Communication Builds Our Community
Communication Builds Our Community
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Wow, what a week! People are important in each community. Yes, even in Lake Wales. We honor the Pioneer every year, we elect city commissioners, and there are many other important people who don't hold city positions who affect our daily lives. Although what I am about to write about isn't directly related to the City proper, all of these helped shape me to become the person I am. I now understand the importance of bringing these outside experiences back to my town. For 10...
It was perfect Florida weather as 80 artists exhibited their work on the shores of Lake Wailes Saturday, Feb. 23. The show continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. It was Angela Pulido Wadsworth's first show. A hard-charging personal injury attorney for 21 years, she began painting after a battle with breast cancer sidelined her from her work as a trial attorney. She created De Novo Art named for the Latin term that means to start from the beginning. The effects of he...
What has 64 excited fourth and fifth grade girls, 16 special counselor and lots of fun packed into a weekend at Lake Aurora Christian Camp? Lake Wales Breakfast Rotary Club's Girls' Camp. The club fundraises each year with its Share the Wealth Calendar sale, corporate sponsorships and grants from Florida's Natural Growers Foundation and Rotary's Camp Florida to help us sponsor this camp. This past weekend, Feb. 15-17, was the 8th annual Girls' Camp. Girls were selected by...
In only their second season and under the steady hand of Coach Stacey Butcher the Lake Wales High School Boys Varsity Lacrosse team crossed a milestone under the Legion Field lights and a full moon by beating a similarly matched but seasoned Lakeland Christian in their season opener Tuesday, Feb. 19. Final score: 9-8 in double sudden death overtime. For those fortunate fans who braved a roller coaster ride of emotions over 54 unyielding minutes of nonstop action the seesaw...
Registration is underway for teams and sponsors to enter the Big Kahuna Paddle Challenge from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 6 at Webber International University in Babson Park. A project of Webber's Rotaract Club, with help from area Rotary Clubs, all proceeds will be donated to Stirring Waters. "We need 10 to 14 paddlers per team who race a 29-foot Voyager canoe 500 yards around a buoy and back to earn the title of Big Kahuna," details Redmon. "High school, college,...
Science fiction enthusiasts from the Lake Wales area only had to travel about 15 miles east Saturday, Feb. 16 to meet up with comic book icons, superheroes and other people involved in the Steampunk movement. Tens of thousands of people hit Main Street for the sixth annual SyFy Bartow. Up and down Main Street from Broadway to nearly Oak there were people dressed up as Star Trek, Star Wars, Batman, Aquaman and there were plenty in Steampunk garb as this year's theme was...
Yes, Jessica and Michelle Mathews, there really is a Barney Moore. During a celebration of the 10th anniversary of Barney's Dream Park on Saturday, Feb. 9, two sisters were thrilled to meet the man who inspired the creation of the fully handicap-accessible playground on the shores of Lake Wailes. Their mom, Michelle, says her girls play in the park just about every day but didn't know who he was. The 58-year-old, born with cerebral palsy quad-atonic who has spent most of his l...
The Lake Wales High School 4x800 meter track relay team set a new Polk County record at the George Jenkins Invitational tournament Feb. 16. Their time of 8:04.29 bested the school record by 3 seconds and is now the 2nd fastest in the state and nation. Relay team members in their running order were Stephen Ward, 12th grade; Ladarius Tellis, 10th grade; Joesem Torres, 10th grade; and Anderson Denton, 11th grade. They won the race by 19 seconds. Denton also finished first in the...
Another dream came true for Barney Moore four years ago when he was able to go swimming for the first time in 30 years. After fellow Lake Wales resident Bill Redmon and Redmon's Kings Trail Church of Frostproof raised $2,000 to purchase a Mobi Chair fully equipped to roll from the beach at Lake Aurora Christian Camp into the water, Moore was floating across the lake, his face glowing as the sun came out of the clouds and the rain stopped long enough for a second swim. "Let me...
St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church is holding its annual Greek Festival the weekend of Feb. 22-24. This 3-day event has been a tradition for over 30 years. The Festival features Greek cuisine, authentic pastries, live music, dancing and lessons. The church invites people to immerse themselves in Greek culture for a day. Food will include octopus, lamb shank, saganaki-flaming cheese and of course baklava for dessert. The Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday...
BOOK REVIEW: Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness (1991) by Jon Kabat-Zinn I am sure that not everyone interested in a "mindfulness" practice is ill or in pain or stressed out, but certainly a large number of Americans appear to be. If you are well, the 8-week program in the book can still help you. This is a secular program and different from Centering Prayer or Christian meditations. From a December 2017 article by...
It's nearly the fourth Saturday of the month and everyone around these parts knows that means a parade of classic cars will be making their way to the Lake Wales Car Show. January marked the 9th Anniversary for this Lake Wales mainstay that has attracted thousands of awestruck antique car and truck enthusiasts. Oldies music, shiny vehicles of all makes and models and fun times for mixing, spinning yarns and going back in time when roads were one lane and often unpaved. When...
The Lake Wales Soccer Club is looking for additional corporate sponsors for its spring and fall programs. Cost to sponsor is $250, which is tax-deductible. Spring sponsors get their business name on the shirts of all players. Fall sponsors have their company name on each jersey for a specific team. The company also receives a team picture plaque to thank them for their sponsorship along with other recognition on the Club's website and literature published throughout the...
