Fri 9am-6pmadno=00044622 rn  ­­­€rn‚ƒ‚n„…… Lake County’s Premier Music Store nrnn X*XLWDUVX'UXPVX.H\ERDUGV X3$6\VWHPVX$FFHVVRULHVX0XVLF/HVVRQVadno=00044814 PAGE 33 www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 33A adno=00044663 PAGE 34 34A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com Clermont News Leader May 6, 2020 Clermont officer succumbs to COVID-19 Ofcer Conrad Buckley, who served as a patrol of cer the City of Clermont for two years, has died due to the coronavirus, the Clermont Police Department announced last week. He had traveled to the Boston area to attend to a family emer gency at the end of March and self-quarantined per CDC guidelines and City of Clermont Human Resources recommenda tions upon his return to Florida. During self-quarantine, he developed symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and sought medical attention. He was hospi talized at AdventHealth Waterman in Tavares for COVID-19 and succumbed to the illness the night of April 27. “Ofcer Buckley will be greatly missed by the Clermont Police Department,” Chief Charles Broadway said. “He was an outstanding police ofcer who cared greatly for his fellow ofcers and the commu nity. He took tremendous pride in being a police ofcer and carried him self with condence and integrity. Today, the City of Clermont lost a good cop and a great man.” Funeral services were scheduled for Saturday, May 2 in Clermont. Adhering to CDC recom mendations and following safe distancing guidelines, attendance was limited. However, a Facebook Live feed on the Clermont Police Department’s Facebook page (ClermontPD) was planned for the 2 p.m. service. COURTESY PHOTO Ocer Conrad Buckley.Mount Dora group releases hospital safety guide for people with COVID-19 With hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. currently infect ed with COVID-19, the American Patient Rights Association (APRA), a nonprot consumer organization for patients, is working to help those who will need to be hospitalized. APRA has published an online hospital safety guide for COVID-19 patients at www.newvirus19.com, which includes import ant steps to take before going to a hospital and once a patient has been admitted. “Our organization is suggesting that people prepare in advance, in case they need to be hospitalized, while they are still well enough to get things done. This guide can aid them during a very stressful time,” said Ron Liss, president and founder of the Mount Dora-based APRA. The guide is adapted for COVID-19 patients from The Patient’s Guide to Hospital Safety, a soon-to-be-released mobile app from APRA for use by all hospital patients, written and published in cooperation with health care professionals. Visit www.americanpatient.org/the-patients-guide-to-hospital-safety. Even though there are fewer COVID-19 patients than originally estimated and not all will need to be hospitalized, those who will are at serious risk of harm, since many hospitals don’t have enough staff, equipment or medication to treat the number of patients they are seeing safely. During normal times, patient safety in hospitals is a major problem. Between 250,000 and 400,000 men, women and children die every year because of a prevent able medical error that happened to them while they were in the hospital and had nothing to do with the injury or illness they were hospitalized for. It’s the third leading cause of death, accord ing to APRA. For more information visit ameri canpatient.org. Clermont News Leader May 6, 2020 Polk News-Sun May 6, 2020 Polk County Commission outlines plans for $126 million in federal funds received By CATHY PALMER C ONTRIBUTING W RITEROn Tuesday, Polk County Commissioners outlined plans to spend $126 million in federal COVID-19 relief money. The initial plans proposed by County Manager Bill Beasley will earmark $40 million to help struggling small businesses and $30 mil lion for individuals, with additional plans to allocate $30 million for medical testing and supplies and $26 million to offset unbudgeted expenses. The grant money will not have to be repaid by the recipients, according to Polk County Budget Director Todd Bond. After a long afternoon session Tuesday, all ve board members instruct ed the county staff to move the process along quickly and to “get the money to the people.” County ofcials will do so by hiring addi tional staff, working with local agencies such as the United Way of Central Florida on individual relief, using the county’s Central Florida Development Council to assist small businesses and working directly with cities and chambers of commerce to get the word out about how to obtain the relief grant money. “The sooner we get this money to the people, the better,” said board chairman Bill Braswell. Under the federal guidelines, the money has to be spent by the end of the calendar year. The county board hopes to start processing claims by businesses and individuals within the next two weeks, instructing county staff to set up a call center, establish mechanisms online to request help and to dene a process for the disbursement of the money. Small businesses will get a large share of the funds, with a tiered-sys tem outlining how much a business can receive based on how many people it employs. A self-employed business may receive $1,000; those with two to nine workers can receive $2,500; and businesses with 10 to 25 employees would qualify for $5,000. Most of those expected to apply are “mom and pop” businesses, many of which were forced to close their doors after being classied as non-essential under the state’s “safer-at-home” order. Bond explained that if other relief funds had been awarded through other avenues, those businesses could not apply for the county’s funds. Relief for individuals will be directed by the county’s Health and Human Services Department, also part nering with United Way staff to funnel about half of the $30 million direct ed for those needing help with rent, utility bills and food. 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Heal by Touch posted on Facebook that the store would be reopening May 4 but then had to retract the post after learning that massage therapy would not be a part of the initial reopen ing phase. “We haven’t been able to work since mid-March,” said owner Tim Wheaton. “We have had no income but still have to pay rent, utilities and all those other basic necessities for business. Our landlord has not forgiven any of our rent, so we are still obligated to pay our entire rent but we have technically been out of business for seven weeks now.” Considered a medical facility, Wheaton said it is frustrating not being a part of Phase 1. “To our patients, we are essential. If someone has a chronic migraine or injured shoulder, neck, back, sciatica and all of those things, we x it. People can’t live two weeks with sciatica, let alone two months without treat ment. Even if we were limited to having only ve people a day, that is still something. I know during Phase 1 they are allowing restaurants to open at 25% capacity, we could be under that same jurisdiction. “We sanitize everything all the time anyways. We have ordered disinfectant wipes that are speci cally for COVID-19. One thing we will be doing differently, that I haven’t discussed with my staff yet, is using protective shields. I am going to talk with my team about ways we can make our facility feel friendly and personal without having direct contact. We want to be warm and comforting but staying a distance away.” Above and Beyond Hair & Body in Lake Placid was hit hard by the shutdown and not being a part of Phase 1. “The shutdown order has affected us tremen dously,” said Samantha Twiggs, Above and Beyond Hair & Body. “We deal with hygiene everyday. We take our state boards and a lot of the questions are about infectious diseases so we already had to implement that before any of this happened. This is some thing we implement day one when we started our jobs so when the virus hit we put more implements into play, like a UV light that cleans when we leave and we use hospital grade disinfectant.” Twiggs said it was hard when put in the same category as bars and nightclubs. “That hurt us. We are nowhere near compared to a bar. We have guidelines we follow on a daily basis,” she said. “The shutdown meant a total stop of income for all of my barbers,” said Skip Adams, owner and operator of Adams Barber Shop. “The way my shop works is the barbers are independent contractors so they lease my license to work there, the state requires it. They applied for unemployment but none of them have received conrmation of it yet. That has been our biggest issue right now. I know the reasoning and the need to shutdown, I’m all for it. We are all learning as we go, but the biggest disappointment is the lack of income right now.” Adams expected not to be a part of Phase 1 because of the closeup personal service offered. “But, if we limit the amount of people in our space and use masks and gloves, would we be able to open? I’m a big believer of my civil rights and I’m not a fan of the government telling me when I can work. We are being civil right now.” He kept his barber shop open as long as possible, admitting he deed the order to shut down and did a few haircuts. “Someone reported me and the city shut me down,” Adams said, adding there were shops outside the city limit that still performed services. “We have to practice good health and hygiene. We are required to disinfect our tools and wash our hands between clients already, the only thing I can think of that could be a problem from one client to another is the chair cloths. Maybe nd a way to use throw-away chair cloths, the capes we use on each client to keep the hair off. More scheduled cleaning will have to happen as KIM MOODY/STAFF Samantha Twiggs (left) and Shannon Stuteville are ready to get back to work at Above and Beyond Hair & Body in Lake Placid. “Personal care” was excluded during Phase 1 of the reopening of Florida. State bars visitors at all nursing homesBy CHRISTINE SEXTONN EWS S ERVICE OF F LORIDATALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis, while contending that many Florida residents are not at risk of getting the coro navirus, announced on Saturday a 30-day ban on visits to nursing homes as he acknowledged that the virus is spreading through some communities. DeSantis, whose administration a day earlier had encouraged schools across the state to shut down for at least two weeks, also voiced his strong support for the federal government shutting down domestic ights to Florida from virus hot spots in other states. “We’re taking measures to be able to keep this a manageable situation, ‘’ DeSantis said. The visitation ban announced Saturday applies to assisted living facilities and adult group homes, along with nursing homes. DeSantis said it would be lifted for what he called “compas sionate” cases. The governor had already suspended visi tation at Broward County long-term care facilities but expanded the ban statewide. That move came after the Florida Department of Health announced early Saturday that the state had 25 new COVID-19 cases. Agency for Healthcare Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew, who joined DeSantis at a news conference at the Emergency Operations Center, pleaded with family members to remain patient during the month-long visitation ban. “This is being done because of our love and compassion and concern,” said Mayhew, who heads the agency that regulates long-term care facilities. DeSantis also said his administration would talk to President Donald Trump about potentially suspending ights between New York and Florida as the state tries to contain the spread of the virus. The governor at recent press events has said that Florida did not have community spread of the virus, even though federal health ofcials had said otherwise. On Saturday, though, Vice President Mike Pence said there was community spread in Florida. 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On May 4, restaurants and retail in most of Florida were allowed to reopen at a limited capacity. On May 11, salons and barbershops were allowed to resume business provided they met guidelines laid out by the state. To complement the gradual reopening and encourage dining in the downtown district, some parking spaces have been repurposed for open air outdoor café dining service adjacent to partic ipating restaurants. CHARLES A. BAKER IIIWinter Haven High students continue to produce news program during pandemic The student-led team at BDTV has continued to produce two episodes each week since distance learning began.By STEVEN RYZEWSKIW INTER H AVEN S UNWINTER HAVEN — For students at Winter Haven High, plenty has changed since the beginning of the pandemic, just as it has for students across the country. One thing that has not changed, though, is that Blue Devil students are still being kept in the loop and entertained by BDTV — short for Blue Devil Television. The school’s award-win ning, student-produced television program has continued production since distance learning began, producing fewer episodes per week but still giving the campus community the brand of content it has come to know and love. “When this whole pandemic thing came about, everybody was really stressed,” recalled Pam Mizelle, the instructor for the program at WHHS since 2000. “The one thing that I could control was the fact that we could actually do a show. We couldn’t do it everyday, so we decided to do it twice a week.” Producing remotely meant new challenges, but many of the students involved with the program welcomed it. “I thought it was really cool that we were able to lm and edit again,” said Lauren Campbell, a senior producer for BDTV who also has a part-time job at a local shaved ice shop. “I was still working during this time, so it was good having this outlet of creativity to take my mind off of it.” Of course, this meant Mizelle had to identify which students already had computers at home capable of running the necessary software and then distributing devices to students who did not. Students came to campus on a one-by-one basis to stay, within social distancing guidelines, and retrieved what was needed. Cell phone cameras, with their continually improv ing capabilities, have also been helpful. BDTV episodes since distance learning began have featured the same student anchors and participants, just in shorter segments — down to 20 or 30 seconds from the typi cal 90 seconds, according to Mizelle — and a variety of backdrops including dining rooms, patios and more. The team utilizes Google Drive to upload content and posts its work to its YouTube channel. The nuts and bolts of production has become a bit more centralized, with Mizelle and student editor Kara Scarborough shouldering much of the technical aspect that was more widely dispersed when students were on campus, but even as some roles have changed there is still the welcome opportu nity for BDTV students to collaborate and communi cate with their peers. “It gave us something to do while at home, because we all became super bored,” says Alexa Martin, a senior producer. “It’s been great to see how creative we could get with the stuff.” For seniors such as Martin and Campbell, par ticipating in the program has been revelatory. Both intend to study majors within the eld of media — at Florida State and UCF, respectively — and credit the program with seeding those ambitions. “I’ve learned a ton especially about what I want to do in the future,” Martin said. “This class was kind of the turning point for me.” Mizelle says the chal lenges of remote produc tion have mostly been enthusiastic, but notes that the complications of the pandemic, distance learning and disruption has been varying. “This time is crazy for all of them and it is affecting BDTV WINTER HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL YOUTUBE The student-produced BDTV program at Winter Haven High School has continued during the pandemic, with students often producing segments from their own homes. Winter Haven Sun May 12, 2020 Blood donations considered essential service When businesses and schools shutdown, OneBlood experienced rapid cancellations of blood drives. COVID-19 has high lighted the need for a steady and robust blood supply for local hospitals, however, and donating blood is considered essential. Eligible donors are encouraged to sched ule an appointment with OneBlood to save lives either at one of its mobile blood drives or at the donor branch location in Clermont. According to the orga nization’s donor com munications, it is safe to donate blood. Safety of the blood supply, donors, team members and blood recipients are OneBlood’s top priorities. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated that the coronavirus does not pose any known risk to blood donors during the donation process or from attending blood drives. OneBlood is regulated by the FDA and required to follow strict opera tional guidelines. The organizations assures the public that its facilities and Big Red Buses are clean and meet all FDA safety standards. At every blood drive and donor center, OneBlood team members follow safety protocols, including wearing medical gloves for blood collections and wiping down do nor-touched areas and equipment after every collection with disinfec tant. This includes donor beds, registration tablets, blood-pressure cuff and hemoglobin sensors. Protocols also include using sterile collection sets for every donation and conducting donor mini-physicals, including temperature check to ensure donors are healthy and well on the day of do nation. As an additional safety measure, OneBlood is asking people who have traveled to countries at high risk for the corona virus to self-defer from donating blood for 28 days upon returning to the United States. Team members who are sick or not feeling well do not report to work. At blood drives, only a certain number of people are permitted on the bus at any one time. Donors will be asked to provide their cell phone number so they can wait in their cars or outside the Big Red Bus. They will be Triangle News Leader May 13, 2020 AdventHealth Waterman welcomes mask donations As people around the world adjust to the reality of the coronavirus, many have been making and donating masks as a way to help others. AdventHealth Waterman has been one of the ap preciative recipients and welcomes any additional donations people can offer. “We have received donations of masks from our community — ev erything from N95s to homemade cloth masks,” said Nick Bejarano, AdventHealth Waterman market development director. “We are truly grateful for the thought fulness and kindness of our community.” At the hospital, N95 and similar masks are being processed, inven toried and used when appropriate, according to Bejarano. Cloth masks are being cleaned and then given to guests, patients and visitors who come to the hospital campus without masks. AdventHealth Waterman accepts mask donations on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a mask donation location has been set up behind its childcare center on Waterman Way. “As we begin reopening our services, we continue to remain vigilant,” Bejarano said. “We are implementing new pro cesses to allow for appro priate social distancing, issuing mandatory masks to visitors and patients, temperature checks, and additional sterilization/disinfectant processes.” For more information about how to donate, contact the AdventHealth Waterman Foundation at 352-253-3270. President & CEO Abel Biri, center, and team members from the hospital take a moment to appreciate rst responders who organized a parade around AdventHealth Waterman on April 17. Triangle News Leader May 13, 2020 PROGRAM | 47A BLOOD | 46A r rrrrnrnrrnr n rrrrrrnrrnrrnr rr rrrnrnrrrrrrrrr rnr 5 S Prospect Ave Avon Park, FL 33825, USA www.johnpalmerelectric.comrn    ­€‚­ƒ‚­„…† adno=00044894 rn  ­ r n TROPICAL & CITRUS FRUIT TREES €€€‚€ƒ„r…†„„ƒ adno=00044121 PAGE 37 www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 37A Highlands News-Sun May 14, 2020 Highlands tallies 100th COVID-19 caseBy MARC VALEROS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — One more case on Tuesday has brought the tally to 100 COVID-19 cases in Highlands County since the rst case was con rmed on March 21. The 100 cases in Highlands include 99 Florida residents and one non-resident. There have been 34 hospitalizations and 8 deaths in Highlands attributed to COVID-19. The one new case on Tuesday was a 56-year-old male. The majority of cases in Highlands County are in three zip codes: 33 cases in the Sebring zip code of 33870, 29 cases in Avon Park (33825) and 11 cases in Lake Placid (33852). There has been a total of 2,136 people tested in Highlands with 4.7% showing a positive result for COVID-19. The Florida Department of Health Highlands County, 7205 S. George Blvd., Sebring, will have another drive-thru COVID-19 testing for Highlands County residents from 9-11 a.m. today. Another testing is scheduled for 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, May 19 at the Lake Placid Camp and Conference Center, 2665 Placid View Drive in Lake Placid. Health ofcials ask people to please limit passengers in the vehicle to those who are being tested and no more than ve people to a vehicle. Individuals being tested will not be permitted to exit the vehicle. An appointment is not required. Health ofcials say they will test as many people as possible during the designated time. Those being tested will be asked to provide some basic information to health ofcials, like their name, date of birth, address and a telephone number. Hendry County had its largest daily increase Tuesday with 10 new cases. With 24 new cases in the last three days, the Hendry County COVID-19 total number of cases is 165. There have been 6 deaths in Hendry including three residents at the Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The Clewiston zip code of 33440 has 135 cases, according to the Florida Department of Health. Hendry County appears to have the highest per centage of cases among those tested in the state. There have been 1,080 tested in Hendry with a positive rate of 15.3%. The statewide positive rate is 7.1%. After 941 new cases on Monday in Florida, there were 479 new cases in the state on Tuesday. Florida has a total of 42,402 cases, 7,595 hospitalizations and 1,827 deaths. Nationwide, there has been 1,379,756 cases with 82,806 deaths. Worldwide, there has been 4,312,969 cases with 294,155 deaths COVID-19 testing continues in PolkBy CHARLES A. BAKER IIIP OLK N EWS -S UNIn the featured photo, Central Florida Healthcare Navigator Linda Blas instructs a driver to move to the next station at a free mobile COVID-19 testing station setup at Lake Maude Sports Complex in Winter Haven on May 15. CFHC staff set up another testing station at Westwood Middle School later that afternoon. Central Florida Health Care staff will be setting up free mobile COVID-19 testing sites in Davenport, Auburndale and Lake Alfred in the coming weeks. Check the website — http://www.cfhconline.org/ — or call (866) 234-8534 for more details as, dates have yet to be announced. Staff have recently set up mobile testing sites in Lake Wales, Haines City and Fort Meade. Polk News-Sun May 20, 2020 Sumter News-Sun May 20, 2020 United Way offers help when you need It In these strange times, more people may be nding themselves in need of some assistance, whether it’s related to mental health services, nancial aid or something else that’s weighing them down. United Way of Lake & Sumter Counties provides 2-1-1, an information and referral service that has informa tion on services available in your community. Areas of assistance include the following: Basic Human Needs Resources: Food banks, shelters, rent and utility payment assistance Physical and Mental Health Resources: Crisis intervention services, support groups, counseling Employment Support: Financial assistance, job training, education programs Support for Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities: Home-delivered meals, trans portation, health care Youth and Child Care Programs: Afterschool programs, summer camps, mentoring, protection services Regional Disaster Preparation Founded in 1965, United Way of Lake & Sumter Counties is a 501 (C) 3 non-prot organi zation with a mission “To improve the quality of life and build a stronger community by leveraging resources and united community partners to impact education, income and health.” For more information about United Way, visit www.uwls.org, follow on Twitter and Instagram: @UnitedWayLS or Facebook: www.facebook.com/ UnitedWayLakeSumter and #LiveUnited. 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The layout of the course has many risk reward shots and can be very enjoyable for all types of golfers. 3601 Placid Lakes Blvd. • Lake Placid, FL 33852863-465-1626www.placidlakescountryclub.com adno=00044842 PAGE 38 38A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com Highlands News-Sun May 21, 2020 To mask or not to mask?By KIM MOODY and ALLEN MOODYS TAFF W RITERSAs with nearly every thing else having to do with COVID-19, the issue of wearing masks has tak en a bit of a political turn. An article in the May 15 Washington Post showed that 73% of self-identied Democrats wore face masks compared to 59% of Republicans. But neither percentage is likely high enough to make a signicant impact on reducing the spread of the virus, according to De Kai, a researcher at the University of California Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute and a profes sor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Kai is also the lead researcher in a paper supporting the universal wearing of masks by the population. “If the majority of people mask up by about day 50 of the outbreak we can greatly curb the spread of the virus,” Kai said in a companion video to the research paper. “If 80 to 90% of the population wear masks we’ll be not only able to atten the curve, we’ll be able to signicantly reduce the spread of the virus and we’ll be able to return to normal sooner than later.” Kai is in a unique situation given his connections to both Hong Kong and California, and he was quick to notice the difference between the number of cases between Asian countries, where mask use is almost universal, and the United States. Japan, which by most accounts has done a horrible job managing the pandemic — so much so that a poll released Kyodo news agency on May 10, showed 57.5% of Japanese residents disapproved of the way the government was handling the matter — has had much better results than Florida, with less than half the cases and deaths despite having 105 million more people. The primary difference is Japan is considered one of the countries the paper said had a “masking culture,” meaning masks were common even before COVID-19 and more so now. The nine “masking culture” countries rank No. 1-8 and No. 11 in terms of slowest daily growth of the virus and not a single one has seen a complete strict lockdown (mass home quarantine), with ve of the countries having had partial lockdowns. Kai’s research found that if 80% of a popula tion wore masks infection rates would be just 8.5% compared to nobody wearing a mask. Kai’s team used an Articial Intelligence fore casting model they called “masksim” which shows a random group of 200 people and how many will become infected based on the percentage of people wearing masks. The model also allows you to determine the effectiveness of different types of masks, ranging from N95 masks to homemade masks. As expected, the high er percentage of people wearing masks, the fewer number of people who were becoming positive. But the most visible evi dence occurs when you get an extremely high per centage of the population donning masks. “Having only 50% of the people wear masks is not good enough to stop the virus from spreading at a high rate,” Kai said. “These modelling results support the need for mass masking as an alternative to continued lockdown scenario.” There is still disagree ment among medical professionals on the use of masks. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing a mask in public, the World Health Organization is a little more mixed in their recommendations. “The use of a mask alone is not sufcient to provide an adequate level of protection,” WHO states on its website. “Other measures such as physical distancing and hand hygiene should be adopted.” One reason WHO gives for not fully embracing masks is they may lead to a false sense of security for the wearer, who may engage in activities they should refrain from, and forgo practices such as social distancing. Locally, the reactions were also mixed. Emergency room phy sician Cary Pigman said he was “very skeptical” of the efcacy of wearing masks when the wearer is asymptomatic. “Masks are most ben ecial when the person who is symptomatic is wearing one,” Pigman said. “They keep mucous from spreading. In a high exposure environment such as an ICU room I wear a mask and a face shield.” Pigman said he and his wife Libby carry a mask with them while traveling and on the go in public. “We wear the masks if a company prefers us to. For instance, we were getting a car worked on and the staff wanted us to have masks on. We are just being respectful of others.” Pigman said if a store did not have signage ask ing for asks to be worn, say in a supermarket, he would not bother wearing one. He said he would keep his distance and felt social distancing is very important. Jean Deuth is a co-own er of Lake & Land Realty LYNNE SLADKY/AP PHOTO Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, wears a protective face mask as he arrives for a news conference during the new coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Doral.District plans to keep students learning throughout summer Learning in Lake County Schools will continue this summer with third-grade reading camps offered through a new online learning platform. Eligible stu dents will be provided individual and small-group instruction via live teacher-led lessons. Students can talk to their teacher and ask questions in real time, allowing teachers to mon itor progress and provide immediate feedback. Summer credit recovery options for middle and high school students also will be offered online, as they have been in previ ous years. Small-group interven tions are planned for students in need of extra assistance at Beverly Shores and Leesburg elementary schools, the Lake schools that are receiving state support for improvement, and the district will consider extending small-group remedial assistance to students at other schools as well. “Our students have worked hard through dis tance learning these past several weeks, but they did so under unusually challenging circumstanc es that may have affected their learning,” said Superintendent Diane Kornegay. “We want to provide opportunities for students to reme diate and retain what they’ve learned, build on that, and then keep the momentum going so they are not so far behind when we start the new school year.” When school build ings closed in March in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus, Lake stu dents continued learning through virtual classes using district-issued Chromebooks or per sonally owned devices. Chromebooks will be available throughout the summer, so students can access optional, fun learning activities during the summer break. Lake County Schools is awaiting state-level guidance before making any decisions regarding the Extended Learning Center Summer Camp and summer VPK. Clermont News Leader May 27, 2020 Triangle News Leader May 27, 2020 Tavares July 4 celebration postponed The City of Tavares has announced that its July 4 weekend reworks dis plays, parade and enter tainment are postponed until Labor Day weekend, with festivities scheduled on Sept. 5. In addition, the city has developed a three-phased plan putting the Tavares City Governmental ser vice levels back to 100%. The next City Council meeting, set for June 3 at 4 p.m., remains virtual on Zoom and is live-streamed to YouTube consistent with Governors’ orders. It can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/user/tavarespubcom1. The rst in-person City Hall Council Chamber meeting will be June 17 at 4 p.m., with social distancing measures in place, including audi ence chairs placed six feet apart. City Hall and the library will reopen on Wednesday, June 17, with social distancing measures in place (six feet apart indicators, designated entrance and exit doors, etc.). All private/sponsored special events with expected crowds of over 300 persons requiring a City permit are not authorized until July 25.MASK | 46A rn rrnn r ­€r ‚‚‚ƒ„rr…r†r Mobile Truck We Come to You! ‡ˆ‰‰ € Š‰ ‡‹‡ r r adno=00044649 adno=00044772 rn nnrnrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnrrr ‹ 7\YYYYYYYMLJ[Ä[ rrn n rnnnnr ­€‚‚ƒ­„…€ †ƒ‚‚ ‡­ˆ ‰‰ ‡­ˆ Also Doing Commercial Booths and Awnings Worldwide Boat Upholstery Expert PAGE 39 www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 39A Clermont News Leader May 27, 2020 New high school graduation dates Next month, Lake County’s seniors will march across the stage in their caps and gowns and nally receive the graduation recognition they deserve. All of the ceremonies, originally planned for May, were postponed and revamped with safety guidelines in mind, as the community continues to work toward slowing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. “We are still in Phase I of reopening Florida,” Superintendent Diane Kornegay said. “Even if we move into Phase II or Phase III by the time graduations take place, recommendations for social distancing and limits on large gatherings are expected to still apply. While I know that this is not the ceremony that any of us had hoped for, we’ve tried to think outside of the box and get creative to nd a way to make sure every graduate has the opportunity to walk across the stage and their families able to share the experience with them.” To minimize the num ber of people physically on stage at any one time, speeches from students and administrators will be pre-recorded to be viewed the day of the cer emony on large screens and/or personal devices. As students’ names are called, they will walk across the stage and be greeted by only one or two administrators, and they will be advised not to shake hands as they have their pictures taken. Parents and other family members will remain in their cars, able to watch seniors walk across the stage and receive their diplomas and other awards. Most likely, cars will be deco rated for their graduates and there will be plenty of posters, pom-poms and other decorations to make the event as festive as possible. In Eustis and Leesburg, cars will parade through downtown streets with students emerging at the stage and parents positioned to take photos from the cars. A similar set-up is planned in Umatilla, where the parade will take place around the track. For East Ridge, Lake Minneola, Mount Dora, South Lake and Tavares high schools, cars will park drive-in-theater style as students walk across the stage. Lake Virtual is planning a smaller similar ceremony on its campus. The Class of 2020 students in Lake County and around the country have seen their senior year upended because of the pandemic. Many traditional celebrations were canceled while students and families stayed close to home and avoided large gatherings. Lake County Schools found creative ways to celebrate with online and drive-through recog nitions, but questions were frequently raised about whether an ofcial graduation ceremony would be possible. Kornegay put those concerns