Communication Builds Our Community
Communication Builds Our Community
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"I wish I had more time." "There are not enough hours in the day." We have all probably uttered these words or something very similar. This year is Leap Year. That means we in fact do get more time, a whole extra day. Even so, one day every four years is not much. There is another way to get more time. The Bible states that we all have a definite allotment of time here on earth; that one day we will be called from this life. "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but...
Meg Smith calls herself "the luckiest girl in the world." She says she's filled 10 bucket lists by being blessed to play her violin with the likes of famous musicians Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman and for noted composer John Williams. For nearly a decade she's played in the orchestra on tour with opera singer Andrea Bocelli, whose voice is considered one of the finest in the world. Smith's newest endeavor is directing an adult stringed orchestra sponsored by the Lake Wales Arts...
At the end of a tense, 3 ½ hour city commission workshop on community policing and the prospect of police wearing body cameras Lake Wales City Manager Ken Fields summarized his marching orders: Bring back a plan and budget for implementing body cameras and develop a better system for citizen complaints. Police Chief Chris Velasquez made a lengthy and detailed presentation citing his department's service-based community policing philosophy and commitment to building...
Carroll Jean Lakotich, 76, of Lake Wales, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 at Grace Healthcare. She was born October 28, 1943 in Joliet, IL to the late Marvin and Margaret (Nicholson) Ward and she has been a resident of this area for the past 15 years moving here from Joliet. She was a homemaker. Carroll was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Joliet. She was a member of the Red Hat's Club, loved to read books, spending time with her grandkids and walking her dog. She w...
Corsell Liddon Lawson, 84, of Lake Wales, died at home Feb. 2, 2020. He was born Dec. 9, 1935. Services are incomplete. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements....
The regular municipal election for the City of Lake Wales will be held on Tuesday, April 7 to elect commissioners for Seats 3 and 5. Both incumbents, Terrye Howell in Seat 3 and Robin Gibson in Seat 5, say they plan to seek re-election. Howell has been a city commissioner since 2005, except for one year when the district boundaries changed and her new seat was not yet up for election. Gibson was first elected in 2016 and then re-elected without opposition in 2018. Voters last...
Lake Wales City Commissioners Feb. 4 approved lease and operating agreements to pave the way for purchasing the Lake Wales Family YMCA. Commissioners at their Jan. 20 meeting approved the purchase of the property for $565,000, but still had some contract language they wanted modified before proceeding. Deputy Mayor Robin Gibson, an attorney, helped revise the contracts with the YMCA of West Central Florida and said Tuesday he was satisfied. The city in December agreed to...
Willie James Favors, 79 of Lake Wales, died Jan. 28, 2020 at AdventHealth Hospital of Lake Wales. Willie was born July 6, 1940 in Lake Wales and retired from the U.S. Air Force as an E 6. Services are incomplete. Epps Memorial Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements....
