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VOLUME 6, NO. 203
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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2022
PROCLAMATIONS AWARDED, PROJECTS PUSHED FORWARD BRIAN FERNANDES STAFF WRITER
PARKS AND REC AND JUNETEENTH RECOGNIZED, DEVELOPMENTS APPROVED
At the recent Plant City City Commission meeting on June 27, two proclamations were presented. Director Julie Garretson of the Plant City Parks and Recreation Department was present to receive the accolade from the commission. It was given in recognition of the Plant City Partks and Recreation Department providing a safe space for the community, organizing youth activities, and pro-
viding educational programs. The commission then presented Rev. Maurice Wilson with a proclamation announcing June 19 as Juneteenth in Plant City. This comes as Plant City celebrated the federal holiday with a weekend filled with events, including the Juneteenth Parade. The functions took place from June 17 to June 19.
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PLANT CITY POLICE OFFICER SAVES BOY FROM BURNING HOME MICHAL PIETRUSINSKI TOOK ACTION TO SAVE LIVES BRIAN FERNANDES STAFF WRITER
When Officer Michal Pietrusinski of the Plant City Police Department went for a peaceful walk in his Zephyrhills neighborhood, little did he know that an emergency would arise where lives would depend on him. On June 23, he and his fiancée, Sharon Navarro, were walking down their block when they saw a large amount of smoke coming from the rooftop of one of his neighbors’ homes. “That’s not right,” he said. “Those are not cooking vents. There’s no way they’re barbequing like that inside the house.” He then saw the woman of the home running towards it with her autistic daughter in her hands. The mother also had two autistic sons who were in the home at the time. Pietrusinski immediately grabbed a water hose nearby.
Courtesy: Pasco County Fire Rescue
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