to rest last month when she wrote an open letter assuring seniors that graduation ceremonies would indeed take place, even if they look a little different than they have in the past. “[We] have all agreed that COVID-19 should not steal the lifelong memory of a graduation ceremony,” she wrote in the April 7 letter. “As soon as it is safe to do so, we will make sure that the Class of 2020 receives the recognition and the celebration that you so greatly deserve.” Schools are sharing details with students and families to help them prepare for their special day. Lake County launches ‘Reopen Lake’ website Lake County launched its ‘Reopen Lake’ website, www.ReopenLake.com, outlining a detailed pub lic health plan to guide residents, businesses and stakeholders through the recovery process. Reopen Lake is Lake County’s plan for restoring eco nomic stability with special consideration to public health on our path to social normalcy and pandemic resilience. The site gives visitors a clear understanding of the current phase set by Gov. Ron DeSantis, while previewing expected criteria for future phases. The site will provide the latest information available regarding Lake County’s recovery plan with real-time updates, based on State and Federal orders and guidelines, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. Community members are encouraged to adhere to the following guidelines through all phases. IndividualsContinue to adhere to state and local guidance, as well as CDC guidance, particularly with respect to face coverings. • Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer, especially after touching frequently used items or surfaces. • Avoid touching your face. • Sneeze or cough into a tissue, or the inside of your elbow. • Disinfect frequently used items and surfaces as much as possible. • Strongly consider using face coverings while in public, and particularly when using mass transit. EmployersDevelop and implement appropriate policies, in accordance with Federal, State and local regula tions and guidance, and informed by industry best practices, regarding: • Social distancing and protective equipment • Temperature checks• Testing, isolating, and contact tracing • Sanitation• Use and disinfection of common and high-trafc areas • Business travel Clermont News Leader May 27, 2020 Nearly 26,000 nursing home COVID-19 deaths reported to fedsBy RICARDO ALON SO-ZALDIVAR and CANDICE CHOI A SSOCIATED P RESSWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health authorities have received reports of nearly 26,000 nursing home residents dying from COVID-19, according to materials prepared for the nation’s governors. That number is partial and likely to go higher. A letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 60,000 cases of corona virus illness among nursing home residents. A copy of the letter and an accompa nying chart were provided to The Associated Press. The numbers, which had been promised by the end of May, are partial. The letter said the data are based on reports received from about 80% of the nation’s 15,400 nursing homes. CMS, which is responsible for nursing home quality standards, also told the governors it is increasing penalties for nursing homes failing to comply with long standing infection control requirements. A federal watchdog report last month found a “persistent” pattern of infection control problems in nursing homes even before the coronavirus. The Government Accountability Ofce said that about 40% of the nursing homes inspected in each of the past two years were cited for problems with infection control and prevention. rnn ­ rnr  r adno=00044789 PAGE 40 40A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com Triangle News Leader June 3, 2020 Emergency management officials urge preparedness as hurricane season begins The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service predicts an above normal hur ricane season for 2020. Predictions include a 60% chance of an above-nor mal hurricane season, with a 30% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. This means Floridians should prepare for a major storm. “NOAA is predicting an above normal hur ricane season, so Lake County residents need to starting preparing now,” said Thomas Carpenter, Lake County Emergency Management Director. “It only takes one storm to create a dangerous situa tion, and preparedness is key in protecting life and property.” In Lake County, hurri cane hazards may include heavy rainfall, high winds, inland ooding and tornadoes. Some hazards may come with little to no warning. Residents are encouraged to develop a family communication plan, decide on a meet ing location during an emergency, and prepare a disaster go-kit to include important personal, medical and legal docu ments. Residents should also be aware of what to bring to an emergency shelter, including food and water for three days, medication, bedding, and important documents. Pets at pet-friendly shel ters must be transported in their own carriers and must be up-to-date on vaccines. Due to the impacts of COVID-19, Lake County’s emergency shelter plan has been adjusted to allow for recommended social distancing, use of face masks when appro priate, and enhanced cleaning measures. All residents, especial ly those living in manu factured homes, should have a safe shelter plan before an emergency strikes, to include access to a friend or relative’s site-built, fortified home 24 hours a day. The County’s emer gency shelters are safe and available, but should always be a shelter of last resort. To be notified quickly of weather emergencies, residents should pur chase a battery-powered NOAA weather radio and sign up to receive local notifications, such as those offered through Lake County’s AlertLake Emergency Alert System. Signing up is free, quick, easy and secure at www.alertlake.com. For more information, visit www.lakecountyfl.gov/emergency. COVID-19 testing locations COVID-19 testing loca tions operated by Adult Medicine of Lake County continue at two locations. The FDA-approved swab or antibody tests will be administered to the public for $20, and the sites are open to residents and non-residents of Lake County. • Lake County Fairgrounds: Testing is available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 2101 N. County Road 452, Eustis. • Clermont Arts & Recreation Center: Testing is available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3700 S. Highway 27, Clermont. Residents with symp toms who are unable to receive testing through their primary healthcare provider should call the Florida Department of Health Hotline at 352-742-4830. Callers who meet the criteria for testing will receive an appointment for free testing at a Lake County testing location. To sign up for the latest emergency notications regard ing COVID-19, text COVIDUPDATE to 888777 or visit www.lake county.gov/COVID-19. For the latest informa tion, residents can call the Citizens Information Line at 352-253-9999. Triangle News Leader June 3, 2020 AdventHealth morning briefing The ongoing Facebook Live series, AdventHealth Morning Brieng, re cently took a look at the impact of COVID-19 on emergency rooms across Central Florida, speci cally the decline in visits and how fear and anxiety may be playing a role in keeping people from seeking care when they need it most. Dr. Omayra Manseld, chief medical ofcer at AdventHealth Apopka and AdventHealth Winter Garden, spoke about some of the reasons behind the decline and how AdventHealth is addressing the fear with intentional actions to keep staff, patients and visitors safe: Enhanced safety measures have been put in place, such as social distancing, use of masks and visitors limited to one per patient, across all AdventHealth ERs and Centra Care locations. Tips on the proper way to wear a face mask and signs you may be wearing it the wrong way. The importance of nding or creating mo ments of joy for your own mental health and how it can positively affect those around you. Additionally, Dr. Manseld spoke about how AdventHealth has had success with conva lescent plasma therapy for COVID-19 in at least 50 cases, and has quickly become one of the top hospitals in the nation for successful outcomes with the treatment. The AdventHealth Morning Brieng is open to the community. The videos stream on the Life at AdventHealth Central Florida Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LifeAtAdventHealthCFL. Triangle News Leader June 3, 2020 Lake County curfew in effect until further notice A county-wide curfew is in effect from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. It began May 31 and will continue until lifted. The curfew applies to all unincorpo rated and incorporated areas of Lake County except where a municipal curfew, which is more strict, has been placed in effect by a municipality. “We stand with those peacefully protesting the tragic death of George Floyd and we fully support the rights of our citizens to express their outrage over this situa tion,” said Lake County Commission Chairman Leslie Campione. “But we condemn vandalism, violence and lawlessness that is causing great harm to communities across our country.” Triangle News Leader June 3, 2020 rnrrnrr rnnrrrrr rnr  ­€ rrr  ‚€ r rnƒ nr­ €‚ƒ„€ Call today for details. rnnr adno=00044872 PAGE 41 www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 41A adno=00044513 r n 6XEMHFWWRFKDQJHZLWKRXWQRWLFH   PAGE 42 42A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com Four Corners News-Sun June 3, 2020 Polk County Public Schools asking community for feedback on reopening school in fall Polk County Public Schools is surveying stu dents, parents, employees and stakeholders about their thoughts on reopen ing school in the fall. The online survey will close on Friday, June 12, and can be found at polkschools.com. The survey takes about ve minutes to complete, is anonymous and is available in multiple languages. Participants will be asked how comfortable they feel with students returning to school in the fall, students wearing masks while on buses and on campus, and students having their temperatures checked every day before entering a school build ing, among other topics. “This survey will return valuable insight that we will use as we plan for 2020-21 school year,” said Acting Chief Academic Ofcer Michelle Townley. “As we look ahead to the fall, we are developing plans for three different scenarios: physically returning to school, con tinuing distance learning, and a hybrid approach that will combine face-to-face and distance learning,” Townley continued. “The deci sions we make will affect our students, employees, families, and ultimately, the entire community. We recognize it is im portant to engage all of our stakeholders in the decision-making process, which is why we’re asking everyone to participate in this survey.” Highlands News-Sun June 7, 2020 Polk News-Sun June 10, 2020 Polk County Commission ramps up efforts to get CARES money to businessesBy CATHY PALMERC ONTRIBUTORPOLK COUNTY — There’s still more than $30 million up for grabs for small businesses in Polk County’s Polk CARES recovery program, of cials announced last week — but the $15 million pot set aside for individuals and families is already more than half spent. As of June 2, 806 small businesses had been approved for receipt of anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000. Another 1,654 applications were undergoing review, the county’s website listed last week. The Polk County Commission received $126 million from the federal government and is now trying to disburse the money to those who need it. The individual grants, which cover rent, mort gage payments, utility bills and the like, are being funneled through the United Way of Central Florida and other charity organizations that nor mally help needy families, boosted by the county’s own Housing and Human Services Department. Shortly after receiving the money several weeks ago, the county set up a call center to act as a clearing house which includes staff from the HHS department and the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s ofce to funnel information to those seeking assistance. That call center num ber is 863-298-7500. Meanwhile, the county linked with the Central Florida Development Council to take care of the requests for assistance from the business com munities. Commissioners earlier were told that Polk had an estimated 6,400 small businesses that could be eligible for the grant money. Last week, since the applications were only trickling in to capture some of the money set aside for business, the county commission opted to raise the amounts that could be granted to busi nesses trying to recover. The board unani mously doubled the grant levels — which originally were $1,000 for a self-employed business and up to $5,000 for a larger concern with less than 25 employees — up to $2,000 with a $10,000 cap for the larger rms. The board also eased restrictions, allowing businesses who had received federal PPP and similar loans to now qualify for the county money, as well. “We just need to get this money out there,” said Commissioner Rick Wilson. “These people need our help.” The applications for the small business grants are available on the county’s website at www.polk-county.net/polk-cares-2020. “I thought people would be banging down our doors,” said Commissioner Martha Santiago last week. “I’m amazed that that isn’t happening.” Sean Malott, the president and CEO of the Central Florida Development Council, told the board at its agen da review session last week, his staff has been EFFORT | 46ACounty hopes to get help from CARES Act surplusBy PHIL ATTINGERS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — Business loss from the COVID-19 pandemic may hit county services hard in this coming scal year. However, County Administrator Randy Vosburg said there might be hope, if a request for funds from the CARES Act will come to small counties in Florida, like Highlands. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act provided $8 billion to Florida to help those affected by the pandemic. In Florida, that relief would go to several cities and to counties with 500,000 or more residents, which amounts to 12 counties, Vosburg said. That left out 55 coun ties like Highlands, he said. For example, Polk County, Highlands’ north ern neighbor with 724,777 people, announced on May 8 it had received $126 million from the fed eral government’s CARES Act in late April. Miami-Dade County, Vosburg said, got almost $500 million — half of $1 billion. The funds will be distributed by those counties as relief to small businesses and to residents who were either furloughed or laid off from their jobs. The program has $1.3 billion left over at the state level, Vosburg said, and both the Florida Association of Counties and the Florida League of Cities has proposed having those funds distributed out to the remaining counties based on population only — not based on local economic situations. That would give Highlands County $6.2 million, Vosburg said. There’s no guaran tee that ofcials in Tallahassee would consider the counties’ and cities’ proposal, or how it might play out if they do. Vosburg said the re quest was made roughly HOPE | 46A Licensed Insured State Lic. #CBC1253925 www.SeaBreezeAluminum.com r nrrrr r r rn SIMPLE. LOW COST. RELIABLE. CLERMONT 352-243-6555 GROVELAND 352-429-1190 Thanking all our customers & friends for your support through these tough times. Because of you, our business was able to continue to thrive Bill & Jenni Monath adno=00044630 PAGE 43 www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 43A Triangle News Leader June 10, 2020 AdventHealth morning briefing: COVID-19 and cardiovascular health As part of its ongoing Facebook Live series, the AdventHealth Morning Briefing, heart health amid the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic was the topic of discussion at the most recent event. It addressed specific preventive measures you can take to keep yourself heart healthy. Dr. Kevin Accola, co-director of the AdventHealth Cardiovascular Institute, talked about how the uncertainty of tomorrow brought on by the COVID-19 crisis — and the stress that comes with it — is pressure-testing us all, which comes with greater concern if you have a preex isting heart condition. Key insights include: If you have a known cardiac condition, don’t delay medical care. Over the past few months, there has been a steep decline in cardiac-related ER visits. Extra precautions and enhanced safety measures are in place to keep you safe. Fear of going to the hospital is putting people’s health at risk in the long term. Listen to your body and recognize the symp toms of what may be heart-related: Increased shortness of breath, pain and tightness in the chest, overall fatigue. If you are experiencing symptoms, you owe it to yourself to get checked out. Look for ways to reduce your levels of stress and anxiety. Exercise helps the mind and body. Walking or biking on a regular basis can help keep your heart healthy and strong. The next AdventHealth Morning Briefing will be Thursday, June 11, at 8:30 a.m. It will be a con versation with Dr. Michael Keating, chief medical officer at AdventHealth for Children, on pediatric issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The weekly videos stream on the Life at AdventHealth Central Florida page and are saved at www.AdventHealth OrlandoNews.com. Pigman says virus surge not unexpectedBy KIM MOODYS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — Coronavirus cases have skyrocketed in Florida on the heels of the phase II of re-opening the state. The numbers have some health ofcials stating the record increas es over the past week are contributed to increased testing, while others say opening the state is, at least in part, responsible for the spikes. Monday saw another signicant increase with more than 1,700 new cases through out the state. Highlands County however, has remained relatively stable, while daily increases have been in the single digits. According to emergency medicine physician Dr. Cary Pigman, more testing done on a disease will reveal more of the disease. He is applauding the increased testing. Pigman said at the be ginning of the pandemic, testing was selectively done be cause of test shortages. “We were only testing about 125,000 people a week,” Pigman said. “We have just about doubled that to testing 225,000 people. We have an incidence of about 4%. In the rst part of May, we were at about 2%.” As of Monday, Highlands County’s overall positive cases are 3% of tests, according to the FDOH dashboard. The doctor said he pays more attention to the hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 than to the other statistics. Pigman called the rel ative small percentages a blessing compared to the 20% New York has had. “In my doctor’s men tality, I would like to test everyone on Monday, every week,” he joked. Pigman said the spikes are not unexpected as we “haven’t done anything to stop it. There is no immunization for it.” When the state under went stay at home orders and businesses closed up shop in March, it was to slow the spread of the virus so the ICUs were not overwhelmed. The curve was attened, the plan worked. “With no vaccine, it’s still going to be in the community until there is a herd immunity, like any u season,” Pigman said. A herd immunity is “when most of a popu lation is immune to an infectious disease, this provides indirect protec tion—or herd immunity (also called herd pro tection)—to those who are not immune to the disease,” according to Gypsyamber D’Souza PIGMAN Highlands News-Sun June 16, 2020 Celebrating Father’s Day while social distancing To say that COVID-19 changed life as we know it would be an under statement. Many people likely never imagined how much their daily routines would be affected when this novel coronavirus was just a blip on the radar at the end of 2019. Social distancing may have become the new normal, even as the state is reopening, but it doesn’t mean that holidays like Father’s Day have to be a washout. People who need to keep their distance are still nding creative ways to celebrate special occasions. Here are a few suggestions. Turn to social apps. Virtual meeting applica tions, like Zoom, Skype and FaceTime provide invaluable opportunities to speak and connect face-to-face when in-per son gatherings are not possible. They also can be used to break bread together or to play games or relay stories. Deliver gifts. Take a few cues from the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus and plan to drop gifts and run. Seniors and people who have compromised immune systems are at a higher risk of contracting contagious illnesses. While it may be tempting to visit your father or grandfather in person, even a short visit could put his health at risk. Instead, leave gifts outside the house. For added fun, hide the gifts and provide scavenger hunt clues. Dine out at home. If dining out was something you typically do on Father’s Day, replicate the experience at home. Try to recreate Dad’s favorite meal from the restaurant he loves or see if that restaurant offers curbside pickup. Transform the dining table into a restau rant table, or take the meal outdoors for some al fresco fun. Let kids serve as the wait staff. Spend time together. One of the silver linings of social distancing is the opportunity for family members who reside under one roof to have more uninterrupted time together. Chances are having the kids nearby and sharing some stories and laughs together will be a perfect way for Dad Clermont News Leader June 16, 2020 SURGE | 46A DAD | 46A rnr rn rr rAttorney at LawLicensed in Florida and Louisiana adno=00044533 r n Jeff Tabb (352) 430-7197 Kiki Tabb (352) 636-2635 radno=00044804 PAGE 44 44A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com Clermont News Leader June 17, 2020 LSSC Kids’ College to offer on-campus camps & virtual learning Kids’ College at Lake-Sumter State College is excited to offer local families opportunities to participate in Kids College 2020 with learning options available. Kids’ College has partnered with Black Rocket, an online platform with an emphasis on STEM, to offer online courses for 2nd through 8th graders. “Students can still interact and socialize with their class mates while trying out a new interest or practicing their skills in the online course,” explains DeAnna Diggs, LSSC’s Director of Youth Development. “The online course still has interactive elements that are important to the on-campus experience.” Virtual courses include the ability to Make your First Video Game in a one-of-a-kind class that shows you the keys to de signing your rst 2D platformer game. Conceptualization, play experience, level design, graph ics, sounds, and simple coding are just some of the concepts that the course will explore. No prior experience necessary. More culinary-minded? Kids in the Kitchen introduces students to nutritious snacks with an international air, made with no cooking. This class will teach you about nutrition, and you will learn how to prepare easy “no-bake” snacks. Ingredient lists will be provided in advance. Students will participate in other activities such as place setting, table etiquette, nap kin folding, and decorative centerpieces. Go for the Gold with Archery – a Kids College favorite! Earn awards as you master the bow & arrow online. Students with prior experience in Archery, you will improve your archery skills by learning advanced aiming techniques, shooting from greater distances, and enjoying challenging new games. The course ends with virtual games, including a balloon shoot and an official tournament with award ribbons. In addition, the signature on-campus Kids’ College experience that thousands of children have come to know A tale of 2 numbers: Dashboards offer different infoBy KIM MOODY and ALLEN MOODYS TAFF W RITERSThe Florida Department of Health is the state’s ofcial source for all things COVID-19. But that doesn’t mean FDOH is the only one tracking the virus and the numbers. Several others are looking at the data, which has resulted in differing interpretations than what you hear from Gov. Ron DeSantis, or in the case of Rebekah Jones, a completely different set of numbers. Jones was involved in a very public dismissal from FDOH in which she was red on May 18. Jones told CBS12 News in West Palm Beach she was let go because she refused to “manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen.” At a press conference that week, DeSantis said Jones had a pattern of “insubordination” and should have been red months ago. Jones, who was involved in the creation and input of data into the FDOH dashboard, started her own website a week ago, complete with its own dashboard and the numbers between the two are quite different in some aspects, most notably in the total count of positive cases. Florida’s Community Coronavirus Dashboard, which is what Jones calls her dashboard, also reports the number of people who have tested positive for antibodies. The FDOH site does not include those cas es on the dashboard but the report is available on the oridahealthcovid19.gov site under the “Review total antibody results in Florida” tab. “We count everyone who has had a conrmed-pos itive COVID-19 lab result, including antibody test ing,” a press release stated. “Any cumulative count of positive people in Florida should include any person who has a conrmed-pos itive lab result, whether tested while symptomatic or not. This helps us better track the disease burden on healthcare systems and its spread in the community.” “Antibodies are detected in the blood of people who are tested after infection; they show the body’s efforts to ght off a specic infection,” according to the CDC. Although Jones uses the information provided by FDOH, the data is present ed differently. Jones also shows a higher death rate, as the FDOH has excluded non-resident deaths from its numbers. “We show the number of positive people, hospi talizations, and deaths for everyone tested in Florida, regardless of their legal address,” Jones’ release stated. “DOH excludes non-residents from its demographic data, zip code data, death data, and case data over time.” There is a huge disparity in the testing numbers, as well. The DOH website shows Highlands County with having tested 6,020 people as of Wednesday’s update. Jones’ site shows only 4,010 people were tested, which includes antibody tests. The site does say 6,020 tests were given, but 37.5% of those were duplicates or retests. As a result of the differ ent numbers, there are two very different positive per centage rates, as FDOH says 3.3% of Highlands County tests are positive, while Jones’ dashboard has the percentage at 5.2%. There is also information on Jones’ site that you won’t nd on the FDOH site, such as emergency room admissions, which shows Highlands County had 54 ER admissions for COVID-19 compared to 45 hospital admissions, which comes from the state’s FLORIDACOVIDACTION.COM A screenshot of Rebekah Jones’ dashboard on oridacovidac tion.com. The site shows more than 5,500 more COVID-19 cases than the Florida Department of Health. Highlands News-Sun June 18, 2020 TALE | 45AGive Kids The World Village closing due to coronavirus Give Kids The World Village, the Central Floridabased nonprofit that fulfills wishes for critically ill children and their families, will be closed for an undetermined period of time due to unfore seen circumstances directly related to COVID-19. As part of the closure, the organization is laying off 86% of its staff, effective June 27. A small team will remain to ensure the safety and security of the Village and to prepare for the organization’s eventual reopening. Despite their closure, the organization will still be fulfilling their mission to never turn a child away. “While we’re closed, we will still be working with our wish granting partners to fulfill rush wishes,” said Pamela Landwirth, Give Kids The World Village President and CEO, in an open letter to their constituents. To reopen, the organization will need the support of donors and community partners. For more information, visit www.givekidstheworld.org. Clermont News Leader June 14, 2020 LSSC | 45A adno=00044896 rn rnr r rn adno=00044780 V V W + r nn r nn  r  r  1200 US Hwy. 27 S.Avon Park, FL 33825(Next to Stewart RV Repair) 863-382-9301 Find us onFeaturing A Full-Line of Cart Accessoriesr Looking for Aaron? adno=00044780 PAGE 45 www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 45A Clermont News Leader June 24, 2020 County seeks grant applications for emergency food and shelter programs Qualifying emergen cy food and shelter programs run by local service agencies are urged to apply for $292,710 in federal funds awarded to Lake County through the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. A local board made up of representatives from county govern ment, United Way, the Salvation Army and American Red Cross, as well as advocates for the homeless, faith-based organiza tions and community partners will deter mine how the funds will be distributed. Local agencies cho sen to receive funds must: · Be a private volun tary nonprofit or unit of government · Have a voluntary board established and be eligible to receive federal funds · Have an accounting system · Practice nondiscrimination · Have demonstrated the capability to deliv er emergency food and /or shelter programs Grant funds can be used for rent/mortgage assistance, utility assistance, mass shelter, served meals and food for pantry distribution. Nonprofit or gov ernment agencies may contact Stephanie Glass at 352-742-6519 or sglass@lakecoun tyfl.gov. Applications are also available at the Lake County Office of Housing & Human Services, 2008 Classique Lane, Tavares, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Applications must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2020. Interested applicants should plan to partici pate in the Emergency Food and Shelter Program application and reporting training scheduled via Go To Meeting on June 29, 2020 at 1 p.m. https://global. gotomeeting.com/join/854048845 Dial +1 (657)220-3412 Access Code: 854-048-845. PCPS expands reopening task force, announces options for 2020-21 school yearSta reportPolk County Public Schools’ reopening task force held its second meet ing June 17, during which members were instructed to move forward with plans for physically reopening schools and offering virtual enrollment for the 2020-21 school year. PCPS is planning to reopen schools for traditional, face-to-face instruction in August. The district is also expanding options available through Polk Virtual School for families who prefer their children participate in virtual learning. Last week, PCPS staff published the results of a survey the district had encouraged parents and community members to take regarding school in the fall. More than 37,000 residents responded, with mixed results reecting the uncertain path forward. Regarding the top question on the survey — “How do you feel about students returning to school for the 2020-2021 school year?” — 38 percent of respondents said they would be comfortable with it while 34 percent said they would not be comfortable. Another 18 percent sug gested being comfortable with a return to in-person learning at a later day (after Sept. 7) and 10 percent selected “I do not know.” Results for other ques tions posed were similarly mixed. The task force rst con vened June 11. During that meeting, Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd, Deputy Superintendent John Hill and Acting Chief Academic Ofcer Michelle Townley encouraged members to suggest additional partici pants that would represent diverse perspectives and areas of expertise. Subsequently, the task force announced last week that it had added several new members, including several parents of students within the district. During the second task force meeting, which took place virtually, Townley provided an overview of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ and Florida Department of Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran’s plans for reopening schools at full capacity in the fall. Two task force subcom mittees will be formed to prepare for the 2020-21 school year. The Health & Safety subcommittee will develop protocols to safeguard students and employees, while the Instructional Continuity Plan subcommittee will work to develop a plan for ensuring instruction proceeds with as little disruption as possible if a classroom, grade level or entire school must close as the result of an outbreak. For more information on the district’s plans, process or the survey results, visit polkschools.com. Polk News-Sun June 24, 2020 and love over the last 30 plus years in Lake County will be offered in July. “Health and safety is our number priority at LSSC,” says Dr. Laura Byrd, Vice President of Institutional Advancement. “During the COVID-19 pandem ic, it was important to us that we found a way to offer our youth pro gramming in ways that protected our students.” This summer’s sched ule and programming is being designed in compliance with the latest CDC guidelines for youth and sum mer camps and LSSC pandemic operational procedures. Most notably, the class and group sizes will be much smaller than previous years. Consistent with CDC guidelines, classes and groups will also not interact with other groups. Physical (social) distancing will be incorporated, frequent hand washing or hand sanitization will be utilized, the use of cloth face masks will be encouraged, and increased facility sanitization efforts will be implemented. More details on LSSC’s pandemic operation procedures can be found at www.lssc.edu/coronavirus. On-campus Kids’ College will be offered in both Leesburg and Clermont in July. Registration and course details for both virtual cours es and on-campus events is available online at www.lssc.edu/kidscollege. Please contact LSSC’s Youth Development office with any ques tions at (352) 323-3610 or kc@lssc.edu.LSSC FROM PAGE 44AAgency for Health Care Administration. The site, oridacovidac tion.com, also lists grades for counties on social dis tancing, where Highlands County received an “F,” as did the majority of counties. Those with the highest rating of “C” are Glades, Dixie, Lafayette and Liberty counties. Jones’ dashboard states Highlands County’s grade is “because the aver age distance traveled here barely decreased by 9%, and the average visitation to non-essential locations decreased slightly by 32% as of 6/9/2020.” Local emergency room physician Dr. Cary Pigman said Monday he objects to the social distancing grades in rural communities. He said the people in settings such as Okeechobee and Highlands County have to drive to get most places such as work or the grocery store. DeSantis said Tuesday he has no plans of shutting down the state again and said the increase in num bers is due to increased testing, as well as several “hot spots,” such as farm labor camps. But University of Florida professor Mark Settles, director of the Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, routinely updates COVID-19 infor mation on his Facebook page and compared data for the last two weeks in May and the rst two weeks of June and con cluded, “Tests went up 10%. Positives have nearly doubled. The positivity rate also signicantly increased. Tests are not increasing fast enough to explain the increase in Covid-19 positives in Florida.”TALE FROM PAGE 44A adno=00044895 PAGE 46 46A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com and David Dowdy of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. According to them, 70-90% of the popula tion has to be immune to have herd immunity, depending on how contagious the virus is. Like the flu, herd immunity does not last forever, just as a flu vaccine only lasts a season or two depend ing on the strain. No matter the num bers the dashboard show, Pigman said, in his opinion, the cases of people exposed to COVID-19 are probably double or triple what is reported. He said there has been a big rise in the agricultural communities. “We can’t be on lock down forever,” Pigman said. “We have to work. The elderly should stay home. Be really careful if you have someone in the home that is old.” Pigman reminded the public to practice social distancing, to wash their hands and use masks when coughing or in large crowds.SURGE FROM PAGE 43A to enjoy Father’s Day. This year Father’s Day takes place on Sunday, June 21, and marks the 110th anniversary of this day for dads. Even though Father’s Day began as a regional event in the state of Washington, nearly 60 years later it would be recognized as a national holiday. Father’s Day also is commemorated elsewhere in the world at various times of the year. According to the most recent census data and statistics, there are 8.6 million fathers and father figures in Canada and 72 million in the United States.DAD FROM PAGE 43ARealty of Highlands in Lake Placid said she is wearing masks out in public. “I’m wearing masks because it’s considerate of other people,” Deuth said. “I’m not ready to throw caution to the wind yet. We have come so far; it’s just not that big of an inconvenience.” She said she is wear ing masks not because anyone, including the government, is making her. She is wearing them out of consideration of others not out of fear. Pastors Jesus Perez and Ivette Citron Perez and their entire family will be wearing masks for the foreseeable future. Ivette was released Tuesday from a lengthy and life-threatening hospital ization with COVID-19. “We are all wearing masks,” Jesus said. “We all are since she has been diagnosed. Her lungs are still week. We need to be sure that she has the antibodies she needs to fully recover. We will do this the safest way possible.”MASK FROM PAGE 38A called when it is their turn to donate blood. At donor centers, donors can wait in the donor center, but will need to maintain a safe distance between other donors, or they can wait in their cars and be called when it is their turn. While OneBlood is accepting walk-ins, donors are encouraged to make online appointments at www.oneblood.org. This will assist with social distancing efforts and help with donor ow. No matter the circum stances, the need for blood does not stop. It is vital that a ready blood supply is available for the community at all times. For additional information on blood drive locations, contact OneBlood at 1-888-9-DONATE.BLOOD FROM PAGE 43A working with the county’s chambers of commerce to get the word about the grant funds out into the business community. He also asked each commissioner and staff member in attendance to use their own social media outlets to further spread the word about the program. All the funds are provided gratis and do not have to be repaid. Commissioners also agreed to issue fur ther checks to those businesses who have already received some money, so they would now get the same amount that those ap plying now will receive. For example, those who got a $1,000 check will automatically get another check, bringing their total grant to the $2,000 minimum that now exists.By PHIL ATTINGER SEBRING — Business loss from the COVID-19 pandemic may hit county services hard in this coming fiscal year. However, County Administrator Randy Vosburg said there might be hope, if a request for funds from the CARES Act will come to small coun ties in Florida, like Highlands. