Local Stuff

We are proud of our partner Safeco Insurance for taking care of their customers during the Coronavirus emergency.  To help our customers, our community and our country, Safeco has taken the following actions:

• 15% Refund – because fewer drivers are on the road during the stay at home order, the risk of claims is lower.  Safeco has asked the State of Florida for permission to refund 15% of auto insurance premium during the 60 day shutdown.
• Late fees have been stopped from March 23 to May 22nd.
• Personal Auto Coverage has been expanded to allow customers to deliver food and medicine during the emergency.

The Wheeler Agency only represents companies that operate with high ethical standards and financial strength.  Safeco exemplifies both of these ideals.  Learn more at www.Safeco.com/Covid-19

The annual Garden Club Scrabble Tournament is underway.  The community is well represented with a full field. Melissa, Susie, Casandra and Josiah are playing. Wish them luck.

John was privileged to read the book Strictly No Elephants to the Voluntary Pre-K (4 year old) class at My Little Red Schoolhouse today during Florida Literacy Week.  Strictly No Elephants is about a little boy who had a pet elephant that was not allowed to attend pet club socials because elephants were excluded.  Being excluded because his friend was different made him sad, but he found new friends and formed a club that welcomed all.   Be a friend today!

Congratulations to Pinemount Elementry for winning the 2020 Rotary Math Bee. John was honored to serve on the panel of judges, but don’t let that fool you. The fourth graders were the stars, answering complicated word problems in less the 20 seconds. Fort White, Columbia City and Belmont also made an outstanding showing.  We are proud of our local schools

 

 

 

We are sponsoring the $10,000 hole-in-one prize on hole #17 at the 2020 Lake City-Columbia Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament on January 31, 2020.  There is still room for individual players and teams.   It is a fun time to network with fellow business people who care about our community.   Click to learn more.   We are sharing the a video of the luckiest golf shots ever to get you in the mood.

 

Reading a text while driving consumes five seconds of a drivers attention. During thise five seconds, your car can travel more than a football field in distance. Beginning today, texting is no longer a secodary offense. You can be pulled over in Florida and ticketed by law enforcement.  Join us in turning your phone on Do Not Disturb while driving in 2020.