Communication Builds Our Community
Communication Builds Our Community
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It is most probable that you have heard the phrase, talk is cheap. Perhaps you have even said it yourself. The phrase suggests that it is easier to talk about doing something than to actually do that thing. It is usually a commentary that someone is not following through on a guarantee or promise. We might say, "Put your money where your month is" or "You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?" Most people you talk to today claim a relationship with God. Claims vary,...
State Attorney Brian Haas has opened the application process for the second annual Citizens Academy. The Citizens Academy allows residents in the 10th Judicial Circuit to learn details of the criminal justice system during an eight week class from March 12 to April 30. Classes will be in the courthouse in Bartow from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. The deadline to submit applications is Feb. 28. "We're excited to welcome residents who want to learn about trial preparation, the...
Lake Wales lost a special friend when Jerry Miller passed early in the morning of Feb. 24 after a lengthy battle with cancer. The community and government relations manager with what is now Duke Energy, Miller touched countless lives throughout Central Florida and left a lasting imprint. Faith, family, friends and service were Miller's top priorities. His smile, some might call it an impish grin, lit up a room, and he loved to dance. The 61-year-old Miller fought cancer...
Jerry Miller, 61, of Lake Wales passed Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 25, 1958 at Lake Wales Hospital to the late Clarence and Helen Miller; he was a proud 5th generation Floridian and lifelong resident of Lake Wales. He had a great love for his hometown. Miller played on the tennis and baseball teams at Lake Wales High School, where he graduated in 1976, and remained active in sports until he could no longer play...
Leap Over on Leap Day to the Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Saturday, February 29 for the Lake Wales Kiwanis Club's all-you-can-eat breakfast of pancakes and sausage from 7 to 10 a.m. As part of the pancake festival activities, there will be other events running simultaneously with the pancake breakfast; a 20-family garage sale, silent auction, gift certificate sale, fresh fruit sale and plant sale. At 10 a.m. a pancake speed eating contest will be held. Immediately after...
Both Lake Wales city commission incumbents have drawn opposition for the upcoming municipal election Tuesday, April 7. Gregory Barnard Massey is challenging longtime Commissioner Terrye Howell for Seat 3. Massey has lived in Lake Wales for 15 years and regularly attends commission meetings, but this is his first run for public office. 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...
The GFWC Woman's Club of Lake Wales will participate in the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) efforts in Conservation. The GFWC Conservation Community Service Program encourages awareness of our natural resources and caring for the world around us. It offers information and ideas to promote environmental appreciation and protection. The Florida Federation of Women's Club, and particularly the Preservation Committee chairwoman May Mann Jennings, took a deep interest...
New features and patron events and more than 50 artists from around the world look to make the 49th Annual Citizens Bank & Trust Lake Wales Arts Festival Feb. 29 and March 1 the best one to date. Hosted by the Lake Wales Arts Council, the Festival will kick off with the 9th Annual Art-B-Que on The Shores of Lake Wailes, 33 N. Lakeshore Blvd., from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday February 28. The free-to-attend Arts Festival will continue on February 29 and March 1. Additions to the festiva...
Twenty world class skydivers dropped onto the golf course at Lake Ashton Saturday Feb. 22, paying tribute to Betty Hill, the former owner of the Florida Skydiving Center at the Lake Wales Airport. Hill died Dec. 16 at the age of 66 after a valiant 19-year battle with cancer. About 200 friends, family, neighbors and skydiving enthusiasts gathered to celebrate Hill's amazing life. She only jumped once herself but brought thousands of skydivers to Lake Wales and introduced countl...
Alice K. “Cathy” Heinzen, 85, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born February 21, 1935 in New York City, NY to the late Daniel and Edith Sheehan; she came here 13 years ago from South Florida. She was the retired owner/operator of Black Knight Restaurant in New Paltz, NY and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Lake Wales. She enjoyed puzzles, watching TV Land channel and MASH, and spending time with her family. Cathy was preceded in death by her husband, William O....
Wanda Jean Shelton, 85, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at AdventHealth Lake Wales. She was born March 31, 1934 in Tulsa, OK; she moved to Lake Wales 56 years ago from Bartow. She was retired from Lake Wales Citrus Growers and member of the 7th Day Adventist Church in Lake Wales. Wanda was preceded in death by her husband, Roland Shelton. Survivors include her sons, Terry Shelton of Lake Wales, Scott Shelton (Teresa) of Virginia and Shannon Shelton (Marie) of Lake Wales; three grandchildren and three...
William A. “Bill” Roberts, Jr., 74, of Nalcrest passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at the Winter Haven Hospital.| He was born May 13, 1945 in Patterson, NJ to the late William and Lillian Roberts; he came here from New Jersey in 2006. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and a veteran of Vietnam, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Postal Union #38. He was an avid bowler and Nascar fan. In his younger years, he raced midget cars Survivors include his wife, Jean C. Roberts; daughter, Caroly...
Kevin Alexander, 11, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at AdventHealth Orlando. He was born September 5, 2008 in Winter Haven. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and was in the 5th grade at Spook Hill Elementary. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Maribel Torres Chavez and Juan Antonio Perez of Lake Wales; sisters, Marisol, Monica, Jessica, Alexandra, Anna and Dora; brothers, Terrance, Eddie, Juan, Jacob, Angel, Alfredo and Antonio; maternal grandparents, Rosario T. Chavez and Pascual R....