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act provided $8 billion to Florida to help those affected by the pandemic. In Florida, that relief would go to several cit ies and to counties with 500,000 or more resi dents, which amounts to 12 counties, Vosburg said. That left out 55 coun ties like Highlands, he said. For example, Polk County, Highlands’ northern neighbor with 724,777 people, announced on May 8 it had received $126 mil lion from the federal government’s CARES Act in late April. Miami-Dade County, Vosburg said, got almost $500 million — half of $1 billion. The funds will be distributed by those counties as relief to small businesses and to residents who were either furloughed or laid off from their jobs. The program has $1.3 billion left over at the state level, Vosburg said, and both the Florida Association of Counties and the Florida League of Cities has proposed having those funds distributed out to the remaining counties based on population only — not based on local econom ic situations. That would give Highlands County $6.2 million, Vosburg said. There’s no guaran tee that officials in Tallahassee would consider the counties’ and cities’ proposal, or how it might play out if they do. Vosburg said the request was made roughly two weeks ago. The ability of the county to help oth erwise is severely curtailed, Vosburg said, because as businesses and residents have trouble with cash flow, so will the county. Preliminary numbers for tax revenue show that Highlands County may have lost as much as 50-70% of its reve nue for April and May, and probably the same for June, Vosburg said. This past week, Vosburg said he, Office of Management and Budget staff and an outside consultant have been and will keep looking at and crunch ing numbers to find out exactly how bad of a hit the county budget will take this year. The first preliminary budget reports for Fiscal Year 2020-21 are expected to take place later this month. Their task is ham pered by the fact that not only have all the tax collection numbers not returned from those months, but the effects of the pandemic may still last a while longer. When asked if it com pares to the aftermath of a hurricane, Vosburg agreed that it not only compares, but has the hallmarks of trying to make that assessment during the eye of the storm.EFFORT FROM PAGE 42Atwo weeks ago. The ability of the county to help otherwise is severely curtailed, Vosburg said, because as businesses and residents have trouble with cash ow, so will the county. Preliminary numbers for tax revenue show that Highlands County may have lost as much as 50-70% of its revenue for April and May, and probably the same for June, Vosburg said. This past week, Vosburg said he, Ofce of Management and Budget staff and an outside consultant have been and will keep looking at and crunching numbers to nd out exactly how bad of a hit the county budget will take this year. The rst preliminary budget reports for Fiscal Year 2020-21 are expected to take place later this month. Their task is hampered by the fact that not only have all the tax collection numbers not returned from those months, but the effects of the pandem ic may still last a while longer. 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And while chamber staff are doing what they can to spread the word, they are also encour aging — and in some cases training — local business owners who previously may not have had much use for social media and other forms of digital marketing. “I think everyone has had to pivot and shift to a whole new, virtual way of dealing with adver tising,” Bevilacqua-Ely said. “It’s probably been very hard for some busi ness owners because they’re not used to that. They’ve had to really increase the way they use their social media and look at those other tools that are on social media.” For some business owners who perhaps in the past have not had as much use for social media or digital mar keting, it has suddenly become crucial — and the benefits of utilizing it can be significant. “We’re seeing people from Lakeland drive over and get takeout from these Winter Haven restaurants because 20,000 people are on (a Facebook) page talking about those restaurants,” Worthington Decker explained. “That’s a boon to our small busi nesses and restaurants.” With a gradual re opening of state econ omies being fleshed out by state and federal officials, many local business owners are in a bit of a holding pattern, awaiting details on what exactly this will look like — and what precautions will be mandated to keep consumers safe. Therein lies the next round of challenges for the entrepreneurs and stakeholders that power a community like Winter Haven — and chamber members are hoping to be right alongside them through the process. “Handling the re covery stage of this situation is really what our core mission comes back to,” Worthington Decker said. “It’s about ‘how do we help people do work in whatever the new normal is’ — what ever that means.”CHAMBERS FROM PAGE 31A at even one school far outweighs the incon venience of continuing distance learning for the rest of the school year.” South Florida State College’s current online learning practices due to COVID-19 will continue to the end of the spring term, which ends May 4, and the SFSC Spring Commencement that was scheduled for May 5 has been postponed.TASK FROM PAGE 30A well-versed in how to manage an application process and that the United Way had resources and a network of other charities and non-prot organizations that would help with the individual requests. There were, however, some concerns voiced that money might go to pay administrative costs for some agencies. “We just want to make sure this money goes to the people that need it and we do whatever we need to do to get this money out to people right away,” Braswell added. County IT director David Palmer told com missioners his staff had been working to see that the county’s systems could handle a heavy load of applications led elec tronically and also provide documentation should the county be audited. “We know there will be an audit of this — and we want to make sure we can properly justify what we do,” Beasley said, in refer ence to the work Palmer’s team is doing. Bond explained to the board that the unexpected federal funds were “just transferred to us” unex pectedly last week, with a four-page outline of how it could and could not be spent. “It can’t be used to replace already budgeted funds, or those we lose from taxes,” Bond cited as an example. Also under the plan, the county earmarked about $30 million to beef up its virus testing — both for the disease and for antibodies in those who may have already had it — targeting rst responders rst, followed by medical and nursing or homecare personnel. That would be followed by seniors and high-risk residents, with the general population to follow those groups. Polk Fire Rescue Medical Director Dr. Paul Banarjee explained that the county had the opportunity to use the funds to test about a fourth of its population — or about 120,000 people — for COVID-19 antibodies. He added that could be the largest group to undergo that type of antibody test to date nationally. He also said that such testing could ease some response protocols if it was known whether the patient had already had the virus or shown some immunity via the antibodies. The plan also calls for providing personal protective equipment to reghters, EMTs, sheriff’s ofce personnel and county employees employed in jobs where they could potentially be exposed to the virus. Banarjee and Polk County Health Department Director Dr. Joy Jackson will be working with the county’s hospitals to implement the testing, determine locations and document the results. The last $26 million of the windfall pot will be held back to offset costs incurred by the county, some of which will be doled out to cities, and commissioners also agreed to give the 12 chambers of commerce $15,000 each to help inform the public on the availability of the grant money and how to receive it.FUNDS FROM PAGE 34A well.” Adams said when he first shutdown he cleaned the shop from ceiling to floor. “I didn’t know what kind of rules we would be facing when we are allowed to go back to work,” he said. Tiwggs has already emailed the governor, messaged the county commissioners and emailed the mayor of Lake Placid, voicing her disappointment in the listing of businesses allowed to reopen. “If we are not open by May 11, I will be speak ing on behalf of not only hair and body but also our fellow hairdressers in this county and town,” she said. And it’s not only busi nesses, but clients who are affected by “personal care” not being allowed to open yet. Twiggs said, “A lot of customers come in on a weekly basis just to get their hair washed because they can’t lift their arms above their head. Same with their toenails, they can’t reach down to clip them or make sure there isn’t any fungus going on. We have more compassion for our clients right now and those that can’t do that. “That is why I reached out to the governor and the mayor, to have them lift the mandate to open the salons,” she said. Twiggs and other personal care provid ers encourage people to call the governor’s office at 850-717-9337, or email the governor by going to www.flgov.com/contact-gover nor and click “Email Governor DeSantis” to complain. Letters can be sent to Office of Governor Ron DeSantis, State of Florida, The Capitol, 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001.OUT FROM PAGE 35Athem all differently,” she said. With that said, the adversity has also provided an opportunity for inno vation and creativity. It is something that is not lost on the students, either. “Going to work from home, it made me kind of proud that we’re able to keep going and not be discouraged by the circum stances,” Campbell said. And while there is much that is out of their control right now, the program’s veteran instructor said the real-world problem-solving skills developed during this time will benet all of the students down the road. “I think they’ve all realized that even though the world right now is in a situation that we have never even imagined … they learned that they can survive and they can gure out how to make things work,” Mizelle said. To check out some of the recent episodes produced by the student staff of BDTV, nd their page on YouTube or follow Winter Haven High School on Facebook.PROGRAM FROM PAGE 36A adno=00044822 PAGE 48 48A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com better than no mask. “The gray area of all of this, it takes a mental toll,” Billipp said. “We nd ourselves on the front lines, without proper equipment, being the potential vector of disease to our underserved and most at-risk patients.” The University of Illinois Hospital, where Riemer works, last week granted the hazard pay requested by the Illinois Nurses Association. For his safety, Riemer and her husband are keeping six feet apart inside their house, but “you can’t just give up because it gets tough. That’s not an op tion,” she said. In her free time, she is sewing cloth masks for co-workers. “Do we cry? Sure, absolutely, we cry,” she said of her colleagues. “We get angry, we get frustrated. But the major ity of us are not willing to give up.” The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.NURSES FROM PAGE 25A are closed now and the “Days on Campus” were canceled for April, he hopes to start classes after the summer. Javed was also supposed to take a trip to Washington D.C. for a prestigious scholarship presenta tion but the trip was canceled due to the pandemic. A family sum mer trip to Pakistan was also canceled. He was looking forward to the trip because he knows he will be locked in for the next four years with school. “It’s a lot of anxiety. We don’t even know if we will walk or if it will be some online ceremony,” Javed said. “There is a lot of uncertainty.” Javed said he uses social media group chats to keep up with his friends and they share updates from the different colleges they will attend to determine what the fall term might look like for them. Javed misses the brick and mortar classes and his teachers. He shared his thoughts on distance learning. “It’s an adjustment,” he said. I like to be an active participant in classroom discus sions and hang out for office hours. Teachers really understand the implications of filling the position of being a teacher and a friend that’s supportive and getting us through this situation.” With all the trips and events that have been canceled, Javed said he will miss Grad Bash at Universal Studios the most because he has heard it was a lot of fun from previous seniors. But he misses the time spent with his friends mostly. He is hoping to meet his classmates at Columbia soon. “These are the last few memories to have with friends before going off to all corners of the world.”RITES FROM PAGE 26A or paper-based work for the students to do remotely, teachers of elementary-aged students are having to collaborate with parents at a whole new level to ensure communication. And while many parents are home under the current safer-at-home orders, not all are, meaning many parents are coming home from work and shifting right into school mode for their student. “Parents are stepping up big time right now,” Bergwall said. “It’s really been a lot more positive than I thought it would be.” Among the positive developments in this unprecedented time has been the one-on-one communication teachers are having with each and every student. While it represents a massive coordinating effort to create time with each student, given varying schedules of parents and differing means of communication, it has led to students getting dedicated time where they are the instructor’s sole focus. “The kids that struggle the most are getting a lot of support,” Caraballo said. “We have all hands on deck — some kids are getting support from up to three teachers.” There has also been some trial-and-error, including in guring out what a reasonable workload is. While some students may have a par ent at home and therefore the ability to get a high volume of work done, others may have to wait for a parent to get home from work in the evening, for instance, before a call from a teacher can be made via the parent’s mobile phone. So, both Bergwall and Caraballo said they have spoken to their staff about taking this situation in stride and being accommodating to the individual pace of students. “Our teachers have done a fabulous job with just letting their hair loose and doing the best that they can under the circumstances,” Caraballo said. Of course, part of the reason many teachers and administrators got into education is a desire to be around smiling young faces — and being away from regular daily routines with the students for more than a month has been a challenge. “You don’t realize the impact this has until you show up at a school and you see everything empty,” Caraballo said. For the few adminis trators and staff that are still on campus, however, there has at least been meal distribution times to see their students. Polk County Public Schools has done meal distri bution since students were sent home and that period each day where families drive-through to pick up the meals, usu ally between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., has been a chance to wave at students and verbally check in with parents. Beginning this week, however, the number of distribution sites for PCPS has consolidated and meals will be distrib uted Monday, Wednesday and Friday instead of daily. Garden Grove, for example, will no longer be distributing meals as part of the consolidation — their students can instead go to another nearby distribution site — and Bergwall said she and others on campus during the day will miss that time of day. One thing teachers have done at several schools is organize parades in recent weeks through their school’s zoned neighborhoods — as both Garden Grove and Wahneta staff did. “It was absolutely incredible,” Bergwall recalled of Garden Grove’s parade, which took place April 1. “I cried so many times during the parade. It was happy, it was sad. The kids were all waiving and they’d made posters.” Finally, schools around the state and in Polk are taking advantage of social media in this time. The Facebook pages of both Garden Grove and Wahneta feature a high volume of updates and information, and both have had teachers and administrators do live-streams where they do things such as read a book. Bergwall, who was en couraged to start reading books via live-stream by a colleague, said it has become another way to keep a human connection with students and that, when she missed a day, she heard about it. “They’re like ‘what happened to the read-alouds?’ It’s become kind of a thing now,” Bergwall said, noting that parents will type comments such as “Ethan says hi!” “It’s as much for me as it is for them. It’s one way for me to be connected to them,” she added. “Social media has really played an important role as far as having that face time and then keeping families informed.”NORMAL FROM PAGE 28Aroom, and no one else enters — not even pets. Patients should wear a face mask if they leave their room. Anyone entering the room should wear one, too. Gloves — rubber or latex — are also needed, WSJ reports. Stock up on cleaning supplies and dis infect anything the patient touches. And as always: Wash hands frequently. Stock up also on medi cines used for treating colds, including lozenges, to make the patient as comfortable as possible, and also stock up on nutrition supplies, such as chicken soup, vitamin C tablets, electrolyte replacement drinks and nutrient-rich foods. ExerciseBitton also recommends going outside for walks, cycling or other play as long as people keep away from anyone outside their home unit. Avoid touching public surfaces, such as benches, Bitton said, because the virus can live on some surfaces for days. “I get that it is uncom fortable,” Bitton said, “and I want people to get more comfortable being uncom fortable for a while. And I get that it is annoying.” However, he noted that his maternal grandfather fought in the Battle of the Bulge while his grand mother was at home contributing to the war effort and trying to care for a baby. “That’s hard. 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To diagnose active infections, the testing detects the virus through a nasal swab that is inserted by a medical professional. Please note that COVID-19 antibody testing is not currently being offered by Sumter-CHD. To obtain this test, contact your medical provider. No insurance is necessary, and the test is free. Photo identication is required, however. If you would like to be tested for the virus, call 352-569-3102. Appointments are required. As of June 18, Sumter County had 269 COVID-19 cases, 45 hospitalizations due to the disease and 17 deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard. Email questions to AskSumter@ FLHealth.gov. For more information about the Florida Department of Health, COVID-19 data and safe ty recommendations, visit www.FloridaHealth.gov. Sumter News-Sun June 24, 2020 Mount Dora Independence Day celebrations canceled Based on a number of circumstances, the Mount Dora City Council decided the city will not have reworks on the 4th of July this year, nor will there be a parade. Mount Dora has started looking at future events, such as Seafood Festival and the Craft Festival, and are having discussions with the event organizers, according to Mayor Cathy Hoechst. Triangle News Leader June 24, 2020 Polk County board heeds requests for ramped up testing efforts Dr. Joy Jackson told commissioners that more testing — and more targeted testing — is needed in light of recent spikes of confirmed cases of coronavirus.By CATHY PALMERC ONTRIBUTORAlthough some 34,000 Polk County residents have already been tested for coronavirus, the board of county commissioners learned last week more testing continues to be needed. Polk County Health Department Director Dr. Joy Jackson told commis sioners at a June 15 work session that more testing — and more targeted testing — was required, especially in the wake of a recent uptick in the num ber of cases reported. “I’m worried about the trends in cases,” Jackson told the commission. “I’m worried because we have a population that doesn’t have immunity to this disease and Covid-19 is five-to-20 times more fatal than influenza.” Jackson then explained that the reported cases in the county doubled in the last two weeks and showed no signs of abating. While the majority of the county’s 75 deaths have been linked to care facilities, Jackson revealed that one of the recent fatalities was that of a 27-year-old Polk resident. Citing privacy rules, she could not elaborate on that incident. Jackson was adamant that testing and tracing was the only way to contain the spread of the pandemic. The testing reveals if a person has or has had the disease and the tracing gives health workers the opportunity to emphasize quaran tining and isolation of those exposed. Jackson suggested the county direct its testing towards areas with “cultural and economic disparities,” citing areas within Frostproof, Fort Meade, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Auburndale, Poinciana, Davenport and Haines City. She said she’d like to see the county provide testing to about 7,000 residents per month over the next five months — for a total of 35,000 tests. “This is not a sprint — this is a marathon,” she added. The county had al ready set aside funds for testing that it received in late May and, following Jackson’s presentation, the board added another $10 million of its CARES relief money to the medical pot to amp up the testing program. Jackson said her department would continue coordinating testing operations with the county’s three hospital providers: Lakeland Regional Health, AdventHealth and BayCare. She also said testing stations would be either static, like one at the Lakeland Civic Center, or could be pop-ups similar to one recently held in Bartow. Jackson also strongly urged the commission and the general public to use face masks while out in the community, to continue to maintain social distancing and to practice frequent hand-washing. County Manager Bill Beasley assured the county board that the $126 million relief budget had ample funds to cover the costs of testing that Jackson said was needed. Polk News-Sun June 24, 2020 adno=00044853Agente de ventas autorizadorrwww.MyUHCagent.com/lucy n   ­€€‚‚ƒ‚„… ­‚ rnnnrrnrrnrnnrnnnrnrrnrnrnrnnrn  ­­€‚ƒ‚‚‚„€‚  ­…„€†‡…ˆ„… €‚ ‰Š‹ Œƒ‹    adno=00044549 adno =0004454 9 PAGE 50 By CHARLES A. BAKER IIIW INTER H AVEN S UNPOLK COUNTY – July 4 firework displays have been canceled for sever al municipalities around the county, but there are still a few events for area residents to enjoy. In Winter Haven, Legoland Florida Resort staff are going forward with the annual Red, White and Boom show. The Lake Summit Boat Ramp is expected to be a good spot to watch the display, but be advised those interested will need to arrive early to find a parking space. Learn more about the Legoland display at https://www.legoland.com/florida/. In Davenport, area residents are invited to watch fireworks from the car along Davenport Boulevard. The show includes synchronized music and city staff are making efforts to ensure the display is visible throughout the city. “We plan to shoot off the fireworks from the highest point in Davenport, so as many people as possible can enjoy them,” said Kelly Callihan, Davenport’s City Manager. Spectators can tune their radio dials to 87.7 FM to hear music that will be synchronized with the fireworks in Davenport. Callihan also encourages res idents to enjoy the display from wherever they feel most com fortable and safe, as the city’s celebration that usually precedes the display has been canceled. “As long as you can see the searchlights, you’ll be able to see the fireworks,” he explained. Fireworks are planned for a display in Dundee. For those with a boat — or a friend with a boat — Cory Greenway and the Outta Hand Band will be performing on the shores of Lake Clinch, in Frostproof. DJ Jeremy will help keep swimmers entertained while the band is taking a break. Municipal fireworks events have been can celed for Winter Haven, Bartow, Lake Wales and Auburndale, among others. Anita Todd contribut ed to this report. 50A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com Hundreds line up for tests as Florida cities close beachesBy TAMARA LUSH T HE A SSOCIATED P RESSST. PETERSBURG — Hundreds of people lined up at coronavirus testing sites around Florida on Monday, as the state remained in the virus’s grip. St. Petersburg Police said on Twitter that a testing site located at Tropicana Field — where the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team normally plays — closed early because it was at capacity, shortly after 8 a.m. The site ran out of tests, ofcials said. More than 500 people lined up in their cars for testing. Police said the Florida Department of Health and BayCare, a hospital system asked people to “try again” when testing resumes Tuesday at 7 a.m. In Jacksonville, more than 300 cars lined up for testing at the TIAA Bank Field, where the NFL Jaguars play. The city’s leaders on Monday enacted a mandatory mask requirement for public and indoor locations, and “in other situations where individuals cannot socially distance.” The requirement begins at 5 p.m. Monday. Beaches and bars in South Florida are closing, just days before the normally busy Fourth of July weekend. Monroe County, which comprises the Florida Keys, said Monday it would close beaches. Fireworks shows have also been canceled in several cities, and some attractions are closing their doors as well. The Miami Seaquarium announced it would be closing temporarily beginning Monday in response to the rise in conrmed COVID-19 cases locally and statewide. The aquarium said they have not had any known or suspected cases and that the decision was out of an abundance of caution. Zoo Miami ofcials told local media late Sunday that four employees had tested positive for the new coronavirus, and they were canceling animal feedings. The Florida Department of Health reported on Monday more than 5,400 new conrmed cases of COVID-19 and three deaths. In total, the state now has more than 141,000 conrmed coronavirus cases and more than 3,400 deaths. Monday’s positive test numbers were fewer than in the past three days, possibly due to reporting lags over the weekend. Florida is second only to Arizona in new cases per capita, with about 300 per 100,000 people over the past two weeks. Hospitalizations have been ticking upward but still haven’t spiked as dramatically as new cases, with an average of about 170 to 174 new hospitalizations per day over the past ve days, according to gures from covidtracker.com. State and hospital ofcials have said the new wave of conrmed infections has been in patients skewing younger who are less likely to develop severe illness and far less likely to end up in intensive care units. June 30, 2020 Legoland Florida, City of Davenport events among firework displays still planned FILE PHOTO Winter Haven Sun July 1, 2020 Employees test positive for COVID-19 From the City of Mount Dora, Friday, June 26: Two of our employees at the Lincoln Park Pool have tested positive for COVID-19. The Pool is closed and will not reopen until the public safety risk has been eliminated and stafng ratios can return to normal. If you have been in contact with any staff members from the pool, please self-quarantine and self-monitor. If you have any questions, please contact Leisure Services at parksandrec@city ofmountdora.com. We are very sorry for this inconvenience. The City has made notications to citizens who have been in contact with these individuals. Visit http://cityofmountdora. com/1236/COVID-19-INFORMATION-PAGE to view a chart of what to do if you have concerns about personal exposure. 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The food boxes are then transport ed to locations around the country, including Eustis, for distribution to the local community. “We had a successful food distribution a few weeks ago, and we have been fortunate enough to acquire more food for another distribution,” says Eustis Mayor Michael Holland. “The program serves two purposes by getting food to those in need while supporting American agriculture.” Triangle News Leader July 1, 2020 Sumter News-Sun July 1, 2020 How to properly wear a face mask According to AdventHealth, one of the best ways we can minimize the spread of COVID-19 in our com munity is to wear face masks in public – and how you wear it makes all the difference. Currently, Orange and Osceola counties are under Emergency Executive Orders requiring the use of face coverings in public places. Here are some helpful tips on what to do an d what to not do when wearing a face mask to improve its effectiveness: DO make sure you properly sanitize your hands with hand sanitizer or soap and water before putting the mask on. DON’T just grab the mask and put it on with out properly sanitizing your hands. DO make sure you grab the loops of the mask and minimize touching the outside and the inside of the mask. Put it on around your chin and ears. DO make sure you get a good t above on the bridge of your nose. Cover your nose and your mouth. Get a good seal by molding it to your nose and cheeks. DON’T wear your mask down underneath your nose or not cover your mouth. It will be com pletely ineffective. DON’T touch the outside of your mask or reach under it. You are just spreading germs. DO remember to wear your mask in public. It keeps you safe, it keeps your family safe and it keeps our community safe. For a short video on how to properly wear a face covering, visit https://cdn.jw player.com/previews/zEwtiK2t-6Ju3gnIW. Clermont News Leader July 1, 2020 Please properly dispose of PPE During this time when residents are using personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect themselves from COVID-19, Keep Lake Beautiful would like to remind everyone to also protect our environment from PPE litter by prop erly disposing of these items. PPE can include plastic or rubber gloves, used sanitizing wipes, masks and cleaning supplies. Properly dispose of these items in a trash can and do not leave them on the ground. If there is no trash can nearby, keep the used items in a bag until they can be properly disposed of at home. Proper disposal of used PPE items and used cleaning supplies pre vents them from becom ing litter and ending up in the environment and local water bodies. Many of these items contain plastics and nitrile rubber that do not break down quickly and will remain as litter for an extended time. For example, some types of plastic, such as a plastic bag, can take 10 or more years to break down and other types, such as a plastic bottle, can take 450 or more years to break down. Keep Lake Beautiful seeks to lead the way to a cleaner and more beautiful Lake County by engaging citizens and encouraging community participation. KLB is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit agency that focuses on building and maintaining vibrant communities. For more information, visit www.KeepLakeBeautiful.com. Proud to be an American Whenever our great country seems in a moment of crisis, I like to reread a short speech by Abraham Lincoln. Each crisis feels like our country is struggling once again with equality, or worried about our freedom, or fretting about our nation’s economic future, or all three put together. Given today’s multiple crises – the coronavirus, Black Lives Matter, the economic depression – I thought President Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg would be a good reminder that ours is still an unnished task, but America should have faith in our future. “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the prop osition that all men are created equal. “Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-eld of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that eld, as a nal resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether tting and proper that we should do this. “But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate – we can not consecrate – we can not hallow – this ground. 