ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – After four years of ongoing board meetings and delays to create a website, Supervisor and new Board Chair Daisy Morales announced Wednesday the launch of the Orange Soil & Water Conservation District’s (OSWCD) newly designed website, which can be viewed at www.orangeswcd.com.

State law requires all special districts, including the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District, to have their own website by October 1, 2015.

Supervisor Morales worked closely with Seat 5 Supervisor and Board Secretary Tiffany Dziekan to bring the website together. “Our website is an important online resource for individuals and government agencies seeking vital information on the district,” said Morales. “We will continue to tweak, change and update the website as new information becomes available.”

THE WEBSITE IN A NUTSHELL

The new OSWCD website is user friendly and includes a wealth of information on the district’s powers, and the duties and responsibilities of its elected supervisors. It even lists Section 582.20, Florida Statutes, which details the district’s powers, verbatim.

The site has links to various OSWCD activities, programs and projects, and shares links to organizational partners at the local, state and federal levels. It also details board meeting times and provides information on the governing Board of Supervisors.

ENSURING COMPLIANCE

The website was another step in Chair Morales’s mission to ensure that the district complies with the various state laws that govern the operation of special districts.

To that end, she is also proposing workshops for the elected supervisors, which would cover code of ethics for public officers and appointed members, public meetings and public records requirements, public finance and parliamentary procedures.

“It’s important that the district and its elected supervisors are in compliance with state laws and administrative rules,” Morales told Florida National News.

SUNRISE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Love was in the air at the Westchester of Sunrise Assisted Living Facility, which hosted a Valentine’s Day wedding ceremony to celebrate the beautiful love story of Stephen Haley and Sharon Guarino.

Some people call it romantic love, crazy love, or just plain old puppy love, but this kind of love did not have a time limit for these two seniors in getting married.

Stephen and Sharon attended Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale but knew each other and went different ways. It was nearly 50 years later when the two met at the same assisted living facility they chose as their new home.

Stephen was drawn to Sharon and knew he wanted her to have a special role in his life. On December 29, 2017, he proposed and Sharon accepted.

Westchester of Sunrise Assisted Living Facility hosted a Valentine’s Day wedding ceremony for residents Stephen Haley and Sharon Guarino. Photo by Willie David / Florida National News

Westchester of Sunrise Assisted Living Facility’s residents attend Stephen Haley and Sharon Guarino Valentine’s Day wedding reception. Photo by Willie David / Florida National News

Westchester of Sunrise Assisted Living Facility’s residents celebrate Stephen Haley and Sharon Guarino Valentine’s Day wedding. Photo by Willie David / Florida National News

MANHATTAN, NY (The Hollywood Reporter) — Morley Safer, a pillar of broadcast journalism as a member of CBS’ 60 Minutes team for almost five decades, has died, the network said Thursday. He was 84.

Safer, who helped change Americans’ perception of the Vietnam War in 1965 with an eye-opening report about the torching of the village of Cam Ne.

A native of Toronto, Safer earned a Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2009. He also collected 12 Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, two George Polk Memorial Awards and the Paul White Award from the the Radio/Television News Directors Association.

Safer started with CBS News in 1964. He announced his retirement in May at the end of his 46th season with 60 Minutes; his last piece for the newsmagazine, a profile of Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, had aired two months earlier.

“After more than 50 years of broadcasting on CBS News and 60 Minutes, I have decided to retire. It’s been a wonderful run, but the time has come to say goodbye to all of my friends at CBS and the dozens of people who kept me on the air,” Safer said. “But most of all, I thank the millions of people who have been loyal to our broadcast.”

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