Artists and arts enthusiasts helped kick of the Citizens Bank & Trust Lake Wales Art Show Friday, Feb. 22 with a Mardi Gras-themed event. The crowd enjoyed New Orleans style food, prepared by Mike Berkau of Ridge Catering, and the brassy sounds of the Jazz Phools. Event co-chairs Stephanie Eckstein and Margie Sikes carried out the theme with colorful masks, beads and purple and green decor. The annual Art-B-Que kicks off the weekend's Art Show and gives the artists an...
Senior Forward Raykwon Frazier scored 29 points while Donald Gatlin and Ty Hall each dropped in 14 of their own leading the Highlanders to a decisive 40-point victory over the (Tampa) Robinson Knights in a 6A Regional contest at home Thursday night. With a win-loss record of 21-7, Lake Wales socked it to the mismatched Robinson by working the boards on offense and applying a swarming defense using a double teaming strategy that forced numerous turnovers and missed shots that...
The shores of Lake Wailes lake will come alive with food, music and all kinds of artwork Feb. 23 and 24 for the 48th Annual Citizens Bank & Trust Lake Wales Arts Festival. About 80 artists are expected to exhibit their works from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The event is juried, meaning the artist submissions were reviewed by a panel of experienced jurors and deemed quality work, worthy of a place at this popular festival. Impressed with the hometow...
Lake Wales Mayor Eugene Fultz will present the annual State of the City address at an 8 a.m. breakfast Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Vanguard School, 22000 U.S. Hwy 27. The annual message is one of the mayor's specific duties as outlined in the City Charter. The event is hosted by the Lake Wales Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Commission, which is inviting people to "Come hear about the growth within our community over the past year." In promoting the event, the...
Lake Wales will have at least one new city commissioner in May. Al Goldstein of Lake Ashton became the only candidate for Seat 4 when incumbent Tonya Stewart failed to qualify for re-election. "Wow. I am elated and surprised to have this new journey over and so soon. I am looking forward with enthusiasm and vigor to work for all citizens of Lake Wales and to keep this City moving forward successfully," Goldstein said. The City election is set for April 2, and there will be...
Three Lake Wales Charter schools were among 21 schools in Polk County recognized recently as Five Star School award winners by the Florida Department of Education. Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary School, Hillcrest Elementary School and Polk Avenue Elementary School were among about 700 schools statewide to receive the honor for the 2017-18 school year. The Five Star School award honors schools for exemplary community involvement and their commitment to incorporating...
A Celebration of Life honoring Carmine and Barbara Stango will be held at the Lake Wales First United Methodist Church on March 8. There will be a time for visiting with the family starting at 6 p.m. The service will be held at 7 p.m. Barbara Sims Stango passed away peaceably on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 at Pretty Pond Manor in Zephyrhills, FL. She was 96 years old. Carmine "Charlie" Stango died peacefully on March 26, 2016 after struggling with dementia and heart disease for...
Kitty F. Batchelor of Waverly passed away Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 at the Life Care Center of Winter Haven. She was born June 7, 1931 in Winter Haven to the late Raliegh and Elizabeth Kirkland; and has been a lifelong resident of the local area. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church of Waverly. She loved to cook, write poems and play bingo. She was very crafty, had a green thumb and loved the Lord. Kitty was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh R....
Bullish is the still the word - and the outlook - for the U.S. economy, and its net positive trickle-down effects at the state, regional, and local levels can't be ignored. That's the viewpoint from Jeffrey D. Saut, the chief investment strategist for Raymond James Financial, Inc., and the company's managing director of equity research. Saut's talk about the economy - as it stands now and the trend for the near future - was the highlight when friends of the Lake Wales Area...
Three Polk County chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution joined together to host a visit from Florida DAR State Regent Dawn Lemongello in January. Upon an early arrival at the Polk County History Center, Lemongello was welcomed by the chapter regents: Doris Wooden, Bartow chapter; Earlene Head, Lake Wales chapter; and Christine Page, Ponce de Leon Chapter in Winter Haven. Myrtice Young, Historic Preservation Manager for the historic old courthouse and a Bartow...
Low Carb Meatloaf 2 # grass fed ground beef 85/15 2 T butter, unsalted Zucchini 250g (8.8 oz.) 1 ½ red pepper 250g ½ large onion 125g 1 egg ¼ t red pepper flakes 2 t soy sauce 1/2 t table salt 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce ½ t thyme 1 serving = 1/8 of the loaf, carbs- 3.6725, protein- 91, fats- 20.7 Grate the onion, peppers, & zucchini then sauté in the unsalted butter until the liquid has evaporated. Combine the egg & seasonings in a large bowl. Add the meat & veggies to t...
An estimated 50-70 million Americans have some type of sleep disorder. About 25 percent of Americans experience acute insomnia each year, but about 75 percent of these individuals recover without developing persistent or chronic insomnia, according to a June 2018 article in Science Daily from a study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, That leaves around 40,712,500 with chronic insomnia. From a June 2016 Harvard Health Letter: T...