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Interested applicants should put in for it soon. The county would like to spend as much as possible before Sept. 30, when they have to turn in their rst report to state ofcials. Legislative Affairs Grant Coordinator Sydney Armstrong and Business and Economic Development Executive Manager Meghan DiGiacomo presented a plan to disburse $4,633,686 as follows: For-prot businesses — $1,750,000, or 37.8%. Non-prot businesses — $250,000, or 5.4%. Individuals — $1,250,000, or 27%. Community proposals — $250,000, or 5.4%. Personal protection equipment (PPE) — $120,000, or 2.6%. Testing — $500,000, or 10.8%. Administrative/ government costs — $513,686, or 11.1%. Those numbers may change depending on applicants’ responses. “We want the public to know this is a uid system,” Commission Chair Ron Handley said. “We think this will fall into this structure, but if it doesn’t, we’ll have to reallocate it.” DiGiacomo said PPE and testing will be co ordinated by the county directly in partnership with local hospitals and the Florida Department of Health. Highlands and other counties got these funds after large counties got theirs, but that’s turned into an advantage, DiGiacomo said. “While we were putting together the plan, we learned best practices from other communities,” she said. Polk County’s applica tions is their template, with adjustments for local situations. Applicants — busi nesses, organizations or individuals — will need to prove a nancial loss since March 17 from the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether for-prot or non-prot businesses, applicants who own more than one business can apply for up to two busi nesses. They can get up to $2,000 for businesses with up to ve employees, $5,000 for those with six to 15, $7,000 for those with 16-25 and $10,000 for those of 25-75. Non-prot 501©(6) organizations will be allowed to apply, along with 501©(3) groups, but any involved with lobby ing will be ineligible. Also, groups must have appropriate organiza tional paperwork, and must be based out of Highlands County since before March 17. They cannot be a subsidiary or partially-owned by a publicly traded company or hedge fund and cannot have legal actions against them from the county, including code enforce ment liens. Since non-prots often have a few employees and large volunteer-run programs, they can apply both for employee help and program help. Proposals are treat ed like non-prot businesses. Individuals must have Highlands County as their primary residence, with a valid Florida identica tion and proof of lost in come, including include furlough letters, pay stubs and a W-2 form.. “You can’t get your assistance from Michigan and Florida,” DiGiacomo said. Individuals must not have received other COVID-19 assistance, including rent/mortgage assistance. County ofcials and their community partners will point any denied per son in the right direction for other aid. Armstrong said the county will have a portal through its website to manage applications. Gloria Rybinski, county public information ofcer, said a public information campaign will include local print news, billboards and social media. The United Way of Central Florida has been tapped to help direct individuals, while the Greater Sebring Chamber of Commerce will help direct businesses. Polk News-Sun July 8, 2020 Polk unemployment rate among highest in stateBy CHARLES A. BAKER III P OLK N EWS -S UNAccording to the latest labor statistics, the region in Florida where most pandemic-related job loss took place was — by far — Central Florida. Around 31 percent of Osceola residents are unemployed, the highest rate in the state. Around 23 percent of Orange County residents, around 20 percent of Lake County residents and around 19 percent of Polk County residents are unemployed. Davenport resident Robert W. Nobrega Jr. lost his hospitality job in March and says he then had his identity stolen soon after. Noriega recently led a report with the Polk County Sheriff’s Ofce al leging that someone stole his identity on the state unemployment website. Noriega said he has not received any CARES Act unemployment compen sation since May 19. He further said there was some evidence that his account was changed without his authorization — that someone changed his account so his money would be mailed to another address. Like many others, Noriega had problems with the crowded CONNECT website operated by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The issues started soon after he led his unemployment case in March. “I have called the FDEO phone numbers over 35 times... and nothing happens,” Noriega told the Sun via email. PCSO Public Information Ofcer Brian Bruchey said the report is classied as an identity theft investigation, which will be reviewed by a fraud detective. According to state labor statistics, the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area accounted for around 217,000 job losses. In comparison, the Tampa and Miami metropolitan areas had between 100-120,000 job losses each. The most impacted industry was classied as leisure and hospitality – accounting for around 36 percent of all pandem ic-related job losses. You shouldsee her house. 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Long distance routes nationwide were reduced to “less than daily services.” The federal govern ment and state govern ments have subsidized Amtrak service since the day it was created. Last year, Amtrak asked for just over $2 billion in federal subsidy and then accepted another $1 billion in federal CARES Act money. In a May 25 letter to Congress, Amtrak President and CEO Wiliam J. Flynn said next year Amtrak will likely need around $3.5 billion in federal subsidies. Flynn said without that subsidy, “We will be forced to make even more severe adjustments to our workforce, train services, and commit ments to critical capital projects.” Rep. Darren Soto said he is looking into what happened with the federal aid. “This week we began gathering background from rail worker unions on these proposed cuts,” Soto said. “I am in the process of drafting a letter for next week to oppose these cuts and request they draw down all available CARES Act funds to continue service.” In a statement, leadership from the Florida Coalition of Rail Passengers disputed the reasoning for such cuts and encouraged local rail passengers to contact their elected ofcials. “It’s been proven time and time again that scaling back daily trains to tri-weekly train service costs Amtrak more than it saves by driving away revenue needed to cover xed costs. That will de nitely happen with the intrastate Florida mar ket,” read the statement. “Amtrak’s management has stated that these cuts are ‘temporary.’ However, all of us remember that Amtrak service between New Orleans and Florida was ‘temporarily sus pended’ for Hurricane Katrina back in 2005 — and has yet to return.” In a joint press release dated April 10, 2020, and signed by Amtrak Senior Executive Vice President Stephen Gardner and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, $1 billion in CARES Act funding was allocated specically to offset the loss of ticket revenue. Around half of the $1 billion was specically allocated for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. CHARLES A. BAKER III The pandemic has reduced train travel on Amtrak by half, ocials say, and administrators have already announced $350 million cuts in labor as a result of lower ticket sales. Clermont News Leader July 8, 2020 COVID-19 informational resources Are you looking for information and data on COVID-19? One place to start is with the Florida Department of Health COVID-19 Dashboard, which is updated daily. Go to https://or idahealthcovid19.gov, scroll almost all the way to the bottom of the homepage, and click “See dashboard.” There, you can nd county-specic information compiled by the FDOH Division of Disease Control and Health Protection. You can even search for data based on ZIP code. Along the bottom of the Dashboard page, there are several tabs that provide U.S. and global data, as well. Additional information, including ways to protect yourself and others, is available on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website dedicated to COVID-19 at www.cdc.gov/corona virus/2019-ncov/index.html. For information about current travel adviso ries issued by the U.S. Department of State, visit https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/covid-19-information.html. For any other questions related to COVID-19 in Florida, call the FDOH’s COVID-19 Call Center at 1-866-779-6121. The Call Center is avail able 24 hours per day. Inquiries may also be emailed to COVID-19@flhealth.gov. Sumter News-Sun July 8, 2020 SECO Energy closing member service centers to walk-in traffic Due to continuing COVID-19 concerns, SECO Energy is once again limiting its em ployees’ interactions with members. On July 6, SECO’s Member Service Centers temporarily closed their walk-in ser vices. SECO is also taking steps to limit member and employee contact in the eld. While SECO Energy’s ve Member Service Centers walk-in services are closed, each location is equipped with a drive-through that will remain open and an outside automated kiosk that is available for bill payment 24/7. The drivethroughs in Eustis, Inverness, Ocala and Sumterville operate 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The drivethrough in Groveland is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. a 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The cooperative offers members 12 ways to pay bills, and most avoid face-to-face contact. Members can pay online, by phone, by mail, enroll in bank draft and more. SECO Energy’s Sumterville headquarters and adjacent compound are closing to public access, and only the most essential deliveries will be accepted. SECO eld personnel are practicing the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recom mended social distancing standard of maintaining a six-foot barrier with members, contractors and vendors. Employees and members are asked to use email, phone and web conferencing communication in lieu of in-person meetings whenever possible and to practice social distancing when in-person meetings are unavoidable. 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During a Winter Haven City Commission agenda review meeting on July 8, Commissioner James H. “JP” Powell said he would like to follow the lead of the Lakeland City Commission and man date that masks be worn not just inside city owned buildings, but anywhere in public within city lim its to prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 virus. A consensus of the Winter Haven City Commission wound up agreeing with Powell. Mayor Broad Dantzler instructed city staff to move forward with writing a similar resolu tion to the one enacted in Lakeland. The nal vote on the matter took place Monday, July 13, and was unanimous. The City of Winter Haven Facebook page had more than 1,000 comments on the subject. To help residents comply with the or der, free masks are being given away at two drive-through locations through Friday, July 17, at the Winter Haven Recreation and Cultural Center and at Nora Mayo Hall. This program may be extended given that the Polk County Board of County Commissioners has also initiated a mask giveaway program. Herr spoke on the matter or mask man dates — and some of the controversy that has accompanied their consideration — during the July 8 meeting. “Everybody should wear a mask,” Herr said. “This whole concept of ‘Should it be required?’ ‘Should it be mandated, should it not be?’ ‘It’s my civil liberties.’ Okay, I understand that and I ap preciate that. But let me tell you — we also have a responsibility to help our public health system in our county, and they are being overwhelmed.” Herr said hospitals in Polk County are smaller compared to those in larger urban areas, such as Pinellas County, where there are currently very few ICU beds available due to the pandemic. “It’s on the rise because everything is opened back up thankfully,” Herr said. “We knew there would be some risk associated with businesses opening back up and the impact of those risks have come to fruition. There is more COVID spreading. Wearing masks is com mon sense. The govern ment is not trying to tell you to do anything. That’s an excuse for not being responsible.” City Attorney John Murphy said mask man date infractions would not be criminal in nature and would not mandate ofcers inject themselves into the lives of residents. Murphy said the pro posed resolution would allow for exceptions to the mandate. Herr said the policy could be in place for 18 months or longer, depending on future conditions. “We don’t get hired and we don’t get paid to be popular,” Herr said. “We get hired and we get paid to make tough decisions. Sometimes when people don’t want to protect themselves from each other, we have to step up.” Dantzler said he has been speaking with people he respects in the business commu nity and that some are uncomfortable telling guests they have to wear a mask at their place of business. The mayor suggested a city-issued mandate may make life a bit easier for business owners to post a sign that states the city resolution mandates the wearing of masks in public. He also indicated that many of the business leaders he has heard from are in favor of such a measure as a means of staving off another en forced shutdown — one which many of them may not be able to weather. “I think the business community is scared of another shutdown and we have to try and do ev erything we can to avoid that,” Dantzler said. Winter Haven Sun July 15, 2020 Bar owner adapts, repurposes space in face of pandemic The owner of Jessie’s Lounge and Jensen’s Corner Bar says part of the space of Jessie’s will be repurposed as a skate shop.By CHARLES A. BAKER IIIWINTER HAVEN – Jessie Skubna, the owner of Jensen’s Corner Bar and Jessie’s Lounge, has seen her two downtown bars closed for the past 16 weeks “with no end in sight.” “It’s breaking my spirit,” Skubna said. Reecting on the ordeal, Skubna uses other words such as depress ing, challenging — and delicious. Under the current statewide order, bars cannot be open for on premise consumption to help limit the spread of the virus. Restaurants that derive less than half of their gross revenue from the sale of alcohol, however, are allowed to continue operation and serving alcohol. Skubna and her part ner, Robbie Loftus, said that isn’t particularly fair — but that they also want to do what is right. When the most recent bar closure was announced, Skubna and Loftus said they got busy trying to dream up other ways to make money. Skubna invented a chocolate ice cream topped with peanut butter avored whiskey, boozy shakes and pud ding shots — all of which can be ordered to go. “It’s pretty delicious,” Skubna said. “I’m just coming up with different stuff.” Meanwhile, Loftus has a background in athletics and says he helped to raise a couple of talented skateboarders with a strong work ethic. A few years ago, the Winter Haven couple opened a skate store on U.S. 27, in Dundee, and their boys were doing some of the work. The boys were younger at the time, and the store began taking up too much of their time, so the family decided to close the shop. Loftus said now that their bars remain closed, it made sense to make use of the space in another way. The Winter Haven couple’s children will be managing the store – named 3rd St. Skate Supply. Signs may already be installed by the time this edition is published. Skubna and Loftus said the shop will open as soon as they have an ade quate inventory available for sale. Challenges to that include supply chain disruptions between the United States and China, where many skate parts are produced. The new skate shop will be located behind the bar in Jessie’s Lounge, where the pool tables were previously located, and a wall is being built to separate the bar from the shop. 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We need to delay the opening of school at least until Aug. 24. We will continue to monitor the situation with health ofcials and, if the spread of the virus remains high, we can further delay the physical reopening of our brick-and-mortar schools if necessary.” The announcement made Tuesday outlines a timeline where teachers will begin undertaking some professional devel opment on Aug. 17. Meanwhile, parents of PCPS students are being strongly encouraged to meet the district’s regis tration deadline of July 27 to indicate which of the three learning options outlined by the district they have chosen for their student or students. That timeframe would give ofcials a little less than a month to make accommodations and take precautions with the benet of knowing just how many students will participate in in-person instruction. PCPS has given parents the following three choic es for the 2020-21 school year: Campus Learning, Campus eSchool and Polk Virtual School. Campus Learning is in-person instruction, on campus, with teachers and classmates. This will include various health and safety protocols that are still being outlined and formulated. Transportation and meals will be provided. Campus eSchool is an option wherein students remain enrolled in their zoned, choice or magnet school of acceptance, but instead participate in online learning. As out lined in the PCPS release, students will be expected to log in at a certain time and there will be specied timeframes for subjects such as math, science and language arts. School ofcials are ask ing parents who choose the Campus eSchool option to make a quar terly commitment to the option, during which they can evaluate whether the option is best for them and their child. Finally, there is Polk Virtual School, the district’s longstanding vir tual school program. This option entails lessons Winter Haven Sun July 16, 2020 Polk BoCC agrees to purchase masks to supplement ‘strong’ recommendation they be worn By CATHY PALMERC ONTRIBUTORPolk County Commissioners last week stopped short of mandating the wearing of face masks to stem the recent escalating spike in COVID-19 cases and instead opted to purchase a million masks to help promote the board’s “strong” recommendation that residents wear masks while out and about. The board unanimously approved the resolution and underscored the recommendation by add ing the word “strong” to suggest all Polk residents and visitors conform to federal CDC recommendations. Those recommendations include social distancing, frequent hand washing and avoidance of large groups or gatherings outside of family. “None of this is going to be xed this year,” said Board Chairman Bill Braswell. “But (the masks) may help.” He added that social distancing seemed, according to available information, to be the best answer to stopping or containing the spread of the disease. The board discussed the potential for a countywide mask-wear ing mandate, but dis carded taking that step, even though the county’s largest city, Lakeland, has passed a mask resolution. The board also last week put the brakes on its federal funds programs to aid small businesses and individuals. The board decided to stop accepting applications for both individual help with rent, mortgages, utilities and food, and to also quit taking requests for funds from small businesses. The measures, the ofcials said, were to reassess how much of the money provided by the federal government had been spent and what was left in the county’s coffers. Individual applications were halted last Friday and business help requests are to be closed July 17. As of Monday of last week, Central Florida Development Council ofcials said the county had already provided some $16 million to offset business losses and Polk County Budget Director Todd Bond agreed that about $16.5 was commit ted to that relief. Bond added that each CHARLES A. BAKER III To help maintain social distance, some people were asked to wait outside of the Polk County Tax Collector oce last week. Clermont News Leader July 22, 2020 Lake County COVID-19 testing locator launched Lake County now offers an online testing site locator tool that allows users to nd COVID-19 testing sites in Lake County. Users can enter their address and quickly identify where the closest testing site is, the type of tests offered, the address of the location and the cost of the test. A user can select a point on the map or enter an address in the search bar, and locator will create a radius around the given location based on the number of miles selected by the user. To access the tool, go to https://www.lakecoun-ty.gov/COVID-19, scroll down to TESTING, and click the link shown un der “Testing Site Locator.” COVID-19 testing information is subject to change, and site closures may occur due to inclement weather or other unforeseen events. Visit www.lakecounty. gov/COVID-19 for the latest testing information. To sign up for emergency mobile notications regarding COVID-19, text COVIDUPDATE to 888777 and follow LakeCountyFL EmergencyManagement on Facebook and at www.twitter.com/lakeemer-gency. For the latest infor mation, residents can call the Citizens Information Line at 352-253-999 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Sumter News-Sun July 22, 2020 What to know about COVID-19 and emergency care In a recent morn ing brieng, Dr. Ramon Nunez, emergency medical director at AdventHealth Celebration, and Dr. Ademola Adewale, assistant program for the Emergency Medicine Residency at AdventHealth East Orlando, discussed how emergency departments are handling COVID-19 cases in Central Florida and how individuals should think about emergency care during this pandemic. Highlights from the brieng include: Do not go to an emer gency room to get tested for COVID-19. If you believe you have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, do a self-assessment for risk factors. If you show no symptoms and are in good health, self-isolate for 14 days. 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Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management in provid ing additional resources to help our community’s fight against COVID-19,” read a statement put out by the healthcare provider. The mobile unit, which has a 15-bed capacity, has been situated next to the new wing of the hospital, with easy access to the hospital facility. State and hospital team members are working together over the next several days to finalize the unit’s set-up, from providing connec tions for water, power and other infrastructure to installing appropriate patient equipment. Additional informa tion, including when the unit has passed inspec tion and is ready for service, will be shared when it is available. Highlands News-Sun July 27, 2020 A critical need for COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors By RUTH ANNE LAWSONS TAFF W RITERAdventHealth is looking for convalescent plasma donors to help in COVID-19 treatment, which will lead to better outcomes for patients in Florida. Dr. Eduardo Oliveira, executive medical director for critical care services at AdventHealth was joined by Susan Forbes, senior vice presi dent of corporate com munications and public relations at OneBlood to discuss the critical need for convalescent plasma donors. If you have recovered from COVID-19 you are eligible to donate conva lescent plasma for others who are infected with the virus. “It’s bad news because you got COVID, good news that you recovered from it, and even better news that now you can help others recover who did not have the chance to produce those antibod ies to defend themselves,” said Oliveira. “This is an all-handson-deck situation at OneBlood,” said Forbes. “We’ve had over a 500% increase in hospital orders coming in, so the need for these donors is enormous. They’re play ing a key role in helping patients, and they are urgently needed to come forward to help. Donors really are the unsung heroes in our community who are playing a huge role in helping save lives.” If you are an eligible donor please register at OneBlood.org for the convalescent plasma donation process. Convalescent plasma donations may be made every 28 days. Oliveira said COVID-19 patients who receive convalescent plasma may also be treated with antiviral, steroid or other medications to treat the coronavirus. The importance of convalescent plasma in treating COVID-19. Convalescent plasma has been used successfully for the past 50-60 years with some success and was used in SARS and MERS epidemics a few years ago. It is now helpful in treat ing COVID-19. Individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 have antibodies in their blood that help block the virus and their plasma can be used in transfusions to help others who are battling active infections. Convalescent plasma treatments lead to better outcomes for COVID-19 patients. AdventHealth has used convalescent plasma in nearly 300 pa tients in various stages of COVID-19. In some cases, it has kept the illness in patients from progressing to where they would need to be in the ICU. In cases where patients are very ill in the ICU or on ventila tors, convalescent plasma has helped accelerate the healing process and helped patients recover much faster. OneBlood has an urgent need for recovered COVID-19 patients as plasma donors. As the blood provider for local hospitals, OneBlood is collecting convalescent plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19, seven days a week. Potential donors are asked to register in advance on oneblood.org and those who t the criteria will be able to set up an appointment for collection. IAN MAULE/TULSA WORLD VIA AP Ayden Korn, 16, of Tulsa, winces as Ashley Perry puts a needle in his arm while donating blood plasma at Oklahoma Blood Insti tute’s Tulsa Donor Center on Thursday, May 21. Korn donated his plasma after contracting COVID-19 and testing positive for antibodies. Highlands News-Sun July 27, 2020 County says ‘no’ to mask mandate Recommends businesses make own decisionsBy PHIL ATTINGERS TAFF W RITERSEBRING — People wearing face masks may feel free to continue, and those who don’t can also do that. Owners and managers of local businesses may also require masks in their establishments, if they wish, but commis sioners stepped away Tuesday morning from making face masks mandatory in Highlands County. They made a unanimous vote to approve a motion from Commissioner Arlene Tuck to have the county continue to follow the state lead on the matter, which is to recommend people wear masks, wash their hands as much as possible, practice social distancing and leave it up to local businesses as to whether or not they want to require masks. Immediately after she made her motion, sec onded by Commissioner Don Elwell, other commissioners voiced support for it. Commissioner Jim Brooks said he ew to North Carolina and had a connection at Hartseld-Jackson Airport in Atlanta. “If you y, you’re in the Atlanta airport or in Nashville airport, or wherever, you’re going to wear a mask,” Brooks said, adding that North Carolina has a mandate, “so I didn’t have any choice.” He saw it as a personal decision, especially for those with underlying health decisions or businesses that want to require them, but didn’t want to make it mandatory. Commissioner Greg Harris said he saw it as a personal choice — he wears one — and was OK with businesses requiring it, but not with a public mandate: “We can’t enforce it.” County Administrator Randy Vosburg said the biggest issue for the county and local law enforcement was how to enforce a mandate. “All we’re talking about,” Elwell said, noting the varying thickness of mask materials, “are things that lower the odds of spreading it — that makes things better. There is not one thing in our arsenal that is a complete stop to this.” Elwell, who did not want a mandate, also lamented the fact that the issue has become polit icized, “because it need not be.” “It’s something we choose to do because we choose to be respectful of other people,” he said. “We choose to be concerned about our own health.” He also talked about how statistics on the numbers of infected and dead, as well as infor mation on how to avoid the virus get questioned every day, but the county and state have large numbers of people in hospitals who truly are sick. Regardless of the per centages, he said, “(It) doesn’t matter. They’re sick. This is real.” Penny Pringle, assistant director for the Florida Department of Health for Highlands and DeSoto Counties, said she, as a registered nurse, has used masks constantly, although not every day. She’s not required to wear one at work right now, but said not wearing one during a pandemic is a risk, and suggested employers can require it, if they wish. “It’s kind of like playing Texas Hold ‘Em,” she said. “It’s the River Card.” She said water droplets go into the air like soap bubbles, an illustration she often uses to help children understand how a virus can spread. Her department tracks the numbers of new positive cases, hospi talizations and deaths from COVID-19, noting that many people have prior conditions that make them more likely to succumb to the disease. Michelle Gresham of Avon Park, wearing a mask at the podium, said soldiers wear masks in the desert to protect American lives and suggested people should do the same here. She also took issue with the governor’s ofce having left the decision to local governments, and the county consulting Sheriff Paul Blackman on the matter when he wasn’t consulted on the Second Amendment resolution in February. She said this matter is not political and shouldn’t be, but should be about people protect ing each other. “When our local gov ernment can’t be leaders, who do we look to?” Gresham asked, adding “If you can’t do it, where’s the leadership?” Later on, Elwell said that taking a stance, although not the stance one wants, is leadership. “If the numbers get worse, we may want to COURTESY PHOTO/BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION Michelle Gresham gestures to the audience at Tuesday’s Board of County Commission meeting, arguing that people aren’t social distancing as well as not wearing masks to help prevent spread of COVID-19. Commissioners voted to recommend people wear masks and that business owners require them if they wish, but not to mandate masks. 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In a letter to residents, Hoechst said, “We had a lengthy discussion about the continued concerns and the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the State of Florida and in our community of Mount Dora … Last night we believe we improved the Resolution and provided further clarication for residents and visitors and businesses.” For details, read Resolution 2020-130 on the City website: http://cityofmountdora.com/ DocumentCenter/View/12623/Resolution-2020-130 “The Council discussed penalties for not wearing face coverings; however, at this time the Council felt we wanted to allow citizens and visitors to continue working towards the wearing of face coverings as per the CDC recommendations,” Hoechst stated. She also said that Council members agreed that during the previous two weeks there has been a noticeable change and improvement, and people were wearing face coverings. A number of retail chains now require face coverings, includ ing Publix, Walmart, Walgreens and Lowe’s. Winter Haven Sun July 29, 2020 Fall high school sports athletes, teams in holding pattern By CHRIS MAYERC ONTRIBUTORWith each passing day last week, the prob ability that the Florida High School Athletic Association’s fall season would start in July faded. Eventually those hopes disappeared. A chronology of events proved how uid the situation remains as the state of Florida deals with the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The FHSAA is not unlike local public school districts and private schools who continue to wrestle with a difcult question: How do they make the necessary sports venues accessible and the playing elds safe for all participants? On July 21, Polk County Public Schools provided an update that it would “postpone practices for fall sports in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Practices for football, girls’ volleyball, cross country, swimming, diving and golf were to begin on July 27. Physical conditioning for student-athletes will continue.” “We’re delaying the start of all fall sport prac tices to further evaluate the situation,” PCPS Senior Coordinator of Athletics Dan Talbot said in the statement. “We will be working closely with our surrounding counties to develop a plan to safely return to fall sport prac tices and competitions. We will keep everyone updated as soon as that information becomes available.” The previous day – July 20 – the FHSAA’s Board of Directors voted down a proposal from the Fall Sports Task Force that would have pushed back fall practice and provided schools the exibility to choose staggered start dates. Instead, the board voted in favor of a plan allowing athletic programs that could not begin the season on July 27 (the rst allowable start date for practices) the opportunity to opt out of the fall state play offs and continue with regular-season games through the end of the state championships in December. Former Lake Region High head football coach Bobby Johns, who is the football coach and athletic director at Wewahitchka High School in the Panhandle area, made the aforemen tioned motion whereby member schools could practice and compete at their discretion. Schools also would have had to declare their intention to participate in the state series or not by a certain date. But three days later – two days after Polk County Public Schools announced its intention to delay the start of the 2020 fall season – the FHSAA’s Board of Directors reversed course and approved a motion (with 11 yes votes) from Citrus County school board member Douglas Dodd postponing the start of the fall season to Aug. 24 while still permitting summer conditioning/workouts. The vote also called for Executive Director George Tomyn, FHSAA staff and the association’s various advisory committees to formulate a plan ahead of an in-person board meeting prior to Aug. 17. Polk County opened school facilities for conditioning on June 15 with several safety guidelines in place. Talbot is also a member of the FHSAA’s Athletic Directors STEVEN RYZEWSKISchool reopening plans and a July 29 deadline Parents, if you ha ven’t already heard, Wednesday, July 29, is your deadline to com plete the online Parent Intent Form to let the Lake County Schools district know your prefer ence for how and where your child will learn. Four options are offered: traditional, Lake County Virtual School, Modied Day and Lake Live. School buildings will open on Aug. 24, two weeks later than origi nally planned, for classes to be held ve days a week. This in-person option offers a traditional instructional plan. Middle and high schools will operate on a modied block schedule, lowering class sizes and requiring fewer class transitions for students in an effort to minimize their risk of potential exposure to the virus. 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Also, the district states face coverings will be worn by all students and staff while on the school bus and in hallways during class changes/transitions at the middle and high school level. The district will provide masks for those who don’t have face coverings. The district’s original 2020-21 calendar had the rst day of school on Aug. 11 with teachers return ing on Aug. 3. School Board Chair Donna Howerton said, “This allows us to train faculty to better facil itate students prior to them arriving. Having our students on three different platforms of instruction is denitely new to our teachers. Also, this will allow staff to ask questions and seek the necessary answers.” District Administrator John Varady said, “The decision to require face coverings on school buses and in secondary level hallways during class transitions was based on input from the Highlands County Health Department, our local pediatrician task force, and input from district administrators and school board members.” Many school districts in Florida have delayed the start of their school year. In South Florida where the pandemic is especially prevalent, the Broward School District is scheduled to start the school year on Aug. 19 with online learning only. Miami-Dade County Superintendent Robert Runcie’s plan is to also start the school year on Aug. 19 with online learning only. The Pinellas County School Board members unanimously approved a two-week delay in the rst day of school until Aug. 24, with the last day of school on June 9. The Monroe County School District will start its school year with at least four weeks of online-only classes. The start date has not been nalized, but could be pushed back a week to Aug. 17. The Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in an 11-page white paper sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis, pointed to “signicant benets” of children going back to school, but also said those benets have to be weighed against the risks. It said that in many areas of the state, “coro navirus prevalence will not decrease enough in the next four to six weeks to make the benets of school attendance outweigh the risks.” “While it is clearly in a child’s best interest that he/she attend classes on campus, the benets must outweigh the med ical risks to the children, teachers, school staff and families,” the white paper said. “This goal must be the most important factor. We are learning more about the coronavi rus nearly every day, and these recommendations are subject to change as new information be comes available.” State Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran this month issued an order requir ing districts to reopen brick-and-mortar schools at least ve days a week in August, unless state and local health ofcials direct otherwise. DeSantis has focused heavily on a need for families to have choices about whether to send children back to school or to use distance learning. For Highlands County elementary and middle school students, the district has three options: attend school with face-to-face instruction with a teacher, full-time remote online learning with the same curriculum with a Highlands County teacher, or Highlands Virtual School with the Edgenuity curriculum. Due to the many course offerings at the high school level there are two district options: face-to-face instruction or Highlands Virtual School. The News Service of Florida contributed to this report. COURTESY PHOTO Superintendent Brenda Longshore welcomes teachers at the New Teacher Orientation on Wednesday at Hill-Gustat Middle School. The School Board of Highlands County has delayed the start of school by one week to Aug. 17.Creating an out of control wildfire I love campres. Love watching the ames ick er. Multiple little sparks of re leaping upwards against the dark night sky. Fire is a guilty pleasure of mine. We all know re is also a great risk. From time to time, little res turn into huge life-threatening wildres. Building a single small campre in the woods for just one family is unlikely to cause an out of control wildre – if the family takes proper precautions. Even if the single camp re burns in a dense dry forest that has not had a re in the last 100 years. If we are careful, we can stay safe. But what if we put 100 families’ campres together in one gigantic bonre deep in the same thick dry forest? The odds increase enormously – one of the sparks from the re, carried by the wind, will create an out of control wildre. The same principles preventing raging wildres can be used to control a raging pan demic. Mask wearing and washing our hands are the careful rules we follow with our own little campre. We make sure an errant spark ickering, carried by the wind, doesn’t accidentally burn the forest down and endanger the lives of others. Physical distancing means that we don’t combine res close together in the deep woods, creating a bonre 100 times the size of a single family’s campre. That many res so close together almost certainly ensures a beautiful spark against the dark evening sky will be carried by the wind into waiting dry tinder. Social distancing works to save lives. We can control the re.Most people infect no one with the coronavirus. Or just infect members of their family. The re does not get out of control. It is the super-spreading events that create the pandemic wildre. The key to making a vi rus not spread is stopping super-spreader events. In a super-spreading event, a single infected person is able to broadcast the disease to many people at a single time instead of infecting just one person in their own home. Here are some examples of super-spreading events. If I unknowingly am infected, go to church, packed in with 500 people – I potentially become a broadcaster at a super-spreader event. I go to a big neighborhood backyard barbecue where it is a point of pride not to wear a mask – I potential ly become a broadcaster at a super-spreader event. I go to a packed bar even though I unknow ingly carry the corona virus, and I might cause a super-spreader event. Or I decide to go into the ofce while I am sick because a bug can’t stop me. It is the super-spreader environments that make any virus dangerous, turning a moderate health risk into an epidemic. Stop the super-spreaders and we stop going viral. Do your part. Wear a mask and wash your hands so your single campre stays safe. Don’t go to potential super-spreading events, potentially creating a massive bonre. Florida can get back to normal if we wash our hands, wear a mask and INK IN MY VEINS David Dunn-Rankin WILDFIRE | 60A August 2, 2020 We are still open during this time! rnrr ER13013367 rnnnr nn nnnn nn­€n‚nnn Generac Generator Dealer/Installer Endorsed By Generac THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US DURING THIS TIME! WE APPRECIATE OUR CUSTOMERS! a dn o =00044633 rnr rn rn rrnr n nr rn r rr adno=00044639 PAGE 59 www.midfloridanewspapers.com The Chronicles of COVID-19 September 27, 2020 • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • 59A Winter Haven Sun August 5, 2020 Polk School Board debates mask policy, seeks parental encouragement By CHARLES A. BAKER IIIW INTER H AVEN S UNPOLK COUNTY – During a Polk County School Board work ses sion July 28, several board members expressed opposition to the “no mask, no class” concept. Board members were debating whether to add mandated masks to the student code of conduct. On the subject of what to do if a student refuses to wear a mask, there appears to be a verbal consensus — when a student refuses, call the parent. If the parent wants the student wearing a mask, discipline may be appropriate on a case-by-case basis. If the parent opposes masks, the board suggested staff create a learning opportunity. The board vote for placing masks in the student code of conduct is scheduled to take place Aug. 25, the day after most public schools are scheduled to reopen. Polk County Health Department Director Dr. Joy Jackson is scheduled to speak to the board during a work session meeting Aug. 11. Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd has repeatedly said that the school reopening date is exible, should pandemic related statistics merit extending the reopening date a second time. Students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade are subject to discipline associated with the student code of conduct. Preschool-aged students would be highly recommended to wear masks in school hand books, if the code change passes as debated. Staff said the change could be written in such a way that changes could be made when warranted. Clermont News Leader August 5, 2020 Lake County set to receive $64 million in CARES funding Lake County is set to re ceive a total of $64 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding, with a direct allocation of 25% ($16 million) being made available up front, and the remaining 75% ($48 million) only acces sible via reimbursement after the initial $16 mil lion has been spent. The State of Florida’s distribution of up to $1.275 billion is intended to address economic fall out from the COVID-19 pandemic, and Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in June that the funds will be distributed to counties that have a population below 500,000 people. All Cares Act funds informa tion and the application, once available, will be shared on www.reopen lake.com. The Florida Housing Finance Corporation will provide an additional $1,366,903 from CARES Act funds through the State of Florida Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) program. CRF pro gram funds can be used to assist eligible residents with a variety of activities, including the following: • Rental assistance including utilities • Mortgage payments and buy-downs • Emergency home repairs • Insurance deductibles• Housing re-entry assistance including deposits and temporary storage of household furnishings • Eviction prevention including rent and fees The Lake County Board of County Commissioners has recommended that the full $16 million direct allocation of Lake County CARES Act funds be devoted to a business as sistance program, with up to $500,000 of that being eligible for administrative costs associated with the program. A recording of a July 31 Lake County Board of County Commissioners special meeting on the CARES funding is available at https://www.lakecounty.gov/boardmeeting. To sign up for emergen cy mobile notications regarding COVID-19, text COVIDUPDATE to 888777, and follow “LakeCountyFL EmergencyManagement” on Facebook, as well as www.twitter.com/lakeemergency. For the latest information, residents can call the Citizens Information Line at 352-253-999 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Clermont News Leader August 12, 2020 Lake County COVID-19 testing The Florida Department of Health in Lake County (DOH-Lake) offers free COVID-19 testing to residents and non-residents, including children, at two locations. No testing criteria is required, and appoint ments are not necessary. Testing is on a rstcome, rst-served basis, and it is recommended to call the DOH-Lake hotline prior to visiting a testing site to ensure that testing is still available. The hotline is (352) 742-4830. Testing at Lake-Sumter State College, 9501 US Highway 441, Leesburg, and DOH-Lake Clermont WIC, 560 W. DeSoto Street, Clermont is available until further notice. The schedule is Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–noon (or sooner, if test kits run out). COVID-19 testing information is subject to change, and site closures may occur due to in clement weather or other unforeseen events. Lake County offers an online testing site locator tool that allows users to enter their address or select a point on the map and quickly identify where the closest COVID-19 testing sites are located, the type of tests offered and the cost of the test. To access the tool, go to https://www.lakecounty.gov/COVID-19, scroll down to TESTING, and click the link shown under “Testing Site Locator.” If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, call your doctor im mediately. If you have trouble breathing or other concerning symptoms, call 911 for immediate help. If you do not have a doctor, call 352-742-4830 for testing guidance. Many insurance companies are providing waivers for paid testing and offering other types of assistance in response to COVID-19. A list of these resources is avail able on the Florida Ofce of Insurance Regulation website at https://www.oir.com/ Ofce/Coronavirus-COVID-19.aspx. Visit www.lakecounty. gov/COVID-19 for the lat est testing information. To sign up for emergency mobile notications regarding COVID-19, text COVIDUPDATE to 888777 and follow “LakeCountyFL EmergencyManagement” on Facebook and at www.twitter.com/lakeemer gency. Residents also can call the Citizens Information Line at 352-253-9999 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 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He can be reached at David@D-R.Media . %5EpWILDFIRE FROM PAGE 58A Triangle News Leader August 12, 2020 Lake County Schools to offer students and staff rapid COVID-19 testing Lake County Schools, with the help of Adult Medicine of Lake County, the Department of Health in Lake County and Lake County government, is mak ing rapid testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus available at no cost to all district employees and students prior to the first day of school, Aug. 24. Additionally, roving nurses will be available throughout the school year to test symptomatic students and employees. This will allow the dis trict to more quickly and accurately identify those who need to be quaran tined instead of shutting down entire classes or other large groups because of the possibility of exposure. “The safety of our students and staff is our top priority,” said Superintendent Diane Kornegay. “Having the ability to quickly de termine when someone has been infected will help us minimize risk of infection to others.” The hope is that parents will not hide their children’s symptoms with fever-reducing medicines and then send them to school, where they could potentially infect others. “Instead, they can let their school nurse know about the symptoms, get tested and get answers right away,” said Matt Cady of Adult Medicine of Lake County. District leaders are also pursuing funding partnerships for other safety measures in classrooms, including acrylic partitions for tables and desks and a protective coating that could prevent viruses and bacteria from ad hering to and growing on flat surfaces. For rapid testing, a simple fin ger-prick will yield results in 10 minutes. Those whose results show an active infection will receive a second test for confirmation. The procedure will also test for antibodies, indicating that a person has been infected with the virus at some point in the past. People with confirmed positive test results would be required to quaran tine for three days and then be tested again. Once they test negative, they can come to school or work without restrictions. The process will work similarly during the school year. A child or employee who shows symptoms can be tested quickly, as can anyone else with whom he or she has been in contact. They could be asked to quarantine for three days then return to school or work once they have a negative test. Clermont News Leader August 12, 2020 Lake County to distribute CARES grant funding to eligible families During a special board meeting of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners, the board unanimously approved Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) funding to assist individuals and families with past due rental, mortgage and utility assistance of up to $3,000 per household. Commissioners also approved an agreement with United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties to support the review of applications and distribution of funds, subject to County Attorney approval. The application, once available, will be shared on www.reopenlake.com. To receive email notications when the applica tion is open, visit https://bit.ly/LCCaresForm. Gov. Ron DeSantis authorized $250 million in CARES Act funding for rental and mortgage assistance for Florida families that have been neg atively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Of this amount, $120 million will be used to provide rent and mortgage assistance through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program. Lake County meets the SHIP Program eligibility requirements and will receive approximately $1.3 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund program. To be eligible for funding, a household must self-certify that they were negatively impacted by COVID-19 through a loss of wages or a reduction of wages (unemployed or underemployed) and be at or below 120% of the area median income, based on the following limit [see chart]. To sign up for emergency mobile notications regarding COVID-19, text COVIDUPDATE to 888777 and follow LakeCountyFLEmergency Management on Facebook and www.twitter.com/lakeemergency. For the latest information, residents can call the Citizens Information Line at 352-253-9999 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Distrust of authority fuels virus misinformation for LatinosBy DAVID KLEPPER, ADRIAN SAINZ and REGINA GARCIA CANO A SSOCIATED P RESSMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — When Claudia Guzman suspected she had caught the coronavirus, her friends and family were full of advice: Don’t quarantine. Don’t get tested. A home made tea will help cure you. “They were saying, ‘Don’t go to the hospital,’ because supposedly, if you are admitted into the hospital, they administer the virus into your body,” said Guzman, who was born in Chicago to parents from Mexico and now lives in Memphis, Tennessee. False claims and con spiracy theories, ranging from bogus cures to the idea that the virus is a hoax, have dogged efforts to control the pandemic from the beginning. While bad information about the virus is a problem for everyone, it can pose a particular threat to communities of people of color who alreadyface worse outcomes from the virus. Among Latinos in the U.S., misinformation around the coronavirus has found fertile ground because many in their communities have higher levels of distrust in gov ernment, less access to medical care and may need to be reached by Spanish-language public health resources. It’s a dangerous mix that could discour age people from taking precautions, participating in contact-tracing efforts, or getting treatment. “There isn’t much evidence-based informa tion in Spanish for them. And this is a new disease, so the science is evolving every day,” said William Calo, a Pennsylvania State University researcher who studies Hispanics and public health. “We are struggling with providing good information in English — just imagine adding a second language.” With a population of 60 million, Hispanic people in the U.S. are now four times more likely than non-Hispanic white people to be hospitalized because of COVID-19, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Other studies also show Latinos in some areas are also twice as likely to die from the illness. (Native Americans and Black people face similarly stark disparities.) These vulnerabilities have many causes. Among them are the fact that many Latinos are less likely to have health insurance or access to quality health care — sometimes because they can’t afford it and sometimes because of their immigration status. Many work in industries that are deemed essential and cannot be performed remotely, such as food service, sanitation, meat packing, construction and retail. And many live in larger, multigenerational households where social distancing is difcult. Added to this already dangerous mix is a higher level of distrust in authority among Latinos — as is the case for other minority communities — that is helping fuel the spread of misinformation about the virus. Language barriers make the situation even worse. Many areas face a shortage of Spanish-speaking health care workers, and most of the accurate online information about the virus in the U.S. is in English. That forces some Latinos who need information in Spanish to rely on less-trusted sources like social media. And while a growing number of fact-checking organizations are trying to identify and correct false claims spread ing online, very few publish their work in Spanish. The Associated Press publishes some of its fact checks in Spanish. All of this means Latinos may not receive good information about how to slow the spread of the virus — and may not act on it if they do. Guzman, for instance, thinks she contracted the virus at a vigil last month for her grandfather, who died of cancer soon after. Many of the people there either weren’t wearing facial masks or didn’t have them on correctly. About 10 fam ily members subsequently were diagnosed with the coronavirus. Klepper reported from Providence, Rhode Island, and Garcia Cano from Washington. ADRIAN SAINZ/AP PHOTO Claudia Guzman poses for a photo inside the medical clinic where she works July 22, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn. When Guzman suspected she had caught the coronavirus, her friends and family were full of advice: Don’t quarantine. Don’t get tested. A homemade tea will help cure you. 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Seek emergency care if you feel sick and are symptomatic with COVID-19 symptoms, such as shortness of breath or high fever. If you feel ill and have a health concern you feel is putting you in danger, go to the hospital to be examined. You know your body better than anyone else, and if something doesn’t feel right, get it checked out. If you are experiencing signs of a heart attack or stroke or have been in an accident and require medical attention, go directly to an emergency room. All emergency departments are follow ing safety and cleaning protocols to keep you safe from COVID-19. Do not let fear of the virus keep you from seeking care when you need it most. “If you feel sick and you have concerns, come to the hospital. We are here to care for you. I do not want our population to play doctor. Come, we’ll check you out,” said Adewale. “Peace of mind is priceless, and I want to give you that reassurance in case something else is going on.” The physicians also addressed dealing with children who may have COVID-19 symptoms. “Prevention is better than any treatment,” said Nunez. “If your child starts to develop symp toms, be smart and wise about it. Try to stay home and take precautions. As they improve, they may resume their activities as tolerated. Usually, these symptoms resolve before the two weeks are up. The pediatric population, because they are young and healthy, are resilient and they recover well.” A video of the AdventHealth brieng is posted on the Life at AdventHealth Central Florida Facebook page.CARE FROM PAGE 55A Advisory Committee. Last Thursday’s Board of Directors meeting took a closer look at recommendations put forth by the FHSAA’s Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC), as Florida’s daily new coronavirus cases period ically trended over 10,000 this month. Dr. Jennifer Roth Maynard of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville Beach reiterated concerns to the board over current positivity rates in coun ties throughout the state and how they related to high-risk fall sports such as football and volleyball. “SMAC has a done great job putting together a report, but data has changed. Guidelines are changing,” Jacob Oliva, Chancellor of Public Schools at the Florida Department of Education, said during the July 23 meeting. “There’s still an opportunity to provide clarity in this report and I would be of the consensus or the standing that if we were to take action today right now to try to adopt and implement this plan, I think we can get a better plan if we just hit the pause button for a couple weeks.” The idea behind push ing back the FHSAA’s 2020 fall sports calendar better aligns with reopening dates for several county districts. Polk County Public Schools recently delayed the start of the 2020-21 school year until Aug. 24 at the earliest, while offering three learning formats (Campus Learning, Campus eSchool and Polk Virtual School) to parents and guardians. Back in March, the FHSAA left open the pos sibility of completing the 2020 spring high school sports season. But it never materialized when Gov. Ron DeSantis announced just over a month later that K-12 schools would remain closed for the remainder of the academic year. The FHSAA now nds itself trying to conduct the fall season as schools prepare to reopen.HOLD FROM PAGE 56Atheir school building and their other classes at home online. Students who return to school buildings fullor part-time will nd many new safety protocols in place, designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. On school buses, drivers and students will be required to wear face cov erings. High touch areas will be cleaned between routes. Each bus will be thoroughly disinfected dai ly, and bus windows will be cracked to allow for greater ventilation. Students with intellectual and develop mental disabilities, and other sensory sensitivities, may have challenges wear ing a face covering. The face-covering requirement for such students will be evaluated on an individual basis. At school, temperature checks will be conducted on any student who exhibits any COVID-19 symptoms. Students exhibiting any symptoms, unless determined by the school nurse to pose no threat to other students, will be isolated from other students until the parent arrives to remove the student from the school. Safe social distancing of six feet will be expected in classrooms when possible. When social distancing is not possible due to class room space or by nature of the program/course and or instructional setting, students will be required to wear a face covering. Hand sanitizer, disinfect ing wipes, soap and water will be readily available to employees, students and visitors. Cleaning protocols will be increased, including replacing air lters as required by manufacture or sooner. This also includes cleaning cooling coils with disinfec tant as per manufacturer recommendations. At the request of Board Chairman Kristi Burns, Ph.D., board members also agreed to send a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, asking that local school boards have the authority to determine when and how it is safe to open all schools for daily face-to-face instruction. In so doing, the District would be asking for waiver of the emergency order issued by Florida’s education commissioner earlier this month requiring schools open in August with a full-time, ve-day-a-week traditional option available to families who want it. Visit lake.k12..us/ reopening for updated information.PLAN FROM PAGE 57Arevisit this issue,” he said. Beth Degnan of Lake Placid agreed that the county can’t force people to wear them. “I wear it as a precau tion,” Degnan said. She also said that her former home of Charlotte County has provided a voluntary list of business es that require masks to let residents know where they need to wear one. “Some stores are giving out the throwaways if (customers) don’t have their own,” Degnan said. “People are saying that they are still not going out.” Handley said county ofcials haven’t gath ered that information, yet. Degnan said local chambers of commerce could provide those lists. The Highlands NewsSun contacted local chambers, whose staff were collecting that information as of press time. Those wanting to learn of all local busi nesses that require masks may contact their local chamber in: Avon Park at 863-4533350 or www.theapcc.net. Lake Placid at 863465-4331 or information@lpa.com. Sebring at 863-3858448 or www.sebring.org. County resident Kenny Snodgrass said he would like to see a mandatory rule and cited Robert Redeld, commissioner of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has said that if everyone in the nation would wear a mask for four to eight weeks when around others, we could get the virus under control. “I beg to differ with the assertion that scientic date points to not wear ing masks,” Snodgrass said. He added that many people can’t afford the masks for when they need them. Vosburg said the county has allocated a portion of anticipat ed Coronavirus Aid, Recovery and Economic Stability (CARES) Act funds for personal protection equipment, with plans to distribute it at testing events. Clerk of Courts Bob Germaine reported that those anticipated funds had arrived — more than $4 million — deposited in county accounts and ready for distribution.MASKS FROM PAGE 56A r n License #: CA-C058675  www.MillersCentralAir.com r nadno=00044878 PAGE 62 62A • MID FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS • September 27, 2020 The Chronicles of COVID-19 www.midfloridanewspapers.com consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unnished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln,11/19/63Lincoln’s timeless words resonate with me as I think about today’s multiple crises. I believe each of us won life’s lot tery by either being born in this country or having the opportunity to move here. Despite our stum bling during the current crises, I remain proud to be an American. What do you think? Share your thoughts. David Dunn-Rankin is CEO of D-R Media, which owns the Highlands News-Sun and the Highlands Sun, as well as newspa pers in Lake, Polk and Sumter counties. He can be reached at David@D-R.Media.PROUD FROM PAGE 51Areported 120 deaths in one day, the highest number since the previ ous record of 113 in early May. “We thought maybe we could keep this thing under wraps. And that worked for a little bit of time,” Dr. Jason Wilson, an E.R. physician at Tampa General Hospital, said during a conversa tion with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor that was lives treamed Wednesday on Facebook. “But eventually ... it caught up to us.” From Miami to Jacksonville and Tampa, hospitals in June and July have seen their numbers of coronavirus patients triple, with new patients outpacing those being discharged. A record 435 newly hospitalized patients were reported Friday to have tested pos itive for the virus, though they include people seeking hospital care for other reasons and are not all symptomatic. More than 45% of intensive care units in Florida hospitals were at capacity or had fewer than 10% of their beds available as of Friday, the state Agency for Health Care Administration reported on its website. Hospital networks are scrambling to hire more health care workers to ex pand their COVID units. Last week, hospitals in several cities announced they would again halt or reduce nonemergency procedures to free up space. Wilson and other health experts believe the spike was sparked in large part by young people who weren’t experiencing symptoms and were more likely to take fewer pre cautions while gathering at reopened bars and crowded beaches. “We saw the oodgates open really for young people having what we call asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread,” he said. “Three weeks later, we are starting to see everyone else starting to get the virus as well.” The state’s predicament echoes that of other current hot spots. Texas, which is marking its deadliest week of the pandemic, on Thursday reported a record daily death toll of more than 100, a new high for hospitalizations for the 10th consecutive day, and a nearly 16% positive test rate, its highest yet. In Arizona, hospitals were at nearly 90% capacity, with a record 3,437 patients hospitalized as of Wednesday, and a record number of those, 575, on ventilators, health ofcials said. Earlier in the week, a record high number of 871 patients lled ICU beds. In Miami-Dade, Florida’s worst-hit county, a few of the smaller hos pitals have run out of ICU beds completely, though countywide there were still about 14% available as of Friday, the state health agency reported. Even hospitals with some of the biggest ICUs in the state are stretched: Tampa General currently has 70 patients who are infected, half of whom are in ICU beds, Wilson said. Chad Neilsen, the infection prevention director for UF Health Jacksonville hospital, anticipates the hospital will run out of rapid test kits in about two weeks or maybe sooner because manufacturers can’t keep up with demand. He said the hospital instead will have to rely on com mercial labs, which can take several days to issue results. Quest, a company that operates many such labs, said this week that it is potentially facing an even longer turnaround because of high demand. Slower test results have a domino effect because a hospital has to assume that every patient with u-like symptoms has COVID-19, meaning it will burn through its protective equipment and other gear much more quickly. “For a hospital, that’s a big problem,” Neilsen said. “We have patients that need surgery that we want to test. We have mothers about to give birth that we want to test.” The rise in hospitaliza tions comes as physicians and nurses have been working around the clock for months, and during the summer, when facilities are typically low staffed. Gov. Ron DeSantis just deployed 200 nurses to ll stafng shortages in Miami and Tampa, and has pledged to send hundreds more. “We’re just over whelmed with patients. ... Right now, it’s like all hands on deck,” said Esther Segura, a nurse at Miami’s Jackson South Medical Center, who said she and her colleagues are weary after four months working in the pandemic. “Now we’re just spiking all the way. Every day the numbers keep surging.” Physicians and hos pital ofcials are also concerned about how long it takes to discharge patients. Yolanda Villalobos of Homestead, Florida, said her husband, Julio Alejandro Berrios, was on a ventilator for weeks at one of the rst intensive care units to ll up in the Miami-Dade area. The 37-year-old, 300-pound (136-kilogram) man was feverish, delusional and screaming in pain when Villalobos carried him out of their bedroom and delivered him into the hands of paramedics. “I thought he would be there three days or a week at the most,” Yolanda Villalobos said. In both Jacksonville and Miami, doctors expressed worries about a noticeable uptick in the number of patients on ventilators. The Florida Hospital Association’s interim president, Crystal Stickle, said providers are all trying to get their hands on remdesivir, which has been shown in a clinical trial to help with the disease. Stickle said initially the governor and federal lawmakers helped obtain quantities of the drug that the state health department then dis tributed to hospitals. But beginning next week, she said, the drug will begin shipping directly to the hospitals.CURVE FROM PAGE 53A “The skate shop is not going to make us rich, but it may pay the utility bill and put a few bucks in the kids’ pockets,” Loftus said. The two boys are expected to provide lessons for customers, as well as selling boards, pads, grip tape and other skater garb. Construction progress on the City of Winter Haven’s new skate park on Lake Silver appears on track and is scheduled to open in September, which may help drive interest and enthusiasm that the new shop can capitalize on. Throughout the ordeal of owning a business so directly impacted by the pandemic, Skubna said she has had important support in a variety of forms — including from the Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce. “They (chamber staff) have been so great through this whole thing,” Skubna said. “They have gotten all of the information out to members, so informative – they have really been on top of it. (They) even called to reach out a few times, just to listen to my concerns. That means a lot to me.” To learn more about the creative to-go offerings from Jessie’s and Jensen’s during the hiatus of onsite alcohol consumptions, and how you can support the local businesses, call 863-298-6755 from Wednesday through Saturday, begin ning around noon. BAR FROM PAGE 54A to wear a face covering consistent with the current CDC guidelines while inside any public space. Face coverings are not required outdoors. The Resolution also calls for proper social distancing of at least six feet in outdoor spaces and public places. “We are a commu nity that tries to work together with all our citizens to solve issues and this is an excellent step forward to address face cover wearing in Mount Dora. We will continue our observa tions of compliance and will address again at a future council meeting if needed,” said Mayor Cathy Hoechst. “There will always be individuals who choose to not wear face coverings and there will be those who will wear them all the time. My hope is that this reso lution helps those who are unsure to voluntary wear a face covering and that we all use common sense, good judgment and err on the side of caution. Please wear your face mask and social distance while in Mount Dora.” The Resolution will continue through the local state of emergency as laid out by the City in Resolution 2020-52.MASKS FROM PAGE 54A request for business help resulted in about $3,300 per applicant being doled out. “If we stop processing requests on (July 17), then we’ll have an idea of what’s left,” he said. The county business help fund set aside was about $30 million, with $15 million set aside for individual assistance. The cessation action doesn’t mean that no further grants will be available, depending on how much money is left, the board agreed — but no details on what the county would do with any leftover funds was decided last week. Also Monday, Polk County Health Department Director Dr. Joy Jackson reiterated the climb in the number of cases, agreed that some of those numbers may be due to increased testing, but stressed that the epidemic was far from being “controlled.” Since the county had penciled in about $20 million for health-re lated initiatives and much of that money was still available, the board opted to buy masks and distribute them free to the public. County Manager Bill Beasley said the masks could be ordered from various suppliers and distributed through coun ty and municipal facilities that have remained open or will be opened. The masks proposed for purchase are disposable, but can be used multiple times, he said. 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On a positive note, all four sets of lights worked and the eld held up remarkably well despite the weather as the Miners capitalized on ve Lake Placid turnovers to topple the Green Dragons 44-6. “I am at a loss right now,” said Lake Placid Head Coach Carl White. “It’s the same story but a different chapter. We continue to shoot ourselves in the foot, we go back to Dragons beating Dragons again. That is what it is week after week, until we decide we want to x that and not help them, I mean that was already a good ball club, let us not help them.” Lake Placid played well to start the game as Bilal Abuelouf picked off the Miners RJ Cabrera on a deep pass attempt to stop Fort Meade’s rst drive of the game. The Green Dragon defense was unable to overcome three major penalties during Fort Meade’s second possession, two personal fouls and a face mask that gave the Miner’s 33 yards Dragons struggle against Miners Fort Meade defeats Lake Placid, 44-6 JIM TAYLOR/CORRESPONDENT The Lake Placid defense did a good job stiing the Fort Meade running game during Friday night’s game. The Freshwater Fishing Forecast for the last four days of September gives anglers the rst half of a weak full moon phase and a typical rainy season weather forecast which will be interrupted by a 10-degree cold front high-pressure system Wednesday. The moon’s orbit arrived at its weakest inuence position three days ago and will arrive at its furthest point from earth Saturday. Therefore the moon will have little positive effect on the creation of daily feeding migrations. This means sh will be inuenced mostly by the solar periods, namely solar noon and the sunset periods. However there is, for the rst time since the end of spring, a signi cant high pressure system forecast for the midweek, which will cause sh to adjust upward. Pressure will begin to rise a total of 0.20 In Hg late Tuesday and peak Thursday during solar noon. Fish will need to adjust up which will cause mass feeding along shoreline feeding areas. So even though the moon’s inuence will be weak, the weather factors could perhaps cause a much better feed rating than is predicted by the standard solar-lunar celestial algorithm result of a 6-rating for Thursday. But the good news does not stop there, the weather forecast is currently predicting a greater than 50 percent chance of cloud-cover for Thursday night through the weekend. And if this does occur, the second half of the full moon week, which starts Monday, will be better than the rst half of the full moon week. The greater the night time cloud-cover during any full moon, always causes far better midday shing 12 hours later. The fact that this month’s full moon is very weak, means cloud-cover will be even more effective in shutting down an already weak nighttime feeding effort. The wind forecast is as good as it gets over this upcoming full moon phase. Today a weak east wind will lead to a slightly better southeast wind Monday. A perfect south wind will produce speeds of 10 mph Tuesday. By Wednesday morning early, a northwest wind will produce speeds in the 12 mph range which will subside to a 5 mph north wind Thursday and Friday. Starting Wednesday, the feeling of the fall season will become evident. Temperatures will average in the lower 80-degree range and water tempera tures will decline into the ideal feeding range for Florida’s freshwater sh. Which is the “Real Good News” for Florida’s freshwater anglers. Best Fishing Days: Tuesday through Saturday the weak full moon will improve shing, peaking at a 6-rating during the midday Thursday. If the weather forecast occurs as predicted, a signicant barometric pressure rise will occur Wednesday through Thursday’s un derfoot period. Fish will be adjusting into shallow shoreline feeding areas. The Major Fishing Period: Today the moon is underfoot at 10:22 a.m. and solar noon at 1:15 p.m. producing a Full moon, weather change good news for anglers HIGHLANDS BASS ANGLERDave Douglass „ Monday Lake Placid volleyball at Sebring, 7:30 p.m. Sebring girls golf at Avon Park Hawkins Tournament (Pinecrest), 8 a.m. Sebring boys golf at Lakewood Ranch Invitational, 9 a.m. „ Tuesday Winter Haven volleyball at Sebring, 7:30 p.m. Lake Placid volleyball at Okeechobee, 7 p.m. All Saints boys golf at Sebring (Sun ‘N Lake), 4 p.m. Clewiston boys golf at Lake Placid (Placid Lakes), 3:45 p.m. „ Thursday Hardee JV football at Avon Park, 7 p.m.Lake Wales JV football at Sebring, 7 p.m.Lake Placid JV football at LaBelle, 7 p.m.Lake Placid volleyball at Avon Park, 7 p.m.Sebring girls golf at Bartow, 4 p.m.Sebring swimming at Lake Placid, 5:30 p.m. LaBelle boys golf at Lake Placid (Placid Lakes), 3:45 p.m. „ Friday Discovery football at Avon Park, 7:30 p.m.Lake Placid football at Frostproof, 7:30 p.m. Sebring football at Bishop Verot, 7:30 p.m. „ Monday, Oct.5 George Jenkins volleyball at Sebring, 7 p.m. Sebring boys golf at Polk County Championship, 8 a.m. „ Tuesday, Oct. 6 Santa Fe volleyball at Sebring, 7:30 p.m.Frostproof volleyball at Lake Placid, 7 p.m.Avon Park girls golf at Sebring (Sun ‘N Lake), 4 p.m. Sebring swimming at Hardee, 5:30 p.m.Avon Park swimming at Lake Placid, 5:30 p.m. Lake Placid cross country at Hardee Wildcats Invitational, 4:30 p.m. „ Thursday, Oct. 8 Avon Park JV football at Clewiston, 7 p.m.Sebring JV football at Okeechobee, 7 p.m.Avon Park volleyball at Sebring, 7 p.m.Hardee volleyball at Lake Placid, 7 p.m.Sebring, Frostproof swimming at Avon Park, 5:30 p.m. Avon Park girls golf at Lake Placid (Placid Lakes), 4 p.m. Lake Placid boys golf at Sebring (Sun ‘N Lake), 3:45 p.m. Lake Placid cross country at Chet Brojek Invitational (Avon Park High), 4:30 p.m. „ Friday, Oct. 9 Fort Meade football at Avon Park, 7:30 p.m. Lake Placid football at Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers), 7:30 p.m. Haines City football at Sebring, 7:30 p.m.Avon Park, Lake Placid, Sebring swimming at Hardee invitational (Diving), 5 p.m. LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR FISHING | 2B DRAGONS | 2B By RUTH ANNE LAWSONS TAFF W RITERCLEARWATER – The Sebring Blue Streaks and the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders were neck-and-neck for the rst half of the game. Sebring got their wheels going late to rally past Clearwater and win 21-15. The Blue Streaks remain undefeated with a record of 2-0. “Clearwater is a great team with a lot of history, state titles and those kids fought,” said Sebring Coach LaVaar Scott. “Nutrition got to them and they began to cramp and it worked in our favor. Our running back ran like a maniac. The line opened up some big holes and defense got stops when we needed them to. The second half was better, the rst half we couldn’t get out of our own way. We made too many mistakes and we have to x that before next week.” In the rst quarter the Blue Streaks struggled and were on their own 15 yard line when a bad snap resulted in Sebring losing ve yards. On the very next play the Blue Streaks had another bad snap that was launched over Cameron Kimbrell’s head and into the end-zone for a safety putting Clearwater up 2-0 with 3:04 left in the rst. The Blue Streaks were lead in rushing by Edrick Lockett who ran for 237 yards. With 1:34 left in the rst quarter, Sebring’s Ryan Brown intercepted the ball on the Blue Streaks own 41 yard line. Sebring didn’t keep pos session long as Clearwater’s Brandon Kennedy intercepted the ball. During the second quarter the Marauders expanded their lead when Clearwater’s quarterback, Anthony Colandrea, passed to Nate Johnson who ran the ball 45-yards for a touchdown. The Marauders missed the extra point making the score 8-0. On the Clearwater’s next possession Sebring’s Wesley Gilbert sacked the quarterback for a ve yard loss on Sebring rallied past Clearwater Central Catholic Blue Streaks beat Marauders, 21-15 RUTH ANNE LAWSON/STAFF Sebring’s Quentin Joyner (99) tackled Clearwater’s Terrioin Williams (7) as Emmitt Beck (3) leaps over. RUTH ANNE LAWSON/STAFF Sebring’s Edrick Lockett (8) runs the ball in for a touchdown against Clearwater Central Catholic Friday night. STREAKS | 2B PAGE 66 B2 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | September 27, 2020 www.highlandsnewssun.com feed rating of 3-4 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Daily this period moves later by 50 minutes and remains at the same rating until Tuesday when it begins to move upward a half point per day, topping out at a 5-6 rating from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. during the underfoot period of the full moon which occurs Thursday. The Minor Fishing Period: Today the moonrise occurs at 5:16 p.m. and the sunset at 7:16 p.m. producing a feed rating of 3 from 5-8 p.m. Daily this period moves later by 37 minutes and will improve by a half number, topping out at a 4-5 rating from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday. Prime Monthly Periods: Sept. 28-Oct. 3, weak full moon; Oct. 13-19, super new moon; Oct. 28-Nov. 3, weak full moon; Nov. 12-18, super new moon; Nov. 27-Dec. 2, weak full moon; Dec. 11-16, strong new moon, 27-News Years Day weak full moon. Highlands Bass Angler Bass Guide Specials: I have added a “Sign-in/Register” option on the website. I invite you to register and sign-in, which will allow me to email extra bass shing content directly to you every month to show my appreciation for your readership. A 4-6 hour bass charter trip for $250 for two anglers, all gear, articial bait and tackle included. Or, if you need to learn a particular lake and discover where sh are, call for a ‘Custom Bass Fishing Classroom on the Lake’ quote. Call 863-381-8474 to plan and book your bass shing experience today. Istokpoga.info News: The lake level is at 39.13 feet above sea level today. Currently, the South Florida Water Mgmt. District’s (SFWMD) lake-level schedule is 39.10 feet for the high-level mark, and 38.50 feetfor the low-level mark. The low lake level parameter will be gradu ally raised to 39 feet and the high level to 39.5 feet by Oct. 15. The S68 Spillway Status: (Yesterday morning 4 a.m.) Three gates are open 6 inches, owing a combined 640 cubic feet per second. Currently the lake is at the maximum level of 39.10 feet. Lake Istokpoga infor mation can be accessed at Istokpoga.info. Check SFWMD real-time S68 and S68X spillway gates status and the Army Corps of Engineers’ annual graphical plot schedule. Access this ar ticle online at BassFishingForecast.com, or HighlandsBassAngler.com. HighlandsBassAngler. com offers bass shing guide-trip options, 72 lake-contour maps and additional map resources, plus shing philosophy, bass photos from custom ers and readers of this ar ticle. Personalized custom shing package options for leisure shermen to professional anglers are available upon request. Dave Douglass is a bass shing guide and is an experienced instructor on 25 lakes, from the towns Kissimmee to Clewiston. Offers general bass shing charters and specializes in tourna ment type bass shing strategies on Istokpoga, Kissimmee Chain of lakes, Okeechobee, and several smaller lakes throughout Highlands and Polk counties. Visit HighlandsBassAngler.com for complete details. Phone: 863-381-8474. Email: DavidPDouglass@hotmail.com.FISHING FROM PAGE 1Band taking them to Lake Placid’s 13 yard line. The Miners scored two plays later on a 3-yard run by Jonthan Berrien to put the Miners 6-0 in the rst quarter. Lake Placid lost a fum ble to start the second quarter, giving the Miners the ball on the Green Dragon’s 48 yard line. A pair of runs by Thomas Gibson and Berrien, add ed with another personal foul on the Lake Placid defense, had the Miners sitting on the Green Dragons’ 12 yard line. Two plays later, Cabrera threw a fade pass towards the right side of the end zone to Deonte Anderson for a 16-yard touchdown that put the Miners up 12-0. The Miners made the score 18-0 late in the rst quarter, after intercepting a pass and converting the turnover into points on a 9-yard screen pass from Cabrera to Xzavia Smith. With 32 seconds left in the rst half, Lake Placid struck gold when Rayshawn Legree con verted a screen pass to the left side, that ap peared to be doomed for a loss, saw Legree shaking off several tacklers as he raced down the left sideline for a 50-yard touchdown to make the score 18-6 as they went into the shortened half. Fort Meade scored twice in the third quarter with Cabrera scoring on a 1-yard quarterback keeper to increase the Miner’s lead to 24-6. A Lake Placid fumble thwarted a nice drive the Green Dragon offense was putting together to turned into a Fort Meade score when they returned it 60 yards for a touch down to make the score 30-6. Fort Meade added two more scores in the fourth quarter, both as a result of Green Dragon turnovers. The Miners’ Rylen Vaughn intercepted a pass and returned it to the Lake Placid 5. That was later converted into a 3-yard touchdown run by Tedarius Howard to make the score 37-6. Midway through the fourth quarter, the Green Dragons lost another fumble which was scooped up by Fort Meade’s Deonte Anderson and returned 35 yards for a touchdown to make the nal score 44-6. “I think overall, consid ering with everything that we were up against,” said White “we did a good job, but at the same time we can’t continue to play the way we are playing and expect the outcome to be what we want.” The Lake Placid defense played well, holding the Miners to 177 total yards and Legree rushed for a game high 86 yards on 24 carries plus 50 in receiving for a total of 136 yards. “We were missing some players to injury and illness, we brought some freshmen and JV players up and they did a fantastic job. We just had some unfortunate things happen against us at the wrong time. They (the younger kids) did a good job and we lost four kids today, so we will be calling up more, they just have to grow up a whole lot faster.” The Green Dragons start a three-game stretch on the road, next travel ing to Frostproof to play the Bulldogs this Friday.DRAGONS FROM PAGE 1B JIM TAYLOR/CORRESPONDENT Lake Placid’s Rayshawn Legree (6) breaks free of Fort Meade tacklers to score on a 50-yard screen pass. By STEPHEN WHYNO AP H OCKEY W RITEREDMONTON, Alberta — Kevin Shattenkirk will never forget having his contract bought out in the summer of 2019 and joining the Tampa Bay Lightning because he felt their core players had a similar chip on their shoulders after a shocking rst-round exit. More than a year later, he created a moment to remember to put the Lightning on the verge of making good on years of unfullled potential. Shattenkirk scored a power-play goal in overtime after a ques tionable penalty, and the Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the nal and move a victory away from lifting the Stanley Cup. With Game 5 on Saturday night, Tampa Bay was potentially 24 hours away from its second championship in franchise history after winning it in 2004. “Looking forward to tomorrow night be cause then it could all come really full circle,” Shattenkirk said. “We’ve got a job to do here. It’s still not nished.” It almost is for a core group that has so far been unable to get over the hump despite being one of the best teams in the NHL for much of the past decade. Shattenkirk came over after the New York Rangers let him go, but guys like Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman, Ondrej Palat, Tyler Johnson and Andrei Vasilevskiy and coach Jon Cooper have been around a while and are focused on nishing this. “They came here to do something,” Cooper said. “They’re on their way, but we’ve said all along, we haven’t won anything yet. We still have to win one more and we’re not taking anything for granted.” It was another domi nant performance by top players who looked ex actly like they wouldn’t be denied after getting this far. Point, the Lightning’s top center, scored consec utive goals at the end of the rst period and start of the second, creating and sustaining the kind of momentum that has been so important in the playoffs. The Lightning got the winning power play when Dallas captain Jamie Benn was called for trip ping Tyler Johnson on a play where Benn’s skates never made contact with Johnson’s as trailing referee Francis Charron called it. “I don’t have a ton of time for a play where Tyler Johnson steps in front of Jamie Benn and it has no real effect in the play, and Jamie breathes on him and the guy falls over,” said Stars veteran Joe Pavelski, who scored twice. “Whether that’s the case or not, there’s a little battle going on there, but it’s playoffs, it’s overtime. We expect 5-on-5. We expect to battle it out.” To get to that point, some of the Lightning’s best players were at their best. Hedman, perhaps the Conn Smythe front-runner as playoff MVP showed why in the third period by saving a goal. With the puck slowly sliding in the crease toward the goal behind Andrei Vasilevskiy, Hedman swept it out of harm’s way. Instead of the plucky Stars reclaiming the lead, Alex Killorn put the Lightning ahead a few shifts later with a play that was half hard-working power and half sublime skill. He won a puck battle behind the net, cruised to the right faceoff circle and red a perfect shot into the top left corner. There wasn’t much Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin could do on that one, and Vasilevskiy was the victim of two bad bounces that almost allowed Dallas to even the series. John Klingberg’s goal that opened the scoring came after his initial shot went off Tampa Bay’s Jan Rutta and through Hedman’s legs, and Pavelski’s second that tied it in the third pinballed in off the goalie and Shattenkirk. “In my head, I was thinking I deserve some sort of good karma after that,” Shattenkirk said. On the winning power play, Shattenkirk told Hedman to get him the puck and he’d nd a lane. The shot got through, set ting off a raucous celebra tion as Lightning players hopped off the bench to swarm Shattenkirk. Even before OT, The Lightning carried the play for much of the night and showed the depth and talent that has made them a Cup contender for several years. Their core players are closer to the Cup than they ever have been, ve years after taking a 2-1 series lead in the nal and losing in six to Chicago. It would take an im pressive comeback by a suddenly beaten up Stars bunch to keep Tampa Bay from another sunshine state title, this time won in the NHL’s northern most city with no fans in the stands. The Lightning came in with more important players ghting through injuries, including Point and No. 2 center Anthony Cirelli. But the Stars lost another key piece in forward Roope Hintz, who was injured when Johnson’s stick got stuck in his left skate and he crashed hard into the boards. Penalties remain Dallas’ undoing. The least disciplined team in the playoffs took ve more in Game 4 and allowed three power-play goals. The Lightning survived a penalty kill of their own minutes early in OT after defenseman Mikhail Sergachev was whistled for holding Tyler Seguin. There wasn’t a whole lot of love for the ofciating throughout and after this one. “The refs are trying, we’re trying, the other team’s trying,” Cooper said. “It’s not a perfect sci ence. When the stakes are so high and the emotions are so high, something you think doesn’t go your way, you tend to get a little riled up.” Lightning up 3-1, on verge of Cup Shattenkirk scores in OT JASON FRANSON/THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk (22) cele brates his goal against the Dallas Stars with Victor Hedman (77) during overtime in Game 4. fourth down. The Marauders tried for a punt but a missed snap resulted in Sebring taking over on Clearwater’s 12 yard line. The Blue Streaks handed the ball off to Edrick Lockett a couple of times to advance to the 2 yard line. Sebring evened the playing eld with 1:19 left in the rst half when Lockett stepped into the end-zone untouched and placed the ball on the eld with ease for a touchdown. The Blue Streaks went for the two point conversion and handed the ball to Jabari Knighten who ran the ball down the right side to tie the game at 8. “We started off rough,” said Ryan Brown. “We had to nd our groove. I think we have a great team, best team we have had in a while. I played pretty good had one interception and almost had another down the sideline. I hope to get a scholarship for either basketball or football. I want to help my team the best that I can. I need to heal up and get mental rest for next weeks game.” In the second half, Clearwater reclaimed the lead with a touchdown by Terrion Williams and the Marauders made the extra point giving them a 15-8 lead with 2:56 left in the third quarter. Sebring took control in the fourth quarter. The Blue Streaks were on their own 20 yard line when Kimbrell handed the ball to Lockett who broke through the Marauder defense and ran the ball 71 yard to Clearwater’s 9 yard line. The Blue Streaks handed the ball to Knighten who ran the ball in for a touchdown. Sebring made the extra point tying the game at 15 with 7:56 left in the game. As time was winding down, Clearwater fum bled the ball on a bad snap and the Blue Streaks defense pounced on the ball giving Sebring possession on the Marauder 13 yard line. Kimbrell handed the ball to Lockett who dodged a few Marauder defenders and crossed into the end-zone for another Sebring touchdown. The Blue Streaks missed the extra point but had a lead of 21-15 with 5:50 left in the game. Kimbrell took a knee with less than a minute to clinch the victory for Sebring. “I appreciate all these fans that traveled here with us,” added Scott. “We got a few breaks and it bounced our way. Cameron (Kimbrell) had a few good reads and made some throws. He pulled the ball and ran some for us.” The Sebring Blue Streaks defeated Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders, 21-15. The Blue Streaks will be back in action on Friday when they travel to Bishop Verot (Fort Myers) to take on the Vikings.STREAKS FROM PAGE 1B RUTH ANNE LAWSON/STAFF Sebring’s J’Darien Barrett (29) tackled Clearwater’s quarterback Anthony Colandrea (10) PAGE 67 www.highlandsnewssun.com September 27, 2020 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | B3 A ll times EDTM LBA merican League Glance E ast DivisionWLP ctx -Tampa Bay 3820. 655 z -New York 3226. 552 z -Toronto 3127. 534 B altimore 2434. 414 B oston 2236. 379C entral DivisionWLP ctz -Minnesota 3523. 603 z -Chicago 3424. 586 z -Cleveland 3424. 586 K ansas City 2533. 431 D etroit 2234. 393W est DivisionWLP ctx -Oakland 3422. 607 H ouston 2928. 509 L os Angeles 2631. 456 S eattle 2531. 446 T exas 1938. 333 x -clinched division z -clinched playoff berthT hursday's GamesC leveland 5, Chicago White Sox 4 T oronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 B altimore 13, Boston 1 H ouston 12, Texas 4 K ansas City 8, Detroit 7 L .A. Dodgers 5, Oakland 1F riday's GamesT oronto 10, Baltimore 5 T ampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 4 M iami 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 10 innings C leveland 4, Pittsburgh 3 K ansas City 3, Detroit 2 A tlanta 8, Boston 7, 11 innings C hicago Cubs 10, Chicago White Sox 0 C incinnati 7, Minnesota 2 H ouston at Texas, late L .A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, late S eattle at Oakland, lateS aturday's GamesM iami (Rogers 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (TBD), 1 :05 p.m. O akland (Luzardo 3-2) at Seattle ( Sheffield 4-3), 4:10 p.m., 1st game B altimore (Means 2-3) at Toronto (Walker 4 -3), 6:37 p.m. D etroit (Boyd 2-7) at Kansas City ( Hernández 0-0), 7:05 p.m. H ouston (TBD) at Texas (Gibson 2-6), 7:05 p .m. P hiladelphia (Wheeler 4-1) at Tampa Bay ( Yarbrough 1-4), 7:07 p.m. B oston (Houck 2-0) at Atlanta (TBD), 7:10 p .m. C hicago Cubs (Lester 3-2) at Chicago W hite Sox (Dunning 2-0), 7:10 p.m. C incinnati (TBD) at Minnesota (Pineda 2 -0), 7:10 p.m. P ittsburgh (Musgrove 0-5) at Cleveland ( Civale 4-5), 7:10 p.m. S eattle (Dunn 3-1) at Oakland (Minor 1-6), 7 :40 p.m., 2nd game L .A. Angels (TBD) at L.A. Dodgers ( Gonsolin 1-2), 9:10 p.m.N ational League Glance E ast DivisionWLP ctx -Atlanta 3523. 603 z -Miami 3028. 517 P hiladelphia 2830. 483 N ew York 2631. 456 W ashington 2334. 404C entral DivisionWLP ctz -Chicago 3325. 569 S t. Louis 2927. 518 z -Cincinnati 3028. 517 M ilwaukee 2830. 483 P ittsburgh 1840. 310W est DivisionWLP ctx -Los Angeles 4017. 702 z -San Diego 3423. 596 S an Francisco 2928. 509 C olorado 2532. 439 A rizona 2334. 404 x -clinched division z -clinched playoff berthT hursday's GamesP ittsburgh 7, Chicago Cubs 0 C olorado 5, San Francisco 4, 11 innings N .Y. Mets 3, Washington 2 M iami 4, Atlanta 2 S t. Louis 4, Milwaukee 2 L .A. Dodgers 5, Oakland 1F riday's GamesM ilwaukee 3, St. Louis 0, 7 innings, 1st g ame A rizona 4, Colorado 0, 7 innings, 1st game S an Francisco 5, San Diego 4, 7 innings, 1st g ame T ampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 4 M iami 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 10 innings C leveland 4, Pittsburgh 3 A tlanta 8, Boston 7, 11 innings C hicago Cubs 10, Chicago White Sox 0 C incinnati 7, Minnesota 2 L .A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, late C olorado at Arizona, 2nd game, late S an Francisco at San Diego, 2nd game, l ate S t. Louis at Milwaukee, 2nd game, late N .Y. Mets at Washington, ppd.S aturday's GamesM iami (Rogers 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (TBD), 1 :05 p.m. N .Y. Mets (deGrom 4-2) at Washington ( Sánchez 3-5), 3:05 p.m., 1st game N .Y. Mets (Porcello 1-6) at Washington ( Scherzer 4-4), 6:35 p.m., 2nd game M ilwaukee (Woodruff 2-5) at St. Louis ( Wainwright 5-2), 7:07 p.m. P hiladelphia (Wheeler 4-1) at Tampa Bay ( Yarbrough 1-4), 7:07 p.m. B oston (Houck 2-0) at Atlanta (TBD), 7:10 p .m. C hicago Cubs (Lester 3-2) at Chicago W hite Sox (Dunning 2-0), 7:10 p.m. C incinnati (TBD) at Minnesota (Pineda 2 -0), 7:10 p.m. P ittsburgh (Musgrove 0-5) at Cleveland ( Civale 4-5), 7:10 p.m. C olorado (Márquez 3-6) at Arizona ( Bumgarner 0-4), 8:10 p.m. L .A. Angels (TBD) at L.A. Dodgers ( Gonsolin 1-2), 9:10 p.m. S an Diego (Lamet 3-1) at San Francisco ( Cueto 2-2), 9:15 p.m.N FLA MERICAN CONFERENCE E astWLTP ct PFPAB uffalo 2001 .0005845 N ew England 110. 500 5146 M iami 120. 333 7065 N .Y. Jets 020. 000 3058S outhWLTP ct PFPAT ennessee 2001 .0004944 I ndianapolis 110. 500 4838 J acksonville 120. 333 7084 H ouston 020. 000 3667N orthWLTP ct PFPAB altimore 2001 .0007122 P ittsburgh 2001 .0005237 C leveland 110. 500 4168 C incinnati 020. 000 4351W estWLTP ct PFPAK ansas City 2001 .0005740 L as Vegas 2001 .0006854 L .A. Chargers 110. 500 3636 D enver 020. 000 3542N ATIONAL CONFERENCE E astWLTP ct PFPAD allas 110. 500 5759 W ashington 110. 500 4247 N .Y. Giants 020. 000 2943 P hiladelphia 020. 000 3664S outhWLTP ct PFPAN ew Orleans 110. 500 5857 T ampa Bay 110. 500 5451 A tlanta 020. 000 6478 C arolina 020. 000 4765N orthWLTP ct PFPAC hicago 2001 .0004436 G reen Bay 2001 .0008555 D etroit 020. 000 4469 M innesota 020. 000 4571W estWLTP ct PFPAA rizona 2001 .0005435 L .A. Rams 2001 .0005736 S eattle 2001 .0007355 S an Francisco 110. 500 5137T hursday's GameM iami 31, Jacksonville 13M iami 31, Jacksonville 13M iami14773—31J acksonville 0706—13F irst QuarterM ia—Williams 3 pass from Fitzpatrick ( Sanders kick), 8:09. M ia—J.Howard 1 run (Sanders kick), 2:37.S econd QuarterJ ac—J.Robinson 11 run (Wright kick), 1 3:04. M ia—Gesicki 15 pass from Fitzpatrick ( Sanders kick), 5:58.T hird QuarterM ia—Fitzpatrick 1 run (Sanders kick), 2:01.F ourth QuarterJ ac—J.Robinson 1 run (kick failed), 9:03. M ia—FG Sanders 30, 3:49. A —16,563.M ia J acF irst downs 2322 T otal Net Yards 2 94 3 18 R ushes-yards 3 6-138 1 7-72 P assing 1 56 2 46 P unt Returns 2 -28 1 -8 K ickoff Returns 2 -31 1 -24 I nterceptions Ret. 1 -1 0 -0 C omp-Att-Int 1 8-20-0 3 0-42-1 S acked-Yards Lost 1 -4 4 -29 P unts 4 -41.0 3 -52.3 F umbles-Lost 0 -0 1 -1 P enalties-Yards 6 -51 8 -63 T ime of Possession 3 4:22 2 5:38I NDIVIDUAL STATISTICSR USHING—Miami, Gaskin 22-66, F itzpatrick 7-38, Grant 1-29, Breida 3-4, J .Howard 3-1. Jacksonville, J.Robinson 1 1-46, Minshew 3-22, Thompson 2-3, S henault 1-1. P ASSING—Miami, Fitzpatrick 18-20-0-160. J acksonville, Minshew 30-42-1-275. R ECEIVING—Miami, Parker 5-69, Gaskin 5 -29, Ford 2-14, Williams 2-7, Grant 1-19, G esicki 1-15, Smythe 1-7, Fitzpatrick 1-0. J acksonville, J.Robinson 6-83, Thompson 5 -35, Shenault 5-33, Cole 4-43, Conley 3 -34, O'Shaughnessy 3-29, Eifert 2-11, W estbrook 1-4, Johnson 1-3. M ISSED FIELD GOALS—None.S unday’s GamesH ouston at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. T ennessee at Minnesota, 1 p.m. C incinnati at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. C hicago at Atlanta, 1 p.m. W ashington at Cleveland, 1 p.m. L as Vegas at New England, 1 p.m. L .A. Rams at Buffalo, 1 p.m. S an Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. N .Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 4:05 p.m. C arolina at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. T ampa Bay at Denver, 4:25 p.m. D etroit at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. D allas at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. G reen Bay at New Orleans, 8:20 p.m.M onday’s GameK ansas City at Baltimore, 8:15 p.m.N BAA ll games in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. C ONFERENCE FINALS ( Best-of-7; x-if necessary) E astern Conference M iami 3, Boston 2T uesday, Sept. 15: Miami 117, Boston 114, OTT hursday, Sept. 17: Miami 106 Boston 101 S aturday, Sept. 19: Boston 117 Miami 106 W ednesday, Sept. 23: Miami 112, Boston 1 09 F riday, Sept. 25: Boston 121, Miami 108 S unday, Sept. 27: Boston vs. Miami, 7:30 p .m. x -Tuesday, Sept. 29: Miami vs. Boston, T BDW estern Conference L .A. Lakers 3, Denver 1F riday, Sept. 18: L.A. Lakers 126, Denver 1 14 S unday, Sept. 20: L.A. Lakers 105, Denver 1 03 T uesday, Sept. 22: Denver, 114, L.A. Lakers 1 06 T hursday, Sept. 24: L.A. Lakers 114, D enver 108 S aturday, Sept. 26: Denver vs. L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. x -Monday, Sept. 28: L.A. Lakers vs. D enver, TBD x -Wednesday, Sept. 30: Denver vs. L.A. L akers, TBDW NBA( Seeding in parentheses; home team l isted last) A ll games played at Bradenton, Fla. F irst Round ( Single Elimination) T uesday, Sept. 15( 7) Connecticut 94, (6) Chicago 81 ( 5) Phoenix 85, (8) Washington 84S econd Round ( Single Elimination) T hursday, Sept. 17( 4) Minnesota 80,(5) Phoenix 79 ( 7) Connecticut 73, (3) Los Angeles 59S emifinals ( Best-of-5; x-if necessary) ( 7) Connecticut 1, (1) Las Vegas 1S unday, Sept. 20: Connecticut 87, Las V egas 62 T uesday, Sept. 22: Las Vegas, 83, C onnecticut 75 T hursday, Sept. 24: Las Vegas, 83, C onnecticut 75 S unday, Sept. 27: Las Vegas vs. C onnecticut, 1 p.m. x -Tuesday, Sept. 29: Game 5, 7 or 9 p.m.( 2) Seattle 2, (4) Minnesota 0S unday, Sept. 20: Seattle vs. Minnesota, p pd. T uesday, Sept. 22: Seattle 88, Minnesota 86T hursday, Sept. 24: Seattle 89, Minnesota 79S unday, Sept. 27: Seattle vs. Minnesota, 3 p .m. x -Tuesday, Sept. 29: Minnesota vs. S eattle, 7 or 9 p.m. T BD: Game 5, TBDN HLS TANLEY CUP FINAL ( Best-of-7; x-if necessary) T ampa Bay 3, Dallas 1S aturday, Sept. 19: Dallas 4, Tampa Bay 1 M onday, Sept. 21: Tampa Bay 3, Dallas 2 W ednesday, Sept. 23: Tampa Bay 5, Dallas 2F riday, Sept. 25: Tampa Bay 5, Dallas 4, OT S aturday, Sept. 26: Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8 p .m. x -Monday, Sept. 28: Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8 p.m. x -Wednesday, Sept. 30: Dallas at Tampa B ay, 8 p.m.T ampa Bay 5, Dallas 4T ampa Bay 1211—5 D allas 2110—4F irst Period—1, Dallas, Klingberg 4 ( Lindell), 7:17. 2, Dallas, Pavelski 11 (Benn, R adulov), 18:28. 3, Tampa Bay, Point 12 ( Palat, Shattenkirk), 19:27. P enalties_Oleksiak, Dal (Hooking), 13:52.S econd Period—4, Tampa Bay, Point 13 ( Kucherov, Killorn), 2:08 (pp). 5, Dallas, P erry 3 (Seguin, Janmark), 8:26. 6, Tampa B ay, Gourde 7 (Kucherov, Sergachev), 1 8:54 (pp). Penalties_Oleksiak, Dal ( Tripping), 1:38; Cernak, TB (Holding), 1 1:10; Cogliano, Dal (Hooking), 17:34.T hird Period—7, Tampa Bay, Killorn 5 ( Sergachev, Cirelli), 6:41. 8, Dallas, P avelski 12 (Seguin, Heiskanen), 11:35. P enalties_Maroon, TB (Holding), 9:16; P oint, TB (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 1 9:31; Perry, Dal (Interference), 19:31. O vertime—9, Tampa Bay, Shattenkirk 3 ( Hedman, Maroon), 6:34 (pp). P enalties_Sergachev, TB (Holding), 0:37; B enn, Dal (Tripping), 5:10.S hots on Goal—Tampa Bay 8-15-8-4_35. D allas 3-14-11-2_30.P ower-play opportunities—Tampa Bay 3 of 4 ; Dallas 0 of 3.G oalies—Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 17-5-1 (30 s hots-26 saves). Dallas, Khudobin 13-8-1 ( 35-30). A —0 (18,641). T_3:01.R eferees—Francis Charron, Kelly S utherland. Linesmen_Steve Barton, Brad K ovachik.M LS E ASTERN CONFERENCEWLTP ts GFGAC olumbus 91330225 O rlando City 724252515 P hiladelphia 724252111 T oronto FC 724252114 N ew England 436181312 N ew York 562171315 N Y City FC 562171010 M ontreal 571161923 N ashville SC 453151013 A tlanta 472141317 C incinnati 36413817 C hicago 373121622 D .C. United 265111118 I nter Miami CF 382111219W ESTERN CONFERENCEWLTP ts GFGAS eattle 633212611 P ortland 643212624 S porting KC 652202420 F C Dallas 534191913 C olorado 544192520 L os Angeles FC 553183127 M innesota United 553182421 R eal Salt Lake 445171921 V ancouver 580151730 L A Galaxy 453151619 H ouston 346152023 S an Jose 265111738W ednesday, Sept. 23N ew England 3, Montreal 1 A tlanta 1, FC Dallas 0 T oronto FC 1, NY City FC 0 O rlando City 2, Sporting KC 1 C olumbus 2, Minnesota 1 P hiladelphia 0, Cincinnati 0, tie C hicago 4, Houston 0 N ew York 4, Miami 1 N ashville 1, D.C. United 0 C olorado 5, San Jose 0 R eal Salt Lake 2, LA Galaxy 0 P ortland 1, Seattle 0 L os Angeles FC 6, Vancouver 0S aturday, Sept. 26H ouston at Nashville, 3:30 p.m. C incinnati at NY City FC, 7 p.m.S unday, Sept. 27M ontreal at New York, 7 p.m. N ew England at D.C. United, 7 p.m. M iami at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. A tlanta at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. C olumbus at Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m. R eal Salt Lake at Minnesota, 8 p.m. O rlando City at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. S porting KC at Colorado, 9 p.m. P ortland at Vancouver, 10 p.m. S an Jose at Los Angeles FC, 10:30 p.m. S eattle at LA Galaxy, 10:30 p.m.N WSLWLTP ts GFGAN orth Carolina 101443 P ortland 100330 C hicago 110353 W ashington 110333 S ky Blue FC 110335 O rlando 001100 R eign FC 000000 H ouston 010034 U tah 010003 N OTE: Three points for victory, one point f or tie.S aturday, Sept. 19O rlando 0, North Carolina 0, tieS unday, Sept. 20C hicago 4, Sky Blue FC 1 P ortland 3, Utah 0S aturday, Sept. 26W ashington at Chicago, 1 p.m. R eign FC at Utah, 3:30 p.m. O rlando at Houston, 8:30 p.m.C OLLEGE FOOTBALLS chedule ( Subject to change) T hursday, Sept. 24 S OUTHU AB 42, South Alabama 10F riday, Sept. 25 S OUTHWESTM iddle Tennessee (0-2) at UTSA (2-0), l ateS aturday, Sept. 26 E ASTL ouisville (1-1) at Pittsburgh (2-0), noon G eorgia Tech (1-1) at Syracuse (0-2), noon T emple at Navy (1-1), ppd. T exas State (1-2) at Boston College (1-0), 6 p.m.S OUTHF lorida at Mississippi, noon C ampbell (0-2) at Appalachian St. (1-1), n oon K entucky at Auburn, noon U CF (1-0) at East Carolina, noon G eorgia St. (0-1) at Charlotte (0-1), noon N otre Dame (2-0) at Wake Forest (0-2), p pd. G eorgia Southern (1-0) at L ouisiana-Lafayette (2-0), noon E . Kentucky (0-2) at The Citadel (0-2), 1 p .m. F IU at Liberty (1-0), 1 p.m. T ulane (1-1) at Southern Miss. (0-2), 2:30 p .m. M ississippi St. at LSU, 3:30 p.m. U TEP (2-1) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-2), 3 :30 p.m. D uke (0-2) at Virginia, 4 p.m. S outh Florida (1-1) at FAU, ppd. H ouston Baptist (0-2) at Louisiana Tech ( 1-0), 7 p.m. F lorida St. (0-1) at Miami (2-0), 7:30 p.m. T ennessee at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. N C State (1-0) at Virginia Tech, 8 p.m.M IDWESTA rmy (2-0) at Cincinnati (1-0), 3:30 p.m. A labama at Missouri, 7 p.m.S OUTHWESTK ansas St. (0-1) at Oklahoma (1-0), noon I owa St. (0-1) at TCU, 1:30 p.m. T ulsa (0-1) at Arkansas St. (1-1), ppd. T exas (1-0) at Texas Tech (1-0), 3:30 p.m. W est Virginia (1-0) at Oklahoma St. (1-0), 3 :30 p.m. G eorgia at Arkansas, 4 p.m. S tephen F. Austin (0-2) at SMU (2-0), 7 p .m. N orth Texas (1-1) at Houston, ppd. V anderbilt at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. K ansas (0-1) at Baylor, 7:30 p.m. M issouri St. (0-1) at Cent. Arkansas (1-1), 8 p .m.F AR WESTT roy (1-0) at BYU (1-0), 10:15 p.m.U SA TODAY Amway Coaches PollT he Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA T ODAY Sports is conducted weekly t hroughout the regular season using a p anel of head coaches at FBS schools. The p anel is chosen by random draw, c onference by conference plus i ndependents, from a pool of coaches w ho have indicated to the American F ootball Coaches Association their w illingness to participate. Each coach s ubmits a Top 25 with a first-place vote w orth 25 points, second place 24, and so o n down to one point for 25th. R crd P ts P rv 1 . Clemson 2 -0 1 196 1 2 . Alabama 0 -0 1 119 2 3 . Oklahoma 1 -0 1 019 3 3 . Georgia 0 -0 1 019 4 5 . LSU 0 -0 9 62 5 6 . Florida 0 -0 8 99 6 7 . Notre Dame 2 -0 8 96 7 8 . Auburn 0 -0 7 66 9 9 . Texas 1 -0 7 64 8 1 0. Ohio State 0 -0 7 41 NR 1 1. Texas A&M 0 -0 6 51 10 1 2. North Carolina 1 -0 5 63 11 1 3. Penn State 0 -0 5 36 NR 1 4. Miami 2 -0 5 00 18 1 5. UCF 1 -0 4 97 13 1 6. Cincinnati 1 -0 4 16 14 1 7. Wisconsin 0 -0 4 11 NR 1 8. Oklahoma St. 1 -0 3 15 12 1 9. Michigan 0 -0 2 87 NR 2 0. Memphis 1 -0 2 69 15 2 1. Tennessee 0 -0 2 66 17 2 2. Minnesota 0 -0 1 78 NR 2 3. BYU 1 -0 1 77 22 2 4. Virginia Tech 0 -0 1 67 19 2 5. La. Lafayette 2 -0 1 58 21 O thers receiving votes: Kentucky 146; P ittsburgh 140; Army 121; Baylor 57; L ouisville 53; Southern Methodist 42; W est Virginia 41; Marshall 40; Iowa 39; T exas Christian 26; Virginia 24; South C arolina 22; Boston College 20; A ppalachian State 12; Mississippi 10; M ississippi State 7; Arkansas St. 6; NC S tate 5; Nebraska 4; Georgia Tech 4; C oastal Carolina 4; Air Force 3; Louisiana T ech 2.A P Top 25 PollT he Top 25 teams in The Associated Press c ollege football poll, with first-place v otes in parentheses, records through S ep. 19, total points based on 25 points f or a first-place vote through one point f or a 25th-place vote, and previous r anking: R crd P ts P rv 1 . Clemson (59) 2 -0 1 523 1 2 . Alabama (1) 0 -0 1 458 2 3 . Oklahoma 1 -0 1 368 3 4 . Georgia 0 -0 1 320 4 5 . Florida 0 -0 1 239 5 6 . LSU (1) 0 -0 1 221 6 7 . Notre Dame 2 -0 1 200 7 8 . Texas 1 -0 1 037 9 8 . Auburn 0 -0 1 037 8 1 0. Texas A&M 0 -0 9 72 10 1 1. North Carolina 1 -0 8 83 12 1 2. Miami 2 -0 8 16 17 1 3. UCF 1 -0 7 71 14 1 4. Cincinnati 1 -0 7 20 13 1 5. Oklahoma St. 1 -0 6 93 11 1 6. Tennessee 0 -0 5 29 15 1 7. Memphis 1 -0 5 10 16 1 8. BYU 1 -0 4 05 21 1 9. La.-Lafayette 2 -0 3 74 19 2 0. Virginia Tech 0 -0 3 50 20 2 1. Pittsburgh 2 -0 3 15 25 2 2. Army 2 -0 2 96 22 2 3. Kentucky 0 -0 2 30 23 2 4. Louisville 1 -1 1 15 18 2 5. Marshall 2 -0 1 08 O thers receiving votes: Baylor 89, West V irginia 59, SMU 57, TCU 30, Virginia 30, B oston College 23, Arkansas St. 20, M ississippi St. 6, UAB 5, Texas Tech 5, M ississippi 4, Appalachian St. 3, UTSA 2, T roy 1, Coastal Carolina 1.A UTO RACINGN ASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 L ineup S unday, Sept. 27 A t Las Vegas Motor Raceway L as Vegas, Nev. L ap length: 1.5 miles ( Car number in parentheses)1 . (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford. 2 . (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota. 3 . (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet. 4 . (10) Aric Almirola, Ford. 5 . (22) Joey Logano, Ford. 6 . (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford. 7 . (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet. 8 . (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet. 9 . (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet. 1 0. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota. 1 1. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota. 1 2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford. 1 3. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota. 1 4. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet. 1 5. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford. 1 6. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford. 1 7. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford. 1 8. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet. 1 9. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford. 2 0. (42) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet. 2 1. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet. 2 2. (41) Cole Custer, Ford. 2 3. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet. 2 4. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet. 2 5. (38) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford. 2 6. (95) Christopher Bell, Toyota. 2 7. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford. 2 8. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet. 2 9. (96) Daniel Suarez, Toyota. 3 0. (27) Gray Gaulding, Ford. 3 1. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford. 3 2. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet. 3 3. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet. 3 4. (51) Joey Gase, Ford. 3 5. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet. 3 6. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota. 3 7. (77) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet. 3 8. (53) James Davison, Ford. 3 9. (49) Chad Finchum, Toyota.N ASCAR Cup Series ScheduleS ept. 27 — South Point 400, Las Vegas, N ev. O ct. 4 — YellaWood 500, Talladega, Ala. O ct. 11 — Bank of America ROVAL 400, C oncord, N.C. O ct. 18 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas C ity, Kan. O ct. 25 — Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas N ov. 1 — Xfinity 500, Martinsville, Va. N ov. 8 — NASCAR Cup Series C hampionship, Avondale, Ariz.I ndyCar ScheduleO ct. 2 — INDYCAR Harvest GP Race 1, I ndianapolis O ct. 3 — INDYCAR Harvest GP Race 2, I ndianapolis O ct. 25 — Firestone Grand Prix of St. P etersburg, St. Petersburg, Fla.T ENNISA TP World Tour Hamburg Results F riday A t Am Rothenbaum H amburg, Germany P urse: €1,062,520 S urface: Red clay M en's Singles Q uarterfinalsA ndrey Rublev (5), Russia, def. Roberto B autista Agut (4), Spain, 6-2, 7-5. S tefanos Tsitsipas (2), Greece, def. Dusan L ajovic, Serbia, 7-6 (5), 6-2. C asper Ruud, Norway, def. Ugo Humbert, F rance, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. C ristian Garin, Chile, vs. Alexander Bublik, K azakhstan, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.W TA Strasbourg Results F riday A t Strasbourg Tennis Club S trasbourg, France P urse: $225,500 S urface: Red clay W omen's Singles S emifinalsE lena Rybakina (5), Kazakhstan, def. Nao H ibino, Japan, 6-3, 6-4. E lina Svitolina (2), Ukraine, vs. Aryna S abalenka (4), Belarus, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.G OLFP GA Tour Series Corales Punctacana R esort F riday A t Corales Golf Club L a Altagracia, Dominican Republic P urse: $4 million Y ardage: 7,666; Par: 72 S econd RoundH udson Swafford ............. 65-67—132 (-12) S ean O'Hair ....................... 67-67—134 (-10) L uke List .......................... 69-65—134 (-10) J ustin Suh ......................... 67-67—134 (-10) A dam Long ........................ 70-65—135 (-9) M ackenzie Hughes ............ 68-67—135 (-9) X injun Zhang ..................... 66-69—135 (-9) S epp Straka ....................... 65-70—135 (-9) K elly Kraft ......................... 68-68—136 (-8) S am Burns ......................... 69-67—136 (-8) P atrick Rodgers ................ 67-69—136 (-8) T yler McCumber ................ 65-71—136 (-8) J ames Hahn ...................... 68-68—136 (-8) J oseph Bramlett ............... 66-70—136 (-8) C harley Hoffman ............... 69-68—137 (-7) A lex Smalley ...................... 70-67—137 (-7) A dam Schenk .................... 68-69—137 (-7) C ameron Percy ................... 67-70—137 (-7) D ominic Bozzelli ................. 70-67—137 (-7) T homas Detry .................... 68-69—137 (-7) M artin Laird ...................... 69-69—138 (-6) P eter Malnati .................... 69-69—138 (-6) J amie Lovemark ................. 67-71—138 (-6) E miliano Grillo ................... 70-68—138 (-6) B rian Stuard ....................... 67-71—138 (-6) S ebastian Cappelen ......... 69-69—138 (-6) J .J. Spaun . .......................... 71-67—138 (-6) S cott Brown ...................... 69-69—138 (-6) P atton Kizzire ..................... 71-67—138 (-6) K yle Stanley ....................... 67-72—139 (-5) S cott Harrington ............... 65-74—139 (-5) B en Martin ......................... 68-71—139 (-5) D enny McCarthy ................ 68-71—139 (-5) M ark Anderson .................. 68-71—139 (-5) R ob Oppenheim ................. 72-67—139 (-5) R yan Brehm ........................ 67-72—139 (-5) S angmoon Bae .................. 71-68—139 (-5) F abián Gómez ................... 70-69—139 (-5) G eorge McNeill ................. 69-70—139 (-5) T ommy Gainey ................... 71-68—139 (-5) H enrik Stenson ................. 70-69—139 (-5) N ate Lashley ...................... 68-71—139 (-5) J onathan Byrd ................... 68-71—139 (-5) M att Jones ........................ 71-69—140 (-4) K evin Tway ........................ 70-70—140 (-4) P at Perez ........................... 70-70—140 (-4) R icky Barnes ...................... 67-73—140 (-4) M atthew NeSmith ............. 69-71—140 (-4) K eith Mitchell .................... 70-70—140 (-4) S am Ryder ......................... 70-70—140 (-4) R obert Streb ..................... 68-72—140 (-4) V incent Whaley ................. 69-71—140 (-4) R hein Gibson ..................... 71-69—140 (-4) A rjun Atwal ........................ 73-68—141 (-3) D avid Hearn ........................ 67-74—141 (-3) A nirban Lahiri ..................... 69-72—141 (-3) B eau Hossler ...................... 70-71—141 (-3) C .T. Pan ................................ 71-70—141 (-3) W illy Pumarol ..................... 73-68—141 (-3) K ramer Hickok .................... 69-72—141 (-3) R oberto Díaz ....................... 70-71—141 (-3) J oohyung Kim .................... 72-69—141 (-3) M atthias Schwab ............... 69-72—141 (-3) H ank Lebioda ...................... 70-71—141 (-3) C hase Seiffert ..................... 71-70—141 (-3) J .J. Henry ............................ 70-71—141 (-3) Z ac Blair ............................. 68-73—141 (-3) B rice Garnett ...................... 70-71—141 (-3) K iradech Aphibarnrat ......... 70-71—141 (-3) D .J. Trahan ......................... 72-69—141 (-3) T im Wilkinson ..................... 70-71—141 (-3) W ill Zalatoris ....................... 70-71—141 (-3) K ristoffer Ventura .............. 72-69—141 (-3) S tephen Stallings Jr. .......... 69-72—141 (-3)M issed the cutR yan Blaum ........................ 70-72—142 (-2) K young-Hoon Lee ............. 74-68—142 (-2) G raham DeLaet ................. 78-64—142 (-2) K evin Chappell .................... 71-71—142 (-2) D avid Lingmerth ................ 70-72—142 (-2) B o Hoag ............................. 70-72—142 (-2) M ichael Kartrude .............. 73-69—142 (-2) A kshay Bhatia .................... 69-73—142 (-2) R ichard S. Johnson ............ 72-70—142 (-2) L uke Graboyes ................... 69-73—142 (-2) J honattan Vegas ................ 70-73—143 (-1) A aron Baddeley .................. 72-71—143 (-1) B en Taylor .......................... 70-73—143 (-1) S eamus Power ................... 70-73—143 (-1) P arker McLachlin ................ 71-72—143 (-1) G raeme McDowell .............. 70-73—143 (-1) R yan Armour ....................... 71-72—143 (-1) B randen Grace .................... 71-72—143 (-1) C harles Howell III ................ 69-75—144 (E) H enrik Norlander ................ 75-69—144 (E) B randon Hagy ...................... 73-71—144 (E) W es Roach ........................... 70-74—144 (E) G avin Hall ............................. 73-71—144 (E) J ohnson Wagner ................. 70-74—144 (E) W ill Gordon .......................... 73-71—144 (E) C hris Kirk .............................. 71-73—144 (E) B ill Haas ............................... 70-74—144 (E) D oug Ghim .......................... 70-74—144 (E) C hris Stroud ....................... 72-73—145 (+1) M artin Trainer .................... 72-73—145 (+1) J ohn Rollins ........................ 73-72—145 (+1) J uan Jose Guerra ............... 74-71—145 (+1) M ichael Gligic ..................... 74-71—145 (+1) T ommy Cocha .................... 75-70—145 (+1) J osh Teater ......................... 71-74—145 (+1) S ebastián L. Saavedra ....... 74-71—145 (+1) K urt Kitayama .................... 73-72—145 (+1) V aughn Taylor ................... 76-70—146 (+2) A lex Cejka .......................... 73-73—146 (+2) I sidro Benitez .................... 76-70—146 (+2) C arl Pettersson .................. 72-74—146 (+2) R oger Sloan ....................... 71-75—146 (+2) C orey Conners .................. 70-76—146 (+2) M ichael Kim ....................... 72-74—146 (+2) J ason Bohn ........................ 71-75—146 (+2) E ric Axley .......................... 73-73—146 (+2) H iram Silfa ......................... 70-76—146 (+2) Z ack Sucher ....................... 73-74—147 (+3) B rian Davis ......................... 74-73—147 (+3) C hris Baker ........................ 72-75—147 (+3) B rendon de Jonge ............ 75-73—148 (+4) J ohn Senden ..................... 74-74—148 (+4) T ed Purdy ........................... 77-71—148 (+4) J ohn Merrick ..................... 76-73—149 (+5) A ndres Romero ................ 80-69—149 (+5) B en Cook ........................... 70-79—149 (+5) P eter Uihlein ..................... 73-77—150 (+6) M att Oshrine ..................... 77-73—150 (+6) G rayson Murray ................. 77-73—150 (+6) B o Van Pelt ........................ 77-73—150 (+6) N elson Ledesma .............. 80-70—150 (+6) M ichael Gellerman ............. 79-72—151 (+7) C arlos Franco ...................... 77-74—151 (+7) M att Every ......................... 76-76—152 (+8) R afael Campos ................ 73-81—154 (+10) J ulio Santos ...................... 77-78—155 (+11) D aniel Chopra .................. 75-80—155 (+11) M arcel Olivares ............... 85-80—165 (+21)E uropean Tour Dubai Duty Free Irish O pen F riday A t Galgorm Spa and Golf Resort B allymena, Northern Ireland P urse: $1.67 million Y ardage: 7,209; Par: 71 P artial Second Round ( a-amateur)A aron Rai, England 65-70—135 .............. -5 R obert Rock, England 69-67—136 .......... -4 D ean Burmester, South Africa 65-71—136 ................................................................-4 J oakim Lagergren, Sweden 70-66—136 -4 S cott Hend, Australia 68-69—137 .......... -3 J ohn Catlin, United States 67-70—137 ... -3 J ustin Harding, South Africa 68-69—137 -3 E wen Ferguson, Scotland 70-67—137 .... -3 J azz Janewattananond, Thailand 6 8-70—138 ............................................... -2 D avid Law, Scotland 69-69—138 ............ -2 L ucas Herbert, Australia 71-67—138 ...... -2 S ean Crocker, United States 72-67—139 -1 D aan Huizing, Netherlands 70-69—139 . -1 M arcus Armitage, England 69-71—140 ....E O liver Farr, Wales 70-40—140 .................E N acho Elvira, Spain 69-71—140 ................E A drian Meronk, Poland 71-69—140 .........E C lement Sordet, France 70-70—140 ........E C alum Hill, Scotland 70-70—140 ..............E J oost Luiten, Netherlands 71-70—141 .... +1 S tephen Gallacher, Scotland 67-74—141 +1 J ames Morrison, England 72-69—141 .... +1 F abrizio Zanotti, Paraguay 70-72—142 .. +2 L ars Van Meijel, Netherlands 71-71—142 +2 L ucas Bjerregaard, Denmark 68-74—142 ................................................................+2 N iklas Lemke, Sweden 68-74—142 ........ +2 R ikard Karlberg, Sweden 67-75—142 ..... +2 A dri Arnaus, Spain 73-69—142 .............. +2 W ilco Nienaber, South Africa 70-72—142 ................................................................+2 D ale Whitnell, England 71-72—143 ........ +3 A lejandro Canizares, Spain 71-72—143 .. +3 M artin Simonsen, Denmark 68-75—143 +3 J ack Senior, England 70-73—143 ........... +3 M atthew Southgate, England 74-70—144 ................................................................+4 G arrick Porteous, England 73-71—144 ... +4 C olm Moriarty, Ireland 75-69—144 ........ +4 J oel Stalter, France 74-70—144 ............. +4 C raig Howie, Scotland 73-71—144 ......... +4 R oss Mcgowan, England 73-71—144 ...... +4 M athieu Fenasse, France 72-72—144 .... +4 J oachim B. Hansen, Denmark 72-72—144 ................................................................+4 S hubhankar Sharma, India 72-72—144 .. +4 G eorge Coetzee, South Africa 71-73—144 ................................................................+ 4 S teven Brown, England 71-74—145 ........ +5 M asahiro Kawamura, Japan 74-71—145 . +5 A ntoine Rozner, France 73-72—145 ....... +5 A aron Cockerill, Canada 75-70—145 ...... +5 B en Stow, England 70-75—145 .............. +5 R ichie Ramsay, Scotland 71-74—145 ...... +5 S cott Jamieson, Scotland 69-76—145 ... +5 R obin Sciot-Siegrist, France 73-72—145 +5 a -Mark Power, Ireland 74-71—145 .......... +5 M ax Schmitt, Germany 73-72—145 ........ +5 R omain Wattel, France 74-71—145 ......... +5T RANSACTIONSF riday's Transactions B ASEBALL M ajor League Baseball A merican LeagueC HICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP J ose Ruiz to alternate training site. A ctivated RHP Evan Marshall from 10-day I L. C LEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned SS Yu C hang to alternate training site. Recalled L HP Logan Allen from alternate training s ite. D ETROIT TIGERS — Placed INF Jeimer C andelario on 10-day IL. Recalled OF C hristin Stewart from alternate training s ite. K ANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled 1B Ryan M cBroom from alternate training site. A ctivated RHP Ian Kennedy from 10-day I L. Placed RF Jorge Soler and RHP Greg H olland on the 10-day IL. M INNESOTA TWINS — Selected the c ontract of RHP Edwar Colina. Designated R HP Homer Bailey for assignment. N EW YORK YANKEES — Assigned LHP T yler Lyons to alternate training site. R ecalled RHP Miguel Yajure from a lternate training site. S EATTLE MARINERS — Claimed RHP Ian H amilton off waivers from Chicago White S ox.N ational LeagueA RIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Activated R HP Silvino Bracho from 60-day IL. T ransferred RHP Corbin Martin from 1 0-day IL to 60-day IL. C INCINNATI REDS — Released RHP Nate J ones. M ILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled RHP J .P. Feyereisen and INF Ryon Healy from a lternate training site. Placed RHP Corbin B urnes on 10-day IL. S T LOUIS CARDINALS — Recalled RHP D aniel Ponce de Leon from alternate t raining site. S AN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Activated R HP Jeff Samardzija from 10-day IL.F OOTBALL N ational Football LeagueA TLANTA FALCONS — Signed CB Tyler H all to practice squad. Released DE A ustin Edwards. C AROLINA PANTHERS — Released CB T rumaine Johnson from practice squad. R e-signed K Kai Forbath. D ENVER BRONCOS — Activated QB Brett R ypien and DL DeShawn Williams from p ractice squad. P ITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed DE C alvin Taylor to practice squad. Released D B Trajan Bandy. S EATTLE SEAHAWKS — Placed DE R asheem Green on injured reserve. W aived DE Eli Mencer from injured r eserve.H OCKEY N ational Hockey LeagueA RIZONA COYOTES — Named Brian D accord as special assistant to the g eneral manager/director of goaltending o perations.S OCCER M ajor League SoccerN EW YORK CITY FC — Announced F H eber will miss remainder of season with t orn ACL.B ETTING LINEP regame.com Line M ajor League Baseball S aturday N ational LeagueF avorite L ine U nderdog L ineN ew York 210 W ASHINGTON + 190 M ilwaukee 108 S T. LOUIS 102 A RIZONA O FF C olorado O FF S AN FRAN O FF S an Diego O FFA merican LeagueF avorite L ine U nderdog L ineO AKLAND (G1) 168 S eattle + 158 O AKLAND (G2) 200 S eattle + 180 T ORONTO 141 B altimore + 131 H ouston 195 T EXAS + 180 K ANSAS CITY 120 D etroit + 110I nterleagueF avorite L ine U nderdog L ineN Y YANKEES 185 M iami + 170 T AMPA BAY 111 P hiladelphia + 101 C LEVELAND 202 P ittsburgh + 182 A TLANTA 140 B oston + 130 C HICAGO WS + 135 C hicago Cubs + 125 M INNESOTA 140 C incinnati + 130 L A DODGERS 175 L A Angels + 163N BA S aturdayF avorite L ine O /U U nderdogL A Lakers 62 14 D enverC ollege Football S aturdayF avorite L ine O /U U nderdogU CF 2777E A CAROLINA M IAMI 11125312F lorida St G eorgia Tech 7125212S YRACUSE P ITTSBURGH 355L ouisville T ennessee 31244S CAROLINA B AYLOR 1761K ansas B YU 1461T roy A labama 2856M ISSOURI O KLAHOMA ST 6125112W est Virginia F lorida 13125712M ISSISSIPPI L A-LAFAYETTE 11125112G a Southern O KLAHOMA 2861K ansas St G eorgia 2853A RKANSAS T exas 171271T EXAS TECH I owa St 21244T CU L SU 1757M ississippi St T EXAS A&M 3046V anderbilt A UBURN 749K entucky L IBERTY 760F IU T ulane 3125412S THRN MISS C INCINNATI 1345A rmy L A-MONROE 1050U TEP V IRGINIA 445D uke B OSTON COLL 17125612T exas State V IRGINIA TECH 757N C StateN FL S undayF avorite L ine O /U U nderdogN EW ENGLAND 51247L as Vegas B UFFALO 147L A Rams P ITTSBURGH 445H ouston S an Francisco 31242N Y GIANTS T ennessee 21250M INNESOTA C LEVELAND 745W ashington P HILADELPHIA 447C incinnati A TLANTA 347C hicago I NDIANAPOLIS 111244N Y Jets L A CHARGERS 643C arolina A RIZONA 555D etroit T ampa Bay 51243D ENVER S EATTLE 556D allas N EW ORLEANS 353G reen BayM ondayF avorite L ine O /U U nderdogB ALTIMORE 3125412K ansas CityT ODAY IN SPORTSS ept. 261 942 – Jockey Club stewards revoke Eddie A rcaro’s license for one year after his d isplay of “rough riding” aboard odds-on f avorite Occupation in the Cowdin Stakes o n Sept. 19. He attempted to injure a rider d uring the race. 1 961 – Roger Maris of the New York Y ankees ties Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old r ecord with his 60th homer, off Jack F isher of Baltimore. 1 981 – Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros b ecomes the first player to pitch five n o-hit, no-run games. This one is a 5-0 v ictory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at t he Astrodome. 1 981 – Kelvin Bryant of North Carolina r ushes for 173 yards and scores four t ouchdowns in a 56-14 victory over B oston College, giving him 15 t ouchdowns over the last three games, an N CAA record. 1 992 – Rocky Mountain’s Steve Thompson r ushes for 405 yards and six touchdowns i n a 42-36 overtime victory over Carroll C ollege. The rushing total is the second h ighest in NAIA history. 1 992 – Ken Irvin of Memphis is the first p layer in college football to block four p unts in one game, leading the Tigers p ast Arkansas 22-6. 1 998 – Prairie View A&M ends its N CAA-record 80-game losing streak by s topping a 2-point conversion in the final m inute for a 14-12 victory over Langston. 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The Avengers reassemble to battle a technological villain. “Zombieland” (2009) Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg. Survivors of an apocalypse join forces against zombies. TBSMLB Baseball “Geostorm” (2017, Action) Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess. “The Meg” (2018) Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson. Premiere. The Meg TCM(3:45) “Now, Voyager” (1942) Bette Davis. “Executive Suite” (1954, Drama) William Holden, June Allyson. Four VPs and junior exec jockey for power. “Island in the Sun” (1957) Harry Belafonte, James Mason. Alec Waugh’s novel of race relations in the West Indies. (:15) “The Decks Ran Red” (1958) James Mason. TLC90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? “Point of No Return” 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? “Tell All Part 1” (N) Darcey & Stacey (N) TNT(4:30) “Ant-Man and The Wasp” (2018, Action) Paul Rudd. Ant-Man and the Wasp battle a powerful new enemy. “Black Panther” (2018, Action) Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o. Black Panther springs into action when an old enemy returns. “Fences” (2016) Denzel Washington. Premiere. TRAVParanormal CaughtCameraParanormal CaughtCameraParanormal CaughtCameraParanormal CaughtCameraParanormal Caught on Camera “Top 100: 100-81” (N) TRUTVImp. JokersImp. JokersImp. JokersImp. JokersImp. JokersImp. JokersImp. JokersImp. JokersImp. JokersImp. JokersImp. JokersImp. Jokers TVLANDTwo/Half MenTwo/Half MenTwo/Half MenTwo/Half MenTwo/Half MenTwo/Half MenTwo/Half MenTwo/Half MenTwo/Half MenTwo/Half MenTwo/Half MenTwo/Half Men UNILa Rosa de GuadalupeMaríaNoticieroEnamorándonos “La primera boda” (N) Fútbol CentralFútbol Mexicano Primera División (Live) USALaw & Order: SVULaw & Order: SVULaw & Order: SVULaw & Order: SVULaw & Order: SVULaw & Order: SVU VH1(3:00) “Coach Carter” “Love & Basketball” (2000, Romance) Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard. “Obsessed” (2009) Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles. WELaw & Order “Innocence” Law & OrderLaw & Order “Brazil” Law & Order “Crashers” Law & Order(:03) Law & Order “Immortal” WGN-ALast-StandingLast-StandingLast-StandingLast-StandingLast-StandingLast-StandingNewsNation (N) (Live) NewsNation (N) (Live) NewsNation (N) (Live) MUST SEE MOVIES MUST SEE SPORTS AMERICAN SNIPER (2014) Bradley Cooper, Si enna Miller . Navy SEAL Chris Kyle logs an incredible number of kills. (R) (3:04) A&E 8 p.m. ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018) Paul Rudd, Evan geline Lilly . Ant-Man and the Wasp battle a powerful new enemy. (PG-13) (2:30) TNT 4:30 p.m.AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLD MEMBER (2002) Mike Myers , Beyoncé Knowles . (PG-13) (2:00) COMEDY 11:30 a.m.AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNA TIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY (1997) Mike Myers, Eliza beth Hurley . (PG-13) (2:00) COMEDY 1:30 p.m. AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME (1999) Mike Myers, Heather Graham . Austin travels in time to get his mojo back. (PG-13) (2:30) COMEDY 3:30 p.m. AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (2015) Robert Downey Jr. , Chris Hemsworth . The Avengers reassemble to battle a technological villain. (PG-13) (3:00) SYFY 6 p.m. BLACK PANTHER (2018) Chadwick Boseman , Michael B. Jordan . Black Pan ther springs into action when an old enemy returns. (PG-13) (3:00) TNT 7 p.m. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (2009) Voices of Bill Hader , Anna Faris . Animated. An overabun dance of food falls from the sky, overwhelming townspeo ple. (PG) (2:00) NICK 6 p.m. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (2013) Voices of Bill Hader , Anna Faris . (PG) (2:30) NICK 8 p.m. COACH CARTER (2005) Samuel L. Jackson , Robert Ri’chard . A high-school bas ketball coach pushes his team to excel. (PG-13) (3:00) VH1 3 p.m. 10 A.M. SUNSP College Foot ball Texas State at Boston College.12 P.M. 8-WFLA 20-WBBH 2020 Roland-Garros Tennis (N) (Live)1 P.M. 6-WKMG 10-WTSP 11-WINK NFL Football Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots. (N) (Live)13-WTVT 35-WOFL NFL Foot ball Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons. (N) (Live)ESPN WNBA Basketball Las Vegas Aces vs Connecticut Sun. (N) (Live) ESPN2 Athletes Unlimited Softball Blue at Orange. (N) (Live)3 P.M. 8-WFLA 20-WBBH PGA Tour Golf Corales Punta cana Resort & Club Champion ship, Final Round. (N) (Live)9-WFTV 28-WFTS 40-WWSB WNBA Basketball Seattle Storm vs Minnesota Lynx. (N) (Live)FSNFL MLB Baseball Miami Marlins at New York Yankees. (N) (Live)SUNSP MLB Baseball Phila delphia Phillies at Tampa Bay Rays. (N) (Live)TBS MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox. (N) (Live)4 P.M. ESPN2 Athletes Unlimited Softball Gold at Purple. (N) (Live)4:25 P.M. 13-WTVT 35-WOFL NFL Football Tampa Bay Buc caneers at Denver Broncos. (N) (Live)5 P.M. 6-WKMG 10-WTSP PBR Bull Riding 15/15 Buking Battle Bad Boy Mowers Invita tional. (Taped) 7 P.M. FSNFL World Poker Tour WPT Borgata Part 2. (N)GOLF PGA Tour Golf Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, Final Round. (N Same-day Tape)7:30 P.M. ESPN NBA Basket ball Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat. (N) (Live) 8 P.M. ESPN2 Formula 1 Racing Russian Grand Prix. FSNFL World Poker Tour WPT Borgata Part 3. (N)8:20 P.M. 8-WFLA 20-WBBH NFL Football Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints. (N) (Live) 9:30 P.M. UNI Fútbol Mexi cano Primera División (N) (Live)10 P.M. FSNFL World Poker Tour WPT Borgata Part 2. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, Final Round. FROZEN (2013) Voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel . Animated. A young queen’s icy powers trap a kingdom in eter nal winter. (PG) (2:30) FREE 7:25 p.m. GNOMEO & JULIET (2011) Voices of James McA voy , Emily Blunt . (G) (2:00) FREE 12:53 p.m. HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (1980) Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon . A country star is torn between his wife and his lover. (PG) (2:15) TCM 1:30 p.m. HOOK (1991) Dustin Hoffman , Robin Williams . Lawyer turns into Peter Pan to save kids from Captain Hook. (PG) (3:00) 32-WMOR 12 p.m. INFERNO (2016) Tom Hanks , Felicity Jones . (PG-13) (2:33) SYFY 12:57 p.m. ISLAND IN THE SUN (1957) Harry Belafonte, James Mason . (NR) (2:15) TCM 8 p.m.JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK (2016) Tom Cruise , Cobie Smulders . (PG-13) (2:30) A&E 5:30 p.m. JURASSIC PARK (1993) Sam Neill, Laura Dern . Cloned dinosaurs run amok at an island-jungle theme park. (PG-13) (3:00) AMC 2:30 p.m. JURASSIC WORLD (2015) Chris Pratt, Bryce Dal las Howard . (PG-13) (2:30) FX 3:30 p.m. JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (2018) Chris Pratt , Bryce Dallas Howard . (PG-13) (3:00) FX 6 p.m. LAST HOLIDAY (2006) Queen Latifah, Gérard De pardieu . (PG-13) (2:15) TBS 12:45 p.m. LIKE MIKE (2002) Lil’ Bow Wow , Morris Chestnut . (PG) (2:30) VH1 12:30 p.m. LOTTERY TICKET (2010) Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jack son . (PG-13) (2:30) BET 8 p.m.LOVE & BASKETBALL (2000) Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps . A passion for the game leads to love for two best friends. (PG-13) (3:00) VH1 6 p.m. MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS (2015) Dylan O’Brien , Kaya Scodelario . (PG-13) (2:30) 62-WBSV 6:30 p.m.THE MEG (2018) Jason Statham , Li Bingbing . (PG-13) (2:30) TBS 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. MOANA (2016) Voices of Dwayne Johnson, Auli’i Cravalho . Animated. A oncemighty demigod and a teen sail across the ocean. (PG) (2:32) FREE 4:53 p.m. MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE (2017) Voices of Emily Blunt , Kristin Chenoweth . (PG) (1:40) DISN 12:15 p.m. ROCKY BALBOA (2006) Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young . Rocky, now retired, fights the world heavyweight champion. (PG) (2:15) AMC 10:15 a.m.SHE’S ALL THAT (1999) Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook . (PG-13) (2:00) CMT 5 p.m., 9:30 p.m. SURROGATES (2009) Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell . (PG-13) (2:00) 62-WBSV 9 p.m.THEY WON’T BELIEVE ME (1947) Robert Young , Susan Hayward . Stockbroker tells jury how rich wife and girl friend died. (NR) (1:45) TCM 10 a.m. TOY STORY 2 (1999) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen . Animated. Toys rescue Woody from a collector. (G) (1:40) DISN 7 p.m. TOY STORY 3 (2010) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Al len . Animated. Woody, Buzz and the rest of the toys are dumped in day care. (G) (1:50) DISN 8:40 p.m. TREMORS (1990) Kevin Bacon , Fred Ward . (PG-13) (2:00) AMC 12:30 p.m. ZOMBIELAND (2009) Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg . Survivors of an apocalypse join forces against zombies. (R) (2:00) SYFY 9 p.m. NOW, VOYAGER (1942) Bette Davis, Claude Rains . A psychiatrist helps a Boston spinster, who finds a man. (NR) (2:15) TCM 3:45 p.m. PACIFIC RIM (2013) Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klat tenhoff . Humans pilot giant robots to fight monstrous creatures. (PG-13) (3:00) A&E 2:30 p.m.PIRATES OF THE CARIB BEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (2017) Johnny Depp , Geoffrey Rush . (NR) (2:30) TNT 11 a.m. POCAHONTAS (1995) Voices of Irene Bedard, Judy Kuhn . (G) (2:00) FREE 2:53 p.m.THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009) Voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Cam pos . Animated. A fateful kiss leads to an epic adventure. (G) (2:05) FREE 9:55 p.m. THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT (2004) Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews . (G) (2:41) FREE 10:12 a.m. PROOF OF LIFE (2000) Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe . (R) (2:30) 62-WBSV 4 p.m. READY PLAYER ONE (2018) Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke . A teen finds adven ture in a virtual reality world in 2045. (PG-13) (3:00) TNT 1:30 p.m. 6 x 3” ad THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW (2004) Dennis Quaid , Jake Gyllenhaal . (PG-13) (2:30) AMC 5:30 p.m., 10:12 p.m.THE DECKS RAN RED (1958) James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge . (NR) (1:45) TCM 10:15 p.m. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) Meryl Streep , Anne Hathaway . A recent col lege graduate lands a job at a fashion magazine. (PG-13) (2:30) CMT 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m. DON’T MAKE WAVES (1967) Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale . (NR) (1:45) TCM 11:45 a.m. DREAMGIRLS (2006) Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles . Three singers learn that fame has a high price. (PG-13) (2:45) TBS 10 a.m. THE EQUALIZER (2014) Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas . (R) (3:00) FX 10 a.m. THE EQUALIZER 2 (2018) Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal . (R) (2:30) FX 1 p.m. EXECUTIVE SUITE (1954) William Holden, June Allyson . Four VPs and junior exec jockey for power. (NR) (2:00) TCM 6 p.m. FENCES (2016) Denzel Washington , Viola Davis . A man squashes his son’s dream of playing college football. (PG-13) (3:00) TNT 10 p.m. MOVIES SPORTS SPECIALS adno=00044976 rn nnnnnnrrnnnrn r Connecting You With Better Hearing 863-385-3497 rn nn ­€‚­­ r rnrr ­€‚ ­­ƒ nrr PAGE 75 REAL ESTATE SUNDAY AVON PARK • LAKE PLACID • SEBRING SECTION C Sunday, September 27, 2020 Special to the Highlands News-SunProvided by Berkshire HathawayH OME S ERVICES F LORIDAThis home is at 6230 Candler Terrace in Sebring. It is priced at $275,000 and is list ed with Dawn Dell, Broker Associate with Berkshire Hathaway Florida Properties Group. This duplex is offered with both sides for sale on a half-acre. The property is located in Spring Lake Golf Resort, close to the world famous Lake Istokpoga and Sebring International Raceway. This is an opportunity of a lifetime. There is an interactive 3D virtual tour available on this property, so it is like Open House, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The duplex features two spacious bedrooms on each side, two bathrooms on each side and a one-car garage on each side. The ensuite features a walk-in closet and bathroom. Each side is fully equipped with all appliances including washer and dryer. Both properties have 1,254 living square feet (under air-con ditioned space) and a total of 1,992 total square feet under roof. The property has been lovingly maintained and it shows. Ultimate Florida living with income possibilities COURTESY PHOTO This home is at 6230 Candler Terrace in Sebring. It is priced at $275,000 and is listed with Dawn Dell, Broker Associate with Berkshire Hathaway Florida Properties Group. DIRECTIONS From U.S. 27 turn east on U.S. 98, then right on Lakeview Boulevard. Turn right on Candler Terrace. This home is on the left.Special to the Highlands News-SunP ROVIDED BY K ELLER W ILLIAMSThis home is at 1802 Queen Avenue in Sebring. It is priced at $289,900 and is listed will The Elliott Team at Keller Williams of Highlands County. Located in the high demand area of Orange Blossom Estates/back of Harder Hall, this huge four-bedroom home is hidden from the road and nestled on an acre of land. It has a huge sprawling oor plan boasting over 2,800 square feet of living space. There is tons of room for a large family or for entertaining ... there are three “living” rooms. The soaring vaulted ceilings really open up the living space even more. In the front of the house is the living/ sitting room and formal dining room and in the back of the house (separated by the kitchen) are two more huge living rooms – one with a replace. The large kitchen is open to the re-lit family room with a huge breakfast bar that would serve as a Large home features 3 living rooms This home is at 1802 Queen Avenue in Sebring. It is priced at $289,900 and is listed will The Elliott Team at Keller Williams of Highlands County. DIRECTIONS From U.S. 27 turn onto State Road 66, then right on Wisteria Place. Turn left on Violet Terrace and curve to right on Lakeside Drive West. Turn left on Sunrise Way and left on Queen Avenue. This home is on the right.Special to the Highlands News-SunProvided by Berkshire Hathaway H OME S ERVICES F LORIDAThis home is at 1008 Garland Avenue in Sebring. It is priced for $199,500 and is listed with Lisa Terrell and Jeniffer Padron Padilla with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group. There will be an open house today from 1-3 p.m. This brand new three-bedroom, twobath, two-car garage split plan home is located in one of the most popular areas of Sebring-Lake Haven Estates. Nicely landscaped with open oor plan, granite counter tops in the kitchen, Frigidaire stainless steel appliances, vinyl plank ooring throughout. Master suite has his and hers closets, dual sinks, garden tub and tiled walk-in shower. Spacious guest bedrooms with private guest bathroom, tiled bathtub/ shower and in-house laundry room. Utility sink in the garage area. This property is centrally located, close to shopping, yet has a country feel. Come Centrally located, but with a country feel COURTESY PHOTO This home is at 1008 Garland Avenue in Sebring. It is priced for $199,500 and is listed with Lisa Terrell and Jenier Padron Padilla with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group. DIRECTIONS From U.S. 27 turn onto Golfview Drive. Turn left on Lafayette Avenue, then right on Grey Fox Avenue. The road curves left to become Garland Avenue. This home is on the left.TERRELL | 4C ELLIOTT | 4C DELL | 4C PAGE 76 C2 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | September 27, 2020 www.highlandsnewssun.com People in Real Estate Norman and Mandy Elliott are with Keller Williams Realty of Highlands County. Call 863-443-0480 or 863-273-2861. Dawn Dell is with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group. Call 863-381-0400. Lisa Terrell is with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group. Call 863-414-0358. HOW TO APPEAR IN PEOPLE IN REAL ESTATE Members of the Heartland Association of Realtors who want to submit articles about their professional achievements should call Amanda Young at 863-386-3078. Submissions from People in Real Estate, those who have featured homes on the front page of Real Estate Sunday, appear on a space availability basis and must be a current advertiser with a minimum 26x contract in Real Estate Sunday or a 12x contract in Welcome Home Heartland. All submissions are subject to change.By MATT OTT T HE A SSOCIATED P RESSSILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. average rates on long-term mortgages rose slightly this week but remain at historically low levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year home loan edged up to 2.90% from 2.87% last week. One year ago, the rate averaged 3.64%. The average rate on the 15-year xed-rate mort gage also rose, to 2.40% from 2.35% last week. Low interest rates have made demand for housing even stronger, but supply remains scarce. The National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday that the number of existing homes for sale in August was 1.49 million units, a decline of 18.6% from this time last year. Although sales of existing homes rose 2.4% in August to its highest level since 2006, the lack of inventory is pushing prices higher, causing some concern. NAR said the median price for an existing single-family home reached $315,000 in August, up 11.7% from last year. Last month was the rst time the median price for a home breached $300,000. Economists worry that the price increases could take buyers out of the market, especially those seeking to own a home for the rst time. A lack of available homes has been a problem for years, long before the virus outbreak spooked many home owners into staying put. Further, the government reported Thursday that the number of people seeking U.S. unemploy ment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high gure that has likely kept many homeowners from explor ing upgrades. Mortgage rates tick up to 2.9%, remain at historic lows JOHN MINCHILLO/AP FILE PHOTO In this July 21, 2020, le photo, a homeowner tours his new home, in Washingtonville, N.Y. U.S. average rates on long-term mortgages fell this week amid signs that the halting economic recovery slowed over the summer. The key 30-year mortgage again marked an all-time low. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average rate on the 30-year home loan declined to 2.86% from 2.93% last week. By KEN SWEET AP B USINESS W RITERNEW YORK (AP) — Demand for new homes continues to surge despite an ongoing pandemic and lingering anxiety about the U.S. economy. The pace of sales have now reached levels last seen before the Great Recession in 2006. Sales new homes in August rose by a very strong 4.8% to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.01 million units, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported Thursday. The jump followed a new home sales spike in July of 13.9%. The rapid spread of COVID-19 infec tions in the U.S. this spring quashed sales, but not demand. The pace picked back up in the summer, driving home prices in many places to record highs. In addition to pent up demand, record low mortgage rates appear to be driving sales far more strongly than most econo mists had anticipated. “The August gure is the rst reading above 1 million since 2006, so both new and existing home sales registered their best results since 2006 in August,” wrote Stephen Stanley, chief economist at Amherst Pierpont. “The level beat expectations by over 100K.” Many, however, do not see the gains over the past several months as sustain able. The last time the pace of sales was this strong marked a peak in the market and preceded the worst economic calam ity in the U.S. since the Great Depression. Sales of new homes surge 4.8% in August ELAINE THOMPSON/AP FILE PHOTO In this April 1, 2020 photo, a “For Sale” sign stands in front of a home that is in the process of being sold in Monroe, Wash., outside of Seattle. 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For additional infor mation and to schedule a private showing, please contact Lisa Terrell at 863-414-0358 or Jeniffer Padron Padilla at 863-991-4881TERRELL FROM PAGE 1Cwonderful buffet when you are entertaining or additional dining seating. There are tons of cabinet and counter space and stainless steel appliances. The third living room is huge but cozy. It’s a great space for a game room, man cave, home gym, play room or more. This home features a split oor plan, indoor laundry, attached two-car garage and so much more. This home is priced at $289,900 and being offered by The Elliott Team at Keller Williams of Highlands County. 863-658-3780. MLS 275609ELLIOTT FROM PAGE 1C This home is at 1802 Queen Avenue in Sebring. It is priced at $289,900 and is listed will The Elliott Team at Keller Williams of Highlands County.This is the ultimate mother-in-law set up or income-producing rental. Live in one side and rent out the other side to pay all the bills. The backyard is where all the fun is at for these homeowners. The owners installed an inground pool in 2007 and made their own Florida pool paradise. Imagine having it all; well this is it! The landscaping is in natural Florida foliage and easy maintenance. There is a fenced off garden area in the rear of the property. It’s perfect for re pits, planting shed or whatever you desire. The half-acre land is nicely landscaped with rock garden, brick pavers and walkways to help you navigate the lush mature landscaping. This is year-round living for someone who loves the outdoors and will appreciate the whimsical setting. You will not see another one like this property. It truly is one-of-a-kind and will be an excellent investment. Spring Lake is home to the newly opened Sebring International Golf Resort. There is a private Lake Istokpoga access boat ramp, too. You can be shing in the morning, have lunch at the pub, take a round of golf, jump in your private pool oasis and then have dinner at the restaurant. This is Florida living at the nest. Property is offered by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Properties Group with Dawn Dell, Broker Associate. You can reach Dell at 863-381-0400 for your private showing. Or visit www.dawndell.com and take the 3D virtual tour. MLS 275534DELL FROM PAGE 1C COURTESY PHOTO The backyard is where all the fun is at for these homeowners. The owners installed an inground pool in 2007 and made their own Florida pool paradise. $ $ $ $ Looking For Something? Find it in the Classifieds! adno=00045520 rnwww.clarkepestcontrol.comrnn ­€‚ƒ­„ adno=00039873 adno=00045625 1167 US 27 S • Sebring, FL 33870 www.ElliottTeam.com • TheElliottTeam@gmail.com THE ELLIOTT TEAM OF HIGHLANDS COUNTYNorm Elliott (863) 443-0480 Mandy Elliott (863) 273-2861 Matt Nelson (863) 273-3412 NEW CONSTRUCTIONIncredible NEW 3 bedroom, 2 bath luxury villa on the golf course. Stunning granite island kitchen with hidden 8x8 pantry! Attached 2 car garage and dreamy master suite! Text “LIST 3398105” to (800) 701-6509 to instantly receive all property photos & property report. $234,900 PRICE REDUCED Golf Hammock remodeled. Over 1800 living sq ft. 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths split oor plan. Granite kitchen and baths, new ooring and paint, new AC. Living & family room, indoor laundry, screen porch, 2 car garage, corner lot. Text “LIST3946098 “ to (800) 701-6509 to instantly receive all property photos & property report. $189,900 PRICE REDUCEDNestled on almost 2 acres, this 3 (easily 4 bedroom), 2.5 bath home is amazing inside and out. Gourmet island kitchen, second oor catwalk, caged pool, wrap around porches, 3 car garage, fenced, and more!! Text “List3654713” to (800) 701-6509 to instantly receive all property photos & property report. The Market Is HOT! We are selling homes FAST & for TOP DOLLAR!! Call us for a FREE market analysis 1 ACRERemodeled 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on 1 acre. Attached 1 car garage + TWO outbuildings. Perfect for workshop or home based business. Text “LIST3585609“ to (800) 701-6509 to instantly receive all property photos & property report. $389,900 LAKE HUNTLEYBeautifully remodeled 3 Bedroom, 2 bath home on Lake Huntley. 2 Car garage, your own personal cement boat ramp, granite kitchen and baths. Big screen porch, circle drive, dock, Luxurious updates throughout. Text “LIST4027378“ to (800) 701-6509 to instantly receive all property photos & property re-port. 1 ACREAwesome 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath home in the back of Harder Hall. Sprawling oor plan, vaulted ceilings replace, attached 2 car garage. Tons of space here! Text “LIST4090909” to (800) 701-6509 to instantly receive all property photos & property report. $289,900 $418,900 $249,900 PAGE 79 www.highlandsnewssun.com September 27, 2020 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | C5 adno=00046116 Florida Properties Group rnrnr rrnn rrnrn rrn n rr Find your dream home at: www.bhhsfloridaproperties.com r  ­€ ­‚­ƒ r „…­†‡ˆ‰†€ƒ   †€Š ‚ †„†‚­†‡‹Œ †Ž‡Ž­†‡ ‡­€ €ˆ‘ˆ †ˆ‰„ˆ‚ †„’­…­“” r n  rˆ­Œˆ†­… †€Š ‚­……­ …ƒ†€ˆ •––—n • 5BR/6.5BA, 3500 Sq.Ft.• 80’ sea walled lake frontage• Gas stove, gas fireplace, elevator, 3 decksCarol Edwards MLS 270919(863) 441-2994 $685,000 LAKE HUNTLEY LAKEFRONT• 2BR/2BA, 1771 Sq.Ft.• On canal to Lake Grassy• 9x17 screened lanai. New seawall, new 12x20 boat houseAnn Freeman MLS 275422(863) 243-3418 $295,000 ON CANAL TO LAKE GRASSY• 3BR/2BA, 1978 Sq.Ft.• 10’ceilings, crown moulding, arched openings• Kitchen w/granite. Newer roof, AC systemHelen Ferry MLS 274261(863) 381-1089 $279,900 LOVELY CUSTOM HOME• 4BR/3BA, 2828 Sq.Ft.• Bahama shutters, pavered walk & driveway• LR, FR, w/hardwood flooring. Electric fireplaceHelen Ferry MLS#270729(863) 381-1089 $375,000 GORGEOUS EXECUTIVE HOME• 3BR/2BA, 2169 Sq.Ft.• Immaculate home, w/newer roof • Electric boat house. On deep canal to Lake IstokpogaMichael Garey MLS 275614(863) 202-0080 $279,000 WOW!• 3BR/2BA, 1773 Sq.Ft.• Deeded lake access to Lake Huntley• 7’x14’ in ground caged spa, fireplace, updatesJeanne Warner MLS 275602(863) 441-3214 $265,000 WATERSEDGE BEAUTY• 2BR/2BA, 2000 Sq.Ft.• On 1.17 acres zoned agricultural. Parcel is fenced.• New roof. Fireplace, whole house generator, solar water heaterRona Port MLS 269583 (863) 414-6570 $259,900 MOTIVATED SELLER! • 3BR/2BA, 1958 Sq. Ft.• Kitchen w/lots of counter space• Enclosed rear porch. Butterfly garden in backyard.Dawn Dell MLS 275679(863) 381-0400 $225,000 DESIRABLE COUNTRY CLUB LOCATION• 3BR/2BA, 1372 Sq.Ft.• Lovely condo in the heart of Sebring• Cherry cabinets, 9’ ceilings, travertine floors, more!Michael Garey MLS 274110(863) 202-0080 $218,000 FLORIDA RESORT LIVING AT ITS FINEST • 4BR/2BA, 1728 Sq.Ft.• 4 bedrooms plus Living room, & family room• Open kitchen, and great outdoor space!Sara Pipal MLS 273640 (612) 404-8116 $210,000 LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING!• 3BR/2BA, 1580 Sq.Ft.• Canal to Lake Clay• SS appliances, Corian countersRoger Ravensborg MLS 273862(863) 840-3298 $209,900 CANAL HOME IN SYLVAN SHORES • 3BR/2BA, 1449 Sq. Ft.• New home w/granite counters, SS appliances• In house laundry, utility tub in garage.Lisa Terrell MLS 273810 (863) 414-0358 $199,500 LAKE HAVEN ESTATES• 3BR/2BA, 1184 Sq.Ft.• Located in Sun N Lakes of Lake Placid• Tankless water heater, Two car garageMarilyn Stokes MLS 274320(863) 835-1980 $199,000 BRAND NEW HOME• 2BR/2BA, 1345 Sq.Ft.• Newer roof, AC, & humidistat• Bonus room could be perfect officeHelen Ferry MLS 273700(863) 381-1089 $189,900 SITUATED ON LOT & A HALF• 2BR/2BA, 1353 Sq.Ft.• Kitchen w/breakfast bar, & updated appliances• French doors off master & LR lead to lanaiElease DeYoung MLS 275567(863) 414-1450 $172,000 VANTAGE POINTE• 2BR/2BA, 1152 Sq.Ft.• Kitchen w/wood cabinets, granite, breakfast bar• Canal front home w/many updatesDebbie McCullough MLS 275713(863) 441-1319 $185,000 A REAL CHARMER• 2BR/2BA, 1480 Sq.Ft.• Tile throughout, except bedrooms, which have new carpet• Tankless water heater, soaring ceilings, & breakfast barIsha Gomez MLS 273596(863) 446-0538 $172,000 DON’T MISS OUT • 2BR/2BA, 1210 Sq.Ft.• New Thermopane window, newer metal roof• Remodeled kitchen, w/new appliances, countersPam Cooper Liskey MLS 274013(863) 414-4970 $150,000 CHARMING HOME• 3BR/2.5BA, 1896 Sq.Ft.• On large corner lot, overlooking Lake Saddlebags• Newly renovated flooring, baths, & kitchen. More!Kate Esparza MLS 273191 (863) 243-2105 $145,000 TOWNHOME• 2BR/2BA, 1520 Sq.Ft.• Direct access to Lake Istokpoga• Enclosed under air rear porch, boathouseChristine Lopez MLS 275424(863) 443-4957 $145,000 GREAT CANAL HOME!• 3BR/1.5BA, 1104 Sq.Ft.• Large yard on 2 lots• Roof new in 2017Jeniffer Padron MLS 274138(863) 991-4881 $130,000 NICE STARTER HOME • 2BR/2BA, 1285 Sq.Ft.• New carpeting in bedrooms• Pass Thru window from kitchen to family roomDawn Dell MLS 275707(863) 381-0400 $138,000 HIDDEN CREEK VILLA • 2BR/2BA, 1104 Sq.Ft.• Both sides are identical Each w/2BR, 2BA• Good income producing propertyCarole Polk MLS 274265(863) 840-1083 $139,900 DUPLEX IN LAKE JUNE HILLS• 4BR/4BA, 1888 Sq.Ft.• Each side 2BR/2BA• Long term month to month tenantsCarol Edwards MLS 272906(863) 441-2994 $130,000 DUPLEX• 2BR/1BA, 1194 Sq.Ft.• Metal roof new in 2017• One Car garageLinda Shievdayal MLS 272964(863) 214-7607 $129,000 SUN N LAKE HOME• 2BR/2BA, 1104 Sq.Ft.• First floor condo in gated community• Beautiful views of Lake Grassy. AC new in 2018 Sara Pipal MLS 275711(612) 404-8116 $124,900 BEAUTIFUL, FULLY FURNISHED CONDO• 3BR/2BA, 1108 Sq.Ft.• Tile floor throughout• Double lot, fenced yard, one car garageLazaro Martinez MLS 273066 (863) 458-0532 $105,000 GREAT STARTER HOME• 2BR/2BA, 983 Sq.Ft.• Screened lanai overlooking Lake Mary Jane• Kitchen breakfast bar open to great roomKim Reed MLS 275429(863) 381-6575 $89,500 FULLY FURNISHED GROUND FLOOR CONDO• 2BR/1.5BA, 968 Sq.Ft.• Convenient 2nd floor laundry• Back porch Jeniffer Padron MLS 273099(863) 991-4881 $79,900 TWO STORY CONDO• 2BR/1.5BA, 816 Sq.Ft.• Detached garage.• On corner lot in desirable Lake June Hills Sara Pipal MLS 273688(612) 404-8116 $79,000 MOBILE ON OWNED LAND• 3BR/2BA, 1620 Sq.Ft.• Mobile in 55+ community• Eat-in kitchen w/bar top counter. Lazaro Martinez MLS 275632(863) 458-0532 $80,000 OWN YOUR LAND• 2BR/1BA, 720 Sq.Ft.• Roof new in 2018• Richly colored vinyl plank flooringLazaro Martinez MLS 275709(863) 458-0532 $75,000 WELL MAINTAINED VILLA PAGE 80 C6 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | September 27, 2020 www.highlandsnewssun.com By SARA RATHNER N ERD W ALLETIf you’re saving for your first home, there’s no shortage of advice out there — some of it questionable, even if you do have an avocado toast habit. Still, it’s true that your down payment may be the biggest check you ever write. But once you move in, it’s also true that the cash tends to just keep flying out of your bank account like that money-with-wings emoji. If you drain your savings on closing day, you’ll have to delay furnishings or repairs, to say nothing of less-pressing cosmetic changes. A sizable cash cush ion makes the cost of owning a home more manageable. But even if you lack that cushion, it helps to at least know what to expect and what else you may need to finance or start saving for again. Here’s what I learned. 1. Things will break I’ve lost count of the handymen, electricians and plumbers who have paraded through the home my husband and I bought in October 2019. As I type this, our dryer is being repaired for the second time since we moved in. All told, we’ve spent around $1,300 on small fixes. Repairing issues yourself is cost-effective, but only if you know what you’re doing. If a repair involves danger ous work, or you lack the skills and equipment to do it safely and correctly, hire a licensed and insured professional. What should you do?— Pay close attention to the home inspec tion. “Leaking roofs, mold, electrical and plumbing issues are the mostly commonly noted concerns on an inspection report,” says Day Coker, owner of AC by Day C, an HVAC maintenance and repair company based in High Point, North Carolina. If the inspection turns up issues, negotiate with the seller to either repair them or lower the selling price. — Find out the age of major appliances. When you can estimate how many years an appliance has left, you can save up for its replacement. — Create a repair fund. Aim to save around $5,000, says Chelsea Lipford Wolf, co-host of the “Today’s Homeowner” TV show and creator of “Checking In With Chelsea,” a home improvement blog and video series. “That would cover most home systems that you would need to repair to keep your house running.” 2. You’ll want to make your house a home As a renter, you may have put up with lumpy sofas or rickety chairs, thinking eventually you’d have “real” furni ture in your own home like the kind you see at a carefully staged open house. But you’re purchasing a structure; the furnishings typically don’t come with it. We spent around $8,000 on furniture this year. Another sneaky expense? Smaller acces sories like towel racks, shower curtains, shelves, and storage bins that make a space functional. What should you do?— Save on furniture and decor. Brand-new, solid wood furniture is expensive, but antiques are well-constructed and can be had for a fraction of the price. Between an tique stores, estate sales and Craigslist, we spent less to score high-quality pieces. — Do the small stuff yourself. When in doubt, watch a tutorial on YouTube or ask for guid ance at a hardware store. I’ve hung art, shelving and curtain rods, and our current project is painting our guest room, which doubles as my office. We hire a handyman only for more complicated work. — Plan for the big stuff. “Beyond the first year, that’s when you see people taking on bigger projects,” Wolf says. “They’ve had a chance to live in their house and use the space.” Begin to budget for renovations, especially if you need to hire a general contractor. Wolf recommends get ting on the contractor’s schedule during their low season and buying some items when they happen to be on sale, even if the installation has to wait. 3. Even ‘move-in ready’ homes need work A new neighbor told me she spent $500 on an electrician to replace older, ungrounded elec trical outlets throughout her house. We lucked out with modern outlets, but not enough of them. We hired an electri cian at $75 an hour to install more than a dozen additional outlets. Neither our house nor our neighbor’s was sold as a fixer-upper. “The first year of homeownership is usually spent finding out all of the flaws you didn’t notice during open house and the final walkthrough,” Coker says. What should you do?— Be nosy at the open house. Pepper the real estate agent with questions, flip all the light switches and open all the closets. Look for furniture in an illogical place, which may be covering damage. “It’s perfectly acceptable to lift up a rug to make sure there’s nothing funky under there,” Wolf says. — Assess what can wait for later. Your home inspector can identify what needs to be fixed now and what can wait. You can begin saving for future renovations while you make do with the cramped kitchen or lackluster backyard. — Don’t put off maintenance. Little issues balloon into ex pensive repairs. Routine maintenance on even new appliances and systems can help them last longer and run more efficiently. This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Sara Rathner is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: srathner@nerd wallet.com. Twitter: @sarakrathner. Millennial Money Home costs don’t stop at a down payment rn Turning 65 or new to Medicare? 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Contingent Contingent Pending PAGE 81 www.highlandsnewssun.com September 27, 2020 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | C7M ETRO C REATIVECurb appeal is ben ecial in various ways. Curb appeal can make a home more attractive to prospective buyers and give existing homeowners a place they want to come home to. In its study of the worth of outdoor remodeling projects, the National Association of Realtors found standard lawn care and overall landscape upgrades were most appealing to buyers, as well as the most likely to add value to a home. Although plants, grass and other items can improve curb appeal, homeowners should not overlook hardscaping. Hardscaping is an industry term that refers to the non-living features of a landscape. These features can include everything from decks to walkways to ornamental boulders. Introducing paths or paver walls to a property helps develop that home’s hardscape. Hardscape and soft elements often work in concert to create inspir ing landscape designs. DIY landscape de signers can heed certain tips to make the most of hardscape features on their properties. Choose materials.As with many landscap ing projects, homeowners must rst determine what types of additions they would like on their prop erties. Common hard scape features include patios, decks, walkways of pavers or bricks, and retaining walls. Hardscape elements can be functional or simply decorative features that add whimsy to the yard. Choose a theme.The right style allows hardscaping and softs caping materials to work together. For example, homeowners may want to give their yards an eastern feel, complete with a koi pond and decorative bridge or trellis. A formal English garden, however, may include manicured paths with stepping stones and ornate topiaries. Mixing too many styles together can take away from the overall appeal. The pros suggest looking at the overall plan of the design, even if all of the work can’t be completed at once. This way the eventual nished project wil be cohesive. Think about the purpose. Hardscaping can look good but also serve key purposes. Pebbles or gravel can mitigate trouble areas that don’t grow grass or plant life well. Retaining walls hold back soil in yards with sharply inclined hills. Mulch can set perimeters around trees and shrubs, as well as planting beds. Fencing, another form of hardscaping, is essential for establishing property boundaries and adding privacy. Consult a professional.While many hard scaping additions can be handled by novices, large-scale projects, such as patios and decking, can change the grading of the yard. Professionals can map out how to handle drainage issues and meet building codes. In addition, professional installation can ensure hardscaping features last for years to come. Hardscaping should blend with the nature around it and take its cues from the surround ing environment. This can help softscaping and hardscaping work as one. 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Thanks to smart technolo gy, homeowners can do all of those things and more in mere seconds, all without getting off the couch. Many people were quick to embrace smart technol ogy in their living rooms, where families typically gather to watch movies and entertain guests. But smart technology can be utilized in every room of the house, including the kitchen. In fact, smart refrigerators are one smart appliance that forecasters predict will be come increasingly popular in the coming years. A 2019 report from Grand View Research estimated that the global smart refrigerators market size, which was valued at roughly $254 million in 2018, will expand at a com pound annual growth rate of 13.7% between 2018 and 2025. So while smart refrig erators might be a curiosity for many homeowners at the moment, they will very likely become a staple of many kitchens in the years to come, as adults become more informed about the ways they can benet by bringing smart tech into their kitchens. Smart refrigerators can reduce food waste. Many people have found spoiled food in their refrigerators, and the problem of food waste is considerable across the globe. According to the United Nations Development Program, 20 percent of food pur chased in India is discard ed, while the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 133 billion pounds of food are wasted in the United States every year. Smart refrigerators can help reduce food waste by reminding owners of expiration dates, potentially compelling them to make use of food before it needs to be discarded. Smart refrigerators can simplify grocery shopping. The HBS Digital Initiative, which aims to build community and expertise around digital transformation at Harvard Business School and Beyond, notes that some smart refrigerators can be linked to online grocery shopping apps, potentially putting an end to instances in which shoppers forget items at the grocery store. 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ExcellentBusiness-MustSee John 863-453-5600 PAGE 83 www.highlandsnewssun.com September 27, 2020 | HIGHLANDS NEWS-SUN | C9 adno=00046733Natural gas is odorless in its naturalstate. We addthis disagreeable smellto alert you if any gas shouldescape. Gas leakage may occur from faulty appliances, loose connections, service lines outside your home or from gas mains. Leaks can be dangerous and should be dealt with promptly by experts. Attherstsniffofgas,playitsafe. Call Sebring Gas System, Inc. at 863-385-0194. If the odor is very strong and you are indoors, H o outdoors. Call us from a neighbor’s house. Do not turn any electrical switches on or off. Do not light matches, smoke cigarettes, or create any source of ignition. rr n Even if you don’t have gas in your home take these precautions. Sebring Gas System, Inc.3515 US Hwy 27 South Sebring, FL 33870863-385-0194Serving Natural Gas Customers in the Sebring Area Last week I shared in formation about the web stabilimentum of some of our large and showy orb weaver spiders. The Golden Silk Orbweaver, commonly referred to as a “banana spider” due to her large, yellowish ab domen, is one impressive orb weaver that does not spin these web designs. Even so, the nearly three-foot diameter webs offer a unique opportunity — for those brave enough to come closer — to learn more about spider life. Golden Silk Orbweaver spiders spin those huge, elastic and tough webs from several varieties of silk, one of which is yellow in color. Seen in the sunlight or viewed up close, such as when you’re attempting to pull it off after you’ve walked through it, you’ll be amazed by the saf fron-bright ber. Stiff, sticky and seriously tough, it is actually hard to pull these away from their moorings and the frame strands are not yellowish, but white. Viewed closer, you will notice the sticky central sections have the yellow coloration. Stretched out across open areas where light is more likely to draw polli nating insects, these webs have entangled many of us who enjoy hiking or walking in the woods. Thankfully Nephila clavi pes , though venomous, is considered harmless to humans. Only “biting” to protect herself, her venom is milder than a bee’s, causing only mild localized swelling and redness. This spider is a house keeper I can relate to as she only takes care of what needs to be done each day. Unlike many other orb weavers, she does not spin an entire new web, but rather repairs are completed on damaged sections of the large web as needed. That said, her “messy” large oval web may contain her molted skin, discarded prey, or much smaller males. These tiny males are found this time of year in the webs of matured females so that mating can commence. Along with multiple males, there may also be tiny, silver spiders resembling a drop of mercury. These are kleptoparasitic spiders, which live within this orbweaver’s web as a freeloader. Sneaking over to steal a meal from the spider’s wrapped prey, they enjoy dinner without the bother of spinning their own webs to catch it. While males are so small you might overlook them, her nearly two-inch long abdomen and boldly patterned, tufted legs make her quite impres sive to behold. Nearly spanning a grown man’s hand, the size of females is often distressing to those who don’t care for spiders, but she is greatly benecial, providing excellent insect control. After mating, females will lay several hundred eggs within a large, yellowish sac spun from their silk. These are typically placed nearby the female’s web in a shel tered location and she perishes soon after. Enjoy this special sight of fall in our region as cooler temperatures begin to arrive and taking a walk becomes more inviting. Rather than shriek and run, stop and savor-even for just a moment-the nature around you. Fall offers golden opportunity to view ‘banana spiders’ DOROTHY HARRIS/CORRESPONDENT The yellow hued silk of the Golden Silk Orbweaver is easily visible to the left of her web in this photo. DOROTHY HARRIS/CORRESPONDENT Parasitic “freeloaders” like this tiny kleptoparasitic spider can be found on web edges ready to steal wrapped prey from the orbweaver.WILDLIFE MOMENT Dorothy Harris DID YOU KNOW? This stunning spider is able to alter the yellowish coloration in her silk, which is believed to help make the huge web invisible to flying insects. adno=00045525(863) 531-0058 712 U.S. 27 S., Lake Placid, FL (next to Seminole Tire) Newly Expanded! Now over 4,600 sq ft! 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